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I"ve Been Meaning To Listen To That

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

A podcast where Andrew Ambrose Lee, Stenley Philippe, Jon Butts, & Dakota West Foss go through albums they have been meaning to listen to, and use it as a conduit to learn about each other and their guests!

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01:34:43

Virgin – Lorde’s Pinkerton? (w/ Pallavi Gunalan)

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2025/11/01

This week on "I've Been Meaning To Listen To That", we review VIRGIN by Lorde with special guest Pallavi Gunalan (Pretty Gay, Dropout)!0:00 Benign White Boy Summer3:36 Theme Song4:17 Pallavi's Music Taste19:32 Preconceived Notions on Lorde26:33 Pallavi's Thoughts on Virgin43:07 Themes1:05:48 If She Could See Me Now / Shapeshifter / Clearblue1:12:11 Broken Glass1:17:14 Man of the Year1:18:22 Shapeshifter1:21:48 Lowlights1:25:45 Stray Observations1:30:16 Final Thoughts and

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01:45:49

Don’t Tap The Glass: It’s Not That Deep, Bro??? |...

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2025/10/18

This week on "I've Been Meaning To Listen To That", we review DON'T TAP THE GLASS by Tyler, The Creator with special guest SORCERER!0:39 introduction2:19 history w/ Tyler20:37 Kendrick vs. Tyler33:36 how our perspective on Tyler has changed38:57 themes1:00:49 Big Poe1:04:46 Sugar on my Tongue1:10:14 Don’t Worry Baby / I’ll Take Care of You1:16:04 Sucka Free1:19:32 Ring Ring Ring1:22:48 Lowlights1:29:19 Stray Observations1:36:25 Andrew plays his new song1:38:56 Final Thoughts and

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01:53:09

Taylor Swift’s Mask Off Moment | The Life of a...

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2025/10/11

This week on "I've Been Meaning To Listen To That", we review "The Life of a Showgirl" with special guests Alison Mink & Harper Thomson! Subscribe to our Patreon series: ⁠"⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠I've Been Meaning To Watch That⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠"!⁠ Follow Harper Thomson on Instagram (@harpingabout)Follow Alison Mink on Instagram (@alisonmink)Follow Jon Butts on Instagram (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jonbuttsishere⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)Follow Dakota West Foss on Instagram (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@down_with_fun⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)Follow Andrew

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01:28:54

God Does Like Ugly… Do We? | JID Album Discussion +...

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2025/09/13

This week on "I've Been Meaning To Listen To That", we review GOD DOES LIKE UGLY by JID with special guest Ben Izlar Jr.!1:26 Preconceived notions of JID11:40 they talk about record sales like they record execs themselves19:55 themes40:30 highlights1:06:38 lowlights1:14:23 stray observations1:20:12 final thoughts and ratingsSubscribe to our Patreon series: ⁠"⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠I've Been Meaning To Watch That⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠"!⁠ Follow Ben Izlar Jr. on Instagram (@thefreshestofprinces)Follow Jon

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02:05:25

Lorde: the Femme Frank Ocean? | “Melodrama” Album...

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2025/09/06

This Week On "I've Been Meaning To Listen To That" we review MELODRAMA with special guest Phil Iscove & Harper Thomson!Listen to Podcast Like It's... on ⁠APPLE PODCASTS⁠ and ⁠SPOTIFY⁠Follow Phil Iscove on X (⁠@pmiscove⁠) and Instagram (⁠@pmiscove⁠)Follow Jon Butts on Instagram (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jonbuttsishere⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)Follow Dakota West Foss on Instagram (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@down_with_fun⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)Follow Andrew Ambrose Lee on Instagram

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01:28:20

JID: The Almost GOAT | "The Forever Story" Album...

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2025/08/31

This Week on "I've Been Meaning To Listen To That", we review THE FOREVER STORY by JID with special guest ReedMySole!Subscribe to our Patreon series: ⁠"⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠I've Been Meaning To Watch That⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠"!⁠ Follow ReedMySole on Instagram (@reedmysole) and on YouTubeFollow Jon Butts on Instagram (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jonbuttsishere⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)Follow Dakota West Foss on Instagram (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@down_with_fun⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)Follow Andrew Ambrose Lee on Instagram

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01:26:53

“In The Heights”: Community, Culture, & Latinx Joy in...

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2025/08/23

This week on "I've Been Meaning To Watch That", we review Lin-Manuel Miranda's "In The Heights" with special guest Esteban Gast! 🎤 Co-hosts: Andrew Ambrose Lee, Stefanie Senior, Stenley Philippe🔑 Key Topics:• How In The Heights became a milestone for Latinx representation in musical theater• Whether the film is an essential part of the Broadway canon—or just cheesy liberal propaganda• Lin-Manuel’s anthropological lens on Washington Heights and the power of storytelling

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01:27:47

Lady Gaga: The Student Has Become The Master - Mayhem...

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2025/08/16

This week on "I've Been Meaning To Listen To That" we review MAYHEM by Lady Gaga with special guest FRAN HOEPFNER!🎙️ Co-Hosts: Andrew Ambrose Lee, Dakota West Foss, Stenley PhilippeFollow Dakota West Foss on Instagram (⁠@down_with_fun⁠)Follow Andrew Ambrose Lee on Instagram (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@andrewambroselee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)Follow Stenley Philippe on Instagram (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@snapasten⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)Follow Jon Butts on Instagram (⁠⁠@jonbuttsishere⁠⁠)Follow

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01:47:05

Let God Sort Em Out – Balance, Precision & Purity |...

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2025/08/09

This week on "I've Been Meaning To Listen To That", we review "Let God Sort Em' Out" by Clipse with special guest Ausar Stephens ( @RealSpacial )!Subscribe to our Patreon series: ⁠"⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠I've Been Meaning To Watch That⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠"!⁠ Follow Ausar Stephens on Instagram (⁠⁠⁠@ausar.png⁠⁠⁠) Follow Jon Butts on Instagram (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jonbuttsishere⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)Follow Dakota West Foss on Instagram (⁠⁠⁠⁠@down_with_fun⁠⁠⁠⁠)Follow Andrew Ambrose Lee on Instagram

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01:29:19

Revisiting Joanne by Lady Gaga: A Misunderstood Era?...

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2025/08/02

This week on "I've Been Meaning To Listen To That" we review JOANNE by Lady Gaga with special guest Brooke Solomon (The Queer Quadrant)!🎙️ Co-Hosts: Andrew Ambrose Lee, Dakota West Foss, Stefanie SeniorFollow Brooke Solomon on Instagram (@brookebsolomon)Listen to Queer Quadrant on ⁠Spotify⁠!Follow Dakota West Foss on Instagram (⁠@down_with_fun⁠)Follow Andrew Ambrose Lee on Instagram (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@andrewambroselee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)Follow Stenley Philippe on

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01:23:57

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

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2025/07/26

🎧 This week on I’ve Been Meaning To Listen To That, we dive into Drake’s If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late with special guest Jeremy Hecht (The Bigger Picture, Sound Check with Jeremy Hecht)!🔑 Key Topics:Jeremy’s history with Drake where he went from superstan to stan to critical yet appreciative fanWhy this mixtape was Canada’s Not Like Us moment — putting Toronto on the map without selling out.How The Matrix and Toy Story 2 help explain the album’s themes.Is Drake the McDonalds of rap? Is

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01:02:30

J Cole... The Jordan Peterson of Rap? | "2014 Forest...

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2025/07/21

This week on “I’ve Been Meaning to Listen to That”, we listen to “2014 Forest Hills Drive” with special guest ⁠ Sorcerer! Key Topics:- Does J Cole deserve to be in the Big 3 conversation as one of the GOATs of hip-hop, or is he the Jordan Peterson of rap?- How does J Cole fare as a competitor in the sport of rap? Can you be the best when you take yourself in and out of the sport so frequently?- We compare the song “Wet Dreamz” to the Netflix series “Big Mouth”, and discuss how this is the best

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00:56:56

Is “Nothing Was The Same” Drake’s Best Album? | Album...

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2025/07/19

This week on I’ve Been Meaning To Listen To That, we dive deep into Drake’s iconic 2013 album Nothing Was the Same with our special guest Sorcerer!We discuss:* Where Nothing Was the Same ranks in Drake’s discography — and whether his legendary five-album run cements his spot in the GOAT rapper conversation (despite modern-day Drake antics).* What do we really want from Drake in 2025? And what does he want from himself?* Are “Tuscan Leather” and “Worst Behavior” too long — or are they peak Drake?* In

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01:24:14

Lady Gaga’s Fame Monster Explained: Horror, Feminism...

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2025/07/12

This week on “I’ve Been Meaning To Listen To That”, we review THE FAME MONSTER with special guest Jordan Gustafson (Queer Quadrant)!

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01:38:11

Earl Sweatshirt’s "I Don’t Like Shit, I Don't Go...

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2025/07/05

🎧 This week on I’ve Been Meaning To Listen To That, we dive into I Don’t Like Shit, I Don’t Go Outside: An Album by Earl Sweatshirt with special guest Jack Riedy!🎙️ Co-Hosts: Andrew Ambrose Lee, Stenley Philippe, Jon Butts🔑 Key Topics:• Where does Earl Sweatshirt belong in the conversation around West Coast rap and hip-hop at large?• Why has Earl’s work endured while some of his peers faded? What makes the evolution of his sound so compelling?• Is I Don’t Like Shit a modern-day Illmatic? Can Earl

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01:34:58

Kendrick the Concept vs. Kendrick the Man | “GNX”...

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2025/03/21

This week on our season finale of "I’ve Been Meaning To Listen To That", we review GNX by Kendrick Lamar with special guests Racquel Callahan (The Chi, Swagger) and Christina Carty! Plus, we dive deep into: • Whether there are flaws in viewing Kendrick as an inflated concept rather than a flawed man and artist • How GNX serves as a natural sequel and evolution of To Pimp a Butterfly, DAMN., and Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, incorporating the teachings of Eckhart Tolle • The Super Bowl

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01:38:28

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

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2025/03/07

This week on "I've Been Meaning To Listen To That", we review SOUL BURGER by Ab-Soul!Follow Andrew Ambrose Lee on Instagram (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@andrewambroselee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)Follow Michael Limentato on Twitter (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@limentaco⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) & Instagram (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@limentaco⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)Follow Harper Thomson on Instagram (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@harpingabout⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)Follow Stenley Philippe on

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01:44:23

Doechii’s Alligator Bites Never Heal: Evolution, Not...

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2025/02/14

🎧 This week on I’ve Been Meaning To Listen To That, we dive into Aligator Bites Never Heal by Doechii with special guest Poetry Salaam & Ausar Stephens (⁠ @RealSpacial ⁠ ) 🚀 🔑 Key Topics: • How Doechii offers up a blueprint for up-and-coming artists in the digital age and demystifies the creative process through jaw-dropping vulnerability• Is “Alligator Bites Never Heal” the rightful successor to The College Dropout, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, and Beam Me Up Scotty?• Does “Denial Is A

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01:14:15

Are We Supposed To Hate Gracie Abrams? | 'Secret of...

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2025/02/07

This week, we review THE SECRET OF US by GRACIE ABRAMS with special guest Alison Mink & Sean Wilkinson!🎤 Co-Hosts: Andrew Ambrose Lee, Michael Limentato, Sean Wilkinson 🎙edited by Sean WilkinsonFollow Sean Wilkinson on Instagram (@t1_sean)Follow Alison Mink on Instagram (⁠⁠@alisonmink⁠⁠)Listen to Alison Mink's song "all this time" on⁠Apple Music⁠ &⁠Spotify⁠Follow Andrew Ambrose Lee on Instagram (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@andrewambroselee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)Follow Michael Limentato

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01:21:25

brat and it's an album review but also still brat |...

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2025/01/31

🎧 This week on "I’ve Been Meaning to Listen To That", we review "Brat and it's Completely Different but also Still Brat" by Charli XCX with special guest Dakota West Foss! 🟩🎤 Co-Hosts: Andrew Ambrose Lee, Michael Limentato 🎙 🔑 Key Topics: • How does the Brat remix album acts as a sequel, a subversion, and as a clarification to the conversation that BRAT started? • Is there a difference between the day-one fans (The Angels) and the recently minted stans (The Brats)? • Is BRAT the "My

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