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Big Ice Cup Cat
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Deontay Kyle
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Intro Rapper
Yay. Woke up in the morning and to God be the glory Thankful for another day to tell my story Put my opinions in the universe and let them orbit I'm from the dirty soul with a dirty mouth my knee orbit miss things things on me like a Norbit had to refuse them cause my no rest fusion she gorgeous as I doubt my sons up and kiss my daughter forehead Tell them we gonna get this money to my pockets morbid remember living in apartments now we playing mortgage you ain't gotta like a regardless baby I'm blessed and I keep that blick with me we like grits and eggs as you sip your coffee Flick your cigarette and let a vent yeah, we back
Deontay Kyle
oh, we back. Grits and eggs podcast episode 149. I am your host, Deontay Kyle. But who's behind the camera?
Big Ice Cup Cat
The coolest co host in the world. Big ice cup, cat.
Deontay Kyle
Big ice cup. Oh, no, Stringer Bill.
Big Ice Cup Cat
I'm trying to bring energy back.
Deontay Kyle
149, baby. 149. Got 101 left.
Big Ice Cup Cat
101 to go.
Deontay Kyle
Oh,
Big Ice Cup Cat
nigga, blow this motherfucker.
Deontay Kyle
I'm not gonna. I mean, low key. The closer we get, the scared I'm getting. First of all, we took two weeks off. They like never do it again. We can't even take breaks. I want y' all to know something. The first two weeks of July, all right? Going to prepare y' all for this. Now I'm taking my kids on a road trip.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Yeah.
Deontay Kyle
Okay. Today is officially the last day of school. We taking kids on a road trip. We may do a best of episode. Okay. And we may release an episode to the. We may release. You know what I'm saying?
Big Ice Cup Cat
Go release one.
Deontay Kyle
Release one. Okay. You know what I'm saying? One, two, one, two, three. Release it. Okay.
Big Ice Cup Cat
The hell.
Deontay Kyle
My bad. My bad. What? Aviation. Every now. And I'm just letting y' all know now, man. You know what I'm saying? In preparation for tour, we will be recording a lot more on the road.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Yeah.
Deontay Kyle
We are preparing to move to a new spot for our guest episodes. So the way that you can help us help us help you is to like, comment, subscribe, if you not already subscribed. But there's a new feature, that hype feature. Make sure you hype the video.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Hype it up, baby.
Deontay Kyle
Hype it up. Hyphy hype, hype, hype it up. Deontayantaykyle.com for all booking and inquiries. Adviceyontechile.com for all your advice submissions. We got a couple of advice submissions here today.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Yeah.
Deontay Kyle
657234 eggs. That's 657-234-3447 for all the voicemails. We got a couple voicemails today, but once a month you can call us directly on that number. But $8, you got to pay that $8. You got to be a member of the patreon. You got to become a cousin. Hey, cousins get a lot of perks.
Big Ice Cup Cat
They do.
Deontay Kyle
Did a la la ticket giveaway. Hey, did that la ticket giveaway.
Big Ice Cup Cat
What happened with that?
Deontay Kyle
Oh, man, we got a winner. Winner.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Oh, we got a winner.
Deontay Kyle
Winner, winner, chicken dinner.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Somebody won, huh?
Deontay Kyle
Yeah, yeah, yeah. Carson.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Oh, my bad, my bad, my bad, my bad.
Deontay Kyle
All right. Big cat on Big cat on Instagram again. I was trying to find. I was trying to find recording now. I was trying to find the winner. I got this.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Oh, you got everything.
Deontay Kyle
I was trying to pull up for you?
Big Ice Cup Cat
All right, my bad, sir.
Deontay Kyle
Big cat, man. $5 from you.
Big Ice Cup Cat
God damn it.
Deontay Kyle
He from you seen, right?
Big Ice Cup Cat
The gas is a little high, baby.
Deontay Kyle
What?
Big Ice Cup Cat
Guess what happened?
Deontay Kyle
Shout out to our winner, Carson Hippolyte. Okay, Carson Hippolyte. Carson Hippolyte. You know, this is a flag that I've never seen, okay? But this is a black woman, all right? You know what I'm saying? So shout out to Carson. We also have four winners from our grist and eggs graduate giveaway. Christopher Jordan Jr. From New Manchester high School, Jade Linder from Lithia Springs High School. And then Jaya Zachary from Douglas county high School. And then we also have another winner from Douglas county high School, a young man who's graduating despite some overcoming some serious odds. Serious that most people would not be able to overcome. Yeah, man, I don't know if I could have overcome those odds. He still overcame. So we got our four winners. So shout out to our young folks. All of these graduates are decorated. All of them are doing their thing. They got their cords. Hey, they know where they going to school. They doing their thing.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Okay now.
Deontay Kyle
So, yeah, shout out to the young black folks out here in Douglasville just doing their thing, man. If you have any issues, support Deontay cow.com if you have any issues with merch, if you have any issues purchasing tickets, if you having any issues getting into the Patreon or the discord, support deontay kyle.com if you DM me or email me or comment, I'm going to say supportioncolle.com. that is how that's handled. Streamlined.
Caller 1
It.
Deontay Kyle
It's streamlined. It's there for you. It's at your service. Deontaycolle.com for everything. We got new merch. Hey, we got brand new merch. The merch is lovely, you know what I'm saying? If you see me in the streets, you see me in a G and E jersey. The Jersey tee. Yeah, that jump hard, you know what I'm saying? That in the washer right now. Hey, gonna run him back. We. We got. We got some new polo. We got some polos coming out. We got some stuff for the ladies. Ladies, ladies. This next song's coming out. Oh, my, oh, my.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Love it when the booty go.
Deontay Kyle
Oh, yeah. He had no business.
Big Ice Cup Cat
It's a gospel song.
Deontay Kyle
Yeah. He turned that vision. I said I love you. What he say? Oh, thank you. Thank you. He liked that.
Big Ice Cup Cat
He liked to throw.
Deontay Kyle
I just. It was a spiritual experience.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Spiritual awakening.
Deontay Kyle
You know what I'm saying? You know what I'm saying? He opened up his third eye, and
Big Ice Cup Cat
he was on the beach with glowing eyes.
Deontay Kyle
Yeah, he was. First of all, Cisco's. This a sick. That's a sick right there. We have to be mindful of sickos like this, man.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Turn day into night like that. So.
Deontay Kyle
Had glowing eyes, had fireworks.
Big Ice Cup Cat
All four. Goddamn. Th.
Deontay Kyle
The build up to that.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Baby in the background doing flips.
Deontay Kyle
And imagine. Imagine. Imagine you with a young lady, huh? And y'. All. Y' all having some adult time. Uhhuh. And then she dropped that road, baby.
Big Ice Cup Cat
She gonna kick you out. She's kicking you out.
Deontay Kyle
What's over? Because.
Big Ice Cup Cat
What are you doing?
Deontay Kyle
Place your bets right now.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Place your bets right now. In the Patriot.
Deontay Kyle
We gonna see what's going on.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Have a throw contest in the Patriot.
Deontay Kyle
No, we will not. No, we will not, baby. We will not be doing that. I promise you. $8. $8 go a long way. Oh, God damn. If I was, I'd have been paid.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Need at 8. Brucey X Patriot. Shaking ass.
Deontay Kyle
I ain't gonna hold you. When we first got on the patreon. See, this, the thing about Negroes. Negroes get into a spot and we. We have a good time, and then we do the roasting, we do the initials, we break the ice, and then. N. Like any. Anything for the singles. No, man, no, no. We got to put that consciousness over the cookie.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Yeah, man.
Deontay Kyle
Huh? Put that dictionary over dick. Oh, that's your problem. It's your problem. You a bunch of heathen.
Big Ice Cup Cat
They try to find the conscious cookie Wanted their conscious cookies.
Deontay Kyle
But almond racism is stupid for sure. I'm gonna tell you why. Because just thinking about butter pecan ice cream and how it came to be. Okay. Because white people ain't want niggas eating vanilla ice cream.
Big Ice Cup Cat
So they made butter pecan.
Deontay Kyle
No, no, no. So it was like, literally outlawed. Like, the only day that black people could eat vanilla ice cream publicly, huh? Was on July 4th.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Okay.
Deontay Kyle
Any other day, they wasn't letting. I guess they didn't want them licking something white. So made butter pecan. Like that was a original invention from some. Now it's been said, and I don't know how true it is. Okay. That invented vanilla ice cream. I can believe that. Yeah, man. Know what to do with a bean, man.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Yeah, man.
Deontay Kyle
You know what I'm saying? Yeah. Speaking of, you know, George Washington Carver was doing a lot with peanuts, bro.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Yeah. He was doing the absolute most. You can do so much with a peanut. That was his bag, son.
Deontay Kyle
A peanut. Listen, my. It's not. It's not. It's very rare in life that find their passions.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Yeah. He found his or.
Deontay Kyle
Purpose.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Yeah.
Deontay Kyle
But that was turning the peanut every which way but loose.
Big Ice Cup Cat
I got a. I got a theory of why shot.
Deontay Kyle
It was autistic.
Big Ice Cup Cat
No, no. You know, they say they. What they did to Joe Washington Carver, right? They said they castrated him, so he lost his nuts. So he. He utilized nuts to his advantage.
Deontay Kyle
Oh. What?
Big Ice Cup Cat
Just saying. It's intrusive thought. What?
Deontay Kyle
Speaking of intrusive. Speaking of nuts, man, that podcast came and went.
Big Ice Cup Cat
God damn it. Came and went.
Deontay Kyle
Damn. First shout out my Lu Young and trade, man. Yeah, man, the at the Young you l Young show over there. Being messy.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Just being messy as hell.
Deontay Kyle
I love that for y'.
Caller 2
All.
Deontay Kyle
That ain't really quite our platform, but, man, if we can get that going,
Big Ice Cup Cat
get some messy going.
Deontay Kyle
Yeah, man. Need some more mess over here.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Yeah.
Deontay Kyle
Clicks. You know, that is very interesting to think about that. Lost his nut. So he.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Yeah.
Deontay Kyle
Find out everything he could. I mean, I. I'll say this, too. Spending having your adult life as a man and not chasing will free you up sometimes.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Yeah.
Deontay Kyle
I mean, he had a lot of time.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Yeah. A lot of time.
Deontay Kyle
You know what I'm saying? An appreciation for nature.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Yeah.
Deontay Kyle
Cause I mean, man, it ain't no because. Because it was his position, I think. I think it was the people he was enslaved by. Something like that. He had. They had a little white girl.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Yeah.
Deontay Kyle
Case may be, man, bruh, we complain about a lot of shit and we don't understand how far we done came, bro.
Caller 1
What?
Deontay Kyle
Cause we was talking about the freedom of press last week and we was a shout out to Ida B. Wells, man.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Yeah.
Deontay Kyle
One of the more prominent, if not pioneers of investigative journalism. Journalism in America. But also when we think about the fact that these tech billionaires and corporate billionaires are buying up all of our public press outlets, corporate press outlets, to skew narratives. And you know, we're on NBC News right now, okay. Because the DOJ officially told the go DOJ official, official told GOP ally that big payouts were coming for the January 6th defendants. So no reparations for slavery, reparations for slave owners, no reparations for descendants of slaves, but reparations for insurrectionist. Months before the 1.8 billion Anti Weaponization Fund was announced, Ed Martin predicted Capitol rioters would get millions even if it took until 2028. So in, in any other point of history in America, this would be considered treason for sure. And it was treason.
Big Ice Cup Cat
It was treason.
Deontay Kyle
An attempt at a coup on the American government initiated by the sitting president is now gonna be rewarded with a $1.8 billion anti weaponization fund that is gonna come from Guess, Guess who. Hey, guess. Guess who's footing the bill.
Big Ice Cup Cat
You know who, Guess who's foot.
Deontay Kyle
Guess who's footing it used to cost me $40 to fill up my gas, my Kia Sportage. Now it takes $65. Guess who's footing the bill. Ain't it, Ain't it fun? Ain't it great to be American?
Big Ice Cup Cat
Hey.
Deontay Kyle
Huh? God bless it, you know, God bless it. Making it great again.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Yeah, man.
Deontay Kyle
Quick question. You know, you know, I having this thought, just having this thought, anytime that black people start stating our case for reparations, which is not only a substantial case but a valid case for reparations here in America, seeing is that the people that were put in Japanese internment camps received reparations. The people that went through the Holocaust received reparations. And even upon the abolishment of slavery, the slave owners received reparations, reparations for the loss of property. Black people have had no repair for 250 years of chattel slavery here in America. And then when we do have this conversation, a conversation that should honestly only include black voices and the white government officials that will oversee this, because at the time of this horrific tragedy, this centuries long, centuries, centuries long tragedy that was happening to the black, black people here in America, Black Americans, those were the two people involved. Black Americans, white Americans. Okay, cool. Asians and Hispanics be on White people, Dick, too much for me, because I've seen Asian people come out in protest of black people getting reparations. Has nothing to do with them. I've seen Hispanic people come out and protest of black people getting reparations, and it has nothing to do with you. Now, I've also seen the latter or the whatever. I've also seen on the opposite end of the scale, some people of color in agreeance that black people in America should receive respirations. Right. Claude Anderson, Dr. Claude Anderson, formulated the FBA to establish a group here in America of people that descended from slavery for the purpose of receiving reparation and that spiraled into whatever it spiraled to. Because, you know, the CIA and everyone seems to fear a black economic stronghold or black economic power because everyone knows we don't really need them, so they tirelessly try to keep us dependent on them. And they do this systemically, and they do this through a brainwashing of sorts. So by always giving other minorities or people of color somebody to look down on, well, if black people get repaired for what's been done to us. And I would make an argument that at this point, not only reparations for slavery, but reparations for Jim Crow and reparations for the crack epidemic. Everybody seems to have an issue with the black economic independence.
Caller 2
And.
Deontay Kyle
And I'll say this because they understand the game. They understand that if black people start ascending economically, well, we won't be at the bottom of the totem pole. And one of y' all niggas will. That's the only way this thing works. That's the only way this system works. It has to have somebody at the bottom, has to have somebody to punch down on you. Niggas come over here and y' all get real fluid in the punch down game. And for whatever reason, we always seem to be the victims. We ain't did shit to none of y'.
Caller 2
All.
Deontay Kyle
White people oppress you as well. And white people oppress themselves. Yet all the fallout seems to come on black people. Now, black people have a history of economic independence in this country. We don't have a history of that economic independence not being interrupted. It's always interrupted. And there was a post where this guy was. He was trying to make this point about family, how wealth is passed down generationally through family. He was, you know, street interviewer interviewing these white dudes, asking them how they came into money. And all of them named their father, their grandfather or great grandfather. All of them were benefactors of generational wealth. Right? And all the people that he interviewed were white. And so he was like, see, this is how it's done. Not through materials, not through individualism. He was getting close. He was getting close.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Okay.
Deontay Kyle
But the issue here is that that framework lacks context. One of the dudes was a descendant of the Churchill group. Do you know how they made their money? Let's go back and look at how the Churchill group made their money.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Look it up.
Deontay Kyle
Now, the Churchill family's wealth in America is primarily rooted in the Gilded Age. The most notable connection came from the dollar princess phenomenon, where wealthy American heiresses married into British nobility. Winston's Churchill's mother was a New York socialite, and one of his ancestors secured his family's estate using the Vanderbilt fortune. Now, do we know you see where I'm going?
Big Ice Cup Cat
Yeah.
Deontay Kyle
If we don't leave by the context that these niggas made their money in slavery and oftentimes in Reconstruction, which during Reconstruction, we have Jim Crow South.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Yeah.
Deontay Kyle
And not to mention the secret enslavement of black people that was going on in the rural south, then we lose the context because none of these people had their wealth interrupted. So when we want to talk about the framework of white people and how they pass their wealth down through generations, this is uninterrupted. And these ain't no clean bills of sale. Hmm. Huh? There's a little blood in that lineage. A lot of blood. A lot of blood. And I think the thing is this. Whoever made that post, he argued with me. You sound goofy, and you make it seem like the family structure is only reserved for white people. You know that's not what I'm saying, Nigga. You know that's not what I'm saying. I. I concluded this must be selling the course. Must be selling the course on wealth and how to build generational wealth.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Yeah.
Deontay Kyle
And he just want to make it seem cut and dry. Ain't that cut and dry? Because we've had our wealth interrupted several times. Let's. Let's talk about the history of black economic independence in this country. Let's start with watermelon farming. Hey, the. The racist history. How the watermelon stereotype came to be weaponized against black Americans. For centuries, black Americans have had to endure painful stereotypes. Watermelon stereotypes. And that hasn't changed in recent years. Man, why are all these websites you gotta, like, why you go. Why you gotta buy the news? Now, hold on. Let's go somewhere else. Let's go somewhere where. Where we ain't got a goddamn like, bruh, that is Annoying, bro. Like I'm just trying to do the knowledge. Yeah, yeah.
Big Ice Cup Cat
They want you to pay for the knowledge.
Deontay Kyle
You want to pay for the knowledge? Yeah. You want to subscribe? Just drop the newspaper off at my doorstep.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Throw that motherfucker.
Deontay Kyle
Throw that mug. Hey. Throw that motherfucker. All right. Since the earliest days of plantation slavery, the caricature of dark skin of the dark skinned black child, his two red lips stretched to grotesque extremes as they open to chomp down on watermelon, was a staple of the racism diet. Over time, Wellerman came to be a symbol of broader denigration of black people. It became part of an image perpetuated by white culture bent upon bolstering the myth of superiority by depicting the inferior race as lazy, simple minded pickaninnies interested only in such mindless pleasures as a slice of sweet watermelon. Like all racial and ethnic stereotypes, this one's destructive properties have through the decades stretched far beyond mere insult. It's helped to poison self esteem, pushing some people to avoid anything that seemed too black, lest they be lumped into the company of Uncle Remus, Aunt Jemima or some other relative of racism. Watermelon's connection to black economic wealth is deeply rooted in the post civil war Reconstruction era. Following emancipation, many formerly enslaved African Americans used their agricultural skills to grow and sell watermelon as a cash crop. Because the fruit was cheap to cultivate, required little land and could be sold directly to consumers, it provided a vital avenue for black economic independence, self sufficiency and generational wealth. The early agricultural prosperity, however, sparked swift retaliation from white supremacists. As black farmers and merchants began to build financial freedom, a deliberate propaganda campaign was launched to devalue and demean this success. The transformation of a cash crop became an economic threat. Independent black farmers and vendors selling watermelons directly to consumers threatened the traditional economic hierarchy of the Gym Crow South. Therefore turning to a racist trope to dismantle the growing independence white society created and popularized racist caricatures and propaganda through newspaper cartoons and advertisements. The watermelon was weaponized to portray black people as lazy, messy and childish, suggesting they were inherently unfit for freedom and self governance. The psychological impact of this systemic shaming was successful and marginalized black watermelon merchants and turned a symbol of financial freedom into a powerful racial insult. So everybody, for as long as you can remember, has always been threatened by black economic independence. Something as simple as us taking our agricultural skills, generating a cash crop and then building what that the wealth, that generational wealth?
Big Ice Cup Cat
Yeah,
Deontay Kyle
no blood, just Watermelon. Now I find it very funny that these ex enslaved people with this tremendous work ethic were able to create generational wealth and then be characterized as lazy, messy and childish.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Damn
Deontay Kyle
say niggas been lazy ever since we stopped working for free. Let's, let's, let's go, let's go, let's go take a look. Let's take a trip down down down deep to the south to Miami and let's talk about overtown. Miami.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Okay.
Deontay Kyle
Historic Overtown formerly known as colored town. Woof.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Colored town.
Deontay Kyle
Put it on you don't it this back when we ain't kept by being called colored. Colored town. Colored folks, the whole town colored, just colored. Historic overtown, formerly known as colored town is one of Miami's oldest neighborhoods and served as the epicenter of black wealth in the American south during the early to mid 20th century. Often dubbed as the Harlem of the south or Miami's black Wall street, the area is deeply rooted in black entrepreneurship, arts and self made prosperity. The rise of black wealth can be traced back to D.A. dorsey. Dana Albert Dorsey was Miami's first black millionaire and one of the most prominent real estate magnets in the south. He amassed significant land parcels in Overtown and briefly owned the land now known as Fisher Island. His former residence has been restored and serves as a museum operated by the Black archives history and research foundation. A thriving economy. Forced to operate locally due to segregation, Overtown became a self sustaining ecosystem. It was home to black owned banks such as the negro savings banks, hotels, pharmacies, medical offices and more. The entertainment mecca. Because black entertainers performing in Miami beach were barred from staying in the hotels where they worked, Overtown flourished as a premier hospitality center. Celebrities like Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald and Nat King Cole frequented the neighborhood. Staying at establishment establishments like the Dorsey Hotel and visiting affluent hubs like Georgette's tea Room. They also had transportation systems and theaters. This is like, you know, like the, the old overtown things is blocked. The lights. Yeah, yeah yeah, the lights and the big theater in the middle of town.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Yeah.
Deontay Kyle
5. Urban displacement.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Oh there it is.
Deontay Kyle
Oh there it is. The fear of black economic independence always interrupted. Highway, highway construction. The construction of Interstate 95 and urban renewal projects in the 1960s cut directly through Overtown. This government sanctioned displacement uprooted tens of of thousands of residents and resulted in the demolition of historic businesses and properties. Economic repercussions. The breaking up of this dense community strip residents of generational wealth, causing the neighborhood to fall into decades of deep poverty and neglect. Well God damn There you have it again. Seems like the only way they knew how to build these interstates was to build them directly through our neighborhoods. So when this young man wants to talk about the family structure and passing down generational wealth, but you leave out these contexts and make it seem like niggas don't know how to build on their own. This is the thing. Everybody knows. We don't need them, they need us. They need us for civil rights, they need our energy. The entertainment don't hit the same. The fashion ain't talking about shit. The entire structure of America can be traced back to the genius of black people. The reconstruction era was dependent on ex enslaved people for their skills and then disenfranchise formerly enslaved people because they had these skills. So when we go do it on our own and then we're punished for it, then we're made caricatures of. We're made to be demeaned and disenfranchised. Or you know, we'll just take 95 and put it right through your neighborhood and displace tens of thousands of people and destroy historic businesses and properties. Let's take a trip back up 95 to Wilmington, North Carolina, my hometown.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Hey, let's do it.
Deontay Kyle
In 1890s, Wilmington, North Carolina was boasted as one of the most successful black communities in America. Black citizens made up majority of the population, owned homes, ran successful businesses, controlled black, owned banks and newspaper and held prominent civic and political offices. The demographics in the 1890s was over 56% of women populate Wilmington's population being black and black. Woman woman worked as professionals including doctors, teachers and lawyers. They were highly skilled artesians, brick masons, blacksmiths and comp and carpenters. Wealthier black citizens and independent business owner chartered their own banks, for example the Metropolitan Trust Company and successfully pooled resources to build and invest in their neighborhoods. They had civic power where African Americans held positions across local government including alderman, policemen, magistrates and postmasters. And here comes the coup. This is united. This is the United States of America's first coup d'. Etat. Yes, the same thing. These niggas are being about to be paid reparations for the 1980. The 1898 Wilmington Massacre and coup. The economic and political success of black the black community was perceived as a threat by white supremacists. On November 10, 1898, armed white insurgents violently overthrew the legitimately elected local government. They massacred black residents, burnt down prosperous black businesses, forced black leaders into exile and the event remains the only successful coup d' etat in American history. The Shell Island Resort was. Despite the destruction of 1898, black entrepreneurs and women continued to build generational wealth in the early 20th century. In 1923, a group of black investors formed the Shell Island Beach Development Company. They created a highly successful luxury coastal resort for African Americans. The resort featured summer cottages and attracted thousands of visitors across the eastern US before it was burned down under suspicious circumstances. Since. Under suspicious circumstances after three years.
Big Ice Cup Cat
I know it was suspicious.
Deontay Kyle
I bet it was suspicious. Oh, it couldn't have had nothing to do with that successful coup.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Yeah.
Deontay Kyle
Listen, man, the. The. The thing is, this is always very funny to me. The capitalists will claim that the system of capitalism breeds competition. The capitalists favor the free market until the market is not in their favor. When the market is in our favor. When the market becomes in our favor. Now all of a sudden, it ain't the free market. This ain't capitalism. This ain't the way it's done. They like the idea of competition until they cannot compete. The black economic prosperity has always been interrupted. And we will continue to build black prosperity regardless of the interruption, because that's just what's in us. Y' all expend a lot more energy trying to tear us down than to build your own selves up because you ain't got the skills. And you got an epigenetics of centuries of guilt, of racism, of a lack of education and a lack of skills. And you fear black economic empowerment because we know what to do without y', all, but y' all don't know what to do without us. Now, let's take a trip far east, okay? And let's talk about the free market of capitalism. And let's talk about the EV car market of China. Hey. The US has effectively blocked the sale and import of Chinese electric vehicles through strict tariffs and connectivity regulations. Lawmakers are actively urging the government to maintain and even expand these blockades to protect. To protect the domestic auto industry and prevent national security vulnerabilities. Now, I want you to pay attention to this. Expand these blockades to protect the domestic auto industry. You can't compete.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Cannot.
Deontay Kyle
You can't compete. Have you seen these cars?
Big Ice Cup Cat
Yeah.
Caller 3
Ho ho ho.
Deontay Kyle
My God.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Like spaceship.
Deontay Kyle
Like a spaceship.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Like a spaceship.
Deontay Kyle
Let me tell you something else. Not only are they better designed, not only are they more efficient, they are extremely more affordable. I mean, leaps and bounds more affordable. If Americans made these cars, they'd be trying to charge a quarter million dollars for them, trying to make them 30,000. They got them for the 30 for the 30 ball. 30 ball. Now, here are the key aspects of the restrictions on these Chinese vehicles. High tariffs. Oh, of course.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Yeah, yeah.
Caller 1
Oh, of course.
Deontay Kyle
Trying to make it impossible to import. It's probably more expensive to import it than it is to actually buy the car.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Yeah.
Deontay Kyle
The U.S. imposes a steep 100% tariff on all Chinese imports. So for a $30,000 car, you will be paying 60,000 for it to come to America. Very, very, you know, now, which was once affordable, is no longer affordable on all Chinese imports, making it fiscally unfeasible for automakers like BYD to sell their vehicles in the American market. In the American market. Key word. At competitive prices. Now, capitalists will claim that the system of capitalism. Capitalism breeds competition until they can't compete. Connected vehicle regulations. Sweeping regulations finalized by the Biden administration prohibits vehicles containing Chinese or Russian link software in their connectivity and automated driving systems from being imported or sold in the US Software. Sold, imported or sold in the U. S. Software restrictions take effect in the model year 2027, with hardware restrictions following in the year 2030. Now, they always talk about the security. National security concerns. Bans are heavily driven by cyber security and espionage fears. Lawmakers are concerned that Internet connected vehicles from China could collect sensitive data on American owners and be remotely controlled to cause disruption. Now, that is a legitimate concern. But China is interested in getting money.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Yeah, they want money.
Deontay Kyle
Cuz here's the thing, y' all said the same thing about TikTok. Here's the thing. I know about TikTok. Ever since y' all bought it, all I get is ads. And I get the same. Gambling ads. Gambling ads. Gambling ads. Dating ads. Gambling ads. Dating ads. If y' all could sell alcohol on that motherfucker, I'm sure y' all would. It's all about gambling. Only thing they want you worried about is losing your money. And that's it. And that's. And that's really what comes with the issue, is it? Because before China, no gambling ads, no dating ads, you had your tick tock girlies that would try to, you know, solicit. They only fans, but I wasn't seeing it. Yeah, you got to be a real freak boy, you know, freaked out. Yeah, yeah, Young gooner. Young gooner.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Deontay Kyle
Now again, they like the competition. The capitalists always talk about, you get somebody like, what's that name, Ben? White dude. White dude, looks like a rat.
Big Ice Cup Cat
I have no idea who that is. White dude, like a rat. It's crazy.
Deontay Kyle
Ben Shapiro. You get Ben Shapiro, black. Well, we need capitalism for the free market. The free market is in favor of capitalism. It breeds competition wherever we can breed. Competition is better for the American people. Okay, okay. Yeah. Ben Shapiro say like that the free market. The free market is a byproduct of capitalism. We need a free market. Everyone can win and operate in the free market. Now, y' all love a free market until the market is not in your favor. Because when the market's in our favor, all of a sudden, now we gotta build a highway through this. Or all of a sudden now our business is burned down under suspicious circumstances. All of a sudden when y' all can't compete in the EV market. And I'm sure this has a lot to do with Elon Musk and those Nazi mobiles not selling and not being able to compete with the Chinese model. Now, it's not a security. It's not a. It's not a. It's not a national security measure when this nigga who descends from apartheid South African and is not American, the greatest deadbeat dad turn of the century. It's not a national security when he's funding a fascist government. It's not as a national security issue when he's in the same immigrant that y' all deploy ice against. But he's white. No national security issues for this nigga who doesn't have the best interests of America in his mind at all. He couldn't give a fuck about the American people. He bought Twitter just so y' all could get nigger off.
Caller 1
Mm.
Deontay Kyle
They said the rate of the use of the N word went up like 500% soon as he bought it. That's not a national security measure. It's not. That's not a breach of national security. Y' all don't care if Elon got the. Got the data. Don't care if Jeff Bezos got the data. But Jeff Bezos is, you know, a Lex Luthor type villain. Yeah, he just. He wants to buy the world. He doesn't. Data and all that. That's, you know, that's just business as usual, you know. Business as usual by the Washington Post, you know, Force Force. Chris, Christopher Smalls out of the Met Gala, Crystal Smalls, son. Ain't that his name?
Big Ice Cup Cat
I think his name. Yeah.
Deontay Kyle
First Christopher Smalls. Get the police. You know, stick the police on Christopher Smalls.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Damn.
Deontay Kyle
Who is the only. The. One of the. One of the most prominent unionizers of Amazon. Just so happened they tried to drag him out to Met gala by his neck. Lex Luthor type villain. Batman villain. Y' all don't mind the who have everybody data being the weirdest person that ever walked the face of the earth. And Mark Zuckerberg, I don't even think that nigga's from here. Not human. That ain't human. That crawled out from something.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Yeah, for sure.
Deontay Kyle
Him and Elon, those.
Big Ice Cup Cat
They from the same planet.
Deontay Kyle
Yeah, yeah, they're from the same planet.
Caller 2
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Deontay Kyle
That was sitting here. Same agenda.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Yeah,
Deontay Kyle
that, that, that Jeff Bezos is being remote controlled from said planet because that be looking Android be glitching. Android Terminator. Yeah, for sure. I think is the Terminator. Free market capitalism breeds competition until you can't compete. The Huawei phones. Okay.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Yeah, yeah.
Deontay Kyle
More China. Listen, it's time to get down. Trying to get down. I just might learn to speak Mandarin.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Yeah. Gotta get down, you gotta get down. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Deontay Kyle
Look, man, the price of the brick going up. You gotta get down.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Gotta get down, baby.
Deontay Kyle
If you want to operate on this block. Yeah. It's not the whites no more. It's the yellows. And it was all yellow.
Big Ice Cup Cat
It's not the whites no more, it's the yellows. It's insane.
Deontay Kyle
You gotta keep your mind, your mind's eye open.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Deontay Kyle
And understand what the play is. This ain't black and white no more. It's black and yellow.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Yeah.
Deontay Kyle
Wiz Khalifa junk said grist and eggs. You keep your eyes on that, man. Cause that nigga's making some over there.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Yeah, yeah, yeah, he moving.
Deontay Kyle
That nigga's moving.
Big Ice Cup Cat
He moving, baby.
Deontay Kyle
It's a homogenous country. They got to deal with too much racial disparities. They got one band, one sound.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Deontay Kyle
That one band, one sound.
Big Ice Cup Cat
That's it.
Deontay Kyle
Good transit.
Big Ice Cup Cat
That's it.
Deontay Kyle
You want to get around China.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Woohoo.
Deontay Kyle
Have no fear.
Big Ice Cup Cat
We got the train for fear.
Deontay Kyle
I get you from the top to the bottom of this in 20 minutes. I just built one of the biggest transit centers in the world. Crazy, man. Hold on, man, let's look.
Big Ice Cup Cat
That's crazy Chinese moving. They got bullet trains every block.
Deontay Kyle
Son them and the Japanese, they ain't bullshitting. China features the world's largest high speed rail network and sprawling urban metro system. Highly integrated transit infrastructure relies heavily on advanced digital ticketing, making local travel incredibly efficient. Bullet trains, huh? Themes go to 250 to 350. They going.
Big Ice Cup Cat
They out of there.
Deontay Kyle
They going. Look, man, the world's highest train station, man, these are spinning that pace. Oh, you guys. $8 billion transit system. These niggas is Getting that money. They get money and getting money, and they putting it back into the society.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Yeah.
Deontay Kyle
They're not getting it. And squirrel into the way they're not getting it. And taking $1.8 billion and trying to pay treasonous ass Americans. Treasonous ass crackers. Trying to pay them some money. Listen, man, you get, you get. You go to China, my nigga. One thing you have to worry about is how you're gonna move around.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Yeah, no traffic in China.
Deontay Kyle
No traffic. Get into it, son.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Got bullet trains.
Deontay Kyle
Bullets.
Caller 3
Huh?
Deontay Kyle
Huh?
Big Ice Cup Cat
Yeah, son.
Deontay Kyle
Ain't the type of bullets you gotta dodge, man.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Yeah, man.
Deontay Kyle
Type bullets you gotta get in. Yeah.
Big Ice Cup Cat
You gone, son.
Deontay Kyle
Yeah, man, you out of here, man.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Speed of light.
Deontay Kyle
Shout out to the yellows. You know, y' all get down with the whites a little too good over here. Because y' all grow up. Y' all come over here, y'.
Caller 2
All.
Deontay Kyle
Y' all hodgepodge with them.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Yeah.
Deontay Kyle
You know, you go over there, you grew up around whites, and then you think you want to be white. Then you want to reclaim the Asian card when it's too late.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Deontay Kyle
And you done being a token. But in your homeland, I'm gonna tell you what. Stiff competition over there.
Big Ice Cup Cat
A lot of competition.
Deontay Kyle
The competition. Yeah, the competition.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Yeah.
Deontay Kyle
Yeah. Y' all over here is concerned with learning Spanish. Time to learn Mandarin.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Gotta learn that Mandarin.
Deontay Kyle
Time to learn Cantonese. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Go over there. Speak Cantonese. They're gonna show you. They gonna bow.
Big Ice Cup Cat
They gonna bow to you.
Deontay Kyle
Yeah, yeah, yeah. This know the ancient language.
Big Ice Cup Cat
You know the ancient ways.
Deontay Kyle
He's the original man.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Yeah. He know Asiatic black man.
Deontay Kyle
Let's take him up the mountain.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Yeah.
Deontay Kyle
Show him where you come from.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Take it to a temple, son.
Deontay Kyle
Take your ass off the mountain to a temple. You see black people all over the place. The golden child.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Gotta earn your way up there, though, baby.
Deontay Kyle
Can't just let you up there.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Yeah, they're not just gonna let you up.
Deontay Kyle
You gotta go out there, speak Tanzania old way. Gotta.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Gotta bow.
Deontay Kyle
Yeah, yeah, yeah. You gotta know how to skin a fish.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Yeah, yeah.
Deontay Kyle
You gotta dear that.
Caller 2
Yeah.
Big Ice Cup Cat
In one take.
Deontay Kyle
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Ain't gonna be no whole bunch of goddamn back and forth. A little sling. Sling.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Yep, that's it. Scales everywhere.
Deontay Kyle
Yeah. It's like. It's like wrangling a cab. Take you up the mountain.
Big Ice Cup Cat
See, Bushido, bro.
Deontay Kyle
You grab the mountain. My bag.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Show guns.
Deontay Kyle
At the temple.
Big Ice Cup Cat
The show guns.
Deontay Kyle
Start doing it. Yeah. Oh, oh, oh. You're the best. Yo, there something about that black and Yellow man. We got a little connection over there.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Deontay Kyle
Them know me. Free market. Love the free market. Until. Yeah, until it's in our favor. And these. Listen, these three things we mentioned about black Americans. Oh, the list. This is not even. I mean, we're not even chipping. This is. This is not even a beginning space. These are just a few examples. The list is long. We go to Durham, we talk Seneca Village, we talk about. We could talk about the establishment of the ambulance system in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, by black men. A white doctor, but black men and women. Basically formulated the entire EMT transit system, transportation of victims, medical attention. Hey, you think you can think the speedy medical attention. You can thank blacks for that, huh? Blacks? Another one on the board.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Yep. Another one, baby.
Deontay Kyle
Another one. Oh, we got a Rosewood.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Yeah.
Deontay Kyle
We can go all over America. But they know that they depend on us, so they tirelessly try to keep us dependent on their system. And they do these things methodically and systemically because everybody seems to fear black economic power. Because everybody knows that we do not need them.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Well, goddamn.
Deontay Kyle
We'll be right back after this commercial breaks. We back. Big cat.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Yo, yo.
Deontay Kyle
Big ice cub, my nigga, yo, yo.
Big Ice Cup Cat
So,
Deontay Kyle
man, we got a couple. We got a couple.
Big Ice Cup Cat
We got a couple.
Deontay Kyle
Voicemail. Yeah, we do. So for the young lady that emailed in last week and for the learning and development, somebody said, lnd inquiry help is here. Oh, we got you.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Oh, yeah.
Deontay Kyle
Oh, yeah, we got you.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Oh, yeah, we got somebody. DM me about the young man in Michigan.
Deontay Kyle
Yeah, what about.
Big Ice Cup Cat
She's. The young lady says she knows. She got connections with the. I think the railroad company.
Deontay Kyle
Put me on.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Yeah, yeah, I got you. Yeah, yeah, I got you. I got you. Yeah, yeah.
Deontay Kyle
Do the knowledge. Yeah, man, I. You ain't. Ain't got the answers, but we do.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Yeah.
Deontay Kyle
The Guillotine
Big Ice Cup Cat
Killer.
Deontay Kyle
You don't get away that much.
Big Ice Cup Cat
No, you don't get away that much.
Deontay Kyle
Tristan, cut that out. I didn't mean to do that.
Big Ice Cup Cat
God damn.
Deontay Kyle
All right, man, let's. We got some voicemails from the cousins. We got a lot of voicemail. It seems like have gotten a memo. And they are keeping those voicemails. They keeping them tight. We thank you. 657-2234. Eggs at 657-234-3447. At this point, if you still here like and hype the video. Hype it. Hype, hype, hype, hype, hype, hype, hype. Hype it up. And if you're not subscribed, go ahead and subscribe. I mean, what more can we say? If you ain't subscribed by this point, you're just being selfish. Being selfish. We almost at 200k. Yeah, man, almost at 200k.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Almost there, man.
Deontay Kyle
You know what I'm saying? BK, how you feeling, man? I feel good, baby.
Big Ice Cup Cat
We back in the studio. Second episode, Back off tour, baby. You know what I mean? They was in the comments going crazy. Don't you ever take this long to come back to that desk. I said, God damn. I said, God damn. Goddamn.
Deontay Kyle
We got 101 more.
Big Ice Cup Cat
They not. They not letting us leave
Deontay Kyle
that. Exclusively on Patreon.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Yeah, you want to see it? Come on with it.
Deontay Kyle
Add another tier.
Big Ice Cup Cat
$8.
Deontay Kyle
I'm getting my joe button bag. Hey, man, $20. Oh, button charging 20.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Yeah, that is.
Deontay Kyle
It won't be me, but shout out to y'. All, get your money.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Get your money, baby. All right, what we got, son?
Deontay Kyle
Let's see.
Caller 2
Hey, I apologize about that first one. If y' all see it, I kind of put it up. I'm a little nervous. But anyways. Good morning, good afternoon, good evening. I don't know what time y' all two are listening to. My name is Patrick. I've been a huge fan of yalls for about two years now. Yeah, about two years. I'm from Jackson, Mississippi, and I just graduated with my bachelor's of science in statistics. And I was just calling, just. Let everybody know that, like, niggas really out here doing it. Like, we really are a strong group of people. Like, they say, oh, black men aren't educated, or black women aren't educated. That's bullshit, y' all know? And I just wanted to get on here and pop my shit a little bit. And also, I want to know, how could I help my community with what I have now, you know, because I have the knowledge of data science as a digital right, but how could I give back to the community with that? I'm currently gonna pursue my master's degree, and I start this fall. But really, I just want to know, like, how did I give back to the community? I just joined the Patreon today, actually. I don't know why I've been putting it off for so long, but finally I did. I just. Yeah, just want to know, like, how can I help, you know? And, yeah, that's pretty much it. Thank y' all for yalls work. I pray y' all keep doing great things for the community, you know, and black power. And that's it,
Deontay Kyle
my young, you already doing it. You doing it. I think that's what. I think that that's what we fail to realize sometimes. Just that. Just that accomplishment is doing it for us, man. Look, it. It just. It's. It echoes. I love when the voicemails or the messages just echo the message of the episode overall, cuz. They know it, bro. They know it.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Yeah.
Deontay Kyle
Yeah, they know it.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Yeah.
Deontay Kyle
And they fear it. But you already doing it, bro. First of all, first step is, is get yourself situated, get your feet planted, get that structure and that stability you need for your life. Yes, you're gonna be guided to where you can help it. You're gonna be guided there. Trust me. Trust me, man. Relishing your accomplishment is a huge accomplishment. Keep going if that's on your heart to do it. But relishing your accomplishment, man. The community is proud. And you and you and Patreon, man, the cousins is proud, man. Shout out to you, brother. Yeah, man.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Salute.
Deontay Kyle
All right, let's see it.
Caller 1
What up, Deontay cow? Big eyes, cup cat. This your boy twine, man. Hey, just let me cook for just like two seconds, bro. Man, I am so tired of seeing this relationship on.
Deontay Kyle
On online.
Caller 1
That is so corny and dumb to me. I'm tired of people talking about it. If I see one more ass. Oh, well, you know, if he have
Deontay Kyle
an iPad, he don't.
Caller 1
I can't see. That's why I got an iPad. I mean, we worried about the wrong bro. These folks out here taking out rights. They. That they. They not hiring black women with. With multiple degrees, children, they children getting up shot. All this other.
Caller 3
And we.
Caller 1
We worried about the wrong bruh. That is so corny to me. Why are we worried about. Most of y' all don't need to be in a relationship anyway. Y' all need to be in therapy. It's just so crazy to me. But anyway, appreciate the show. Always shout out to you, boys. Watch everything that y' all guys do. Y' all have a great day.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Well, brother, you pretty much summed it up. I mean, you said. You said it all, baby.
Deontay Kyle
You said it, man. Here's the thing. Never Mistake. Never Mistake was viral in our community for what's popular in our community. I believe that our messenger drama is going to do numbers every time. Whereas our critical thought, our black thought, our political thought, our progressive thought will roughly sit in the shadows on social media. It's the thing they fear, man. They won't push what they fear. They don't push the fear. I don't know how the. Hey, man, you Know this between me and God. I don't know how the. I'm cutting through. I just. We just did a million views criticizing about the apology.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Yeah.
Deontay Kyle
Anybody else would have did that. That would have went blank face. She wouldn't have got no views. So, you know, maybe it's just that we built it up like we really dependent on the people and the algorithm just, you know, the algorithm can't do nothing with it. We're grateful to be in our position, but never confuse what's viral for what's popular. All of us are tired of that for sure. And if you, and if you keep it real, a lot of those people seem like bots, man. A lot of those don't seem like real people. They don't seem like genuine people. They seem like, they seem like bots, man. So, you know, don't get discouraged. I'm glad you, I'm glad you got that off your chest.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Deontay Kyle
You know, don't need to be. Some don't need to be in relationships. Some do need therapy.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Yeah.
Deontay Kyle
But the people that are in relationships or pursuing relationships or happy in their relationships, I promise you, they're not online talking about it.
Big Ice Cup Cat
I ain't talking about it. They live in their life. They live in. Yeah.
Caller 3
Hey, Deontay. Hey, big cat. Big, big fan of the show. I've been rocking with you since you started posting your rants on Tick Tock and talking your. And I seen you know, what you was talking about. I'm calling in because I'm having a little trouble navigating how to instill, I guess you would want to call it like black pride within the children of my family and just black history. So my nieces are growing up in a very like white area and my 9 year old niece brought up like racism to me and like some of the conversations that were being had at school. But she didn't really like fully grasp the concept of like, what it was. And I kind of struggled with what to tell her, I guess, but like, lack of better words, I would like for her to be, you know, somewhat politically correct about, you know, the knowledge of our people. Like, I just don't want her getting to school saying all types of crazy shit and like getting herself in trouble while she's this young and like to mess her perception up, you know, so early of like, what it really is. I've taken like her older sister and cousins to like the African American museums and stuff like that and have, have had conversations with them, but I feel like she's still Just like, a little too young to process everything. And I also just gave birth to my first child, a perfect, beautiful little boy. And. It's like I get so stressed out just thinking about the conversations that, like, I need to have with him when he's older. And I guess, like, I just want your opinion on how to navigate this. And I can't wait for you guys to come to D.C. so I can come to a show. Bye.
Deontay Kyle
All right, well, look, man, check this out. We will be in D.C. yeah, love D.C. man. Look, the reality is this. You either have the conversations with them at home or you let the world introduce them to these conversations. So as difficult as it is, we have to learn how to have difficult conversations. As uncomfortable as it is, we have to be comfortable with being uncomfortable. This is not. This society hasn't. Hasn't made any. Any effort at all to make things comfortable for us ever. So the conversations won't be comfortable. And the timing, the timing, you know, you know, when the time is right. There's a lot of media and propaganda out here still to instill white supremacist ideals onto your children, anti blackness onto your children. Lack of issues with self esteem. These things are still prevalent.
Poet
So
Deontay Kyle
there is no political, There is no politically correct way to approach being proud of your blackness or to call our white supremacy, because being black is political. So it's always going to be politically incorrect. And it's never going to be the right time, but it's always the right time. It's always the right time. I took my children to African American museums. I've taken them to a multitude of museums. Me and Deanna actually just went to the Amy Cheryl American Sublime exhibit. Art. Art is, is. Is. Is a radical approach to our reality. But history, History is just the cold, hard truth of this. And these kids need to know their history and they need to be able to assert themselves in public with. You know, I understand them. I understand you not wanting your children to get us in trouble in school. But if school in the education system is an extension of America and America's foundation is white supremacy, then the education system is an extension of white supremacy. And that's the last place you need to worry about them getting in trouble at. They gonna. If your child is bright, your child is intelligent, they're gonna. They're gonna surpass the average student anyway because the standard for education in America is very low. And as we see more teachers leaving the education system standard is going to get even lower. So $1.8 billion to insurrectionists. But all of a sudden. But we can't ever pay teachers a living wage. This is all systemic. So it's going to start to matter less and less where they get in trouble at a school or not. So just congratulations on your baby. You know, we got another beautiful black baby in the world.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Yeah, man.
Deontay Kyle
Another beautiful black life in the world. But there is no protecting the. The children from America. America doesn't seek the protection or the safety of black people. So Godspeed, you know, you're. When the time is right, you'll know. But don't wait too long because the world might have that conversation with your child before you get an opportunity to. All right, let's get something to email and then we get the fuck on, man. All right. LND Inquiry Learning and development Inquiry. Help is here.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Okay.
Deontay Kyle
Hi Deontay and big ice cupcat. I was listening to episode 147 reaching out in regards to the burnt out teacher that's trying to break into the L D space. I recently graduated with my master's in instructional design and have been an instructor, trainer, facilitator for the last 15 years in different industries. I would love to alter my hopes in regard to launching my fellow cousin's career. Please connect us.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Well, we got it.
Deontay Kyle
Let's see. We'll see. See, let's see. I won't connect. I'll do it now. Oh, damn.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Trish edited the number right in the video.
Deontay Kyle
Oh, boy, that. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. He. Yeah, I told him to.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Okay, okay.
Deontay Kyle
I just ain't feel comfortable putting his number out there. That seem. It seem a little extreme. Send. We did it again. I love it. I love it.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Power of community, baby.
Deontay Kyle
All right. Finding my value. Oh welder sons. Shout out to big ice cup cat love y'.
Caller 1
All.
Deontay Kyle
She said hey Deontay. Shout out to big ice cup cat love y'. All. I'm single 38 year old woman located in Chattanooga, Tennessee. I have two sons ages 17 and 20. Send them your videos and reels all the time. From your advice, a 17 year old has started his welding career at his school. We have a future ready centers here. And my 20 year old is a new follower of two daughters who has also picked up interest in the welding field.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Good trade, good trade, good trade, good trade, good trade.
Deontay Kyle
Trades. Man, who doing this like us man.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Some proper, some proper.
Deontay Kyle
Who doing it like us?
Big Ice Cup Cat
Nobody son.
Caller 3
Huh?
Big Ice Cup Cat
Nobody son.
Deontay Kyle
Who doing it like us?
Big Ice Cup Cat
Yeah, man.
Deontay Kyle
What in my head rich ass with a mouthful of G rich gucci man. Bro, y' all not listen. Listen. Your your Favorite podcast could never. Because they don't give a. They can't do it. They can't release a vinyl because they ain't talking about nothing. We finna release another one.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Hey.
Deontay Kyle
I'm currently dealing with struggles of feeling undervalued. None of my boys are fully independent. I was certified. No. Feeling undervalued. Now that her boys are fully independent. I was certified in HR back in December. I earned my associate's degree back in 2018. As you know, black women are the most educated in the country but are currently the most unemployed due to all the shit going on with this administration. Yes, I do know that. I'm still employed for now. And we're facing our second round of layoffs. I would be lying if I said I wasn't scared of losing my job. I've been in the workforce since I was 16, and I've never been unemployed. My advice is, how do I find my value in myself without looking for it? Through working. I love writing. Currently working on my first book. But the fear of being unemployed overpowers my drive to lock in and get it done. Please keep going. Don't ever stop talking. Tell Big Ice cup he is a lunatic for asking you if your ancestors clash.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Had to know.
Deontay Kyle
You know, I'm sure they're clashing right now. Listen, man, the value through labor is all that America has ever valued us for, entertainment labor. They don't like your mind. They wish they could do something with your body. I would suggest substack. Just start writing. You don't need a reason to write. It doesn't have to be for an in girl. And if you get good enough and you get popular enough on there, you can monetize. You can make your little chicken on the side. You have every reason to be nervous about being unemployed because this is an ongoing trend of unemploying black women because they fear our economic independence. And black women have been leading the charge for economic independence in the black community, period. You have to dive into your skill. You have to dive into your passion. You cannot rely on this society. We'll wake up one day and all of this will be over, either through destruction or through divine intervention. Either way, we fucking. All right. You got this, though, sis. Yeah, you got it, man. You just write just right. Yeah, you write.
Big Ice Cup Cat
And she said she was certified in H Vac, right?
Deontay Kyle
No. Hr.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Oh, HR they say, sorry about H Vac. I was like, damn, she's getting to it.
Deontay Kyle
She won't be worried about it.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Yeah, I would say she get to it.
Deontay Kyle
She gonna be all right. Yeah. And shout out to your sons, man.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Yeah.
Deontay Kyle
Shout out to the Grizznex podcast for putting the young on. Yeah.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Yeah man. Good welding, good trades.
Deontay Kyle
It's time to have another trade conversation here soon. I can feel it. Yeah, it's summertime.
Big Ice Cup Cat
It is summertime.
Deontay Kyle
It's the perfect time. A lot of young just graduated. They don't know what they doing and they don't know what to do. Electricians and we finna get them on. Finna get them there. We're gonna get them on.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Yeah.
Deontay Kyle
Hi Deontay. Big ice cup cat love the pod. Let me get straight to it. Purchased my town home five years ago in a brand new community managed by an hoa. Oh my God.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Those the hoa.
Deontay Kyle
The haters of all.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Yeah, for sure.
Deontay Kyle
Sad, sad, sad. I've unfortunately dealt with some job insecurity over the short time I've lived here. But I'm a hustler. Thankfully kept my head above order 2023. I did fall behind on HOA dues. The property management sent my account to collections. I've been working with that collection agency ever since, making payments, trying to resolve the issue. At the top of 2025 I was working three jobs use the extra income to pay them in full. The rep at the time said I owed 3,000 to settle up. I paid it all at once between my checks and my tax return. Thought I was good. Month later lost my job. But I had some money saved, was able to maintain most a year. I secured a job last September and to my surprise shortly after that in November I received a notice from a collection agency agency that I placed a lien on my home for about twelve hundred dollars. Called them and try to resolve it but I was still catching up on bills. At the top of this year I paid them 1200 plus fees and interest. And I thought. And then what I thought was the 1600 in annual dues that would have been due in 2026. Again I thought I was clear but before my check reached them it has spiked another 2500 I sent them. I've sent land demand letters via certified mail for clarity requesting and release the lien since the original balance reference on the leading was paid but they have not responded. Everyone says get a lawyer but out of the 10 I've talking to spoken to over the past several weeks, they all seem to be working with the property managers. None are interested in advocating for homeowners. The last attorney I talked to me spoke to told me flatly why would anybody agree to take your 3000 to resolve this when they can foreclose on you and take 200,000 in property. That was harsh, but sadly confirmed to me what I've been trying not to accept. They want my home. The house is for my daughter. I've been saving for my daughter's future since I was six months pregnant. The equity in the home is hers. To start her life unburdened by financial restrictions, and I'll never let these people rob her of that. I know you all are not attorneys, but you are compassionate and you do have reach. It's my hope that one of the cousins know an attorney or has resources they can share. It's not even about the money. Clearly. If they wanted money, I'd feel confident to take out a small loan and pay the balance. But I tried that before. Please tell anybody who you think might help. All right, well, cousins in law, holla at me. Let's make sure this lady save her home.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Yeah.
Deontay Kyle
These crackers trying to take our sister home.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Yeah, yeah, yeah. Can't let that happen.
Deontay Kyle
If you are a lawyer and I don't know what specific law it would be, would it be property law?
Big Ice Cup Cat
Probably, Probably.
Deontay Kyle
I would assume so.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Probably.
Deontay Kyle
If you know or you are and you can't help, please reach out to me via email and I would say directly, email me deontayeontayky.com so we can get this resolved. I'm going keep this tab open so we ain't got to worry about nothing. But we going to make sure our good says keep her. Hum.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Yeah.
Deontay Kyle
And if we got to, we'll go to wherever the she at and go beat these crackers ass.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Yeah, man. Yeah. Kicking the door.
Deontay Kyle
Wave the F. You heard? We did the nature, boy.
Big Ice Cup Cat
We do the same thing for the HOA. We'll be the HOAs.
Deontay Kyle
I be planting bamboo all over that.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Yeah, yeah, man.
Deontay Kyle
Huh? Bamboo in your living room, bamboo in your bathroom, bamboo in your kitchen.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Just bamboo.
Deontay Kyle
Bamboo in bedroom. Plant some kudzu over there. You see what that did to the south?
Big Ice Cup Cat
Oh, it ran at the mother.
Deontay Kyle
God damn KO Man. It's over with. It's over with. KO Baby kazoo touch the block.
Big Ice Cup Cat
It's over with.
Deontay Kyle
She gonna lose her home anyway.
Big Ice Cup Cat
She gonna lose it to the kudzu.
Deontay Kyle
Yeah, like Jumanji.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Yeah, that spread fast too. Hey, burn it.
Deontay Kyle
Hey, man, listen, bro, I hear a lot of y' all on TikTok saying, oh, we should plant bamboo with these data centers and stuff. These are great ideas. Issue local ecosystem.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Yeah, yeah.
Deontay Kyle
You will destroy the level.
Caller 2
Yeah.
Deontay Kyle
You would destroy it. You will destroy the law now the. The data center will as well. So pick your poison.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Yeah.
Deontay Kyle
Pick your poison.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Yeah.
Deontay Kyle
If you are in law, if you're a lawyer. And shout out to Lucas, man, you remember all girl that did the photography at the New York show. I think her name Kiara. She just graduated from law school.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Hey, that's what's up.
Deontay Kyle
Yeah, man.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Yeah.
Deontay Kyle
So shout out to Kiara Hodges, man. Man, that's it. So we got episode two and a half. Damn near.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Yeah. Yeah.
Deontay Kyle
You know, so this. This, this 90. This 90 gonna have to do it.
Big Ice Cup Cat
A good 90.
Deontay Kyle
Shout out to the young people that grad. Shout out to all the young graduates. Oh, what happened? Hi, my name is Gabby. I was listening to your most recent episode and heard the question about the teacher who wanted transition to L D. I'm actually located in DWF and transition from being in a classroom teacher to corporate L d back in 2021. I'd love to offer some insight.
Big Ice Cup Cat
There we go. Got another one. Another one, baby.
Deontay Kyle
We got another.
Big Ice Cup Cat
We got another one.
Deontay Kyle
And copy that. And let's go to advice. Let's cc. Let's get the cc.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Yeah, yeah.
Deontay Kyle
You know I'm saying cc it up. Cc. Cc.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Cc it up, baby.
Deontay Kyle
Cc us, man. We doing this.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Yeah, man.
Deontay Kyle
Also. Goddamn tapping. I do this, Man. Y' all not helping y' all listeners. Y' all just exploiting them.
Caller 1
Huh?
Poet
Huh?
Deontay Kyle
Big grits and eggs.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Yeah, man.
Deontay Kyle
Yeah. Shout out to all my la yeah, man. Shout out to all my Philly. We'll be coming to see y' all soon. Yeah, shout out to the rest of America. We'll be coming to see y' all soon.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Coming to America, baby.
Deontay Kyle
Coming to America. The Grisne Podcast presents the Coming to America tour featuring Deontay Cow and Big Ice cup cat. Yeah. Big ice cup on the ones and twos. Hey, ladies, get ready to shake some ass.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Shake some.
Deontay Kyle
Cause that's what this likes to do. When I'm in the back preparing to do the knowledge, I come out and people is shaking their ass.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Hey, man, gotta get a little ignorant before we do the knowledge, man.
Deontay Kyle
You know what I mean?
Big Ice Cup Cat
You feel me? Got an equal balance, man. You know what I'm saying? Yeah. There you go, my brother.
Deontay Kyle
Knowledge born.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Knowledge born son.
Deontay Kyle
Well, this has been the countdown to 250,
Big Ice Cup Cat
101 to go, baby.
Deontay Kyle
Oh, oh, oh. We knocked it down, baby. I. I don't. I don't think we have a guest this week. God damn. Nah, we don't we've exhausted all the guests.
Big Ice Cup Cat
We've exhausted.
Deontay Kyle
We didn't exhaust them necessarily. It's just that, you know, we had to find. We got to find our own place to record the guest episodes.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Yeah.
Deontay Kyle
You know, shout out to those guys over there.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Yeah.
Deontay Kyle
This is Atlanta, though.
Big Ice Cup Cat
It is Atlanta, baby.
Deontay Kyle
And some Atlanta did some Atlanta. And we gotta respect it because one thing I ain't gonna do ain't gonna talk down on but you're gonna move around on.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Go move around, baby.
Deontay Kyle
So I am Deontay Kyle, host of Grizzly Nays podcast. This has been episode 149. Who's behind the camera?
Big Ice Cup Cat
Idris Elba.
Deontay Kyle
Do the accent, Sheman.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Idris Elbow.
Deontay Kyle
Man,
Big Ice Cup Cat
let's close it out, bro.
Deontay Kyle
Big Ice cup, man. Look, bro, until next week.
Big Ice Cup Cat
Hey, you know what I'm saying, It's just hip hop.
Deontay Kyle
It's just.
Caller 2
You know what I'm saying?
Deontay Kyle
It's just my.
Big Ice Cup Cat
It's just rats, man.
Deontay Kyle
Turn me up, man.
Big Ice Cup Cat
It's just rap.
Deontay Kyle
I just want to rap. Vince Staples Crybaby coming soon.
Caller 2
Yeah.
Poet
They say without the proper labor, faith
Deontay Kyle
don't stand a chance.
Poet
I put my faith in faith and stand on fertile land. I planted seeds Adeline Deed turning the trees before rest in peace teas get printed to me unless impeded. Matter of fact, that got me thinking back when Mr. Love was tending to his garden, schooling me to a new with tea before he grabbed his clubs to go golfing. And it's no coincidence that doe still had the caddy back when woods were still the best. Don't let me roll off course here, Georgie Pops was dropping jams while I was lighting cigs. But you know, I too was listening with both ears. You see, that's the best that I can do. Wisdom is the application of knowledge. I was picking up what he was putting down, just wasn't applying it. I ain't denying it. Nah, maybe I was too busy trying to find the balance between religion and science. Trying to get to the bottom of everything while being the highest. Like a pilot's roots. Am I right, brother? Cause I was simultaneously relaying it through reason and rhyming that I sought for us dissecting systems responsible for our environment imprisonment. The visionary with astigmatism in scarred courting us. If love is blind, then what am I? You can't fight faith. That's why
Deontay Kyle
I'm so glad.
Big Ice Cup Cat
So.
Host: Deante’ Kyle
Co-Host: Big Ice Cup Cat
Release Date: May 26, 2026
This episode of the Grits and Eggs Podcast (“The Yellows”) features Deante’ Kyle and Big Ice Cup Cat unpacking a range of topics, from Black economic independence and the history of generational wealth disruption to contemporary issues like trade wars with China and the ongoing fight for reparations. Laced with their signature humor, candid banter, and biting social critique, the hosts mix storytelling with real listener advice, community updates, and sharp commentary about racial and economic dynamics in America.
Tour, Breaks, and Community Engagement
Giveaways and Celebrating Graduates
Origin of Butter Pecan Ice Cream & Generational Wealth (13:39–15:14)
Generational Wealth is Systemically Interrupted (16:26–26:40)
Examples of Black economic independence being crushed:
“The black economic prosperity has always been interrupted. And we will continue to build black prosperity regardless of the interruption, because that's just what's in us.” — Deante’ (37:30)
Reparations Double Standards & Narrative Control (17:55–25:42)
Race, Power, and the Need for a Bottom in American Social Hierarchy (21:56–22:30)
Generational Wealth Myth and Historical Context (23:40–25:42)
China, Capitalism, and the Shifting Balance of Power (39:35-49:04)
Race Shift: From Black and White to Black and Yellow (47:14–49:58)
On Education and Giving Back (57:02–59:59)
On Social Media Relationship Discourse (60:13–63:26)
On Black Pride and Talking to Children about Race (63:30–68:29)
Community Uplift: L&D, HR, and Skilled Trades (69:09–74:23)
On Finding Value Outside of Work (70:28–74:06)
HOA Nightmare and Legal Solidarity (74:42–79:41)
On Generational Wealth Interruptions:
“Let’s talk about the history of black economic independence in this country… The breaking up of this dense community stripped residents of generational wealth, causing the neighborhood to fall into decades of deep poverty and neglect. Well god damn.” — Deante’ (32:30)
On The Fallacy of Free Market Competition:
“The capitalists will claim that the system of capitalism breeds competition. The capitalists favor the free market until the market is not in their favor… They like the idea of competition until they cannot compete.” — Deante’ (37:30)
On Race Dynamics in the New Global Order:
“If you want to operate on this block… It's not the whites no more. It's the yellows. And it was all yellow.” — Deante’ (47:14)
“This ain’t black and white no more. It’s black and yellow.” — Deante’ (47:35)
On Pride, Blackness, and Education:
“There is no politically correct way to approach being proud of your blackness or to call out white supremacy, because being black is political. So it's always going to be politically incorrect. And it's never going to be the right time, but it's always the right time.” — Deante’ (66:32)
On Community-Uplift:
“We got another one… Power of community, baby.” — Deante’ & Big Ice Cup Cat (80:44)
As always, Grits and Eggs is a rich stew of hard truths, cultural pride, and practical advice. This episode spotlights the historical and present-day obstacles to Black generational wealth, the shifting global power dynamics, and the power of community support.
“The only way this thing works, it has to have somebody at the bottom, has to have somebody to punch down on... But everybody knows we don’t need them, they need us.” — Deante’ (22:30 & 37:47)
Stay tuned for more community stories, Black history deep-dives, and no-holds-barred commentary — “It’s just hip hop. It’s just my rants, man.” — Deante’ (84:21)