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Armond & Doc continue on this week by going in-depth on two much-talked about (and extremely different) projects - The Weeknd's 'Starboy' and Childish Gambino's 'Awaken, My Love!'. How is The Weeknd handling his incredible rise? Can Childish pull off the extremely ambitious musical goals he has with this project? Are either of these albums going to make an end of the year top 10 list? All that plus one of the fastest reviews in CRS history (sorry John Legend), Wale, and a lot more.

Armond & Doc return to go in-depth on the 2017 Grammy Nominations before discussing J Cole's "False Prophets" and all of the issues it brings up - is Cole right about Kanye? Is Cole the right person to bring this up? Is it even a good song? All that plus Doc visits MSG for the first time, a random digression about The-Dream, and a lot more.

Armond & Doc continue on this week by discussing projects & artists that might be a little under the radar but are still worth listening to - D.R.A.M., Westside Gunn, NxWorries, Rapsody, & H.E.R.

Armond & Doc return to talk about their plans for Thanksgiving & what's wrong w/ Kanye West before reviewing Bruno Mars' new album '24K Gold'. Plus follow up on last week's ATCQ conversation, side dishes for Thanksgiving dinner, and a lot more.

Armond & Doc continue on this week and finally talk about music: new projects from Jeezy, Meek Mill, Common, and A Tribe Called Quest (plus their SNL performances) and a lot more. Plus Doc wonders why Bobby Digital sound effects are on a Tribe album, #hashtaghooks, and a lot more.

Armond & Doc return after a few weeks off - and what a few weeks it was. Armond's trip to LA, "Exhibit CO"....oh yeah, and we have a new president. Links for this episode: "Exhibit CO" The latest episode of Plead The Forth

Armond & Doc continue on this week by discussing Drake's announcement of his new "playlist" plus three songs that are likely from 'More Life', including the Pusha & Cudi dissing "Two Birds, One Stone". Plus Pusha's "HGTV", a quick digression on Game's '1992' album, & more. Don't forget to check out Flex The Antihero's new album 'Born Rebels', available on SoundCloud/iTunes/Apple Music/Tidal/Spotify/etc. Doc helped out with "Shotgun Wedding", which you can listen to at https://soundcloud.com/flextheantihero/shotgun-wedding-feat-dillanponders-terrell-morris.

Armond & Doc return this week alongside Wes Pendelton to preview the 2016-17 NBA season. Can anybody challenge the Warriors & Cavs? Can Russell Westbrook win the MVP? How good with the TWolves be? Plus the Pacers are better than you think, Dame Lillard might make another step up, and a lot more. Wes Pendelton on Twitter: https://twitter.com/WesPen_215 Wes Pendelton on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wespen_215/

Armond & Doc continue on this week with their discussion of Murder Inc, and Side B starts with Ja Rule & Murder Inc nearing the height of their fame - records with J Lo, the triple platinum 'Pain Is Love' album, Ashanti's incredible run, and a lot more....and then it all comes crashing down. Plus why Murder Inc failed, a debate over Ja's worst single, and a lot more.

Armond & Doc return to go in-depth on one of hip-hop's most under-appreciated labels - Murder Inc. Side A takes on everything from Irv Gotti's role in making Def Jam what it was in the late 90s to "Holla Holla" to Ja's incredible left turn with songs like "Between Me and You" and "Put It On Me". Plus the introduction of 'New York bounce records', the greatness of "Good Morning America", and a lot more.

Armond & Doc continue on this week by going in-depth on Solange's new album 'A Seat at the Table', plus a quick look at Dave East's new mixtape/album and the new Bruno Mars single. Oh yeah, and lots of randomness.

Armond & Doc return to discuss Armond's new record deal, Shake Shack vs. Smashburger, and French Montana's shelved album MC4 - plus Doc & Armond discuss the election, Trump's fans, and a lot more.

Armond & Doc continue their look back at Rawkus Records, beginning Side B with Mos Def's classic (?) 'Black on Both Sides' before discussing Pharoahe Monch's 'Internal Affairs', Reflection Eternal, and the eventual downfall of Rawkus Records.

Armond & Doc return to talk about seeing Chance The Rapper live before beginning their in-depth look at the heyday of Rawkus, starting with Soundbombing 1, talking about the breakthrough 'Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Blackstar' album, and then ending Side A with Soundbombing 2.

Armond & Doc continue on this week by talking about The Weeknd's new single before giving their thoughts on new projects from Usher, Ty Dolla $ign, & Mac Miller. Plus they tackle questions such as: Why is Usher singing like Future? Can Mac Miller sing? Is The Weeknd's song any good?

Armond & Doc return after taking a few weeks off to talk about Doc's iPhone 7, Armond's trip to Kanye's Saint Pablo tour, and the terribleness of wearing your phone on your belt. Plus Armond is finally finished working on 'Snooze Button IV', which you can find on http://armondwakeup.bandcamp.com.

Armond & Doc continue on this week by discussing new projects from Fabolous and Isaiah Rashad before going track by track on Travis Scott's 'Birds In The Trap Sing McKnight'. Plus a discussion about hip-hop's drug problem, why Terius Nash is a national treasure, the idea of ad-libs in an audio book

Armond & Doc return after a week off to talk about Doc's trip to see Kanye West's 'Saint Pablo Tour', Drake's new video (& strip club?), and take a few moments to decide if Young Thug (er, Jeffrey)'s new album is any good. Plus the greatest cell phone moments in hip-hop history and a lot more.

Armond & Doc return for a special episode of Clock Radio Speakers that first appeared on Periscope (you should follow @CRSPodcast on Twitter if you don't already). Armond & Doc talk about French's new "album" (or a mixtape, who knows) 'MC4', which leaked out early even though it was delayed for "sample clearances". Ahem. One quick note - the audio quality isn't up to our normal standard, and that's because this audio was recorded on an iPad sitting 6 feet away from the hosts.

Armond & Doc continue on this week by continuing the discussion on Frank Ocean's 'Blonde' and try to figure out if this is a worthy follow-up to 'Channel Orange'. What are the possible singles? Is it a good album? Where are the drums? All this and more on this week's episode.