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EP 266 Finally, after years of anticipation and setbacks the Carter 5 released to a wide ran of reviews. On this episode, Spike Lou and Animal Brown give their expectations and initial thoughts on the album before dissecting highlights and lowlights. Also, Kanye on SNL, new Tupac music coming soon and Cyhi challenges Joe Budden.

Ep 265ish Kanye is dropping his 2nd album of the year and so its only right we do an albums ranked episode. Listen as Spike Lou and Animal Brown rank his catalog from worst to first. Also, Suge Knight gets 28 years in prison, the Super Bowl halftime show is announced and Lil Wayne is (finally) dropping Carter 5.

EP 262 2018 has been a strong year for hiphop and it doesn't seem to be slowing down. Eminem dropped out of nowhere with his new album "Kamikaze" to the delight of his fans. Some are arguing this is his best work in years. Listen as Spike Lou and Animal Brown debate whether thats true or not. Also, MGK beefs with Em and G-Eazy, Kanye goes back to the Chi and Cardi says she needs 300K to perform now.

EP. 259 Nicki's album was originally pushed back, but ended up dropping anyway. Surprise for all the Barbz! On this episode Spike Lou and Animal Brown review the album as only they can. Also, Kanye dodges a Trump question on Jimmy Kimmel, J. Cole is about to drop a mixtape and after hearing Quavo's new solo songs...do we still need a solo album? *** We're getting ready to record a new mashup and we will be answering your questions! Send questions for Fresh for Dummies, Full Sport Press and of course OndeckTV to Ondecktv@gmail or @ondecktvpodcast on twitter and IG.

EP. 258 Back like we never left from a busy weekend. 2 anticipated artists dropped their 3rd album, Travis Scott and YG respectively. On this episode Spike Lou and Animal Brown review both albums Ondeck style broken down with expectations, initial thoughts, highlights and lowlights. Also, Madden apologizes to YG, artists are still signing to Cash Money and a Jeezy documentary is in the works. Youtube.com/Reelville

EP 257 *NEW SERIES ALERT* For the first time on the shows history we are beginning the Who Run It Series! Whenever we do this series we take a look into a specific city/state rap landscape and debate who the most successful rapper is from that area. On this episode Spike Lou and Animal Brown kick things off in Atlanta. They have narrowed down the pool of artists to a final four, listen to see who is crowned King of Atlanta. Also, Tekashi trolls Vic Mensa, Bow Wow rants and Nas has another album on deck already!

Ep. 256 It's a little past the halfway point of the year and we've ween everybody's best of the year so far list. We decided we'd flip the script a little bit. On this episode Spike Lou and Animal Brown discuss the most sleep on projects of 2018 so far and preview some of the big releases on deck. Also, Tekashi's latest stunt (or not), Offset gets arrested and R. Kelly drops a 19 min song admitting to some things.

Ep 254. Everyday we wake up another streaming record is broken. What does this stuff really mean anymore? On this episode Spike Lou and Animal Brown take a look into the history of streaming and where it's going in the future. Also, did Kanye set Drake up, Future goes on a twitter rant and is Cardi the King of NY?

Ep. 253 The final bomb to drop in June is here, Drake's Scorpion album and the guys are here to break it down. On this episode Spike Lou and Animal Brown go over their expectations, initial thoughts, highlights and lowlights of the album. Also, did Dame handle the Lee Daniels situation correctly, Vince Staples has a new show and is C-Murder getting out soon?

Ep. 251 This was a bittersweet weekend. On 1 hand you have the tragic deaths of young artists XXXTENTACION and Jimmy Wopo then on the other hand you had 3 projects drop to continue a monster June w/The Carters, Jay Rock and Nas. On this episode Spike Lou and Animal Brown review all 3 projects Ondeck style! Also, they discuss the internets response to X's murder, Rich the Kids home invasion and Trump is reportedly pardoning rappers....but what are his intentions?

EP 250. It's that time of the year folks. For the last 10 Junes, XXL Magazine puts out there annual Freshman class. In this episode, Spike Lou and Animal Brown breakdown and debate this years class. Who is the potential star, sleeper and busts from this years lists. Also, Summer Jam turns 25, 21 Savage gets the strap and Lil Wayne wins his lawsuit. Youtube.com/reelville

Ep #249. What a week! We received an album we had been anticipating (YE) but we didn't get a diss reply we had been hoping for. On this episode Spike Lou and Animal Brown give a deep dive into the Kanye West album YE, giving their high/low lights, initial thoughts and where it ranks in his catalog. Also, J. Prince squashes the Drake/Pusha beef, Chief Keef gets shot at and Uzi runs up on Rich the Kid.

Ep 246. With the rise of singing rappers we felt it was time to give the history of this new super rapper. On this episode, Spike Lou and Animal Brown debate who are the best in the genre and which singing rapper projects are their favorite. Also, they give their thoughts on Childish Gambino's new video, Spotify removes artists from its playlist and which tour are you most interested in..J Cole and Young Thug or Drake and the Migos? Youtube.com/Reelville

Ep 245 is a special one. We had a blast at the Live Spring Mashup in Nashville TN! Listen as OndeckTV, Full Sport Press and Fresh for Dummies podcasts discuss topics covering hip-hop, sports and fashion. Video on youtube coming soon! Youtube.com/Reelville Subscribe so you don't miss it!

EP244. By now we've all heard some of Kanye's comments in social media recently and they've left many of us scratching our heads. Is he serious or just trolling? On this episode Spike Lou and Animal Brown debate which is which. They also discuss the origins of hip-hop trolls and who is the best at it today. Also, Tekashi loses out on $5 mil, Kelis drops a bomb about Nas and Plies says we need more politicians and less rappers. Don't forget to check out the Live Mashup Show May 5th in Nashville, TN. Get tix here https://www.eventbrite.com/e/reelville-media-spring-mashup-live-podcast-tickets-45091829877

Ep. 243 After a random announcement via IG, Cole drops his latest album "K.O.D" last Friday and the whole rap world was listening. Breaking streaming records left and right, the consensus was Cole just hit us with another classic project. On this episode, Spike Lou and Animal Brown review the album Ondeck style! Breaking down their expectations, highlights and lowlights from the album. Also, Kanye's back, Meek is free, what should his next move be? Kevin Gates and Ralo are in legal trouble and Russ says blame producers for the state of hip-hop, not the artist. Does he have a point? Get tix for our Live Mashup Podcast in Nashville, TN May 5th here -->> https://www.eventbrite.com/e/reelville-media-spring-mashup-live-podcast-tickets-45091829877#tickets

Ep 242. The 2nd quarter of 2018 is here and is picking up real quick! Recent announcements from J. Cole and Drake, also Nicki is back. There's a lot to look forward to in the coming weeks. On this episode Spike Lou and Animal Brown breakdown some of the music and festivals we have coming around the corner.

Ep. 241. The long awaited debut album of Cardi B has finally dropped and of course we had to give it a proper review. On this episode Spike Lou and Animal Brown breakdown their expectations, initial thoughts, highlights and lowlights of the album. Also, Dre hands out an honorary doctorate, TDE Prez Punch compares Cardi B to Tupac and Asap Rocky is feeling the pressure to release a new album. Play close attention to our social media this week. MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT!

Ep. 239 We're wrapping up our March Madness series with the Final Four and Championship rounds of the Rap Label Bracket. Listen as Spike Lou and Animal Brown crown the rap label champion! Also, Jeezy announces his retirement, LA Reid signs Big Boi and Rich Homie fans out.

Ep. 238 You heard the labels selected on the last show and why. On this episode Spike Lou and Animal Brown give there respective picks for their round 1 match ups. Also Game beefs with Tekashi, Nelly says DOC is hiphops biggest "what if" and found out what current hit TI passed up on.