The Jenkins & Jonez Podcast

Patreon Clip-Out: White Artist or Black Artist?

·4 min
The episode begins with Jenkins introducing a new Patreon-exclusive segment inspired by his personal experience of listening to music and discovering a white artist who sounded like a black soulful R&B singer. He describes this as sparking the idea for a game focused on 'blue-eyed soul.' Jenkins outlines the game's format: playing song segments where the hosts must guess if the artist is black or white, relying on vibes rather than musical knowledge. He mentions curating a list of 10-12 songs, selecting artists that aren't super mainstream to avoid recognition, though some are more well-known with less popular tracks. Jenkins notes receiving suggestions from listeners via Discord and texts, but he filtered out obvious choices like Tommy Richmond to keep the game challenging. John immediately predicts he'll perform poorly while Tyler will excel, despite the 50/50 chance nature of the guesses. The hosts banter about the game's name, with Jenkins rejecting 'Nigga or Not' as a title. They kick off with a humorous fake-out using a Jack Harlow suggestion from Discord, which isn't part of the actual segment but serves as a tease. After scoring that point, they move to the first real song, where John guesses it's a white dude and Tyler speculates it might sound like Citizen Cope. The episode centers on this interactive, vibes-based guessing game, blending music discussion with casual host dynamics.
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