True North Views Podcast

It’s that time of year to reveal the winners of the 2018 TNV Awards. For Part 2 this week, we reveal the winners of the following categories • Best Concert of 2018 (13:09) • 2018 Best Project 7 Songs Or Less (23:21) • 2018 Best Featuring Artist (33:27) • 2018 Best “New” Artist (Best Artist We Discovered This Year) (41:34) • 2018 Comeback Of The Year (45:34) • Top Albums of 2018 – Honourable Mentions (52:20) • Top 5 Albums of 2018 (1:00:47) • 2018 Male Rapper Of The Year (1:24:01) • 2018 Female Rapper Of The Year (1:27:02) • 2018 Overall Artist Of The Year (1:29:36) As usual, the Viewers can follow us on all platforms @TrueNorthViews, including SoundCloud. Search ‘True North Views Podcast’ on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your major podcast platform of choice. Subscribe, rate, and comment. This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

It’s that time of year to reveal the winners of the 2018 TNV Awards. For Part 1 this week, we reveal the winners of the following categories • Biggest L in Music (12:05) • Biggest W in Music (21:04) • Hype Artist of the Year (31:47) • Lyrical Artist of the Year (38:44) • 3 Most Disappointing Albums of the Year (50:26) • Overhyped Album of the Year (55:48) • Underwhelming Album of the Year (59:40) • Top 3 Compilation/Producer Albums of the Year (Think ‘Various Artists’) (1:02:06) • Top 3 Collaboration Albums of the Year (1:05:51) • Top New Talent To Watch Out For In 2019 (1:10:48) • Biggest Achievement Off the Mic (1:16:45) As usual, the Viewers can follow us on all platforms @TrueNorthViews, including SoundCloud. Search ‘True North Views Podcast’ on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your major podcast platform of choice. Subscribe, rate, and comment. This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

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. JID says TDE is the top dawg and Dreamville needs to catch them. Will.I.Am speaks to the current state of Hip Hop. New Music Report: Ski Mask The Slump God - Stokeley, Alessia Cara - Growing Pains, Ian Kelly - Champian, Gucci Mane - Evil Genius, and more. Grammy nominations are out; we ask who SHOULD win and who WILL win in select categories. Special Edition What’s In Your Rotation #WINYR: we go through our 2018 Spotify year-end stats (7:12) • ENTERTAINMENT REPORT. Kevin Hart apologizes for old tweets and steps down from hosting the Oscars; we discuss everything from Kevin Hart standing his ground, to whether Kevin Hart should have subsequently stepped down or not. We also discuss whether Amy Schumer deserves the same treatment for her tweet in 2012 (1:23:45) • RANDOM THOUGHTS (1:33:22) As usual, the Viewers can fo

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. Adam Levine says Hip Hop is the innovative genre in the industry; he’s so 2000-and-late, but we discuss when we feel Hip Hop actually started to take over. Lee Daniels finally pays Dame Dash an undisclosed amount; we discuss what our minimum settlement amount would be if we were in Dame’s shoes. New Music Report: Benny - Tana Talk 3, Alchemist - Bread, 6ix9ine - Dummy Boy, JID - DiCaprio2, Meek Mill - Championships, and much more. We pick our New Music Release of The Week. Finally we ask, What’s In Your Rotation? (4:27) • RANDOM THOUGHTS (1:29:38) • Crazy Canadian Sh!t, #CCS. Your weekly non-typical, eye-raising, wtf stories from Canada (1:33:00) As usual, the Viewers can follow us on all platforms @TrueNorthViews, including SoundCloud. Search ‘True North Views Podcast’ on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your

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: • PUSHA T EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE. Harris speaks to being first row during the Pusha T performance in Toronto, where alleged “goons” of Drake tried to attack Pusha T on stage. We also speak to what its like to capture the viral moment and have it be used by all outlets (4:24 – 41:18) • MUSIC POTPOURRI. We discuss who won the friendly beef between Joyner Lucas and Tory Lanez. Self love is the best love; Snoop Dogg congratulates himself as he receives his Hollywood Walk of Fame. New Music Report: Jaden Smith – The Sunset Tapes A Cool Tape Story, Dipset – Diplomatic Ties, Troy Ave – More Money More Problems, DillanPonders – The Boy Who Died, and much more. We pick our New Music Release of The Week. Finally we ask, What’s In Your Rotation? (3:40) • Crazy Canadian Sh!t, #CCS. Your weekly non-typical, eye-raising, wtf stories from Canada (1:37:12

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. Cardi B, T.I., and Chance The Rapper to host Netflix’s first music competition series; does this work in 2018? We discuss whether it’s an outrageous claim to call Nicki Minaj a top 5 rapper of the decade. Meek Mill announces ‘Championships’; we discuss expectations. New music report: Anderson Paak - Oxnard, Mike WiLL Made-It - Creed II: The Album, Tyler The Creator, 2 Chainz, and more. We pick our New Music Release Of The Week. Finally we ask, What’s In Your Rotation? (8:00) • ENTERTAINMENT REPORT. Amazon is coming to New York; congratulations to NY or is this sneak gentrification? 2 Milly looking to get well deserved compensation by suing Fortnite (1:12:47) • SPORTS TALK. We discuss the Golden State Warriors drama, and Andrew Wiggins being called soft because he’s Canadian (1:23:51) • RANDOM THOUGHTS. We go thro

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. Wale calls out 070 Shake for throwing sneak shade, as we discuss industry phoniness. Missy Elliot becomes the first female rapper nominated for the Songwriters Hall Of Fame, as we discuss what rappers will be there in the future. New Music Report: Too $hort – The Pimp Tape, IDK – IDK & Friends, 9th Wonder – 9th Wonder Presents Jamla Is The Squad II, THEY. – Fireside, and MUCH more. We discuss our New Music Release of the Week. Finally we ask, What’s In Your Rotation? (8:49) • SPORTS TALK. Jimmy Butler gets traded to Philadelphia; are the Sixers a threat? We rank our top 5 teams in the NBA’s Eastern Conference after the trade. Duke puts a beating on Kentucky as we discuss the Blue Devils’ three-headed monster. Finally, we discuss LaMelo Ball’s return to high school basketball (1:14:15) • RANDOM THOUGHTS. We go t

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. Kanye West rids himself of involvement in the political world as we discuss how this is all promo for Yandhi. Nicki Minaj vs Cardi B part 357, we discuss reinforcing the ‘angry black woman’ stereotype. A ton of new music came out: Vince Staples - FM!, Takeoff - The Last Rocket, Swizz Beatz - Poison, Metro Boomin - Not All Heroes Wear Capes, and MUCH more. We discuss our New Music Release of the Week. Finally we ask, What’s In Your Rotation? (9:17) • ENTERTAINMENT REPORT. It’s that time of year at the movies where all the to-be Oscar Nominated movies come out, we discuss why they feel too phony now. Black Mirror is considering making sequels for certain episodes, we discuss which episodes we would want to see (1:54:33) • SPORTS TALK. Shout out to Derrick Rose for scoring 50 points. Can anyone in the NBA get more of

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. Jay Z & Beyonce’s OTRII Tour generates a monumental amount of revenue; we compare to some of the largest tours ever. Pitchfork releases XXXTentacion confession tapes and we discuss the recent wave of post-mortem XXXTentacion features. Tekashi 6ix9ine avoids jail time as we discuss the power of self-proclamation. New music report: Tory Lanez - Love Me Now, Ty Dolla $ign x Jeremih - MihTy, and more. We pick the new music release of the week, and finally we ask: What’s In Your Rotation? (6:31) • ENTERTAINMENT REPORT. Kendall Jenner catches heat for rockin’ an “afro”; cultural appropriation at its finest, or fake outrage to boost clicks for Vogue? (1:26:10) • SPORTS TALK. We wrap up the Chris Paul vs Rajan Rondo saga as Harris tries to explain why they’re both disliked within the league. Former NBA Commissioner Da

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. Noname stands up against abuse and plans to change her Room 25 album cover. We recap the Pusha T x Joe Budden Podcast discussion, and we’re still wondering why this beef with Drake is reigniting at this time. Rihanna declines the NFL Superbowl; they need her, she doesn’t need them. The New Music Report provided us with a weak week; Juice WRLD x Future - WRLD on Drugs, Lil Yachty - Nuthin’ 2 Prove, Khalid - Suncity, and more. Finally we ask: What’s In Your Rotation? (8:56) • ENTERTAINMENT REPORT. Diddy and Cassie Split; a waste of her 20s or she got out at the right time to start life in her prime? Pete Davidson is whylin’ as his interview with Howard Stern leads to Ariana Grande breaking up with him. The Grammys changes their rules; necessary changes or are they finding ways to tactfully cover all their bases? (1:23:

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. Vic Mensa negatively mentions XXXTentacion at the BET Hip Hop Awards. Both Pusha T via Redbull TV and Drake via Lebron James’ ‘The Shop’ are speaking about their beef again and we’re wondering why. Drake and T.I. also have critical things to say about Kanye West. An Amy Winehouse Hologram Tour is in the works; acceptable or distasteful? We discuss new music releases from Quavo, Ella Mai, T-Pain, Belly, and more. We ask, who are some artists you used to like a lot that doesn’t quite do it for you anymore? Finally we ask: What’s In Your Rotation? (13:06) • ENTERTAINMENT REPORT. Former Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn has been brought on board to direct the new Suicide Squad. We discuss the cancelled being uncancelled and what this move means for DC (1:33:05) • SPORTS TALK. Jimmy Butler is still making new

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. Harris recaps the 3 live shows he went to last week; Sylvan LaCue plus Khary and TreaZon, Blood Orange, and J. Cole plus Young Thug Jaden Smith and Earthgang. Meek Mill levels up with his acting debut. We discuss Complex’s Top 20 Rappers In Their 20s list. We also discuss new releases from Lil Baby & Gunna, Sheck Wes, T.I., Dave East & Styles P, and more. Chance The Rapper visits the Joe Budden Podcast and reveals some insight as to why Yandhi might be worth the wait. Finally we ask: What’s In Your Rotation? (9:26) • ENTERTAINMENT REPORT. Denise Garcia calls Lonzo Ball a deadbeat dad and threatens to write a tell-all book; is this real or are they following the KUWTK formula. Context is key as we discuss Michael B. Jordan x Vanity Fair; he says Black People don’t have any mythology or folklore (1:20:01) •

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. New music from Young Thug - On The Rvn, as Young Thug’s former tour manager, PeeWee Roscoe, might be snitchin’ on Thugger and Birdman. We deep dive into the big album releases this week: Lil Wayne - The Carter and Logic - Young Sinatra IV. Should Nicki Minaj make an all-R&B album? Is there a beef brewing between Dreamville’s J.I.D. and J. Cole? Finally we ask: What’s In Your Rotation? (9:14) • ENTERTAINMENT REPORT. Steve Harvey says Fvck Pusha T. Katt Williams vs Kevin Hart continues; Katt Williams wants to battle and we believe he would win. Bill Cosby sentenced to 3-10 years in prison. Instagram founders left because Facebook is whylin and a subsequent Facebook security breach happened, affecting 50 million subscribers worldwide (1:31:53) • SPORTS TALK. NBA SEASON IS BACK BABY! We make some super-early predi

Episode Notes 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. Kanye West announces 3 more albums on the way; are these albums hurting his legacy? His issues with Nick Cannon and Drake leads us to ask whether you should be responsible for squashing rumours when you’re not the one of created or said anything about it. Beyonce’s ex-drummer claims Witchcraft upon Queen Bey. 6ix9ine might see 3 years in prison; should he have to register as a sex offender? NEW MUSIC REPORT: French Montana ft. Drake - No Stylist, J.I.D. - 151 Rum, JMSN - Velvet, Lupe Fiasco - Drogas Wave, and more. Finally we ask: Who’s on the early Mount Rushmore for this new generation? (7:47) • ENTERTAINMENT REPORT. Kevin Hart GOES IN on Katt Williams in defense of Tiffany Haddish, Lil Rel, Hannibal Buress, and Jerrod Carmichael; did he go too far or was he speaking facts? Ticketmaster is scheming; o

Episode Notes 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. Drake and Meek Mill reunite; can ALL beefs be squashed? Eminem responds to MGK amongst the Hip Hop civil war that may ensue. Who’s in the right when it comes to Frank Ocean vs Travis Scott? Lil Wayne is now the sole owner of Young Money; we give our early Carter V predictions as it is rumoured to release September 21st. It’s finally the #RussHive’s time to shine! We show our appreciation for Russ amongst the Smokepurpp and Adam 22 drama. NEW MUSIC ALERT! Wale – Free Lunch, 6lack – East Atlanta Love Letter, Noname – Room 25, and more. Finally we ask, What’s In Your Rotation? (11:08) • Sports Talk. We’re talking all things Naomi Osaka: Good move or bad move for Adidas? Would you have paid that much if you were Adidas? Will she be the next Serena Williams? (2:08:46) • Random Thoughts. Tekashi 6ix9ine is

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: • Sports Talk. We’re talking Nike checkmating the NFL amongst the Caucasian outrage with Colin Kaepernick (7:05) • Entertainment Report. Elon Musk hits the blunt on the Joe Rogan Podcast and Tesla shares drop 10%; we give our Views on Mr. Musk. Since no one is talking about it, we’re talking Geoffrey Owens responding to his recent viral picture while working at Trader Joes. We discuss why Kanye being the creative director for the PornHub Awards is a good look (23:15) • MUSIC POTPOURRI. Kanye West is apologizing to Drake; good or bad look? R.I.P. to Mac Miller. We’re covering a ton of drama, Hip Hop Battle Royale: Eminem vs MGK. MGK vs G-Eazy. Eminem vs Joe Budden. Lupe vs everyone. Ski Mask vs Drake. Nicki vs her shirt. Nicki vs Cardi. New Music Report: Russ – Zoo, Logic – Everybody Dies, T.I. & Meek Mill – Jefe, Kanye & Li

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. Eminem drops Kamikaze shortly after we ask whether he’s officially lost it, so its only right that we provide a review. YBN Almighty Jay doesn’t know the Wu-Tang; should there be an obligation to know the biggest acts of yesterday? We talk all things Kanye West x WGCI 107.5 interview and address the mental health side of the Kanye saga. Finally we ask: What’s In Your Rotation? (4:11) • Sports Talk. Tiger Woods says to respect the President; does he have a point? We ask, how much do you put your foot down when it comes to your support for the NFL? On an episode of Lebron’s ‘The Shop’, Odell Beckham Jr. says he feels like a zoo animal and asks whether it is possible to detach; we give our Views on his comments. We also discuss whether Draymond Green’s is spittin’ facts or fiction as he explains what it took for LeBron

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 Spotif

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. Our deepest potpourri lineup to date: ASTROWORLD sells 550k, so we’re re-rating the Travis Scott album. Features not showing up on track listings, good or bad for hip hop? We give our Views on J. Cole’s ‘Album of the Year’ new freestyle, and new potential mixtape and album. Musicians make 12% of the total revenue that the Music Industry makes; fair or no? We cover a couple of new projects by Trippie Redd and Nicki Minaj. We then end off Music Potpourri by playing with a new segment: What’s In Your Rotation? (3:44) • Sports Talk. NCAA announces some key rule changes. We give our Views on what these rule changes really mean (1:25:42) • Entertainment Report. We’re talking Shiggy and his cheating ways; did his girl write the apology for him? We also discuss Kanye West x Jimmy Kimmel (1:37:01) • Random Thoughts. We d

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: • Sports Talk. LeBron James builds a public school in Akron Ohio; we talk school details and how Donald Trump is still somehow hating. We also discuss Tristan Thompson vs Draymond Green (8:01) • MUSIC POTPOURRI. Travis Scott finally drops the highly anticipated Astroworld. Worth the hype? We give our initial Views on the project. We also discuss Rich The Kid's cryptic Instagram post (44:44) • Entertainment Report. Why in the world is Monique defending Roseanne Barr? Why is Lyor Cohen being called a Culture Vulture? Why is Beyonce finally getting negative press with her Ivy Park clothing line? We ask and answer all of these questions (1:03:41) • Random Thoughts. We list notable NBA players Blake Griffin's baby mother now makes more money than. We also ask whether notoriety can turn into integrity and use Charlamagne Tha God and Tek