Grand Rising Part 1

Sneakers of the day (2:54), being snowed in and also the best way for us to listen to music (3:44), James not his best self so no word of the day (17:58), Trayvon Martin would’ve been 26 on February 5th (25:30), black people being the culture, making things hot, and supporting black owned businesses (29:05), our thoughts on taking the vaccine (40:10), Jay Z first four albums against Nas first four albums (45:54), top 5 diss records: some hit takes are in here including some thoughts on “Ether” and “Hit Em Up” and pause worthy lyrics in “F with Dre Day (50:40), the best rappers from some of the main cities and states in hip hop including LA, New York, Detroit, Texas, Louisiana, and of course Chicago: shoutout to Cam (57:29), Nick’s Chance concert story (1:24:02), James runs through songs on his playlist for the week (1:31:36), Keith Sweat hot take (1:39:40), the silhouette challenge tracking over the internet and men “in women’s business” (1:47:31)