Welcome back to Don’t Alert the Stans!

For this week’s episode, it’s just Eden and Sope as Nic had family commitments. When Eden takes time to remind the listeners that #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek is looming, it inspires Sope to speak at length about JoJo’s latest project ‘trying not to think about it’ which explores the many shades of mental health and anxiety (00:10:59 ). Continuing on the mode of music that soothes and functions as an emotional solace, Eden gives a glowing recommendation of Natalie Lauren’s project ‘Handle With Care’ (00:27:14 ). During the listens section, Eden opens the floor to discuss what the appeal about Blxst is and considers whether he’s just ageing out of the sounds and trends associated with US mainstream Hip-Hop (00:35:37 ). Kicking off the news section is Teyana Taylor who’s announced the second and final part of her farewell tour which commenced at the end of 2021. Leading Sope to question whether she’s actually retiring and look back on how Kanye West and GOOD Music routinely dropped the ball on her career progression (00:50:23 ). Rounding out this week’s episode is TikTok who have launched their own music distribution service SoundOn, which has been described as an all in one platform for music marketing and distribution. Inspiring a conversation about how TikTok’s increasing presence in the music space is threatening to destabilise many archaic institutions in music like record labels (01:01:00 ).

Not one to miss!

Sope’s Listens For The Week:

• JoJo - trying not to think about it


• Teedra Moses - Complex Simplicity


• Kehlani - Up At Night


• Justin Bieber & Kehlani - Get Me


• Vince Staples - Ramona Park Broke My Heart


• Mary J. Blige - Good Morning Gorgeous


• Ebo Taylor - You Need Love


• Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 - African Dreams

Nic’s Listens For The Week:

• N/A

Eden’s Listens For The Week:

• Natalie Lauren - Handle With Care


• Schoolboy Q Feat. Kendrick Lamar - Blessed


• Blxst - Before You Go

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Intro Music by: @Jmzofficial

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