{"podcast":{"title":"Rhythm and Rhymes","slug":"rhythm-and-rhymes-6393755","podcast_index_feed_id":6393755,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/e1138224/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/realrandr","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/37661521/37661521-1767063918566-e60ca74e5e834.jpg","author":"Rhythm and Rhymes","episode_count":149,"summary":"Rhythm & Rhymes is your global hub for all black music. From discussing new releases and trends to exploring the business side of music, we provide dynamic & enlightening perspectives. Join us as we explore the connections between the past and present, unearthing the stories that have profoundly shaped our diverse musical landscape. Get ready to embark on a rhythmic journey that celebrates black music's powerful legacy and evolving influence worldwide.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-19T02:18:21.666040+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rhythm-and-rhymes-6393755"},"episode":{"title":"Asake's Money & the Afrobeats Monotony Debate","slug":"asake-s-money-the-afrobeats-monotony-debate","published_at":"2026-06-20T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rhythm-and-rhymes-6393755/asake-s-money-the-afrobeats-monotony-debate","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rhythm-and-rhymes-6393755","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/realrandr/episodes/Asakes-Money--the-Afrobeats-Monotony-Debate-e3kpo31","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/e1138224/podcast/play/121478689/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-14%2F602d1628-c094-cb29-bcef-d98815c32c6d.mp3","summary":"📩 Join the R&R newsletter: https://open.substack.com/pub/rhythmandrhymes 🎧 Listen everywhere: https://linktr.ee/RealRandR AJ and Antonio break down Asake's new album "Money" and use it to ask a bigger question: is Afrobeats getting monotonous, or is that just an outsider's ear? One of us thinks Asake made the same album twice and his catalog peaked at "Mr. Money"; the other says you can't be mad at a great artist for running his best play. Somewhere in there, Asake gets called the African DaBaby. 0:00 – Asake "Money": first impressions 1:00 – Is Afrobeats getting monotonous? 4:30 – Producer choices, repetition & the "hunger" question 7:00 – Ranking every Asake project R&R is Modern Radio for global black sounds.","meta_description":"📩 Join the R&R newsletter: https://open.substack.com/pub/rhythmandrhymes 🎧 Listen everywhere: https://linktr.ee/RealRandR AJ and Antonio break down As…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":657,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/rhythm-and-rhymes-6393755/episodes/asake-s-money-the-afrobeats-monotony-debate/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rhythm-and-rhymes-6393755/asake-s-money-the-afrobeats-monotony-debate.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}