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Album Mode

Album Mode

Written by: Demar Grant & Adriel Smiley
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 Welcome to Album Mode where journalist, Demar Grant and The Cool Table host, Adriel Smiley breakdown and review the latest albums. Each episode features a new album where both hosts dive in-depth about the project and the artist’s path to its release.313470 Music Politics & Government
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  • A$AP Rocky's "Don't Be Dumb" is aged wine | REVIEW

    A$AP Rocky's "Don't Be Dumb" is aged wine | REVIEW
    Jan 25 2026
    Démar and Adriel discuss A$AP Rocky's comeback album "Don't Be Dumb", whether he took too long to return and if his music is experimental anymore.

    Timecodes:
    2:00 The Kanye Zone
    6:18 1st A$AP Rocky Review
    11:55 Is LONG.LIVE.A$AP a classic album?
    15:45 TESTING
    24:04 Favourite Feature
    31:20 Moshpit energy
    39:46 A$AP Rocky vs The Discourse
    53:15 The mature version
    59: 00 Female Rappers with A$AP Rocky
    1:08:25 Cozy Tapes 3
    1:09:52 The Cover
    1:13:27 The Score

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    Démar’s rating: 7 / 10 Adriel's rating: 8 / 10

    The Love List: STAY HERE 4 LIFE, WHISKEY, ROBBERY, STOLE YA FLOW
    A$AP Rocky - Don't Be Dumb / 2026 / Alternative Hip Hop, Rap
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    1 hr and 19 mins
  • Top 10 Albums of 2025

    Top 10 Albums of 2025
    Dec 24 2025
    Finally the episode you've all been waiting for, Album Mode's top 10 albums of 2025! Adriel and Démar list their best albums of the year. After years of reviewing music together the duo divergence has become more obvious and this year's year-end list is evidence.

    P.S. Demar's Spotify listening age is 25, Adriel's is 45.

    TIMECODES:

    3:30 - A lot of albums that we did not review
    4:10 - Don’t Tap The Glass
    7:30 - West End Girl
    9:48 - Miley Cyrus supremacy
    15:55 - Yacht Rap
    16:49 - An Ambient Demo but good
    21:16 - What genre is this?
    24:04 - Demar wants the Naomi Campbell album
    29:06 - Chainz revival
    38:00 - One of the best albums of the decade
    43:10 - Comeback Album of the Year
    48:12 - Feels like a racing game
    52:25 - The Best of Wale
    56:00 - One of the Greatest Rappers of all Time
    01:01:39 - The Longest No Skips Album
    01:06:05 - Two or Three listens a day for Demar’s Number One
    1:11:01 - Honourable Mentions

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    Démar’s Top 10:
    1. EsDeeKid - Rebel
    2. The Weeknd - Hurry Up Tomorrow
    3. Little Simz - Lotus
    4. PinkPantheress - Fancy That
    5. Bad Bunny - Debi Tirar Mas Fotos
    6. Clipse - Let God Sort Em Out
    7. Amaarae - Black Star
    8. OkLou - Choke Enough
    9. Miley Cyrus - Something Beautiful
    10. Tyler, The Creator - Don't Tap the Glass


    Adriel's Top 10:
    1. The Weeknd - Hurry Up TOmorrow
    2. Little Simz - Lotus
    3. Clipse - Let God Sort Em Out
    4. Wale - Etherything is a lot
    5. Chance the Rapper - Star Line
    6. Destin Conrad - LOVE ON DIGITAL
    7. Larry June + Alchemist + 2 Chainz - Life is Beautiful
    8. Venna - MALIK
    9. Freddie Gibbs - ALFREDO 2
    10. Lily Allen - West End Girl
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    1 hr and 19 mins
  • Esdeekid and everyone else you should know from 2025 + Spotify Wrapped

    Esdeekid and everyone else you should know from 2025 + Spotify Wrapped
    Dec 13 2025
    Démar and Adriel discuss who popped off in 2025 that we're looking forward to their work in 2026.

    Timecodes
    1:10 The Criteria
    2:20 Esdeekid
    6:50 Timothee Chalamet
    11:38 Uzi mixed with Future
    12:48 Odeal
    18:25 Young Miko
    20:26 Similar to early Don Toliver
    24:36 Kwn
    31:23 The Black performative male
    32:10 Dijon
    40:35 Rebecca Black
    45:06 Not New/But Changing
    51:48 Spotify Wrapped
    54:17 The Dominance of Drake
    56:37 Spotify Listening Age
    1:00:03 Old year-end playlists

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    1 hr and 6 mins
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