Dissect

IDK joins Cole for a track-by-track breakdown of his mixtape 'Even The Devil Smiles.' He discusses how his time in prison inspired the project, how he secured posthumous features from DMX and MF DOOM, and why respecting hip-hop as an art form is so important.

Listen to ⁠Even The Devil Smiles⁠ on Spotify.

Host: Cole Cuchna

Guest: IDK

Editors: Iulia Ciobanu & Kevin Pooler

Engineer: Sarah Reddy

Additional Production: Justin Sayles
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A five-year wait and a double-disc finale set high stakes. Cole Cuchna and Charles Holmes ask: Did Baby Keem and J. Cole deliver?

Dissect Season 14 is just around the corner! Follow ⁠@dissectpodcast on Instagram⁠ for an official announcement coming very soon.

Host: Cole Cuchna

Guest: Charles Holmes

Producer: Justin Sayles

Editor: Kevin Pooler

Engineer: Sarah Reddy
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J.I.D. and Dissect's Cole Cuchna to break down his Grammy-nominated album God Does Like Ugly.

00:00 Cold Open / Intro

01:45 Album Title Breakdown

05:35 "YouUgly" Breakdown

17:23 "Glory" Breakdown

25:29 "Wrk" Breakdown

31:00 "Community" Breakdown

41:22 "Gz" Breakdown

46:39 Melodic Section of "GDLU"

51:03 "On McAfee" Breakdown

54:51 "Of Blue" Breakdown

01:00:50 "K-Word" Breakdown

01:04:05 What's the message of GLDU?

01:05:18 JID Says Next Project his BEST

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Host: Cole Cuchna

Guest: J.I.D.

Editor: Kevin Pooler

Engineer: Jon Jones

Producer: Justin Sayles
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Dissect's Cole Cuchna is joined by friends Camden Ostrander and Margeaux Labat to discuss their favorite music of 2025, including...

Favorite Musical Moments (04:09)

Favorite "Underground" Albums (13:09)

Favorite Albums of the Year (31:20)

Favorite Songs of the Year (1:13:05)

You can listen to a playlist of their picks ⁠here⁠.

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Host: Cole Cuchna

Guests: Camden Ostrander, Margeaux Labat

Audio/Video Editor: Kevin Pooler

Additional Production: Justin Sayles

Theme Music: Birocratic
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The LSS crew is back with a year-end draft to celebrate the quarter-century mark in music. Cole, Charles, and Justin draft songs across five different categories: Best Song, Worst Song, One-Hit Wonder, Moment Maker, and Personal Favorite.

Who won the draft? Hit the comments and let us know.

Hosts: Cole Cuchna and Charles Holmes

Producer: Justin Sayles

Video Producer: Kevin Pooler

Engineer: Kayla Talley
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