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Another year, another meticulously curated best of music play list. Sure, sure – every one ELSE has moved on to 2017 and are feverishly beginning to mark down what new jams take their fancy, but here at the Lighthouse? Well, we move at our own pace and deliver only the best product to give back you….the people. In this episode, theThe post Episode 39: Sayonara, 2016 appeared first on Limelight Low Lifes.

Christmas (…and 2016) have come and gone, however there are still a few albums that dropped late this year for the Low Lifes to sink their teeth into. In this episode we welcome the return of Ab-Soul with his new album Do What Thou Wilt, examine the funkdafied transformation of Childish Gambino on the new Awaken, My Love!,  post up with PostThe post Episode 38: Limelight Leftovers appeared first on Limelight Low Lifes.

The title of this episode only refers to a small portion of the podcast, but made for a great visual so we went for it. We’re Low Lifes, we’re not here to feed the streets with facts and objective thoughts. We drag you down to our level. We spend half the podcast professing our love for the new Tribe albumThe post Ep 37: Curious Kendrick Hanging With A Couple Maroons appeared first on Limelight Low Lifes.

Ying & Yang. Heads & Tails. Divinity & Atrocity. This week at the Lighthouse…it’s all about the dualities. After a much cathartic rant a few weeks ago, and admittedly – further ranting during last weeks awards, the Low Lifes sit down to discuss two projects that while entirely different in concept and execution, both hit the highs we’ve been searching forThe post Episode 36: Dr. Fisherman & Mr. Brown appeared first on Limelight Low Lifes.

The music, the fashion, the pageantry…the fuckery. Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to the 2016 BET Hip Hop Awards. In this episode the Lowlifes switched things up a little and settled in for a night on the couch (and many brews) to watch went down last Tuesday. From the cyphers featuring reunions, up and comers and veterans; to the plethora ofThe post Episode 35: Live from The 2016 BET Hip Hop Awards appeared first on Limelight Low Lifes.

  Ladies & Gentlemen the Lowlifes are back and boy oh boy, do we have a lot to get off our chest. In this episode we discuss The Sun’s Tirade from TDE’s next big thing – Isaiah Rashad; ascend the staircase into Frank Ocean’s mind with his double drop – Endless/Blonde; debate whether the name change, changes anything with Young Thug’sThe post Episode 34: Low Lifes In The Studio Rant McStuff appeared first on Limelight Low Lifes.

We had so much fun recording Episode 31: Songs with Low Life in the title, that we decided to do it again, except with Limelight in the title. Pretty simple concept, yes? Well, without further ado … songs with Limelight in the title. Music in this Episode: Limelight — Apparat Limelight [A Place Behind The Moon] — Big Gigantic LimelightThe post Ep 33: Songs with Limelight in the title appeared first on Limelight Low Lifes.

Music is our topic and we discover fresh hatchlings on every episode. Often, said music is in the form of new albums but this week, we all showed up with singles. Enough singles to make a late summer mixtape … so … in a round about way … we’re back to an album. Our own, mixtape album. Listen to theThe post Ep 32: The Mixtape appeared first on Limelight Low Lifes.

Yep, the idea’s pretty simple. We found songs with Low Life in the title, from all genres. We’ve co-opted Low Lifes by Future ft. The Weeknd, but would we be able to find a new theme song? Simple, yet a fun episode. I know we certainly had fun recording it. Music in this Episode Low Life — Future ft. TheThe post Ep 31: Songs with Low Life in the title appeared first on Limelight Low Lifes.

This episode is chock full. There’s a lot of great music that was released lately. First we discuss the new ScHoolboy Q album Blank Face, then we get into Waking At Dawn by Roy Wood$ followed by Wallflowers as crafted by The Avalanches and finish with the BBNG album entitled IV. Just like this blog post, we get to theThe post Ep 30: R & Sleaze appeared first on Limelight Low Lifes.

We’re going places! Literally. We go on a road trip in this episode. We are off to the Hall & Oates show, opened by Mayer Hawthorne, at the Molson Amphitheater. We were so excited for the show, we decided to record our own show on the way over. Music in this episode I Wish It Would Rain — Mayer HawthorneThe post Ep 29: Hawthorne & Oates appeared first on Limelight Low Lifes.

It was two thirds of the crew on the mic this episode but we put in three halves the amount of work. That statement makes no sense, but it seemed like a fun idea. Basically, we reviewed a lot of new music. There’s been a slew of projects coming out lately and we wanted to go through the best ofThe post Episode 28: Skepta / Vic Mensa / Flume Album Reviews appeared first on Limelight Low Lifes.

That’s right, we saw Jesus in concert! Well, the Miami Jesus, or, as he’s most commonly know, Breakbot. It was a dynamite show and we reminisce before getting into this episode’s reviews: the new Kaytranada and Chance the Rapper tapes. Finally, we finish out with a quick tribute to our very own, Gord Downie. Music in this episode Lemonade —The post Episode 27: Miami Jesus appeared first on Limelight Low Lifes.

This episode is a little different. It’s a solo effort by your boy, Yung Husk a.k.a The Silent Prince a.k.a the Colonel of the Cologne. To help me out, I brought on a good friend I met in college and asked her to bring five songs she enjoys so you can get to know her through her musical appetite. WeThe post Episode 26: Patch on the Back ft. Magz appeared first on Limelight Low Lifes.

We’re taking on the big ones. We’re tackle the two behemoths to come out in the last week: Beyonce’s Lemonade & Drake’s Views. And, for the first time in a while, we have some opposing opinions. In fact, these two projects was all we had time to talk about so press play let the debate begin. Music in this episode:The post Episode 25: Views of the Lemonade appeared first on Limelight Low Lifes.

Can’t we all just get along? Communication is the key, so perhaps us talking about some of the bickering in the world of music will help solve the problems … We begin by discussing EXCLUSIVE barbershop gossip about two Canadian bands vying for a Juno. One act is slinging accusations at the other, claiming they are copying an already popularThe post Episode 24: Qualms & Quarrels appeared first on Limelight Low Lifes.

You can’t go forward without looking back every once in a while and in this episode, the Lowlifes do just that. After a small sojourn down to our local record store to watch the 1974 classic “Godzilla vs MechaGodzilla”; we stumbled upon a small treasure trove of pop culture – Yo! MTV Rap Trading cards from 1991. So to changeThe post Episode 23: Yo! MTV Chats appeared first on Limelight Low Lifes.

Two albums. Two entirely different approaches. One was released with a coinciding fashion show, international film series and swept the internet with an over-whelming – venturing on annoying – social media presence; the other dropped the same week, garnering little attention aside from a few radio interviews. Is it a surprise one was an overthought mess and the other an minimalist yet cool? In this episode the Low-Lifes discussThe post Episode 22: The Low Life of Pablo appeared first on Limelight Low Lifes.

It is with a heavy heart we recorded this episode, as days after recording our last podcast a true talent passed away. David Bowie, 69, tragically lost his battle with cancer on January 10th. As a final gift from the Starman to the world however, he released what would be his goodbye album just two days prior – Blackstar. In this episode the LowlifesThe post Episode 21: Black to .Paak appeared first on Limelight Low Lifes.

  Well, the wait is over. We’re back for the new year. Even though it’s been a very depressing start, we’re still optimistic for what is sure to be another brilliant year in music. In this episode we recap late album of the year contender “Darkest Before Dawn – The Prelude” by Pusha T, discuss how much Drake really did runThe post Episode 20: Pushing Forward appeared first on Limelight Low Lifes.