Analytic Dreamz: Notorious Mass Effect - THE NOTORIOUS MASS EFFECT EPISODE 141 PT 1 // "IS ASTRO BOT THE NEW MARIO OF MODERN GAMING?"

Episode Date: September 18, 2024

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What's going on our internet, analytic here, aka Dreams, and I'd like to welcome you to mine, which I call the notorious Mass Effect podcast. I am your hip-hop and gaming news source with a little bit of R&B mixed in. Before we get into the episode 141, I want to give an update, of course, because every episode, we got to start off with an update. And this one is no different as I am thinking about expansion. Now, when it comes to expanding the brand as far as notorious mass effect, that entails a lot of things, of course. So to put it simply, or simply put, I'm thinking about creating a Patreon or a Discord.

And it's and or it's not both for right now. I want to slowly expand. But I think I'm at the point to where overall putting together a Patreon or Discord, because of my following on different platforms, would be best to centralize just the core audience and people who are really enthused from music and gaming topics because we have the gaming side we have the music side and on different platforms they so they support and um different scales like sometimes for my ticot majority music fans enjoy my tic talk platform and then when it comes to my youtube um analytic dream notorious mass effect youtube channel it primarily has a lot of gaming people intrigued as far as just the

duality of music info and gaming info so with that being said i think centralizing that as far as who really supports both and who would want to collaborate amongst each other having a platform for that i think is my main goal for this expansion so that's why i'm thinking of a patreon of discord don't exactly know how I'm going to go about it right now, but definitely click my link tree in my bio to let me know what you think of that idea. And if there's somebody out there who specializes in just Discord or Patreon as far as early growth management, let me know through my link tree, you know, email me or DM me on one of my social medias. And one of the things I was wanting to do along with the um well i guess along with this announcement is that i want to do a giveaway because

i have two elgado green screens so with that being said i want to do a giveaway but i want to make it specifically for content creators who listens to this podcast as i think that would be great as far as helping them in their early journey in content creation for the simple fact that recently i've been giving a lot of advice on a lot of things but uh one of the main things of course is a content creation and me having just green screens laying around don't tell me don't ask me how it just it just happened right shout out to amazon uh but basically i was wanting to do a giveaway so i'm going to construct a giveaway whenever i do launch the patreon or discord platform and i'm going to have whoever fits the criteria as far as the giveaway

uh enter hopefully that makes sense so yeah patreon the discord coming soon but as far as the future of course we're going to be going as usual as far as the content when it comes to gameplay walkthroughs i'm still going to focus on playing outlaws and then astrobot

those are two games that's on my list and as far as overall platforms being considered, all of them are doing well. So that's pretty nice if I do say so myself. And that is why I thought about expanding because at this point, I think it would be best to get somebody who's great at content management and also editing. Because of course, I do a lot of the editing myself. If I can maybe offload some of that to somebody else while also attaching something with

it as far as monetary value, you know, don't want people out here just slaving away from me. you know i definitely uh pay the people who help me out as far as the notorious mass effect already so when adding somebody else you know uh you can assume the same will be done to you as far as you know be being taken care of and things of that nature so um yeah hopefully all that made sense but if not just no i'm thinking about starting a patreon or discord platform while also um looking for somebody to to specialize in content management and um I would say manager, but that sounds too, too formal. So just a content manager as far as slash editor.

Hopefully that makes sense. So anyways, all the announcements out the way as far as personally, completely moved into the new spot and got settled. So now, you know, it's definitely the overall feel and vibe I was looking for as far as having just a battle station to create content in and just reward myself on. of the monetary things that's been happening because of the success that we've been achieving. So yeah, with that being said, for this specific episode, we're getting into is Astrobot the new Mario of Modern Gaming?

I know that's a mouthful and I didn't want to be disrespectful and oh, I didn't want to be disrespectful to Mario fans, but still, this has to be a question that's asked because of the amount of of thought and love that was put into this game called Astrobot. That's exclusively on the PlayStation platform. See, I had to say that. See, now all the Xbox fans mad at me. They like, why are you talking about a PlayStation exclusive being game of the year when you know? Actually, there's really nothing else to know. Like, there's no other game that could be up for Game of the Year.

So Astroby is really running away with the title. but we're going to see if it actually finishes off the year with that title because of course I mean we only have like three more months left than a year so astrobot is really putting together a strong resume when it comes to when it comes to campaigning for that game of the year's spot so with that being said also we're getting into a lot of other things of course big Sean and his unfortunate first first thing week sales getting into the weekend his album announcement we're going to get into post malone and his fortunate sales he definitely impacted the charts album wise and single wise we're going to get

into that and then interestingly enough we are going to get into dream con this is another one of my main goals as far as uh the expanding of the brand dream con i will be going to in houston texas I forget when that is, but that is something that I will be going to. So if you're listening to this and you are also going, definitely make sure to contact me and we can set some up as far as a meetup or whatever because I think it's always great to give back. And one of the things I was wanting to give back is that advice as far as just the growth and everything as far as the podcast because one of the main things about doing a podcast,

especially the way I'm doing it is that I focus on audio so you don't see my face too often it's not like I'm hot in my face but it's just not something that's a priority which even that's an announcement in itself because my next gameplay walkthrough I am thinking about adding video element along with it and then of course we're going to build off of that but you know that's I don't want to get ahead of myself but just know a lot of things are in the works so obviously I've been posting consistently on all my platforms but not as consistent. as I've been wanting to, but still more consistent than most others. But, you know, I'm not.

You know what I mean? Who's keeping score, right? You know what I mean? Who's counting? But just letting y'all know that I'm always game planning and strategizing as far as the future is concerned. So, DreamCon, I will be there. So I'm definitely going to do a segment in this episode, just covering the overall event and just how to get tickets, things of that nature.

And I can't wait to get into that. Also, we're going to get into a lot of gaming news talk. when again get into a lot of different gaming um well a lot of games in specific uh alien isolation is one of the games i wanted to get into because when a company as far as a gaming developer actually makes AI that's basically have um an evolved um sense of i don't even know how to put it basically with AI and having the enhanced version and having an innovative

well seemingly an innovative version of AI to where everybody is noticing that this AI is better than most other games that they play because they talk about how the enemy quote unquote adapts to your play style

to the point where you think it's a real human that's against you. So that's something that doesn't happen too often especially for Ubisoft games. You know, I don't know why I had to throw that in there, but you know, them Ubisoft developers. They be, they be having the most dumbfounded AI ever created. So, yeah, let's just put it like that. So that's why I wanted to touch on alien isolation.

And of course, we're going to end with a little bit of beef because that seems to be a great, that seems to have great reception as far as like how I end off the episode. So we're going to get into global beef. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, we're getting into global beef. So United States versus TikTok, United States versus Ticketmaster. And then we have Young Miami versus Akin Joe Budden because that's a pretty big topic. And then Dr. Umar versus hip hop. That is the topic we are ending off this episode with.

So you already know that this is going to be a jam-packed episode because if that's the topic we're ending off with, hey, you're in store for a good one. So anyways, with that being said, definitely make sure to click by the bottom. link tree on my bios and follow my different social medias while also following my video platform because there's a video version to this episode analytic dreams video on Spotify for all my podcast listeners for my YouTubers who's you know basically came over to the platform based off of my YouTube because looking at the analytics that's happening more and more often which I appreciate y'all but when it comes to YouTube they get content after the fact which is by design because podcasting is where my main priorities lie.

So with that being said, definitely follow my analytic dreams video on Spotify for my podcast listeners because that specific podcast channel has the video along with the audio. I believe Red Circle's working on something with video, but as of now, it's just not available. So with that being said, before we're getting to episode 141, you know for the intro, I have to get into the top affectors of the masses because when it comes to the video game industry, when it comes to the music industry, there's a lot that's confusing for certain consumers.

But what's not confusing is the objective facts as far as what's the top five games, albums, and songs that's been released as far as currently and what's actively dominating the charts. So with that being said, let's start with albums, right? And you already know, Travis Scott is nowhere to be seen because the first week sales that he had a historical number as far as 360,000 first week. That was basically off selling bundles like t-shirts, hoodies, socks, etc. So unsurprising that the second week he's dropped. You know, I don't even actually, let me look this up. He was vying for that number one spot and then now currently he is nowhere on the top 15. But you know what is on the top 50?

Utopia, because it's actually an album that people are streaming and buying units instead of buying socks for it. So if Utopia was bundled, maybe it would be higher. But of course, the Days Before the Rodeo 10-year anniversary album that had a ginormous first week sales number dropped completely out of the top 50. So what didn't drop out of the top 50, deservedly so, was, Sabrina Carpenter short and sweet, which is the most played album in the world. So with that being said, we're going to start from number five and go to number one. I just wanted to say number one first just to kill the suspense. So anyways, the biggest gangster of the industry is coming at in number five as far as the top five albums are concerned with the tortured poets department via Taylor Swift.

she currently is selling around 51,000 consistently with her album which is which makes it the fifth most play album in the world so with that being said then we get into morgan walling one thing at a time which is the fourth most play album at the in the world coming at around 51,500 units as far as consistently being sold with this project and then at the third most play album in the world we have the rise and fall of the Midwest princess. Talk about the album title. That is phenomenal. And that is performed by Chappelle Rowan, which has 54,000 units being sold weekly with

her project. And then you have the second most play album in the world, which we'll be covering in its entirety in this episode with around 72,000 units sold consistently with the project. And then, of course, because I've already killed the suspense, Sabrina Carpenter's Shorten Suite coming at a 117,000, which is not even, it's not even a close race anymore because, of course, she's actually selling music and having her fan base consume the music. Just think if she was actually doing bundles along with the music. But you know, that's a whole other discussion. So with that being said, let's, well, let me recap the top five albums in the world.

So we have the biggest gangster in the music industry with the twirling. portrait post a poets department coming in at the fifth most play album morgan walling one thing at a time coming in at the fourth most play album chapelle rowan the rise and fall of the midwest princess coming in at the third most play album post malone f1 trillion coming in at the second most play album and then Sabrina carpenter short and sweet coming in at the most played album in planet earth on planet earth that is phenomenal so um if you was wondering 117000 consistently sold as far as a project for a Sabrina carpenter which is just insane so anyways switching gears a little bit let's get into tracks and specifically

the tracks that are impacting the masses as this list is jam packed with the same people who have the albums out dominating the charts as Sabrina carpenter has one two three tracks in the top five So I mean, talk about dominance. I mean, taste by Sabrina Carpenter is the fifth most played track in the world. Please, please, please. It's the fourth most played track in the world. And then Expresso is the third most play track in the world. It reminds me of when Drake put out Scary Hours 3, I think, with a little baby,

Rick Ross, and somebody else. Let me see, scary hours. No, scary hours two with what's next, once in these, Lemon Pepper Freestyle, which was a tremendous three-pack, but it ended up all being in the top five, one after another, which reminds me of the Sabrina Carpenter, have an espresso, please, please, and taste all in a row as far as the top five is considered. So shout out to Sabrina, just completely dominating the music industry. And unlike hip-hop, I don't see anybody pitting their top stars against each other as far as Sabrina and Taylor Swift. Actually, they're giving kudos to one another.

So don't you just love camaraderie and every other genre besides hip hop? So that being said, the second most played track in the world is I'd had some help. And talk about that title because Post Malone can by himself impact the masses when it comes to putting out music. As he has an actual whole project titled The Diamond Project. Now, more specifically, the album is actually titled, let me see. um where is it at i don't know where i found it oh okay so the diamond collection excuse me that came out in april 21st 2023 that has an hour and seven minutes of just straight tracks that have went r i double a certified diamond which if you don't know i mean that's like a actually i forget

how much it is i think it's like a i think that's 10 million how let me see how many i believe for a diamond is 10 million iAA diamond certification okay so basically the whole diamond collection is filled with a field with tracks who by r i double a certifications must sell at least 10 million units in the united states this includes physical sales digital downloads and streams with 150 streams equating to one unit, which that number's a little bit off. It's definitely like 1,500. I don't know what they got there from.

It's definitely like 14 to 1,500 streams. I mean, I guess it depends on what, actually it doesn't depend on one platform. Because Spotify is like the highest because of it being a DSP. So it's definitely 1400 streams to equating one unit. So, yeah, just think of that as far as the 10 million units sold. And each and every track having that specific account. accomplishment from R I double A. So I don't know how I got into a whole oh because the track I had some help. So just imagine attaching a guy like Morgan Wallen who by himself has been putting up

gold diamond type tracks especially last year with um I think it was last night. I think that's what that track is called that was just impacting the masses for the whole 2023. Let's see. Yeah, last night that track and then of course morgan walla had all type of other tracks that was impacting the masses when it comes to uh music consumption so having a collaborative effort and then titling the track i have some help i mean goodness at that point just wrap it up i mean that is just an automatic smash if i've ever seen one because i guess the weekend tried to do the same with post malone not too long ago if y'all don't remember that track post malone i mean not the post malone the weekend tried to do the same thing with post Malone and that didn't have the same effect the track

one right now some people forget that the track with post Malone in the weekend titled one right now had the same amount of marketing push behind it but did not have this amount of marketing success as far as i had some help you would have thought it had the same with the two names on the track but it effectively did it especially to their standards so very interesting that to it biggest artists in the world put out a track together and it didn't have to stay in power that post malone and morgan wall and is having currently because that track has been on the charts for about 17 weeks and it's still in the top two slide and it's top two but not one but number one is shabuzzi once again just proven that if you authentically love two genres is going to

showcase in your music because the mix between hip hop and country is perfected by shibuzi on this album where i'm where i've been isn't where i'm going which is to this day my favorite album of twenty twenty four i mean the amount of uniqueness in this album as far as the artistic expression it's just beyond insane listening to drink don't need no mix and him starting off uh actually no it's not I mean, I like that track. But I'm talking about this specific track as far as the most played track in the world. A bar song starts off with My Baby Wanna Burkin. She's been telling me all night long.

And then he just goes into a whole country type of track and type of vibe. Whereas everybody knows the whole Balenciaga Birken bag type of type of theatrics that's done in hip hop as far as like. having a girl and spoiling her so combining it to as organically as he did as far as the playoff whiskey which you know thinking about it people in country talk about the same things people in hip-hop do when it comes to drinking but the way that they put it it's a little bit more um sonically pleasing to a different demographic let me just put it like that but surprisingly enough if you listen to enough country you would realize they all talking about the same thing that they kill Rodway for it, just constantly talking about heartbreak and how they drink their

problems away. So anyways, I think Shibuzzi blended that perfectly, which is why that's my favorite album of 2024. But anyways, to recap the top five, of course, Sabrina Carpenter takes up three of the top five when it comes to tracks as Tase, please, please, please, and espresso takes up five to three as far as the top five in the world. Most plays tracks. And then number two comes in I had some help with Post Malone feature in working walling number two most played track in the world and then the most played track in well on earth is a barrage song by shibuzi that's been on the charts for a whopping 21 weeks and it's still number one I mean talk about song of the summer this track is representing for us folks let me just say that so

Shout out to Shabuzi being one of the only people to actually affect the masses without starting any drama or having his biggest track be an entire diss to another human. But you know, that's besides the point. You know what I'm saying? I'm not like saying any names, Kendrick. But, you know, besides that point, let's switch gears and go from music to gaming. Because one of the things about gaming is that gaming is an expensive hobby. It's definitely not something you should get into if you're struggling financially. I'm not trying to be funny.

I'm actually giving you financial advice. With buying games, buying consoles is a luxury. And you should not choose buying entertainment over food, shelter, and what else? There's another one. Anyways, food and shelter and probably like water? Yeah, that's probably the other one. There's probably something else. Anyways, you give it what I'm saying, right?

The main priorities that you need to live should not come second to buy. buying entertainment. Why am I saying that? Because of the news I'm going to get into with the PS5 Pro and the announcement that was made about the price. So yeah, the top most play games on Steam. Let's start with the PC players out there because of course everybody knows that their top five never changes. And I say never changes and we're going to get into one of the more specific changes in the top five, which is ironic. As Banana is still in the top five with 331,000 players currently playing right now. And then number four, we have PubG battlegrounds,

consistently putting on to where you recognize the longevity is blatant with PubG and real gamers, just acknowledging and giving PubG as flowers for popularizing the Battle Real mode, even though Fortnite came and took it to a whole other level. But still, people recognize PubG as being the first battle real to really take it to a global scale, as far as the masses in battle a battle reaile is considered because you had h1 z1 h1 z1

battle uh pub g battlegrounds fortnight apex legends tried to take it to a whole not level but even though it was a solid game statistically speaking we had h1 z1 being uh popular in the battle reaugh format PubG came, took a whole other level, and then Fortnite just took it out of this world when it comes to recognition as far as the gaming universe is considered. So at number three, the third most played game on PC is Black Myth Wu Kong.

I mean, talk about a game with un-fathomable numbers. Being a single-player game, having this amount of, of consistency week after week month after month well not month of the month because it just came out but week after week as far as uh its player count is a testament to the quality that black myth wukon has and it's definitely a game of the year contender at this point especially with the amount of praise it's been getting from players it does have some optimization issues but we're going to get to that in the second. Then the second most played game in the world when it comes to Steam players is

Dota 2. The top two is never going to change with PC players, which, you know what I mean? If it's a game like this, then I guess I understand because it's more competitive than just have fun, you know, technically black myth and banana. Well, I don't know too much about banana, but I know black myth. It's just more of like a game of having fun by yourself. But as far as the top two, number two is Dota 2 with like 632,000 players playing right now. And the Counter Strike 2 comes in at the most played game on Steam, which is not even close. 1.2 million. I mean, goodness, 1.2 million people playing right now.

You probably, there's a high percentage that one of y'all probably playing Counterstrike 2 right now listening to this podcast. And with that being said, that's the top five games on PC. So we have Banana at number 5, PubG Battlegrounds at number 4, Black Myth Wukong at number 3. Dota 2 and number 2 And then of course the most play Game on PC Is Counter Strike 2 Switching over to

Xbox we are getting into The most play games On this specific platform Because of course we're going to get into a couple games that is Let's just say it's not allowed On Xbox So Black Myth being one of them

Astrobot being another one But let's just talk about the games there are on the Xbox platform before I get crucified by their fan base. So NBA 2K25, standard edition, is the most play game on Xbox right now, which definitely takes away my basketball card because I completely forgot this game came out.

I ain't even going to lie to you. But what game I didn't forget came out was Space Marine 2, which is another strong contender for game of the year, as a lot of positive reception has been coming around as far as, specific game and Warhammer is just one of those type of franchises that when they have this type of game and they're getting this type of praise it's not for it's not fabricated it's definitely their strong

fan base and also the casuals coming together to to give a general a general consensus that this specific game is the is the best in the franchise so especially Place Marine 2 is definitely a game with a year candidate and it comes in at number second as far as or number two as far as the most played game on the Xbox platform. With that being said, 2K once again comes in at number three as far as the most played game on the Xbox platform because of it having an all-star edition. So shout out to y'all just shelling out money for the 2K platform, 2K company to continuously give y'all micro transactions after you buy the game or pay 70 to 150 a

dollar to the main edition just to buy more micro transactions so shout out to y'all for ruining ruining the economy when it comes to gaming then we go to the fourth most play game on the platform which is of course another sports game EA college football 25 which is making its mark on every platform as madden came came out after college football, I believe. And college football still is outselling Madden currently. Now, some will say it's because of the college football season going on right now. But guess what?

So it's the NFL season. So it seems that college football is a strong candidate to overtake Madden as the most popular football game in the world, which we could have all seen coming. It's the entire reason why all the college athletes wanted to get paid more simply for the fact that. that all of these colleges were getting paid off of EA, putting their institutions into the game, but guess who wasn't getting paid, the athletes? So now with the NIL deal, it makes this game possible because you are effectively compensating the athletes that you are making money off of. And now is it the best system? Probably not, but with NIL, it's definitely a start. So, that being said

and also if you want to hear me go into depth about the whole college football 25 because I've already talked about it just look up college football 25 or just look up college football analytic dreams and it'll definitely pop up on whatever podcast platform you listen listening on

rounding off the top five spot for the Xbox platform we have Hogwarts legacy I mean talk about witchcraft as finest one of the biggest things Hogwarts legacy does correctly

is pander towards the fans as for the first time in the long time call of duty was not the best selling game in a year that was hoggwards legacy just last year hoggwards legacy was the best selling video game of 2023 call of duty held that title for the previous seven to eight years so safe to say that's a pretty big deal when it comes to overtaking just a ginormous mammoth when it comes to consistently dominating the video game sales charts and overtaking that as a single player is insane. So shout out to the Harry Potter fans out there collectively coming together to showcase why their franchise is not to be messed with as far as the fan base and the support as Hogwarts legacy in surprising fashion took over as the most played the most

sales just the overall most consumed video game of 2023 so with that being said let's get back into the top five as far as the xbox platform is considered number five we have hoggworth legacy number four we have college football number three we have the nba 2k 25 all-star edition number two we have space marina two and then of course the best selling game on the platform of xbox is the base edition of mba 2k 25 and then switching gear to mobile told you i wasn't going to forget about my mobile gamers out there as i'm definitely going to put more respect on mobile gamers name because if you really think about it without mobile gaming will we really get to a platform like a xbox a playstation a nintendo because it all

starts from your phone and then people realize that hey gaming is actually pretty fun and then they get an entire system based on it because everybody needs a phone technically speaking but not everybody needs a gaming console which is something I was hinting at at the beginning of the segment but anyways getting back into the top five mobile games in the world of course at number five we have warhammer which again based off the people who made space marina too that's currently the second most play game on the xbox platform so it's the fifth most play mobile game as far as just the warhammer 40,000 tactitious. So not to get confused with Space Marina 2.

This is a completely different game titled Warhammer 40,000 tactitious, which is the fifth most played game on a mobile platform. Then you have Dragonnear, Silent Gods coming in at the fourth most play mobile game, squadbusters coming in at the third most play mobile game, Cookie Run Kingdom coming into the second most played game. And then, of course, the notorious mobile game that has everybody just being completely oblivious to their surroundings to catch that shiny Pokemon Go, the most played mobile game on Earth.

So that being said, getting back into the top five of mobile games and everybody and the most popular mobile games, Warhammer 40,000 tacticians coming in at number five, Dragon Air Silent Gods coming in a number four, squad buses coming in at number three, Cookie Run Kingdom coming in at number two and then unsurprisingly, the most played mobile game in the world is Pokemon Go. So that's your top five mobile games when it comes to impacting the masses. Now, let's switch gears and get into my favorite platform. I know that's going to upset a lot of people, but hey, at this point, some people just got to tell it like it is. And like it is, it's not like it ain't, because these are objective facts.

Now with that being said, without further ado, you already know top five is consisting of AstroBite because guess what? Xbox ain't got it? No, I'll just play. All my Xbox games out there are probably heated right now, yelling at their screen saying all type of derogatory expeditives at me right now. But anyways, that's okay. So top five PlayStation games, we have Madden 25 coming in at number five.

So, Call of Duty coming in at number four, Astrobot coming in at number three, Fortnite, surprisingly was out of the top five for Xbox, but it's in the top two for PlayStation, so that's a surprising stat nonetheless. And then the most played game in the world, because like I just recently mentioned, I completely forgot this game came out, which should take my hooper card. I ain't going to lie to you, but I've been hooping recently. I've been getting triple doubles. I know how that go, you know what I mean?

It's just a little something, you know what I mean? he just saw Illuminati in the flesh. I mean, I don't know if he would want to play me, but, you know, it'd be like that. So anyways, NBA 2K-25 comes in at the most played game on the PlayStation platform. So, of course, the top five is EA Sports Madden, NFL 25. Number four is Call of Duty. Number three is Astrobot. Number two is Fortnite.

And then the most played game on both platforms at this point is NBA, well, the base edition of NBA 2K-25 when it comes to PlayStation. Xbox another interesting game that was left off this list was space marine two so space marine two being number two on the Xbox platform but completely left off on the top five when it comes to PlayStation is very interesting and not even top five completely left off on the top ten as I'm looking at it yeah that is pretty interesting as far as the but that's why I go over each specific platform because what's popular on one platform isn't the same but PlayStation Xbox as doda 2 is nowhere on PlayStation or Xbox which i think is a pc only game if i'm not mistaken but um interestingly enough marvel versus capcom fighting collection

arcade classics is now available um if you wanted to purchase that but that's just something i wanted to throw out there because i i know there's a lot of people i mean that's one of the goat uh one of the goat franchises when it comes to fighting game so just wanted to throw that little tip bit in there but enough of the sales let's get into the topics we have for 141 which is titled is Astrobot the new Mario of modern gaming but before we get into the notorious mass effect episode 141 make sure to click my link tree in my bio to access my social medias and follow to keep up my latest activities if you want to support the show financially click my cash app link located

towards the bottom of my link tree as it helps the show overall. Also, make sure to show this podcast rating the show five stars as this helps the show reach more people so we can grow together and affect the masses. Now, let's get into the goat of the hip hop industry. As you already know, everybody loves when I start the episode out with another drink topic. So let's get into that right now. I'll put it in the front page, back page, middle of the page, wherever. Headliners, column one or two, we will win game two.

We will win game two. This is Drake. The most exclusive and quiet, homocrossing spots in the world. Michelin star. Chef Jackie has here from someone. Preparing some exquisite dishes for us. Analytic Dreams video to see the video along with the audio, because this This man, Drake, must be getting paid a ginormous amount from steak to give these completely cringe-worthy ads.

Anyways, let's get back into it. Excited to welcome me back to steak in quiet places. Come on now. Give us something crazy here. That's crazy. All right, ladies and gentlemen. Now that was not a stake ad. That was just me showcasing how Drake cannot care less that everybody and the mom is talking about the Kendrick Lamar Super Bowl announcement for the show in 2025.

Now, the reason why we're doing a segment over Drake once again is not only because he's the goat, but it's because he literally dropped an entire project worth, no, not even a project, a whole documentary worth of content titled 100 gigs. Now, an interesting angle that I have not touched on yet when it comes to the 100 gigs is the anticipation for the project Iceman. There's a specific Iceman reference that's being made through social media posts, particularly through his quote-unquote fake Instagram titled Plot Twist, where he keeps on talking about this one racer titled Kimmy Rekkonen. I don't even know if I'm saying it right. But basically, Drake is a huge fan of this guy titled Kimmy Rekhounen. Let me put him up on the screen just in case he has an actual Instagram account. Because I don't know who this man is, but he's been making a huge kerfuffle when it comes to the Drake fandom, simply for the fact that Drake's a huge fan of this man and is seemingly titling his next album after this man's huge influence on.

him so with that being said let's look okay so this is basically him at practice this is okay um you see i think this is him and his wife so definitely Drake speed now let me shoot all right that's crazy okay all right so uh Kimmy is uh which is crazy because I think I'm saying this name right anyways is another thing that Drake has been referring to as Val Kimmer who played Iceman in the movie Top Gunn and Drake also posted about him continuing the theme of Iceman these are things put together by us OVO warriors so of course this segment is just to put it all together for the masses so it's easily consumable if that's a word because if this is actually the title of Drake's next album it will make sense in the line of the randomness that he titles his albums because of course course, Scorpion came out of nowhere. Where in the world did we get any type of hint towards Scorpion being the album that officially was released on all DSPs? And then you have for all the dogs and then you have Certified Level Boy. Those are more in line because of course people are comparing

that to the trilogy of Certified Level. Certified Love Boy, honestly never mind for all the dogs. People are considering that a trilogy even though nobody in their mom came out said it was a trilogy. But that's what the fans do. So now, whenever Drake is obviously hinting at a bunch of Iceman type type themes, as far as Kimmy, as far as Val Kimmer, who played Iceman in the movie Top Gun, as far as general Iceman references as the Iceman and Toronto is a whole entire establishment. And Drake actually posted about that and connecting that to the overall unreleased content. that will be 2.0 Iceman. So a lot of people are adopting this Iceman theme from Drake because he's posting it to his quote unquote fake Instagram and a lot of people are referring to the overall meaning of it as

Iceman is technically a superhero who can lower his body temperature, freeze moisture in the air. You know, a lot of superhero nerd themes that go along with this. But the main thing is that his powers have evolved to the point where he can manipulate ice at a molecule molecular level showcasing vast potential now the biggest thing i think it's how you said level showcasing vast potential now the biggest thing i think comes with the iceman is that the superhero is ice code i mean that's literally the depths that i think drake was thinking about when it came to referring to iceman over and over again for this uh mysterious project that may be titled iceman Because having your heart on ice is something that Rod Wave sung about.

And I think that's something that Drake is continuously hinting at as far as all, well, everybody coming at him from higher ups when it comes to in this, when it comes to huge company CEOs, whether we're talking about. Y'all know the CEOs that have been coming at Drake. But if you don't know. so that um who's the name the amazon CEO not jeff bezos um it was somebody else anyways they don't like Drake um there was somebody else as far as let me see if i can actually pull this up because i definitely had the overall um i had the overall list as far as who didn't like Drake and i think i completely lost it let me see um oh okay here we go so basically when Kendrick came out and talked about how he was headlining the Super Bowl.

I took that information and basically put on Front Street why this is happening in the first place. So hopefully I can find it. I don't think it's this one. I think it may be. Okay, I think it's this one. Okay, so as far as Rock Nation, that's Jay-Z. as far as Kendrick i don't know if kentrick's actually on here yeah i'm not going to spend too much time looking for it but i do think it's very important as far as like what i'm actually talking about

but it's seemingly not popping up so that's cool that that is perfectly fine with me not having the actual uh names for the people i'm trying to yeah i can't find it all right so anyways um with kendrick and the actual performance there's a lot of hands that go into it Roger Goodell Jay-Z and then there's somebody else who's under the Amazon mantra because of course you have to put together a resume to be on a Super Bowl unless you're like a Rihanna who completely disregarded music for her Fenty beauty conglomerate that's made her a disgusting amount of money so I'm definitely not discrediting in the move by any sense of the imagination but her

music fans are probably beyond upset so that being considered you have to together a resume to go on the Super Bowl-like performances. Usher had a whole residency in L.A. before he headlined the Super Bowl in Las Vegas. But not L.A. He had a whole residency in Las Vegas before he headlined the Super Bowl that was in Las Vegas. When it comes to actually getting the Super Bowl halftime show, there's a lot of business behind the scenes that ends up happening. And a lot of people were criticizing the fact that Little Wayne was not chosen to perform at new orleans because of the super bowl being in new Orleans and because of the past deal that was struck with jZ rock nation and

NFL basically giving jZ the main say over who's the headliner when it comes to the super bowl because the overall um depiction of what I was trying to put together was let me see top five no um 10 oh performers we're going to get to why this makes all the sense in the world in the second because there's a reason why drake is is completely dropping content every other week it's because of stuff like this so when j z took over which was like 2019 i believe he had shakira jennifer lopez with bad bunny and j balvin in 2020 right that was supposedly when i'm jumping around now but that is supposedly when drake was approached with the idea of headlining the Super Bowl. Drake reportedly turned, uh, turned that down. And then in 2021, he was approached again to headline the Super Bowl. And then once again, he turned it down.

Now, why is this? People don't remember. But back in 2020, back in 2019, and even 2021, the black community and the NFL was having the biggest argument and the biggest kerfuffle that you've ever seen in life. Because the whole Colin Kaepernick movement, the whole Black Lives Matter movement, combined with the fact the NFL seemed to not care about either, made it to where if you watch, if you support it to Super Bowl, you were not of the black community. So whenever Drake is turning down the Super Bowl in 2019, 2020 and 2021, one could argue that he would have done the Super Bowl if NFL just blatantly didn't care about black people back then. So when they brought in Jay-Z to basically coddle the black community and give them more of a pacifier to get back into the good graces of the black community, that's when we start to see the weekend perform on 2021, Dr. Dre, 2022, Rihanna, who was pregnant at the time, 2023, and then now you had Usher. And then the next installment is going to be Kendrick.

So Jay-Z been wanting to get more hip-hop-like people to perform at NFL. It's just when he took over. It was a very tumultuous time because of the NFL blatantly not caring about black issues. So with that being said, that could have been one of the reasons to why Drake turned down the Super Bowl during those years. But hey, what do I know? Right. So with that being said, why not I said that? Oh yeah, because his new track Iceman is basically hinting at the fact that he has gone cold towards the industry.

Everybody in the mom is now seemingly against him. The higher-ups have all come together as a collective to end his run. And he's talked about that numerous times, but now it's coming to fruition because Kendrick headlined in the Super Bowl under management by Jay-Z and the hometown of Little Wayne, who is ultimately catching a stray simply because, because of the back and forth industry politics when it comes to Drake and Jay-Z. So with that being said, that's the reason why I'm even talking about this Iceman, because if Drake's actually hinting towards another project titled Iceman, I think he's actually going to be exposing a lot of industry secrets

and going at certain people and his track, Iceman, because now he's turned cold on all his so-called industry friends, even though he has the entire track titled No Friends in the Industry. Now you can say that's a reach, right? But Iceman from Kimmy Raconin, the Motorsport Racer, is known for his unfazed attitude on and off the track. So in 2006, when Iceman went to his yacht after his engine overheated in the middle of the race, Drake posted that specific moment and that is too connected to. to the overall project

because he is now unfazed and now he is going to be unfazed on and off the track quote unquote because he's taken over this ice man mantra you have to stick with me because it's it gets deep I mean it's a lot of reasons

why people are able to guess what albums are going to come from certain artists you just really have to pay attention so one of the other things I wanted to touch on was that Drake's 100 gigs was now, well, is now showing footage of him collaborating with YG and mustard, who both just flop.

So that's Drake being petty. And then, of course, another moment of his 100 gigs has a Kendrick Lamar video, which is for nothing was the same time, I believe. It was in that era. But anyways, Drake was talking about how, Kendrick when No, no, no, 40, who is

Drake's producer, said when Kendrick told me he wanted to be on the track, it just made so much sense. Oh, the brilliance, so good. It basically said that Kendrick was considered for collaboration. However, the collab never came because, of course, Kendrick hates Drake and everything about Drake. So it never happened.

But when nothing was the same came, out i mean of course uh kendrick dropped his control verse before the album uh and if you don't believe me i mean nothing was the saying came out september 2013 control verse came out august 2013 so y'all just tell me who's obsessed and who's been obsessed for the longest right so anyways um all those tip bits was just to let you know that ice man is the seemingly new album title for whenever drake puts out his new album. That's the overall consensus that we're getting

from the OVO Warriors, which I would say I'm a part of that, but I feel like I'm objective enough to the point where y'all understand that I just want to hear good raps. So everybody was talking about how Kendrick Lamar's track he put up on Instagram

was like phenomenal. But then in the next, literally in the same breath, they was like, but I would never listen to it again. I'm like how in the world does that work? Like the type of critiques, no, the type of big ups and acknowledgement that Kendrick gets for his tracks, I mean, it's just never been said about Drake. I mean, oh, it's so phenomenal, masterful, but I'm never going to listen to it again. Like, what? Those two do not go together, my brother.

So, yeah, Kendrick's getting all type of pleas caught for him by hip hop heads. But, you know, that's okay. Because, I mean, he's literally talking to us like he's just holier than now, even though. So yeah. So with Drake and this actual album is about to come, well, not about to come out, this actual album he's teasing titled Iceman. I think it's a great depiction of the fact that he's turned cold to the industry because a lot of people have turned on him. And when it comes to higher-ups all coming together as a collective to take him off, I mean, it's pretty plain as day. little wayne him being the icon in new orleans j z having control over who headlines but he goes with

kentrick lamart amazon CEO completely despising drake to the point where he gives a whole streaming platform as far as giving the main page to the pop-out show so everybody in the world can watch along to kendrick talk uh calling drake of peck of And then ultimate stab in the back is that UMG and Drake is currently at odds simply for the fact that Kendrick is getting so much marketing push with Not Like Us and Drake's track seemingly is having a hard time trying to stay on the charts which is why now Drake has took Madison to his own hands and he's been releasing music in a very illegal way the way the way he's releasing and content and music is illegal. You give 400 million to somebody and don't let nobody tell you, oh, it's Drake, he's going to recoup that. Reportedly, Drake makes like 60 to 70 million a year from music alone. So with that being considered, 400 million is still a lot to give somebody,

to just constantly put out music and content for free because you still have to recoup off of that because no telling where the value is going to go if he just starts to dump all the money in free content and free platforms so with that being said um yeah Drake has a lot to consider when it comes to this Iceman project reportedly but overall I just wanted y'all to know that when it comes to Drake dropping a hundred gigabytes worth of content on a free platform best believe me we are going to get into every single detail of it because this is like if lebron dropped a hundred gigabytes of his behind the scenes of how he rose to fame um or he just rose to the top so this is literally the top performer objectively speaking this is the top performer releasing all the

behind the scenes footage of how he performed and how he came to the top so um safe to say if you don't love hip hop then you probably don't love 100 gigs because a top performer putting out the the secret sauce to as far as the behind the scenes if you're not getting into that then uh i don't know if you like this genre in the first place so with that being said uh click my link to in my bio, let me know on one of my social media's, what do you think about Drake hinting towards a whole entire project titled Iceman?

And do you think that overall Drake is officially kicked out of the music industry when it comes to his corporate ties? There you go. Give me one more. Who is he talking to?

Ah! Come on. Not for real. Like, who is he talking? to. Just like that. You must be picing to Adonis. You ready? Exactly. What to deal with everybody. All right, before he gets into his spill, Analytic Dreams video on Spotify to see the video along with the audio.

Because after exiting church service and just, you know, praising the Lord, you come to find out that this announcement made by the one and only Kendrick Lamar just leads me to believe that the Lord or the devil, depending on which one or how you perceive this video, works in mysterious ways. So anyways, let's keep going. I named Kendrick Lamar and I'll be performing at Super Bowl 59. Will you be pulling up? I hope so.

You know there's only one opportunity to win the championship. No round tools. Let's get it. Boom! I won't want you to miss it. Meet me in New Orleans. February 9th, 2025. Wear your best dress, too, even if you're watching from home.

Let's go. So I'm talking about, man. Now we can get to it for real. Come on, you got a... Whoa! Look at this man's fit. If this man don't look like a unlocked, no, a locked DLC character at an NFL street, I don't know what is because this man's fit is beyond ridiculous.

To it, for real, come on. You can tell he never played football in his life. But, you know, that's what's the point. All jokes aside, Roger Goodell, who is the CEO of the National Football League, Lucian Grange, who's the CEO of Universal Music Studios, John Janick, who's the CEO for Interscope Records, the label, the subdivision, I might add, to the biggest music label in the world,

which is Universal Music Group, and had a huge impact as far as this specific track, not like us, having such tremendous impact on the charts, which is currently the ninth most played track in the world. Shout out to Sabrina Carpenter finally pushing him out of the top three. I mean, goodness, how long could the masses listen to a pedophile anthem without getting tired of it? So when that dropped out of the top three, which just happened, literally just happened, because Sabrina Carpenter put out her new album, short and sweet, that broke all type of records selling 362,000.

first week talking about an achievement right then this announcement comes after the downslide or you know the i'm not going to say the downward spiral but basically the slide of not like us going from the top three to the ninth most play track in the world which is still significant as far as the hold is had on the charts this type of announcement will inevitably push it back up I don't know if it would be in top three, but people will probably listen to Not Like Us a little bit more for the simple fact that Kendrick Lamar is set to headline the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show. Taking place February 9th, like he just said, 2025 at Caesar's Superdome in New Orleans. And this will mark his second Super Bowl appearance because if you don't know, his first one was when Dr. Dre headlined the halftime show and he brought. brought out 50 cent M&M, Kendrick Lamar.

I think there was somebody else. I think Mary J. Blige he brought out. Yeah. So Kendrick's already been at us, he's already performed at a Super Bowl halftime show. Now, why in the world did I name all of those CEOs at the beginning of this segment? Well, I'm glad you asked.

I want y'all to just follow along with me as I go down just a lot of tidbits that you should know before getting into this, before getting into how this actually happened. So Jay-Z, which is, or who is, the greatest rapper to ever live, ever touch a mic, he is the owner of Rock Nation. So one of the things about marketing is that cross-collaborative efforts is needed to boost your exposure to the masses.

So Rock Nation has a collaborative contract with the NFL, which is technically labeled live music entertainment strategists. And that is for Jay-Z to uphold and to oversee. So what does this mean? The partnership is basically to uplift the entertainment offerings and ensure that the Super Bowl halftime show

features top-tier talent. So with that being said, Kaepernick, Colin Kaepernick, had his whole debacle with the NFL because he took a knee during the U.S. anthem. Because of that, a lot of backlash and a lot of controversy and a whole lot of divide and division happened with the NFL and the black community.

So as of an effect to that, as far as a cause and effect, the effect of that was the NFL reaching out to one of the most prominent black figureheads in the community simply because of public consumption and how he's perceived by his own people. Jay-Z was given a position as far as headlining live music entertainment for the NFL. So everything as far as the partnership with Rock Nation through Jay-Z and NFL through Roger Goodell is to blend the entertainment with social activism. I can't say it.

Activism. Activism. I think I said it right. Anyways, y'all know what I'm saying, right? Motop-faceted and very intricate to not only get the black community back involved with the NFL, which nowadays you won't even remember that that even happened as far as the whole debacle with the black community in the NFL. People were saying if you was watching the NFL, you were not black because of certain things that was happening with the injustices in the way. that the NFL was reacting to it so because of that j z now has had the most prominent acts come out for

the halftime show the weekend dr dr dr dr rayna and reyna and now ladies and gentlemen by himself he is headlining the super bowl half time show and i say by himself but in all actuality this super bowl is in new orleans some of y'all who follow hip-hop may know of a certain rapper who will fall under a new orleans legend. And that, ladies and gentlemen, is Little Wayne. Best believe me, Kendrick Lamar is 100% bringing out Little Wayne. I don't know why people think because of the Tiff he had with the Canadian, aka Aubrey Graham, aka the goat, but most commonly referred to as Drake, that he won't put those differences aside to bring out his mentor. Kendrick and Little Wayne do not have beef. It's the same as when Drake made all type of records with Rick Ross

and everybody knows the beef that Rick Ross and Little Wayne had. Well, if you don't know, then look it up and we don't have time to get into that for this specific segment. But, so Kendrick's definitely bringing out Little Wayne. One of the biggest things that is prominent with his announcement is the simple fact that a lot of Drake fans, myself included, will be watching the Super Bowl halftime show like this,

analytic dreams video on Spotify to see the video along with the audio. Throughout the halftime show, best believe me, this is a perfect depiction of how my face is going to look. Because while I am a Kendrick fan, and I've always acknowledged, even before the battle, which is saying something, I've always acknowledged that Kendrick is the best modern day rapper we've ever seen as far as the past five to 10 years. The reason why I say Jay-Z is the best over time is because, if you don't know, Jay-Z has been around for longer than multiple decades. you know he's uh basically an icon living so with kentrick he's more modern and the fact that whenever he was making his big splash it was in 2017 i think damn was his most statistical his highest achieving album ever and he also had four number one hits on a uh as far as himself kendrick lamar he also has four number one hits on the billboard hot 100 so when it comes to the

the rock nation and NFL partnership offering top tier talent during the super bowl half time show Kendrick obviously falls in line with that but the biggest thing i wanted to touch on was the kendrick and drake back and forth because of course that's going to be something that pops up again and again and again throughout this entire lead up to the halftime show who's kentzik going to bring out is he going to perform not like us will roger goddell let him perform a pedophile Anthem? And if he does, how many times is he going to perform that? Because if you don't know, the NFL has a lot of rules and guidelines to how you can perform in a type of provocative or the basically expletive manner you can go about your performance. Because you try to keep it

on a certain PG level because the whole world is watching. If you don't know, the Super Bowl halftime show It's one of the most coveted positions ever as far as the artist because the whole world is watching your performance. So if Kendrick Lamar is up there playing a pedophile anthem seven times in a row, that's probably not going to go over well. So I would guess that not like us will in fact play, but it will not be like the pop out show type of performance. He's not going to play it once halfway through, stop it, play it. played once the second half and then play it again in entirety and then play it over and over which adding like new dancers and things of that nature like it's going to be a whole entire set list it's not just going to be not like us for the whole halftime performance because i believe

they get like 15 to 17 minutes maybe that's a little long but they don't get um too much time to perform because of the the spotlight and the amount of of moving parts you don't get that long to perform at the halftime show so he's definitely got to get through his set list pretty quick and Kendrick is on some of the greatest material ever created for music so as far as not like us it would be detrimental and very downgrading to Kendrick's entire discography to only play not like us multiple times i'm not just saying that as a drake stand i want to hear like i want to hear like that i want to hear mona lisa which he's definitely going to perform as far as bringing out little wayne little wayne will probably have his mini set i want to be surprised of

kendrick and little i want to be surprised if little wayne is attached to kendrick for this halftime show just like kendr was to dr drake so with that being said overall 2024 has been a humongous year for kensrik lamar so whenever me and the drake stands are out here watching the Super Bowl show, Super Bowl halftime show like this as far as the video I'm playing right now, y'all will understand why we're looking at it like this because our goat got completely obliterated lyrically statistically and he would never be looked at the same because of that one man that would be on stage February 9th, 2025. So not to be dramatic, but when this news was broken on a Sunday and I just exited from church service and just received the Lord's sermon

as far as praising the Lord and basically learning all the things to be a better man. That almost went out the window when I saw this video because Lord knows the type of turmoil and vitriol that was spewed from this man towards my ghost. I mean, calling somebody a pedophile with no type of facts to back it up, saying this man has a whole other kid with no type of facts to back it up. Do you all not know that Kendrick claim Drake has a whole daughter? And now the whole world just acts like he never said that. So with that being stated, people just wanted Kendrick to win.

And that's even more evident that they wanted him to win as this position is not Kendrick's decision. This is the higher-ups coming together to basically be like, to basically come up with what they would think is the best performance for the current year. So they came together and they was thinking of all the different acts they could have had for the halftime show. But you know which one stood out, the one that took the world by storm by putting out a pedophile anthem. So this will mark the sixth year that Jay Z's Rock Nation has produced the event. Best believe me, whenever Jay-Z is done with his clean-up duty for the black community as far as helping out the NFL, you can probably guess that your Post Malones, Morgan Wallens, Noah Kahans, Taylor Swift, Sabrina Carpenters of the world is going to be up next.

I don't think we'll see another black face on Super Bowl halftime show after Jay-Z's collaborative run with the NFL is over because the job is finished. This man, Jay-Z, has done a tremendous job on just changing the overall perception when it comes to the division of the black community in the NFL. Colin Kaepernick, might as well. Might as well. Might as well. I think that's how you said.

just stood for the anthem because at this point j z let you know what it was from the get-go basically in the opening press conference saying we're past that when referring to calling capric's uh knee telling the black community we're past that and six to seven years later now we see what he was talking about because they are obviously past that as everybody and the mom is trying to be a part of the NFL halftime show now. When back then it was looked at as like the injustices aren't being acknowledged like the NBA was doing.

NBA does a great job. Adam Silver does a great job on highlighting the injustices for the black community. But it seems like the NFL couldn't care less when they had 80% of their revenue being conducted by the athletes who were predominantly black.

So with that being stated, it all i got to say is for this kensry klamar halftime performance j z did his job the job is done you know what coby said job's not finished well my brother sean carter you did it you ultimately changed the whole perception of the NFL giving another highlight to a person who comes out with music every once in a while but it's also a top tier talent so on one hand as a drake stand i want to hate on it but on the other hand you can't because the objective facts is that not like us it's still the number ninth most played track in the world and it slid because of sabrina carpenter but still the ninth most played track in the world and like that with future metro booming and kentra glomart still the

29th most played track in the world and that track has been on a chart for about 23 weeks and not like us has been on the charts for about 17 weeks and not only that as far as a total album or a project is considered damn is the 40th most played album in the world been on the um been the 40th for quite some time now but as far as on the charts i mean it's been on the charts forever but top 40 i don't know how long it's been the top 40 but as far as His other album that was also, oh yeah, Good Kid, Mad City is the 46 most play project in the world. Excuse me. So, Kendrick Lamar's consumption in 2024 is through the roof.

Still not outselling Drake. You had to put that in there. You know I had to do that because people are listening to Drake's old albums more than they are listening to. Actually, people are listening to Drake's entire discography more than they're listening to Kendrick's 2024 releases or his past. discography is considered. So when it comes to 2024 specific releases, Kendrick is outselling Drake by landslide. And if Kendrick and Drake put out an album,

best believe me, Kendrick is going to do 4 to 500,000 first week. That's without all the tricks and trays of selling socks and shirts and hoodies. No bundles considered. It's going to sell 4 to 500,000. simply off streaming. Drake,

not so much. And that hurts my heart to say. But, you know, got to give it as objectively as I can. Because I think Drake could do around 400 if he did the bundles. But when Drake came out and gave a statement, basically rapping,

um, I think it was track it is. But, um, which track was that? Anyways, the track doesn't matter. Basically, what I wanted to get at was the actual content of what he was saying, because this is very evident in today's society to be a little dramatic.

Because if you really look at it from, I'm trying to find it as I talk, but it's not really, it's not popping up. If you really look at it from a totality standpoint, Metro Boomin puts out Not Like Us, has all the, Avengers coming at Drake. Kendrick Kilmarr effectively goes into one of the biggest hip-hop battles of all time, putting out one of the biggest hip-hop disses of all times. Objectively, not like us is the biggest hip-hop disc of all time, and he's probably going to

perform that on the biggest stage ever created for an artist. So ultimately, you just look at the fact that the higher-ups have all came together as a collective with conspiracies to end my run and send me a message now that was the content that was trying to get at now as far as a specific track that that's on because you know there's a drake line for everything just like just like there's a j z line for everything there's a Drake line for everything because usually i was using the do not disturb line where he basically said he would probably self-destruct if he ever loses but he never

I probably self-destructive I ever lose but I never do he said down do not disturb one of the best lyrical tracks ever performed but on this one 30 for 30 freestyle that's what it was which was all the way back in

2015 talk about being a a profit right so when the higher-ups have all come together as a collective with conspiracies to end my run and send me a message. 40. Did you get the message?

Which is this producer 40. Because I just checked my phone and I didn't get it. I mean, I'll say hats off for a solid effort. But we didn't flinch for even a second. We got our stuff together. Not here to fight wars.

People want to talk high scores. And then he goes into like someone else. But basically, um, yeah, they effectively did exactly what you just said they effectively ended your run as the most dominant hip-hop artists in the world because currently you could not drum up more anticipation than kentric lamar so objectively speaking they ended your run as the number one hip-hop guy as of right now but of course that's why

me and all the drake stands are telling him to take a break take a break come back and then the world will realize all that you've given them and then come back to you just like nothing ever happened. But as far as this specific year, 2024, Kendrick Lamar has unequivocally showcased why he has referred to and will be continued to be referred as the boogeyman. So with that being said, Kendrick Lamar, ladies and gentlemen, headlining the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show. And this will take place February 9th, 2025 at the Season Superdome in New Orleans.

So click my link to your in my bio. Let me know one of my social media is. What do you think about Kendrick Lamar being able and being allowed by Jay-Z and Roger Goodill to perform the pedophile anthem at the February 9th, 2025 Super Bowl halftime show? this does not bring joy to my heart because I have to get into the objective facts on my favorite rapper and when I say favorite rapper obviously I'm talking past tense as Drake is currently my favorite rapper but if you didn't know big Sean used to be my favorite rapper back in the early

days before he stopped releasing music consistently and then Drake just took over so when it comes to the unconsistination or the inconsistent nature of Big Sean is to be pointed out that he seems to be happy with his life. So a lot of people who are very interesting, I might add, when it comes to their takes on artists, quality, connecting to personal happiness. A lot of fans who need help say that certain artists and musicians needs to be going to tremotious times in their life to give us good music. I'm under the thought and the belief that you can make good music no matter what, because it seems like whenever you put out good quality music, it definitely comes from a place of self-reflection. So why is that not the case with Big Sean? Personally, I believe this entire

body of work is one big snooze fest there's too much let me just talk to you about my life and not enough let me give you good music i think the the duality of good music along with good raps needs to be proportioned um better as far as his entire body of work the way that better me than you plays out it's like an audio book but it's titled it's labeled an album so that's why i think about big sean's album i'm not getting to the depths of his album because if i really get into it it's just going to be it's just going to be sad because i'm going to have the breakdown in a negative fashion uh when it comes to one of my favorite musicians that's ever wrapped into a mic and i kind of don't want to do that so let's just stick to the objective facts right big sean's sixth studio album better me than you

you had a certain expectation, especially with him being under UMG recordings, which if you don't know, is the big dog on the music industry. I mean, if you're under Universal Music Group recording, I mean, at some point, somebody's going to point out that you have a major machine behind you, and you still only sold 22,000 first week. Who in the world did Big Sean make make upset? Some would say it's Kanye. Some would say it's somebody out of the TDE camp, because if you don't know literally the same exact weekend t dee's artist dochi dropped the entire album that everybody and their mom is saying it's phenomenal but nobody's even talking about the sales but when it comes to big shot everybody wants to point out the sales but nobody wants to talk about the album quality

or if they do they have detrimental things to say about it with me i try to come from the objective facts so i haven't looked at dochi uh doci at all as far as from a quality or a sales standpoint because I haven't seen her on the charts at all, like not even in the slightest. So I really cover tracks that impact the masses. So for Big Sean, he had tracks that impacted the masses as far as the track he had with Toby with M&M. And then he had the specific track as far as off of this album. That was the single.

That was a precision. I think that was on the charts for about like one or two weeks. But safe to say it did not stick. to the charts because it's it's currently he currently doesn't have any tracks and in the top 100 because why i mean why is that the world may never know you drop an entire track with m&m and it's completely out of the top 100 which should let you know that um the world has consistently told you at this point that you are indeed a legacy act because if you cannot replicate the the premium numbers that you used to have then it may be over as far as you being a major player in the hip hop industry, which is okay,

because Big Sean reminds you all the time the amount of money he's made for Kanye West, even specifically saying that Kanye West made more money off his music than he made himself. So, you know, take a do of that what you will. But with that, you still have to keep in consideration that this marks the lowest first week sales of Big Sean's career. And you have to keep in mind the fact that he has never debuted lower than third on the charts. But now he struggles to enter the top 20, top 25 when it comes to albums. The tracks are not even getting close to the top 100. So that is what I wanted to talk about.

Despite the underwhelming sales, it seems like Big Sean has now started to try to put in the work for promoting this album. Granted, he did say he was dealing with COVID, but the biggest thing I want to touch on is his infatuation with peace. Because sometimes my brother, in the sport of hip hop, you know what you signed up for. Certain things has to happen for the marketing machine to continuously roll along. And one of the more pivotal things you could have did in your career as far as impacting the masses when it comes to, a totality standpoint is having a hip hop battle under your belt some would say is holy key some would say is control as far as him actually having that battle in a peaceful manner with kensik lamar but in the sport of hip hop it's like ufc is like the NFL my brother we don't want peace we want a head-on-head

collision CTE type battle that's what that's what the hip-hop fans want now is it the right thing is it the most morally sound thing of course not this is hip-hop so big Sean never engaging in an actual battle with Kendrick Lamar is one of the reasons i think a lot of people just consistently put him under that big three mantra because i always was under the belief that big sean was the only rapper that could go back and forth with kensi lamar lyrically and i still do think that if big Sean really wanted to he could get at kentra kensi klamar and a way that no other rapper could but he won't do it so guess what now and keep him on i'm probably not the only person that's brought this up to big sean as far as his marketing tactic and going at kensur

klamar because it makes all the sense in the world but if he doesn't want to do it maybe that leads to other things not happening when it comes to marketing promotion and maybe just maybe that's the reason why he may have had his lowest first week sales in quite a long time. Is it fair? Some would say no. But most would say if you're looking at a certain bag to be given to you from a major machine and this has to happen before you get that bag, most would do it. Now, his moral code didn't allow that.

So now he just deals with the fact that he's put up his lowest debut when it comes to first week sales. And he will officially be stamped. as one of the greatest rappers in the modern generation, but not in the big three of hip-hop. So being harshly critiqued, appearing to do all the marketing in the world leading up to this album only for it to flop is a huge indication on your disconnect between the major machine and what they've wanted from you. Because best believe me,

under Universal Music Group for an act like Big Sean, you can make it look a lot better than 22,000 first week. Do y'all not know? When Travis Scott, and this is Sony, so it's technically not Universal Music Group, but when Travis Scott was battling it out

for Sabrina Carpenter's short and sweet as far as the number one album for the first week sales, his track his tracking was set a hundred thousand units behind Sabrina carpenter surprisingly he caught up a hundred thousand units mind you was the gap between short and sweet and days before the rodeo he caught up to the point where Billboard had to delay their numbers to announce the number one album for that week which still ended up being Sabrina carpenter but the battle was significantly closer with Sabrina having a hundred no having three hundred sixty one thousand

units sold first week and travis scott's days before the rodeo having 360,000 units first week why do I mention that battle in regards to big Sean if a major label wants to make you look bigger than you are they will they are letting big Sean flop and it's because they're trying to get across that he has no longer their priority as far as making his public perception greater than it is. So now you see Big Sean doing a lot of the work himself showing up to Charlemagne, hiring social media managers to comment under popular hip-hop heads profiles, showing up to different venues as far as the Usher show, showing up to different platforms to end. interview all in promotion of his album that just put up the lowest sales in his career when

it comes to first week sales under a major label. So it doesn't bring me any joy to say this, but somebody has to point it out in this simplistic fashion because I think a lot of people are getting it confused when it comes to the quality versus the streams. Just because you put out low quality doesn't mean that you're going to get low streams. Just because you get, just because you put out high quality doesn't mean you're going to get a high amount of streams streams is just a consumption of the masses whether the quality is bad or good it really just depends on the machines and the overall organic engagement of your music material so

you're putting something out the world tells you that they're not going to listen to it they end up listening to it giving you negative reviews and you still end up putting out your lowest first week sales ever maybe the machine didn't kick in at all That's basically where I'm getting it. Maybe the machine, which is Universal Music Group, more specifically, FF to Def Jam Entertainment, which is what Big Sean is under as far as the division to Universal Music Group recordings. Maybe the machine never kicked in and they told you, hey buddy, you're on your own and now we're seeing the ramifications of that. So that being said, click my link to you in my bio.

Let me know one of my social medias. What do you think about Big Sean's better me than you? and ultimately, what do you think Big Sean should do to revive his career? Analytic Dreams video on Spotify to see the video along with the audio, because what you're seeing right now is the reason why the weekend had some of the most remarkable milestones that we've ever seen. in his career. What's up, man?

Yes, yes, yes. I'm glad you came, man. I don't know. Why nobody ever pointed out the little girl right here, basically looking at Drake, like, you're going to acknowledge the weekend or a dog?

Hey, look, even the weekends right here looking at Drake, he's nodding, you know, anticipating the depth. You know, you always got to anticipate the depth when it comes to your app because you never know if it's going to be a strong depth or maybe it's going to be one of them stare downs you know you got to be ready for both so he's basically like hey this is a halfway what's up into the dab or is a halfway

stare into you know what you did and we just going to keep it moving but drake completely avoids eye contact and the dab which is ultimate one-on-one when it comes to passive aggression to your ops so anyways let's keep going look at the little girl she's like you're just not going to acknowledge him like hold on let's rewind I don't think I understand look at this

like he's nodding and then look at the little girl she's like so you're just not going to acknowledge you yo where's Willow your heart didn't drop when yeah was like

you stop the music I was like and I think that I think this one guy right here was trying to get the weekend out of the room you can see right here you think he's about to go out there

but then watch the camera go to the left and then he's talking to the weekend right now look like you know stop the music i was like oh so basically the back story to this is that Drake wanted to sign the weekend and effectively the weekend denied him and so he didn't know he was going to show up in his room after you know performing as far as the dressing room and i don't know if he was allowed in there I don't know what happened, but somehow the weekend showed up in the dressing room. I don't know if it's to confront Drake or just show him that, hey, I'm still going to support you even though I didn't sign to you, but obviously Drake wasn't going for that.

So here's the passive aggression on 100 as far as towards the weekend. Look at Chubbs in the background. His right hand man basically looking like, yeah, I don't know who let him in here, but hey, it is what it is. It was so funny because like I think like Virgil look at it girl she's still looking at like you're not going to acknowledge him Like Don had their arm around me and then when he said about the music I just felt the arm like he's just right there like he's just looking at him like you just gonna ignore my entire existence this is like I'm not gonna say house I think it was house of balloons weekend Uh obviously the hair should should give you what type of a weekend this was but I totally you know totally forgot when what era of the weekend this is let me see you so basically this is beauty behind

the madness no this is kiss land weekend oh okay no i'm right it's house of balloons okay it's house of balloons because that went into the trilogy and then kiss land so yeah you know i know i know my weekend you know i'm a little fan not little i'm a huge fan of the weekend you know i ain't talking about friday saturday sunday you know what i'm saying anyways that's one of them dad jokes for you Anyways, let's keep going. So the weekend is completely staring Drake down as he's doing all these three theatrics as the little girl, literally looking at the weekend like, you're not going to acknowledge him, like at all. So he just kind of keep going.

Like he even puckered his lips. He thought he was about to give him a little kiss. Look, look. That's, I hit no ditty, right? Anyway, look, he going. He's like, he was like, this is going to fun. Yeah. And I was like, oh, nice.

Are you guys? You're looking at the stare right there. It's like, bro, I've been ignoring you this whole time. And you're still here? That's that stair right there. I've been ignoring you this whole time and you're still here. And now he shows him like, oh, I'm going to dab him up. I love the guy with the cup.

He's like, yeah, I don't know how he got it. You always know that one person that was not invited but still shows up. Like, I don't know how he got in here. But hey, I guess it is what it is. So anyways, all jokes. A joke's aside, only reason I bring this up is for the simple fact that Abel Tuss Faye is one of the greatest musicians to ever live. So that moment right there where Drake acknowledged the fact that this man is on the rise, let me sign him, and because he didn't sign to me, it's forever beef.

So since then, you know, just in case you was keeping score, the weekend has the second most of listeners in Spotify history. So as far as monthly listeners, not overall, because of course that's Drake. but as far as gaining on somebody's tail i mean the weekend is hawking him down i mean shout out to NFL football coming in on sundays because the way that this man could have had a 10-day contracts do uh NFL do 10-day contracts i don't think so anyways so that analogy just throw it out the window oh throw it out the window i didn't say that so anyways uh the weekend could have basically hawked down Drake by now but of course Drake had a little bit more of a head start when it comes to out-the-gate performance but currently the weekend has the second most monthly listeners on Spotify and as far as

popularity he was recognized as the world's most popular artists in 2023 simply for the fact that after hours is one of the most streamed albums globally and as far as awards and nominations I mean we already know as far as earned it when it comes to the 50 Shades of Gray soundtrack one of the best tracks ever created like and this is probably one of the highest compliments like a given musician as far as making a track and just the overall timelessness of it and it being the overall classic from start to finish I mean earned it is one of the best tracks I've ever heard and I don't say that often so in like the weekend has made some of the greatest music I've ever heard. Earned it is towards the top of that list. The overall vibe of the weekend is something that Drake seemed to acknowledge, talking about how people who listen to Drake music have a little bit more pride. That's why all you and your boys go to Atlanta to get a tour guy,

basically playing off the fact that, you know, Atlanta is known for having a certain demographic or a certain type of people when it comes to their preference in partners. And Drake is poking fun at that, which, you know, is definitely walking on thin ice as far as having cancelable bars. But, hey, nobody's going to say nothing. I guess I ain't going to say nothing either. But as far as the weekend, I would tell you as a straight male that he definitely sets the mood

when it comes to those type of activities and the vibes that his songs produce as far as you and your partner. You know, whichever way you swing. just like you know as far as the straight side you know i mean it still works as far as the affecting this but anyways um why did i say that oh yeah because dr uh the weekend i say all that to say this he has an upcoming album titled hurry up tomorrow which if you want to hear me going to depth on that album just type in the weekend analytic dreams and then it will all pop up as far as all my segments on the weekend and it'll be towards the top because his latest single for the

the album dancing in the flames is now out on all DSPs and it's basically the main front marketing tool for this upcoming album so the weekend's real name is able to say that's why i said that earlier in this segment because basically he's retiring the weekend with the album titled hurry up tomorrow basically if it's sunday and you say hurry up tomorrow then emphatically the weekend the weekend is over, which it's been a huge debate. Is the weekend Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, or is the weekend Saturday, Sunday, and Monday? I was flabbergasted on that question because technically Monday would mean that the week has officially ended, but Sunday is supposed to mean that the week has ended.

So which one is it? Because Monday is the start of a new week, and technically I would mean it's the end of the old week. So would it be Saturday, Sunday, Monday, or would it be Friday, Saturday, Sunday? Because technically the end of Sunday is the end of the weekend. I don't know, man. So anyways, those are my very ignorant thoughts whenever I'm to myself. But when it comes to that, hurry up tomorrow is basically ending the weekend as Abel Tess Faye will continue to put our music under his new government name, which I think is a playoff of him wanting to get into his acting career a little bit more,

as his previous move just last year was putting out a show titled The Idol. And to this day, I will still consistently say that the soundtrack for the Idol is one of the best soundtracks I've ever heard. One of the biggest things about the weekend is that he makes timeless music. So whenever you have a consistent body of work accompany an entire HBO original show titled The Idol, where you're basically co-starring along with Lily Rose Depp it showcases that you are effectively Pee Wee Kirkland a legend in two sports now as far as the acting field I don't know about that legend because safe to say people did not think that show

was high quality but it did end up winning best choreography for the Jenny scene when she was like dancing or whatever it which it did have a lot of great choreography but that you know that plays off the music fact um and just overall uh music infatuation of this uh show because it definitely uh showcased how talented they were when it came to overall music production so some of the standouts off of this soundtrack i mean you had popular with play ricardi you are double fantasy with future uh false idols with little baby like this soundtrack is completely packed in i would go at as far as to say if this was a weekend album just like solo by himself this would probably be one of

my favorite weekend albums of all time now i would have to revisit that because the weekend makes great music so i don't know how true that statement is but just looking at it it just seems like it's definitely a great album if he was to put it out but as far as his own like comparing it's himself i'll have to look back at it but it's definitely a great uh pause look back at this well no it's that anyways i'll keep going the idol soundtrack is definitely one of the greatest soundtracks I've ever heard. So with that being said,

I mean, it's no surprise that he can make a great soundtrack as he made one of the greatest tracks ever what earned it being off of the 50 Shades of Grey soundtrack, you know? So it's safe to say that he has a great track record when it comes to putting out time of this music

for movie soundtracks. So, which is why Avatar, which if you don't remember, If you don't remember, Avatar asked the weekend to put out a single for their movie, which that was, I think that was in 2023, if I'm not mistaken. Let me see Avatar. Let me see, The Weekend.

Yeah, okay, so nothing is lost. You Give Me Strength, which is The Weekend, the Way of Water, Original Motion Picture, Soundtrack, which basically came out December 15th, 2022. So when it comes to soundtrack and just classic material being given by the weekend, I mean, he has a very, very consistent track record. So ultimately what I want you to take away from the segment is that leading up to hurry up tomorrow, the weekend is basically gearing his fan base up for the potential last album that we will ever receive from the weekend. he will basically switch up his name and solely go off of his government when it comes to Abel

Maconan Tesfe. So with that being said, click my link to my bio. Let me know one of my social media. What do you think about this lead up to the weekend's new album titled Hurry Up Tomorrow? And also, as far as his discography is considered, what is your favorite weekend album? Thank you everyone involved in the making of this project. I am so honored to have worked with some of my favorite artists, writers, and friends. I have had the time of my life making this record.

It's something I've always wanted to do for a long time, and I'm so excited for the opportunity to make it. Everyone keep expressing yourself having fun, loving what you do, and loving each other. I love you more than I can say. Have a great night, mofos, and I'll see you soon. Now, I love mofos because, of course, it's PG. Like, what exactly is he meaning with that word?

The world may never know. Anyways, all jokes aside, post Malone, aka. White Iverson has officially transitioned into what everybody believed he would transition to when the first reports came of White Iverson breaking the charts. So what do I mean by that? People was calling Post Malone a culture vulture for the longest. Now, is that fair to Posty? I guess when you look at the totality of things, people were hitting it on the nose when it comes to the description of Post Malone.

Because seemingly, a guy with Corn Rose tattoos was trying to make his hip hop career seem more authentic with those type of imagery and with that type of imagery placed amongst billboards for the world. to see. That's forward to 2024 and this man has put out an entire country album with a whole country hat and seemingly the cornrows are nowhere to be found. Now, y'all probably are wondering, what do you mean post-Mallon had cornrows? Hold on, let me take you back to actually how long ago was that? That was quite some time that passed between the transition from one genre to another.

So White Iverson came out all the way back in, I want to say 2017? That can't be right. White Iverson. Let me see. When did this song come out? Okay. 2016, I think is when this out,

when this track came out. Yeah. So 2016. Let's see what he was wearing back then. 2016 post malone so safe to say that this image of post malone is a little different compared to this image right here with the cowboy hat now there's nothing wrong with expression yourself with different styles right but specifically in 2016 it seems like he was going for a certain demographic and the the corn rose was really um fitting for getting into the good gracious of that community. Now, analytic dreams video on Spotify to see the video along with the audio for the people over on podcast platforms as I'm currently showing you why people call this man a culture

of ultra. Personally, I like Post Malone's music. And if you think that that's just a random guy as far as choosing his hairstyle, well, let's do one even better, right? Let's add the headband. to it. What is this right here? Yes, ladies and gentlemen, post Malone has corn rose would have had been. Now, he could have just wanted to hoop that day, right? He could have just finished dropping a triple double on somebody's asphalt as far as an outdoor

court. Or maybe, just maybe, he's trying to appeal to a certain demographic. Now, I'm not mad at it, Right. Get it how you want to because at the end of the day he has effectively did what a lot of people have been accused of him hub, which is getting the specific genre fan base to collectively enjoy his music to the point now. When you call him a culture of ultra, you seem like you're hating for the simple fact that this man makes great music. If you make phenomenal music, all of these critiques go out the window because at least, least the quality level of music you are getting as at a certain level that you cannot get from other musicians. So there comes a point in time where the amount of talent you possess negates all of the negative perception that comes with the fame. So Post Malone in this current album, F1 trillion having a debut with 250,000 album units sold first week, including 80,000 in pure sales,

which is insane. Who even buys actual units nowadays? People just be streaming and most people be pirating, but you know, we're not going to get into that. 80,000 pure sales is insane. And this marks Post Malone's third. number one album on the charts and additionally if you want to know how insane it is to just get 80 000 in pure sales i mean overall streaming wise alone not alone but streaming wise 31.7 million streams

on global spotify in its first day those astronomical streams is what leads up to the units because if you don't know, 1,400 streams is equivalent to 1 unit sold. So just do the math on that. So beyond just, you know, the success of F1 trillion, overall perception of the album is seemingly up in the air. It's a mixed bag of reception. And personally, I've listened to the album a lot of time.

And I would tell you that Post Malone seems like he is not completely comfortable with making an entire country album. The amount of features on this album alone is ridiculous. I mean, talk about having your first debut country album and ironically having some help as that's the most popular track from the album. so 18 tracks 57 minutes you want to know how many solo post malone tracks we have out of these 18 three we have three tracks from post malone as far as out of 18 because what don't belong to me is a solo country post malone track right about you is a solo post malone track and yours is a solo post malone track now ladies and gentlemen I'm no mathematician but that Three out of 18 is ridiculous.

Like, at some point, you just have to say, hey, this is actually not a country album. This is me just making a lot of country music with fellow already established country musicians. Because it would be like if Drake tried to get into the pop-con scene and all he had was popcorn artists all over his debut popcorn album. Somebody would probably say, hey, you know what? maybe he's not comfortable with making an entire body of work and giving it to the masses when he's experimenting with a new sound. So that is my critique of Post Malone. Is it bad music?

I would say no. I think the overall attempt of Post Malone to make a country album fell short. But I think the overall attempt on making solid country music with other musicians that's already established in the country genre is serviceable. I overall, the country album is okay. Because F1 trillion is more than just post-Malone. There's a lot of other already established country musicians on the album. And the reason why I keep saying that is because ladies and gentlemen,

if you have Luke Holmes, Blake Shelton, Dolly Parton, Morgan Wallin, Tim McGraw, Hank Williams, I mean goodness. I mean, who else do you need on a country album? I mean, this is the all-star game in itself as far as the country genre is considered. So Post Malone just constructing this body of work was like DJ Callet-esque when he puts his albums together with all the greatest hip-hop and R&B musicians. So I give Post Malone kudos on the ability to make this happen as far as bringing all these top-tier country names onto one body of work. But I would be very, I would be misleading the masses in telling y'all that this is a post Malone country album. This is a compilation of country music with mostly post Malone features.

Because the amount of help he had on this album is very ironic because of the fact that the biggest track off of this album is titled. I had some help featuring, you guessed it, Morgan Wallen, which to this day is still the most, no, the second most played track in the world and has been on the charts for about 17 weeks. And that is my review of Post Malone F1 trillion. At the end of the day, this man is and has given us and given us, it's crazy, this man has given us timeless music time and time again to the point where he has a whole entire diamond collection. So never let my critique of Post Malone

negate the fact that I think he's one of the greatest musicians to ever touch a mic. It's just sometimes you have to keep it like it is as far as giving it eight more than 92 because people respect that. So having the diamond collection, which if you don't know, you know, just to give you a little tidbit,

the diamond collection is basically all the songs that are R IAA certified. So you may be wondering, How do you get an RIAA diamond certification? Well, I'm glad you asked. At least 10 million units. Yeah, that's all you need. And remind you what I just said about 1,400 streams being equivalent to one unit.

So RIAA certification, well, diamond certification is at least 10 million units. So safe to say, Post Malone has been emphatically impacting the masses. This is just one of those projects to where I, I think he was experimenting with the country sound, but I don't know if he will ever make a solely country album by himself. So that being said, click my link to you in my bio. Let me know one of my social medias. Even though Post-Balones F-1 trillion is obviously a commercial success and he's had commercial success over the years, what do you think subjectively on just the quality level of F-1 trillion?

and do you like that he had more features on this album or do you want a solo country album from post Malone? 23 years. 23 years. That's how long I have been a music manager. 23 years ago, a 19 year old kid started managing an artist named Cato in Atlanta, Georgia. And my journey began. Along the way, I have had so many experiences I can never have dream of. I have been blessed to have had a Forrest Gump like life while witnessing and taking part

in the journeys of some of the most extraordinarily talented people the world has ever seen. And I'm constantly pinching myself and asking, how did I get here? and after 23 years, this chapter as a music manager has come to an end. Now, ladies and gentlemen, those are words from the one and only, Scooter Braun. I mean, if you ain't heard Scooter Braun and a rap, then that rapper must be unsuccessful. Because when you talk about somebody being able to give you the keys to success as far as opening up the doors to the masses and giving you exposure on a level that you've never seen before,

We're talking about a man that has managed Justin Bieber that has managed Taylor Swift, which we're going to get to that in a second. But overall, this man, Scooter Braun has had tremendous. Tremendous is just an understatement. This man is successful in every sense of the word when it comes to the music industry. So with that being said, why in the world would he retire? after 23 years of just straight dominance over artist management well a lot of things that has came into play has led to scuder brine basically reflecting on his role and expressing his

sense of relief with retiring whether it's managing ariana grande december jesson bieber taylor swift i mean he suggests a lot of things in this i g post which i I'm not going to read all this because you can see, well, Analytic Dreams video on Spotify to see the video along with the audio. But basically, you can see right here that this man has a lot of words when it comes to expressing why he retired. So you can read that for yourself. I ain't reading all that.

But the overall public perception, I think, was getting to Scooter Braun. Because if you don't know, Taylor Swift is the biggest gangster in the music industry. I don't know who needs to keep repeating that for you to just know that's the fact. But when she says something, it usually goes. So when Taylor Swift says that Scooter Braun is a bad person and basically took the rights under Taylor, or from Taylor Swift, her fans are going to get into the midst and basically fight for Taylor Swift in a way that you've never seen before, which is why Scooter Braun is still seen as enemy number one to the music industry.

And it's all because of Taylor Swift. I mean, Taylor Swift literally re-recorded four albums and they outstole the original version of those albums simply for the fact that her fan base wanted her wanted to support taylor swiff over scudor brawn so with all this public perception and all this uh reports of just the manipulative bullying tactics that scudabron has employed or has implemented throughout his uh management career and let you know that his time as an artist management is effectively over because of taylor Swift. Her influence on the masses should never be underestimated. She, I'm not a political platform by any stretch of the imagination. She just endorsed Kamala Harris to be president of the United States.

Let's see who wins the election when the uprope, when it actually comes around to voting time as far as the deadline. Like, I don't think people realize the amount of power Taylor Swift has. There's a reason why Donald Trump's whole campaign put up an AI version of Taylor Swift endorsing him. There's a reason for that. So with that being considered, let's get back into Scooterbron. So the reason why Scooter Brine ended his whole artist management could be under a lot of reasons. But one of the main reasons is a lot of negative things was coming out about Scooter Brine. And I think this is strategic.

I think there's a reason why these things happen to certain people in the music industry. and I think it's connected to Drake. I know I always bring Drake in the mix, but there's a reason why Drake always shouted out School of Brown, big them up, and now as soon as school of Brian gets kicked out in the music industry, as far as Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, basically coming out, talking about how

manipulative this man is and how aggressive and just overall, just how his professional counterparts have started to, you know, speak out about Scuder Braun, especially with certain financial disputes in seemingly hinting at the fact that Scooter Brine has gaslit them or bullied them into certain contracts has made it to where now is a great time for him to exit the game. It gets to a point in time where you're dominating so long that now the people that you've done wrong up to your rise to success start to come out and their.

voice gets louder and louder and then maybe the person doesn't like you sees them gives them a voice a platform a machine and now the voice is so loud to where you have to change your trajectory as far as like how long you wanted to stay in the music industry or at the very least how long your dominance ends how long your dominance is because the broader implications is that these fuse amongst the uh, well, no, these fuse within the music industry is very imperative to a lot of other musicians who's under Scooter Braun, aka Drake. Maybe,

I won't lose people, but, um, if you don't follow the music industry, this is all, this is all like behind the scene stuff. But Delione ending ties with Diddy right before all this Cassie stuff, right before all these videos came out of him beating up Cassie,

the reports of him beating up Camp Porter, his ex-wife. There's a reason for that. Ice Cube basically hinted at it. Actually, let me bring up Ice Cube because people think I, you know, sometimes you get certain sentiments said about you, even though, you know, a lot of people give kudos because I'm usually, you know, on the nose with these things. But let me actually talk about somebody else who's around and has way more credibility

to me talking about something now I'm basically saying right now as far as Ice Cube and just Diddy in general. because there's a domino effect to these things it's not just oh something happens and then it's just spur in a moment it's a lot of i don't even know how you type this in ice cube is such an interesting name because literally like ice cubes is pop-up that is not what i was looking for um i don't know if i'd be able to find it because it's so specific that you know me it's probably harder to pull this up let me see eyes cube p ditty I don't think that's gonna pop it up okay so same people who own the labels on the prisons literally the same people

literally the same people who own the labels on private prisons the records that come out are really geared to push people towards their prison industry all right so that was that was a little different that's not what I was looking for but um hmm oh here we go did he yeah it's a lot of croix to money yep gold and blah and shoot

yeah he doesn't he doesn't have them more let me see PD well okay so it's on the PBD podcast and ice cube was basically talking about it I don't know how in the world did they label this because it's nowhere to be found but let me just type in PDB ice cube

because when he was on that podcast he was basically giving it up about PDD but basically I'm not going to slow this down so let's get back to what I was talking about so um industry ties ends up having a domino effect on broader implications in your industry

so with that being said ice Q was basically talking about how delione and the PDIDDDDDD deal could have led to certain security layers being removed because of that Sorak deal ending and the effect of that is all of these allegations that's been known by the public coming to light and now seemingly having ramifications of the FBI stepping in, rating his two homes potentially having potentially being indicted and things of that nature so there's always a domino effect and those are just a

simplify that's just a simplified simplified version of how it happened with P. Diddy. If you want to hear more about that, I basically go into way more detail. If you look up P. Diddy analytic dreams, I've did plethora of segments on it and went into detail. So if you want to go into a rabbit hole about everything P. Diddy, just look up

P. Diddy, analytic dreams, and it will pop up on whatever podcast platform you listen on. So why do I say that when it comes to Scooter Brine? So Justin Bieber and Scooterbron had a lot of vitriol towards the end of their career highlighting Justin Bieber's health issues and cancellation of his tour. And instead of being, you know, morally sound and a lot of things as far as considering the human health, Scooter Braun reportedly filed financial disputes because of him not being able to go on tour and things that nature. So his relationship with Justin

and people is never at as great as when it came to that but then you come to taylor swift and this is the most notable of how um schooed brine has had just great back and forth with just the the most talented of musicians as allegedly scudabron had ariana make a song about her deceased um ex-boyfriend um Mac Miller back when she was making music simply for the fact that he wanted to make a dollar off of the overall passion and just emotion that she had from her being, him being passed away. And if you don't, another tidbit off of that is just Ariana talking about it right here. Yeah, I think so. Yeah, Ghostin sucked.

At first. Yeah, Ghostin was something that I had started with Max and Sovin and Elia. and we didn't finish it. And then a few weeks later, Victoria and I came back to it. And it was just like, I don't think we even finished it. I think there's just two verses

and then strings because we were like, no one saying anything. We're like, we can't say anything else. But yeah, probably that one. Just because it's super emo and whatever. It's a lot. It's like too much, actually. I was literally begging Scooter to take it off.

And he was like, you're thinking too hard now. This is special. And you should share it with everybody. And I was like, So that's from Ariana herself talking about the back and forth with Scooter Brine. So safe to say, he's employed a lot of these different tactics such as Kelly Clarkson, of course Taylor Swift, just overall manipulative tactics, basically trying to get more of a grip over the music industry

because of him being the more powerful player when it comes to the consumption of music. I mean, you manage Ariana, Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber. You probably think your universal music group in yourself because of these powerful people you have under your management. So because of that, and ultimately, Taylor Swift just making it impossible for you to battle this public backlash. because if you don't know, this man came out with a whole documentary. I forget which platform it was under, but Scooter Braun has a whole documentary. I think it was released this year.

That's titled Taylor Swift versus Scooter Braun Bad Blood. Yeah, that's a whole docu series that's been released. I don't know what platform. Let me see if I can find the platform right quick. Because he's basically trying to do damage control over it. and if you want to learn more about just how he effectively got pushed out of the music industry. It was basically Taylor Swift, and he kind of talked more about it. I know there's documentary because it says Taylor Swift and School of Brown Music Feud will premiere.

I'm trying to get the platform. Forget all the other stuff. Oh, okay, so Discovery Plus. I mean, I know if you got them a legistice, you get whatever, but if you want to do it to legal way, Discovery Plus. is where this docu-series is currently under. So this is Scooter Braun side. Of course, we've heard Taylor's side and her speak about Scooter Brine. But as of now, you know, this is the ultimate way to hear his side if you want to learn what he has to say about the Taylor Swift version of what he did.

And, you know, a lot of people just calling him one of the most disgusting people in the music industry, whereas the music industry doesn't have a good perception. in itself because there's a lot of backdoor things happening and you really have to be on your toes or you will get taken advantage of because people are not nice simply put people are trying to take advantage of you each and every way they can in the music industry so when you have scuder bra being considered one of the most disgusting people and all of these people coming out to back them as far as a ariana grande a taylor swift a jesson bieber um kelly clarker um kelly clarker Jackson getting backlash from Scooter Braun for even encouraging Taylor Swift to re-record the

albums. I mean, you get to realize that this man, it's just over. Like, he just needs to retire. And guess what? After 23 years, he's now retiring from artist management. So, of course, that's one of the reasons that I think that he's basically retiring. I mean, after these culmination of events, I mean, your retirement from artist management, I mean, seems to be. be the greatest way to go because alongside just the public backlash, it's all type of venues or there's all type of routes you can go to basically keep your name in the pot without actually being on the forefront of artist management. So, you know, after 23 years as a music manager, or artist manager, it definitely is apparent that you basically choose either a different field,

or you probably try to get behind the scenes more and more and not show your faces often simply for the fact that public perception is at an all-time low. So that coinciding with this announcement to retire is not surprising in the slightest. So with that being said, click my link to you in my bio. Let me know in one of my social medias. What do you think about Scooter Braun

retiring after 23 years of artist management And also, what do you think that Scooter Brine could do to negate all the public negative reception that he's been currently receiving? Though Bungee employees said leadership had assured them, there would be absolutely no layoffs and nothing major in terms of reconstructing once the deal closes with Sony. Now this was a launcher article from two years ago and fast forward to 2024. Bungee has laid off 17% of his workforce. To be more specific, 220 employees have been laid off from Bungee. The studio behind Destiny 2, which has had the most success in recent years with their DLC as far as the final shape expansion. Now, where all this money go to lead to these layoffs?

Because the world has to figure out why a company is laying off all these people in the midst of just two years ago, letting them know that they're not going to go anywhere after the Sony acquisition. Well, another tidbit that I have to show you. Make sure to go to Analytic Dreams video on Spotify to see the video along with the audio for my podcast platforms out there. go to Spotify, Analytic Dreams video to see the video along with the audio. Right now I'm playing a very interesting video. Now, what is this video you might ask? Well, the CEO, which is Pete Parsons, reportedly spent over $2.3 million buying classic cars after the Sony acquisition.

Now, overall, if you're going to lay off your employees by saying that there's financial strain amongst the company and that's the reason for the reconstructing as far as laying off people then you probably wouldn't want the public to know that your CEO is out here spending 2.3 million on classic cars and to be more specific the overall deal with these specific cars can be found on this website right here titled bring a trailer.com so if you want to see the actual website he went to bid for these cars that he ended up winning it's like over 60 cars mind you right so um when this happens i'm i'm playing the video but this is the actual site you can go to once again analytic dreams video on spotify to see the video along with the audio but you go to this website and this is the actual website that

he purchased these cars from so laying off people paying uh well laying off people a significant amount of people reducing your company workforce from 1300 to about 850 employees is very interesting when the actual CEO is out here buying over 20 vintage cars that's worth 2.3 million so when that same person comes out and cites the reason for the layoffs being development costs industry shifts and economic conditions as far as reconstructing you best believe the people are going to call cap and that is why people are coming out putting this on front street as far as his amount of exorbitant

purchases for vintage cars saying that the players and workers need to support each other because obviously these companies don't care about you because if they're just going to change your whole life by laying you off and also throw

all this money at vintage cars in the midst of them telling you the reason for them laying you off is because of economic conditions then it's just a slap in the face and they're basically saying that they could care less about your financial status as bungee who i'm a key reiterating is the developers of destiny two which just had its most successful expansion to date with the final shape expansion so with that d oc being extremely successful

and not only that for 3.6 billion dollars to come to bungee as far as the deal with Sony Interactive Entertainment back in 2022. And fast forward to 2024 and they've laid off 17% of the workforce. I mean, you could probably understand why everybody is so upset creating a lot of public backlash and are calling for the resignation of the CEO simply for the fact that he's basically spinning the truth and telling people one thing when information tells us another. The objective information tells us. this man is out here splurging on vehicles and laying off people at the same time.

So make that make sense, right? So Bungy has reportedly come out saying that they're at a financial loss and that the revenue targets have been missed by significant margin and that the situation is in the red due to overly ambitious projects and financial mismanagement. But you know who really is out here. mismanaging the finances the CEO. So if you have the CEO Parson's out here mismanaging his finances and then he goes at the workers laying them off. I mean, you can automatically assume that they're going to use this public information to tell the people that maybe, just maybe they are laying you off because

they just don't care about your financial status. They make all these different bonuses off of the deals that they just deal with Sony. And as far as the financial health, Sony can obviously contribute to them now with them being under Sony. But ultimately, Bungy is just out here doing large-scale acquisitions as far as vehicles

instead of large-scale acquisitions when it comes to talented game developers. Financial resources and human capital should be a higher, a much higher priority than paying for classic cars. And this one, this wouldn't have been a problem

if you would have kept everybody under the workforce. But because of so many people losing their jobs, it's simply for the fact that the gluttony, the greed, the overall ambitions to have what most people don't as far as a bunch of different vehicles. It's very, it's very, basically he's not concerned with his workers the main thing that he's concerned with is paying for these different vehicles because if you're buying rare automobiles every set of 60 days before

laying off people i mean goodness at that point i don't even know what to say because strategic movements needs to happen for people to believe that the company is going to keep you afloat and right now it seems like they could care less. They're just blowing the bag that they received from Sony. Well, they're blowing a bag on everything, but the actual workers who helped them get this deal in the first place. And if you want to know, Bungee was acquired by Sony in 2022, like I said earlier, as far as the 3.6 billion with a B. So when you get all that money and then give none of it to the workforce, or not even none of it, but if you cut off 17% of the workforce, you wonder where that money is actually going. Like where are they putting these dollars towards? And the whole, oh, we're not financially well off to have this many people under the workforce

whenever you just put out your most. And this is objectively the most successful downloadable content to date for Destiny 2, the flagship game under the company as far as the final shape expansion. So with that being said, this is being a consistent theme throughout the gaming industry. I mean, I can't even tell you how many companies are out here laying off their employees. But to be fair, when those companies lay off their employees, there's not public information, public sites to where they show the CEO out here purchasing vehicles and not even one, not two, not 10, 20, 30, but 60 vehicles for $2.3 million. You get to understand why there's so much backlash as far as public reaction. So nobody knows what's going to happen in the future when it comes to the CEO, Parson's.

But what we do know is that a lot of people lost their job simply for the gluttony and greed of a company. And sometimes when you're working for a company, you should probably realize that they could care less about you. So usually it's in your best interest to make sure that you would be financially okay if they indeed lay you off. even like I said two years ago even if they give you a statement uh in two years ago basically telling you that they have no plans for layoffs especially once they reconstruct the deal uh with uh Sony so that's basically all I have I mean this situation with bungee is just it's completely insane it's very interesting that this is the type of uh decision they went to to go with because overall I think

I think laying off this many people, especially having like $1.2 billion as far as retention incentive plan to keep employees as they purchase Bungy is very interesting how Sony incentivized them to keep their employees, but the CEO could care less. So overall, click my link tree in my bio. Let me know one of my social media is. What do you think about Bungy just completely laying off 17% of the employees at the same time when the CEO is out here paying $5.3 million. for vintage vehicles, I don't know, 2.3 million for classic cars during the midst of these layoffs. What do you think about that? And what is the overall takeaway from this bungee situation?