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Hasan! It’s Cole here from Dissect.

What is the best sneaker of all time?

Also, do you think Kings should’ve drafted Luka?

Yes, though I'm not sure when. I've chosen to focus on hip hop now because I feel like it's generally underserved in approaching it academically. I want to contribute to the elevation of hip hop as art and help others hear the profound truths in these works. Also, I'm extremely interested in art as a culturural representation of history, and hip hop is the genre of music that we will look back on 100 years from now to inform us of what was going on in society at the time.

We’re both from Sac area

Great question. If I had to guess, it's because it sounds more commercial and doesn't contain skits. But this is the absolute brilliance of this album, in my opinion. The way Kendrick was able to package an EXTREMELY complex, powerful, and thematically dense album into a commercially appealing album that did huge numbers. It's one of the hardest things to do, find that balance between density and appeal. It's an incredible accomplishment and I hope our season enlightens those who fail to see this album's truly important message.

No, because I do pretty extensive research and listening before I really dive in. I would say in the case of Frank Ocean, I found the sparseness of words in some of the songs an issue, in terms of trying to fill a 30 minute episode. That lead me to think creatively and I ended up opening up personally more on that season, as I saw it as reflection of what his music is: vulnerable and personal.