God Does Like Ugly… Do We? | JID Album Discussion + Analysis (w/ Ben Izlar Jr.)

Update: 2025-09-13

Description

This week on "I've Been Meaning To Listen To That", we review GOD DOES LIKE UGLY by JID with special guest Ben Izlar Jr.!

1:26 Preconceived notions of JID11:40 they talk about record sales like they record execs themselves19:55 themes40:30 highlights1:06:38 lowlights1:14:23 stray observations1:20:12 final thoughts and ratings

Subscribe to our Patreon series: ⁠"⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠I've Been Meaning To Watch That⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠"!⁠

Follow Ben Izlar Jr. on Instagram (@thefreshestofprinces)

Follow Jon Butts on Instagram (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jonbuttsishere⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)

Follow Dakota West Foss on Instagram (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@down_with_fun⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)

Follow Andrew Ambrose Lee on Instagram (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@andrewambroselee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)

Follow Stenley Philippe on Instagram (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@snapasten⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)

Follow Stefanie Senior on Instagram (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@stefmsenior⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)

Cover Art by Megan Rika Young (Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@meganrika⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)

Theme Song by OTNES (Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mxotnes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)

Have a good daaay!

Comments

In Channel

God Does Like Ugly… Do We? | JID Album Discussion + Analysis (w/ Ben Izlar Jr.)

2025-09-1301:28:54

Lorde: the Femme Frank Ocean? | “Melodrama” Album Analysis (w/ Phil Iscove & Harper Thomson)

2025-09-0602:05:25

JID: The Almost GOAT | "The Forever Story" Album Analysis (w/ ReedMySole)

2025-08-3101:28:20

Lady Gaga: The Student Has Become The Master - Mayhem Album Analysis (w/ Fran Hoepfner)

2025-08-1601:27:47

Let God Sort Em Out – Balance, Precision & Purity | Clipse Album Analysis (w/ Ausar Stephens)

2025-08-0901:47:05

Lady Gaga's Joanne: Soul-Searching, Reinvention, and Americana Pop (w/ Brooke Solomon)

2025-08-0201:29:19

If You’re Reading This, It’s Drake at His Peak (w/ Jeremy Hecht)

2025-07-2601:23:57

J Cole is the Jordan Peterson of Rap | "2014 Forest Hills Drive" Album Analysis (w/ Sorcerer)

2025-07-2101:02:30

"Nothing Was The Same" Proved Drake Was a GOAT Contender | Album Breakdown (w/ ⁠Sorcerer)

2025-07-1956:56

Lady Gaga: Pop Star or Horror Auteur? | Fame Monster Analysis (w/ Jordan Gustafson)

2025-07-1201:24:14

Earl Sweatshirt’s "I Don’t Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside" 10-Year Retrospective (w/ Jack Riedy)

2025-07-0501:38:11

Kendrick the Concept vs. Kendrick the Man | “GNX” Deep Dive w/ Christina Carty & Racquel Callahan

2025-03-2101:34:58

Ab-Soul: The Rapper’s Rapper – Breaking Down “Soul Burger”

2025-03-0701:38:28

Doechii’s Alligator Bites Never Heal: Evolution, Not Imitation (w/ Ausar Stephens & Poetry Salaam)

2025-02-1401:44:23

Are We Supposed To Hate Gracie Abrams? | 'Secret of Us' Analysis + Discussion (w/ Sean Wilkinson & Alison Mink)

2025-02-0701:14:15

brat and it's an album review but also still brat | Discussion + Analysis (w/ Dakota West Foss)

2025-01-3101:21:25

what was brat??? | Charli XCX Discussion + Analysis (w/ Harper Thomson)

2025-01-2401:25:46

The Tragedy and Triumph of Katy Perry | ‘Part of Me’ Discussion + Analysis (w/ Erin Mallory Long)

2025-01-1801:23:18

Derapy & The New World | Childish Gambino Discussion & Analysis (w/ Derapy)

2025-01-1001:42:13

ScHoolboy Q’s "BLUE LIPS": tHank Pod 4 Me! | Discussion & Analysis (w/ Ausar Stephens)

2025-01-0301:43:04

00:00

God Does Like Ugly… Do We? | JID Album Discussion + Analysis (w/ Ben Izlar Jr.)

Andrew Ambrose Lee, Stenley Philippe, Jon Butts, & Dakota West Foss

#box-pro-ellipsis-175900234537322{-webkit-line-clamp:2;}God Does Like Ugly… Do We? | JID Album Discussion + Analysis (w/ Ben Izlar Jr.)

God Does Like Ugly… Do We? | JID Album Discussion + Analysis (w/ Ben Izlar Jr.)

Andrew Ambrose Lee, Stenley Philippe, Jon Butts, &amp; Dakota West Foss

God Does Like Ugly… Do We? | JID Album Discussion + Analysis (w/ Ben Izlar Jr.)

Andrew Ambrose Lee, Stenley Philippe, Jon Butts, & Dakota West Foss