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Episode 18 | "Spotify Joe"

True North Views Podcast
True North Views Podcast
Episode • Aug 27, 2018 • 2h 4m

The Kings of Dope Criticism, Pharaohs of Prolific Opinion, and Emperors of Elevated Thought are back at it again. In this episode JustShola & your boy Harris dive into: • MUSIC POTPOURRI. A very brief MTV VMA discussion, as neither of us watched, is followed up by a Nicki Minaj discussion regarding her NickiHndrxx tour. Dreamville’s Bas dropped a new album, ‘Milky Way’; we review, and Harris presents his latest hot-take: Is Dreamville currently the best crew in Hip Hop? We discuss new projects from NBA Youngboy x Kevin Gates, and E-40. Finally we question whether Drake’s downfall is beginning (10:43) • Sports Talk. Kawhi Leonard is reportedly open minded to staying with the Toronto Raptors long term; good idea? Bad idea? We discuss. We also have a very in-depth discussion about mental health as we ask the question, ‘Should NBA teams be able to ask for your mental health records prior to signing/drafting a player? (1:01:09) • Podcast Talk. We discuss the importance of the Joe Budden Podcast x Spotify deal, and what it means for the podcast industry as a whole (1:24:41) • Random Thoughts. Tekashi 6ix9ine had some words for Ludacris, we remind the Viewers not to disrespect Luda’s catalogue. We give our Views on the problem with focusing only on album sales rather than the quality of the music (1:45:01) • Crazy Canadian Sh!t, #CCS. Your weekly non-typical, eye-raising, wtf stories from Canada (1:55:10)

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