About this episode

The episode discusses J. Cole's return, debut albums, and various music-related topics.

Episode 70 and counting is a beautiful thing. On today's episode of Empty Crates, the guys take some time to address J. Cole's return (32:29) and if the "apology" disqualifies him from being one of the bests (no, it doesn't, but the here's the timestamp anyway - 54:36). They also get hung up on who had the best debut album (81:39), and much more. From talking about the DMX anomaly with his white fans, to Seaworld haters and the recently cancelled Vince Staples show, it's a full docket! Thanks for rocking with us.

People in this episode

Hosts: D Gut, K1NG ELJAY

Topics covered

• J. Cole's return
• debut albums
• DMX's fanbase
• Vince Staples show cancellation
• music commentary

Keywords

• J. Cole
• debut album
• DMX
• Vince Staples
• music commentary

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Seaworld

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