***DISCLAIMER*** - Sope had some wi-fi issues which affected his sound during the recording of this episode. Rate and review us on Soundcloud, Apple Music, Spotify and Anchor Sly & The Family Stone – There’s A Riot Goin On’ĭon't forget to tweet us your thoughts on the episode at #DATSPOD! Calvin Michaels: ‘SO WHAT HAPPENED?: JANET JACKSON From "All For You" to "Damita Jo" (PART 1 & 2)’.GQ Magazine: ‘How Questlove Remixed the Soundtrack of 1968 for the Summer of George Floyd’ (Written by Ben Williams).Spurred by the news of Alicia Keys missing the top 40 on the Billboard 200 for the first time ever with her latest album ‘KEYS’, Sope and Eden consider the dramatic changes in the way her public and musical persona is perceived in 2021 compared to her glory years in the early 2000s and 2010s (01:27:26). Cole, this week Alicia Keys is in the hot seat. Just as the boys have carried out comprehensive analysis on the career trajectories of Ciara, Chris Brown, Drake and J. Closing out the episode is another new segment which informally taken place a number of times but is now starting to take formal shape the deep dive. The project’s first single ‘Poison’ featuring The Weeknd has received extremely negative reviews from fans for being poorly mixed (01:16:50). Following the success of Aaliyah’s catalogue finally making its way to streaming services, Blackground Records are now rolling out a posthumous 4th studio album. Bringing forth a discussion about whether acts of her calibre and financial capital even need to tour anymore (01:03:16). Finally kicking off the news agenda is Mariah Carey who has revealed she has no plans to ever tour again. Looking at how its political backdrop mirrors the current state of Black America (00:49:04). Sope highlights Questlove’s recent interview with GQ Magazine centring on his directorial debut with the ‘Summer Of Soul’ documentary. Next up is the trialling of a potential new segment which will focus on books/articles that the boys are reading. Long a healing balm for both Eden and Sope, they both take some time to share their individual experiences with hooks’ work and how its impacted their lives (00:08:31). Much success to ya Ella Mai.The Season 7 finale begins with a heartfelt tribute to author, feminist and professor bell hooks who passed away last week. "Me and already cleared this up we plan on working we on the next page. Ella had no say in the matter and any platform reporting any differently is spreading falsities."Īfter Mai's tweet took off, Jacquees hopped on Instagram and admitted he and Mustard had already cleared the air on the debacle. DJ Mustard, who owns the label and produced the hit, called out the singer in September 2018, writing, "“When you monetize content you don’t own you are stealing and no one steals from 10 Summers. "I'd be so embarrassed if someone brung me on stage and the only thing I could sing was someone elses song because nobody knew my actual music," she wrote, adding, "Poor thing." Mai didn't drop any names but it comes at a rather suspicious timing because the self-proclaimed "King of R&B" recently made a surprise appearance during Tory Lanez' opening set at Drake's recent "Assassination Vacation Tour" stop at London's O2 Arena and performed his remix of Mai's "Trip."Īs you know, the pair have been involved with plenty of controversy after Jacquees' remix of the song gained momentum but was removed from YouTube and Soundcloud due to a copyright claim from Ella's label 10 Summers. On Tuesday (April 9), the British R&B singer took to Twitter to share a subtle message seemingly directed at Jacquees. Seems like the drama surrounding Ella Mai's "Trip" is still going strong.