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NBA BUBBLE: 5 Players Ready for Stardom? by Connor Kirst With the NBA just days away from the official restart, it's time to look at a few players with great opportunities to prove they can handle a much bigger role. Under normal circumstances, some of these guys have flown under-the-radar, here are 5 players that I could definitely see shaking things up in the Bubble. Just so we are clear: guys like Jayson Tatum, Ja Morant and Zion Williamson are the obvious picks here but they are already stars . Were looking at guys just on the brink of really making an impact. Caris Levert - Wing - Brooklyn Nets Caris Levert may not be a household name, but he has been on the brink of being a top option on the Nets for a few years now. Just last season, Levert looked like the best player over D'Angelo Russell and Spencer Dinwiddie in the Nets 5 game series vs Philadelphia, averaging 21 PPG, 4.6 RPG, 3.0 APG and a TrueShooting Percentage of 61.2 (well over his career average) in just 28 MPG....
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Thundercat - DRUNK - Album Review


A weird twitter, funk odyssey - Connor Kirst

Thundercat is an extremely talented musician than many have heard, but is still a relative unknown to most people. Best known for his bass-playing on Kendrick Lamar's To Pimp a Butterfly and untitled unmastered, Thundercat has followed up his success by releasing his third full length album, Drunk. 

Going into this album you have to understand that Thundercat, who's real name is Stephen Bruner, is a very weird guy. I remember first hearing his song "O Sheit It's X" a couple years ago, but really didn't pay much attention until I saw him interacting on Twitter with "weird twitter" legend Zack Fox (formerly known as Bootymath). Thundercat takes just as much inspiration on this album from "weird twitter" as he does from the George Clinton's and Flying Lotus' of the world.

Although some of the themes Thundercat explores on the album are dark (life and death, drugs and alcohol, broken hearts), he isn't afraid to sprinkle in references to Dragon Ball Z, his cat and all around showing his sense of humor. Nothing on this album sounds like what you would hear on the radio.

Musically, Thundercat is one of the most talented bassists I've ever heard. Combined with his unmistakable falsetto, Drunk is spacey, funky and a very different album. Just looking at the tracklist, you might wonder "how the hell did this guy get Kenny Loggins, Michael McDonald, Kendrick Lamar and Wiz Khalifa on the same album?'. Trust me, it might be the strangest thing you've heard this year but Drunk is a wild and enjoyably funky ride.

Lyrics - 5/5
Music - 5/5
Originality- 5/5
DOES IT BUMP IN THE WHIP? - no, not in a traditional sense anyway. Drunk is a perfect album for a late night drive. BUMPABILITY - 3.5/5
Replayability - 4/5

STANDOUT TRACKS: 
A Fan's Mail (Tron Song Suite II)
Show You the Way ft.  Kenny Loggins and Michael McDonald
Walk On By ft. Kendrick Lamar
Friend Zone
Them Changes (this song came out in 2015, but he included it on the album and it BUMPS)
Drink Dat ft. Wiz Khalifa

OVERALL: 4.5/5

Compared to the last album I reviewed (J Cole's 4 Your Eyez Only), this is an extremely interesting album, Thundercat picked the right people to collaborate with and it results in a cohesive and concise concept album.

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