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Bars, Rhymes & Life
by Abhinav Thakore
Join Abhi as he breaks down the bars, relates to the rhymes, to shed light on his life!
Episodes
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225 - Kanye West - Stronger
Back after mitigating circumstances. We go harder, We go faster We get...............Stronger
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224 - Kanye West - Champion
Abhi shares why at the moment he doesn't feel like a champion in his parents eyes....
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223 - Kanye West - Good Morning
Abhi starts his Graduation journey, with Good Morning, the first track of the aforementioned album. Abhi ponders on the fact if life should be about any means necessary and the cost of this approach vs dreaming his dreams with the potential of never achieving them if you try to do things " the...
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222 - Kanye West - Hey Mama
Now that he has a device he can record on back, Abhi concludes his journey with the Late Registration, by talking about the most important of persons...... His Mama! Love you Mum forever!
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221 - Kanye West - We Major
Here on New Years Eve, are we about to be MAJOR in 2026! Happy New Year my incredible people and listeners!!!
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220 - Kanye West - Diamonds From Sierra Leone (Remix)
What would you give up, that you worked hard for, saved up for at the cost of another human being to lose one of his/her arms or limbs?
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219 - Kanye West - Addiction
Spotify keeps blocking my podcasts, so working on a new approach, my amazing followers are just going have to deal with my dodgy rap flows in the mean time!!!!
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217 - Kanye West - Roses
If I'm ever really ill, know that you don't have to send me flowers because all you Bars, Rhymes and Life listeners are my roses!
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216 - Kanye West - Crack Music
Abhi can't believe how much Kayne got right with this track while aligning with the series he's watching SNOWFALL. He guesses the revolution will never be televised.......
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215 - Kanye West - My Way Home
Abhi find out that this song was meant to be for another album, and makes a realisation about watching Snowfall and what it might mean as to why they might get high?!
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214 - Kanye West - Drive Slow
To everyone out there... "don't rush to get grown, drive slow homies"
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213 - Kanye West - Gold Digger
Abhi moans about how much hated this song growing up. He also explains the irony between men and women and how they show it in different ways.
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212 - Kayne West ft Lupe Fiasco - Touch the Sky
Battered a bruised Abhi still delivers you his weekly podcast, as he tried to "touch the sky" of his mountain bike!
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211 - Wake up Mr West / Heard 'Em Say
We continue on with Ye's journey and hit Late Registration. Abhi ponders over the fact that "nothing's ever promised tomorrow today".
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210 - Kanye West - Family Business
Abhi fight his illness to give you the final track of the Album. Family Business. Why? Because you all are family to him!
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209 - Kanye West - Through The Wire
Abhi breaks down the insane track through the Wire as part of our journey with The College Dropout. Abhi is blown away at how bad the Emett Till situation was, while contemplating why we didn't question Diddy from the get go and why we all should have people that we CHOOSE to go through the Fire...
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208 - Kanye West - Breathe In Breathe Out
This week Abhi talks about England Women winning the World Cup as well as materialistic privilege, what a PhD means and also how vengeful both men and women can be! Classic Kanye
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207 - Kanye West - Slow Jamz
This week Abhi breaks down Slow Jamz. Abhi feels slow as work has taken his whole weekend away from him. Also Abhi wonders why on of the Isley Brothers lets a convicted artist consistently take his GF or Wife away from him with regards to their catalogue?
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206 - Kanye West - The New Workout Plan
This week Abhi just has a bit of fun with The New Workout Plan. Abhi reminisces about listening to Twista back in the day, day and also wonders what his fat percentage would be if he was 'Sweating to the Oldies'
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205 - Kanye West - Get em High
This week Abhi goes through Get em High. Listen as he finds that before Facebook, MySpace and Twitter there was "BlackPlanet"! Abhi also learns what a Portmanteau is and pays tribute to Diogo Jota... RIP.
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204 - Kanye West - Never Let Me Down
This week Abhi explains the irony in this title of this track and how he has let himself down with regards to not dropping an episode on Thursday. He also explains promising on dead peoples lives. is not the one, unless you mean what you say lol
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203 - Kanye West - Jesus Walks
This week Abhi breaks down the monster track Jesus Walks as we continue our journey with The College Dropout. Abhi makes a realisation about a Wyclef John classic, while sharing why faith can do something he at time most possibly can’t.
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202 - Kanye West -Spaceship
This week, we still running it with the College Dropout and Spaceship. Abhi talks about student jobs and why most people fall in love with the potential of you and will drop you very quickly if you give them signs that this might not come true...
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201 - Kanye West - All Falls Down
We continue with The College Dropout however just before the breakdown of All Falls Down, Abhi finds out that John Legend was on the skit called Graduation Day which catches him completely by surprise.Abhi makes the observation that young Kanye was good enough and right before old Kanye. Abhi…
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200 - Kanye West - We Don't Care
Abhi celebrates episode 200 by bringing himself into the light! We running through "Old Kanye" and the album College Dropout. Abhi explain why we will always be a product of our environment and what DCFS in America means.
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199 - Ludacris - Growing Pains
This week Abhi reminisces with Ludacris and the track Growing Pains. Abhi also is confused by the fact that Luda knows about Mick Hucknell and Simply Red!
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198 - Xzibit - Paparazzi
This week Abhi talks about what could have been with regards to this top artist and track from Xzibit. Are you about it?
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197 - Lupe Fiasco - Hurt Me Soul
This week Abhi breaks down one of the GOATS Lupe Fiasco and the track Hurt Me Soul. Abhi chooses this track as some news makes him recognise that life is too $hort and he reflects on how right Lupe has been for such a long time.....
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196 - Never End Up Broke (Part 2)
This week Abhi talks about how it is very difficult to make genuine friends in this day and age and how the follow up to "I got 5 On it" by Luniz has to be "I got 9 on it".
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195 - Kanye West ft Kendrick Lamar - No More Parties in L.A
This week Abhi breaks down Kanye West and Kendrick. Abhi speaks as to why he is soon to be a "38 year old 8 year old" as he will never give his inner child away!
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194 - Killer Mike - EXIT 9
This week Abhi breaks the incredible Killer Mike and his track EXIT 9. Abhi is full of positive vibes after returning from a 3 on 3 community led basketball tournament. Abhi met an RnB singer but for the life on himself can't remember her name......
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193 - Jay-Z - 4:44
This week Abhi breaks down 4:44 by Jay-Z. Abhi contemplates that having it all, just doesn't seem enough for some and leads to unintended consequences and vulnerabilities going forward...
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192 - Jamaar - LV Outkast
This week Abhi breaks down the track LV Outkast. Abhi ponders on the fact that it's the difference between positive and negative where opportunity lies....
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191 - Cordae - Thousand Words
They say a picture is a thousand words, a video worth about a million. So Abhi asks how many words is this podcast worth?
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190 - Stik Figa - Holding Back Tears
Abhi just loves the vibe and feel of this production and believes there's nothing wrong with holding back tears or just letting them flow...
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189 - Oble Reed - SK[I]NCARE
This week Abhi goes a little left with Oble Reed. Oble has his direction in life and his skincare on point and Abhi feels like he got a whole skincare routine too!
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188 - Marlon Craft - Distance
This Abhi rolls with a staple of Bars, Rhymes and Life, Marlon Craft. Abhi is blown away by how Marlon is able to judge himself by his own metrics. Abhi loves also keeping his distance...
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187 - Cordae - C Carter
This week Abhi is still rolling with Cordae. Abhi displays gratitude to anyone who has love in their life and also shows his distain for the film Coach Carter!
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186 - Cordae ft Lil Wayne - Back on the Road
This week Abhi is back on the road again with Cordae after his GNX run. Abhi explains how extroverted people like himself with good intention have their trust betrayed time after time. Abhi also gets closure over a much needed issue deep to himself.
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185 - Kendrick Lamar - Gloria
Finally we hit the end of the incredible album GNX by none other than Kendrick Lamar! Abhi provides his thoughts about the infamous Super Bowl Performance. He also provides how the end of this album provides "Poetic Justice" to end the rap beef with Drake.
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184 - Kendrick Lamar - GNX
Abhi pays a small tribute to his Uncle who he lost just a few days ago and wants the world to know his mother is the strongest human being he knows.
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183 - Kendrick Lamar - heart pt. 6
This week Abhi is so ill, he just about managed to produce this podcast with his dodgy voice. Abhi seeks to clarify what is ACTUALLY is truly meant by your "net worth is equal to your network" and challenges K.dot on his last set of lines....
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182 - Kendrick Lamar - Peekaboo
This week Abhi is playing peekaboo in K.Dots GNX. Kendrick is calling out someone in particular trying to act hard on IG live. Abhi also learns what decerebrate posturing means! Check out the dope art work by at.forland on IG.
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181 - Kendrick Lamar -Dodger Blue
We still riding with GNX. Abhi explains how it is important to take nothing personal this year when it comes to cutting the nonsense in your life. You just might be the first to go......
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180 - Kendrick Lamar - tv off
We still riding with GNX. This week Abhi questions why we have to wait for it to be easy before some of us decide to compete? He also thinks he should have had a chance at a feature because things are about to get crazy, scary spooky and hilarious...........
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179 -Kendrick Lamar - reincarnated
This week Abhi kicks off 2025, with reincarnated. Wishing everyone who listens an immense 2025 and that they become 'carnated'!!!!
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178 - Kendrick Lamar - Hey Now
Abhi tells everyone to do one about Christmas. He's starting to see the Aliens too with how ill he is today!
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177 - Kendrick Lamar - Man at the Garden
Abhi is still riding with GNX, next up Man at the Garden. Abhi wants to challenge anyone who's dismissive towards parents who have tried their best. Abhi believes that everyone who listens to this podcast deserves it all!
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176 - Kendrick Lamar - Luther
This week Abhi continues his GNX run. Find out why Abhi would love his next relationship to resemble the number 7 and why the definition of madness is to do the same thing over and over again and then to expect a different outcome
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175 - Kendrick Lamar - Squabble Up
This week Abhi can't let go of Kendrick new album and continues with Squabble up. He wonders how many can catch all the references with this track to his past discography. He also believes if you really want to challenge someone,,,, squabble up!
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Join Abhi as he breaks down the bars, relates to the rhymes, to shed light on his life!
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Abhinav Thakore
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Bars, Rhymes & Life currently has 235 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
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Join Abhi as he breaks down the bars, relates to the rhymes, to shed light on his life!
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Bars, Rhymes & Life publishes regularly with 235 episodes available. Check the episode list for the typical release schedule.
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Bars, Rhymes & Life is created and hosted by Abhinav Thakore.
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