Episode 290 | A Lil' Boat Leaks

Happy Friday gang! The gang went outside last night, and came in hungover with stories and unhashed resentments over more music debates.

Julian has a hot take that Nas is overrated and it causes quite the stir in the room ( 08:31 ). LL Cool J has a hot take of his own: his ‘Mount Rushmore’ of Def Jam, and the boys give their own ( 23:04 ).

Lil Yachty is back in the blogs for admitting that he took a back road on getting his sampled song out to the world against the original artists’ wishes ( 32:27 ). We also discuss his admission that he recently heard ‘The Black Album’ for the first time, and this turns into a conversation about just how much the new generation owes to the culture ( 45:05 ).

It’s official: Dame Dash’s ownership in Reasonable Doubt will be auctioned off ( 56:09 ), and also official, Mal has ADHD. Mal being neurodivergent doesn't stop him from catching a political stray from a fellow podcaster, and we discuss the history of politics in hip-hop ( 1:04:45 ).

Cardi B is having a baby and getting rid of her husband, and we predict that this will once again push her album back, causing Demaris and Mal to have a small disagreement about what artists owe casual fans ( 1:17:23 ). We have a voicemail from a fan asking for relationship advice for his voyeuristic girlfriend ( 1:37:21 ), and also take time to commiserate about how being a podcaster can make dating difficult ( 1:45:46 ).

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