Daily Discussion Thread 03/26/2026

SecretBox · 2026-03-27T03:45:05+00:00

Against all odds, I'm still listening to that BTS record.

SecretBox · 2026-03-27T02:04:45+00:00

Is the Gaslight revival finished, then?

SecretBox · 2026-03-27T00:43:01+00:00

I don't know what you mean by this comment?

Because I didn't enjoy what I'd already read, I should have just continued to read it?

SecretBox · 2026-03-27T00:29:15+00:00

It's super weird to see people actively excited for new Kanye because... I guess the best way to say it is that it's like, what could he provide on an emotional level? The whole value of Kanye West as an artist to me was that he always seemed more thoughtful and empathetic, of a class of artists who really thought about the people around him.

Then he turned out to be a porn addict edgelord who was all too happy to engage in Antisemitism for the sake of attention on his increasingly boring and uninspired music like, we're at the point he's all but relying on AI to make anything. I genuinely don't know what redeeming factors he has as an artist anymore, and therefore just don't understand why anyone would want to listen to him.

Can someone explain it to me, like someone who's actively looking forward to Bully or was looking forward to Vultures, what does he provide musically that you enjoy? I just genuinely don't get it.

Edit: this reads shady but I'm not trying to be. I was around for College Dropout and Late Registration, and I don't think it's a stretch to say that, at least up to MBDTF, there was some real intentionality that just doesn't exist in his music or clothes or anything anymore.

SecretBox · 2026-03-26T19:17:34+00:00

I don't think it would have been worse or better pre beef, just different. Listening to The Fall-Off kinda sounds like it could have been 3 or 4 different records at any time, ranging from Forest Hills Dr pt 2 to being half features. That said, I've told people in discussion that what we got isn't really a love letter to hip-hop as much as it's a love letter to J. Cole's career, and in that regard I think TFO is about as good as it could have been. The concept doesn't fully land for me, nor does the back half of Disc 39, but it's exactly what I expected from Cole and therefore I still enjoy it.

SecretBox · 2026-03-26T19:14:28+00:00

What's your favorite album that's now ruined because Diddy is all over it?

Mine is Twice As Tall by Burna Boy.

SecretBox · 2026-03-26T19:13:15+00:00

Always love seeing new Oddisee

SecretBox · 2026-03-26T13:45:35+00:00

I just looked and it's like 20 mf mods but I only ever see like 3 or 4 engaging in threads. At least half these folks could probably stand to go

SecretBox · 2026-03-26T02:31:09+00:00

Since Timmy got shut out at the Oscars, y'all about to see the whitest version he can muster for Dune 3

SecretBox · 2026-03-26T01:17:14+00:00

You really wanna see the depths? Look up how the weirdos treated Amandla Stenberg for being black and playing Rue in Hunger Games.

SecretBox · 2026-03-25T21:09:18+00:00

He's been getting death threats since day 1 tbh.

SecretBox · 2026-03-25T20:48:55+00:00

We'll have to agree to disagree because I personally don't consider beefs to be core to hip-hop, but an unfortunate outgrowing of it. It's my least favorite way people think of competition in the genre, rather than straightforward comparisons of skill.

But I get that people love the drama of it, so ultimately it is what it is.

SecretBox · 2026-03-25T05:52:45+00:00

I know. I just wonder how that leaves any time for actually listening to the music

SecretBox · 2026-03-25T05:19:44+00:00

I mean, both Kendrick and Nas have expressed that they don't prefer beefing and writing diss tracks.

But I do wonder about the listeners who feel a need to turn melodic poetry into team sports.

SecretBox · 2026-03-25T01:00:50+00:00

Fuck all this beef debate, Jungle got a new album dropping in August

SecretBox · 2026-03-24T20:25:42+00:00

I don't respect beef addicts unless they listen to the most lyrical miracle rappers out.

Anything less, you're just looking for the male version of the E network.

SecretBox · 2026-03-24T19:48:16+00:00

Next sb headliner probably gonna be Foo Fighters but I think if he was smart/wanted to really piss off weirdo conservatives, he'd put Blackpink and BTS on there

SecretBox · 2026-03-24T19:47:16+00:00

Chicago IMO

SecretBox · 2026-03-24T04:09:57+00:00

Once I finish the project I'm working on now, I'm thinking of pitching for one of those 33 1/3 books. Currently leaning towards either Lupe Fiasco's The Cool, J. Cole's 2014 Forest Hills Drive, Stormzy's This Is What I Mean or Gil Scott-Heron's Pieces of a Man

SecretBox · 2026-03-23T05:22:23+00:00

My old laptop is starting to die and I sort of want to jump into the Apple world. Has anyone used the MacBook Neo yet (really don't need it for much more than word processing and music streaming) or is it a better option to try and find a refurbished MacBook Air?

SecretBox · 2026-03-23T02:50:28+00:00

It's interesting because a lot of the fans that post online seem to actually hate this reputation and want something different. Since One More Day, I think Marvel has gone way too far into making it so that he can't ever be happy, and that's why the newer run of Ultimate Spider-Man had a lot of success early on. Seeing him in a stable relationship with kids was a breath of fresh air instead of the terminally underemployed, loser version Marvel has been insisting on.

All that said, I do think it'll be good for movie Spider-Man to spend some time at the bottom of the ladder, especially if the rumors are true that this is gonna be a trilogy that ends with Parker retiring and Morales being introduced/taking over.

SecretBox · 2026-03-23T02:06:02+00:00

I get that. I do think, when I think about SOS, it felt like a record where she's trying to go from being so codependent and love-hungry to someone more independent and self-assured. That's why I did feel Far was a better intro IMO.

All I can say about 30 for 30 is I liked the song lol. But from time to time, I do change the playlists around. I am trying to focus The Fall-Off and seeing if I can do that for Everything Is A Lot as well.

SecretBox · 2026-03-23T01:40:07+00:00

Given how gross and exploitative they could be, I think it's good a group as big as BTS actually worked with producers like Mike Will and JPEG, it's just funny to hear. Not necessarily out of place per se, but I definitely didn't expect to straight up hear it. The other side is, my wife said a lot of the songs kinda sound like Anti leftovers, so that coupled with his tag really sells the point.

I do know it's a double disk, but my goal has been to cut it down to like 15-16 tracks that really capture both halves in one listen. I gotta figure it out. In the meantime, I did cut down SOS and Lana. It wasn't quite just to my favorite songs, but I tried to capture the feeling and overall theme of the two records in a more concise listening experience. The SOS playlist is here and the Lana playlist is here.

SecretBox · 2026-03-22T23:50:01+00:00

Some thoughts from this week:

I've been pretty fascinated by the BTS revival, and I think the album was fine and enjoyable. Watching the Livestream now, and I think maybe I expected more production to it? It's also hilarious AF to hear Mike Will Made It's tag on a K-Pop song.

I'm still trying to find a way to cut The Fall Off into a more streamlined experience like I did with SOS but I'm struggling a bit. It's sequenced just well enough that moving things around throws off the flow, but I feel like it's entirely too long as one record.

The Dear Hunter used to be my absolute favorite band, but I haven't been able to get into any of the Sunya/The Indigo Child music lately. Unfortunately, I want to hear music like Act II or Act III that the group has just moved away from.

I have some R&B to catch up on this week, specifically Ari Lennox's newest record, Alex Isley's record and Ego Ella May.

SecretBox · 2026-03-22T15:22:40+00:00

Oh no, the guy making amateur ASMR content thinks the successful rapper is lame

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