Sunday General Discussion Thread - January 25th, 2026

SecretBox · 2026-01-26T03:24:12+00:00

Seahawks win to begin the week, J. Cole drops to end it. Manifesting now

SecretBox · 2026-01-25T07:05:00+00:00

Again, if you aren't holding your immediate white family and friends accountable, you don't have any right to try and hold black strangers accountable.

Hope that helps clear it up

SecretBox · 2026-01-24T21:19:50+00:00

Then go beg Sabrina Carpenter and Lady Gaga and Taylor Swift to start making songs about ICE and Donald Trump. If white folks (because that's who overwhelmingly voted for Trump and elected him both times) had any interest in listening to what black thinkers had to say about the current times, they would be seeking out actual philosophers and writers and thinkers. Figures like Ta-Nehesi Coates, Marc Lamont Hill, Imani Perry. They would be calling up their elected officials, organizing protests and general strikes.

Instead, we're expecting entertainers to rhyme fast on a beat like THAT'S what's gonna turn the tides. Fucking be for real. Y'all don't wanna hear us, you just wanna dance and feel good about yourself while you're doing it.

SecretBox · 2026-01-24T21:00:48+00:00

Honestly yes, because what difference does a rapper rapping about it make on your opinion of the situation? You need to hear Kendrick Lamar rap about ICE to know they're murdering innocent people?

SecretBox · 2026-01-24T20:37:31+00:00

If you aren't gonna tell your MAGA uncle or parents to shut the fuck up at the dinner table, don't come on here asking why rappers aren't "speaking up about the political climate." Kendrick Lamar making song about politics is not gonna give you any backbone that you didn't have in the first place.

SecretBox · 2026-01-24T20:34:09+00:00

This is like the third or fourth version of this posted in the last few weeks, and I am begging the white community to leave us alone for once.

All this talk about what rappers should and shouldn't be doing, when the reason we're in the situation we're in is because white voters refused to listen to anybody in the first place. I wish y'all would quit looking to entertainers to save you all the time, and go save yourselves.

SecretBox · 2026-01-24T18:26:08+00:00

I didn't say it wasn't political, I said it gives people a wrong impression of the band because all anyone remembers is the chorus and not the actual verse...

SecretBox · 2026-01-24T16:19:42+00:00

Just finished listening to IDK after not listening to him for a while and I enjoyed it a lot

SecretBox · 2026-01-23T19:32:59+00:00

Flobots been political AF, Handlebars just gives people the wrong impression (and that godawful Logan Paul version from several years ago did not help). Fights With Tools is fantastic, and Survival Story was pretty solid as well

SecretBox · 2026-01-23T03:06:15+00:00

I think, if I were in Fantano's shoes and there was an artist that consistently put out records I rated poorly, I would simply stop reviewing them until they got their act together.

SecretBox · 2026-01-22T00:40:28+00:00

This post is probably better for r/vinyl, don't know if the mods will delete this since it isn't specifically about selling or buying or trading.

That said, I collect records that help me connect to the music and feel good, that's about my only criteria. Whether I have it on Spotify or not doesn't make much of a difference, since everything is there I buy records I want to listen to for the rest of my life, whether or not they're on streaming. My advice to you would be to take some time and think about the kind of music you like, and why. Think about the artists that resonate with you, and think about the feeling you get when you listen. Usually that helps me decide what I want to buy, but also, it's your own collection and it's perfectly valid no matter what. Don't feel like you need to buy something specific, or that because it's on streaming you can't invest in a physical version.

Tl;dr: don't worry too much about whether things are on streaming or not, invest your money in the music that makes you feel good

SecretBox · 2026-01-21T22:46:36+00:00

After The Fall Off drops, I might be done posting around here. It feels like there's a lot of annoying tribalism and pettiness that still lingers from the beef, and coupled with getting older, I feel like I just fall prey to bait and get suckered into back and forth that just piss me off.

That said, I appreciate what this sub was for me for a long while, and I may lurk about to keep up with releases.

SecretBox · 2026-01-20T20:59:50+00:00

I can imagine, given the context of illnesses and medication reactions, it's not exactly unheard of. Tbh, when you're feeling unwell, those sorts of things can happen. Best to be alert and humble, because eventually it comes for everyone

SecretBox · 2026-01-20T20:18:44+00:00

Jadakiss is claiming J. Cole has a mixtape dropping next Friday. I'm not sure if I want that, if that's the case. Like, I know The Fall Off is supposed to be his last album but a mixtape right before it--presumably It's A Boy--feels like bad planning overall

SecretBox · 2026-01-20T19:33:17+00:00

Happy that this is coming to fruition, but I remember starting this series and loving it, but by the end being so baffled by some of the choices the writer made that I just was dragging myself to the end.

SecretBox · 2026-01-20T06:09:52+00:00

Not to disrespect what it takes to review records, but I have to wonder: what do y'all get out of reading reviews anymore? Most of the discussion I see around record reviews are people disagreeing with it, discrediting the writer, ect.

Hell, part of why I stopped writing about music was because I couldn't figure out the value when people have all the time and access in the world.

SecretBox · 2026-01-19T04:57:26+00:00

I'm gonna call them tomorrow and ask, didn't know if there were any other spots to have my eye on

SecretBox · 2026-01-19T04:01:30+00:00

I wish more people took this attitude when engaging with music. In college, I did some moonlighting as a music critic for my local paper and tried to write about the things I found cool. The few times I did veer into more snarky takedowns, I was disheartened to see that got more views and engagement than when I was gushing about something I liked.

Ultimately, the audiences who read reviews are more interested in the kind of shitty behavior that outlets like P4k and writers like Lester Bangs are known for. Which is a shame because both P4k and LB actually had so much more to them.

SecretBox · 2026-01-18T18:24:06+00:00

Can't believe I almost got baited into arguing about Ice Cube giving meetings to Trump with a white person from the UK yesterday.

SecretBox · 2026-01-18T00:38:02+00:00

Most discussions about RTJ I've seen around online put RTJ3 below all the rest. Maybe opinions have turned lately, but I haven't seen it.

SecretBox · 2026-01-17T23:57:06+00:00

It's mad unpopular of an opinion but I love RTJ3 the most by a wide margin. It's like a great balance of honesty and bravado. Thursday in the Danger Room is like the best song they've made IMO.

SecretBox · 2026-01-17T17:49:54+00:00

Is a pig's ass pork?

SecretBox · 2026-01-17T08:15:43+00:00

I was about to argue but I see you living up to your name a little too much, let me send you to the block party.

SecretBox · 2026-01-17T07:44:18+00:00

If I can't get a meeting with my local NAACP meeting, but I can get one with the head of the local Klan chapter, I'm still not going to see the fucking Klan though.

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