Bonus Episode: Compton, Conspiracies, and Mercy

Summary

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Disgraceland Bonus Episode: Compton, Conspiracies, and Mercy

Podcast: DISGRACELAND
Host: Jake Brennan (Double Elvis Productions)
Date: August 28, 2025

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Episode Overview

In this "afterparty" bonus episode, Jake Brennan dives into the enduring musical and cultural legacy of Compton, triggered by the latest full Disgraceland episode on Kendrick Lamar. He explores the mythic symbolism of Compton in hip hop history, teases upcoming shows on Gram Parsons and Brian Wilson, and tackles wild true crime conspiracies involving Suge Knight and Eazy E. As always, the show features lively interaction with listeners via voicemails, texts, and emails, uniting fans in an irreverent but heartfelt community obsessed with the stories behind music history’s most notorious figures.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

Compton’s Mythic Reputation in Music

[05:15–09:00]

• Jake opens the real conversation by reflecting on Compton’s outsize place in the American—and particularly hip hop—imagination, mainly driven by NWA’s "Straight Outta Compton" (1988) and its depiction of "drugs, beatdowns, crooked cops, drive by shootings."
• Quote:

  “Now imagine being born into that world as Kendrick Lamar was and taking all of that influence as your birthright, and using it to turn yourself into one of the biggest and most influential modern musical artists on the planet.” —Jake Brennan [07:13]

• Jake traces the musical lineage from Ice T’s "Rhyme Pays" (1987), through Eazy-E, Dr. Dre's "The Chronic" (1992), and Ice Cube’s "The Predator" (1992), arriving at Kendrick Lamar’s "To Pimp a Butterfly" (2015) and Nipsey Hussle's "Mailbox Money" as milestones illuminating not only musical achievement but connections to real crime and survival.

True Crime & Conspiracies: Eazy-E, Suge Knight, and HIV Rumors

[09:00–11:41, 34:56–36:00]

• Jake delves into persistent rumors about the death of Eazy-E, raising the 2015 claim by Eazy-E’s son (Young Eazy) that Suge Knight was somehow responsible for his father’s illness.
• The notorious 2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live clip resurfaces, featuring Suge Knight describing a "new" way to kill someone using HIV-infected blood:

  “They got this stuff they call... they get blood from somebody with aids, and then they shoot you with it... that’s a slow death.” —Suge Knight (played on air) [09:38]

• Jake and Zeth tease a deeper dive into this conspiracy (available to All Access members), debating whether there’s enough here for a full Disgraceland episode.

Upcoming & Recent Disgraceland Episodes

[13:34–16:45]

• Discussion shifts to what’s next on the show:
  • Gram Parsons: Jake reflects on how writing the Parsons episode helped him process personal grief.
  • Brian Wilson/Beach Boys: The challenge of bringing new insight to such a well-documented subject. Jake notes the biopic "Love & Mercy" is exceptionally good, making his own script a tough project.
  • Unintended Thematic Connection: Both Kendrick Lamar and Brian Wilson episodes ended up engaging—thematically—with the idea of "mercy."

Listener Interactions: Stories of Mercy, Music, and Memories

[18:08–26:00]

• Cynthia (California): Shares a personal story about Joan Jett showing true kindness after Cynthia suffered a panic attack at a concert.

  “She put her arm around my shoulder and she just looked at me and she’s like, ‘are you okay?’ And I said, ‘yeah’. And she gave me a little squeeze on the arm and then we took the picture.” —Cynthia [18:51]

  • Jake: “It warmed my heart to hear you tell that story and for me to learn that Joan Jett is just a great person. It sounds like super cool.” [19:31]
• 724 Area Code (Text): Cites Dolly Parton as a merciful artist, listing her charitable projects, and Jake wholeheartedly agrees.
  • “Dolly Parton is the shit. She’s amazing and we should all celebrate Dolly Parton.” —Jake [19:55]
• Shane (816 Area Code/Text): Shares a memory about Cross Canadian Ragweed ensuring his 3-year-old son’s safety at a concert.
• Armin (Calgary): Tips Jake off to a wild Lemmy/Motorhead appearance with Frankie Goes to Hollywood, which Jake says he’ll check out.
• Email Corner:
  • Claire (Cornwall): Recommends "The Sisters Brothers" by Patrick DeWitt, shares stories of seeing The Cramps, and lists favorite bands and albums. Jake enjoys the anecdotes and jokes about needing constant reading material.
  • John McNeely: Recalls seeing Lemmy at the Rainbow Room, reflecting on the rarity and authenticity of such rock legends.

Podcast Community & Content Updates

[27:36–33:58]

• Jake plugs the Disgraceland archive (250+ episodes), the Hollywoodland podcast, and the value of the podcast community.
• Music recommendations include the Dum Dum Girls’ cover of “There Is a Light That Never Goes Out” and Herbie Hancock’s "Fat Albert Rotunda" album, spurred by Hollywoodland’s Lindsay Lohan episode.
• Jake’s "60-Second Sports Rant" (which goes long, as usual): Reflects on generational changes in NFL play and how his son now recognizes moves as illegal that once defined the sport.

  “I’m filled with old guy takes... Yet here I am. That guy.” —Jake [33:35]

• Jake circles back to the Suge Knight/Eazy-E conspiracy and teases exclusive bonus content for All Access members.

Closing & Episode Recap

[36:00–end]

• Jake lays out what’s coming up in the feed (Kendrick Lamar, Gram Parsons, Beach Boys/Brian Wilson) and encourages more listener interaction.

  “This isn’t just content. It’s a community. A community of the obsessed. And no one cares about music, books, record and the crime and grime that ties them all together like you do. And, well, that’s a disgrace.” —Jake [38:30]

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Compton & Hip Hop Mythology:

  “What Dr. Dre did in the 90s was incredible... but that was then and this is now.” —Jake Brennan [07:44]

• On Art & Suffering:

  “Which figure from music history is the best example of a tortured genius? Is it Brian Wilson? Kurt Cobain? Sly Stone? Marvin Gaye? There’s a lot of examples to pull from here.” —Jake Brennan [16:41]

• Listener Community Vibe:

  “Claire, email us every week. I love your writing. This is great. You even spelled out Rocka Rolla. Correct.” —Jake Brennan [24:54]

• On the Power of the Show:

  “This is the podcast for the musically obsessed, the outsiders, the independent thinkers who know that the history is the history that gets buried. Disgraceland is where I tell the stories they didn’t want told. The kind you’ll end up telling someone else.” —Jake Brennan [06:12]

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• Compton’s Role in Music & Kendrick Lamar’s Legacy: [05:15–09:00]
• Suge Knight/Eazy-E Conspiracy Discussion: [09:00–11:41, 34:56–36:00]
• Upcoming Gram Parsons & Brian Wilson Episodes: [13:34–16:45]
• Listener Calls, Texts & Emails (Stories of Mercy): [18:08–26:00]
• Podcast Community & Recommendations: [27:36–33:58]
• Sports Rant: [33:58–34:56]
• Wrap Up & Community Call to Action: [36:00–39:02]

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Final Thoughts

This bonus episode delivers the signature mix of true crime, music history, myth-busting, and community interaction that defines Disgraceland. Jake’s storytelling combines reverence, irreverence, and a deep affection for both the legends and the listeners. The episode serves as a bridge between full-length shows but stands on its own as a lively exploration of music’s wildest intersections with crime, legend, and human empathy.

Listeners are urged to check out the full Kendrick Lamar episode, revisit Disgraceland classics on NWA, Eazy-E, Nipsey Hussle, and Ice T, and share their own stories and questions—because, as Jake put it, the history is what gets buried, and this is the place to dig it up.

Transcript

[Jake Brennan]

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But you can't always control when inspiration is going to hit. So last night I'm up until about midnight researching and then I start writing, which I didn't want to do, but I had to go with it. I'm in the flow. I stay up way later than I want to. I still got to get up early in the morning and I'm bone tired. Coffee isn't helping. So thankfully I've got My stash of five Hour Energy and they've got this new Confetti Craze flavor that I love. It's fantastic. Tastes great. Tastes like a party in a bottle, which when you're dragging in the morning, believe me, is much needed. Fantastic flavor with this new five Hour Energy Confetti. Great. It's just vanilla y buttery. That's my jam right there. One of the things I also like about five Hour Energy, the bottles. As you probably know, they're tiny and resealable. I can take them anywhere I want. So if I'm going to hit a wall later in the day, I'm prepared. I just tap into my five Hour Energy stash and I am good to go. Wherever I go, this is a little party in a bottle. It's going to pump you up. It's going to get you rolling into your day, whether it's the morning, whether it's the afternoon, whether it's nighttime. Five Hour Energy Confetti Craze flavor is available online. Head to www.fivehourenergy.com or Amazon to order yours today. Hey, discos, need a little more Disgrace Land in your life? Just a touch to get you through. Yeah, me too. This is the podcast that comes after the podcast. Welcome to Disgraceland. The after party. Welcome to the Disgraceland bonus episode. A little thing we like to call the after party. This is the show after the show. The party. After the party. The bridge to get you from one full episode of Disgrace Land to the other. The backyard to dig into the dirt. Our mission, to uncover the truth, to confront the myth, to reclaim the story. On this bonus episode, we're talking about this week's full episode subject, Kendrick Lamar. And we're rewinding back to our Graham Parsons episode previewing our upcoming story on Brian Wilson. And we get into your voicemails, text, dms and as always, a whole lot of Rosie. This is the podcast for the musically obsessed, the outsiders, the independent thinkers who know that the history is the history that gets buried. Disgrace Land is where I tell the stories they didn't want told. The kind you'll end up telling someone else. All right, discos, let's get into it. Compton, the setting for this week's full episode of Disgraceland on Kendrick Lamar, located south of downtown la, is regarded by its residents as a tight knit community. But for music fans, Compton, Compton gives an outsized impression, one that I would say is actually mythic. And that's because Compton from the 1980s on has given us some of the most exciting Music and culture. Growing up, NWA's Straight Outta Compton was a view into a world that captivated those of us who are out in the middle of nowhere. America. Drugs, beatdowns, crooked cops, drive by, shootings. What the hell was this place? Now, I'm certain that as a kid, the first time I even heard the name Compton, it was on that record. And I'm pretty sure it was like that for a lot of people my age who weren't from Los Angeles. Now imagine being born into that world as Kendrick Lamar was and taking all of that influence as your birthright and using it to turn yourself into one of the biggest and most influential modern musical artists on the planet. It's pretty impressive. And no other modern musician has taken Compton as far as Kendrick Lamar has. I said modern musician so slow your roll I know you're going to come at me with your NWA, Dr. Dre, Ice Cube takes But again, I said modern, modern musician. What Dr. Dre did in the 90s was incredible. Super impressive, yes, groundbreaking, sure, but that was then and this is now. But you know, for people like me, and I suspect people like you, that history is more interesting. So let's look at what Compton and the greater South Central region of Los Angeles has given us for great music, shall we? I already mentioned the shot heard round the world, NWA's Straight Outta Compton from 1988. It's indisputably one of the greatest hip hop albums ever, certainly one of the most consequential. And it's bookended on the front side by Eazy E's 1987 single Eazy Does It. And on the Backside by Dr. Dre's solo debut, the Chronic, which comes a little bit later in 1992. A great record that is also born of this world that doesn't get enough mention, in my view, is Eazy Andreas bandmate Ice Cube and his sophomore effort the predator, also from 1992. Now rewind back before Eazy E into South Central Los Angeles. Not Compton exactly, but pretty much the same neighborhood, same area of LA. And we get Ice T's 1987 debut, Rhyme Paes with, with its gangster rap genre defining track, Six in the Morning. All four of these records Rhyme Pays by Ice T, Eazy E's first solo album, Straight Outta Compton, Dr. Dre's Chronic, The Predator by Ice Cube. That's five records, actually. All five of these records, they stand up to the scrutiny of time nearly 40 years later. Kendrick Lamar was in diapers when this music was released. And his second album, 2015's, To Pimp a Butterfly. It deserves to be on this list, as does Kendrick's fallen contemporary, Nipsey Hussle's mailbox money. These albums, more than their great music and influence on culture, to me anyway, they're mile markers that point us toward just some of the wildest true crime stories from music history. It's crazy. The murder of Nipsey Hussle, the survival of Kendrick Lamar. The true story behind Ice T's actual life of crime that no one seems to really talk about except me. I don't know why. And then, of course, the strange death of Eazy E. Eazy E's official cause of death was from HIV AIDS. However, in 2015, his son, young Eazy claimed that his father, Eric Wright, AKA Eazy, got sick after an incident with Suge Knight in the recording studio, which. Okay. And then there are these comments from Suge Knight on Jimmy Kimmel Live from 2003.

[Zeth Lundy]

Fresh out of jail. I'll come check you out. Right, right. Why did I bulletproof this? Oh, it's not.

[Jake Brennan]

Oh, no, that's just. It's because you know what style. You've been in the con for a while. This is what everybody. That's what all the talk show hosts are wearing.

[Zeth Lundy]

This is a new thing, right?

[Jake Brennan]

Yeah.

[Zeth Lundy]

See, if somebody gonna do something to body. See, technology is so high. Right? Right. So if you shoot somebody, you go to jail forever. So the kids. You don't want to go to jail forever. Right? Right. So they got this new thing out there. People sell them all the time. They got this stuff they call. They get blood from somebody with aids, and then they shoot you with it. Oh, that seems bad. That's a slow death.

[Listener Cynthia]

Yeah, yeah.

[Zeth Lundy]

Easy, Easy thing. You know what I mean?

[Jake Brennan]

Yeah. Oh, no. Okay. Way to lighten the mood. Wow. In the exclusive section of this episode that's coming up, Szeth and I are gonna dive into the merits behind whatever the fuck it is that Suge Knight is talking about here. And Young Easy's claim that Suge Knight had his father killed via this horrific method that Suge himself is describing on national television. Now, I've heard these rumors before. They came up briefly in the Eazy E episode that we did. It's something that I've never fully wanted to dive into until now because I just. I got Compton on my brain. So we're gonna dig into this. Like I said, in the exclusive section of this after party, me and Zeth, we're gonna bring it to you. We're gonna talk about whether or not we think there's enough here to warrant its own episode of Disgraceland. But you know, if it is or if it isn't, you going to get more information. And to hear it though, you got to become a Disgraceland All Access member on Patreon or Apple subscriptions. Go to Disgracelandpod.com membership to sign up. It's only five bucks a month. You're not only going to get these deeper dives into music history and mythology here in the form of exclusive content every month, you're also going to get ad free listening on all episodes of Disgraceland and Hollywoodland. That's Disgracelandpod.com membership. Just five bucks to become an All Access member to help support the show and our mission of digging out and discussing the wildest stories from music history. I'll be back in just a minute with Your voicemails, texts, DMs and more.

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[Listener Cynthia]

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[Jake Brennan]

All right, all right all right, we are back. Speaking of. All right, all right, all right. Has anybody read Matthew McConaughey's book? I have not. I heard it's great. I heard it's really inspiring, and I want to read it. New True Detective news as well. Nick Cage supposedly involved. All right, Getting way off track. Listen, this week, True detective aside, Matthew McConaughey aside. All right, all right, all right. Kendrick Lamar in your feed right now. Check that story out if you have not heard it. Coming up next in the feed, we are rewinding to Graham Parsons, our Gram Parsons story. I put my heart and my soul into everything I write for you guys. But it's hard for me to think of another episode where I lay bare my own emotions as heavily as I did in. In this Graham Parsons episode and Graham's. I sort of used Graham's dealings with grief as a proxy for my own at the time and what I was going through. I remember distinctly writing that episode and. And just how helpful it was to have Graham Parsons, the spirit of Graham Parsons and his music with me during that really, really rough summer. So that is coming out next in our feed. That'll be hitting up episode. And then we're doing something a little bit different. We're gonna. We're gonna sneak in Beach Boys Part one, Beach Boys Part two, in the coming days after Graham Parsons, because we have a new episode on Brian Wilson who, you know, passed away a couple months ago. And I decided, hey, I want to do a Brian Wilson episode. So I got in there, I wrote this Brian Wilson episode. It's essentially part three of our Beach Boys story. It's, man, Brian Wilson. This was. This was tough. This was a tough one to write because so much has been said, written, put on film about Brian Wilson and Brian Wilson, one of the rare artists who. There's a couple things. His autobiography is incredible. It's really, really great. He's totally hard on the sleeve. He tells his story in a way that only he can. So that makes it hard for somebody like me to come in and write the story or tell a unique story or come in with a unique point of view. But then also, the rare thing is Brian Wilson, unlike most musicians who have biopics, the biopic on Brian Wilson is actually really good, I think, anyways, love and Mercy. And that just makes it. Again, it makes it difficult when the stories that are out there are really good and they cover a lot of the most interesting stuff, and there's not a lot left in the cracks for us to mine out. Makes it really difficult to tell these stories in a unique way, but.

[Zeth Lundy]

I.

[Jake Brennan]

Hope we did a good job. I really kind of leaned into the spirit of Brian Wilson here and I did not. Seth and I and the rest of us at Double Elvis, we didn't intend to have the Kendrick episode and the Brian Wilson episode hanging on the same theme. Zeth wrote the Kendrick episode, I wrote the Brian Wilson one. But Mercy is part of the thematically is part of the same thing here with both episodes. So it just worked out that way. But whatever doesn't really matter. I like when we're hanging on a theme. And I hope you dig this episode that's coming up next Tuesday. It's our next new episode, Disgraceland, on Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys. Question of the Week for next week when you're listening to that Brian Wilson episode is going to be which figure from music history is the best example of a tortured genius? Is it Brian Wilson? Is it someone like Kurt Cobain or Sly Stone who also recently departed Marvin Gaye? Or maybe it's someone new like Youngblood? I don't know. There's a lot of examples to pull from here. And perhaps to help organize your thinking, give me recommendations maybe on subjects that I haven't covered yet, we haven't covered yet in disgrace and that you might want to hear us cover. Okay, so when you're listening to Brian Wilson, for obvious reasons, the question is going to be what is the best example from music history of a tortured genius? 617-90-66638 Voicemail and text to let me know Right now though, you know where I am at. I am in the phone booth, the one across the hall. I am hanging on the telephone. We're answering last week's question of the week spawned from our Kendrick episode. Which artist demonstrated the greatest act of mercy? Kind of an esoteric question for us to ask, but I don't know. We went there and let's check in with Cynthia in the 5:10.

[Listener Cynthia]

Hey Jake, it's Cynthia calling from California. And musician with the most with mercy was Joan Jett. I went to go see her in the late 90s, first time I ever got to see her. I've been a fan since I was 7 years old and I had a full blown panic attack like third song in. I didn't know it was happening. My head was totally spinning out and as they were kicking me out because I was in the very front, I was complaining that I've been wanting to see her since I was 7. So I had to Spend the rest of the time in the medic tent. Probably about, I don't know, 30 minutes. It was a short set. Afterwards, a friend of mine had gotten to some people backstage and when she was doing autograph signing at the end, she had me go behind the desk where she was and asked if I wanted to take a picture. I said yes. I was still kind of groggy. And, you know, she put her arm around my shoulder and she would just look at me and she's like, are you okay? And I said, yeah. And she gave me a little squeeze on the arm and then we took the picture. And it was so awesome. She was so cool. Just a really cool, genuine person. So that was my story. I hope you guys are doing well. Take care.

[Jake Brennan]

Cynthia. This is an incredible story and I thank you for sharing it with us. I love the personal stories and I always liked Joan Jett. I've never met her. I don't know much about her history other than, you know, just the sort of top level Wikipedia stuff, what everybody knows. And it's, it's just, it warmed my heart to hear you tell that story and for me to learn that Joan Jett is just a great person. It sounds like super cool. Love it. And by the way, you got a great friend there who went and hooked that all up for you. Went backstage, sought out Joan Jett, got you to connect with her. That's no easy thing to do. All right, let's check in with the 7:2:4. Same question here. 7:2:4 writes in. Hey, as for the topic of next week, it's hard not to think of the most merciful artist and not think of the Appalachian Queen herself, Dolly Parton, that woman through her park, her reading program, helping wildlife, LBGTQ support and more. Make whatever jokes you want about the woman's chest. But behind is an absolute heart of gold. I wasn't going to say anything about Dolly Parton's chest. I've never, I've never said anything about Dolly Parton's chest to you guys or anyone else that I know of. I hear you. Dolly Parton is the shit. She's amazing and we should all celebrate Dolly Parton. And she's a great candidate for incredible acts of mercy from music history. 816 writes in. Hey, Jake, it's Shane from the 816. My text is in regards both to artists showing mercy and first concerts. My son's first concert at age three was Cross Canadian Ragweed. And if you haven't heard of them, they're a music royalty in the red dirt scene. And not only was the show amazing, when Cody walked out to start the show, he saw my wife standing there front row with a baby in a carrier on her chest and made the security go get three more barricade fences and box us in on the remaining three sides. So we had our own little corral of front row space so nobody could bump or spill beer on the baby. True class acts look into CCR and the red dirt scene. Guys who had the opportunity to blow up but chose not to sell out. Love that 816. I will certainly check that out and I must have made you guys feel pretty pretty badass, pretty special. Let's hear from Armin in Calgary.

[Listener Cynthia]

Hey this is armin in the Foy 3587 I just wanted to find out if you knew about Lemmy appearing on stage with Frankie Goes to Hollywood on German tv. If you've not seen it, you need to watch it. Once again, armand in the 403587 Calgary, Alberta, Canada love the show. Listen every week faithfully Armin from Calgary.

[Jake Brennan]

This is exactly why I love this gig. I have never once in my life heard of Lemmy performing with Frankie Goes to Hollywood and I'm so happy for it. I'm so excited. I'm gonna watch. I hope everybody else watches and I hope we come back next week and we talk about it. 617-906-6638 I want everybody's take on Lemmy from Motorhead collaborating with Frankie Goes to Hollywood, okay? And don't bring up Dolly Parton's chest when you give me your lemme takes regarding Frankie Goes to Hollywood. Okay? Now let's do a couple of emails because I've been neglecting the emails lately. Not on purpose, it just happens. Claire Bifford or Byford. I'm not sure how to pronounce her last name right Said hey, greetings from beautiful Cornwall, England. I'm a longtime listener of Disgraceland and Hollywoodland and love the interaction between Jake and Zeff and the new wrap parties. She goes on to say, Can I recommend a Western read? The Sisters brothers by Patrick DeWitt? I'm not especially a western fan, but this book blew me away. It is set during the Gold Rush and has some of the true life grit that is often missing from stories and films of that period. Yes Claire, this is exactly what I'm looking for. Claire goes on to say, the book has been made into a film with some big names in it, but I haven't watched it as it won't match my imagination which was set alive by the Pros. I loved your episode about the Cramps which explained how the hell they were on the same bill as the Police when my brother and I saw them at our school school's leisure center back in the day. It was around about the time the Police released their first album, probably before you were born. My brother Simon followed the Cramps around a few more of their gigs in the UK and bumped into Brian Gregory in the bar on one occasion and he bummed a cigarette off Brian. That's Brian Gregory from the Cramps. Hoping for an exotically flavored one, but it turned out to be a good old fashioned Lambert and Butler. Claire, email us every week. I love your writing. This is great. Claire goes on to say. Favorite band Thin Lizzy, Thinner. Favorite male artist Bowie. Favorite female artist Gladys Knight. Top three albums Diamond Dogs, Bowie Core Stone Temple Pilots. Didn't see that coming. Claire. Fisherman's Blues by the Water Boys. That makes sense. Really love your work. Rocka Rolla Claire. Claire, you even spelled out Rocka Rolla. Correct. Write us back anytime. Damn. Hanging out with the Cramps, recommending great westerns. Claire, you're the best. I'm gonna read the Sisters Brothers by Patrick DeWitt. I'm looking forward to it. I got one book coming. I'm waiting, I'm waiting. I'm in this. I hate this like period where the book's not. I finished the last book. The new book's not here. Like what am I gonna do? I need to be reading something always. Right now I'm gonna read this email from John McNeely aka Johnny Vinyl who writes in hey Jake, your Motorhead Lemmy episode was awesome. You had so much detail in there. What a cool story about you meeting him back in the 90s. I can't say I met him, but when I lived in LA in the early 2000s I saw him a few times at the Rainbow Room playing the One Armed Bandit and one of those times I got a head nod. One of my favorite rock docs is aptly titled Lemmy that I own on DVD and I've watched a few times. And to think he lived in a small rent controlled apartment is so rock and roll like Ozzy. They just don't make them like that anymore. And we were lucky to be alive at the same time as those legends. John McNeely. John, you're absolutely right. Complete legend. And we are lucky to have breathed the same air the same time and place as these dudes. Pretty, pretty awesome. Disgracelandpodgmail.com you guys want to send me an email? 617-906-6638. You want to hit me up on voicemail or leave me a text? Disgracelandpod on the socials. I'm gonna take a quick break. I'll be back in a flash.

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[Jake Brennan]

All right, welcome back to the Disgrace Land afterparty. Listen, you might be one of those people who's just sitting around, you're going through your business, and you're like, look, I'm just so sick of these podcasts that I'm listening to. I got, like, four or five podcasts that I'm subscribed to that I'm following. I'm really in on, like, two of them. The others, they just kind of build up in my feed, and I don't really check in on them enough to really justify having them still be subscribed to. And, you know, I'm never gonna listen to, so. So, you know, I know you know, there's only so much time, but I just want to tell you something. If you need to swap one out and swap a new Podcast in. I would highly recommend a podcast called Hollywoodland by yours truly. And here, me and the fine folks at Double Elvis, we put this together for you. We created this massive archive of Hollywood and true crime stories. And you can get an archive episode every week, plus a new episode helmed by none other than the great Zeth Lundy, where Zeth will bring you through that week's subject in an engaging and compelling way. I'm in there as well, talking to Zeth, giving you our recommendations, talking about whatever that week's subject is. This week's subject was Lindsay Lohan. Now we do this bit where I've got to do music recommendations based on the Hollywoodland subject. And Matt, why don't you give. Give the fine people a taste of Hollywoodland real quick.

[Matt Bowden]

Jake, what music recs inspired by Lindsay Lohan do you have for us today?

[Jake Brennan]

Oh, this was. This was a weird way into music recommendations. I'm not gonna lie. Lindsay Lohan to the Canyons. To the Canyon soundtrack. Not a lot of great stuff on there, but a great band. The Dumb Dumb Girls from the late aughts. Yep, you're nodding along. You remember the Dumb Dumb Girls. Dumb Dumb Girls. I could just recommend them and that would be fine. However, I'm gonna recommend an entryway song for you guys. Smith's cover, the Dum Dum Girls cover of There Is a Light that Never Goes out by the Smiths. Incredible Smith song. And their version is amazing. And it's cool to hear this song from a female perspective. It's from EP they. They put out in 2011 called he gets Me High. Dumb Dumb Girls. There's a light that never goes out. Lindsay Lohan. I thought Lindsay. I could go Lindsay Buckingham. I could go Buckingham Knicks because they're all in the news lately. But that. No, I'm not doing that. I thought low Han Han Hancock. Herbie Hancock. Okay, A lot of people, if they're gonna. If they're gonna recommend a Herbie Hancock album, they're gonna recommend headhunters, and they should, because it's a fantastic album.

[Matt Bowden]

Amazing.

[Jake Brennan]

However, I'm gonna recommend the album that my father once pulled out of a stack of records in my living room about 15 years ago and gave me a look like, what the is wrong with you? And that is the herby Hancock album. 1969 Fat Albert Rotunda.

[Listener Cynthia]

Okay.

[Matt Bowden]

I love that album.

[Jake Brennan]

Yes.

[Matt Bowden]

And your dad, Your dad hates it.

[Jake Brennan]

Because I brought it up to your.

[Matt Bowden]

Dad once because I. Was it your dad?

[Jake Brennan]

It's got to be.

[Erin Moriarty]

He.

[Jake Brennan]

He has a special loathing for it.

[Matt Bowden]

Yes, because I mentioned we, I I was thinking of doing a the sound design for an episode along the lines of that and I mentioned to him.

[Jake Brennan]

And he was like, guys, subscribe to Hollywoodland, where wherever you get your podcasts, get more content from Double Elvis on the reg. And if you become an all Access member here in Disgraceland, you're going to get those Hollywoodland episodes ad free as well. All right, so listen, you know what time it is? It's that time. It's time for the 60 second sports rant in under 30 seconds. Once again sponsored by the fine folks at 5 Hour Energy in their new confetti craze flavor. It tastes just like birthday cake with a vanilla and buttery flavor. To let you be unapologetically extra and unstoppably energized. Head to your local retailer www.fivehourenergy.com or Amazon to order yours today. Okay, Matt, give me the buzzer beater. There was a time when I was younger and I would listen to sports talk radio in Boston and I would hear these dudes speaking and I would listen to their ridiculous old guy takes and feel so self satisfied with my youthful perspective, my whatever modern point of view on whatever the hell it was that they were talking about their disdain for baseball's saber metrics. And I was just like, whatever man. Whatever helps the Red Sox win. I don't care, care what you do to win. Just win. Or, or how they couldn't deal with Randy Moss's diva attitude. And I'd just be like, who cares? Have you seen what that dude is doing on the field with Tom Brady? Whatever gets us to another super bowl. Whatever the argument was. I found myself disagreeing with the old guy. Take fast forward to now and I am filled with old guy takes. My son is playing flag football. He's on the Raiders. So I decided to go on YouTube and show him some clips from Raider football in the 70s and 80s. And my son is 7 years old, by the way. As soon as the highlights start, defensive highlights, that's all I'm showing him. As soon as they start footage of Jack Tatum, Howie Long, Ted Hendricks just wrecking people on the hard Astroturf, pulling them down, horse collar and dudes, almost every single hit was head to head contact, just violent. And literally from the jump, every single hit, every single highlight, my son starts going, that's illegal. That's illegal, dad, you can't do that. And I'm laughing because he's not wrong. Because now, yes, all those Hits are illegal, but then they were all legal, every single one of them. And of course, sadly, today, this type of physical play in the NFL, it won't just get the refs to pull their flags. It'll get the offending players thrown out of the game. Suspended in some cases. Now, of course, being a proud member of Generation X, I love this style of football, and I miss this style of football. And this was going to be the topic of my rant today, but then I thought, damn, man, what did an old guy take? I'm the old guy, so I'm not gonna do it. I'm not gonna complain about how things were better back in the day because, man, oh, man, do I detest being that guy. Yet here I am. That guy. All right, Matt, how'd I do?

[Listener Cynthia]

Two minutes and eighteen seconds, Jake.

[Jake Brennan]

Damn it. I think I gotta get. I gotta get Howie Long to put me into some training regimen here to, you know, get up to snuff and get in under 30 seconds. All right, that was the sports rant sponsored by Five Hour Energy's new confetti craze Flavor. Unleash your party vibes and as much caffeine as your favorite 12 ounces fancy coffee, but with zero sugar and zero crash. Available in stores on Amazon or at www.5hourenergy.com. All right, speaking of football, you know who once played football not for the Raiders, but for the Rams, Suge Knight. And in the upcoming exclusive section of this here after party coming up in seconds, we will be looking into the insane story about Suge Knight allegedly injecting Easy E with HIV aids. Once again, here's Suge giving his best OJ Simpson. If I did it to Jimmy Kimmel.

[Zeth Lundy]

Technology is so high, Right? Right. So if you shoot somebody, you go to jail forever. So the kids, you don't want to go to jail forever ever.

[Listener Cynthia]

Right?

[Zeth Lundy]

So they got this new thing out that people sell them all the time. They got this stuff they call. They get blood from somebody with AIDS and they shoot you with it. Oh, that's a slow death.

[Jake Brennan]

Yeah.

[Zeth Lundy]

Easy, easy thing. You know what I mean?

[Jake Brennan]

Yeah. Oh, no. Okay. Way to lighten the mood. Wow. Wild. All right, we're going to get into this as well as comments from E. Sun on this subject as well, coming up momentarily. But like I said earlier, you gotta be a Disgraceland All Access member. To access this exclusive content, go to www.gracelandpod.com membership to sign up for just five bucks a month less than a cup of Suge Knight's Prison tears. And it'll also get you ad free listening on all Disgraceland and Hollywoodland shows and the satisfaction of knowing that you are a real one, a musical obsessive and outsider who supports Disgraceland and helps us keep cranking out stories that you want to hear but the Chasm doesn't want us to tell. Again, that's Disgracelandpod.com membership to support us for just five bucks a month and to unlock a whole bunch of exclusive and ad free content. All right, guys, we are back. Back. Let's talk about the Disgrace Land vault real quick. In this episode, we talked about Nipsey Hussle. We talked about NWA Easy E, Ice Tea. We have episodes on all these dudes and they're all waiting for you in the Disgraceland archive with, I don't know, what, 250 episodes, whatever we got on 250 different artists or however many. And Mr. Matt Bowden will have the episode information for each of these stories in the show. Notes of this afterparty for you to easily seek them out. All right, I gotta go. Let's recap, shall we? Number one, this week's full episode on Kendrick Lamar. This new Disgraceland episode is awaiting for you right now. Number two, Graham Parsons is in our rewind slot. That's coming up right after this afterparty. Then we got two Beach Boys episodes. We're rewinding as we get into Our new Part 3 episode on Brian Wilson right now in the Hollywoodland feed. This is number four. I think we have Lindsay Lohan. You can check that out. Number 5-617-906-6638. Your voice keeps us digging into the dark corners of music history. So keep calling, keep texting with your answers to this week's question of the week or whatever the hell else you guys want to talk about. Claire, hit us back. Number six, don't forget discos. This isn't just content. It's a community. A community of the obsessed. And no one cares about music, books, record and the crime and grime that ties them all together like you do. And, well, that's a disgrace. All right, Kendrick Lamar. You've heard of him before? This week's full episode subject was born on June 17, 1987. And this is what America was listening to on that day. According to the billboard charts. Number one, I want to dance with somebody, Whitney Houston. Last week three peak position one weeks on chart seven. Number two, head to toe Lisa Lisa. And cult jam. Last week, one peak position one weeks on chart 12. Number three, into deep genesis last week four peak position three weeks on chart ten number four alone heart last week six peak position four weeks on chart seven number five stop last week to peak position Quit talking and start mixing.

[Zeth Lundy]

Cut it.