Episode 301 | Round 2 At The Superbowl

Summary

Episode 301 | Round 2 At The Superbowl – New Rory & MAL

Release Date: September 10, 2024

In Episode 301 of New Rory & MAL, hosted by iHeartPodcasts and The Volume, the dynamic quartet—Rory, Mal, Damaris, and Julian—reunite to share their recent adventures surrounding the Super Bowl festivities in Las Vegas. This episode is packed with laughter, candid conversations, and fiery debates that offer listeners a behind-the-scenes look at the hosts' experiences and their take on current events in the entertainment and sports worlds.

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Las Vegas Adventures

The episode kicks off with the hosts recounting their chaotic and entertaining weekend in Las Vegas. Mal and Damaris share their mixed feelings about the city, expressing both amusement and frustration.

• Mal: "[02:18] And we are back. Not very coherent today. Well, mall is. The rest of us are dying slowly."

Their antics at various Vegas hotspots, including pool parties and casino floors, set the stage for a series of humorous and sometimes tense stories.

Casino Chronicles

Mal dives into his blackjack experience, highlighting both his luck and the high-stakes environment of Vegas casinos.

• Mal: "[05:01] I just did blackjack."

Damaris joins in with her craps table saga, where Mal’s frustration leads to a dramatic confrontation with casino security.

• Mal: "[06:08] No, this is rigged."

• Damaris: "[06:10] Yeah, of course it is."

Rory and Julian add to the tension, emphasizing the unpredictability and intensity of gambling in Las Vegas.

Pool Party Antics

The trio shares amusing moments from a Las Vegas pool party where Damaris unexpectedly naps, leading to playful teasing and memorable photos.

• Mal: "[03:24] Damaris falls asleep on the couch."

• Damaris: "[03:50] Well, that's what happens in Vegas."

Celebrity Encounters

Las Vegas proved to be a hotspot not just for gambling but also for celebrity sightings and interactions.

Meeting Chris Rock

Damaris narrates a surprising encounter with comedian Chris Rock at a dinner event.

• Damaris: "[11:25] I was sitting next to Chris Rock."

• Rory: "[11:34] Oh, you didn't even recognize him?"

This meeting sparks a lively discussion about celebrity interactions and the often-overlooked moments of fame.

Julian’s NBA Run-in

Julian shares his night meeting NBA stars Austin Rivers and Kyle Kuzma at a high-end restaurant, detailing the excitement and surreal nature of rubbing shoulders with professional athletes.

• Julian: "[24:20] Jalen Brunson is pouring me shots... a crazy New York moment."

• Julian: "[25:08] The night really begins."

These stories underscore the hosts' knack for mingling with high-profile personalities and the unpredictable outcomes that follow.

Super Bowl Halftime Show Debate

A significant portion of the episode centers around the much-anticipated announcement of Kendrick Lamar as the next Super Bowl halftime performer. The hosts engage in an in-depth debate about his selection, comparing him to other artists like Lil Wayne and Drake, and exploring the potential implications for ongoing rap feuds.

• Damaris: "[33:02] If they allow him to perform 'Loyalty' at the Super Bowl, that's insane."

• Mal: "[36:02] Kendrick is using the promo to continue with the beef, what's the line that Drake said..."

Debating Kendrick vs. Lil Wayne

The hosts discuss whether Lil Wayne would have been a more traditional choice, especially given his ties to New Orleans, and why Kendrick's timing might be strategically significant.

• Damaris: "[35:07] People felt like it should have been Lil Wayne."

• Mal: "[36:10] He put on the best show, but I don't know if he would have the Super Bowl type hits."

Implications for Rap Industry Feuds

The conversation shifts to the strained relationships between major rappers, particularly Kendrick Lamar, Drake, and Jay-Z, and how the Super Bowl stage might amplify existing tensions.

• Damaris: "[47:08] It's a very specific time from a specific record alleging a very specific thing about somebody."

• Rory: "[48:18] Kendrick would have gotten this eventually."

The hosts speculate on potential diss tracks and the broader impact on the hip-hop community, highlighting the Super Bowl halftime show's role as a significant cultural platform.

Fashion Week Highlights

Amidst the Super Bowl discussions, the hosts briefly touch upon their experiences during New York Fashion Week, mentioning impromptu performances and exclusive parties.

• Mal: "[82:46] Wu Tang performed on the Staten Island ferry for the Tommy Hilfiger fashion show."

• Damaris: "[83:43] She had an impromptu performance at Marquee."

These anecdotes provide a glimpse into the glamorous and fast-paced world of Fashion Week, adding another layer of entertainment to the episode.

Listener Voicemails: Dating Dilemmas

Towards the end of the episode, the hosts address voicemails from listeners seeking advice on personal matters, showcasing their supportive and humorous side.

Unraveling Date Night Disasters

Rory reads a voicemail from a listener struggling with dissatisfaction over her engagement ring's cut and how to communicate her feelings without hurting her partner.

• Rory: "[94:27] Should I be able to get my dream ring?"

• Damaris: "[95:00] I think she's in the right to say, 'Hey, I don't like this.'"

The hosts offer thoughtful and candid advice, blending empathy with their characteristic wit.

Unicorns and Awkward Encounters

Another voicemail involves a listener recounting an awkward encounter at a Chicago show, emphasizing the importance of clear communication and setting boundaries.

• Rory: "[85:32] I was the Chicago unicorn in more ways than one."

• Rory: "[89:58] What do you think she recommended? What toys do you think she recommended?"

The discussion transitions into humorous exchanges about the complexities of modern dating and social interactions.

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Notable Quotes with Timestamps

• Mal: "[06:08] No, this is rigged." — Frustration at the craps table confrontation.

• Damaris: "[35:07] People felt like it should have been Lil Wayne." — Expressing thoughts on halftime show selection.

• Rory: "[72:29] This is dragging this beef to next year." — Reflecting on the impact of Super Bowl choices on rap feuds.

• Damaris: "[95:00] I think she's in the right to say, 'Hey, I don't like this.'" — Supporting the listener's stance on her engagement ring.

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Concluding Thoughts

Episode 301 of New Rory & MAL masterfully blends personal anecdotes with passionate debates, offering listeners a multifaceted view of the hosts' lives and their perspectives on current cultural events. From the highs and lows of a Las Vegas trip to the intricate dynamics of the Super Bowl halftime show's influence on the rap industry, the episode delivers both humor and insightful commentary. The inclusion of listener voicemails adds a relatable and interactive dimension, making this episode a comprehensive and engaging listen for both long-time fans and newcomers alike.

Transcript

[Rory]

No warrior now. Dog play.

[Mal]

I get it.

[Damaris]

Frog play. I get it.

[Rory]

You ain't nothing but a player getting violated Running that whole whip two fingers up, one down with my toes ten flew out my boots out Put a cork in it. Love it when you be crying out when I'm cor. Said it. I don't think you're gonna make it. Do not let me start raging Losing my patience. This ain't staying in Vegas.

[Mal]

And we are back. Not very coherent today. Well, mall is. The rest of us are dying slowly. But we are here and excited to pod. And before we start, we have to wish our favorite, favorite guy in the entire world a happy birthday to Peach. Like, how do you do a birthday toast? I'm not one of those guys.

[Rory]

Happy birthday to you.

[Julian]

My birthday.

[Damaris]

Yay, Peaches. Peaches.

[Julian]

He thumbs up in the frame.

[Damaris]

Happy birthday, Peaches.

[Mal]

And we went out of our way to get a really, really special gift. Very on brand for Peach.

[Damaris]

No. Now you got to blur all of that out because they didn't pay.

[Mal]

Got a six pack of a unnamed beer that's blurred that he loves that we were going to pass around and celebrate. But because we know more. You're boycotting them because of their transgender issues. We got you this one.

[Damaris]

They didn't pay either. None of that shit is on camera. Happy birthday, Peaches.

[Mal]

Well, I'll bring this to you as a gift. Why did you bring that photo up?

[Julian]

I just want to show people Peach's face. If they're not familiar, this is. This is Peach. One of the best editors ever.

[Rory]

Yeah.

[Damaris]

Yo.

[Rory]

Yo.

[Julian]

We're here now we're doing it.

[Rory]

Just take the cap off. Let's take the. What? You want to call it off?

[Julian]

I can't open this. I'm weak.

[Mal]

Episode already off the rails. Mall. How are you feeling?

[Damaris]

I'm great, man. How you feeling? You had a. A adventurous and busy weekend in Las Vegas.

[Mal]

Yes. Me and Damaris landed this morning. Straight to the studio.

[Damaris]

How was it? How'd you have. Did you. Whatever happens in Vegas, is it stand there or are you here to tell everybody about.

[Mal]

I mean, there really isn't anything to hide. So I will say, guess who came back from Vegas 35 up. This guy.

[Damaris]

Okay, so you $35 up. Oh, so the mom.

[Mal]

That's a win.

[Damaris]

The mob will be looking for you soon. To get that $35 back or the.

[Mal]

IRS will tax it. Yeah, it was. It was a good time. I don't particularly like Vegas like that.

[Damaris]

But I hate Vegas.

[Mal]

Me and Damaris made Some fun out of it. She had a little too much fun. I've never seen. Julian, can you pull up those two photos I sent you?

[Julian]

Yes.

[Rory]

What photos? Bro?

[Mal]

I have never seen anyone have the ability to fall asleep at a Vegas pool party.

[Julian]

Yo, feet in the water is crazy.

[Damaris]

Wow.

[Mal]

You know how loud it is in there? Like the EDM music at. At the highest volume you could think of. And Damaris falls asleep on the couch.

[Damaris]

No, I'm just looking at her feet being in that dirty ass.

[Julian]

That water looks disgusting.

[Mal]

I mean, it's better than the people below her that have their full bodies in there.

[Damaris]

Oh yeah, those are the ones that don't. They all in on. They cashed in on life. They don't care.

[Mal]

So this was the first photo I took. I tucked Ameris in. Like she didn't have that blanket before, but she was so knocked out that after I put that blanket. Go to the other photo. She really treated it like a blanket. She started snuggling with it. That's how knocked out she was.

[Damaris]

Well, that's what happens in Vegas. You know what I mean? Too much. Too much the night before. Wake up in the morning, try to do it all over again.

[Rory]

I got no sleep. Like, there was no. Like, I can handle alcohol. Like, and I know not to over drink. It wasn't the alcohol, but the insane heat. First of all, Satan was out there tanning the inside of his asshole. It was so fucking hot.

[Julian]

1.

[Mal]

I was at this pool party with the towel over my head the entire time.

[Rory]

Rory was burning.

[Damaris]

Well, yeah, you can't burning alive. Much sun exposure.

[Mal]

You know that it's different in Vegas, but that was. That was yesterday. We also did. Is it Dre? Dre?

[Rory]

Let's just say Dre.

[Julian]

Yeah.

[Mal]

While he was performing. That was a fun surprise. I didn't know they was going to be out there. Money, Phil, everyone. So it was a cool, cool time. A lot of surprises. People I did not know were in Vegas happened to be there that weekend.

[Rory]

So we had a nice meal yesterday.

[Mal]

Definitely made it back. It. It was rough though, to say the least.

[Damaris]

Touch and go.

[Julian]

What you gamble on, what you. What you play.

[Mal]

I just did blackjack.

[Damaris]

What about the black people again?

[Mal]

Oh, did I miss it?

[Damaris]

I thought you said something.

[Rory]

No, I'm laughing at you. And blackjack.

[Mal]

African American Jack. Is that better?

[Damaris]

There you go. I like that.

[Rory]

Rory was on blackjack, bro. Right? So we're all sitting at blackjack. It's three of us. We're all sitting at blackjack. We start Losing. And we know to get up Rory, like, nah, I'm gonna get it. I'm gonna make it back. I'm gonna make it back. So I'm like, I would, like, I went to go play craps, but I would, like, look back at Rory, and, like, sometimes he was red, sometimes he was smiling, like. But I would go in, you know, like, rub his back and like, hey, are you okay? He. Sometimes he'll just, like, just wave me off. He won't say nothing. Like. But eventually, you know, you got your $35. You lost, like, 700 to get the 35.

[Mal]

But I made it back, though, right?

[Damaris]

Okay.

[Julian]

You came out of a hole that deep.

[Mal]

Yeah.

[Julian]

Damn.

[Mal]

I got down to my last 15 and went on a wild run and got up 35, and I immediately left that table.

[Damaris]

You got to, like. I was like, nope, it's time to go.

[Mal]

It feels like I'm lucky right now, but let me get the fuck out of here.

[Damaris]

About the bankrupt Vegas.

[Mal]

Yo. I was so. I was so mad. This is where I, like, I do need, like, deeper therapy, I think, at this point, because once I was losing so bad in blackjack, Damaris went over to play craps, and I was so pissed off because I felt like they were counting cards. Like, there's no way that this keeps getting 21 every single time.

[Damaris]

Like, this is.

[Mal]

No, this is rigged.

[Damaris]

Yeah, of course it is.

[Mal]

So me being the unhealed human being that I am, to try to get payback, I go over to the craps table, and, you know, you can't touch all four dice. It has to be two. I grabbed all four of them shits, and they called security.

[Rory]

Oh, my God. No, no, no, no, no.

[Julian]

This is the most.

[Rory]

Let me fucking.

[Damaris]

No, bro.

[Rory]

Let me.

[Mal]

I was so pissed.

[Damaris]

Why did you grab all four?

[Mal]

I don't know, Ma. I need. I need help, bro.

[Rory]

No, let me. So I don't play craps.

[Mal]

I don't know where they come from.

[Damaris]

Rules.

[Julian]

I'm just not going to do that.

[Rory]

I don't play craps, so I don't know the rules, right? So I had went to pick up the dice. I went to blow on them. They yelled at me slightly because they're like, you can't blow on them. Ever since COVID they don't allow you to blow on the dice anymore.

[Damaris]

Covid.

[Julian]

Yeah, that's. That's the real issue that's spreading the things Vegas is the dice blowing Anyway.

[Rory]

So I'm like, okay. They kind of yelled at me, but.

[Mal]

The escorts in the Lobby.

[Julian]

Yeah. Not the whores that are to my left and right. It's.

[Damaris]

It's the. Yeah, that's gonna shut us down for sure.

[Rory]

So Rory. So then Rory comes over to the table and he reaches in and he picks up all the dice and they start screaming. Now, usually if somebody screams at me to drop something, I drop it immediately. Rory's reflexes, like, he grabbed on tighter. Like how infants grab onto something. He, like, death gripped the. And then he doesn't even have the dice over the table. If you. If you don't play, I don't know. If you gamble, you should know everything.

[Julian]

Stays over the table.

[Mal]

Oh, I knew all the rules.

[Rory]

He had the dice here in his hand. They're like, drop it, drop it. He's holding this like a bomb.

[Mal]

Yeah, we're dying on this hill now.

[Rory]

So then they were like, I want.

[Mal]

To see what the manager looks like.

[Rory]

So then. So then they were like, put the dice down. Put the dice down. Rory drops two of the dice. They said all of the dice down now. Yo, I thought were about to come from the ceiling. I'd never been so scared in my life. So at that point, I'm like, rory, like, please just drop the dice. Like, please.

[Mal]

Like, I could have taken the pit boss, though.

[Julian]

I would have walked away. I would have pretend like, I didn't know Rory. He was tripping, dude.

[Damaris]

So you never watched Casino?

[Mal]

Oh, it's one of my favorite movies.

[Damaris]

Oh, so you don't know about the private room in the back they take you to?

[Mal]

I mean, I was down 700. Didn't really matter at that point.

[Damaris]

Fight back. It. Fight back.

[Rory]

It was insane. I was like, Rory is literally like, why are you like this? Just sneaking havoc for no reason.

[Mal]

I have deep rooted issues that I need to figure out. I don't know why I reacted. Go to something.

[Damaris]

That's what you.

[Julian]

Yeah, that's therapy.

[Damaris]

Go to Vegas.

[Mal]

But it was fun outside of that. I did a great event at 7:45. Talked about my album, met a lot of POD fans. It was. It was a really good time.

[Rory]

Me and Rory got recognized more in Vegas than we. We do in New York. Like in the hotel. We weren't even at the event. Like in the hotel. Every five seconds it was like, yo.

[Mal]

Yeah, that's why we gotta talk with our booking agents. There be markets that they force us to go to that we don't have fans in Vegas. I was a fucking. I felt like the Beatles. Everywhere I fucking went, somebody was like, why don't we perform here?

[Damaris]

So they probably thought that you were a Rory lookalike.

[Mal]

Ah.

[Damaris]

Cause you were in Vegas, so they probably thought you was on the strip.

[Mal]

I feel really bad for the person that would ever do the Rory lookalike.

[Julian]

Damn. How down bad does that.

[Mal]

I mean, you know, like skipped over Elvis, Michael.

[Damaris]

That's been done already. Drake. That's been done already.

[Mal]

All right, so what would that guy do? Wreak havoc.

[Damaris]

He would get kicked out of every.

[Julian]

Drink wine and break.

[Mal]

What would be his performance?

[Damaris]

He would get kicked out of every casino for grabbing all the dice.

[Rory]

No, but he would do standup. Like, but bad standup.

[Damaris]

Yeah, that too.

[Mal]

Cause it wouldn't be me, right?

[Julian]

Yeah, yeah.

[Damaris]

Yeah. Well, it's you. But he's doing a great impersonation of you.

[Julian]

He'd say fuck you. Funny to me.

[Mal]

That bit would probably be better than anything I would do.

[Damaris]

Yeah, absolutely. He'll get it done. He'll pack the house.

[Mal]

But I don't know. Am I missing anything?

[Rory]

Nothing that we can talk about. I think we covered everything.

[Mal]

What can't we talk about?

[Julian]

Can we hear those stories on Patreon?

[Rory]

No. What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.

[Julian]

You know that Amera said she kept up her. Her rules. Whatever day she's on now. 6:42, whatever it is.

[Rory]

6042 is definitely.

[Mal]

Yeah. I mean, I wasn't staying in the same room as her, but I can attest that there was. There was nothing around her that could have compromised.

[Rory]

Like. Like we were just.

[Mal]

I don't know what she was doing. Like, once I fell asleep, maybe she had something sneak up to the room. I was with her most of.

[Damaris]

That's all you got to say. You wasn't. You wasn't there all the time. You were nearby. Yeah, but there's a window. We shared a wall. There's windows.

[Mal]

No, you shared the walls with the bachata guys.

[Rory]

Yo, there was some niggas next to me that woke up Every morning at 4:35 on the dot and started blasting bachata, bro. I got no sleep in Vegas.

[Damaris]

Oh, yeah.

[Rory]

4:32 to 11:00am Every day. Bachata.

[Mal]

It's Vegas, though.

[Julian]

I mean, yeah, I. I would have different rules if it's. If it's. Vegas, you can't. You can't.

[Damaris]

It wasn't like you was in Charlotte. Vegas in Charlotte, you got to expect people to be quiet. Vegas. Nobody's sleeping in Vegas.

[Rory]

Yeah, that was insane. But we. We had. I think we had a nice time. We supported Raven at her event. She did amazing.

[Mal]

Yeah, it was. It Was really good to see her, but that's. That's my Vegas story.

[Damaris]

I'm happy.

[Mal]

I wish there was more to say.

[Damaris]

But it didn't get that crazy. It made it back safe and sound.

[Mal]

Yeah.

[Damaris]

All in one piece, looks like. I don't know.

[Mal]

I'm not very sound, but I feel you, Roy.

[Julian]

Looks awful getting off the elevator this morning.

[Mal]

I'm exhausted. I. I can't sleep on planes, and it's gonna sound very bougie unless it's the lie flat. So I just stayed awake for five hours from midnight to 7am I.

[Damaris]

Last night I went to go get some dinner and I was waiting for my friend to get there. I was at. So I sat at the bar and ended up sitting next to Chris Rock.

[Rory]

Oh, you didn't even recognize him?

[Damaris]

Not recognize who? Was I walking, But I didn't say nothing to him. Like, he had his AirPods on. He was listening to something. He was writing, drinking, like coke.

[Mal]

It's Right. I feel like maybe an A lister would cause more of a frenzy. It's odd that no one was going nuts.

[Julian]

It's New York, Roy. Different rules.

[Mal]

I'm joking.

[Julian]

He's a list.

[Damaris]

Yeah, but he was chilling. It was real cool. Like, just his vibe. He was just Coca Cola's. No, I didn't say anything. Literally sat right next to each other. I didn't say nothing.

[Julian]

He didn't even like.

[Mal]

He probably recognized you though.

[Damaris]

Yeah, I mean, he definitely recognized the God from his Bronx. You know that. You know, he recognized me as soon as I walked in the spot.

[Mal]

You're better than me. Because I would have said something.

[Julian]

I would have said something.

[Damaris]

I mean, he had his AirPods on. He's listening to something on his phone. He's writing in his. His journal or whatever. Like. Or writing some works and material. I'm not gonna. I'm not that guy. I wasn't gonna interrupt him, but I. I did want to say something, but once you see, you know, somebody like that and then their own little world, it's kind of like. It's not that.

[Julian]

What would you have said? What would be your approach in that situation?

[Damaris]

What would I have said?

[Julian]

Yeah. Oh, did go for it.

[Damaris]

The swelling looked like it went down.

[Mal]

That's funny. I think he would have, like, you.

[Damaris]

Know what I'm saying? Look. Yeah, I could have went on the road, opened up for him. You know what I'm saying? Like, that would have been my slot right there. I don't know. Just, you know, what's up, Chris? You know, What I'm saying, big fan, love your work, and keep doing what you're doing, man. That's it.

[Mal]

I hear you. I saw him on Bleaker and Will Smith.

[Damaris]

I would have said that I had to throw that in there.

[Rory]

That's fake.

[Mal]

He probably gets yelled at very often.

[Damaris]

Yeah, of course. In New York City. Oh, you know that you got to.

[Mal]

But that would be so annoying. Stop. Even though you're being supportive, stop bringing up the time. I got smacked.

[Damaris]

Yeah.

[Mal]

Nah, I'm cool. But, yeah, I saw him on Bleecker street, like, a few months ago on. On my way here. Just AirPods in. Walking down Bleecker, I was like, just chilling, man. Chris Rock.

[Damaris]

Chris Rock, just chilling. He cracked the cold, man. To be that famous and to accomplish what he has and be able to still walk around Manhattan and sit in a bar just drinking Coca Cola and writing. Yeah, that's like some really cool. Because, I mean, he obviously is one of the kings of comedy. Anytime you have your own sitcom running that many years on national television, Underrated, you know what I'm saying? And then be able to just walk around Manhattan and walk into a bar and nobody bother you. Like. Yeah, that's some dope.

[Mal]

Julian, you look like you had quite the Fashion Week weekend.

[Julian]

I. All right, first of all, you are.

[Mal]

In full New York Fashion Week mode.

[Julian]

Forgive me for all the names about to drop. It's one of those. It's one of them.

[Damaris]

Get. Let me get a drink because it's gonna be. Oh, God, here we go.

[Mal]

It's kind of your fault. You. You popped it off with the Chris Rock name drop. So now. Now we're here.

[Damaris]

But it wasn't really named. I sat at a bar and Chris Rock happened to be.

[Julian]

Nah, you texted each other.

[Damaris]

You were like, that's not really. And I didn't say anything to him, so that's not really a. Came here, like, yo, I was. Me and Chris had a great conversation. Then it's like, I'm name dropping, but I didn't even say nothing.

[Mal]

I mean, I. I talked to Wale in Vegas.

[Damaris]

Yeah, but, you know, he shot.

[Rory]

He shouted you out on the mic too, did he? Yeah, he definitely did.

[Mal]

Oh, I didn't. You heard the crowd pop.

[Damaris]

Shout out.

[Rory]

He shouted. He shouted both of them out, like, twice.

[Mal]

Oh, I didn't even hear that shot of me.

[Damaris]

I wasn't even there.

[Rory]

No, not. Oh, no. I think he might have shouted out, maltu.

[Damaris]

I'm not even there.

[Mal]

It was. It was definitely a reminder. I mean, not that I Needed one because I'm a huge Wale fan. But the amount of hits he has, especially in a market like Vegas where you have to have like hits. Hits.

[Damaris]

Ready for Versus, huh?

[Mal]

I think he would smoke a lot of. Lot of our favorite rappers in a Versus.

[Rory]

Tell them what we argued about the entire Vegas run, Rory. Or is that staying in Vegas?

[Mal]

This is my. But that's my personal opinion.

[Rory]

Okay.

[Mal]

Tell him I think Wally's a better rapper than J. Cole. And that's my personal opinion. If someone said otherwise. If someone said otherwise, I'm fine with that.

[Damaris]

Wait, that's. Wait, that's where we going today?

[Rory]

Since we got on the plane until we got off the next flight, I argued with him about this.

[Julian]

Five hours.

[Rory]

We are. No, we argued in the hookah lounge. We argued at dinner. We argued at our friend's mama house.

[Mal]

Mind you, did not know Wally was going to be in Vegas either. We just happened to be arguing.

[Julian]

That just happened to come up.

[Damaris]

Yes, that's a total.

[Rory]

Wrote in a group chat, said J. Cole could never. Homie responded and said J. Cole would never.

[Damaris]

That's. Bro.

[Mal]

That's just my personal opinion.

[Damaris]

I mean that's. I mean, we.

[Mal]

If people call me. I get it.

[Damaris]

We've been podcasting for you. All we do is on people's personal opinions.

[Mal]

That's all we do. Okay.

[Damaris]

I'm here to. On your personal face. That is crazy to say. A better rapper.

[Mal]

Yeah.

[Damaris]

Ah, man, that is tough.

[Mal]

Seiko has a better discography.

[Damaris]

But.

[Mal]

But when it comes to straight up rapping. Yes, I think Wale is a better rapper. Oh, I with W. I know you do.

[Damaris]

I. That's my. I with W. But God dam better rapper than Cole.

[Mal]

Yeah.

[Rory]

And this is not us trying to. I want everybody to know. This is not us trying to create a podcast moment. This is some. That Rory really argued with the entire Vegas about.

[Mal]

It comes down to this and it's not discrediting JCole. He's.

[Damaris]

No, you can't discredit Jeff J. Cole. But it's saying Wale is a better rapper than Cole.

[Julian]

No, that's tough. I hate that. What even happened?

[Damaris]

Yeah, like I fuck Wale. I think he's super underrated and he does have a better discography than a lot of rappers. But to say he raps better than J. Cole is. That's a tall order right there.

[Julian]

What records would you even use as an example to like, what would you.

[Rory]

Oh, hold on. He sent them to me on the plane in four.

[Mal]

No, I was sending those because you weren't familiar with Wale's catalog like that.

[Damaris]

She didn't know she. So she wasn't familiar with his game.

[Mal]

Yeah, I was setting records that I think she would have liked where he. Really well, yeah, but I mean, I could put together for Patreon. I could put together the verses of. Of Cole and Wale. The rapping, not hits.

[Julian]

I would. I'm. I'm genuinely curious to see which songs you would put for. Like the, the vocal, like the. Just demonstrate the raps. Like we.

[Mal]

We have. We have Patreon this week that. Let's add that to the bill. I'll come prepared. But again, just my.

[Damaris]

Were you gonna do that on the show?

[Mal]

I put together the list of like, best rapping moments with both of them.

[Julian]

For each of them.

[Damaris]

Yeah, yeah, that's. I think Cole rapping better than Wiley. I think. I think Cole raps a lot better than Wiley. Actually.

[Mal]

He did clean him up on Beautiful Bliss.

[Julian]

I mean. Yeah, and that was like 14 years ago.

[Mal]

But I mean, that was just the joint record they had. I think individually. Yeah, he raps better. That's just my opinion.

[Julian]

Is based on your friendship with Wale.

[Damaris]

0 How much is it is based on what verse did you hear from Wale when you was like, you know what I'm trying to think this rap better than Cole. There gotta be a moment where it hits you. Like, it was a moment where a lot of rappers I thought was dope. I'm like, nah, he rap better than this dude.

[Mal]

Like, I think if you just go through every intro that he has to each album would prove, maybe not prove my point, but show the separation between him and Cole.

[Damaris]

So it's separation.

[Mal]

I have a whole playlist on my phone of just. I think he has some of the best intros and rap history.

[Damaris]

I'm not mad at that. That I'm not mad at. But I'm just saying to say that he raps better than Cole. You got to give me more than. Yo. Just listen to his intros. Like, I get it.

[Julian]

I mean, I like his verse on Power Circle, but I will come prepared.

[Mal]

For my wild take on Patreon this week. I will come prepared with the Wiley versus.

[Damaris]

Yeah, you gotta. You gotta. You gotta help me. You gotta really lay out the. The records that you feel like. Cause I'm gonna listen to him. You know what I mean? But that's a. You saying fuck it. We just saying anything today. Fuck it, man. Let's get our shit off. Who else? Who else, Rory? Who else rap better Than Cole. Fuck it. Let's. Let's do it. Cause if Wale. If you think Wale rap better than Cole, you think a lot of people rap better than Cole.

[Mal]

No, that's not true. I just think Wale is an elite rapper and better than most rappers. But you can't even say that.

[Damaris]

I agree with you because I feel like Wale is criminally underrated.

[Mal]

I feel attacked specifically by you because I sat here and named Royce Lupe Black thought all these rappers, and you said Drake was better than them. So I think I'm allowed on this podcast to say that Wale is better than a lot of rappers.

[Damaris]

Yeah. But I stand on that. And I. I probably have to prove it over the years. I mean.

[Mal]

Then Lupe fiasco rap. I think Lupe is a better rapper than Wale.

[Damaris]

Okay.

[Mal]

And a better rapper than J. Cole and a better rapper than Drake.

[Damaris]

You think Lupe raps better than Cole?

[Mal]

Yes.

[Damaris]

Okay. I've never heard you listen to Lupe in my life. Never.

[Mal]

When would you and I be just chilling, listen to Lupus? You know, I have AirPods.

[Damaris]

I've never. I've just, like, in your car. You ain't never, like, take. Take 20 minutes to park playing Lupe? Like, you ain't never like. Like. I just ain't never hear you listen to Lupe. Like, I never. I never heard you, like, drop a line like, you know, somebody had an AirPod on and they'll say a line and you know who they listening to. Like, oh, he listening to that new. I ain't never hear you walking around and you just drop a Lupe line. And I'm like, are you listening to Lupe?

[Mal]

I was listening to her hurt my soul in Vegas. That's how weird I am.

[Julian]

Loser Lupe in Vegas.

[Damaris]

All right, well, I'm looking forward.

[Mal]

I'm depressing Lupe at the end.

[Julian]

Is it a Go Go Gadget flow?

[Damaris]

I'm looking forward to. To your list of Wale records where you think he showcases that he is a better rapper than J. Cole, which.

[Mal]

I didn't plan on bringing this to the pot. I was really just here to say.

[Damaris]

You can't just say that In Vegas. Gonna make It Back here has so.

[Mal]

Many hits, and it was so cool to see everyone at a Vegas pool party singing along to every record.

[Damaris]

He thought he was gonna say that in Vegas and he was gonna stay there.

[Julian]

He thought that was gonna be a.

[Damaris]

Yeah, he thought that was gonna stay in the Vegas pool.

[Mal]

Well, I didn't know she was gonna snitch.

[Rory]

I really didn't plan out snitching, but you came in here and you kind of started alluding to it, and that's why I was like, tell them what you said. If you would have said, no, I don't tell them what that happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas, I wouldn't have brought it up.

[Julian]

That. Also, that.

[Damaris]

And if you tell somebody not to tell them, and if you say don't tell them, that means you don't believe what you said. Like, if you're like, nah, don't tell him I said that.

[Mal]

I didn't. She snitched and I. I stood on it.

[Damaris]

No, I'm saying I told her, yo, don't tell nobody that I said, wale is better than Cole. That means you don't believe that. Anybody that.

[Mal]

Well, I. I have certain music takes that I just keep to myself that I wouldn't bring, because I know I probably sound crazy saying them out loud.

[Rory]

Did you tell me. Did you say. Was that one of the things you said just between us friends, for before.

[Damaris]

You said that w vers better than co.

[Rory]

I really am sorry, Rory. We could. We could. We could delete it.

[Mal]

No, keep it. I stand on it.

[Damaris]

Delete. We ain't deleting a motherfucking thing.

[Mal]

I. I just know that the perception the listeners and the world have of us and Cole, that's going to be taken out of context, because people think on this podcast that we dislike J. Cole and we love.

[Julian]

They love that half of the camera. Yes.

[Mal]

And I love J. Cole. And I know that's going to be taken as I'm.

[Damaris]

Who don't like J. Cole on this show. Like, I don't like what he did during the battle. I'm. I'm. I. I'll still stand on that.

[Mal]

Bigger than the world.

[Damaris]

Taking away. Taking away a diss record. Come on. That's absolutely crazy. But we not going to sit here and act like Cole ain't one of the best rappers, though.

[Mal]

Like, I mean, I think this is a perfect segue to the elephant in the room while we're here.

[Julian]

Oh, well, I skipped over my whole thing.

[Mal]

Oh, shit. All right, name drop, who'd you see? Trinidad James.

[Julian]

All right.

[Rory]

No, I'm sorry. That was really funny.

[Damaris]

Go ahead.

[Mal]

They're going to think that's discrediting, too. It's Fashion Week, so I just assumed Trinidad James was right. Really good guy, by the way.

[Julian]

I'll go through it. So I was at this event Friday night. I was outside with some friends, and I. I Was gonna go home after that, call it a chill night. But then I get a text from our friend of the show and recent guest Vinnie. Okay. And Vinnie was like, yo, do you want to come this dinner at. God, here we go at Tao. So I was like, sure. So his friend is one of the owners of Tao. We do the group dinner there, go into the room, sit down, bunch of models, whoever. And then in walks Austin Rivers and, like, a couple other NBA Michael Porter Jr. It was like those guys.

[Mal]

When you. When you got to towel, like, to the front. Front desk, you say, I'm with Vin.

[Julian]

We. We. We pulled up together.

[Mal]

Okay, cool.

[Julian]

Yeah, we met outside and then is. Yeah.

[Mal]

Did you guys plan it? Like, called your Ubers at the same time?

[Julian]

I mean. Yeah, you coordinate. Meet me.

[Rory]

Yeah.

[Julian]

All right. Fuck you guys. Yeah, you make plans and coordinate. So, like. Like, Mal and Chris Rock. So I. We're up there, and he texted me, goes, oh, JB is here. And I'm like, I don't know what that means. I was like, I don't know what that means in your world.

[Rory]

JB Smooth is hilarious.

[Julian]

Jalen Brunson.

[Mal]

Okay, now I'm kind of. So now I'm a little jealous.

[Damaris]

This is so.

[Julian]

So inside, I'm like, oh, he's cool. Like, nice. He goes, yeah. He's like. You know, it's funny. He's one of, like, the biggest Jersey Shore fans of all time. I was like, of course he is. So we go downstairs. We get taken downstairs, and they have, like, this huge table with all their. Their girls are there, family, all that shit. Friends. And it's Josh Hart, Jalen Brunson, like, their guy. It's like, their crew, and then, like, their girls or whatever. And I was just like, real.

[Mal]

Like, they really are friends. Like, that.

[Julian]

They're really friends, right? So we're drinking, hanging out, and then, like, we end up going from town to. We end up getting a bunch of Ubers, and we all go to Marquee.

[Mal]

Okay.

[Julian]

And then that's where the night really begins. We have a table.

[Rory]

Sorry. Oh, my God. You're fucking ridiculous.

[Mal]

We have a table sitting, like, the middle.

[Julian]

So we have the middle table. Yeah.

[Damaris]

And saying that's where the night really begins.

[Julian]

Because, like, this is. It's. I was. It was, like, a 5am night.

[Mal]

So before you start, I would have embarrassed myself if I was there with Jalen Brunson. I would have done, like, the dap hug on the intro I played. That's how much I. That's how much I Love him.

[Julian]

I played it so cool. Obviously, I'm a huge Knicks fan, but I played it. I'm very proud of how I played it. So we have our table downstairs, Jalen and Josh Hart's tables on the up riser. So we go up there and like, they just immediately start pouring, like, you know, the shots, like the 42. And Jalen Brunson is pouring me shots, like handing him out. We're like small talking and I'm like, this is insane. Like, this is my probably favorite New York moment of recent.

[Mal]

But I'll tell us about the small talk.

[Julian]

Well, he's a huge, you know, I brought up. He's with boss a lot. They're friends. So I mentioned like that. And then we just, like, just talked. Just. We didn't even talk basketball. It was just like, nonsense, just stuff. But they're such nice guys. Like, I, you know, couldn't already am a huge Knicks fan, but it's so easy to root for guys that are so likable. Like, his wife was there. We're turning up with like, you know, their wife, she's got like. Obviously there's like beautiful herring on. They just. It's so cool to see these guys that are just up like hundreds of millions of dollars just be like chilling, just like enjoying, know, all the work they put. I don't know, I just love seeing that. He's like 28 years old, third wheeling.

[Mal]

With Brunson, and his wife is crazy.

[Julian]

So then get this. So I leave. I. I leave eventually go home last yesterday, I'm walking around with friends all throughout soho. I'm hanging out on somewhere in soho and I hear like, yo. And I look up Austin Rivers.

[Mal]

So you made such a. A lasting impression on.

[Julian]

We really. We hit it off.

[Rory]

So you let him beat.

[Damaris]

So I'm trying. I'm trying to let him get through this story. I'm not even saying that. Just go ahead, man. Go ahead.

[Julian]

Just go.

[Damaris]

I just go, man, I've spent through.

[Julian]

So much of this. But hold on. So the last thing before. You can kill me Ma.

[Mal]

No, he called him like AR or something.

[Julian]

Like Austin.

[Damaris]

I'm like, don't do that. Don't do that. Don't do that. Just don't do that, though. Don't call him ar. I didn't.

[Mal]

Julian did.

[Damaris]

Don't call Austin Rivers ar. Don't do that.

[Julian]

Ar.

[Damaris]

Don't do that.

[Julian]

So we. We're. We're talking, whatever. They're going to get food. I'm with some girlfriends. We're doing the same. And he was like, yo, I'm like, you're here Tuesday, right? Because I speaking from picking up where we left off last night, of course he was like, yeah, but like, man, I'm so tired from last night, bro. I don't know if I can. Oh, and also that night, Saturday, Mustard was the DJ at Marquee.

[Mal]

Okay?

[Julian]

So I remember I had my back to the stage and I hear like eight Mustard tags in a row on like, different records. Like, Dan, they're playing a lot of Mustard. And I turn around and it was. It was him. So then up. Up until Mustard started, It was like 90% Drake music. And then when Mustard came on, it was just all Mustard shit. And then like an hour into his set, he just started throwing in mad Drake. I was like, oh. Like, no matter what, you have to play Drake. And he ended up at a club.

[Mal]

Yeah.

[Julian]

So, yeah, but it was like. It was like, obviously he wasn't playing it at some point. And then he started playing shit. I was like, okay. Like, you still got to do your job.

[Mal]

I mean.

[Julian]

Oh.

[Mal]

Me and Damaris heard the dubstep version of Not Like Us on repeat in Vegas. I didn't know I needed that remix.

[Julian]

Probably didn't.

[Rory]

I shook ass a little bit too. I didn't want to. I hated myself for it. But the moment, you know.

[Julian]

So I say, you're. Here's the Tuesday, right? He's like, yeah. I was like, well, like, look, we're going to go to Little Sister tonight. I was like, you got to rally like you only like two nights left. Whatever. And he was like, I don't know, man. So then we swap Austin rally. We swap it Austin. So like we. We swapped info. We like. It was just a wild night. Like, I'm texting Austin told me to.

[Mal]

Crash at your crib if needed.

[Damaris]

I don't think Austin Rivers needs to crash it, Julius. I think that's something else of Austin.

[Julian]

Well, he said, I think he's looking. I think he. He mentioned he wants to get a spot. He always stays in the same hotel, but he said he wants. He's like, wants to get a spot here. He loves New York. All these guys love New York.

[Rory]

How was Little Sister? Great.

[Julian]

Great. I ran into your best friend Kels and it was cool. Like it's. Austin was doing the security there door. My. My Austin, the so house one.

[Mal]

And you were like, austin, meet Austin.

[Rory]

Austin A squared. Sorry. Peach. Sorry.

[Julian]

Anyway, yep, I'm gay and it was a great weekend. So that's all I got. More. Oh. Met Kyle Kuzma little sister last night. He is much taller than I thought he was.

[Rory]

The NBA player.

[Mal]

Basketball player.

[Julian]

He's huge.

[Rory]

Yeah.

[Damaris]

Whoa. All right, well, I'm glad everybody had a. A great, productive weekend.

[Julian]

So edit. Right? We're gonna edit all that.

[Damaris]

No, no, no, Definitely great. Listen, I'm. We've got your. Your Wet dream on audio, and we're.

[Mal]

Being nice about it. Yeah, I think that's great.

[Julian]

The next thing was really cool. Honestly, when it happened, I was like, Rory would be loving this just as much as I am, but I kept it very cool in the moment, but.

[Damaris]

Well, good man. I'm happy for you. Happy you kept it cool we on you around other grown men. Like, I'm happy you didn't turn into a schoolgirl. Well, since y'all been going, a lot of has happened. Dame lost his teeth on live. That was the crazy.

[Julian]

That was crazy.

[Damaris]

That was the craziest. I thought that was fake. Like, that's how crazy that was. I like this. All right, this is an edited video.

[Julian]

You saw the clean.

[Mal]

Why you think it was fake?

[Damaris]

I thought because, you know, people, you know, they. They take videos and doctor them and make shit. You know, I just thought somebody was being funny fucking with the video of Dame. But the crazy part is right before his teeth fell out, he was like, and let's see if I'm real, and was about to say real again and choked on his words and spit his teeth like, your teeth ain't even real.

[Mal]

He was getting in, like, his classic.

[Damaris]

Dame rant mode, but coming off of let's see who's real.

[Mal]

Yes, Definitely some poetry in that.

[Damaris]

Like, it's just like, you choked on the word real.

[Mal]

And what. What an awful enemy to have when that happens, because 50 is never gonna let that go.

[Damaris]

Oh, my God.

[Mal]

Trying to battle 50 on IG Live and your teeth fall out is probably the worst possible scenario that you could have.

[Damaris]

Bro. That was. That was some of the craziest and funniest shit I've ever seen. On Wasn't his cleanup.

[Julian]

He said it was a grill or something.

[Damaris]

He tried to come back real, but it would be. It would be a grill if you had teeth. No, obviously, because you put diamonds on it and, you know, doesn't mean it's not dentures. It doesn't mean it's not, like, you know, bedazzled into fake teeth.

[Julian]

But that's the sick thing about this is, like, after teeth fell out, he's like, fuck, what's my cleanup gonna be? And you know, he like ran upstairs and grabbed his grill and was like. It was the grill, not my.

[Rory]

Oh my God.

[Julian]

Oh my God.

[Mal]

But he doubled down. Yeah, he did the right thing. Next three, four days, you got to lean into it. At that point, he was just took the teeth out for every ig live he was doing. You have to lean into it. You can't come back from that unless you laugh at yourself with it.

[Rory]

I bet that head go crazy.

[Julian]

That's wild Tamaris.

[Damaris]

That's crazy.

[Rory]

My bad. Where did your brain go with demons in Vegas? Infested me.

[Julian]

You got a rock chain and some fire head from.

[Mal]

Hey, this could, this could be a good strategy. The way He's. He's baiting 50. If he's on some Machiavelli, he's gonna push 50 into buying Rockefeller like his stakes. This could be a good strategy because 50 is petty and has the money to do it. He might max out his deal with the court just by this 50 beef.

[Damaris]

I don't think if that's a strategy.

[Mal]

That is genius.

[Rory]

52 is good of a businessman. Like he really cares about his investment.

[Damaris]

50 would do that, though. I don't think he would. He would buy those shares.

[Mal]

Him and Jay have always had a weird thing and now with Dame too. Like, that's all the ammo 50 would need to do something like that.

[Damaris]

I mean, you right. It's not. It's not. I don't see. It's like an impossible thing, you know. 50 is one of the pettiest kings we've ever had by far. But I don't know how much business wise that would make sense for him to own for the next, what, seven years? Cause Jay gets it all in 2031.

[Mal]

But not all of 50s petty moves are rooted in business. Like him doing that surviving Diddy doc one day after that video came out. Well, that was.

[Damaris]

We know that was.

[Mal]

Putting together a bunch of clips and giving it to Netflix. That wasn't a good business move.

[Damaris]

Yeah, no, that was, that was King Petty making one of his petty moves. That's exactly.

[Mal]

And I could see him doing that with Dame right now. But should we ISO. How do you want to go about this movie? Me and Damaris were, were terrified yesterday when we saw the announcement in between of how. How we were going to go about this entire thing.

[Damaris]

Why were you terrified?

[Mal]

I'm just gonna go ISO on this and we'll go from there.

[Damaris]

So Kendrick Lamar, he announced that he will be the next Super Bowl 59 halftime performer, February 9, 2025 in New Orleans. And I'll be honest, this was a move that I don't think anybody. So we just spoke about this, what last month threw some names out there. Taylor Swift was one of the.

[Julian]

We figured they would go more white pop leaning.

[Damaris]

Yeah, we. Taylor was one of the ones we threw out there because she didn't do it yet. Obviously her ties to the NFL now that she's dating one of the Kelce brothers. So it just seemed like Taylor would be the one. I don't think anybody. Any list or any podcast had Kendrick being the next super bowl halftime performer. Didn't even.

[Mal]

Didn't even cross my mind that that would be something.

[Damaris]

So the Internet kind of, you know. Well, everybody obviously reacted to it. One of the main points I'm seeing is that people felt like it should have been Lil Wayne.

[Mal]

Okay.

[Damaris]

It's in New Orleans at this point. Lil Wayne is a legacy act. The super bowl halftime show is kind of sort of a legacy thing a little bit. Recent years, they've had, you know, more. Probably not legacy yet, but definitely legendary artists perform. So the. Lil Wayne was the name that I seen everybody jump to. And obviously, because again, it's New Orleans, so it just seemed like it made sense. But thinking about that, I don't know if Wayne. I don't know if Lil Wayne has this. The solo records, enough of the solo, big records to do a Super bowl halftime.

[Mal]

I. I mean, I didn't want to be the one to say it because I love Wayne. I want to sound like a hater, but I. I agree with you.

[Damaris]

Yeah.

[Mal]

And I know it sounds like an egregious take, but I don't. The super bowl is different when it comes to that type of stuff. Wayne has all the hits for the culture.

[Damaris]

Yeah.

[Mal]

I don't know what that would look like at the Super Bowl. I also don't know what it's going to look like with Kendrick at the super bowl either. I know it's going to sound like some hater shit.

[Damaris]

We'll get to that. But he. Kendrick is. If we're going to go ahead, pop at the Super Bowl, I think the only ones that would be able to do it is obviously Drake, Kendrick, Kanye, maybe Travis. No, he might be like the asterisk next to his. But we're talking about.

[Mal]

He put on the best show, but I don't know if he would have the super bowl type hits.

[Damaris]

Well, Wayne is not one of the ones. What I'm saying is Wayne is not one of the names that would normally come up in that conversation. Now, I get it. The New Orleans, his hometown. I get how that may make sense, but at the end of the day, just because an artist is from a city don't mean that they get, I.

[Mal]

Think, a Wayne and support type of thing. Like how it was Dre and Friends.

[Damaris]

Yeah.

[Mal]

I think Wayne putting together a full set of New Orleans artists and special guests that are announced. I think Wayne would make a lot of sense in a scenario like that. But a straight up solo, that is tough.

[Damaris]

Yeah.

[Mal]

Especially for a rapper. Just do a solo halftime show. So can I ask you a question?

[Damaris]

Yeah.

[Mal]

I saw yesterday you tweeted a bunch of laughing emojis. Was that in regards to anything or you were just like, we're in a fun mood. You were just laughing at something.

[Julian]

Chris Rock.

[Mal]

He was next to Chris Rock.

[Julian]

Chris Rock made me see. Yeah.

[Damaris]

Oh, no. That was in response to the announcement of Kendrick doing the halftime show. Only because now I know what this ignites. Now. It ignites other things and other. You know, it's like, okay, so here we go. Like, we revving this because now you gotta remember this is until February now. The one thing that I don't. I don't know if people thought about and I thought about it, but then I'm like, no, he has to. Will they let him say pedophile on that stage?

[Julian]

No, they do clean records always, though, at the Super Bowl.

[Damaris]

Yeah.

[Rory]

They won't let him say, you can't say pedophile, but the crowd is gonna sing it, so it doesn't matter.

[Damaris]

So this is why. This is interesting to me, because obviously Kendrick got. Now, again, Kendrick is one of the biggest rappers, biggest artists, so. But the reason why it's funny to me and the reason why I think this is a bigger thing is because next year, it's in California. The Super Bowl.

[Mal]

Yeah.

[Damaris]

So it probably would have made more sense for Kendrick to perform in California for a Super bowl, being he's from Cali. Right. Don't know if the records will translate then.

[Mal]

But the only time that they really did the region halftime thing was with Dre and Snoop when he was in la. Have they ever done that any other time where it's like, oh, no, but we.

[Damaris]

No, but we can kind of like, if the super bowl next year, not the. Not 2025, 2026. If it's in California again, then if Kendrick gets it, then it's not too much of a surprise. Okay, He's California. We get it.

[Rory]

For marketing purposes. Why wouldn't they do it? At the height of this moment.

[Mal]

Well, this is a moment. Right.

[Rory]

It's more than likely he's gonna have an album drop in between now and.

[Mal]

The super bowl for sure.

[Damaris]

Well, this goes to what I'm saying. It's all in the same point. So he's hot right now, obviously, the record, the not like Us record. So was he given this now strictly off of not like Us?

[Julian]

I think that plays a big part of it for sure.

[Damaris]

So now we know.

[Mal]

But he is still an A list rapper no matter what. No, not like us. He's still.

[Damaris]

He's one of. He's one of the ones that probably.

[Mal]

Would have sells the most, has the highest grossing rap tour.

[Damaris]

He's probably one of the ones that would have a Super bowl at some point. Yeah, we know that. We don't even have to discuss that. But we're talking about now. Why now? Right. Obviously, again, the record, the momentum. It's business. They know people are going to tune in. Usher has the second highest super bowl watch super bowl halftime ever behind Michael Jackson.

[Mal]

Yeah.

[Damaris]

Don't know where Kendrick would land, but I'm guessing that the people that are responsible putting on the show want to capitalize off this momentum.

[Julian]

Wasn't Jay play a role in that?

[Damaris]

I was gonna ask.

[Mal]

It must have been a tough, tough day for you because you're kind of at a crossroads between being rock and ovo. Like, which side do you pick? Do you ride with. With hov, putting Kendrick on the bill because that's family? Or are you on the other side with OVO and boycotting, like, turning off the TV when halftime comes?

[Damaris]

No, it's. It's the reason why, because again, we. Kendrick is one of the ones that eventually would have had at halftime. So now, the sticky part about all of this is Drake has been offered this super bowl show for some years now and has turned it down. Probably four years. He's been offered a form at Super Bowl. Said no. For whatever reason. Whatever reason. Maybe just didn't.

[Julian]

Did he tell you that? Or is that like a known thing?

[Mal]

I didn't know that.

[Julian]

I've never heard that either.

[Rory]

What?

[Damaris]

The.

[Rory]

Who?

[Julian]

Drake said no.

[Damaris]

Well, he has. Drake has turned down the Super Bowl a few years.

[Mal]

Why do you think he's turned it down? Cause that's really interesting to me.

[Damaris]

I don't know why he would turn it down. I mean, you know, that's up to the artists, you know, their discretion maybe. I'm on the road right now. I don't want to, like, you know.

[Mal]

Whatever reason I'm able to give it the proper.

[Damaris]

Whatever reason it may be, it may be a conflict. When you talking about artists that are that big, be a conflict and interest somewhere. Partnerships here, there, like, you know, it is what it is. But, yeah, back to the whole thing. So obviously Jay Z has a part in putting on the halftime show. They're in control of it now. It's obviously other people that have some type of say in it. So that's where it starts to look a little like, okay, you give Kendrick this big stage, one of the biggest stages ever, and allow him to capitalize off the momentum again. This is February 25th, so now we rolling it all the way into next year. He'll obviously do the record. Maybe some things are blurred out. Whatever it may be.

[Mal]

Yes. Am I weird for thinking that he doesn't do not like us.

[Damaris]

Now, hold on, hold on.

[Rory]

Now, hold on, hold on.

[Damaris]

But, but.

[Mal]

And this isn't me saying, hey, do the B side. No, no, pop out show. I'm saying, but can you do that record?

[Damaris]

This is why.

[Mal]

Can you do it?

[Damaris]

This is why I'm at. We're having this conversation because, you know, people thought that I was going to be. I'll be mad, but I'm like, well.

[Mal]

Wait, it's about pedophilia. Can you do that?

[Damaris]

That's why I'm like, well, wait, that's all. That's. He clearly got the offer again. Kendrick may have gotten the offer before this year. I don't. I don't know that. But he clearly got it this year because of his momentum based off of that record. So that's why, when I say, yo, like, is he going to perform that rec, like, at the super with Pepsi, like, behind, like, I just don't. You know what I mean? It's like, granted, again, I wanna keep it focused here. Rory. We do recognize that Kendrick would have eventually gotten this opportunity. He's one of those artists. He's one of the biggest rappers. I'm not. I don't want that to get lost. He would've eventually. I'm talking about the timing of it now. It's all coming off of that record. That's alleging that one of the other biggest stars in the world, egregious claims of him being a pedophile, which is crazy. So, like, with a company like Pepsi, I think Apple. Apple is behind it, right? Apple Music. Is he gonna. If they allow him to. Yo, listen, let me explain something. If they allow him to go up there and do that record, and they don't Blur out those words.

[Rory]

Well, the words are gonna be blurred out.

[Damaris]

That is very intentional.

[Rory]

That's FCC rule. It's the fcc, right?

[Julian]

Oh, the. Yeah. What the.

[Mal]

Anyone just find it insane that at one point during the super bowl, someone is going to talk about how party Next Door does coke and someone's gonna say baca at a Super bowl halftime.

[Damaris]

That's what I'm saying.

[Mal]

It's like, that's.

[Julian]

Yeah, but, like, what's. Okay, so. So we're talking about the lyrics. What we.

[Damaris]

Are we overthinking it? This is.

[Julian]

No, because we've also been pretty open about Dre in his cases, and he was like, the fucking face of the last.

[Damaris]

That was. That was 30 something years ago.

[Julian]

Beats the shit out of women.

[Damaris]

That was 30 something years ago.

[Mal]

But his songs. And I'm not making excuse, but his songs aren't about domestic violence. Like, the song is about pedophilia. Granted, it's a bop completely.

[Rory]

Not really completely.

[Damaris]

What?

[Rory]

There's some lines in there about pedophilia, but the entire song about pedophilia.

[Julian]

It's not.

[Rory]

The entire song is not.

[Mal]

First two verses are about that.

[Rory]

Okay. I think it's mentioned, but I don't even know.

[Damaris]

I'm gonna keep it honest. I don't know any of the verses. Like, I couldn't recite a verse from that. But the. The lines I can recite are, like, lead into, like, somebody being a pedophile. I can't tell you. Like, the. The middle of the bars. I can't give you those lines.

[Julian]

I mean, honestly, just looking at the first verse alone, half of this can't be said.

[Damaris]

This is why I'm back to what I'm saying.

[Rory]

That's. No, because that's lame. Because that's rap music, period. Rap music. You can't. There's. Rap music is full of niggas, nigga, niggas, bitch, bitch, bitch.

[Damaris]

Shit.

[Rory]

You can't say on television. Like, they perform the clean version of records all the time.

[Julian]

I just want to hear Jabroni ass said on.

[Damaris]

And then. That's the other thing. This is the first rapper, right? Unless it was. Was there another rapper that had a Super bowl halftime show? Like, rapper.

[Julian]

Oh, like solo.

[Damaris]

Yeah. Dr. Dre doesn't count. That was a medley of all the artists he worked with, Sign, produced for.

[Rory]

I mean, but it was still rap.

[Damaris]

Yeah, but that's. I'm talking about Headline Rap.

[Mal]

No, not that I can think of.

[Julian]

Yeah, that. Off the top of my head, I.

[Rory]

Don'T know but we should probably. We're looking it up, confirm it, but no.

[Damaris]

No, it's. No, he's the first one. There was no rap before Jay and them took over the super bowl show. You know that for a fact.

[Mal]

Maybe throw like a rapper for a verse with or something.

[Damaris]

This is their show. Not come out on somebody set rapper. This is your show. You have the super bowl halftime show. This is the first time we're seeing this. Now, granted, Drake has turned it down for a few years. He's. He's declined the offer, but this is the first time. And it's coming off the momentum of a record alleging that, you know, Drake is a pedophile.

[Julian]

Yeah. Just to close this fact, there has not been a.

[Damaris]

Of course there has a rapper.

[Julian]

No.

[Damaris]

So does Kendrick perform Black Eyed Peas, that record?

[Rory]

Yes.

[Damaris]

Okay.

[Mal]

I think he does. In his medley of records. I think he does the hook. I think he'll probably do 30 seconds of the record. I don't think we're getting the verses from. Not like us.

[Damaris]

So just. Hook.

[Mal]

I think we're gonna get the hook and then he's gonna. So to me, that's not gonna move to another song.

[Damaris]

To me, that's not performing the record. Because we know why, if that happens, why he only does the hook. We know why he did that because they're not having that. But then my thing is, again, we know Kendrick at some point would have gotten this. My thing is, why give it to him now if the only reason you're giving it to him is based off the momentum of this record, that you then can't have him say or perform on this stage?

[Mal]

So you. You subscribe to the conspiracy theory that the industry is all teaming up together to drive to destroy Drake.

[Damaris]

No, I don't.

[Rory]

As a collective, the game is in disarray.

[Damaris]

I don't subscribe to that. I don't. I mean, I don't. I don't subscribe to that only because, like I said, I know that he's turned it down for a few years already.

[Mal]

But to your point, it is a very specific time that Kendrick is getting it.

[Damaris]

It's a. This is a very specific time from a specific record alleging a very specific thing about somebody.

[Mal]

And we. And we also already have the conspiracy theory that Hove has tried to destroy Drake before from behind the scenes.

[Damaris]

Yes.

[Mal]

All look at me crazy when I said he sent Meek after Drake and then we broke down the 30 for 30 freestyle, and you guys sort of were on my side with that conspiracy.

[Damaris]

Yeah. I don't know about that?

[Rory]

We were. Nobody was on your side?

[Damaris]

Yeah, I don't know about that.

[Mal]

Drake wrapped about it, like.

[Damaris]

Yeah, I mean, I'm not saying it's not my. I'm not saying he didn't rap about it, but I'm not.

[Mal]

I don't think he was lying outside.

[Damaris]

Of the theory after I heard that record. Like, no, I mean, now, granted, we can't expect that Drake looks at Jay some type of way after this. We can expect that.

[Julian]

Yeah. Why?

[Rory]

That's stupid to me because I feel like, granted, I feel like, first of all, like you said, Kendrick would have gotten this eventually. If you're saying it was offered to Drake, allegedly, and Drake kept turning it down, then who would be the next rapper to do it? And if you're.

[Damaris]

Why does it have to be a rapper to do it? They could have went with a whole.

[Mal]

Bunch of different artists, signed off on the promo. That said, there is no round twos, which is a direct shot to what Drake.

[Rory]

It's like, okay, Jay Z is a businessman and he's doing his job. No, but. So that's what I'm saying. Like, y'all are like.

[Damaris]

Sometimes people in business.

[Rory]

This is the time for him to do it. This is the time. It. It shouldn't be next year. It shouldn't be the year after. This is the time for you to do it. Eventually, Kendrick was going to get his own Super Bowl. If you're gon give it to him, this would be the perfect time to give it to. So I don't think that there's anything personal in that.

[Mal]

Or is it personal that Drake turned it down? And then HOV was like, all right, I got a trick for you.

[Julian]

I don't think.

[Rory]

I don't think.

[Julian]

I. I don't think ho. I mean, I'm saying this as if I know, but I don't think that decision came out of spite. I think it just. To Damaris's point, like, when will Kendrick be bigger? Pause. Like, this is his moment.

[Mal]

Hov is. Is 50 cent level petty, too? Not very calculated. How petty, Jay?

[Damaris]

Very, very calculated, very intentional.

[Julian]

But are him and Drake on bad terms? Like, where did that. I don't.

[Damaris]

Well, I mean, I mean, a move like this would.

[Julian]

You could assume that now.

[Damaris]

Now it raises that question. Yeah, because, you know, Drake has said some things about Rihanna that I'm sure Jay didn't like. He's had a bar about Megan that I'm sure Jay didn't like. So Drake has said some things that Jay probably has heard and was like, I ain't like that. Like, I'm not feeling that. I ain't like that.

[Mal]

They definitely had a rocky relationship. They've had ups and downs, and it's.

[Damaris]

Kind of like the. You know, you ever had a relationship with somebody and you like, yo, I don't think homie fuck with me, but I'm not really sure. Like, we ain't never had that, like, yo, we good, like. Cause it seemed like. It's weird.

[Rory]

I've had that a lot.

[Damaris]

Air and energy. Every time we're either around or I see you in an interview, it's like sometimes things you say is kind of like, damn, that felt like it was kind of like, you know, a little shade or a little. Like he didn't feel some type of way. Or you see like, okay, he must have heard what I said. He didn't like that.

[Mal]

Yes.

[Damaris]

I mean, so then you don't really see each other. So you just feel like the next time we're in the same room, there might be an awkward energy. There might be a little, you know, that air where it's like, yo, let me holler at you. Let's go over here. Let's talk real quick. Like, when you just got to get some things out, like, you know, it happens. So do we think that this is the case here? I think so.

[Rory]

Well, Nicki Minaj apparently does too, because in the current moment, she's going crashing out in her label. Well, whoever works for her Twitter is, like, trying to delete tweets as she's going. So one of her first tweets was one n took a knee, the other n took a bag. Got everything in the world. Still spiteful and evil. Disgusting. Be happy, I beg. Go be fucking happy, nigga. In rap business and women business, when you got the politicians and the police, you good, though. Plus, that ugly Laffy Taffy Alien left on my fucking ass off. Denying, Damn.

[Damaris]

Denying a young black I don't even know you. Just saying. Who is she talking about?

[Julian]

Talking about Jay Z.

[Damaris]

That's what I called out of it. Ugly Alien.

[Julian]

Laffy Taffy.

[Mal]

She.

[Rory]

She's. She's referring to Lil Wayne not getting the super bowl.

[Mal]

And. And someone took a knee and then someone took a bag. Is in reference that after the Colin Kaepernick thing, Hov said, we're done with kneeling. We're over kneeling. In his announcement for the super bowl, she said, he's directly about Jay. I don't think that's really true.

[Rory]

He gonna get you in line every time Denying a young. He rightfully put into this game for no other reason but your ego, your hatred for Birdman, Drake and Nikki got you punishing Lil Wayne. Lil Wayne the Goat. Nola was good. Eminem still firm on having 50 Cent come out a white man. Said house tings, but it's good for them. No loyalty. Well, then going to keep sunning you. She's just like. She said something like, I've been told you niggas, but y'all wanted to go to brunch. Like, she's. She's going like, in her. Whoever is in charge is like, deleting her tweets as she's sending now.

[Damaris]

I'm not going to go again. I. We love Wayne. Y'all probably love Wayne more than I do because of the. Just the era y'all came up. But I just don't feel like Wayne has Super bowl stage records.

[Rory]

But one could say the same thing about Kendrick.

[Julian]

But while we're on the Wayne performance, you can't, though.

[Rory]

Why can't.

[Mal]

If you have Wayne, he's bringing out Nikki, which is super bowl worthy. I think he would bring out Drake would do that with Wayne. Like, that would be his set.

[Damaris]

Yes.

[Mal]

They could have a conversation that would make that make sense. Like when you put it in context.

[Damaris]

Yeah.

[Mal]

Just Wayne by himself. Maybe that wouldn't get it done. But if we know for a fact Wayne is going to bring out these guests, that makes it super bowl worthy of me. So.

[Damaris]

But, but, but only.

[Mal]

But why can't Jay have that conversation?

[Damaris]

But.

[Mal]

But how do we make this work Again?

[Damaris]

The reason why I'm not leaning so much on that Wayne shit is because outside of it just being in New Orleans, people wouldn't have said brought Wayne's name.

[Julian]

I was gonna say, you guys keep saying Wayne as if he's like the only other option. I don't think he would have gotten this anyway.

[Damaris]

But this is. That's what I'm saying. But people. But because it's in New Orleans and people would say, oh, why not Wayne? Like, I get it. I understand why the optics would lead somebody to say that. But I'm thinking about the business. I'm thinking about the show, the performance. I don't know if. I don't know if Wayne is Super bowl. If he's there because this narrative. He's a legend, obviously. But because he said something. Didn't he say something? He was putting the album out.

[Julian]

Yeah.

[Damaris]

How bad? He won the super bowl. But then the album never came out.

[Julian]

Yeah.

[Damaris]

So it's Kind of like you didn't even put the album out that you were saying, like, I want this super bowl bad. It's in New Orleans. Like, and then the album never even happened.

[Mal]

So it's like, time.

[Damaris]

Yeah, but.

[Julian]

But, like, this narrative only started to. To Mall's point, like, with the Wayne thing, I think only because Kendrick. Because Kendrick's a rapper now. They're like, okay, let's look.

[Damaris]

If they said another rapper, they said Taylor Swift. I don't think nobody would have been like, yo, Lil Wayne should have got it.

[Julian]

Also, like, we. We went to the Wayne show at. Where was the one? We went to Radio City at Apollo.

[Mal]

Apollo.

[Julian]

Wayne is not a great live performer.

[Damaris]

I told y'all this when we were there. Music.

[Julian]

But he's not a great performer. Kendrick is a showman, but his shit's like theater.

[Mal]

Yeah, but if Wayne got the super bowl bag, he would have the team around him to put together a great show. What would he do? Like, it wouldn't. It would not be the same set that we saw at the Apollo.

[Rory]

He would still have to remember his lyrics.

[Damaris]

Of course not. Of course it wouldn't be the same set. We know that. But to. What Julian is saying is something that I feel as well. It's like, if this was anybody outside of a rapper, if this was anybody outside of Kendrick, I don't think anybody on the Internet would be saying, yo, Lil Wayne, y'all snubbed him. That's fucked up. Like, I just don't. I don't see that. But because it's a rapper, it's another rapper. Now they're saying, oh, well, if y'all was gonna go with a rapper, why not go with the rapper that's from the city, that's a legend that has done major things in this industry, then put. Put on some of the biggest artists ever. Why not give it to him?

[Mal]

I'll. I'll go with the deeper snub. Had it been another artist, they could have brought Wayne out. Even, like, let's say, for example, Rihanna did this year. It's in New Orleans. She would have the opportunity to pay homage to the city that was there and bring out Lil Wayne. The only person that would never bring out Lil Wayne was just booked. He's. He's never gonna pop out on a Kendrick set. Any other artist, though, that would have been. I don't give a fuck who it. It could have been Maroon 5.

[Damaris]

He's not.

[Mal]

They're going to do a surprise guess with Wayne in New Orleans.

[Damaris]

He's not going to pop out because of the obvious.

[Mal]

Now he can't even pop up, like. Cause he would never do that.

[Julian]

Can you even go to the G? Like, what are the rules on that now? Can you go to the game?

[Rory]

Wayne not going to that game.

[Julian]

That's now I'm thinking unless the packers make it. He would probably. But yeah, I just. Now it just to Mall's point, like, this is in February. We have so much lead up time in terms of what other content pieces are going to happen. Like what other, if any announcements are going to, you know, follow suit. I think that's. There's a lot.

[Damaris]

Does Kendrick put out an album before or after the Super Bowl?

[Julian]

Usually people do stuff like this before. No, because usually after. Well, when the Weeknd did it, he dropped. It was either the week before or after he dropped the Greatest Hits. And because we know the Super.

[Damaris]

You put something out that's going to.

[Mal]

Something capitalize putting it out the Friday of Super bowl weekend.

[Julian]

Because the super bowl obviously is a huge bump in streams and to ingest, to inject a new piece of music into that would be great. Whether it is like a compilation thing of some records or a new project. Yeah, but that round two, I really wouldn't be thinking about this Drake angle so much if he not said no round twos in that fucking promo, bro.

[Damaris]

He's. He's there because of this whole momentum off the Drake shit. We know that. Again, not saying he wouldn't have gotten it eventually he got it now. They announced that now this year. Coming off of the momentum between the moment with him and Drake. That's obvious. We know that.

[Mal]

Like, look at the chess moves that are happening. Like, this is. This has gotten insane. This is crazy. This has gone so far.

[Damaris]

Yeah.

[Mal]

A Super bowl promo is about a rap beef.

[Damaris]

Right?

[Mal]

You know how fucking crazy that is?

[Damaris]

But this is why I asked, does that record get performed? Because I'm telling y'all now, if they let him perform that record full in full does. It's some bigger shit going on.

[Julian]

Amazon just gave him a bag to do it like 15 times.

[Damaris]

That's why. This is why I'm trying to. I'm just saying, if they allow that on that super bowl stage, that is insane. That is in fucking same.

[Mal]

I mean, how many times Amazon, growing.

[Julian]

Up getting signs and Crip walking and shit. Like.

[Damaris]

Yeah, but that was very. That was a very. The super bowl is a way bigger stage than Kendrick at the fucking, you know, in la, in Inglewood. Like this. This is the Super Bowl. We' there's people that are tuning in that don't even know who the fuck Kendrick is. So we're talking about that type of audience and then him getting that off in front of that audience.

[Mal]

But this is where I have to give Kendrick. Outside of being the first now solo rapper to do the halftime show, he has to be the first performer ever to have a song play twice at a Super bowl halftime show because he's going to do all right. And he did all right with Dream.

[Damaris]

Mm.

[Mal]

To have one song play twice in a Super bowl halftime is insane. That's nuts.

[Damaris]

I mean, I'm interested.

[Mal]

That's not crazy.

[Damaris]

It is. The whole thing is crazy. I mean, that's why we only got.

[Mal]

Purple rain once, right?

[Damaris]

But it rained. It did rain, though. So that was. God. But yeah.

[Mal]

Or the weather machines.

[Damaris]

I don't know, man. This is. This is. Again, I think we have to wait and see if.

[Mal]

Who does he bring out? Does he bring out you two to do that awful song?

[Damaris]

God, I hope not.

[Mal]

Dan is a classic, but that's the only. Only Kendrick song I really dislike.

[Julian]

Which one?

[Mal]

The one featuring YouTube. I forgot the name of it. Who does he bring out? Is there really a conspiracy against Drake and Rihanna comes out?

[Damaris]

That would be just weird.

[Mal]

Why?

[Julian]

Oh, for Loyalty.

[Mal]

Yeah, I could see it.

[Damaris]

I can't even.

[Mal]

He's been playing with her family's name.

[Damaris]

Yeah, I could see that.

[Rory]

But the lyrics to Loyalty, not like.

[Mal]

It'S a diss, but like.

[Rory]

No, but what I'm saying, the lyrics to Loyalty is that's like. That's another song that they would have to clean up. You probably won't even be able to hear it because it had to be so clean. Girl, that Pussy Good Is To Die for is like the chorus.

[Mal]

Like, I mean, but they already have to clean up. Certified lover boy. Certified pedophile. So while they're at it, they might as well clean that up.

[Julian]

I mean, even. We probably shouldn't show the graphic because it's an NFL clip. But even the choreography of this two minute Kendrick piece from the Dre super bowl is insane.

[Mal]

Yeah.

[Julian]

I can't. I'm. He's going to do it. Insane.

[Mal]

I mean, when Mullen had went to the Mr. Morale show, we came right in here and said it was one of the greatest performances we had ever seen. I know. Kendrick is going to smoke it.

[Damaris]

Yeah, I.

[Mal]

But does he just do it by himself? You guys don't think he brings any surprise guests out?

[Rory]

No, I think.

[Damaris]

I think he has to. I don't think he can do that stage solely by. So I think he has to bring some other artists out to do some of. Some of the records they have together.

[Mal]

I mean, it speaks to his genius, but he's not really, like, a feature guy like that.

[Damaris]

Yeah.

[Mal]

So that's. That's also, like, I don't know who. Who he would really bring out because he doesn't really do that.

[Julian]

Baby Keem.

[Damaris]

I mean, bring it definitely got to bring sizzle, Right.

[Mal]

Imagine, I think, is definitely popping out. What's the amazing record they have off the Black Panther soundtrack?

[Rory]

All the stars.

[Julian]

All the stars are great.

[Mal]

Like, this record probably gonna come out for all stars. That's a huge record.

[Julian]

You think Future comes out and they do. What's that?

[Rory]

Like that?

[Julian]

No, no.

[Mal]

Well, if they do like that.

[Julian]

Jesus Christ. No, but they have that other song. What's that one with that?

[Rory]

They might.

[Julian]

Yeah, that's a Kendrick record.

[Mal]

Yeah. Future would be crazy to real.

[Julian]

That'd be a fun. J Rock's on that record, too. I don't remember the name of it, but that's a great song.

[Mal]

I would have to respect it if he literally just brings out Baby King.

[Rory]

Yeah.

[Mal]

Like, just as his height. Like. Yeah.

[Julian]

King's dad.

[Damaris]

That's.

[Mal]

That's the best big cousin on earth.

[Rory]

Jay is really in the super bowl, ain't he?

[Damaris]

Well, that's.

[Mal]

Again, I'm not gonna say anything.

[Damaris]

People. Matt, was people mad at. People mad at it not being, I guess, Wayne, because it's in New Orleans. But it's like the. The performances that they've had since they've taken over.

[Julian]

Yeah.

[Damaris]

Have been amazing. Like, the artists have been amazing that they've had before.

[Mal]

Well, and I give hove a lot of credit for that because, like, we were talking about a few weeks ago, thinking it had to be Taylor. Like, there's no way the NFL is going to continue to let Jay just do this.

[Damaris]

Yeah.

[Mal]

So I. I give him credit. I cannot believe that they were like, yeah, you can do Kendrick Lamar.

[Damaris]

Well.

[Rory]

Because the views are higher than they've been in years.

[Julian]

When did Jay take over?

[Damaris]

Right before the pandemic, I think.

[Rory]

Who was the first one?

[Damaris]

Did he do Shakira?

[Julian]

Jlo?

[Mal]

Yeah, that was his first one. Was Shakira and J.

[Julian]

Okay. And I'm looking at this list. I mean, outside of them, like, there's literally no white people. Eminem would be the whitest person.

[Rory]

Yeah.

[Julian]

But, yeah, the Weeknd, the Dre one, and then, you know, Rihanna, Usher.

[Mal]

It's been phenomenal.

[Julian]

Amazing. Artist. But, yeah, to your point, we haven't served that, you know, middle America.

[Damaris]

Do we think. Do we think Kendrick Beats gets more views than Usher did? I don't think anybody would get close to Mike outside of maybe Beyonce or.

[Rory]

Taylor Swift, but possibly, I think Ty.

[Julian]

Swift would have done that.

[Rory]

Possibly. I think possibly.

[Mal]

I don't know.

[Damaris]

You think Kendrick beats Usher?

[Rory]

Possibly not because of how I feel about Kendrick or his talent.

[Damaris]

I think just the moment.

[Rory]

Because of the moment.

[Mal]

I don't know.

[Rory]

Possibly.

[Damaris]

But this moment, you think that moment is. I guess once the super bowl comes around in February, even if you're not thinking about the record up until that day, you're going to think about the record again and the performance. And is he going to double down on this? Like, I think all of that comes back in February 2024, and people are.

[Julian]

Going to watch to see Drake's reaction because, you know, I'm sure he'll post something on a story or, you know what I mean?

[Mal]

Rap fans will do that. Like Usher. My mom was excited for Usher. Like, it's a different monster with views. Someone like that. Kendrick, Kendrick, even though he is a huge, huge, huge artist, highest grossing. So whatever, he is still a rapper.

[Julian]

That is our crowd. Yeah, yeah.

[Rory]

But no, you're saying our crowd. Like, rap isn't the bro.

[Mal]

It is the biggest genre now.

[Rory]

I'm like, y'all acting like y'all don't know. Like, Kendrick's fan base.

[Mal]

It's huge.

[Rory]

Like, they. They attacked us for weeks. Like, I feel like y'all should know them. Like, yes, granted, your mom is excited for Usher, but, like, the. The little white boy in his basement in Kansas City is excited for.

[Mal]

Don't talk about people like that.

[Damaris]

Sorry. On his birthday, he made it out of that basement.

[Rory]

I'm sorry, Pete.

[Mal]

PG wanted to see Usher, right?

[Damaris]

Yeah.

[Rory]

I feel like Kendrick. Yeah, yeah. I think it's possible, though. Usher's numbers are gonna be hard to beat, but I think it's possible.

[Mal]

I wonder what the.

[Damaris]

I don't think Kendrick is gonna get close to Usher numbers.

[Mal]

I wonder what the ratio of who's playing in the super bowl, if that, like, attributes to what the halftime is. That could be script. Of course, the script. If they. If they put together the entire line from week one of who's going to the Super Bowl.

[Rory]

But yeah, kcc. If KCC goes again, it's going to be.

[Mal]

Yeah, like, if it's not.

[Julian]

Call them that.

[Mal]

If it's not huge market teams sometimes I would assume the ratings would be Different. No.

[Damaris]

Yeah, but that's why. That's why you book somebody for the halftime that has a huge audience. Because if the game is not as, you know, the popular teams didn't make it, it's still like, okay, but we have an audience coming in at halftime that's going to tune in because of this art.

[Mal]

But I feel like. And again, I don't know. The stats is just my feeling like when it was Brady versus Mahomes, I feel like that probably was a higher rated super bowl because everyone was tuning in to see those two go against each other. So I. I think the teams would play somewhat of a role in who even is watching the game and keeping their TV on during halftime. I could be wrong, though.

[Damaris]

Well, listen, man, everybody was hitting my phone, texting me. They thought I was gonna go crazy. I'm just. What you want me to do, man? I mean, I'm just laughing because it's like all of this off of that record, again, he would have gotten one eventually. We know that. I'm just saying the timing of it, very intentional, very specific to that record. And that's the only thing that I'm kind of looking at. Like, it's gonna be interesting to see who performs in 26. That's gonna be. That is when we're gonna be like, okay, now we could really tie this shit together and know what's going on. Because now if jay performs in 2026.

[Mal]

I mean, it's coming.

[Damaris]

We have to look back at it.

[Mal]

It's coming eventually.

[Damaris]

Oh, for sure. Absolutely. We know that. But then that's when it's going to become very okay.

[Mal]

If SZA doesn't come out on Kendrick's set, I can see SZA being the following year. I can see them doing that back to back.

[Damaris]

TD Scissor. Scissor. That's too early. Scissor.

[Rory]

It's too early.

[Damaris]

That's too early, bro. Fuck. Then we. We at the next one. 27 SZA. 26 already.

[Mal]

Yeah.

[Damaris]

A Super Bowl. N. Bro, that's too soon. No, that's. And we love Scissor, but God damn.

[Mal]

Look at the numbers SZA does.

[Damaris]

I'm not saying. Know that, bro. We know she.

[Mal]

Yes, it is about numbers. We were just saying it's about numbers.

[Rory]

But right now, selling numbers and super bowl numbers are different kind of numbers. Usher last album sold shit, but he went triple platinum at the Super Bowl.

[Mal]

He's Usher.

[Damaris]

Well, that's what I'm saying.

[Julian]

You saying that means, like, the super bowl usually tends to lean more towards legacy than the moment. This is like, to me, honestly, one of the first to the moment on the moment.

[Damaris]

This is as close to. And that's what I'm saying. That's why I'm like. But even when we get a 10.

[Julian]

Years in, if we get a scissor.

[Mal]

Album in 2025 and it does, which it probably will, the same as SOS and control, if not more, she would be ready, in my opinion, if she has another album for 2026 before. If she owns 2025. I mean, Taylor over everyone. I just feel like she's just said no.

[Rory]

Unless she's turning it down. Taylor's gonna get a Super bowl soon.

[Mal]

She. She has to be turning it down. There's no way they don't ask Sellers every single year.

[Julian]

Yeah.

[Damaris]

What if they offer Drake the 26 one and he takes it in California?

[Julian]

I don't see that happening.

[Damaris]

Why not?

[Julian]

Because. Because, well, then he turned it down.

[Damaris]

The last few years. He'd be like, yo, you want to do next year to your.

[Julian]

To your point of him turning it. And now look, with his relationship with Jay, I don't. Why would he do him a favor? Not if. I mean, I get it's like a mutual thing, but like, why would he do that? Why would he. Like, what would be the reason to do that?

[Mal]

I mean, if Kendrick is using the. The promo to continue with the beef, what's the line that Drake said that he'd go to LA with all his chains on or something.

[Rory]

Go to Delilah with all of my ice. Go to Delilah.

[Mal]

Him performing at the super bowl in LA with all of his ice. Yeah, that's. That's a move. I could see him doing that.

[Julian]

What if Drake just does a fucking independent live stream? Did like during the super bowl halftime or something? Something to pull viewers.

[Mal]

He'd be playing himself.

[Rory]

Yeah, od.

[Mal]

He'd play himself.

[Julian]

All right.

[Mal]

Super bowl halftime. People are. Are going to tune into that.

[Julian]

What I'm saying, like, what if Drake went live on like, Steak or Twitch or whatever, Something like that.

[Damaris]

Yeah. It's not enough bandwidth. That ain't the Super Bowl. We not on Twitch. Nobody's sitting on Twitch. I mean, for the super bowl halftime.

[Mal]

Show, bro, if it was sponsored by Steak, maybe fam. You're gonna have some second half bets out there.

[Damaris]

Not with Pepsi and Apple music that.

[Julian]

Need to be and isn't Apple Drake's thing. That's another relationship we haven't even discussed.

[Rory]

I don't do. Does Apple still host it? Like, do. Are they still Sponsors that I'm not sure.

[Damaris]

I think, yeah, the super bowl is Apple. Yeah, they just did, actually.

[Mal]

Yeah, I'm not sure if they're doing.

[Julian]

At the end of this Kendrick promo, it says Apple music. But what about that relationship, Drake and Apple?

[Rory]

I mean, at this point, that's why.

[Damaris]

I said if they allow Kendrick to go up there and Nate and he's saying those words and it's Apple and Pepsi behind that. It's a bro. It's other going on that we just. We just don't have enough money to know about yet.

[Mal]

But Drake taking that personal, like, what. All right, what is he gonna do with that? Pull his music off. Off Apple?

[Damaris]

No, I'm not saying. I'm not saying taking that personal. I'm just saying that is like Drake.

[Mal]

Is Drake, but Apple is Apple.

[Damaris]

Like, we got that. But I'm just saying that is something to kind of look at. Like, it's just interesting. This is obviously an artist that Apple is heavily invested in.

[Julian]

In 2016, he signed a promotional deal with Apple for 19 million and that was in 2016. I'm sure there's been a resigning negotiation since then, but yes, Apple hosts OVO Sound. They've obviously supported Drake throughout.

[Damaris]

There's been talk about Drake being signed as an artist to Apple. He's.

[Rory]

Yeah.

[Damaris]

So we know what the relationship is like.

[Rory]

And I just feel like that's just.

[Julian]

Like they said signed a LeBron size deal with them in 2022.

[Rory]

If Kendrick go Whole Foods now. Drake not going to Whole Foods. Like, this is a major up for Whole Foods. Like what the. Like it's a major.

[Damaris]

We had catch us at Trader Joe's.

[Rory]

That's what it is.

[Mal]

Is doing that Drake a buy up all the ear wands.

[Damaris]

Kendra go to Whole Foods. We had Trader Joe's with it out of here.

[Mal]

But I mean, this will be. This will be a moment. This is dragging this beef to next year.

[Damaris]

That's what.

[Mal]

Now we thought we were over it now.

[Damaris]

This is what I'm trying to say.

[Mal]

At minimum, it's still 2025 going into.

[Damaris]

At least February 2025 with this shit and Drake.

[Julian]

I mean, I'm saying this off of what I think would. Would happen. Drake's got to be dropping at some point. No, I mean outside of these, like, singles and this.

[Damaris]

Well, I mean, he said that him and party have one coming at party show in Toronto, so we'll probably get that before the year's out.

[Mal]

All right, how does it look if Drake, because he's been alluding to this round two shit for a few weeks. What if Drake starts dropping a bunch of direct disses? Like, not subliminal shots in songs. Straight up disses.

[Damaris]

Mm.

[Mal]

What does that look like in 2025 for not like us? Like, you're gonna do the older record. If he sends a bunch of direct shots, Kendrick has to reply.

[Rory]

No, he doesn't. No, he doesn't.

[Mal]

He's a rapper.

[Rory]

You always think he has to reply, no. Just because somebody shoots at you, you don't have to reply. Especially if you already battled with them. The general consistent consens. You won, and then you come back months later and want to shoot back shots. No, somebody does not have to reply to you.

[Mal]

I. I believe Kendrick clearly won, but if Drake comes back with good, good direct disses and Kendrick does not reply, I think that makes him look crazy.

[Julian]

This one was kind of direct.

[Rory]

Then when does it end? When does it end?

[Damaris]

Never.

[Julian]

No.

[Rory]

Like, that's insane.

[Mal]

At the 2026 Super bowl, when Drake.

[Julian]

Performs the last song that Drake.

[Damaris]

That's when it's over.

[Julian]

The last song you put out, no Face, is to me, from the ones he's put out, the most direct shots he's taken at Kendrick and everyone else since.

[Mal]

I. I like that record a lot, but I don't count it, like, as part of this beef.

[Julian]

Oh, no, no, no, no. I'm just saying this seems to be the most direct in terms of him talking about the situation, whereas the other records were. Weren't.

[Damaris]

Yeah, it's gonna get interesting is all I'm saying. It's gonna get, like. It's interesting now, but I think we're just starting to see what's going on behind, like, the doors and the offices and the conversations that are happening and the sides and the lines that people are standing up behind and things like that. I think we're just starting to get a little peek of what may be happening with that.

[Julian]

Have you spoken to him since the announcement?

[Damaris]

Yeah.

[Mal]

Spoke briefly about the super bowl or you guys were just, like, talking about week one?

[Damaris]

No, the Super Bowl Week one?

[Julian]

No, week one.

[Damaris]

No, it was. It was about the. The announcement. You know, it was just regular laughed and, you know, he gave me his thoughts on how he felt about it and, you know, what he thought was. Was going on, but it was, you know.

[Mal]

Is that something you can share on.

[Damaris]

Mike, what he said?

[Mal]

Yeah.

[Damaris]

No, I would never do.

[Mal]

Okay.

[Damaris]

But he's not.

[Mal]

I figured I'd try.

[Julian]

Yeah.

[Damaris]

No, I kind of knew the answer.

[Mal]

Yeah.

[Damaris]

A lot of it is just laughing, man. It's just like, you know, like, word. Like, this is what y'all want to see? Like, yeah, okay. All right.

[Mal]

We do.

[Damaris]

Obviously, people don't. The whole Internet is upset about it.

[Rory]

The whole Internet is not upset about it. What people are. There are people who wanted the win.

[Damaris]

Nicki Minaj is going crazy.

[Rory]

That's because Nicki Minaj.

[Damaris]

Other people. Other people have expressed how this. This pick was like, what. What the. Like, why not this person? Like, why.

[Rory]

Why?

[Damaris]

Nobody had. Nobody had Kendrick. Like, we sat here and named a bunch of names. Not one of us said Kendrick Lamar.

[Mal]

There's a lot of people that are happy, and there's also a couple of.

[Damaris]

Kendrick fans are happy. Yes, absolutely. We know that. I'm saying that when we were talking about the super bowl halftime show and who was next? Nobody in here. In here. And I didn't see nobody on the Internet say Kendrick. That's all I'm saying. Nobody on any other platform. He wasn't one of the names. The one consensus name was Taylor Swift. She. She get more camera time than fucking Pat Mahomes. Now if she's at a Chiefs game.

[Julian]

Like, just Also at the US Open final, they showed her and Travis about 30 times.

[Damaris]

This is what I'm. So everybody was like, it gotta be Taylor. She didn't have one yet.

[Mal]

How shocked?

[Damaris]

Probably the biggest artist in the world, like you said. How shocked was she?

[Mal]

She had a tennis match that's so much action, you know?

[Julian]

Yeah.

[Mal]

She had to keep up with her.

[Julian]

Surprise face won the match, but Taylor ended up getting the trophy somehow.

[Damaris]

Yeah, you got to give it to Taylor. Thank you for coming.

[Mal]

Where did Nikki and Ho's relationship sour? Is that documented publicly of. Of what happened? Because they were at one point very close. Then around the meek breakup, I feel like Nikki started to hate hov. And I don't know if it was something specific with dez, who's the CEO of Roc Nation, but Nikki brings up DEZ a lot on Twitter when she wants to shit on hov. I just. I don't really know what happened.

[Damaris]

It's probably just that, you know, all business things that she felt like Roc Nation didn't do, or she just feels like. Like, I'm not. I don't want to be affiliated with that. Like, people have their reasons, man. I don't really get into who don't like who. It's just like, all right, cool. It is what it is. Obviously, these are all people that are successful in the music business. Huge artists. They. They probably have crossed paths in business at some point, turned down business with each other at some point. Maybe that's part of it. But when things like this happen, people get very vocal and express, you know, their. Their displeasures and how they feel. And obviously Nikki has been expressing things for a while about shit that she see people doing. She like, nigga, I don't fuck with that. Like, so, I mean, you know, this is just another one of those things, man. Like I said, I just think it's gonna be interesting from here on out, the moves that are made and what happens, because we're gonna really start seeing relationships and who fucks with who and who's not doing that. And I think that's going to get very loud in the next two years.

[Mal]

I just think it's noteworthy when she goes from doing two Beyonce collabs, doing shows together with Beyonce to within a year, hating hov. Like, yeah, it was a quick turnaround. I'm just curious what really happened.

[Damaris]

No, I mean, I get it. I mean, I'm gonna guess it's some business shit behind the scenes shit.

[Mal]

I'm gonna blame Meek.

[Rory]

I saw you bring that up. I saw you try to sprinkle that in. Like, it seems like it was ever.

[Mal]

Since, but it was around that time. I. I don't know. I did Mikot hoving the divorce. Is that what happened?

[Rory]

Damn.

[Mal]

There was a custody battle and I don't know if he had to draw something.

[Damaris]

Tweet Nikki, she'll tell you right now. She gonna tell everything right?

[Mal]

Right now's the time.

[Damaris]

She gonna let all her feelings out now? Nah. Cause they did this bum ass shit. Oh, that's why you don't fuck with them. Okay.

[Mal]

She said, like, you should call her right now on speaker and just let.

[Damaris]

Her rant, no, thank you.

[Julian]

No, thank you.

[Damaris]

Leave Nikki alone. Let her have her moment on Twitter.

[Julian]

That's funny.

[Rory]

I hate losing friends in a divorce.

[Damaris]

What?

[Rory]

Like when your friends break up.

[Mal]

Yeah.

[Rory]

Or like, yeah, you gotta choose one.

[Damaris]

You mean like, if they're in a relationship and you're cool with both of them?

[Rory]

Or even if it's two friends that you were friends with? Like, two friends and then the friends split and it's like, damn, now we can't all hang out together. I gotta, like, choose a friend. Friends and relationships, it sucks.

[Damaris]

I love that.

[Mal]

Really?

[Julian]

You love that?

[Damaris]

I love making it awkward. Like, oh, y'all know. Y'all know if you're gonna show up, huh? Everybody sitting there like, yo, like, you.

[Mal]

Need healing to me, yeah.

[Damaris]

Fuck that healing. Fuck that.

[Mal]

Go to the roulette table and grab all the dice.

[Julian]

You brought up Beyonce. Did you guys see that? She didn't get any nominations for the Country Music Awards this year, which is one nuts.

[Mal]

But even further, the fact that she's not performing. Back to numbers ratings and the audiences that you want to watch your. Your event, the amount of people that would never watch the Country Music Awards, that would watch it because Beyonce was performing. They don't want y'all would change their ratings and add dollars times 10.

[Julian]

Not wanting black people to watch something. It's crazy.

[Rory]

I want y'all to watch that.

[Julian]

They're not even there. They're just watching at home.

[Mal]

And I mean, again, I don't know a lot about country music, but that was an elite album to me. Like, it's really, really, really good.

[Rory]

Amazing album.

[Mal]

So I. I don't get it. I mean, I get it. I know why.

[Damaris]

You know? Exactly.

[Mal]

I know. But like, it's.

[Damaris]

We ain't sitting here acting like we don't know why.

[Mal]

It's just crazy.

[Damaris]

And it's funny because that's. That's our music. That's black music. That's what really. That's what's really insane about them not wanting to, like, you know, have Beyonce. First of all, not being nominated for.

[Mal]

For that album, not performing is insane.

[Julian]

Well, I think they. They pair well.

[Rory]

Beyonce was never. Well, first of all, Beyonce was not going to perform if she wasn't nominated.

[Julian]

That's my point. She's not gonna go there to do a show.

[Damaris]

Doesn't go anywhere if she's not nominated nominated.

[Rory]

If she's not winning. Like, she won't come to the Grammys unless they know she's winning an award. Like, get the.

[Damaris]

Yeah. Cause like, you put. You put Beyonce in that. In that category, that album for. Category for best new country album. Who beats Beyonce?

[Mal]

I. I don't know enough about country, so you don't.

[Damaris]

You don't got to know enough about country. You know, nobody had a better.

[Mal]

I would only hope Beyonce and Jelly Roll would clean up. Like. Like that's. And I guess Post Malone and neither.

[Damaris]

One of them have a better country album this year than. Than the.

[Julian]

It's funny because I mean, if they're. If they're trying to blackball Beyonce, the. The new kid on the scene, shibuzi, black country singer or artist, he's got the number one record for the eighth week in a row. And I would find it hard pressed if he wasn't performing at the CMAs.

[Mal]

Yeah, that's kind of.

[Damaris]

But no, Beyonce got it.

[Mal]

It's in plain sight.

[Damaris]

I get it. I understand. We're not watching that anyway.

[Rory]

Nope.

[Mal]

But we all would have.

[Julian]

So it looks like.

[Rory]

I watched the one with the Dixie Chicks, too.

[Julian]

Shaboozy Post Malone and Morgan Wallen. Looks like they have the most nominations.

[Mal]

Jelly Rolls performing or just most nominations? Oh, he's just leading with.

[Julian]

Yeah, at least.

[Mal]

All right. At least they got Jelly Roll.

[Damaris]

I might tune in to watch it.

[Mal]

Feel a little bit better.

[Damaris]

I ain't gonna lie. Depending on what Lainey Wilson would she do? I might have to tune in to see Laney. Yeah.

[Mal]

What if Kendrick performs?

[Julian]

Shabuzi did tweet this.

[Mal]

What if he does not like us There.

[Julian]

The country version.

[Damaris]

The country version of not like us.

[Julian]

Shabuzzi did tweet this after the getting the nominations. Thanking Beyonce for opening the door, starting the conversation, and giving us one of the most innovative country albums of all time. So that's.

[Damaris]

So it takes Shaboozy. Class act Take Shaboozy to give Beyonce her flowers on social media, but not the CMAs.

[Mal]

Yo, how you have Dolly Parton on your album, like, three times? It doesn't get nominated.

[Julian]

That's crazy.

[Mal]

How is that possible? You did a Beatles cover.

[Damaris]

You know I was. Possible, man. You know exactly how it's possible. There's only one way that that's possible.

[Julian]

That is sick.

[Damaris]

Very intentional.

[Julian]

One of my favorites is coming back.

[Mal]

One with clear eyes, too.

[Julian]

He looks like he's going through it. Look like Rory off the elevator.

[Mal]

Yeah, right. I know that look.

[Damaris]

Yeah.

[Mal]

Going into the fall. Could definitely use a new weekend album.

[Damaris]

So I'm excited to have a new weekend album. You know, when it starts to get cold at night, you gotta listen to that music that. Hey, I might end it all right here. I don't know.

[Mal]

To listen to his cold heart.

[Damaris]

Yeah.

[Mal]

But, yeah, I'm excited for that. Is there any other new music on Friday? I feel like it was a. It was a very bare new music Friday. Before we get off music, there was one fashion week, like, FOMO moment that I wish I wasn't in Vegas. Wu Tang performed on the Staten island ferry for the Tommy Hilfiger fashion show. Like, that's the coolest in the world to me.

[Damaris]

Yeah. Fire.

[Mal]

I love that. I wish I could have been. I wonder if it was free. I mean, Staten island ferry is free.

[Damaris]

It's invite, you know, that was invite only.

[Mal]

Yo, going to the. The ferry and going to the list line is hilarious. To me, like, no, no, that shit is free every day. Yeah, I'm getting on this boat. But I think that's a really, really cool idea. And I'm not like a big Fashion Week event guy, but that would be something I would.

[Damaris]

That was. That was a very unique thing.

[Mal]

Yeah, I think it's really, really cool. Yeah. And shout out. Staten island doesn't get enough love, so I think that's also cool that they did that. But I didn't really see any other Fashion Week events. But I wasn't on my timeline like that. Was there anything else that was cool?

[Damaris]

I didn't go to anything. A Saint had a impromptu performance. Shout out to Saint. He had came by the studio last week while he was here for Fashion Week. He had an impromptu performance at Marquee, I think, Friday.

[Mal]

Okay.

[Damaris]

So I went with him to that, but he was running around, oh, you're at Marquis Friday. I think it was. He was.

[Mal]

He was there with ar.

[Julian]

All right.

[Damaris]

Yeah. Different. Different night.

[Julian]

Different night.

[Damaris]

But other than that, I didn't do. I didn't do anything. Any Fashion Week events, though, other than that.

[Mal]

Do we have voicemails?

[Damaris]

You've got mail.

[Julian]

We do. Do you want to talk about the. The woman from Chicago?

[Mal]

Oh, yeah.

[Damaris]

Oh, wait, before we get into that. Happy birthday, Marvin from Amsterdam. Your girlfriend Diana reached out to me via dm. She wanted us to send you a special, special happy birthday. So. Happy birthday, Marvin from Amsterdam.

[Mal]

What a great girlfriend.

[Damaris]

Yeah. She made sure that, you know, he. She told. She told me how much he listened to us. She actually sent me a voice note. She was in the house with him. He was actually listening to the show while she was.

[Mal]

Oh, that's what's up.

[Damaris]

Messaging me. So shout out to Marvin. Happy birthday.

[Mal]

Happy birthday, bro.

[Damaris]

All right. Do we got some voicemails?

[Mal]

Yeah. So I think it was last episode I was telling Julian that there was a girl at our Chicago show. The.

[Damaris]

The Unicorn.

[Mal]

Yes, the Ukrainian. You.

[Damaris]

Yeah.

[Mal]

Can you say that?

[Rory]

Yeah.

[Damaris]

Maybe that's what she is.

[Julian]

Which is funny because she added in here as her name.

[Damaris]

Her name.

[Mal]

She was. She was a unicorn. But she told me in the DMs that she sent this voicemail about at the end of our show in Chicago. She was like, proposed for a threesome with a couple that was there. And I couldn't wait to hear the details of that story. So she re recorded the voicemail so it would be on top. So I'm excited.

[Julian]

Here we go.

[Rory]

Hey, Rory Mall Damaris and Julian. My name's Alina. I was the Chicago unicorn in more ways than one. I re recorded this in case it makes it easier for Julian not to dictate. Unicorn is a sex term.

[Julian]

Appreciate it.

[Rory]

I think I made that one a little too long. And you guys don't gotta do all that. Basically, what had happened was after a fantastic live show that I really recommend anyone to go to if they're in your city or not in your city. I smoked. After the meet and greet, I had another one rolled for their drive home. I'm excited, I'm in a great mood and I'm walking to my car. There's a couple next to me. The guy goes, hey, can I ask you a question? I don't really look at him. I'm not trying to engage like that. I said, yeah, what's up? Time? And he says, well, there's a sex shop down the street.

[Mal]

Crazy opening.

[Damaris]

Oh.

[Rory]

And I stop and I look at the couple. And I had been on set with the guy like a week ago. Like, I've met him once before.

[Damaris]

Oh, shit.

[Rory]

Oh, she's so beautiful. You're so great. Chopping it up. And I thought that was just their way to say, like, hi. Instead he's like, hey, so, like, no, really, what should we get?

[Damaris]

They say, hi. Like dogs. They smell your ass first.

[Rory]

What do you recommend? I made my best recommendation from my personal experiences, but, you know, that was it. We said bye and I kept it pushing. Did I misinterpret that? And am I the crazy person thinking people are trying to me because I could be wrong.

[Damaris]

Help.

[Mal]

No, they was definitely trying to.

[Rory]

You should have just said no. Oh, I'll get in the car with y'all.

[Mal]

Go show you.

[Julian]

I'll show you.

[Mal]

Yeah, but that's very unsafe.

[Damaris]

If I remember, she had a little. She had a nice little shape.

[Mal]

Oh, for sure, right? Yeah.

[Damaris]

No, they was trying to.

[Mal]

100 trying to do. Yo, look at. Look at our live shows, man. Yeah, we got some freaks in there.

[Julian]

What do you think she recommended? What toys do you think she recommended?

[Rory]

Definitely the rose. Probably the jack rabbit thing was that it goes in your vagina and tickles your clitoris at the same time.

[Mal]

Wasn't our Chicago show on a Sunday.

[Rory]

Is open at that time, the sick Monday?

[Mal]

I mean, listen, man, restaurants weren't even open at that time. It was like Sunday at 11pm that's.

[Damaris]

Why you gotta have a sex shop, woman. You can eat something else.

[Mal]

What do you think that couple's like, ratio is with the amount of times that that works? That's a bold thing to just come out with like, yo, it's a sex shop. You want to roll. Like that's had to have worked for you.

[Rory]

But you gotta get to it. Cause if you linger around it, like, people really don't catch the hint sometimes.

[Damaris]

No, no, no, no. You better hint your ass. You better hint, hint, hint in this time and age. Or your ass podium now.

[Rory]

If you got a woman with you. Good.

[Mal]

That is, that's.

[Rory]

It's awful morally. That's wrong. But what I'm saying is.

[Julian]

And you gotta let her talk.

[Mal]

Yeah, that was their mistake. He shouldn't have led with.

[Julian]

She should do the fishing.

[Mal]

Because that's creepy from a guy.

[Damaris]

The woman should talk.

[Julian]

Oh yeah.

[Rory]

The woman should approach you and then show you the guy. And then.

[Mal]

Yeah, and they probably should have led with like, but how's the sex store? We'll buy you stuff. It's on us.

[Damaris]

Hold on.

[Mal]

And then that could get us to there Marriage.

[Damaris]

Said the woman should talk and then be like, like, yo. And then that's the guy. So like in that time, like, what am I doing? Like, how am I holding my hands? I'm just standing in the cut, like.

[Mal]

Trying to look cool.

[Rory]

Yeah, you should be at the bar buying drinks.

[Mal]

But they were outside, so she was walking on the car.

[Rory]

Do something manly like pump gas or something.

[Julian]

Do some push ups.

[Mal]

Yeah, change a tire. That doesn't need to be changed.

[Damaris]

Yeah, like, this is not my car.

[Rory]

It's a rental.

[Damaris]

No, I don't know whose car this is. I'm just changing the tire.

[Mal]

Need your oil change. And then while you're doing that, your.

[Rory]

Girl can do something manly like don't just. Or yeah, don't just stand there looking like a lost puppy.

[Mal]

But that's such an interesting point. Mall. Because I would be so awkward in that situation. Like not knowing how to do.

[Damaris]

Knowing that your girl went over there to tell another girl, like, yo, me and my boyfriend trying to have a threesome and you're the guy. Like. And then you see the girl turn and look at you. It's like, like, how are you supposed to. Like, what do you do in that moment? Like, you gotta act like you don't see her looking at you.

[Mal]

Like, because that's almost as awkward as, like when the guys send their friend like, yo, my friend wants to talk to you. And like, she just looks at you over there.

[Damaris]

You're like, you doing the most dumb shit. You, you just looking stupid.

[Rory]

That's. That's a lose, lose situation. Like you can't. Unless the girl has already shown interest in you. Like, that's such a loose situation. Like, don't send your friend over to me, please.

[Mal]

You got to. You got to stand like Jim Carrey does in Dumb and Dumber when he's in the orange suit and over his friends to talk to the girl, and he's like sitting there with his ass out.

[Damaris]

He pulled a jacket up to show his ass.

[Mal]

That's what you got to do.

[Rory]

And you can't send a fine friend with the chain.

[Julian]

Okay, who are you speaking about?

[Rory]

I'm just saying. You can't say. You can't. You can't.

[Mal]

A little specific.

[Rory]

You can't send a fine friend with a chain, man.

[Mal]

What does that mean exactly?

[Rory]

Does that. Come over here, looking all good, smiling, chain shining, teeth shining. I'll be like, what's up with your friend? What's up with you? Now you up in the corner thinking, going, good. Cause we still talking.

[Mal]

And that's. That's a rough situation for the guy. Because at that point, you're kind of like a shitty friend if you just keep talking to her and then come back like, nah, she wanted to me instead.

[Damaris]

Bro, somebody gotta get a shitty friend.

[Rory]

Like, you don't. If she don't want you, she wants your friend. What I'm supposed to do, turn like, no, either way, she wants your friend. She don't want you.

[Julian]

Wait, I found it. Look it.

[Mal]

This would be me.

[Rory]

You're not gonna get demonetized for this.

[Julian]

Yeah, but we can still laugh.

[Rory]

You're looking at the Jim Carrey clip for audio.

[Mal]

And then he got his girl taken.

[Damaris]

Yeah.

[Mal]

Bad friends.

[Julian]

I damn.

[Damaris]

I wanna.

[Julian]

I haven't had a threesome. I want to do. That's been a too long.

[Rory]

Yeah, it's been too long. Like a teeth cleaning.

[Mal]

It's been too long.

[Damaris]

He's been like about two years. It's been too long.

[Mal]

How. How was.

[Damaris]

It's been too long since you played the last voice. Play another one.

[Rory]

Eight years. Eight, Seven years. It's been a while.

[Mal]

With all the celebrities you were with over the weekend.

[Damaris]

What.

[Mal]

What was it like? Like being the least famous person. Did you get any rhythm from any girl?

[Damaris]

Oh, no. Hold on, hold on. Fuck that. He was in the club blowing bubbles.

[Mal]

Excuse me.

[Julian]

Oh, shit. I didn't even tell you guys about.

[Damaris]

The night you had. He had a bubble gun in the club.

[Mal]

I know. You played some nasty shit.

[Julian]

Clay is. This sounds so gay. Clay is very fun to go out with.

[Rory]

I can't say He's a fun guy.

[Julian]

We had. He was in town. Shout out Clay was his birthday. I'm trying to find the shout out to Clay.

[Damaris]

Happy birthday.

[Julian]

Yeah. It was his birthday weekend. So we were in the club.

[Rory]

Who shouted Clay out on a new royal mall Instagram? I didn't get a shout out on the new royal Instagram for my birthday. What a.

[Mal]

You know he did that while he was sitting next to Clay.

[Damaris]

You know that?

[Julian]

No.

[Mal]

Yes.

[Julian]

No. No. Because that day. The day we went out wasn't his actual birthday. It was actually. Yes, it was. Never mind.

[Damaris]

Clay posted the video and you reposted the video.

[Julian]

Yeah, he posted a video of me with a bubble gun.

[Mal]

Yo. Doing a a back to back.

[Damaris]

Where did you even get that?

[Mal]

At weekend with I don't know. Two nastiest podcasts between. We know what Vinnie has publicly said about how he moves.

[Damaris]

Yeah.

[Mal]

And we know how Clay moves.

[Damaris]

Seen it live to back is crazy.

[Julian]

But you guys know how I move. So. Like that. It's a good fit.

[Rory]

It's a nasty ass. Just Entourage, this was.

[Julian]

I think I.

[Damaris]

Blowing bubbles in the club is crazy.

[Julian]

This is the one that Clay. I recorded this knowing that you would probably make fun of me.

[Mal]

That looks like fun though.

[Julian]

It was so fun. It was.

[Rory]

I love bubble blasters too, though.

[Julian]

It was upstairs. We were outside. It was a really.

[Mal]

That was a question was playing that.

[Rory]

Had Clays recording a man blowing bubbles. Bubbles hitting your lip and like that. That crazy, bro.

[Damaris]

But y not. Y'all not asking the golden question.

[Mal]

Where was Selena Powell?

[Damaris]

Where's the hoes at? It ain't no women over there they blowing bubbles at. What you doing?

[Julian]

Yeah, there were no. Yeah, no hoes at night.

[Damaris]

Come on.

[Julian]

Definitely none.

[Rory]

Julian in this video.

[Damaris]

I don't see none of that. No, you're right.

[Julian]

You're not wrong. I didn't. I don't think I talked to a single boxers. I don't know what the name of that. It was in somewhere in midtown.

[Mal]

That was fun doing a club night with the fellas.

[Julian]

This guy. Because Clay went to some fashion party and he was getting drinks with this guy Damaris. You would appreciate Damon.

[Rory]

What the fuck was he doing with the ops?

[Julian]

Oh yeah. I guess he's the bad guy on the show, right?

[Rory]

Fuck he doing?

[Mal]

Put some context to who the fuck that is.

[Julian]

Matt Smith is like the star of House of Dragons.

[Damaris]

Okay.

[Julian]

His character is awful in the show, but he's a great actor.

[Mal]

Yeah, well, he's just an actor season. That's actually not really this Is him.

[Julian]

But he has, like, the op phase.

[Mal]

Oh, for sure.

[Julian]

Yeah.

[Damaris]

No, he has another type of face we can say on camera. Hey, I didn't say nothing. I said we can't say it.

[Rory]

Shout out to Matt Smith.

[Julian]

All right, sure. Can we play another one? Yep.

[Rory]

So I have a question. My partner proposed to me, and I don't necessarily like the ring that he got me. I gave him suggestions about it, and it's not at all what I asked him for. And I told him about it and he feels some type of way, obviously, but it's like, shouldn't I be able to get my dream ring? You know, because I, you know, I.

[Mal]

Thought about this for my whole life.

[Rory]

And I just wanted a certain cut of ring, you know, he didn't get anything like how I got him yes, or I told him, yes, this ring is beautiful. Should I just be happy for what I.

[Damaris]

For what I got?

[Rory]

And that's basically what he's saying, or should I, you know, expect what I wanted, you know, and of course not be a poor sport about it? But it's like, you know, like, hey, you know, I don't necessarily like the ring. Like, should I even have said that I don't like the ring?

[Julian]

I don't know.

[Rory]

Please give me advice. Like, I'm struggling here. The ring is cute, you know, and I'm glad. I'm happy.

[Mal]

Look at her trying to convince. Convince herself after she just said, yeah, I hated it.

[Damaris]

I think on one hand, if she did show him a ring that she.

[Mal]

Likes, on one hand, if she did.

[Damaris]

Show him a ring that she does. Does like and the type of ring she'd like, the type of cut that she likes, then I can understand.

[Mal]

I think she's in the right to say, hey, I don't like. This is what I wanted.

[Damaris]

They're not you. You can. I. I would say that since you already had that conversation with him before he got a ring and proposed, then, yeah, it's fine to say, you know, listen, babe, I'm happy we're engaged now. You know, I do want to spend the rest of my life with you. I love you, but I just can't wait. I don't like this ring. I can't see myself wearing this ring, looking down at it it all the time and being happy with it. I don't think it's anything wrong, especially if it's a.

[Mal]

If it's a cut thing, then I think she has even more. Yeah, right. If she showed him, like, some insane, expensive ring that he definitely could not afford.

[Damaris]

Right.

[Mal]

And that's what she was mad about.

[Damaris]

It'd be different, but it's just a cut. Yeah. Specific cut of the diamond. I understand that. I could totally. I think that. Yeah, you should definitely, definitely tell him. He probably went, got her the old, Remember the old flat screen TV earrings. Everybody got her one of those. The ring. She can't wear that shit, man. Come on, man.

[Mal]

I, I, I would like to know what his response to not getting the right cut that she told him to get. Like, why didn't he do that?

[Julian]

Damaris, how would you react?

[Rory]

Y, why y'all asking me that?

[Julian]

She has a woman.

[Rory]

She asked y'all for opinions on is she wrong and how should she make her man feel better?

[Julian]

I think he's in the wrong.

[Damaris]

I mean, he's definitely wrong.

[Julian]

He told you. You've had the conversation.

[Mal]

Just be gentle with it. Yes, that's, you know, I'm sure he's.

[Rory]

Upset, but I'm don't marry that. See, that's why I want to talk. I didn't want to talk. I didn't want to talk. That's why I want to talk.

[Damaris]

That's why I want to talk. Because now you sound like you hate it.

[Rory]

That's why I, I ain't want to talk. Y'all. Y'all asked me.

[Damaris]

So you gonna tell her not to marry him because he got the cut of the ring wrong?

[Mal]

It's a red flag.

[Rory]

What I'm saying is he doesn't pay.

[Mal]

Attention to her needs.

[Rory]

Not even just that. Not even just that. No. You're laughing, you're laughing, you're laughing. But that is a thing. Like, that's a thing. And not even. Okay.

[Damaris]

He, he proposed, though. Like, come on. A get down on one day propose to you, want to spend the rest of his life with you. I get. I'm with her.

[Rory]

Say something about just be so honored that he proposed to her that she shouldn't give a about the one thing that she's gonna look at her hand and see everything said.

[Damaris]

I said, tell him that. Yo, I just, I don't like the ring. I agree with you.

[Rory]

Told him and he got saying don't.

[Damaris]

Marry him because, like, that's crazy. Come on.

[Mal]

Because why?

[Rory]

Because he got an attitude. Not just because he got the ring wrong and he don't pay attention to what she wanted. Right. Because he could have thought, yo, she didn't see this one. If she saw this one, she would really like it.

[Damaris]

Right.

[Rory]

That's different. Maybe he thought that she would like It. That's fine. When she expressed. Hey, like, you know, I, I do like this ring. Thank you. But like, I would prefer something else. The thing that she has to put on her finger, the thing that you bought for her and you get an attitude because she didn't like something even though she gave you a clear cut answer. That's a. Because she, he. She sat up there and said he feels some type of way that I told him I didn't like the ring.

[Damaris]

So she told him already? Yeah, he was asking the. She tell him?

[Julian]

No, she's saying. I told him. She's saying. But now she's like, should I, Should I feel bad about not.

[Damaris]

Oh, I thought she was saying, should she tell him? Like, she already did.

[Julian]

Oh, so then he didn't really handle it great.

[Damaris]

Oh, well, then I mean that he just, you know, he not trying to have a happy, happy wife. Because I mean, if you, if it's the cut.

[Mal]

But what happens if they go return the ring and then go find the cut that she likes, but it's more expensive?

[Damaris]

I mean, how much. How deep is your love?

[Rory]

How deep is your pocket?

[Damaris]

You heard the bg. You heard the bg. I don't have to sing it to you, Roy.

[Rory]

It's like the ocean.

[Damaris]

You heard him.

[Mal]

Yeah. And you up. So, yeah, you got to eat that cost.

[Damaris]

You gotta eat that. You gotta eat that. But that's on him.

[Julian]

He up. You had the conversation. You told him what you liked and he didn't deliver. Like, that's not. I think she shouldn't feel bad for being like, damn. Maybe if it was one of those cases where like, they didn't discuss it and he just did it out of what he assumed was cool and it wasn't.

[Mal]

But he fucked up.

[Damaris]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Mal]

And he also fucked up by not like, like talking to one of her best friends with the options to like, be like you. You think she'd like this type thing?

[Julian]

Yeah, like, yeah, but the best friends.

[Rory]

Might even still be wrong because she told him what she like, you don't got to tell if I told you what the fuck I want.

[Damaris]

She told him exactly the type, like, gave him the options and thing like that. So yeah, he's wrong in that.

[Rory]

And, and then on top of that, like, you got an attitude when I tell you that I didn't like it. And the way that she's like, talking on that voicemail, I know she didn't go and say, why the would you give me this ring? I didn't want this ring. You could Tell she was like, babe, like, she sounds like placating. Like. Like she's pacifying him. So if. If he has an attitude about that, if he continues, like, I can understand him being disappointed, because sometimes men will get attitudes, and what you think is them punishing you is them just being embarrassed and them not knowing how to say it or upset that they disappointed you. So I would give him, you know, a little bit of time, but if that continues to be a thing, like, and he brings it up or he really has an attitude about that, don't marry that man. Because that's a huge red flag for what the. Your relationship and your marriage is going to look like. Like, every single time you tell him something that he doesn't agree with or he doesn't like about something that he did wrong. So that's why I said, don't marry him, because that's just a big red flag to me. It's not about the money spent. It's not just about an artificial piece of clothing. It's about your reaction to me telling you how I feel about something that has to do with my life. So, yeah.

[Mal]

And if he's listening now, damn, Damaris.

[Julian]

Four plus four, though.

[Mal]

Yeah, she did. To the point that I had to bring some misogyny into this because I didn't like how logical she was.

[Julian]

That was actually really nice.

[Mal]

If he's listening now, remember, she's ungrateful. She. She should be ecstatic that you would get down on one knee and she gets to have you as a husband now. You are the prize. You are the gift. You are the diamond in this situation. You're the right cut all the time. Oh, so damn, think about that, King. Maybe she's not the one.

[Julian]

Five plus three.

[Damaris]

Yeah. Yeah, No, I think. I think y'all killed that more.

[Mal]

Five plus two. I think seven that.

[Damaris]

I think we gave her the just amount of advice she needed. And my dumbass.

[Julian]

I thought it was wrong. I thought you were correcting.

[Damaris]

If he is mad about that, though, that is a problem, because you did tell him what type of ring and type of cut you like.

[Mal]

So do we have one more?

[Julian]

Yeah, we can do one more. This is a call about a conversation that came from something Demera said about learning a lot about men from podcasting with men.

[Rory]

So I'm listening to the last episode on September 6th, and I just want to say shout out to Damaris, because I specifically listen to men's podcasts because I want to know what the hell is in their head. So people always ask Me? What kind of podcast you listen to? Men Podcast. Why men? Because I want to be, as Rory would say, I want to be the fly on the wall to see what men say. And, yeah, my outlook on men, I would say I've been listening to podcasts for about four years now. My outlook on men are totally different. So dating wise, yeah, totally different due to the podcast I listen to. And also about last. The last episode before last. Damaris is absolutely right. The dating pool has chlamydia, gonorrhea, trichomonosis. All of that, though, Like, I feel like I'm a upstanding woman. And why am I getting my purse outside of the car and you're already in the building? I thought this was a date. Completely. Why are we getting food and you're asking me to eat in the car? Like, what's going on here? Where. Who raised y'all? Literally, who raised y'all, man? I'm gonna need y'all to do better. But as for Rory and Ma, I still love y'all. Hey, Julian.

[Julian]

Hi.

[Mal]

I mean, maybe she doesn't realize you are who you attract. She never thought about that one, huh? Yeah.

[Rory]

Go ahead, baby.

[Julian]

20.

[Rory]

Do it.

[Mal]

Yeah. That's a tough one. Good luck.

[Julian]

That's actually 19, right?

[Mal]

Maybe 27.

[Julian]

Minus 19. Yeah. Hell, yeah. I don't know why I started with 27. I mean, there's some truth to what Rory said, though.

[Mal]

And can you be mad if you. You decided to go on a date with someone? You're getting to know them, they're shitty. You should have. Should have picked better. Move on. It's just. It's one date, and clearly he was trying to eat in the car because he was trying to get her back to the crib and.

[Damaris]

Yeah, but come on. It's ways to go.

[Mal]

Oh, no, I think that's awful.

[Damaris]

It's ways to do that.

[Mal]

I just know what he was trying to do.

[Damaris]

Yeah, that's. That's insane.

[Mal]

Like, yo, telling a girl on the first date, let's eat in the car is nuts.

[Rory]

We know that y'all are all trying to fuck. Don't make me feel like you trying to fuck.

[Mal]

Please.

[Damaris]

But that's not. That's.

[Julian]

You're right.

[Damaris]

You're right. But it's not. It's not.

[Rory]

Treat me better than that.

[Damaris]

Not every dude is trying. Because I think when you say they trying to fucking, like, do. Are we on a date with a woman that we think is attractive and would love to get physical at some point? Yeah, but I don't Think that every guy's like, nah, tonight it gotta happen.

[Mal]

No, of course.

[Damaris]

Like, that's not 70%. That's not real. But, yes, we just like women. Women y'all be wanting to fuck. Y'all not trying to. Like, you ain't actively, like, putting his hand up your skirt. Like, yo, come on. Like, you don't know what.

[Rory]

I don't.

[Damaris]

You ain't doing. Well, I don't know what you're doing, but I'm just saying, like, you know, it's just like, you know, we ain't got to be trying to. We want to. We thinking about it. We see what you got on. You look good, but you ain't gotta. I don't think every guy is trying to on the first night.

[Mal]

No, definitely not. And same case, there's some women that are trying to on the first date.

[Damaris]

You ever went on a date with a girl, she tried to you. The first night. You let her. You.

[Mal]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Sure did.

[Julian]

Definitely.

[Damaris]

Yo, we don't put up no fight. The best part of the day, like.

[Mal]

I don't ever do this.

[Damaris]

Yeah. We be like, no.

[Mal]

Arching my back so she can take my draws off.

[Damaris]

I don't do this. No, no, we don't do.

[Mal]

Can we take it slow?

[Rory]

When they. When y'all put the arm up, you'd be like, man, what you doing? But the arm just like this while we taking the shirt off. Stop, bro, stop.

[Mal]

I mean, what.

[Rory]

Wait. When you go to take his shirt off and they arms be like this.

[Damaris]

Who. Who does that?

[Rory]

When does that happen, man? When you go to take a man's.

[Damaris]

Shirt off, man, you ain't taking. Man, hold up, man. Hold up. You niggas is out here letting girls take y'all shirts off.

[Julian]

Off.

[Mal]

It's happened before.

[Damaris]

Oh, my God.

[Rory]

Like, this arm just be.

[Damaris]

Nah, man. You can't put both your hands in the air.

[Mal]

Same thing I do. To try to get Amari to change. Arms up.

[Rory]

Yeah, yeah.

[Damaris]

And she goes, oh, my God. That is. Nah, man, you can't do that. You can't let a girl undress you like that. Both your arms in the air.

[Rory]

Men. I mean, mall. You know, a lot of men, like, women like, taking charge. Like, they like. Like. No, you could say they like to be stripped down.

[Damaris]

They like to be like, my jeans. You could do that.

[Rory]

They want to call your name. Like, men do that.

[Damaris]

Yeah, but I'm not put. You're not telling me to put my arms in the air and you take my shirt off.

[Julian]

The only time that's happened.

[Damaris]

That's not the only time that happened.

[Julian]

Because that does happen is if a girl's on top of you and she took her shirt off and she wants you to take yours, and she'll, like, do it for. Because if you're, like, laying down and you're, guess what?

[Damaris]

That's what I'm doing.

[Julian]

While she's not gonna tell her to get off.

[Damaris]

Guess what I'm doing while she taking her shirt off. Off.

[Mal]

Taking your drawers off.

[Damaris]

My, my, my.

[Mal]

But keeping your shirt on.

[Damaris]

My sneakers be inside my jeans. Like, I peel out of my. So fast, my sneakers be inside the bottom of my jeans. Like, after we done it, I gotta look for them. I gotta shake my jeans so the sneaker fall out.

[Mal]

Like you.

[Damaris]

You have.

[Mal]

You having breakaway denim is the funniest thing.

[Rory]

Yo, I'm laughing because I've seen it happen.

[Mal]

Breakaway denim.

[Rory]

No, stupid, the jeans.

[Damaris]

Breakaway denim.

[Rory]

The shoes.

[Mal]

I've seen this with jeans is crazy.

[Rory]

No, the fucking. The shoe stuck in this jeans. I don't mean that.

[Damaris]

That's what I'm saying. So while she taking her shit off, she taking her shirt off. I'm taking mine off. I'm doing. What you doing? Whatever you doing. I'm doing. You getting naked. I'm doing it.

[Rory]

So you really don't let a girl, like, undress you? Never let a girl undress you.

[Damaris]

You unzip my pants and pull my pants down. Like, if I'm standing up, she do that. Yeah, but I'm not putting my hands up like Amara and letting you take my shirt off. We not doing that.

[Mal]

But what if she goes. Goes hands up.

[Damaris]

I'm not doing that. No, I'm like, I'm leaving. I'm out.

[Mal]

What if it's on the first date?

[Rory]

So if she go to grab your shirt like, Julian, stand right here. No, if she go to grab your shirt, stand up. If she goes to grab your shirt, like, y'all are eye to eye, and she goes to grab your shirt, you're not gonna, like, let her. You gonna stop her? Like, if she go to go like this, what you gonna do?

[Damaris]

I'm not. Get off me. Exactly. Get off me. Get off of me. Why you standing up over me and pulling my shirt off?

[Rory]

No, he's not standing up. I told him to stand up. Stand up.

[Mal]

That.

[Julian]

I'm not gonna stand up.

[Damaris]

Don't stand. Don't. Julian, don't do it. Sit down, sit down, sit down.

[Mal]

You know, he wants to show his body.

[Rory]

You see how I lifted his arms? It's a. It's a suave. No, but your arms weren't like that. I lifted your arms.

[Julian]

Yeah, but then I would be like, all right, I got.

[Damaris]

You wouldn't what?

[Julian]

Because you're.

[Damaris]

All right, I got it.

[Julian]

What, is she gonna jump and like.

[Damaris]

Yeah, yeah, she's gonna get on the chair.

[Mal]

I'm cuz look at Rory wet arms up. Nah, I feel like that would like, kill the move. Rory gonna be dripping, and that's like a split second. Like, I'm. I'mma the vibe. I'll be like, nah, I'm too masculine. I gotta take my shirt off.

[Damaris]

No, when she start taking her off, I'm taking my own off. The sneakers is in the jeans, though. I'm letting y'all know now. The way I take heel right out, it's over. We need a pool. I'll be on the left.

[Rory]

The left. I remember one time this left the like the jean. We were coming into the house like, you know like the movie where you're stripping clothes off as you're entering out. Oh, we just can't get. Wait to get inside each other.

[Damaris]

You horny? Horny, yes.

[Rory]

So. But when we were done, the jean was in the door with the sneaker outside. Like the jean. The sneaker was in the jean and the jean and the sneaker were hanging out the door.

[Damaris]

Gangster in.

[Mal]

In the baggy jean era. Did you ever take your jeans off and your sneaker stayed on?

[Julian]

Damn, damn, damn. That's a loose ass jean. Holy hell.

[Damaris]

Taking your jeans off over. Over the top of your sneaker and.

[Mal]

Now you butt ass with your sneakers on.

[Damaris]

That's. But this is like Mr. Marcus, that's wild.

[Julian]

Jeans over.

[Mal]

What would you do in that situation? I'd probably keep my sneakers on if we were in the heat of the moment.

[Damaris]

But I've definitely been in a girl's crib, like, naked with, like, my sneakers on because I had to run to the kitchen real quick. And I ain't want to run, like, barefoot.

[Rory]

Like, why she don't mop her floors? You can't run.

[Damaris]

I don't know. I wasn't about to find out.

[Julian]

Where do you guys fall on this?

[Mal]

You put your shoes on.

[Julian]

You put your.

[Rory]

Don't put your shoes out in my crib, bro.

[Damaris]

I put my sneakers all the way to the. To the kitchen.

[Mal]

I mean, it must be dirty if she's okay with mall putting sneakers on and running to the kitchen. Like, why you got your shoes on in my kitchen?

[Rory]

That's how Kunta. Because they lost his Foot run into the kitchen. In my kitchen with some sneakers on here.

[Damaris]

That I wasn't. I wasn't running barefoot. I wasn't doing that.

[Julian]

What are your thoughts on socks on or off in the strip?

[Rory]

It depends if you want a rug, socks on. If you're on hardwood, socks need to be off. It's a safety issue.

[Julian]

Talking about being on in a bed.

[Damaris]

Not fucking the marriage, money to get drilled. She want that nigga to stand up on the side of the bed and drill anywhere. The marriage. The marriage let you know she want to be on the edge of the bed, and she want that to be drilling for oil. Was like, you heard the Maris.

[Rory]

Yeah.

[Damaris]

Carpet.

[Mal]

Yes.

[Damaris]

Socks, wood floor, barefoot, stepping on the sticky pad. Yeah. Like, it's like, yo, but what if y'all both laying down like two human.

[Julian]

What if you're just in a bed?

[Mal]

Like, what if the rubber floors. In our office. It's best to wear this.

[Damaris]

Like, yo, what type linoleum. You wear this like, yo, like, y'all.

[Rory]

Don'T stand up at any time during sex is what y'all telling me. Y'all don't move to.

[Damaris]

But you went straight to that. That's like.

[Julian]

Because you led with that.

[Damaris]

The marriage start with that position right there.

[Rory]

I was talking about safety. That's what I. That was what I'm thinking about.

[Damaris]

You ain't mentioned condom yet.

[Mal]

Start with with condom honor.

[Damaris]

Yeah, yeah. She talking about safety. You ain't mentioned condom, rubber yet. You ain't said. You said. Said socks. No socks. You ain't say condom. You ain't say, like, you ain't checking his STD results. Like, she just went straight to yo, socks, no socks.

[Mal]

Like, asked to see his. My chart.

[Damaris]

Yeah, like, condom. No condom. Like, what happened?

[Rory]

You think it's good, B?

[Damaris]

I'm good, man. All right. Well, let's get the out of here, man. It's been a great week. Great weekend. I'm glad fashion week is over. New York can be a little more. Less traffic now.

[Rory]

You got, like, three more. You got, like, three more days.

[Julian]

I think Fish ends, like, Wednesday.

[Mal]

And U.S. open is still going, right?

[Julian]

No. Last night, American lost. Fritz. I wanted Tiafo in the final. He lost in the semi.

[Damaris]

Yeah, everybody was rooting for Tiafo. But yeah, man, we'll be back in a couple days to kick it with y'all. Be safe, be blessed. London. We will be there next week.

[Mal]

Yep.

[Damaris]

Tickets available [e-mail] we'll also be in Toronto October 17th. We'll be in Atlanta November 22nd, and then we're back home December 13th and 14th at the Gramercy Theater in New York City. Get your tickets now. Newroarimal.com we'll see y'all there. Let's have some fun.

[Mal]

How Drake could reply? Kendrick's doing halftime. Super Bowl. He could do our show in Toronto.

[Damaris]

Yeah, that's probably not going to happen, but either way, we will be in Toronto.

[Julian]

Pepsi.

[Damaris]

I mean, Pepsi's doing our show.

[Julian]

Something with Coke. That's what Drake wanted to do. Get back in Cadre, do something with Coke. It's not a bad idea.

[Damaris]

It's a terrible idea.

[Mal]

I don't really see that landing.

[Julian]

Coke, brother.

[Damaris]

We'll talk to y'all soon. Be safe, be blessed. I'm that. He's just ginger.

[Julian]

Peace about I ate.

[Rory]

No worrying mouth.