High Heel Chanclas

Summary

The Friend Zone – “High Heel Chanclas” (May 27, 2026)

Overview

This week’s episode of The Friend Zone is a hilarious, energetic dive into Hot Topics, spotlighting everything from questionable celebrity collaborations (John Legend & Dionne Warwick) and reality TV star “doctors,” to viral internet beefs, honorary PhDs, and fashion trends cycling back into style. The trio (Dustin Ross, Hey Fran Hey, and Asante) riff with their signature chemistry, touching on mental health, community drama, and pop culture absurdity, all while keeping it real about wellness, Black excellence, and their own evolving personal styles.

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Key Discussion Points

1. Where Is Your Heart? John Legend x Dionne Warwick

(01:42–07:24)

• Dustin calls out John Legend’s new collaboration with Dionne Warwick, "Where Is Your Heart?", poking at the lyrics’ inappropriate implications for a 90-year-old legend (“You want to go, but it's so hard to take that step”).
• The hosts laugh at the randomness of the pairing, worrying about possible exploitation.
• Memorable Quote:

  "How you talking about some, 'Where is your heart?' So she done lost her organs around this, huh? She just don't know where nothing is." – Dustin (04:38)

2. Black Business of the Week: The Genesis House

(07:49–10:48)

• Dustin spotlights Genesis House, a Black-owned desert wellness retreat in Sedona.
• The hosts rave over the stunning property and its restorative, wellness-driven focus.

3. Listener Recaps & Cult Psychology

(10:48–18:28)

• Recap of last week’s cult-themed episode, sharing listener stories about experiences with groups like Nature Boy's cult.
• Fran highlights the BITE model (Steven Hassan) for understanding cult mind control—Behavior, Information, Thought, and Emotional control.

4. Amanda Seales & Dr. Cheyenne Bryant Controversy

(31:31–50:13)

• Dustin breaks down social media uproar over Dr. Cheyenne Bryant’s credentials. Amanda Seales defends Bryant, downplaying the need for formal credentials.
• The group debates Amanda’s motives, highlighting her tendency to insert herself into online chaos and questioning whether she needs “a social media break.”
• Memorable Quote:

  "This ain't the heel for you, okay? Because legitimacy and credibility has been a crippling battle for you..." – Dustin (41:02)

• Laughter ensues as the hosts roast Amanda for doing takes in pajamas:

  "Bananas Amanda in pajamas." – Dustin (37:32)

5. Podcast Meltdown: Dr. Cheyenne Bryant vs. Touré

(51:01–61:12)

• A viral video: Dr. Cheyenne Bryant disrupts the end of the podcast, leading to Touré losing his cool. As she insults his masculinity (“Soft, feminine”), the group calls out her unprofessionalism and covert homophobia.
• Discussion on maintaining professionalism on air.
• Memorable Quote:

  "That is not doctorly." – Dustin (57:57)

6. Fake Degrees & Honorary PhDs

(63:16–68:08)

• Chris Brown and Shereé Whitfield both receive dubious honorary doctorates from "Harvest Christian University."
• The hosts joke about what honorary doctorates they’d create for themselves (“Doctor of Philosophy in cussing,” “Cannabis-ology”).

7. Viral OnlyFans T-shirt & "Body Counts"

(72:27–82:34)

• An OnlyFans creator makes a T-shirt listing celebrities she’s allegedly slept with; the hosts riff on sex positivity, the double standard, and what items they'd have to document their own conquests—Dustin wants a letterman jacket & a boy scout sash.

8. Akbar V vs. Trim: “Princess of Rap” Beef

(88:51–107:27)

• Dustin narrates a messy online feud between rappers Akbar V (36) and Trim (19) over the “Princess of Rap” title.
• Akbar V, despite being much older and more established, throws public shade at the up-and-coming Trim, leading to a back-and-forth that ends with Akbar dropping an embarrassing “Fiji Water” remix.
• The group critiques Akbar’s behavior as bullying and laments the quality of diss tracks.
• Memorable Quote:

  "Akbar is for sure in bat. She might be a poster woman for embattlement." – Dustin (101:53)

9. Wellness/Style: Fashion Trends Circling Back

(109:54–146:34)

• Fran explores the cyclical nature of fashion, with Vibram/toe shoes, JNCOs, and ballet flats making a comeback.
• The hosts discuss their own style evolutions—comfort versus trendiness, personal authenticity versus external perceptions.
• Thrift shopping, mixing high and low, and New York style staples all come up.
• Memorable Quote:

  "The worst of you, the worst of the lot, thinks that they can dress, but you cannot." – Dustin (118:59)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On John Legend & Dionne Warwick:
  "She don't know what the hell she lost, okay?" – Dustin (04:23)

• On Dr. Cheyenne Bryant Credentials:
  "She starts calling him soft, feminine, gentle, feminine. To insult him as a response..." – Dustin (56:36)

• On Honorary Degrees:
  “That was a scheme set up by Todd.” – (comment read by Dustin, 67:32)

• On OnlyFans ‘Body Count’ Merch:
  “I want a letterman jacket. I want all up my sleeves and down my back…” – Dustin (79:07)

• On Akbar V vs. Trim:
  "Imagine my mama calling herself the princess of rap." – Trim (96:34 quote by Dustin)

• On Fashion:
  “Everything's much more relaxed now... Everything is much more oversized. And we're, we're, you know, building looks around bigger, bulkier, boxier cuts of our stuff.” – Dustin (118:39)

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Timestamps for Major Segments

• John Legend/Dionne Warwick song roast: 01:42–07:24
• Genesis House Black business shoutout: 07:49–10:48
• Listener cult stories, BITE model: 10:48–18:28
• Amanda Seales & Dr. Bryant discussion: 31:31–50:13
• Podcast Meltdown (Cheyenne Bryant/Touré clip): 51:01–61:12
• Fake degrees/Honorary PhD talk: 63:16–68:08
• OnlyFans “Body Count” T-shirt debate: 72:27–82:34
• Akbar V vs. Trim, “Princess of Rap” beef: 88:51–107:27
• Wellness/Style & fashion cycles: 109:54–146:34
• Music & TV segment: 148:22–189:40

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Music Lately: Listen Selections

• New music from Drake’s triple album drop (“Iceman,” “Habibti,” “Maid of Honor”)
• Picked tracks from K1 and Armani, plus the controversial Akbar V "Baddie Baddie Shot O’Clock"
• A classic: “Sweet Disposition” by Temper Trap (172:15)

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TV Segment Highlights

• Netflix obsessions: “Worst Ex Ever,” “Nemesis”
• Applauding the new “Real Housewives of Atlanta” cast and “Next Gen NYC”
• Love for Kandi Burruss, Beyond the Gates, and anticipating more Courtney Kemp projects (184:42+)

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Original Tone & Style

• No-holds-barred humor, biting shade, pop culture irreverence, and warmth for community and mental wellness.
• Regular quick pivots between heavy topics (abuse, cults, fake credentials) and joyful, petty, or light-hearted discussions (style, music, reality TV).

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Closing Thoughts

The episode perfectly blends pop culture snark, genuine friend group banter, and moments of thoughtful discussion on mental, social, and community health. Whether dragging celebrities, dissecting trends, or boosting Black-owned business and wellness, the Friend Zone continues to be a must-listen for laughs and insight alike.

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Contact

For feedback or questions: [e-mail]
Hashtag: #TheFriendZone

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End of Summary

Transcript

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[Dustin Ross]

My name is Dustin.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

I'm Francesco, also known as hey friend. Hey.

[Asante]

My name is Asante.

[Dustin Ross]

This is the friend zone. If you don't sit your God damn ass down with them sp spaces in between your teeth. Absolute lutely. And this week this is actually a repeat offender. More on that later. Shout out to John Legend for making the list twice. That's right. Now I knew John Legend wasn't shit when remember when they had them fires out in Pasadena and Altadena? Oh my God, his ass at the

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

top of last year, right?

[Dustin Ross]

You remember that? And his ass. They was using the incarcerated niggas to to be Firemen and firefighters and fight those fires at the time. And John Legend as he gonna come out there and talk about he was contributing, you know what I'm saying? And helping out. And so he sang, he performed a concert and sang Ordinary people to them. That was so you talking about Shade. First of all, nobody's or you a celebrity. We in jail and they shit burning up, you know what I'm saying? Ain't nobody around here no ordinary person. What are you talking about? So he been on my show since then.

[Asante]

I remember that.

[Dustin Ross]

I remember it being a moment this time the got a song out with the icon Dion Warwick, right? And this is really in offensive. Dion Warwick. Because she might not know what's going on. God Damn it. She 90 years old. Whatever. Somewhere close in that vicinity, neighborhood area. But I do I see this for exactly what it is now. John Legend got a new song coming out with Dionne Warwick, right. The title. And so I'mma play the song for you, then I'm going to tell you what it's called and then we going to break down. Why this is fucked up. Okay, hold on. Listen to this.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

This is crazy.

[Dustin Ross]

Now. Let's stop right there. You want to go, but it's so hard to take that step. Dustin Ross, you singing to a 90 year old woman. It's so hard to take that step. What? Okay. And then she said I want to go, but you already left. She don't know what the hell is going on. She don't know if he there or not. Let's keep going. You know why? Like nothing is wrong. Something is. Something is gone. You acting like nothing is wrong, but then she's saying, oh, okay. So she's in peril, obviously. Oh, okay. Something is gone.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Something is gone crazy.

[Dustin Ross]

Something is gone. She don't even know what the hell she lost, okay? And he got her up here propped up singing like this. Here we go.

[Guest/Additional Voice]

Where is your heart?

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Where did it go?

[Asante]

Where is your heart?

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Random.

[Dustin Ross]

Where is your heart? Where did it go? The song is called where is your heart? That shade. How you talking about some. You talking about where is your heart? So she didn't lost her organs around this, huh? She just don't know where nothing is. And then she talking about where did it go? She don't know nothing. And you got her up here exploiting this woman's old woman, black woman icon that she is. She means a lot to us. Nostrils, ball caps and all. Dion Woodward means a lot for us. Okay? Now I don't appreciate John Legend explaining her like this. She's confused and crying out for help in the damn song. Okay, you want to take a step and can't. Something is wrong. She don't know what's wrong. She just knows something is wrong. And you got her up here crooning. I'm upset. And we all. We all should be. I'm speaking for all of us as black people about Dionne Warwick said no.

[Asante]

Okay.

[Dustin Ross]

Yeah, yeah. You arguing with her.

[Guest/Additional Voice]

He.

[Dustin Ross]

He go. She gonna fall fucking with him. You know what I'm saying? Like, we gotta. We got to support Dion Warwick. I think it's a damn shame that he got. This woman is obviously dealing with some complexities in life at this point, right? Talking about, where is your heart? Where did it go? You want to take a step but can't, I'm assuming. So I want everybody to know that. That we need to. This sound like elder abuse to me. So I want everybody to know. We protect Dion Warwick. We checking on Dion Warwick and fuck John Legend. Him and his wife and all them kids. A whole house look alike. John Legend. With that being said and understood, welcome to the Friend Zone, your weekly look at all things mental health, mental wellness, and mental hygiene. Because who in the hell wants something to happen to Dionne Warwick? It just don't sound right or feel right, no matter how ornery she is. Yes, we saw her on a celebrity Apprentice. We did. And we saw how she was carrying on. Yes, we remember all that. We don't care. All they did was make us watch these on there.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

I never watched.

[Asante]

Yes, I loved her on there.

[Dustin Ross]

Frame.

[Guest/Additional Voice]

Really?

[Asante]

I love that on there.

[Dustin Ross]

Arguing with. Arguing with Marlee Matlin's interpreter. You know, she. You know, Marlee Matlin is deaf. Two people. I never would have thought her sign language inter. Marlee Matlin was having a disagreement with Deont and Warwick pertaining to the project they were working on. And Dionne Warwick was arguing full throttle with Marlee Matlin's sign language interpreter, who was speaking the words that Marley Madlin was signing. And so Dion work was like, well, you didn't do that. He was like, I'm speaking for Marley. She's like, well, she may not have. Like that. That's. That was the energy she had on the show, which is why John Legend. You wrong for doing Dion Warwick like that. Singing that damn song about losing our mind. That's fucked up. Hey, Fran. Hey.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

What a random collab, too. Hey, guys.

[Asante]

How did that come together?

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Yeah, like, who had that meeting?

[Dustin Ross]

Somebody. What, dad?

[Asante]

Maybe they've been. Maybe she was a Fan. Maybe they were fans of each other.

[Dustin Ross]

Concert ticket purchasers, the CBS crowd, you know what I'm saying? All the seats in the arena got rocking chairs in them.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

I would love that. Let's jump into the black business of the week.

[Dustin Ross]

Yes.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Dustin Ross, you actually have one for us.

[Dustin Ross]

I absolutely do. This week we're gonna focus on the Genesis house. And that's Genesis with a J. Okay. This is an amazing. I'm going to give you guys the rundown directly from their website, which is the genesis house.com Genesis spelled with a J. This is a black owned desert sanctuary where simplicity meets the soulful stillness of Sedona. I'm a read.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Wait a minute.

[Dustin Ross]

I'm gonna read it with a little soul because it's black.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

You talking to me?

[Dustin Ross]

Designed for travelers seeking restoration, clarity and meaningful retreat.

[Asante]

Okay, hold on.

[Dustin Ross]

Estate invites you to experience wellness at a deep level through nature ceremonies. Set across four acres of red rock views, mineral rich water and curated wellness spaces, the Genesis House estate is where grounding and renewal happen naturally. Whether you joining us for overnight stays, private retreats, or full estate buyouts, every detail is crafted to help you pause, breathe and come back to yourself. Ten bespoke suites, each rooted in Japanese design principles and inspired by the quiet beauty of the Sonoran desert. Minimal, warm and restorative. A place where the stars shine bright and water creating a healing oasis. But no, like all jokes aside, is beautiful. This is a gorgeous property. They literally.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Wait, so you're saying a black owned wellness retreat space in Sedona. Oh, I'm going.

[Dustin Ross]

Yes, yes.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

What's it called? Genesis House.

[Dustin Ross]

The Genesis House. Yep. For those on Patreon, this is what the website looks like. It's gorgeous. Beautiful.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Don't know what.

[Asante]

Oh, that's fire.

[Dustin Ross]

Fire, right?

[Asante]

Oh, yeah.

[Dustin Ross]

Like breathtaking, gorgeous property. All the ground that's nice. Updated and well maintained. Beautiful people.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Oh, look at the women.

[Dustin Ross]

Yeah.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Oh, yeah.

[Dustin Ross]

The Genesis House, baby. Get with the program and house.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

I'm coming.

[Dustin Ross]

Yeah. Shout out to the Genesis house. All their socials and everything is available on the website. And go there and. And rock with them and tell them

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

the friends is beautiful.

[Dustin Ross]

Look,

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

please. Oh, and they have. Oh, wow. They have their own water source. Are you kidding?

[Dustin Ross]

Gorgeous, right? Y. Y. That came from me.

[Guest/Additional Voice]

No way.

[Dustin Ross]

That came from me. Okay.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Oh, I love this.

[Dustin Ross]

Yeah. The Genesis House. So we definitely want to support that. And you listen.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Absolutely.

[Dustin Ross]

This is a time when we all need a little wellness in our life. Okay. Put a little wellness in your life. That's what y' all need to do right now in the world. Okay? That's what y' all need to do. So get it from the Genesis. Yes, I agree. And that's this thank you business for sure.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Perfect. Jump into the recap segment. Last week's episode titled We Called the Lady and it was featuring Crystal west of the Crystal's Couch podcast. We had such a fun time. We talked, right? We Talked all things Dr. Cheyenne Bryant, nature Boy and Cults, Caterpillar, Caterpillar, Netflix and the compliance film. And of course a lot more came up. Who stood out to you during that conversation? Wow. Hello. Where are we right now? Who stood out to you in the comments? Asante?

[Dustin Ross]

No worries friend.

[Asante]

A lot of people out in the Spotify streets. I will share just a few comments. The first comment I'm going to share comes from Aem. I will not say your full name because your full name is there, which Spotify does. I don't know if you want me to, but Akeem's comment reads. My brother was actually in the Nature Boy culture. Me and my dad begged him not to go. He did have a phone for a while. They took his money and debit card. We didn't hear from him for months. He did end up leaving, but I can remember asking him why he wanted to join and he said to seek a community and brotherhood.

[Dustin Ross]

They was all listen, shout out to your brother being delivered from that and much respect to you and your family. Real like no disrespect to your family, but them was over there acting a goddamn fool. I am completely done. Oh yeah, my shout out to whoever is behind Hood Horrors Hood.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

That's a lot of work too. 46 episodes.

[Dustin Ross]

Oh my God.

[Asante]

Yeah.

[Dustin Ross]

Now that footage did look like it was recorded on a gigapet however, you know what I'm saying?

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

I mean he did, however, spliced and,

[Dustin Ross]

and, and put together and I am completely informed and they were acting a fool and being musty. He was over there doing all kind of shit. They was making up songs. Big booty vegan girl, I wanna Big booty vegan girl. All this stupid ass shit. Being musty, putting feathers in their hair and living out a fantasy. They just as bad as them fucking white people that wanna live out the patriots and ride horses to the polls and shit. It's the same shit, same delusion and I cannot believe it. And if you don't believe me, get on YouTube. That's it's on YouTube.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

I still need to finish. They were just running. They was just running from responsibility right A lot of people said that they weren't actually studying.

[Dustin Ross]

Not a damn thing.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

You know, discussing philosophy. That's the part that's like, so what was holding y'? All? But like you said, it's just people

[Asante]

being there, listening to this, running from

[Dustin Ross]

responsibility and deodorant as well.

[Asante]

You know how mad I would be if I did think I was going somewhere and about to, like, learn about, like, medicines and the earth and all this other. And I just gotta sit and listen to this nigga talk about his life

[Dustin Ross]

and they took your money and y'

[Asante]

all bought a ping pong table on my shit.

[Dustin Ross]

That's when the white boy was like,

[Asante]

I'm taking my ping pong table and I'm leaving. Okay?

[Dustin Ross]

Once they bought that ping pong table and called the police, the police got involved, that white man was out of there. Do you hear? I mean, that was a.

[Asante]

Listen.

[Dustin Ross]

Once they said, that's the next biggest shit for him.

[Asante]

Once they said you could go, he was like, yeah, I will be going right back to the phone. He said, I'm leaving.

[Dustin Ross]

That's what he said. Yeah, yeah. You guys, this is getting wild. He was out of there, man.

[Asante]

I'm glad you brought the Hood Horrors documentary, though, Dustin, because the next comment I want to read comes from CL Farm with an E. Okay, that's classy. The comment reads, did you see Hood Horrors posted that his revenue for the month of May is estimated at over $100,000. I'm glad we could support a small content creator

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

revenue.

[Asante]

Nature.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Yeah, I thought you meant nature. I said. Wait, what you mean Hor Horrors?

[Asante]

Hood Horrors revenue.

[Dustin Ross]

Good.

[Asante]

I'm glad we could support a small content creator. Boy carbonation store.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

A black archivist.

[Asante]

Yes, yes, yes. That is. Look, preserving history. Look, we are black history. We are the new storytellers. We are the new librarian.

[Dustin Ross]

Okay? Okay.

[Asante]

Another comment I want to read comes from qg. The comment reads, that last Your baby took me the out. They know. A couple more comments I want to read.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

I still can't believe that.

[Asante]

Actually, the last comment I want to read.

[Dustin Ross]

Pressure had a hard time this week too. Asante, didn't she?

[Asante]

I know. I still have to watch. I didn't watch. I didn't watch last time I'm gonna read is from PP Leaks. The comment reads, speaking of baddies.

[Dustin Ross]

Pee pee.

[Asante]

See, I thought it was Pepe. Maybe it is Pepe Leakes, because it is P E. P E. But I just felt like it was supposed to be. You said it, you know, like, okay, so PP Leaks. Comedy leaks.

[Dustin Ross]

PP leaks.

[Asante]

The comic reads. Speaking of baddies and the Nature Boy documentary, did y' all see that video clip of Fauna hanging out with Nature Boy? We did see the clip. I actually. So one of the baddies. Friend I shared in the group chat a long time ago. You probably didn't know what it was. It was one of the baddies. She was at nature. She was at the Nature Boy house in Atlanta for one of the incarnations of carbonation or whatever the fuck. But I saw somewhere that apparently Fauna had been interacting with the cult, but it wasn't necessarily in the cult. So maybe she just wanted to be a bad girl. Maybe that's why she's a baddie, because she used to hang out with cult niggas. I don't fucking know. Well, a lot of you all had a lot of crazy comments. I could go all day because y' all were being so crazy on Spotify. Again, shout out to Krystal. A lot of y' all loved having her back. Yeah, of course. Have her back in the future. Congratulations to Krystal. On Chris those couch. Make sure our sister. Yes, friend. What did you find out there in those streets?

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

So on Patreon, Michaela said, I too. Rachel doll is all hands. Watch the Hood Horrors. I'm like what are the hands? I need to look down. Watch the Hood Horrors and Hulu documentaries. And I was shocked at the level of compliance in the group. But after I finished both docs, I found myself in a culture rabbit hole. Did y' all know there's a framework that explains the psychology of cults and it was created by Dr. Stephen Hassan, who was a cult expert with a real PhD. She emphasized real I like.

[Dustin Ross]

This were a lot of I like.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

He created the bite model to describe the four ways cults control members behavior control which is regulating members daily lives including finances, relationships, diet and major decisions. There's information control where you're restricting outside information and critical thinking to keep members in an echo chamber. There's thought control where you're using loaded language and black and white thinking to ensure members accept group doctrine without question. And then there's emotional control where you're weaponizing fear, guilt and shame to suppress doubt and time members self worth to the group. Really love this episode. Thank you for that. I actually never heard of Dr. Hassan and his breakdown. So that's actually really helpful. Helpful.

[Dustin Ross]

Cults will write that out your life, won't they?

[Asante]

It bite.

[Dustin Ross]

They will. You know what I'm saying? Like that's what they do to you. They bite.

[Asante]

Yes.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Queen Bella said Asante had me all misty eyed at the end. Yalls friendship has helped me show up as a better friend and nurture my relationships in countless ways over the years. So thank you for sharing your vulnerability. I really felt that that was for you, Asante.

[Asante]

Thank you.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

And then on SoundCloud, Izzy who we love Izzy shout out to you. Every time I see Izzy's right. Izzy is a day one.

[Dustin Ross]

Okay, we fuck with you, Izzy.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

We really do. You're so lovely.

[Asante]

Thank you.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Izzy said, oh, Izzy. Izzy said since oh, Izzy.

[Dustin Ross]

Oh, Izzy O Izzy.

[Asante]

Why you sound like Sukihana when she does coconut water. Have you seen that video?

[Guest/Additional Voice]

No.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

It's not like you're saying, how old is he? That reminds me of the new Karisha song where the girl says, sounds like

[Dustin Ross]

she's saying spinach, spinach, spinach, spinach, spinach, spinach, spinach. With an e on that. Spinach, spinach, spinach. I love that song of the summer

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

in the air on TikTok. Anyway, yep. So Izzy says same since like third grade. I felt ostracized at school and at home, which feeds into why I'm not as phased by being on the outside of a group, I'll easily go somewhere else. Thankfully, I've managed to find people that I resonate with authentically. And I thought, I mean, that tapped into what you guys were saying too, especially Dustin on why he thinks a lot of the decision making that people have just is just dumb. Then we have, we have Taylor. Taylor, who said this was such a great episode plpc. I was nodding my head to everything Crystal was saying about how hard it is to become a full licensed counselor. Hell, even becoming a PLPC with a provisional license took so much work for me after graduate school. School. Thank you guys for highlighting the work therapists have to put in to get these credentials because a girl is out here struggling to get these 3000 hours for my LPC license. Shout out to you, Taylor. Wishing you all the best on your journey, y'. All.

[Asante]

Shout out to you, Taylor. And shout out to anyone that is on a similar journey or anyone that has completed the process. Yeah. Yes. We told the jokes about Cheyenne Bryant last week, but there are so many people that before that scandal even broke that we have just been so happy to have supported this show that y' all are. Y' all are taking or have taken a big undertaking and no one, it is not missed upon us.

[Dustin Ross]

So y' all got y' all shit.

[Asante]

Hell yeah.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

And it adds to the show because the way that they'll leave comments giving us more context, you know, or they're like a clinical perspective. That's all helpful for us as a community to get more information on the topics that we cover. So I'm always excited to see y' all pull up and I'm thankful y' all listen to the show. That gives us some polish, right?

[Asante]

For real.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

What about you, Dustin Ross? What'd you find in the Twitter street?

[Dustin Ross]

Cause you know, that's where I be at. Shout out to the Twitter streets. And you know what else? Listen, thank y' all for supporting the fact that that's where I find my shit at. You know what I'm saying? Shout out to none other than the icon herself, T.S. madison. Okay. T.S. madison was recognized over the weekend at an event that I was supposed to actually be at, but I'll be there next year by bet. BET gave her the black and iconic award.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Nice.

[Dustin Ross]

It was a changemaker award. She's officially been crowned an icon by bet. There was a huge black tie event ceremony.

[Asante]

Can we give it up?

[Dustin Ross]

Absolutely.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

I mean, that's lovely. Shout out to bet.

[Asante]

Hell yeah.

[Dustin Ross]

Right?

[Asante]

Yeah. Shout out to bet. Doing something amazing like that.

[Dustin Ross]

So shout out to BET for recognizing the real. You know what I'm saying? Shout out to TS Madison for being an incredible entertainer and always representing the community in the best way possible. And, you know, that's it for me this week.

[Asante]

And like you said, she pulled up to bet. Real BET ain't make her real. Okay. She pulled up to BET with the Emmy. Like, oh, well, thank you.

[Dustin Ross]

Hey, what's up, bet? I'm on the Beyonce song conversation. That's true shit right there. Okay.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Period.

[Dustin Ross]

Light skin, beige.

[Asante]

T.S.

[Dustin Ross]

madison went the fuck off. So shit iconic. You know what I'm saying? So a fitting recognition nonetheless. Yes. That's it for me.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Perfect. Do you guys have any announcements that you'd like to let the listeners know before we jump in? Jump in.

[Asante]

If you are part of the gated community, it is Wednesday. That means that if you are listening to this episode, the Wednesday that it has dropped, which is May 27th, that means tonight at 8:00pm Eastern Standard Time, we will be having our Wednesday wind down LA chat. You know what time it is? We can't wait to see you and interact with you and probably share a little bit too much information with you because I have opinions and feelings about things that I want to share on there that I will definitely not be sharing on here. No, it's personally what.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

They are so bomb. Like, we have talked we have said things on Patreon that have never leaked.

[Dustin Ross]

Yeah.

[Asante]

And with that said, if you like that type of camaraderie and you can respect that and you want to add to that security, go to patreon.com the Friendzone podcast. We have that Wednesday wind down that we do the end of every month. We do the lituation where we read a book every week.

[Dustin Ross]

Week.

[Asante]

We recap well. We read chapters from a book every week until we change selections. But it's great. It's a book club. Some of y' all don't read enough. I mean, hell, I don't read enough. So I appreciate.

[Dustin Ross]

These people do read, though.

[Asante]

Some of y' all friends, these people.

[Dustin Ross]

People around y' all don't read.

[Asante]

Look, as we were saying, a lot of y' all out there is heavily educated, continual education. So a lot of y' all is reading rabbits. Yes. We have a very delicious audience.

[Dustin Ross]

Cheyenne. They are outside of the scene that said looked up at that wall and kept it moving. Okay.

[Asante]

No, honestly, next to the situation, we also do a recap show called the Binge, where we are watching a show every week. The show that we are currently recapping is Rory. Okay, for those of you that don't know that's the Real Housewives of Rhode Island. Fuck out of here. You know, that's what we're watching right now. Plenty of cool surprises. Real cranston with it.

[Dustin Ross]

Yeah.

[Asante]

Patreon.com friendzonepodcast don't forget to hop on over there to check all of that out. That is it for me. I really want to tell Fran about herself for the movies that I had to go see, but I'm not gonna do that.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

No, we should. Real quick, though, about Patreon. I've seen a couple comments the past couple months where people on Patreon, I guess they don't realize that there is a video tier.

[Dustin Ross]

Okay.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Because I've seen comments where people have said, have y' all considered filming the binge? Have y' all considered filming the situation? Have. You know, and I'm. And I'm like, oh, are you just not seeing it? I'm not entirely sure because I thought the way Patreon works is regardless of what tier you're in, the content uploads, you just probably can't press play. You know what I mean? So I thought you'd still see that it's be. It's there because obviously that's what pulls people in. That's what I was thinking. But I don't know if something changed. I'm not necessarily sure. But we do make videos. We have made videos for years. We started with video and audio together. It was never like a separate thing. And so it's there. There's years worth of book club video content and there's years worth of us discussing different movies, different TV shows, documentaries. Obviously. The video portion of this episode and the main show every week is also available on Patreon. And that's what you're getting. You're getting essentially three audio shows and the video companions. So that's there on patreon.com forward/the friend zone podcast, period.

[Asante]

Well, something for the listeners that love to listen because I know shout out to the people that be on the road. Okay. And something for the people that wants to see us.

[Dustin Ross]

Yeah.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

So any other announcements? Ross, I know you have your show.

[Dustin Ross]

That's what I wanted to say to them. You know what I'm saying? Like, I'm on tour. I want everybody to come. I'm telling jokes. It said thank you very much.

[Asante]

Man on the road, man on table.

[Dustin Ross]

So my show is at City Winery near you. First show is on Juneteenth in Philadelphia. We'll also be in.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

That's so good.

[Dustin Ross]

Chicago.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

That's a good way to kick it off.

[Dustin Ross]

I agree. I wrote so many. Africa, Juneteenth. We are going to Boston, St. Louis, Philly, Chicago, Atlanta, Nashville. It's gonna be a great time. So those tickets are available right now. You can take your ass down to to dustinrosslive.com you can get those tickets. I do meet and greets. I take the Chris Brown style pictures.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

So nice.

[Dustin Ross]

Yeah, it's going to be a great time. Pull up, pull up on me. Pull up on me. Yeah, that's it.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

And it's in the description box. So no matter where you're listening, you'll have access to that link directly. That means that we are done with the intro. Let's jump into this week's episode.

[Dustin Ross]

Welcome to the Friends.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

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[Dustin Ross]

Y' all know what time it is. Your outdoor space should feel like you, but it can take a long time to get there. And I'm talking about things that I know. Fran and Asante, y' all both know that I just got my place a year ago and I have a large outdoor terrace that I'm so grateful for. But it takes a long time to improve that, to get all the things to even figure out what you need for the outdoor space. It takes a long time, right? But enter Wayfair to help you out with all that. Whether your vibe is modern, coastal, which I love, farmhouse or eclectic, Wayfair has the pieces to create an outdoor space that is uniquely yours. And I can speak about this again because I ordered several items from my rooftop from Wayfair, from an outdoor rug to a couple tables for my terrace. Like things to just make it feel more comfortable and homey but in an outdoorsy way. And it really worked out. And after I got my Wayfair delivery, which was seamless right from the truck to the door, everything was was intact. No scratches, no bumps, no bangs. And adding those pieces gave my terrace the exact feel that I wanted. A lived in terrace feeling. So with filters, customer reviews, visual tools, all the things that can help you actually imagine how the item will look in your space. Wayfair makes it simple to narrow down what works for your style and your budget. They have everything from outdoor seating, y', all, grills, lighting and decor. Wayfair is literally your one stop shop for home installation and assembly. Services are also available so that you can create a truly seamless experience. And if you want an even faster shortcut to the good stuff, shop Wayfair Verified. And these are products that their team of specialists have vetted by hand using a 10 point quality inspection. And they do it on video. Those really help you out while you're shopping too. It gives you a different look at the item, a different, different feel for it. You can compare it in size to the person speaking about it. It's just a really useful tool. And I love that about Wayfair. So get prepped for patio season. For way less. Head to Wayfair.com right now to shop all things home. That's W a Y F A I R.com Wayfair, every style, every home.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

This week's episode is. You saw that pause my brain come online. This week's episode is by Dustin Ross. We don't know what we're talking about going in codes.

[Dustin Ross]

What are we talking about this week? So today is Tuesday. Yesterday was Monday. The Memorial Day holiday in American culture is typically reserved for family gatherings, being around spouses, siblings, parents, extended family. Basically a lot of people that get on your nerves. So.

[Asante]

And sales.

[Dustin Ross]

And so to support those that actually need a laugh today after dealing with their family all day at the Memorial Day cookout and or events, I'm here to bring you this week's hilarious Hot Topics. You know, I just want you to know that you are welcome and you're singing. Thank you.

[Asante]

Wow.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Real.

[Dustin Ross]

That's right. So let's get the fucking to it, shall we? We're going to start things off this week with I would like to say an unlikely duo. But when you really zoom out and look at the big picture, a likely duo. I'm talking about Amanda Seals. Cheyenne Bryant. That's right.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Uh, oh, okay.

[Dustin Ross]

That's right.

[Asante]

See, this is why I said wow when you said thank you and all that. I just said wow because I already knew we were gonna go somewhere crazy and we started right here. Okay. Yeah, sorry.

[Dustin Ross]

We gonna stay here. Here. So for those who don't know, congratulations, but also truly, yes. Cheyenne Bryant was introduced to the masses on Teen mom initially. And then I was introduced to her when she was on Basketball Wives as a cast member friend of the show.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

I'm still blown that she started out on Teen Mom.

[Dustin Ross]

Me too.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

But I was really so, so. Okay, help me here real quick. For those who did not know either. So she was like the mental health counselor that would talk to the teen moms. Is that what she was on there for?

[Dustin Ross]

I don't know.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Okay.

[Dustin Ross]

I don't know. But I know she wasn't a teen and I don't know

[Asante]

I very quickly Googled, and someone said that. Well, it's a Reddit article that comes up, and it's questions. Dr. Cheyenne Bryant was a producer on Teen Mom, Family Reunion.

[Dustin Ross]

Okay. So special. She was involved in some way.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Special. Okay, gotcha.

[Dustin Ross]

Yeah. And then she was on Basketball Wives, arguing with Brooke Bailey and a few other people, and she had a necklace on as a friend of Jackie Christie, and she had a necklace on that said Dr. Bryant, like in pave diamonds. And I remember Kid Fury called me, and we laughed for about nine minutes straight. No, no dialog. Just laughter about her necklace, saying Dr. Bryant. I don't know why it was so funny to us, but it was just. It was hilarious. That's where we met her. Recently, her credentials have been called into question. She has declared that she completed a course of study at Argosy University, which is now defunct, and she has refused with profanity, might I add. She talked like me. But she has refused to produce any real proof of having a doctorate degree of any sort. She said she ain't gotta y'.

[Asante]

All.

[Dustin Ross]

She ain't got to prove to y' all it's her. Her duty is to prove. It's been proven to God. And her proof has been in her effectiveness. And all of her sessions have been live and recorded, which is what she said, referring to guest appearances on podcast interview shows like Shannon Sharp, Cam Newton. You know what I'm saying? Be Simone like that. So because of the big controversy regarding the legitimacy of her credentials. Credentials. Credentials. I must be a doctor. But anyway, her credentials. People have really had a lot to say. Thank you. People have had a lot to say. And so Amanda Seals apparently has seen all the conversations surrounding this, and she didn't like the fact that people were talking about it as much as they were.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

So she.

[Dustin Ross]

Yeah. And so she literally. We're gonna listen to what Amanda Seals had to say about Cheyenne Bryant and the controversy surrounding her. Because, of course, Amanda Seals had something to say about Cheyenne Bryant and the controversy surrounding her.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Why are you all so obsessed about Cheyenne Bryant? She was on my podcast, and she was brilliant. The need to. If y' all went this hard against, like, Kamala Harris for supporting a genocide, then, like, what would that. That would matter to me? For some reason, she felt like she needed to lie about credentials. I don't know why. I think part of the reason is because we live in a. A world where we act like credentials is what determines somebody's effectiveness across the board. And in some respects, it is absolutely necessary. I just don't care. I don't care.

[Dustin Ross]

So that's what Amanda Seals have to say about Cheyenne Bryant. Right? And. And, you know, listen, that's her business. You know what I'm saying? Like, she is entitled to feel that way about it. But of course, because she was speaking to the void, talking to the Internet, people had a lot to say about her take. Because, you know, number one, who is you? Number two, Amanda Seals is embattled. You know what I'm saying? Like. Like, she is. She is always something going on. Yeah, she is an embattled person.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

She is.

[Asante]

I just.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

I've never seen anything like it.

[Dustin Ross]

She always has. She's affected by everything, you know what I'm saying? And in a way that is original, you know what I'm saying? To say the least.

[Asante]

So.

[Dustin Ross]

So of course, Amanda. And she was up there, y', all in pajamas. I hope they put it in the thing on our Instagram. But she was literally up there, pajamas, okay. Going off. And all I could think about was that cartoon bananas and pajamas. Because her name, Amanda. The iteration is like Bananas Amanda in pajamas. That's all I kept thinking. But so, of course, the Internet built to ass. You know what I'm saying? Shut the up. Why are you always talking. Y' all both the same. Y' all both be lying. You ain't autistic. You know, all that kind of. Right? Because you remember when she on the

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Internet now is such a risk.

[Dustin Ross]

So she did. So of course, now remember we talking about Amanda Seals. So, you know, she had something else to say about what the people had to say to her. Let's take a listen, and then we're gonna talk about it.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Roll that beautiful bean footage.

[Dustin Ross]

I like it when you be right there locked in. We. You know where we are right now? We're in lockstep, y'.

[Guest/Additional Voice]

All.

[Asante]

Hold on. Here we go.

[Dustin Ross]

Maybe that's what we should start calling these. Hot Topics Lockstep with Dustin Ross.

[Asante]

Here we go. Topics lockstep.

[Dustin Ross]

Here we go. Y' all. Listen to this fool. Hold on one second.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

This person did several.

[Dustin Ross]

Let me give you a little background. Let me give you a little background. It's not. That's why this video starts this clip of it. But she was talking about some account that literally went off on her. Says she needed to shut the up. And. And apparently she didn't like what they had to say. So here's what she had to say about it.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

This person did several swipes

[Dustin Ross]

about how

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

I'm up and I'm not standing on business for not saying that for. For not wanting to throw away Cheyenne Bryant. And I'm gonna keep saying what I said, which is. It is fucked up that she lied. She also was great on my podcast. Now someone's here saying, but you threw Kamala away. How are you comparing a vice president that supports and continues to get behind genocide and Zionism with a lady who is a life coach? How. And someone said, take a social media break. Here's the thing. I don't need a social media break. Y' all need a social media break. She got her a life coach, number one.

[Dustin Ross]

A lady who was a life coach. That's how she is.

[Asante]

That's what my Internet credentials say. Everywhere. Life coach.

[Dustin Ross]

Oh, and this my thing. Just say you want us to listen to y'.

[Asante]

All.

[Dustin Ross]

Just say, hey, y', all, I'm Amanda Seals and I have a podcast. Please listen to it. I think that would be more effective Right then all these antics and theatrics just to keep pointing back to the fact that Cheyenne Bryant was on your podcast when you know that she's a hot topic right now that people are talking about. And them episodes she did with you probably didn't get the traction that the other ones that the Shannon show.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

You think that's what.

[Dustin Ross]

That's exactly what this is.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Or maybe she's embarrassed that she was part of the platforming of someone that is being viewed as a grifter.

[Dustin Ross]

You know, Then why would you. I didn't know Cheyenne Bryant was on her podcast. You know what I'm saying? So why are you pointing our attention to it if it's something you trying to hide? You want us to go listen to your episodes because Cheyenne Bryant is the hot topic right now. And so you decided to give a take just like I did. I got motherfucking tickets to sell to my concert. So you damn right. If I had tweeted about Cheyenne Bryant and the Shade Room posted it, of course I made a video to give my take and direct all that traffic right back to dustinrosslive.com where you can get your ticket to one of my comedy shows. Coming to a city winery near you. But. Because that's what you're supposed to do as a goddamn professional. But just say it. Because I was blatant about mines. Amanda. Look what it was, Shanae. They say on Martin, Amanda, is it? Hi, Amanda. First of all, Amanda, this ain't the heel for you, okay? Because legitimacy and credibility has been a crippling battle for you when it comes to your self diagnosis, when it comes to Your opinions that are not fact based, but you are rooted in them in a way that. That would require them to be fact based. All of that, Amanda, this ain't your thing. This ain't your fight. You ain't got nothing to do with it. If you wanted people to know. Hey, everybody. I see all y' all talking about Cheyenne Bryant right now. Now, she was a guest on my show. Make sure you take a look at those episodes because they in the tank with a bunch of other great ones. Check them out. That's all you had to do. Now you got people calling you crazy again, okay? Cussing you out like you said. And now you affected, screaming into the void of the Internet in pajamas. And I think I seen a lint ball or two. Everybody know them. Good old pajamas with the lint balls on them.

[Asante]

You know what I'm saying?

[Dustin Ross]

You want to never take them off.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Cozy.

[Dustin Ross]

Yeah.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

She. I'm surprised at this position, to be honest, because I. I view her as one of those people that's like an academic, a scholar that does care about degrees and, you know, why someone is speaking up and what are their credentials in speaking up or being able to speak up. I would have assumed that she would have felt the same way everyone else in that field is feeling. So this actually threw me off, to be honest.

[Dustin Ross]

Well, I expect the unex. The nice way of me making my point that I'm about to make is that I expect the unexpected from her. So, you know what I'm saying? So let's just. That's all I'm saying about that and the fact that she would say. And now they telling me to take a social media break. I don't need no social media break. Y' all need a social media break. Okay, so you just willfully in that space. Again, I'm being nice. You willfully in that space. You know, like, what. What are you doing over there, Amanda Seals. Do we need. Do she need that? What's that shit when people control all your business? A conservatorship. Do you think it's time? No, because I'm worried about. I'm worried about the decision making. You know what I'm saying? What did you eating every day? You know what I mean? Like, what are you. How. How are you bathing regularly? Not that she looks dirty or nasty, but just like the things she needs to do to function as a normal person. Is that going on over there? Because some of these. These convictions, this ain't even about, like, having an opinion and. And talking your shit online. This feels like, you would have thought that Cheyenne Bryant was her mama. You know what I'm saying? As. As personal as she made this. And now these fools on the Internet are responding in kind, and they know she's easily triggered, so of course they fucking with her to get attention. Amanda, you smarter than that. She is smart. She. I thought it's gentle.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

She's very smart.

[Asante]

I will say I felt like you were about to be on some bullshit, Dustin, but there is a piece in there like. Like, I do wonder what's going on with her offline, because the fact that, like, I'm just assuming everything I'm about to say, I'm gonna make. I'm making everything up, right? Amanda Seals, black woman degree, probably is getting approached or seeing this discourse about this woman. And, like, I'm actually not surprised by her take. Like, I feel like if she were to give a take, that would come off as too snobby and be like, she should have a degree. It would also speak into, well, of course Amanda Seals would say that, but I feel like this speaks into, of course Amanda Seals would say that, too, because it's like she's saying, hey, this is happening. Also. I don't care. Like, it's like. But, like, why? Like you said, why are you speaking then? And then it goes back to, I guess, oh, so she was on your show. Is that why? But also, what are you doing offline? Because how she was making it about, like, you guys were so quick, or y' all have so much to say about Cheyenne Bryant. Y' all aren't out there doing this for your government, blah, blah, blah. It's like, so why are you online right now, too? I think that's why I get a little fucked up. So it's like, everyone's saying, you need a break, girl. And you're like, you need a break. Both are true. Because you entertained it. You started it. You set the stage. You didn't get on here and talk about programs or things to help people. You got on here, adding to the discourse, just to say you didn't care.

[Dustin Ross]

Thank you.

[Asante]

And I'm one of the. I'm very much of the sort, quick to say, I don't care. So that's why. It's like, I could recognize. But also I see that there was a play which, you know, you do have a show with her, and you're trying to get it up. I don't know if she's trying to make the numbers compete with Shannon and them, but of course, yeah, look after the terray Clip. I don't know what she got, so I guess she really ain't got nothing but the pajamas. But the pajamas just signal to me that she's tired. And. And Amanda, I'm tired for you. Like, she got me. I don't want any of this for her. She is intelligent. She does make some valid points sometimes, but there's just a lot of other stuff that comes with what she's saying or how she's saying it. And I can understand the, you know, wanting to be resistant to.

[Dustin Ross]

Well, they can do this.

[Asante]

It's like, all right, yes, unfortunately, like, you know, I'm a fat, black, gay nigga. Like, I deal with my own bullshit that I have to go against or deal with. So it's like, I get it, girl, but you just threw yourself in there.

[Dustin Ross]

So, yes, she does need a social media break. She does.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

But this is her brand, though, is to comment on.

[Asante]

Yeah, that's the thing. It's part of this.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Yeah. Social commentary. And I'm sure her fan base. I know her comments were full of people asking her to share her thoughts.

[Dustin Ross]

100%, she said, and you know it.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Yeah. I didn't even have to look.

[Asante]

That's what I said. I'm making all this up. I just know it happened to her. She kept seeing it, and she felt compelled, man. But it was like she didn't.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Like, they want to know my thoughts, my eyes.

[Asante]

So, like, why not share things that are helpful as opposed to being like, why do you care so much? Like, no one's going to receive that. So, like, why not be like, you know, you guys are pointing to this, and I think it questions this and start asking questions or make people question themselves so they kind of give to, damn, why do I care so much? Why yelling it at people? It's like, you're adding to the brand.

[Dustin Ross]

Amanda Seals needs a heated blanket. She needs compression socks. She needs a hot water bottle. I'm not sure for what, but it's typically there when people are healing.

[Asante]

Lavender oil.

[Dustin Ross]

She definitely needs some. Not for Lizzy Mila Eve. What was Monique's Monique on Potomac. Her oils. Yeah, lavender oils or whatever it is.

[Asante]

I think it was that.

[Dustin Ross]

It might have been something close to her lazy mamas. Whatever her was, get it for money, but get you some nonetheless. And then you know what?

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

I love this wellness kit.

[Dustin Ross]

And she needs to just turn the water on so she has water running in the background. Shut the fuck up. You know what I'm saying? Smoke you some weed and just sit still. Be still. Amanda Seals needs to just be still for real. Don't try to meditate. You don't need to be thinking about no chance remembering that. Just sit and shut up and make money. Do it without being chaotic, you know, but just be quiet first.

[Asante]

I love that you keep throwing that in there, friend, because it is true too. Like, and it literally is happening just like the way that you're doing it. But like there's just like that little thing, I guess that just pushes people to keep acting like that or stop it. Please stop him.

[Dustin Ross]

For the love of God, please stop. Okay, and second of all, I want to send her down to the Genesis house, but I don't want to put her on them. I'm scared she gonna go down there being loud and having a problem complaining about something disrupting, disturbing everybody down there at the goddamn Genesis house, you know, but that's what she need to go. I don't want her to go. When you there, do you think she

[Asante]

talked about the nature boy doc? I wonder what she had to say about that.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Oh, I'm sure she. She had to have. This is her job.

[Dustin Ross]

Please God.

[Asante]

Like, see, like, like I wouldn't mind watching. Maybe her.

[Dustin Ross]

They were musty. So what? You know the genocide is still a thing. So if you smell in her armpits, so what? And no Dustin without the J. Oh my God. Like, so shout out to Amanda Seals. That was what she had to say about all that.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Thank you.

[Dustin Ross]

You're welcome. Because I knew you didn't know. I knew you didn't know.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

She thought that's over.

[Dustin Ross]

Oh, I need to know.

[Asante]

Please go watch that Instagram video I sent you when you get a moment. Because you said just like that you are taking me out.

[Dustin Ross]

Thank you. So speaking of Cheyenne Bryant, more on her. She. That's right. Yeah, we're back. Getting to know her. Getting to know all about getting too light like her. Don't care if she likes me. Okay, here we go.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Is it the video?

[Dustin Ross]

Oh, there is a video involved with this. So Cheyenne Bryant was recently on. She's a host, one of the co hosts of the Truth Talks podcast. Right. Shout out to the Truth Talks podcast with Terray. On this particular episode, it was Cheyenne Bryant. Yep. Not to be confused with Tourette's, but it was Terray. Cheyenne Bryant, Frank Ski and Areva Martin. They were the co hosts of this particular segment. That's right. He didn't gave a lot.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Wait, this is a podcast they all have together?

[Dustin Ross]

Well, they were on this particular episode. I'm not sure if they're the permanent co host, but I'm sure that Ture and Cheyenne Bryant. They're permanent, but I don't know about. Yep. And there's a couple. I think they rotate the host out, but the two of them are permanent rotating co hosts.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Got it.

[Dustin Ross]

And then Frank Skinnerva. I'm not sure of their affiliation with the show, but they are guest hosts in this particular segment. And so they were rapping the show. Ture was speaking gentle parenting of some sort, and Cheyenne Bryant interrupted him as he was trying to wrap the show. He got frustrated, and things erupted from there. Let's take a listen and then let's.

[Asante]

Oh, yes, friend, you gotta watch this.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

This is recent.

[Dustin Ross]

Mm. Let's take a listen and let's discuss. Delicious parenting creates gentle children. Sign me up. I definitely want to create more gentle adults, especially men.

[Asante]

Hold on, everybody.

[Dustin Ross]

Especially men.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

You are a gentleman.

[Dustin Ross]

Hold on, guys. Hold on, guys.

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[Dustin Ross]

Hold on, guys. Hold on, guys. That's what we need in the world is more gentle men who understand.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

You're very gentle, and it comes. But that doesn't always work for. For. For people. Let's just stop. Let's just stop.

[Dustin Ross]

Let's just stop. Let's just stop and go back. Is this who you want to get your life coaching from? Because I'm wrapping the show and you're interrupting me.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

First of all, we spent a whole meeting on this. First of all, why don't you let

[Asante]

me wrap the show? I'm ending the show.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

What is the point of interrupting you? We're getting out of here.

[Dustin Ross]

Like, what is the point?

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

What is the point? Voice when you're talking to me? Because you're talking very, very gentle, very soft, and very feminine. And this is the problem, correct? You talk to your wife like that. You don't talk to me like that. I am not your wife. You don't talk to me like that. I'm not your wife. Him. I'm not your wife. Softy. Don't talk like that. You talk to your. Talk to your wife like that. Talk to your wife like that. Do not talk to me like professional. That is not how you finish. That is not how you professionally approach me. Don't talk to me like that. Check Frank and Ara. I apologize. Check yourself. You don't talk to me like that. Hold on like that, dog.

[Asante]

Hold on. Producer up.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Talking to me like that. That's what you do. That's what you do.

[Asante]

A producer came out.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Are we ready? I've been ready. Being ready. Reboot, Frank. You guys Ready?

[Dustin Ross]

Yep, yep.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

You ready to wrap this up?

[Dustin Ross]

Yes, as I was doing.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

And then we'll speak off camera.

[Dustin Ross]

Here we go.

[Asante]

And they ended it flawlessly.

[Dustin Ross]

So

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

what the.

[Dustin Ross]

A couple things. Number one, as a person who does commentary, all three of us host a podcast professionally. We've been doing this for over a decade. There is a understanding of the show. There's an understanding of the tone that people are speaking in. And in this case, they have a script. So you know that Ture is trying to wrap the show up. You wanted to make your point. He just. Areva Martin, one of the co hosts of this segment, was also trying to make an appointment early in his rap of the show. And he said, hold on, Areva. And he continued making his point. That shouldn't have been a cue for Cheyenne. Like, okay, he's trying to finish the frap. Let me just not. She was determined to make her point, you know what I'm saying? Ture being emotional, right? And unprofessional. As lost control and said, let's just rap it, let's just rap it, let's wrap it. Unprofessional when you're airing live. Unprofessional. No excuse for that. Check your emotions, you know what I'm saying? And handle that differently. You've been. You are OG in the game when it comes to media terray. You've been doing this shit since the 90s.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

That's the part that's confusing.

[Dustin Ross]

Since the 90s. I know you got gray hair, but typically that begets wisdom, not impatience. So what's the problem? Okay, third of all, soon as they start having the disagreement and blowing up Cheyenne Bryant again, professes to be a. A doctor, you know what I'm saying? Of psychology, right? She starts insulting him to Ray, a married father of two, married to a woman, right? She starts calling him soft, feminine, gentle, feminine. To insult him as a response to him getting frustrated with her, interrupting him. Never called her out her name. She started using vulgarity and profanity, you know what I'm saying?

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

A mental health professional.

[Dustin Ross]

Come on with it. A week off of her ass being on the fucking charcoal broil grill bars of the media, you know what I'm saying? They were roasting her ass for not being a real doctor, right? She is lying about that. No question. They were roasting her. And then this is how you show up in professional spaces, being home of. That's for those who don't understand. That's homophobic.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

For her to be reading between the

[Dustin Ross]

lines, trying to insult him. By calling him soft and feminine and shit. But you're a mental health professional. Somebody who's supposed to be trained at Argosy University on how to handle with care. Terry does look gay.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Yo. This.

[Dustin Ross]

Okay, okay. He does, but that don't mean.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

All I'm picturing is Carrie when he tweets.

[Asante]

Okay, so what did you say? That's to say it one more time.

[Dustin Ross]

Terray do look gay, But that does not mean that she gets to say it, okay?

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Especially not as an insult. As an insult, yes.

[Dustin Ross]

She should be. She should be ashamed of herself. And she. That is not doctorly.

[Asante]

You know, I mean, as a person that's used to throwing around false titles, that's not a shot that she would.

[Dustin Ross]

Yeah, right.

[Asante]

What I will. What I will say is for Tere, I feel like. And again, I'm living in my own little imaginary world, especially with the information that I've been presented with this person that's pretending to be a doctor. Ms. Bryant, I feel like Turay, as you said, he's a professional. He has been around the industry, journalism, writers, like, you know, he's done the whole nine. I went to an event with where Soledad o' Brien was interviewing him or he was interviewing her. I forget somebody had a book and I was there. I was like, I need to be up in the building.

[Dustin Ross]

You know, for a respected journalist.

[Asante]

That's. Yes. Because they're so decorated and professional and all of that. And I feel like, like, his. His line, his patience was done. Like, I don't know if, like, I think he said somewhere in that rant something about the meetings beforehand. I feel like he was just done dealing with her and her. And her, you know, lack of professionalism and probably maybe just the fact that he has to sit with a person like, you know, not because he's. So he's done the work, but as a person that has done some work in business rooms and worked with people on different panels and being on. I think he was on NBC or MSNBC or some. And to go from that to now, you up here with, you know, Frank Ski, and I'm not sure what Aviva does, but I'm sure, you know, she's fit for her job as well. And then Dr. Cheyenne Bryant, that just got finished talking all this bullshit and won't stop interrupting with her bullshit as he's trying to close the show. So, you know what? Fuck this. I had it. Like, I just wanna close the damn show. I really wish I could stay professional long enough to close it, but she Won't shut up.

[Dustin Ross]

She would not. She would not.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

That's still the way to do that, though.

[Asante]

No. Yeah, absolutely.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

I mean, you ain't got to do that.

[Asante]

The old motherfuckers. I'd be like, man, did he just reach where he didn't Snapped? Like, is this it?

[Dustin Ross]

What?

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

I would have just let her get her point out. I would have gotten quiet so she can, you know, you get quiet and look at the person.

[Dustin Ross]

Feel the tone. Yeah.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Feel the energy shift of the fact that you're not letting me close this episode.

[Asante]

Like, text the producer. Like, can y' all go ahead and mute her? Or.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

No, just whatever.

[Dustin Ross]

And then I would have got.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Are you done? Exactly. Are you done with. With your point? Okay, let's wrap the show.

[Dustin Ross]

Yeah. I just. It made no sense.

[Asante]

Now.

[Dustin Ross]

Cheyenne Bryant is fine as she is. She posted a video on her Instagram the other day.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

I saw that on Twitter. Men was like.

[Dustin Ross]

I mean, okay, I'm open to theory.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

He was like, well, yeah.

[Dustin Ross]

Is she gonna have Pretty and Petty by Cardi B playing on her Instagram post? Pretty and petty as. Ooh, girl. That's what. That's what the post said.

[Asante]

Wow. So I.

[Dustin Ross]

You know, I was cracking up. That's my carrying on. But that don't mean that it's okay for her to say that to right now. If his wife come up to that stool where they was virtual. So I don't know. But maybe if his wife ring that doorbell, what you gonna do, Cheyenne? You know what I'm saying? Because that's rude. You calling her man. He was a fairy. Yeah, yeah.

[Asante]

Imagine the wife pull up real broadly. Like, he's gentle for a reason. Come on. Oh, my God.

[Dustin Ross]

Terry might be gentle, but I'm not.

[Asante]

Let's go. You know?

[Dustin Ross]

You know what I mean? What if that happened to you? You got to think about that. So I just didn't like that. Cheyenne, that was very ugly of you. I didn't appreciate it.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

I can't believe that. And the producers are messy for putting that out.

[Dustin Ross]

Right.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

They. I know they was excited as it was happening because, you know, when you're hitting gold, you know, like, that's media gold for a lot of people to see. That breakdown of production.

[Asante]

Yeah.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

They was like, cut this right now and put it on Twitter.

[Dustin Ross]

That's right. You know, she probably told him, too. No, keep it, keep it, keep it. Because this is the work that I do now. You want to know who I feel bad for?

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

These are her sessions.

[Dustin Ross]

Session sessions. You know who I. We might as well call them Jeff Sessions. Another fake. But anyway, you know who I fell for in this whole scenario? Frank Ski. Frank Ski done been through so much. He had Frank.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

What were they doing? Were they just sitting there, like, being professional?

[Asante]

Yep.

[Dustin Ross]

Being professional. Yep. And being quiet and waiting for this. To. Waiting for this, too, to pass. You know what I'm saying? For the shell.

[Asante]

Waiting for the adults to work it out between themselves.

[Dustin Ross]

But I feel bad for Frank Skee. He had to sit here through this bullshit, this circus. Right. He also was front row for Cat Williams versus Wanda Smith. Rest in peace to Wanda Smith. But he was front row for that. Think about it. Frank Skee was right there when that was going on.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

In between them, too. Right.

[Dustin Ross]

Right there. As Katt Williams was saying at the Atlanta Comedy Club about where Wanda Smith was gonna be. And I said, is your hair connected to those headphones? He was sitting there doing all that. That's what he was doing. Y' all narrow face. No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. Y' all narrow fans. Yeah. I just invented that Cat Williams impression. I'm proud of myself. But anyway, so that's who I felt bad for. Now, speaking of fake doctorates. Right. While we over there. Let's stay there for a minute.

[Asante]

While we over there.

[Dustin Ross]

Chris Brown receives an honorary doctorate from Harvest. He made a post.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Got me.

[Dustin Ross]

He made a Harvest.

[Asante]

I thought we were going somewhere else. We might as well be at the harvest moon. What?

[Dustin Ross]

Not hard. And I'm not even going to crack that joke. I'm not going to do it, because I'm not. So. But Harvest, not Harvard, anyway. Ard so. But yeah, he got an honorary doctorate from Harvard Christian University. And he posted, said he did a thing. I mean, went to the ceremony, got. Got hooded. Stood there with his head on, his hands clasped like. Like it's really a thing.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Is this a school that's been giving them out?

[Dustin Ross]

Like, I remember it was like Tawanda Braxton, Carly Ree.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

What's his name?

[Dustin Ross]

Young Jock.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Young Jock. Thank you.

[Asante]

So this is. This is in Atlanta. So they look. You just said a whole lot.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Yeah. This is a pattern.

[Asante]

Are they just supporting this college, like, so.

[Dustin Ross]

And mind you, it's not accredited or none of that. You know what I'm saying? It's just whatever.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Oh, so. So wait, what?

[Asante]

So I might need to see the books over there. No, I'm just kidding.

[Dustin Ross]

He got a Doctor of Philosophy in Visual and Performing Arts.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Okay.

[Dustin Ross]

From that college. Yeah. Imposed with all the honors, rights and privileges to the degree on from to him.

[Asante]

So that's what he got from congratulations to Christopher Maurice.

[Dustin Ross]

Okay, so I guess my question is

[Asante]

right, you know, he.

[Dustin Ross]

One more thing.

[Asante]

One more thing.

[Dustin Ross]

So speaking of that school, right. They Also, back in 2022, honored Charay Whitfield with one Sheree Whitfield. Got one.

[Asante]

Another Atlanta person.

[Dustin Ross]

Yep. She got a. And. And she got a doctor of philosophy

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

from them in philosophy.

[Dustin Ross]

And are you ready for the concentration? You ready for this? Sheree Whitfield, right. She by Charay. Fashion show. No fashions. September, spring, summer jogger. Charay, right. Doctor of philosophy now business administration, entrepreneurship. Now the administration and entrepreneurship. You can even have that. But giving her an honorary anything in business of any type of smart. Everybody else see, you know. So yeah. And mind you, let me read you her caption from the Original post on June 21. It was 2024, not 2022. So this is what she posted. She in all caps is Dr. Whitfield with the praying emojis and the graduation cap emoji. She says, quote, I am truly honored and grateful to receive my second honorary doctorate degree. This current honorary doctorate is from Harvest Christian University. I want to thank God, my family, friends and supporters for always rooting for me in this journey called quote, life.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Serious.

[Asante]

So she's got two honoraries.

[Dustin Ross]

Like, I never thought I would be saying Dr. Charwe Whitfield ever in all caps. Now listen, I'm with you and you, right? Because I never thought I would be saying that. And I'm still not saying that. She continues. But that goes to show you that the man above has the final say. Raised hands, emojis. If God is with you, who could be against you? Okay, you fyp love doctor. The first comment I see is from my friend Arden. Shout out to Arden. His Instagram is at kills me. This gonna comment. This was a scheme set up by Todd. No.

[Guest/Additional Voice]

Oh.

[Asante]

Oh, my gosh.

[Dustin Ross]

So. So that's. That's shout out to Chris Brown. That's what he got. Now what I want to know is what y' all want y' all doctor to be in? What you want yours to be in? I want to sleep doctorate. I want a doctor of philosophy in cussing.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Well, you

[Asante]

science something smoke related, weed related.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Oh, okay. That went in a different direction.

[Dustin Ross]

Yeah, well, Cheyenne Bryant made up the word doctorial, so why don't you make up last week cannabis sophy

[Asante]

a doctory. I can give me a doctor.

[Dustin Ross]

Let's get it crunk up in this doctory. As a matter of fact.

[Asante]

Come on, everybody get you one yeah.

[Dustin Ross]

Come on, everybody. Get you one. These degrees going two for one. Sure. Overnight. Come on, everybody. Put on your hoodie.

[Asante]

Grab it now because we gain degrees. Thank you.

[Dustin Ross]

Yeah. Well.

[Asante]

Yes.

[Dustin Ross]

Welcome to the Friends.

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[Dustin Ross]

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[Dustin Ross]

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Liberty, Liberty, Liberty, Liberty. I'm trying my best to be. But yeah. So that's what's going on with that. Now we're on a roll with the crazy. And speaking of T shirts, the fact that you just held up your T shirt. Perfect timing, right? And we live by the white people.

[Asante]

Thank you.

[Dustin Ross]

Where you get that at? The Met.

[Asante]

So

[Dustin Ross]

guap.

[Asante]

Dad.

[Dustin Ross]

Yes. Yeah.

[Asante]

This was his merch there.

[Dustin Ross]

One year.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

I'm dead kind of handsome.

[Dustin Ross]

Oh, 4,000, 5,000, 5,000. Fourth. Yeah. I was about to say. I know. I wish I knew his number, but I know that number.

[Asante]

Yeah, yeah.

[Dustin Ross]

Anyway, look, Apollo. Apollo's kind of fun. More on that later too, though. Anyway, speaking of crazy, there was an A model only fans model who made a T shirt because she was so proud of the list of men that she had been with intimately. So she made a T shirt that said Imani.

[Asante]

Wait, you said she was so proud of me?

[Dustin Ross]

You heard me. She was so proud of the list of men that she had been with intimately that she got online and defended it and said, I actually made a T shirt about it. And she held up a shirt, it looked like a. It was themed to like a sports championship ring or whatever kind of.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Oh, shit. Okay.

[Dustin Ross]

It was like fire. And it was a. Her face was big in the middle. And all of these celebrity men she has, she's alleging that she had relationships

[Asante]

were around like their actual faces.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Okay. I thought you meant like the number, but you mean the people.

[Dustin Ross]

The people. So let's take a listen.

[Asante]

Like birthday flyer.

[Dustin Ross]

Let's take a listen to what she had to say about it. Of course, you know, everybody online was going crazy about it. Some of the names of the people. Before she starts, some of the names of some of the people rather that are on the shirt are Trey Songz, Blueface, Lil Yachty, ddg, Swae Lee, and Deshay Frost. So those are some of the people that are on the shirt. Right. Glad I'm not the only one that was repulsed.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

I was expecting a much. You know.

[Asante]

Yeah.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

More robust.

[Asante]

You know what? Okay. I feel like this is no longer my business. Business after that.

[Dustin Ross]

So let's listen to what she had to say and then let's discuss.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

I'm proud of the people that I've been with. You know, I haven't been with losers. So it's just like, you know, what's the tea? There is none. But it's just so funny how people talk. Like, oh, she's a hoe. Oh, bro, I made a whole. I made a whole shirt with some of my favorite. Like, bro, I made a whole shirt like, bro, what are you talking about? We got some. Some on here too. Like, what y' all talking about? This is one of my favorite shirts ever. Just never seen the. I want to take some fire ass pictures. I honestly made this shirt like, like two years ago. But yeah, DDG is on this. He's on here too. Before his little tattoos licks made it look ddg. When he had his little hair blue before he had his tattoos. Some fine.

[Dustin Ross]

Okay, so, yeah, I want y' all to see her. Her patreon. This is what she looks like. She's cute. You know what I'm saying? And she sounds cute. You see the picture of the shirt at the bottom?

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Oh my God. Like, what's them from New Orleans?

[Dustin Ross]

He's a high boy.

[Asante]

Yeah.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

No limit shirts, you know, I mean,

[Dustin Ross]

it's, you know, it's a, you know,

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

you know, like it's too proud. Let her.

[Dustin Ross]

Yeah.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Be proud.

[Dustin Ross]

You know, that's how I feel now.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Me personally, Marie Kondo, does this bring you joy,

[Dustin Ross]

period? You know, self care. When I thought about it, you know what I'm saying? I was like, well, I am. I have high sex standards. You know what I mean?

[Asante]

Right?

[Dustin Ross]

Y' all know, y' all know that's

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

good for a man.

[Dustin Ross]

Y' all know my bop. You Know what I'm saying? Y' all know what's up with me.

[Asante]

You know what I'm saying?

[Dustin Ross]

Y' all know what's up with me. I seen the lineup. Y' all know what it is. You know what I'm saying? I ain't about talking. I ain't talking about. Y' all know how I give it up. You know, that's what she got on

[Asante]

her shirt, her lineup.

[Dustin Ross]

So I was like, damn. I was like, damn. Like, if I had a shirt.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Not you thinking about your. I saw your face.

[Asante]

I was like. So that's what you about to ask. Who you gonna put on your shirt?

[Dustin Ross]

Now, my first of all, I would have to have a whole clothing line because, you know, I've been around a series.

[Asante]

You go to the collection.

[Dustin Ross]

A collection drops.

[Asante]

Another drop.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

The capsule.

[Dustin Ross]

The capsule collection. Okay. Better that than swallowing a capsule. But yes.

[Asante]

So, you know, supreme command.

[Dustin Ross]

So. And then I was like, damn. I started thinking about it, like, wow, do y'.

[Asante]

All.

[Dustin Ross]

I would actually low key not to show anybody, not to ever, like, right. You know, wear it. But what a momento. You know what I'm saying? Like, I think about it, like. Like, do I even remember what some of them look like? Or do I know where to find a picture of these motherf ers to even put it on the shirt? Which I felt shame. But then after that, I was like, still, you know what I'm saying?

[Asante]

See, and that's why she's saying her shirt's better. Like, you know, you already know who the niggas is that she's fucking for.

[Dustin Ross]

So she.

[Asante]

She got pressure in these streets or whatever, the kids.

[Dustin Ross]

I like her little personality. I'm sorry I did.

[Asante]

You know, I like her. Listen, I love it for her. If she loves her list and is proud of it and is having fun and ain't nobody gave her nothing, and she's making her money on OnlyFans. Great. I just don't like the fact. And, you know, people put everything on the Internet as we're seeing, you know, Amanda Seals, she just got a paper.

[Dustin Ross]

I don't care.

[Asante]

It's like, you need to pajamas. That's why they said it to you. You need to log off. No, I need to log off because my algorithm brought me here. You need to log off because you pushing out this. This type of content.

[Dustin Ross]

Cause you going.

[Asante]

This girl right here, she's pushing out the content. She wants to. As long as no one's controlling her and as long as she can, you know, I just want her to be healthy enough to. Whenever she dec. Change her life that she is going to be able to do that or to keep doing what she wants to do. Just be safe. Be safe, girl. Yeah, be safe. Have fun. Do your thing, girl. You don't need to make any more T shirts, but if you feel so much to do, so keep it in your closet, okay? Just save it for your friends. You don't got to prove to the

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Internet girls merch and probably do. Well, we're gonna find it now.

[Asante]

If you want an idea, girl, you should make the indie. You should make a shirt and call it NDA. The one that you. You can't sell or you sell for a real high price. They got the. That you really with that you really don't be talking about like that.

[Dustin Ross]

I. I don't even live your life. I don't want a T shirt. I want two things. I want a letterman jacket. Right? A letterman jacket. I want. I want all up my sleeves and down my back. You know what I'm saying? Across the top of my shoulder blades and shit. Niggas on the front, by the pocket. I want all of that. I'm gonna need that space. So I probably need a hat.

[Asante]

But also.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Oh, I want that low key got me in trouble because someone was like, this artist never put out this jacket.

[Dustin Ross]

I know. You know, Let me be quiet. I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said nothing.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

And I was like, oh, it was. It was custom. Cause I remember they were like, how you get that? I was like,

[Dustin Ross]

you're a good person. Yeah, you are. Because it's. No, it don't have nothing to do with. You know what I'm saying?

[Asante]

It doesn't.

[Dustin Ross]

One thing don't have nothing to do with the other.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Yeah, no. You know.

[Guest/Additional Voice]

Yeah.

[Dustin Ross]

Anyway, I can't wait to talk to you later. But. So I want a letterman jacket. And then you know what else I want? I don't even know. Do boy Scouts wear the sash too? With the badges?

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Not a dustin.

[Dustin Ross]

Where do boy Scouts put their badges? Yeah, with the badges on it. Right? Like when you do. Yeah, I want badges for. So I need.

[Asante]

I need a couple not badges of honor.

[Dustin Ross]

Like, you know how when you graduate from college, you have the. My sister just had the things. The ropes. The. The ropes for honors. But the other things are they calling sashes. You have like one for app. You get the Africa print one. If you.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Oh, when you get the one with

[Dustin Ross]

like that sorority of fraternity on it. Or if you gay, you get the rainbow. You know what I'm saying, yeah, maybe I'll get those and then have badges on them. You know what I'm saying?

[Asante]

Badges.

[Dustin Ross]

But I would like that, because if I ever do tell some of my, like, romantic stories from, like, day when

[Asante]

you release your phases.

[Dustin Ross]

Escapades and shit. Yeah, my phases in your memoir.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Not that being the COVID If I

[Dustin Ross]

ever do my phases. But look, I'm going there. I ain't gonna tell everything, but it's a couple. The story is just too juicy.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Yeah, it's too good. Now, my story, remember, Put your face

[Asante]

on the COVID of Faces.

[Dustin Ross]

But some stuff I have to take to my grave. But anyway.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Yeah, most.

[Dustin Ross]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Y' all know I'm a vault.

[Asante]

Yeah.

[Dustin Ross]

You know, I don't tell at all. Y' all know that. But anyway, so that's that. So y' all getting shirts?

[Asante]

Look, I don't want to create no shirt, no evidence.

[Dustin Ross]

Asante gonna get a canvas book tote.

[Asante]

That's what he called canvas book tote.

[Dustin Ross]

And pins, buttons, like. Yeah, a bunch of buttons with all the niggas faces on them, all pinned all over the toe.

[Asante]

And they all gonna look crazy on there, too.

[Dustin Ross]

Like you had just broke up with him.

[Asante]

Yep. Look. And I catch that moment.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

I was on my Crocs.

[Asante]

You know, that's poetic for a plethora of reasons.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

All the heads float at your feet. At my feet. Okay.

[Dustin Ross]

Oh, my God, man.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Oh, wow. That would be a project.

[Dustin Ross]

All right. Speaking of dumb shit, it was a story on here about Waymo's wading in the water. But I ain't gonna go through all that.

[Asante]

That before the way been going through it.

[Dustin Ross]

Did you say they was driving straight into them floods?

[Asante]

Yeah, yeah.

[Dustin Ross]

Driving straight into the flood like it was.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Do we know what happened?

[Dustin Ross]

One of Hell's Angels at the wheels.

[Asante]

You know what I'm saying?

[Dustin Ross]

Like, what the is going on?

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

That was too close to that scene from that Netflix movie with Julia Roberts or Maherala.

[Dustin Ross]

Remember the ending?

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

End of the world or when they was called.

[Asante]

Yeah.

[Dustin Ross]

Remember they were sitting in the living room? It was good. You remember that. At all these Hollywood parties have. Chipping out there with listening. Dj, Nice. What's the name of that? What's the name of that? He got the. The past the mic or whatever that is. Julia Roberts been cutting that on apartment 1B. She been listening to that at the crib.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

How could she dance like that?

[Dustin Ross]

Go ahead, Tay.

[Asante]

No, but I just. I've been seeing a lot of clips of the Waymos just doing really crazy Shit, like, there was people showing the Waymo is, like, lining up in certain places. Apparently in this neighborhood. I think there was a neighborhood somewhere near Atlanta where the Waymos, they, like, drive around this cul de sac at a certain hour every day. Yeah, I seen it. And I was like, I don't know if there's a thing nearby. And this is how y', all, like, try to calibrate y' all shit for the day or whatever. But y' all need to start sending out notices to people letting y' all know what the y' all doing, because that looks so crazy. I'm like, and don't nobody know about it. It's just news reports of Way Mo just acting up. Niggas putting cones in front of Way Mo, trapping them in different neighborhoods. I was like, this is insane.

[Dustin Ross]

I got a joke in my set. Remember my Way Mo joke? Asante? I think you heard it. I did it in. Anyway. I had a joke in my set about my Waymo getting in a fist fight.

[Asante]

I do not remember.

[Dustin Ross]

I'm not gonna tell it on here because I think I'm. Thank God and take it on this tour with me.

[Asante]

Take it.

[Dustin Ross]

I got a Waymo joke. Yeah, I'll just leave it there. Getting in a fight.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

They'll be out here soon. I. I saw the post on the Oregonian that they're considering bringing the Way Mo's out here soon. I'm like, they were just putting them on the highway in LA when I was there, and I saw them, they looked.

[Dustin Ross]

So that's why they belong in Port Portland, because we're trying to keep it. What?

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

No. Weird.

[Dustin Ross]

Yeah. Keep Portland weird, but keeping them out of friends neighborhood, please.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

We got children.

[Asante]

Anywho, you want to ride in one? After seeing autumn videos, I was like, yeah, I'm cool. I wrote it. I've. I've written in exactly one Waymo, and that is the only Waymo I need.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Oh, I know you had to try it at least. But, yeah, I'm gonna give it a little time.

[Asante]

It was all right.

[Dustin Ross]

So shout out to Eric Benet, okay.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Oh, he's so funny on Tick Tock, bro.

[Dustin Ross]

And I just want the world to know Eric Benet ain't gay.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Oh, okay.

[Dustin Ross]

He ain't gay. So Eric Renee. Nah, but. So Eric. But Eric Renee is handsome, you know? And sometimes there can be a pipeline, no pun intended, to being gay. You know what I'm saying? You're handsome, so everybody's looking, you know what I'm saying? Sometimes the new sensation can be a Little bit too much for you, you know what I'm saying? You can succumb and then come. So here's the thing, you know what I'm saying? Eric Benet have posted a video, a fitness video recently. And okay, he got some reactions from it, from the viewing audience and he commented specifically on the gays. And I thought it was so dope what he had to say. Shout out to Eric Benet and this is what a secure 100 straight man sounds like who ain't even tripping. Here's what Eric Benet had to say. Hey, my gay community out there, after I posted that last post, with me in the gym, working out my little

[Guest/Additional Voice]

59 year old fitness regular regimen on,

[Dustin Ross]

y' all been in my dms, Zaddy was doing something right. Y' all being very direct about that. Yeah, damn. If I was, if I was of the DL persuasion, I would have a very busy weekend that I'd have a month.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Yeah, go ahead.

[Dustin Ross]

Right? And that, that's what I mean. Like, listen, you know what I mean with it.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

It don't even got to be a thing.

[Dustin Ross]

It ain't it. And he didn't have to do what a lot of do. A lot of try to be cool about it, but I ain't, I ain't with that. I ain't gay. There was no declaration, no disclaimer. Like he just laughed it off and, and recognized it as love and adoration. He wasn't, you know what I'm saying, affected by it. And I just wanted to highlight that because I feel like that was cool as hell. Yeah, he was hilarious. It was funny, right? That's what happens.

[Asante]

It's so funny that you say that because I had seen a video, I don't even remember the content creator, but he randomly was like, a lot of y' all been in my DMs. Y' all need to go with that.

[Dustin Ross]

Gang.

[Asante]

I didn't even know this was happening. And I was like, I didn't even know. Right? So the fact that he brought it up and was just playing is funny. Right?

[Dustin Ross]

Furthermore, that's why you want to do head. That's why, right? You want to do it.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

You want to do it.

[Dustin Ross]

Yeah, that's what he wants to do. He wants to do head. It'd be there. It'd be the loudest mouths for real. You know what I'm saying? It'd be them for real.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

I don't highlight the people that I don't want to connect with. That's just how that goes.

[Dustin Ross]

No, no, no, no. That's about to crack a joke about your daughter and her hair or something like that. But anyway, this last story I really don't even want to do, but I feel like we have to, because this part, right. That's what I say every time I see this person's name mentioned in a headline or anything. So there's a new rapper named Trim, right? That's not who I'm talking about.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Oh, I'm seeing. I've seen.

[Asante]

I already know where we're going.

[Dustin Ross]

I'm mad. There's a new rapper named trim. She is 19 years old. She hails from 19 baby.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

I didn't realize she was so young.

[Dustin Ross]

A baby, right? 19. 19. So she is hailing from Charleston, West Virginia, right? That's where she's from. And she has a style of rap that is very strikingly similar to Nikki. You know what I'm saying? She sounds just like Nicki when she raps. Cadence, all of that shit.

[Asante]

Charleston, South Carolina.

[Dustin Ross]

South Carolina. I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. South Carolina.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Oh, when you said that, I was like, oh, I didn't realize it was a Charleston.

[Asante]

Ain't it a Charleston, West Virginia? It might be, but I had only none of the other ones, so I

[Dustin Ross]

was like, charleston Chew.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Look at me learning something, right?

[Asante]

No.

[Dustin Ross]

Charleston, South Carolina. My bad, South Carolina. Shout out to trap Dicky doing his thing. Just sign the tde. Anyway, hey, so Trim's been making a lot of noise. She has a bad attitude, right? She has catchy songs that people like, but she very much exudes an aura of. And she has said verbatim, I don't want no friends. I don't need no friends. I don't have no rap inspiration. I don't see nobody else. You know what I'm saying? Like, that's her energy, and that's what people talk about. And people like. She's got a new song called Coconut Water that a lot of people like.

[Asante]

So. Coconut Water.

[Dustin Ross]

Anyway.

[Asante]

So you gotta hear Sukihana.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Sorry, Dustin.

[Asante]

Coconut Water.

[Dustin Ross]

Anyway.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

You hate that. Okay.

[Dustin Ross]

Just flames on the sides of my face. It is.

[Asante]

It literally.

[Dustin Ross]

Might as well pull my own plug on my life support, that song. Listen to how it sounds. That's exactly how it sounds.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

I thought it sounded cute. Okay, good.

[Dustin Ross]

You know, it is.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

It's like a kid's song. I put it.

[Dustin Ross]

Maybe that's my disconnect.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

As Cat's Eye.

[Dustin Ross]

Maybe that's my disconnect.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

This is for the.

[Asante]

I feel like the newer generation, there's like, they they want this like fast ass, Choppy.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Yeah, it, it, whatever. Like with their attention span. That's how I feel about it.

[Dustin Ross]

My problem.

[Asante]

Damn. You put together some. A Trim Cat side that they, that's a market right there. That they don't even sound.

[Dustin Ross]

My problem is that you still see kids listen to it because of who I follow.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Oh, gotcha.

[Dustin Ross]

Yeah. I'm seeing at Pride last week grow dancing a coconut water.

[Asante]

You know what I'm saying?

[Dustin Ross]

I, I. So I'm just, you add. You know, for me it's just, you know what I'm saying? I cannot know.

[Asante]

It's definitely a song I'm enjoying on social media, but not when I'm playing in the car, you know. But I see that it is going

[Dustin Ross]

hot in the club, but nonetheless. Do your thing, young trim. Do your thing, right? Do your thing, Trim. So trim.

[Asante]

She keep posting. It was just so funny to me.

[Dustin Ross]

She needs to use some and wash her face.

[Asante]

But anyway, so because Doja got some of that Nikki, that part that they say. Yep. So it's just funny that she's like supporting her even though trim says she don't want.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

No, they're from the same tree. I think they're all from the same tree.

[Dustin Ross]

And those are cats. Don't like Nikki. She are. She just said something to one of her animals like, what are you doing? Don't be like Nicki Minaj. She said that to one of her pets. So anyway, right. Because I stay out of all that. I don't give a about none of that female rap beef. Stay the away from me. I ain't in them stand wars. I hate all of it. I don't want to. I hate all that Internet back and forth. I just want the music. Anyway, so Trim, in her recent performances, right. Has been saying I'm the princess of rap. Ain't nobody else making no noise. You know what I'm saying? Ain't nobody else making no good music. I'm the princess of rap. Right? Right. Here's where things take a turn.

[Asante]

Yep. I want to talk on a vlog.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

I want to talk about that. Yeah.

[Dustin Ross]

Atlanta rapper, Atlanta rapper Akbar V. Okay.

[Asante]

Can I leave?

[Dustin Ross]

Why did you say it like Akbar V? She's 36 years old. Okay. She's a mom of six. She just had a baby maybe a year ago. Less than that.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Oh, shit.

[Asante]

It's crazy that she's younger than us.

[Dustin Ross]

She's a Trump supporter. She is.

[Asante]

She's a self proclaimed.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

This is great.

[Dustin Ross]

Self proclaimed crack baby with vertical fourth toes. Yeah. What the fourth toe on each of her feet sticks up like this instead of pointing straight out.

[Asante]

These are things she showed pictures of

[Dustin Ross]

her feet do like this.

[Asante]

Yeah. You remember when you was a little

[Dustin Ross]

kid and you thought giving the finger was your ring finger. You would get it confused between.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Would they all do it?

[Dustin Ross]

Her? Well, no, her. The fourth toe on her foot. If you count to the right, from left to right, I think.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Okay.

[Dustin Ross]

Right on using the right foot. If you're counting from big toe to the pinky. The fourth toe, it may be third, I'm assuming fourth. But it sticks up straight. It's vertical instead of laying down.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Okay.

[Dustin Ross]

It's almost like a dog tooth of a toe. Yeah, a toe. Yeah. So. So that's another accolade of hers. She. And she is very

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

miss.

[Dustin Ross]

She misunderstands her value to rap music. She often refers to herself as the queen of this, the princess of head, whatever. So when Trim said that she was the princess of rap, Akbar V went to Twitter, who also has been notoriously homophobic, said that people was wrong for being gay. And marriage between a man and a woman. Also has gone public on Twitter. Fist fighting with her husband. Said, he beat my ass, I'll be beating his ass. That's what we do. We in love. They're getting a divorce. But she touts the sanctity of marriage. You know, the typical conservative tropes, right. Akbar V tweeted, I'm the princess of rap with like six dots instead of the three that are required for a traditional ellipses. So there you go. She says, I'm the princess of rap. She capitalizes the iron rap and not the P of princess. That lets you know what we. You know what I'm saying? So she says that. Then she says, and Queen of Atlanta. Then she says, lyrically, who can with me, I'm really Ms. Pen Griffith.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Fee.

[Dustin Ross]

This is what she said. She's 36 years old now. Mind you, Trim has been saying all this time, I'm the princess of rep. Whatever.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

A 19 year old, no children.

[Dustin Ross]

36. Six kids. She does that. Trim then goes online and tweets. She said, made a promise to myself, I won't drop Disc Records. I'm better than that. You know what I'm saying? Then she said, she tweeted, when you're the prince of princess of rap, you get treated like it. Then she tweeted, imagine my mama calling herself the princess of rap. Yo, I cannot with all these laughing emojis. And she says, she tweets, I love you, mama. You did a good job. You did a great job raising me. She told me it's time to give y' all hell.

[Asante]

If there's an OG in her, her ear, that's hard to play that well played. But if she did that on her own, girl, you. You have a great career ahead of you. If she got that energy in her, that's amazing.

[Dustin Ross]

Okay? Right.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

I fucks with Trim.

[Dustin Ross]

Akbar V then goes to Twitter, of course, and she tweets the following. The punctuation here is absent, so it's like a run on sentence, but it's literally a paragraph. It's lengthy. So I'm gonna read it to you and try my best to insert beats where I give it to periods or commas with belong. Okay? She writes, trim, this message is for you, sweetie. The only reason you coming out because you are trying to sound like Nikki. Then you throwing shade and your people paying blogs to post you. Nobody picking that weak ass up. This is about skills and being authentic. You either look up to Nikki or you want to shade at her. We. Or you want to shade at her. We don't know you. Lol. Anteater looking ass girl. You look like a boy with a. A wig on. Six laughing emojis.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

A 36 year old.

[Asante]

Yeah.

[Dustin Ross]

She accompanied that with a video message. I took the liberty of creating a little clip for y'.

[Asante]

All.

[Dustin Ross]

So let's listen.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Thank you.

[Dustin Ross]

Let's listen to what Akbar had to say.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Tram. Hi, baby. I don't know you. Okay, you trying to be relevant. You keep saying that. You don't do this, you don't do that, that, and now you just like you keep coming. I don't want you to get delusional when I spank your little dumbass. You want a mine like I pushed you out. Okay, don't get delusional because I never knew you was calling yourself the princess of rap, babe. Like that title is king. You can say what you want to say. You know what I'm saying? But you got to have real skills. You got to work for that, you know? And I know I'm skilled, right? Yo, aunt either looking lizard looking at little girl like. Like, girl you chasing at this point, they done gas you. They. They gassing you right now. But I want you to get delusional because remember, you came for Akbar when you retreat, retweeted a tweet that somebody said, I never even knew you. I promise you I don't. And I never did shoot. But you know, I don't never sneak this. I ain't like I know what I want my target. So since you want to jump in this water libidy finding Nemo looking at girl, you better hold know you know how to swim. That's deep. Don't get delusional now. Don't say.

[Dustin Ross]

Nobody keeps using delusional. I can't take it anymore. Right? That's one of the things that Akbar stupid ass had to say about Trim. Trim obviously responded. Here's what Trim had to say when

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

they can't even make a kid's song. Like, it's not hard to make good music nowadays. So it's like, how are you the

[Dustin Ross]

princess princes of rap?

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

If you're not making good music and, and communicating with your, you know, supporters, how are you the princess of rap? There's no catchy songs. I'm bored. It's just like I'm, I'm the only one doing it.

[Dustin Ross]

Huh?

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Don't worry.

[Dustin Ross]

That's what Trim had to say to Akbar. And then Akbar responded by remixing Trim song Coconut Water. And here's where I draw the line. I'm gonna play a little clip of it. She calls it Fiji water and it's awful.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

That's her. What,

[Dustin Ross]

Mind you, in the video, she's got bottles of Fiji water lined up on the counter and she's got one against her vagina, like her crotch area sitting spread eagle with a big. It's got to be that 1.5 liter, you know, the big bottle of Fiji. She's got that, the long one laid on her crotch saying Fiji, Fiji. My he Fiji, my Fiji. I'm on a yacht in Italy, my pussy's wet.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

And what to do with what's happening. Number one, you just wanted 19 year

[Dustin Ross]

old girl, you want attention. Akbar V wants attention. She wanted to do a remix of that song, which is a hit that people love. And she felt like in her demented mind this was the route to take to get it, to get to it. She looks ashamed now. You know, they've been on her ass online in the comments talk, calling her old, all kind of shit, saying how shameful it is that she's beefing with a 19 year old.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Of course girl.

[Dustin Ross]

She's of course had things to say. But Akbar is 36. Motherfucking. I thought she was older, to be honest with you. So she actually, not that she looks older, but she's just such a, a storied woman, you know what I'm saying? It's so much that has happened in her time battled. She's oh, she's absolutely A battle. Akbar is for sure in bat. She might be a poster woman for embattlement. Can't you just see Akbar on there?

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Why that face?

[Dustin Ross]

Because I'm embattled. I'm channeling my embattlement vibes. But, yeah, I just thought it was stupid, so I wanted to talk about how stupid she looked doing that and then making that ridiculous song that sounds like children's music. But you're talking about the most vulgar, repulsive things. I don't want to think about how wet your pussy is, Akbar. No, sorry. I don't. I don't want to think about that. And you're not as good as you think you are. Nobody knows any. I have never in my life.

[Asante]

I can't think of one song even when that makes me laugh. Oh, I can think of a freestyle. I could think of a Booth moment.

[Dustin Ross]

I could think of a freestyle that was actually good. Okay? She was freestyling over Mobb Deep and over a Drake's. A Drake beat to one time, and it was actually good.

[Asante]

Okay?

[Dustin Ross]

And then she has a song with Little Mo called Complicated that I only like. Cause I'm a Little Mo fan. And Little Mo singing real hard in the chorus on the porch in Philly, you know? Okay, so it's like stuff like that, but it has nothing to do with Akbar. So the audacity of her, you know what I'm saying, to declare herself. And then she was saying how Trim jumped in this shit. Akbar, you literally started this whole thing. You jumped into what she had going on because of your affiliation to the other person. You know what I'm saying? You felt like you wanted to get in the. In the. In the. In the conversation that was taking place surrounding her name. I'm tired of people like her and Amanda Seals. Figure out another way, you know what I'm saying, to get people to listen to your shit than doing the most ridiculous thing you can do.

[Asante]

You know, if Trim were older, I would almost be embarrassed for her after hearing, like, that freestyle. I would be embarrassed for Trim. Like, wow, this is who you're beefing with? Like. Like, this is, like. You make this type of music.

[Dustin Ross]

You should see the comments, Tay. You should see the comments underneath. Like the. When the neighborhood talk. Shout out to the neighborhood talk.

[Asante]

You should see the comments. Shout out to the neighborhood.

[Dustin Ross]

You know what I'm saying? You should see the comments. When people. When these people have posted this freestyle. It's celebrities on there tagging people. You know what I'm saying? That. Not saying nothing, just tagging People's names to get them to come look at it. You know what that means? People are laughing at her.

[Asante]

Right?

[Dustin Ross]

And it wasn't even good. Why did you even want to rap on it?

[Asante]

It wasn't good.

[Dustin Ross]

But that's in positions they had her like laying down on like a chase.

[Asante]

Lounge by pool spread.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Ego filmed like a proper video.

[Dustin Ross]

I told you, there's.

[Asante]

There's Fiji bottles.

[Dustin Ross]

It's content, basically. Yeah.

[Asante]

She did film it to where someone probably should have been paid if they weren't.

[Dustin Ross]

And but. But they had her body contorted in positions where it looked like she was gonna struggle having to get up. And so for her to be. To. For that to be. Be what I'm thinking about when I'm watching this and it is in response to something from a 19 year old.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

That's the part that's killing me.

[Asante]

And this just reinforces your earlier point of her not being that good. So it's like you get up here acting like you know, you've put out these hit records or people even know your name for music. We know your name because you talk about music and because you're related to Candy mostly, but.

[Dustin Ross]

Right.

[Asante]

Not because you have wrapped your way. I don't even remember what you sounded like on that remix with your fave. Her fave.

[Dustin Ross]

Like you know what song you like by her. I don't know by her. Not liked by her, but know by her. I know what song.

[Asante]

What song?

[Dustin Ross]

It's time for a Baddie Baddie Shot a clock. That's why I go get Lemmy. Remember that. You remember the Baddie Betty Shot a Clock song?

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

She's on it.

[Asante]

I don't. There's a full song.

[Dustin Ross]

Yes.

[Asante]

She made a song, you know, I'm sorry, Natalie.

[Dustin Ross]

It's time for a baddie baddie shot a car Ms. Somebody go get Lemmy. Y' all remember that? Asante.

[Asante]

I don't. To make this worse, she has made music with. She's made baddie music and all of the baddies have made music and she got lost in the sauce of baddie music. To me, like, that's even worse. You're coming at a girl who has come cut through and has just back to back. You know, she went from twerking on the boat to Not a coconut water. Like, the girl has just. She's dropping heat, she's dropping fire. Let her have fun while you work on whatever it is you're doing. Like, I don't know if she's doing mixtape single life. Like, I don't know, just by you stepping down to make Fiji water, you have wasted my time. You have embarrassed yourself and you have thrown rants before and after this. And you've called this little girl a little boy with your grown ass. With children, you're like, there's just so many things wrong. But Akbar has always been a wrong person. So I'm not surprised by any of it. But I do get enraged when I have to talk about it and map it out about. I don't like it. Her.

[Dustin Ross]

I don't either.

[Asante]

Shut up.

[Dustin Ross]

And I feel some kind of way because trim is so young. It just didn't. Yeah, it didn't feel good watching that her bit. It felt bullyish. You know what I'm saying?

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

And then when the song came on, was she talking about her? It's like, what are we doing right now? I don't even know.

[Asante]

Because Akbar is not skilled enough to really take art seriously and say, all right, if I'm gonna beef with this girl and I'm taking her record, let me show her really what to do. She said, let me recreate coconut water and make this about my pussy being wet with my Fiji water. Fiji, my Fiji. Touch my kitty. Like, that's where we sat. That's where we ended up

[Dustin Ross]

on the ground riffing like that.

[Asante]

It makes it worse when you keep talking about the video because, like, you went in the booth to cut this. Someone had to mix this. Then you made a video behind this. I'm pissed. Stop. Sorry. I'm getting upset. Like, ew.

[Dustin Ross]

It was awful. Okay. Awful. So we can close on that note. Something that needs to be closed, the door closed on, you know what I'm saying? We can end on that note. Thank y' all for hot topics. I hope you laughed and they love

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

when you do it.

[Dustin Ross]

Thanks for that.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

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[Dustin Ross]

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[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

This week in Wellness. Are there any trends that y' all are seeing from when you were younger that are now circling back and especially like fashion? I'm trying to think where else Jinko. Wait, you're seeing Jinko?

[Asante]

I saw a Gene called T shirt the other day. I was like Gene Cole on a T shirt today.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

But probably because people be thrifting too. You know, like which speaking of, y' all are killing the thrifts, the thrifting experience. I'm seeing so much she in and Fashion Nova and it just saddens me because I feel like we're getting to that point where you're not going to be getting that good quality. You know, like the old school knits that are like good quality. You're just not going to be seeing that at some point. But anyway, that's Neither here nor there. I'm asking because I'm so amazed. Particularly for women in fashion, which I'm seeing more of the things that are circling back because I remember wearing the Vibrams. Do you remember the Vibrams?

[Dustin Ross]

I can see the little individual toes.

[Asante]

Yes. Yeah, I remember you had. There was a whole.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

You remember that had the blue. They were blue. Mine were blue and yellow. And I think. I'm sure I did a segment about it probably early. Early on.

[Asante]

You absolutely did.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

About using it for running, which is what it was made for.

[Asante]

You did one about the Vibrams. You did one about when you went to the Jackrapper the first time. Not Jack Rabbit. What is it? Is.

[Dustin Ross]

It was a Jack Rabbit.

[Asante]

Running Rabbit.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

The name. Some Rabbit runners, though. I don't remember there. But. And even the Nike Riffs, right? Because the Nike Riffs and the Vibrams were actually created for running. They were like, you know, there was a whole movement of, like, natural foot motion because apparently, like, the sneakers that most people wear now, they have the really heavy cushions. It actually interferes, right, with your ankle mobility and, like, your tendons and your joints and. And them being able to be strengthened by the strike when you run. That's all development, your leg strength and your movement, right? And so the more cushion, obviously, the. The less your body is working. So there's a. There are a lot of people that I guess are like, you know, running purists, some walking purists, that really feel like it. You got to be closer to nature. Like, it should be less. Less cushion. It should be a shoe that you almost feel like you're barefoot.

[Dustin Ross]

Well, let your feet hit in, bitch. Because not, of course, you know, I'm talking about them people, because you know what I'm saying? Why the fuck would I give up my cushy shoe, right, To. To fucking be closer to nature? No, I don't want my foot to hurt. That's why I have that there. I don't want to be running on rocks.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

But that's what they claim is the problem. Your foot is hurting because you haven't given it a chance to develop properly. They call it. Let me remember, it's called enhanced pryoception.

[Dustin Ross]

Yeah.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

No pro prioception. And it's the idea of feeling the ground directly under you and how that improves your brain's sensory feedback and allows you to react better to terrain, you know, but if you use the cushions, then you don't develop that connection, that proprioception. And so there's a Lot of benefits.

[Dustin Ross]

Suffering so bad with that my pro quiception. What am I gonna do?

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

I can't now. Listen, I totally have always been a fan of it. I used to feel the difference when I would run in my Vibrams in Central park versus when I would run with Cushier, you know, Brooks or like the ones that have a lot more padding, even like new guys.

[Asante]

I remember you was a virus girl, remember?

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

And so that's was so funny that now I'm seeing it is a fashion. It's fashion. Like the girls are out here wearing Vibrams for the look. And I'm like, that's so cool. It's crazy.

[Dustin Ross]

We got. It's not the journey, it's the destination. Huh, friend?

[Asante]

Wow.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Because when I had it, that had to be. I mean, the what, early 2000s.

[Asante]

That was back in the year, the times, like.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Right. But remember? And so I've always was a fan of that. And I remember, you know, people being like, what the fuck? Because it was a separated. Each toe was separated. And it did look crazy. I mean, I think I would wear it. When I would wear it, it looked cool to me.

[Asante]

I never got any, but it always looked very interesting to me. I was like, I can understand the concept. I'd be interested in it. But I didn't go out and get them. And I felt bad to go try them on. I was like, oh, I don't want my life.

[Dustin Ross]

I mean, they were cool anymore. So I don't like putting things in between them like that. I like for my toes to be.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

You don't like the tabbies?

[Dustin Ross]

No.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Either.

[Dustin Ross]

Nope. I, I've, I, I think they can look chic depending on how you wear them. And I like when girls wear the Mary Jane style ones.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

I think those, yes, those are very cute.

[Dustin Ross]

But I'm not putting that stacked heel shoe on. I'm not putting on no tabs.

[Asante]

And I.

[Dustin Ross]

And maybe the flat pair. I don't know. I just have to see.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

They have the tabby loafers for men I might find really cute.

[Dustin Ross]

But I've seen them.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Yeah.

[Dustin Ross]

In the stacked heel, tabby boot. That's what I've seen. I'm like, why do your shoes look like a platypus? No, I don't want to know.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

No, but I'm just amazed, you know, seeing the Nike rips, especially how now they have taken. I mean, you don't see. It's hard to not see at least 3, 4 pairs of ribs riffs on the train or walking down the street. Like, they have completely taken over. I feel like last year it was the Adidas sambas that everybody had, and now this year is the Nike Riffs and, you know, the ballet shoes that people are really into. It's all really cute. Like, I love all that, but I'm just amazed at how that cycle has come around. Where it went from this. What the fuck are you wearing? Why would you put that on your feet? Here's the split toe shoe and then a separate toe shoe that I initially would wear just to run like it was for exercise. And then I actually started liking them because I found them pretty comfortable. And then I would throw them on with some jeans. And I remember the. Yeah, I remember people would be like, you're so. Like, what the. You're so crazy. And so to see now that the girls are wearing is so cute, like, with their skirts and then. And you know, people are wearing. I don't know if the men are wearing it as much, but the jorts, like the long jean shorts, the tube

[Dustin Ross]

sock and a loafer and a cute T shirt.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Exactly. Cute little vintage tee. Or like the culottes. I know Uniqlo has these cotton culottes.

[Dustin Ross]

I call them sanctified shorts.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

They're so cute.

[Dustin Ross]

No skin.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

I think it's so cute just seeing, you know, those are. I remember the boys in high school that would come in and it's funny because it was usually the nerdy boys that, like, watched anime that had the long jean shorts and people would make fun of them because they would wear with those button ups that had like, anime characters and like fireballs, vans slip on. Ons and some van slip on. But now that look. And a wallet chain that look now. And then they would have, like a beanie.

[Asante]

I love a good beanie now.

[Dustin Ross]

Yeah.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

But now look, like, those are the looks that I'm seeing everywhere on TikTok, Twitter, you know, Instagram. And to me, it's just such a reminder. Right? Like, when you feel pulled towards certain looks, looks or styles, don't. Yeah, just do it. Don't feel. I know that's hard to say because people do feel pressured to appear a certain way, present certain ways. But it just amazed me how the trends can cycle that way, where something that people were literally laughing at you for or knocking you for being like, what the fuck? Is now the top of the trend cycle? And seeing how these outfits are coming back and even just our style as high schoolers and middle schoolers is now the trend cycle. Are y' all seeing that with men Because I don't. I'm not seeing as much with men. But I also might not be aware for us, I'm seeing it like the big oversized jeans bra, the, you know.

[Dustin Ross]

You know, for the longest we were in a chokehold with skinny jeans, you know what I'm saying? And slimmer fits. So now that's so funny.

[Asante]

We've been delivered.

[Dustin Ross]

Everything is much more relaxed now. Everything is much more oversized. And we're, we're, you know, building looks around. Bigger, bulkier, boxier cuts of our stuff. It's. Everything's evolving to that. So I totally see the trend progression that you see too. And some of y'.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

All. But are y' all doing a smoosh

[Dustin Ross]

on no dressing asses? Some of y' all motherfuckers cannot dress. You'd be looking. And the worst of you, the worst of the lot thinks that they can dress, but you cannot.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Okay, Do y' all ever do. Are y' all the type of people, when you're buying clothes, you know, and kind of setting up your looks for the year, do you play with any of the trends or are you kind of like an anti trend?

[Dustin Ross]

I'm anti stupid trends. Right. And I'm anti anything that like, I'm not gonna do anything because it's a trend, but there may be something that is now trendy that is now just coming to my attention because it's a trend. And if it's fly, I'll do it

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

and you fuck with it.

[Dustin Ross]

Yeah, hell, right.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Is there anything right now that that's trendy in menswear that you're like, I'm into it. I'll. I'll throw it in.

[Dustin Ross]

I think it's probably shouldn't say this, but I think it's hot when guys wear like, you know, like them Balenciaga jeans that have the boxers at the top and it looks like they're sagging, but it's really one pair of pants. And like the top.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

I don't know if I've seen those.

[Dustin Ross]

You know what I'm talking about? Like the top of it. I know exactly what boxers or whatever.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

And then.

[Asante]

Have you ever seen.

[Dustin Ross]

Yeah.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Have you ever seen like together as one piece?

[Asante]

I was gonna say, you know how the, you know how the girls will wear like the, the low cut jeans with like the thong out sometimes like that?

[Dustin Ross]

Okay, look.

[Asante]

Cause girls. Cuz I had seen a pair. I seen my homegirl put on some jeans and she wasn't done. Then she put her strap up and like a thong. I was like, oh. And so then later on, I started to see the shorts on the. The boxers on jeans. I was like, damn, this is just like the th.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

But they also got that from us because that's all you see is when dudes sag their little plaid boxes sticking out.

[Dustin Ross]

And Aaliyah and the girls.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Right. I was just about to say we used to do the Calvin Klein, though. Remember the Calvin Klein. The white Calvin Klein underwear. Yep. Poking out from your light wash bra. Make the jeans be low, like the

[Asante]

girl is back around honey.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

The matchings. That was my.

[Dustin Ross]

Remember old girl on forever.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

That was my look. Look. Yeah.

[Dustin Ross]

But anyway, so I like that. And then they wear them with, like, boxy cut, like, tees, like, think like a diet starts Monday T. Which shout. But a diet starts Monday T shirt like that boxy cut, kind of like crop a little bit. Crop a little bit. That'd be turning me on. I'll be like, getting numbers. And when I see with that on with, like a fresh cut, fresh haircut, some little earrings, and a cute smile, that's. It gets me going. You know what I'm saying? So I like. And I feel like it looked nice on me too. So I'm finna give me some.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

So that's cute. I can see.

[Asante]

I love that crop tops is a thing. Like crop tops never left, per se. But I like that they're being centered more. Yeah. Yeah, me too.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Especially when men are comfortable playing with crops that are a little higher, you know, that like, actually show their belly. I think that's cute.

[Asante]

I was talking to. I was talking to my homegirl over the weekend, and she was telling me that her man went on a trip, and she said that he didn't real. Her man learned the hard way that it was pride in D.C. because he was like, man, he was like, I had packed my crop top and everything. And she was like. And she was telling me. She was like. And tay, I tell you, it was a low crop. I was like, you sure you ain't know you was going out there for that? But he was secure. He was loving it.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

I always think of Jesse. Shout out to Jesse, man. Yeah, I know he's done everything. He, to me, was always so cool with that because he didn't care. Like, he would wear crops showing his whole ass stomach and not even trip, you know? And I always used to think that was so cool.

[Dustin Ross]

I don't give a. I don't even really be, like, blurring the lines or whatever with my clothes. You know what I'm saying? I Tend to typically stick with a certain thing. Thing. But I might like a little V neck, you know what I'm saying? Or I might want me a little crop shirt. And I don't give a. Because Prince was still getting ass, you know? Yeah. Prince wore heels, bell bottoms, purple, long hair, ruffles, chaps, chaps, asses, all of that. And they was giving it up, turning it loose.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

And I love.

[Dustin Ross]

So I don't want to hear it, you know what I'm saying? Don't care. And I'm gay.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

What about you, Asante? Do you play with trends or are you an anti trender?

[Asante]

So I'm not an anti trender. We can go on ahead and acknowledge that I'm the least fashionable of the group. So what I do like to do is you have look, I am the least fashionable of the group, but I

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

say that the cutest colors.

[Asante]

What I do is I pay attention to trends. And whenever I'm looking for inspiration, I just play with things that worked for me. Like, I'm a person that when I go buy clothes, I like to buy clothes and leave because I hate that. It's a real process where I really have to go try clothes on, put things together, see what works before I leave. Because if I just buy clothes and

[Dustin Ross]

you should go home, I love all that. Bring me some champagne. Oh, my God. I get. I've developed relationships with the people that shop with me after they quit.

[Asante]

Oh, God.

[Dustin Ross]

You'll be following each other on Instagram and staying in.

[Asante]

Yep.

[Dustin Ross]

Great. Friends shout out to you, Mariah. But yeah, go ahead. We need to go shopping.

[Asante]

We do need to go shopping. I. I definitely need to do like a complete overhaul of everything because as I'm getting older, I'm like, damn, you know, I need to. When I leave the house sometimes I like, I don't actually leave the house in these T shirts and shit. I'll put on like, my grown man shirt.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Come on. Wait, what's a grown man shirt?

[Asante]

Now, like, I put on like a little, like, not necessarily a polo, but like, what's the colorless polo? They sell those at, like, they sell them at. So, yeah, like a Henley. Like, I put on something like that. You know, I have these, like, really nice, like, structured shirts that I got off a boohoo man Hawaiian. They're Y and adjacent.

[Dustin Ross]

Okay.

[Asante]

I just like, I can't always eat

[Dustin Ross]

a house in a T shirt anymore. Like, for your basic shit. Absolutely.

[Asante]

They got some really good basics. They got some really good pieces. If you just like, sift through for sure. Like, you know, stuff like that, it's just hard to find in store. Like. Like H and M. Shopping is just not the same when you just want something quick, you know, boohoo. Man is quick. And it's digital. You look nice earrings.

[Dustin Ross]

You need some diamond studs. Unless you already have.

[Asante]

Well, you know, I got these gauges.

[Dustin Ross]

You need diamonds.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Oh, yeah, he has his gauges.

[Dustin Ross]

That's the perfect. That's the perfect. Like,

[Asante]

I have to put it in a. In one of the center.

[Dustin Ross]

Put it around the edge of the circles, the diamonds. You know what I'm saying?

[Asante]

Or around the edge. I could do.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

I bet you you could do a double.

[Dustin Ross]

Have it go all the way through the middle, like, Asante. Iced out.

[Asante]

You know that.

[Dustin Ross]

Ice me out. I got, you know, lucky.

[Asante]

If anybody's listening, my gauge size is zero, so you know what I'm saying?

[Dustin Ross]

Yep.

[Asante]

That's how you get his attention. Oh, it's a double zero. Yeah.

[Dustin Ross]

Diamond gauge is your world.

[Asante]

Oh, my God. But, yeah, when it comes to me in clothing, I'm still, like, doing my big one, trying to find those right situations for me. I feel like people sometimes will see things on a mannequin and be like, oh, oh, I like, you know, Urban Outfitters lives. Let me just get this outfit. And it's like, no, Whoever works there, just put some of that on this morning. Some stores, they do care about, like, not to tell their business. I ain't mean to do that. But some stores do care about, you know, what their mannequins look like because they're trying to.

[Dustin Ross]

Visual merchandising.

[Asante]

Yeah. Some stores, they will just dress their mannequins with whatever because you're there and they want you to buy it. So some people will see a mannequin and they feel like they need to buy that outfit, and that's not always the assignment. So, like, I don't feel like everybody understands what works for them. And I'm one of those people that still has to take the time out to understand.

[Dustin Ross]

Yeah.

[Asante]

Because some of y'. All, I know, some people that have that eye, they see that T shirt, they already know what they're putting it with five different ways and how many different times they're gonna wear it and when they're gonna wear it and where I was like, damn. I just be trying to feel like I need something for something, and I don't be knowing what that something is. But you already be seeing yourself, like, out there taking pictures and shit. And that's a very cool Skill that I just wish I had.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

I feel. Yeah, I love that about the thrift shops. Cause that's how most of the thrift shop girlies are like, like yeah, they, they know how to, you know how to twist and turn certain pieces to adjust even if the sizing is different. You know, like they're more creative in my opinion.

[Asante]

There's so many different styles of clothes.

[Dustin Ross]

You know them two guys that be making the drinks and slamming the stuff on the counter. Oh spraying the cleaner and wiping it off. And they got like the long.

[Asante]

They'd be real dressed up and they be.

[Dustin Ross]

And they don't say nobody.

[Asante]

The black guy and the white guy, they be dressed. They be dragged the out looking beautiful

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

and they're like together. Right? It's like a black dude and a white dude.

[Asante]

Yep.

[Dustin Ross]

I don't know. That's the attitude the thrift shop, the thrift store girlies have.

[Asante]

You know what I'm saying?

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

I love them. They.

[Asante]

No literally.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

And you have, you do have to be creative. Right. Because nobody's curating the look for you. Like usually come into the thrift store. I mean obviously you. Some of them, the more high end ones that are more like consignment, they do have more curated but for the most part you're still sifting and fucking going through the racks and kind of have to put looks together from all kinds of errors.

[Dustin Ross]

That's the fun part.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

I love it like by high end. And I think my style, what I like is that it's. It's just such a good solid mixture of like something that's ridiculously expensive that I would never admit how much I paid for it. But then I'll also have like a $5T shirt.

[Dustin Ross]

Sweetheart.

[Asante]

That's.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Or a pair of Levi's, bro. It really is right. It's just so perfect to me. Like I'll have. I just found an amazing pair of vintage orange tag Levi's which if you know, you know, right. With the orange tag they fit so good. And I've been trying to find that light wash almost mom Jeanish look for so long. Fire. Luckily it wasn't one of the pricey, pricier like second Street. I love that. But they are pricey. It was one of the more like Goodwillish spots out here.

[Dustin Ross]

Real find.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

So yeah. So I'm wearing like a thirteen dollar pair of jeans but then I have on like Kate boots. It's just so good.

[Dustin Ross]

Get stopped by that guy, shout out to the guy and forgive me for not knowing they stopped. Which one?

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Because there's so many guys. Gotham.

[Dustin Ross]

Gotham Gallery. Yes.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Yes.

[Dustin Ross]

I hope you get stopped by him. Y.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

He's cute.

[Dustin Ross]

He be everywhere.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Yeah, I like him. And there's another guy named Dev Moore.

[Guest/Additional Voice]

Yes.

[Dustin Ross]

Shout out to Dev Moore. I know exactly what you're talking about. Yeah, he's cute too. Yes.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Those two ch. It's funny you brought those up, because I love those channels. I'll randomly. Like, if I'm cleaning or cooking, I'll just pop it on. And it also makes me, you know, feel connected to home.

[Dustin Ross]

Yeah.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

I don't think New Yorkers. It just don't compare.

[Dustin Ross]

I agree.

[Asante]

I love watching their people from all

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

over the world, too. Right? And then, you know, a lot of New Yorkers, it is that thing of, like, they'll have a $7,000 Chanel bag, but then they'll have ballet shoes they thrifted for two bucks. To me, that mixture is so fun, you know?

[Asante]

But see, friend, that's why you are. And the perfect. Like. Like, you're the. You're the perfect New York girl, but you and Dustin both are, like, the essential. You're the quintessential. Like, I understand fashion, right? Like, I understand that it doesn't have to be expensive to mean something. Yes. I appreciate expensive things, so I'm gonna go get what I want, but I'm not. That's not gonna deter me from, you know, a steal on something that looked amazing 20 years ago that I could still rock today. You know what I'm saying? There's some people that will buy something today and make it look like, well, why are you wearing Internet? No shade to Dr. Simone? I'm not trying to get my Fendi dresses. Yeah, because, you know, if you got the money to buy and it makes you feel good, do that. But there are just certain things, like, back to the thrift store and. And even Dustin, when you were talking about the. The two people that, like, make the drinks, they're having fun, they're playing, and they're, like, learning. And that makes you feel good about yourself if you're buying just to kind of please others. Like, okay, like, I even said, I want to look older because I want to, like. Like, feel that when I'm out, it's like, not that people don't take me seriously. I just know where I'm at, and I know how to play the game, and I want to play it the right way and look good doing it. Like, you know, in New York, it's fun to wear T shirts and like that and dress up when we go out. That's why I said I just dressed up when we would go out. But even when we would go out to dinners and stuff, you know, I would still put some on. Why not? But here I just feel like if I have to go run errands, there's a different way to look cute that doesn't make me look like, oh, you're from New York. And so it's like I've just been playing with, with those things. So I have been playing with some things.

[Dustin Ross]

Foot Locker, a new pair of J, some brand new white socks, some gray Nike shorts.

[Asante]

One stop in TLR is always easy, but I like stopping at those. But you know why I love going to the mall? They always got one or two of those like good boutiques that got like

[Dustin Ross]

all the good in there. So it's like cream and Y Chris. Crooks and castles. I see you. I see you. You.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Oh, Cruxing Castle. You took it back.

[Guest/Additional Voice]

Hello.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

I think of you every time I see the supreme rack at second street out here because this be so good and it's right next to the Stussy. But yeah, I think too. What's funny is now I'm. I'm like getting back into heels, which I don't necessarily know where that's coming from because I think I was into heels before. Yeah. And then, and then I did. Just couldn't care less about a heel. Like you could not put one in front of me. I had no interest. I was super heavy in my sneaker. I guess it's just, you know, ebbs and flows. But now phases. I'm. Yeah, I'm not really reaching for my ones. No, you didn't. As much as I used to. I'm still not going to donate them though. Cuz I. I'm afraid that I'm a circle back.

[Dustin Ross]

No, don't donate to wanting my ones.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Right. And then I'm going be like my collection. But I'm gonna keep the ones and the fours that I have. But right now I'm really like playing more with the mixture of like more femme mixed in with the street wear, which I don't think I did as much. I was always just like straight 90s girl streetwear. Like not really trying to play with the femme silhouette.

[Dustin Ross]

So body. Body out. Crazy though. Body crazy and just ignoring it. Like it's just my body. I'm not like whatever.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

But that's so classic though because when you. When I remember being little and the girls that were like with the crazy bodies and was so cute were the ones that had on the Eastling and the big. Yeah. And the big button up shirts and the Mecca. And then you randomly would see them at the pool in a bikini or something. You'd be like, oh my God, that girl is like. Did you.

[Asante]

You see friend at the party?

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Yeah, I think there's an element of that that I kind of with. And then, you know, you decide to pop out with a little body. It's like, oh, you, you all right? You hold. You holding on a little something back there.

[Dustin Ross]

So like I told. I don't know, I'm having J birthday party.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Listen, set friend, you look like you got your body done. Thank you.

[Dustin Ross]

I did. That's literally what I thought of when I saw you.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

I was like, friend, you look like

[Dustin Ross]

you got your body.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

That was the highest compliment. Okay.

[Dustin Ross]

Thank you for knowing my heart.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

But yes, but I just find it cute how we, as we. Our styles are changing, you know, but at the same time, they're not like, do you find that they're. They're changing, but they're not like your interests 1000. Are you trying new things like new silhouettes, new little looks? We're also in our 40s and late 30s. Like, I like classes.

[Dustin Ross]

Things are changing because speaking of trends, it's so funny you mentioned this. Cause me and my brother shout out to Damon's stupid ass, hey, Damon. We just had a conversation the other day about like personal style and personal aesthetic. And we were going in deep about it. And mine does not change and it hasn't changed. The same shit that I thought was fly when I was 13 and 14, I'm still into right now. And it's cycle background retro Js. I was wearing those when they came out, when they were originally designed.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

The first drops, the first elevens.

[Dustin Ross]

I'm old, you know, so. But so same. I love that. But I also understand, right, the importance of remaining current, understanding what's current. When you are talking about having an appreciation for, for fashion as an art. Right. You have to follow it and understand what's going on right now when it comes to trends and, and also understand the, the current iteration of what your personal style aesthetic is. You can translate, right. Your adoration for those things into today's version of that. You know what I'm saying?

[Guest/Additional Voice]

Right.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

And how it kind of plays. Yeah, yeah. How it plays with the looks that you like. Because I personally, I'm not like a trend follower in terms of like, you know, some people need the, the season. Like they want the bag that's out right now.

[Dustin Ross]

Y' all know how long she had

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

that iPhone, but go ahead, I know you did it. And I'm still holding strong. But I think what I do love, though, about trend cycles, I love looking back because I think it's cute. Like, I love seeing the girls now, the way they look. I know it's in five, 10 years, they're gonna look back and remember those eras. Like, there's. That's cute to me. Remember we was wearing the ballet shoes with the big ass jean shorts? You know, like, to me, that's the thing about trends. It's a, it's a time capsule and it tells a story about the era you were in. You gonna be able to tie songs, people, places you were at, things you were going through, and how the look kind of talk, talked about the era of life. Like, you know, what was happening at that time.

[Dustin Ross]

Archiving.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

And I like that.

[Dustin Ross]

And memory and feeling like that. To me, that's literally the beauty of life.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Like, I love that. And that's so cute when you think, when you look back when we were wearing and people make jokes all the time about us wearing like corporate casual express button downs. Yeah, structure, structure jeans and hard shoes and like an A, all of that. Yes. You see, like that's. To me, that's so cute that we can remember Jay Z.

[Dustin Ross]

Hell yeah.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

You know, Jay Z's records and how he look. Remember when dudes were wearing the blazer with the hoodie? Yes, yes, yes. Hell yeah. The blazer with the hoodie. Like, to me, that's so cute.

[Dustin Ross]

And I had a head start, you

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

know, and I think trends should fit.

[Dustin Ross]

I had a head start on the blazer because I was a Jehovah's Witness, which meant I had to have. So I was. When that happened, I was like, well, finally, you know what I'm saying? Life is giving me something back.

[Asante]

He's like, it's my hell yeah.

[Dustin Ross]

Okay.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

That's why I think trends are cute to play with. Like, have fun with them. I think it's not so much, yeah, it's not so much about, oh, I don't want to look like nobody. Like, of course you don't. But I also think there's something cute about all of us being pulled towards certain things and having certain things that we all have. Like, I love it, I think it's cute. But also, yeah, just add your touch. If you're more feminine, figure out how the jorts fit with the heels and the cute, you know, girly tops. But if you're more boyish. Whatever it is. I personally just love it. I've seen the girls outside. What really sparked this was seeing the young teenagers and 20 year olds and up. You know, it's anybody with the Vibrams. It just brought so many memories of me being in my early 20s wearing them and it not being cool. And now all the girls have them and then they have all the cool colors now. I saw this girl with like a fuchsia pink pair.

[Dustin Ross]

Thought something was wrong with her foot in first, didn't you? Why is her foot pink? Oh, and viral.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

It was so cute. She had a fuchsia pink pair and then her friend had the lime green. Then they had their, like the Balenciaga. Balenciaga City bags.

[Dustin Ross]

So they was.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

And they had their long shorts. You know, it just was very.

[Dustin Ross]

They was fly.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

It was very. I'm chronically online, but also a sign

[Dustin Ross]

of the time, but executed.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

There's something about that. Yeah, there's something about it that's just cute. And it just made me think of trend cycles and. And me being in my mid-40s now, you know, and thinking of like when I was. Was wearing. Which is funny because I'm talking about was wearing it. But I definitely have Vibrams now and like the mid-40s. I know. I saw your face.

[Dustin Ross]

Yeah.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

But I was just curious how y' all have been seeing the trend cycles and if y' all kind of been playing with them as. At the age that we're at, you know, like, how are those trends kind of creeping into your closet? Or are you like, that's for kids.

[Dustin Ross]

Depends.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

I don't play with those things.

[Dustin Ross]

Case specific, right? It's case specific.

[Asante]

Very much so, yeah. If I see something I like, why not? But very much.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Yeah. If I like it, I like it.

[Asante]

Yeah. I just don't. I just feel like I haven't been marketed appropriately. Right. Like, I haven't seen like, we'll see like the Gap ad, but like, that's cute because, like it's music or dance, but like not actually for the clothes. So it's like I'm not in places where I'm seeing things and I'm like, oh, that's cute. Like, I see it on people more than I see it on advertising.

[Dustin Ross]

The intentionality. Yeah, I. The other day, Wale was. Wale had posted a video rapping and he had on.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

He always got cute sneakers.

[Dustin Ross]

Oh, my God. He had on this Nike pullover and it was like rainbow. It was like a gradient rainbow. And it had like, instead of just it being a hoodie, it had like a Pooh Shiesty mask as the. The headpiece. But he didn't even have it.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Oh.

[Dustin Ross]

Around his neck. You know what I'm saying? And his head out the hole. Have to have it. Like. I know I gotta get it from

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

stock X or some while lay street wear closet.

[Dustin Ross]

I would love to go on his closet. I want to go on.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

I would love to see his sneakers and his.

[Dustin Ross]

It's a lot of closets. I want a future. Drake. Drake's closet.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Drake? Really? I've never did you see Drake like that.

[Dustin Ross]

It'd be pieces here and there. It's never a total.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

I can see that.

[Dustin Ross]

Damn. That shirt.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Like a random coat.

[Asante]

You know who got coats? Yep.

[Dustin Ross]

Ooh, y' all feel.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

So just give me Tracy Ellis Ross's closet.

[Asante]

Oh, yeah.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

I take Tiana's. You know who else I love? What is her name? That. She was, like, rumored to be dating Janelle Monae and we just watched Tessa

[Dustin Ross]

T. She be in her shit. Yeah. Quality, too.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

People. I feel like people sleep.

[Asante]

Sleep on her. Yep.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Her, Her. And I'm talking about her, like, personal style. Like when they be doing the paparazzi shots and it's just her on the street or even like her red carpet style for her projects. She dresses so cool to me.

[Asante]

Yep.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Cause it's like a mixture. You could tell of like shit she just had in her closet mixed with high end shit. She probably. She looks like she's a thrift girl, too. I kind of get that vibe. I love it. Those three are like, probably my top. Stop that. Feel like I love that.

[Dustin Ross]

You know who can't dress? Jocelyn Hernandez. Number one, exhibit A right there. Can't picture none of her clothes. I just leave it there. I ain't gonna tear her down. She's with child. So shout out to Jocelyn. Oh, shout out to her. Congratulations. Congratulations to her and her husband, but.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Oh, that's beautiful.

[Guest/Additional Voice]

Wow.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Okay. But yeah, I was just being nosy about your closets. And those of you listening too, especially the girls. I'm so curious. If y' all are playing with the Vibrams, tell me how many pairs you got. Or if you would never. Or the riffs or the ballet shoes. What the. Oh, my God.

[Dustin Ross]

Basketball waves. Basketball wives dress.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

The dog sandals with the kitten heel is killing right now. I know y' all have seen it.

[Dustin Ross]

She did. She had some white ones before I knew it was a trend. She had one. I was like, why she got them high heel chunkas On.

[Asante]

I feel like the white girls. The white girls been bringing them back. Like, Addison ran them. One of them was wearing them on one of their performances and I was like, oh.

[Dustin Ross]

I said, some old Navy heels.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

High heel. Chunk

[Dustin Ross]

got them. Old Navy heels. Yes.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

They're killing, though. I have so many pairs now. That's a trend I like, love because that's like the island girl in me. But like also put a little heel on.

[Dustin Ross]

They cute to me now, but I just was shocked.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

They're very cute.

[Dustin Ross]

At first I was like, yeah, like,

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

you know what's funny was I had put them on. Like we had. We were going out somewhere nice and I.

[Dustin Ross]

What did he say?

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

You ready?

[Asante]

What did he say?

[Dustin Ross]

Where the hell you going?

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

He said, you wearing flip flops. I was like, it's as a heel. He was so disturbed. Like, what's the vision?

[Dustin Ross]

I told you, that's a shoe I had to adjust to for real. As a. As a. As a, you know, a person in the world.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Think of the cute girls in the 90s when they had like. It's very like Sex in the City. When San Francisco Parker would have her cute fancy dresses, but then she'd have like a healed song sandal.

[Dustin Ross]

And it works like, you know, I'm sorry, short.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

And the off duty models, when they'd have like their skinny jeans with a tank top and then the thong heel. It's just a look that I've always thought was real chic and cute, but we are.

[Dustin Ross]

They remind me of them wooden heels that the women wear in China. And they have like the, you know, like the wooden ones and they.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

But they have like.

[Dustin Ross]

Not that one. Not that.

[Asante]

Not the.

[Dustin Ross]

Not the geisha shoes. You think about them G. Like, wait, the one ones that you look at and be like, ouch. Not them. I'm talking about the wood with the thong. And it's like a platform wooden heel. That's what they remind me of because it's such a wide foot base in that shoe, isn't it? I'm sure you have like, your foot is supported.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Well, it depends if you have the chica, you know, the, like more chic ones that are sleek. Yeah, they're more them ones.

[Dustin Ross]

Biggie. But there's a lot of looks shout out to Big Biggie on baddies too. And I like her rap name is La Biggie, which I think is like, she's killing it dope as. But she had them.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

I saw her Harlem shaking with the mic in front of her on the street. Bikini top and some shorts.

[Dustin Ross]

I love as an artist. Let's go. I think her rap, I'm actually behind

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

it 100 feel like.

[Asante]

What's the word?

[Dustin Ross]

Her body type and all that of that totally adds value to her as an artist. It makes her interesting and charming like and cute for sure. And she'd be turning like full looks, you know what I'm saying? Like hair, like she dresses cute, you know what I'm saying?

[Asante]

Yeah.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

She got something.

[Dustin Ross]

She dope.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

She definitely. I hope she keeps pushing the platform ones or the ones with the heel.

[Dustin Ross]

The heel. But it's just a wide shoe base. To me it's like a. It's like a bodyboard, you know.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

On that note.

[Asante]

Yeah.

[Dustin Ross]

A wave rider. You know.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Listeners, let us know what you I

[Dustin Ross]

got them sea do shoes.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

That's it for me this week.

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[Dustin Ross]

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[Asante]

This week in Music this week. Just a couple of quick stories and we can get right to the listens lately. The first story is going to be real quick because I didn't even know it happened. But I at least wanted to say it happened because I saw some performance clips floating around this morning that I did not watch. And then I realized why these clips were happening. On May 25, 2026, the AMAs aired.

[Dustin Ross]

Oh, dope.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Oh, I missed them.

[Asante]

The America. Well, I mean we awards seasoned out

[Dustin Ross]

them Oscars and all that.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

I didn't even know it was happening. Were they good?

[Dustin Ross]

We're worn out.

[Asante]

I'm gonna put it to you like

[Dustin Ross]

I know Tiana ain't one.

[Asante]

The album the. Okay, Artist of the year went to bts.

[Dustin Ross]

See, that's some bs.

[Asante]

New artists of the year that came to Cat's eye. Album of the year.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

American Music Awards. Right.

[Asante]

The Americans. There you go. Look, look. Hey, Wolfram. Song of the year went to Hunter X. And you know that golden song, the. The. The K Pop Demon, the one that I like? Like

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

that you said Candy's Daughters, that song. Yes. Now I'm something.

[Dustin Ross]

Whatever it is.

[Asante]

Collaboration of the year. Look, Collaboration of the year went to Pink Panthers and Zara Larson Stateside.

[Dustin Ross]

Oh, I like Pink Panthers. Don't know the song, but I like her. So good for her.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

It feels like this is skewing very young.

[Asante]

Social song of the year went to Tyla for Chanel.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Like I said, you. Wait. Social song. Oh, social as in social. Social media. Okay.

[Dustin Ross]

She's not a social person, so I don't know why they would give her that.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Wait, what is this?

[Dustin Ross]

Maybe the anti social song. The. The Roll My Eyes at everybody song. You know what I'm saying?

[Asante]

Video went to Cat's Eye. Gnarly. I mean, it just really wasn't for us. Oh. Best throwback song went to Black Eyed Peas for Rock that Body.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Oh, what. What do we mean best?

[Asante]

They were up against. And they were up against four non blondes. What's up? I'm.

[Dustin Ross]

That should have won.

[Asante]

And. And. And Google Dolls. Iris.

[Dustin Ross]

What else?

[Asante]

Just those three though. It was just those three

[Dustin Ross]

for the win. Now, now, SZA did just do a cover.

[Asante]

I was gonna say Iris is a song that I love. And.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

And it's one of the most beautiful

[Asante]

songs

[Dustin Ross]

by what's up by Fortnite. It's Linda Perry. Come on.

[Asante]

And also, I remember these talking the

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

other day that she didn't want to give Christina Aguilera. Beautiful. She was too pretty. Oh, yeah, she's so cute.

[Dustin Ross]

Linda Perry. Shout out to Linda Perry. That's one of the people you just. Let's say whatever they gonna say. If she, Whatever she said about you, be like, that was Linda Perry. And that's it. You just go ahead because it's Linda Perry.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

It is.

[Asante]

The amas were definitely not for us this year. No sh. I mean, I mean black people too, especially of a particular age. One of the only performances that I wish I would have seen was Teyana Taylor. She performed all of youf Heart.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Who?

[Asante]

Teyana Taylor. She performed all of youf Heart, which

[Dustin Ross]

was okay off her new album.

[Asante]

Yeah. A tripped out, spacey performance. It felt like a cinematic moment unto itself.

[Dustin Ross]

I want to see.

[Asante]

Thanks to immersive staging, disorienting camera. Yeah, the way that Billboard painted it. I want to see that. Like that's, that was one of the few performances I want, I wanted to see. Now as to the clips that I scrolled over this morning and then we can move off of this because this was supposed to be a quick story the Pussycat Dolls performed. And I saw the clip. I didn't press play on it because one of the. I just saw the comments and I was like, oh, this was a Pussycat Doll performance. And I scrolled up and I was just like, actually, I don't really want to watch it now because they said that it was just the three girls. We know. Pussycat Dolls is just now down to Nicole Scherz and girl Kimberly White and Ashley Roberts. And apparently it featured Nicole as the center the whole time, but they did a mashup of buttons When I Grow up club song and don'tcha. Busta Rhymes and Spliff Star were there, so that's cute. But outside of that, I don't know. I just didn't. I, I, I don't feel anything about the Pussycat Dolls. I, I don't care that there's three of them. I'm not mad that I missed this performance. But shout out to Buster Rhymes, Swift Star for still rocking. I always love to see them out and about the AMAs happened. Do you guys have any opinions that you would like to share about any of those things that I discussed?

[Dustin Ross]

Congratulations to Cardi B. She swept all the hip hop categories. So shout out to Cardi B. Oh,

[Asante]

well, shout out to Cardi.

[Dustin Ross]

I hope that's foreshadowing for Grammys next year.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Right. I just said that in my head. Yeah. I love award shows, even when they're terrible. It's just something I just have to watch. It just makes me happy and nostalgic, and I'm a watch regardless, so I'm sad that I didn't realize this was happening. I'm watching. Yeah.

[Asante]

I didn't see a lot of performances that I really wanted to see, so that's why I also like Cat's Eye, bts Carol G. Somber. I would check out again. Pussycat Dogs, Tiana Taylor. I said I wanted to see Maluma, Hootie and the Blowfish.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Whoa.

[Asante]

Riley Green, Billy Idol. Okay. Oh, okay. New Kids on the Block to plug their upcoming Vegas residency, 21 pilots. Keith Urban.

[Dustin Ross]

I like Keith Urban.

[Asante]

And yeah, so there's some things there, but just not a whole lot that made me sad that I missed it.

[Dustin Ross]

Keith Urban wearing his hair that didn't

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

pull me just now.

[Dustin Ross]

Like the white lady on Friends. What's her name? Keith Urban got his hair. The Rachel.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Phoebe.

[Dustin Ross]

Keith Urban got the Rachel haircut.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Little spikiness.

[Dustin Ross]

Keith Urban and Rachel. Yeah.

[Asante]

So that was supposed to be the quick story. So the next story can be as quick as you guys want to make it. Drake dropped his three albums. We didn't get a chance to talk about that. It's been a couple of weeks, I believe.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Oh, yeah.

[Asante]

Have you guys had a chance to listen to all three projects Project? Because to be honest, I did. Actually, to be honest with you, I've listened, but I have not differentiated between what I listen to just because I'm a Drake fan. And honestly, I'm with everything. Like, you know, there's always going to be some that are slower or whatever, but I be smoking and listening to. Not on shuffle, per se, but as I let it all play through, I still be getting caught up in, like, the regular ass moments with Drake. So I'm enjoying everything that I've heard. But you said you all have had a chance to listen. But for those out there listening, he dropped Iceman, Habibi Tea, and Maid of Honor. So it was a triple release, but I think Iceman is the main album.

[Dustin Ross]

Iceman, Bahati and Mini Maid.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

It's Habibti.

[Asante]

Habib Tea. Excuse me, Habibti. Thank you. So you all have had a chance to listen. Thoughts? Do you guys have one particular project that you enjoy over the other ones that win or lose songs that you like more? So if you don't Feel like discussing all of those things.

[Dustin Ross]

Yes, I'm gonna play a song I like, but, yes. I honestly feel like it's a whole lot of throwaways in there. A lot of that shit sounds like demos. And I think that there's probably, like, four or five songs that I really like on each project that could have been condensed into one solid album called Iceman.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Right.

[Dustin Ross]

So there's just a lot of fun.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

That's what threw me off.

[Dustin Ross]

For me, me personally, lots of fluff.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Yeah, I. I'm. I mean, Drake is cool. I don't really. He's not an artist that I dislike or an artist I like. I heavily like. I'm always. If a single is good, I'm gonna play it. It's cool. I've never, like, ran to listen to a Drake album, but I was up the night that it dropped, and I was like, oh, let me listen, just out of curiosity. And I sat, and then when I saw that it was three, I was like, holy, I'm gonna be listening to all three. Yeah. I was like, God damn. But I sat, for real. And I sat and listened to all of them. And the only thing I felt was like, I feel like this was such an important moment in his career because people were waiting with bated breath, you know, after everything that happened. And I kind of feel like, underwhelmed, filmed. I'm not. I'm not gonna say you don't feel like he took it serious, because I don't think it's right to say that about someone's artistry if you weren't there with them. But, you know, it sort of felt like, damn, I expected more like, intention, same. You know what I mean? Like, where you really felt like he was in that studio, like, we about to get it. Like, this is no turning back at this point. And it felt like a lot of silliness.

[Asante]

Yeah, yeah.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Like the songs with what's her name, Sexy Red, you know, like, it just felt like, what are we doing?

[Dustin Ross]

Yeah, yeah, like that. I was like, right.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

That's what I was. Like this right there.

[Dustin Ross]

Let's go.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

It felt very silly. And I get that those songs work because you're thinking, TikTok, honey, but people thinking Tick Tock cuts. I know. People thinking the younger demographic with the kind of shit that they like, which I feel is like, AI music, you know, like, yeah, it is. It just is what it is. And. But some of the songs are cool. I like them. Make Em Pay, I think it's called was probably my favorite out of the whole trio.

[Dustin Ross]

I also think that I was underwhelmed because I did not feel like this album was Drake giving his side of the story. I think Drake kind of. It feels like Drake just wanted to move on and not address nothing. Even though he took shots at several different people throughout all three albums. But it was not a cohesive effort. That felt like bitch. Like for me, the album intro killing y'. All. What my Drake is known for incredible album intros. And I do love the intro on Iceman and Maid of Honor. I don't know about Bahati, but what's

[Asante]

the name of one of the baddies?

[Dustin Ross]

Friends from Baddies of you. But I don't. I did not walk away from that album feeling like Drake had his say, you know what I'm saying? At all. The first three words of my album intro, if I were Drake, would have been first of all. That would have had. I would have started my album off first of all. It just went in, you know what I'm saying?

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Right.

[Dustin Ross]

But we didn't get that.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

So I got it out the way.

[Dustin Ross]

Maybe that wasn't his intention, whatever. Like I said, there's songs that I love. Like, don't worry. It's just. It's a lot of songs on there that I love. I love Janice Shut the Up, which I didn't even know.

[Asante]

Yes, Janice Shut the Up.

[Dustin Ross]

I love Slap the City. Oh, my God. I love classic. There's so many songs in there that I literally love. But, you know, yeah, yeah.

[Asante]

I'm a Drake fan, not like a super Stan to where I feel like I gotta go out in the streets and fight for him. But I enjoy the work and I agree that. I feel like there was kind of a miss there. Right? But I also kind of see the play with how Drake can be. And so I can understand if he was like, all right, you know what? I'm still rap, do my shit, and at some point, I'm going to address this. I feel like he thinks this my age, right? Like, there's a part of it that's like, all right, we're over this beef. But then there's this other part of like, all right, this is supposed to be your response to the beef. So it's kind of like if you're going to respond in a way that's like, I'm going to respond by not responding. People kind of expect, all right, well, your shit needs to hit really hard. With that said, this set of records kind of gave me the feel of. And this might not have even Been the intention, but it gave me a feel of when he used to do the Apple music, the OVO records, it used to be like a radio, and they would play, like, all these damn songs. Some of them were all his that you heard. Some of them were, like, deep cuts, like, demos of things. Yep, it was a whole bunch of stuff. So. So I agree with you, Dustin. Like, I felt like. Like, some of these were, like, demos and things that he, like, pieced together. And I don't know, because, again, I didn't get a chance to really put it together. I don't know if there's, like, a story in the way that these were dropped versus. Oh, they're just three different types of albums. Like, there's, like, the world music one, the, you know, heavy one that people really wanted in the.

[Dustin Ross]

The stupid one.

[Asante]

This, I couldn't even really give the third one because, again, I didn't really give them each their, like, fair shots. I was like, oh, okay, I like this. I like this. I like this. I haven't really, like, actively listened to be like, all right, so what are we talking about here?

[Dustin Ross]

What's going on here? I did my Dog and I like. Even when it comes to, like, unreleased Drake shit, think about how beautiful Dark Line demo tapes was, right? A bunch of motherfucking unreleased shit from a hard drive that literally made you feel like you were in a movie when you listened to it. This shit literally just felt for me, like he was like, all right, I'm just finna make some music music. And he just got in there and, like, had concepts and ideas, and they just made songs and they just threw together.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

It felt like an external. It felt like an external drive dump.

[Dustin Ross]

That's exactly what it felt like for me.

[Asante]

Right.

[Dustin Ross]

Of course you're gonna get some gems in there, right? You're gonna get some other stuff that's lit. So that's how I felt. But I'm a jerk fan. I love his music, so.

[Asante]

And it feels like the last few releases have kind of been like that, though. Like, it doesn't feel like we've gotten that, like, hard, hard.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Well, I think he's lost the love, man.

[Dustin Ross]

I'm one of the people who love for all the Dogs. I have album. Like, I. Sorry. It's a great.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

I love the dance one.

[Asante]

Yeah.

[Dustin Ross]

Honestly, Never mind.

[Asante]

I do very much enjoy for all the Dogs.

[Dustin Ross]

And I feel like that was like,

[Asante]

yeah, for all the Dogs.

[Dustin Ross]

Dogs will be. Oh, my God, I love that soda. Fanta fantasizing. That's not Love your Energy. Come on, come on.

[Asante]

Background. Lean into me.

[Dustin Ross]

Okay.

[Asante]

She pretty. Ghetto. Just like Virginia Beach. Okay.

[Dustin Ross]

Okay. Pretty and ghetto. Pretty and rough. Just like Virginia Beach.

[Asante]

Pretty and rough.

[Dustin Ross]

Yep. I want to get back to the days. Oh, yeah.

[Asante]

So he just. A lot of moments. There were a lot of moments there, and I just feel like there's so much happening. I haven't really been able to, like, catch, like, the moments. Like, I like the, like, even though Cheetah Prince are ridiculous songs, like, all right, I like that drake's playing, like, this 80s kind of. I don't know if he's just feeling something, but also it's like there's not enough or there's just a lot of things happening.

[Dustin Ross]

You know that song Bestie? When a girl be like, where my bestie at? Bring that. It's a girl shout out to this dancer on Instagram named Deidre Danceler. I think her Instagram is Danceler Deidre D E D R A. But I've talked about her on the show before, and on the part on that song, she'd be like, the next time I hold a down, it's gonna be underwater water. Deidre be hip. Rolling it, though, like, water. It's so funny. I put it on my Instagram as much as I can. So check her out, because she did. And then she.

[Asante]

She.

[Dustin Ross]

She like, on the part when she goes, where my bestie at? She'll do Tay and friend, like, stick her. Shoot me in a car and she'll open the door and stick her head where my bestie. Like, she'd be doing like that. Open the door and then she'll close it and then start dancing, shaking her ass. It is so funny. And it's to that Drake so song. So there's that. You know what? Let me find it and so I can send it to our magic people so that they can fill out Instagram magic.

[Asante]

All right, well, those were the stories for the music Man. Second bit. Now we are going to get to the listens lately portion of this program. Songs to play. Friend, I would love to know what you have for there.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Listen 2 so K1 Queen Quan Y

[Asante]

KW I'm with you.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

All of the things dropped. A new record called Touch Myself and I love it.

[Asante]

Yeah.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

And Tik and Tik Tok has been my God chopping this song up, but it's good. This is how it goes.

[Dustin Ross]

Sam.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Girl, I'm journeying and it's hurting knowing you now up in my bed waiting I'm waiting Time has been wasted you could be Naked on me. You know where I stay at if you want it. And say that don't leave me lonely. Thinking about you. Right. K1 1 queen. I also have Armani. This song is just makes me feel like summer is right around the corner. This makes me miss living in Flatbush. You know what? Harlem too. Armani wall up. Okay. Feel like summer in New York. I would pay to see those dance. We're in your car winding up against the steering, right?

[Asante]

Or titty. Dustin. No see.

[Dustin Ross]

And you did it anyway.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

And the leg. It's the foot though that be killing me.

[Asante]

Yes. I'm loving it. Dustin Ross, what do you have to play for the people this week?

[Dustin Ross]

All right. The first song I'mma play is by that old fool we was talking about earlier. Akbar V. This is the shot o' clock remix. This a song I thought Asante knew.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

It's time for a Betty Betty shot a clock Somebody go get Lamby. It's time for a baddie Betty shot a clock he trying to with my pimping. It's time for a Betty Betty shot a clock Time for a baddie Betty shot a clock Time for a baddie Betty shot a clock Pass me the

[Dustin Ross]

done in the henny.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

It's time for a baddie Betty shot a clock what the is Natalie? It's time for a baddie baddy shot a clock this one here for the baddies. It's time for a baddie baddy shot a clock Time for a baddie baddy shot a clock Time for heat I G G I E Don't want no

[Dustin Ross]

smoke with me that's enough for her stupid ass. But that was the song. I only played it because that's the song we were talking about.

[Asante]

Huh. Okay.

[Dustin Ross]

The rest of my music I'm playing.

[Asante]

You definitely get four this week if you need.

[Dustin Ross]

Thank you.

[Asante]

That was. Wow.

[Dustin Ross]

This is from Drake's Iceman album. This song is called Don't Worry. And this is a pretty ass song. It makes me think about driving through Atlanta at night time. Maybe in the rain to the highway. Yeah. This is don't work.

[Asante]

I don't know.

[Guest/Additional Voice]

You tell me. I feel alive. No thanks to you. What is this I'm waking up to? Waking up to. I don't need you breaking my news. I see it too. I don't have as much patience as you.

[Dustin Ross]

Love that song.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Nice.

[Dustin Ross]

This next song by Drake is off of the Hibachi album. This song is called high fives.

[Asante]

Yes.

[Dustin Ross]

9:30. She is crazy

[Asante]

cook.

[Dustin Ross]

It's all I got in the Tank. But that whatever the that was, I like it. Yes. What a ripper for the game.

[Guest/Additional Voice]

Yo, Maya. Maya, you working at CR tonight or not? Pick up. I need all sexual for tomorrow. Cindy, I know you got them hoes on love Let me pick what hoes you gonna bring to the spot? 2, 2, 2 Juju is going Berkeley on a car if I ask a knife she put my Jenny in a car Double S so bad she look like Jenny from the block Pisces is riding around the land Mashallah, Killer K no they try to nail me to the cross on me Sarah, I'm up and I could never take a loss Sexy said well dissing let me knock off I said I'm so loved and I'm so hated so conflicted I'm so jaded Come back to the crib first night baby, nobody's judging High tide make

[Dustin Ross]

it flow for me it's hard Drake, I'm telling you, he got some, this, got some for real that music made me excited. I'm sorry. Now I do want to play one last song.

[Asante]

Go ahead.

[Dustin Ross]

You know I love a white classic. And this is a song that I think we all love. I'm not even gonna say what it's called. I'm just gonna play it.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Sweet. Session. Sa. God. Nostalgia.

[Dustin Ross]

Hey, you better sing.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

The nostalgia.

[Dustin Ross]

Yeah. So that's it for me.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

This say that. I haven't heard that in a long time.

[Dustin Ross]

Oh, by the way, that sweet disposition by the Temperature rap, that's who that is. So that's it for me this week, Santa. It's on you take us back to Haachi Bahati

[Asante]

if you want something off a Hibachi Bahati O damn, I really like that little shimmy.

[Dustin Ross]

Right? The second half of the city would

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

be great, but shimmy.

[Dustin Ross]

His voice is.

[Asante]

You know what. And he dropped. Okay, okay. So I am going to play the. I'm gonna. You said slap the city. I'm gonna play that one from the Habib,

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

right? Hibachi Bahati.

[Asante]

I'm gonna play this from Hibachi.

[Guest/Additional Voice]

Yeah, your way so nice to grip didn't cross a grip Natural on the hips waiting for a hint Stare until your eyes lost in a bit didn't say your name Should I call you miss? Should I call you Twitch? Should I call you twin? Put your number in I'll call you soon Take you on a jet, there's plenty room even bedrooms case you want to snooze or just get loose Fly you to wherever Even to the moon Girl, I like you, but you know exactly what I really want to do. Before I met you I was alone. Felt like, like I'm always alone. Just thinking like big crib but I feel like no one's home. Will I find love or will I stay alone? Damn. Come on. Must be someone in my phone that loves me just for me I don't know and before that we've been moving like dogs I can't even lie before I mention 200 girls for the crib who summon them Spade of Astral, it must be one of them. Better find love before we slap the whole city in and there ain't nothing left left.

[Asante]

So that was flat the City featuring Quindressa. I'm not sure how you say that artist's name, but that cute moment trying

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

to see who that was.

[Asante]

I enjoyed the. I enjoyed that. I enjoyed Drake. I'm gonna play one more off of another one of his projects and then I'm gonna play a low shimmy record because I really want to play low shimmy record. But I also like lotion musical song.

[Dustin Ross]

His voice is difficult for me.

[Asante]

It's just something about him that I'll be like.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

He the one that has that song where he'll be like me.

[Dustin Ross]

Yes, me.

[Asante]

Yep, me.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Oh my God, we do that.

[Asante]

Anybody do that in this house and

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

then be making me laugh. I'm be like you talking.

[Asante]

Hey, you know what I'mma play for? For those saying listen to Drake. Cuz I know a lot of people don't want to listen to Drake. I'm about to play Drake and Mo.

[Dustin Ross]

I'm Spy Jo. I'm just not anybody.

[Guest/Additional Voice]

Come show me you don't ride Come

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

show me you're going to ride it till we get on E I'm fly just like a P stand just like

[Guest/Additional Voice]

a be your favorite rapper can't go off your head like me she doing

[Dustin Ross]

all the talking I can't wait to

[Guest/Additional Voice]

see you going to back it up. Take it off of me you better not run from zombie Take it off of me you better not run from zombie no, your love ain't free no, your love ain't free what's the thoughts going to be us, the president if I go broke.

[Asante]

That's I'm spent. Okay?

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

I'm so dead at us playing.

[Asante]

I'm sorry but you made me play it. And you know what?

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Just for my whole day, you don't

[Asante]

even know I'm about to play the record. He got a new record.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Private joke in my house. You talking to me?

[Asante]

Well look, let me add to the joke, he got a new record called Body Dangerous. And I love that record. It sounds so good in my car. Here's how it goes.

[Guest/Additional Voice]

Go Mighty dangerous Good maintenance I see Give it up I'mma make you a star need your love like drug don't

[Dustin Ross]

you see I want that we can

[Guest/Additional Voice]

go to tomorrow really reach back to back over LS she tap is just to show off the stars face so

[Dustin Ross]

pretty girl your friend on the wall

[Guest/Additional Voice]

Back at back in my get I'm smacking and I'm going back to D Going back to D Come and tell me how you went different flavors My Nikki say she went nice Making love for cars Couple minutes they can f me at all.

[Dustin Ross]

I think I know what you doing.

[Asante]

Honestly. It's a production thing. And I will say Don to Don Toliver opened the floodgates because, remember, I wasn't with Don Toliver for the longest, but something about his voice and the production was clicking. Got that same lo shimmy. Got that same thing for me. I don't know if there's actually like. I think there's like a psychological.

[Dustin Ross]

Yes, friend. Swish.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

I can't help it.

[Dustin Ross]

Swish.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Ever since I heard that song, he, like, did something to my brain. Like now when someone says to me or for me, I hear him going to me.

[Asante]

Thanks.

[Dustin Ross]

Low shimmy shimmy Kamalo.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

He has ruined me.

[Dustin Ross]

And what made him see Rose on the Golden Girls doing that dance and think, I want that to be my name. Remember when Rose on the Golden Girls was taking them dance classes and doing them cartwheels around the ballroom and she got up and started going like this, this. Oh, she was on the floor doing like, this. A low shimmy. Why would he see that and say, that's my name?

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Oh, I needed that. Y' all don't even know. It's so funny when private jokes come out of into the world. It just makes it ten times funnier

[Dustin Ross]

because now you gonna have people saying that.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Me

[Asante]

friend, you are already.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Oh, all right.

[Dustin Ross]

I'm sorry.

[Asante]

Last. I also want to shout out. Because I'm changing the subject. Before I play this last song, I want to shout out stun Sandy. I'm not going to play her song, but I did play a song of hers recently. So the fact that she got this Drake feature is going to make her feel kind of good. So, girl, keep doing your thing. Stunning sand is the artist that I played. She had a song called BBC Bad Challenge.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Wasn't she the one that, like, she.

[Dustin Ross]

She.

[Asante]

She sound like she want to like. She kind of like Ice Spicy. Icy Spicy.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Yeah. She had like, her hair and the cut and the sound. I always thought that was strange. I was like, hey, is this what's happening?

[Asante]

Flo's beating the Nicki allegations, so Sandy has to beat the Ice Spice allegation.

[Dustin Ross]

Is this the girl that ran up on ice spice at McDonald's?

[Asante]

I don't know that those two things are connected, but if they were, I'd be like, damn, girl. Damn Sandy. But Ice Spice did get a campaign from that or something. So shout out to her. The last song that I will be playing is called Plot Twist. It's Drake and then we can be done. Move on to the TV then segment. Here's how it goes.

[Dustin Ross]

Hey,

[Guest/Additional Voice]

October Zone is the label. 7 figure deal was a fable. 8 figure bought out the neighbors. Now figures turning the tables. You boy better be ready and able. I'm coming. I can't talk on broadcast. Cause it's sticky Free tea and free greasy. My Achilles, my youngest put lots on the city so niggas be shit to come out when it's litty. See, that's the croty. So free them. These are joking. I wouldn't want to be in my beat, a producer like, what's the bpm? I cannot de escalate things if we see them. My young boys don't do it for cloud. If they do it, they cover their head in their mouth. Swear there's some. I'm forgetting about 03 of the slime when they letting him out. I be with them guys from the Six that you stay talking on Reddit about six a whole lot. But we saw you and we had you begging it out. Remember that Twist? Twisting it. Yeah. Twisting his fingers and looking at me. Twisting some up that I never seen. Twisting it up. I don't know what that means. Twist. I'm twisting it back. Cause he twisting at me. Twisting that six in his face. Twisting that R in his face like Styles and Pete twisting it.

[Asante]

Oh my. You know I play Fortnite. Me and my homegirl on Fortnite. She like. She's like. I play with two people and they're heavy. She's like, my. My G, right?

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Yeah.

[Asante]

Me and her love. She loved Lushimi. She made me listen to a Lo Shimmy song like a couple weeks ago or a couple months ago. I was like, I don't like this. But then I heard him on Drake and I was with it and I heard that new song. I was like, all right, this has to be because I had Just listened to that Don to. This has to be. Because before, don't worry, I ain't want none of this, but now I want anybody to me. Okay, I meant it. That's it for the Music man segment.

[Dustin Ross]

Now we can move this week in tv. So first of all, Netflix. I was about to say Net. Net Grips. Netflix has had me in a death grip with their programming recently. I've been stuck on worst X ever. Right? I watched an episode that I almost created an episode this week around regarding a savage ass lesbian. Right. Man, listen, on a rampage. I caught her. Rambo, right? God dam. What's wrong with you? So anyway, but I'm gonna actually, yeah, I'm gonna build a. A Crime Zone episode around that next time it's my turn, because we got to talk about that. But I've been watching that. And then also I've been watching Nemesis. Now Nemesis is the shit. Yeah, I.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Wait, you said the shit?

[Dustin Ross]

Yes. I'm about to tell you why. I'm gonna tell you why.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Okay.

[Asante]

Okay.

[Dustin Ross]

Nemesis is the shit because it's by Courtney Kemp. Courtney A. Kemp is the woman who is responsible for power. All of that with 50 Cent over there on Styles. She wrote all of that stuff. But this is a different lens on a Courtney A. Kemp project.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Did she also do bmf?

[Dustin Ross]

Nah, she was power.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Okay.

[Dustin Ross]

But this is a different lens on the accordier Kemp project because power was like, dark and gritty. And this literally, literally feels just like you watching Beauty in Black by Tyler Perry. It feels just like. Like the way it's shot. It literally feels just like that.

[Asante]

I don't know if it's the camera,

[Dustin Ross]

the acting, like, you know, the writing, but the story, the framework of it. Like, you know, we could. We could have. We almost.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

This just killed me.

[Dustin Ross]

So I don't have to think we halfway, you know. You know, it's just almost there.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Both we should.

[Dustin Ross]

And in more positive news, y' all

[Asante]

have watched it, both of you.

[Dustin Ross]

Yeah, that's two. In more positive news, though, Courtney A. Kemp just got a new overall deal with Apple tv. And I feel like, oh, wow, I'm

[Asante]

gonna check that out.

[Dustin Ross]

And I feel like we about to get some fucking shows. Because for what power was and what power wasn't, power was good. And it kept our attention and it was serious in its own way. Right. I feel like her genius coupled with the way they get down over at Apple Music, I feel like we about to get some shows.

[Asante]

Apple Music. I mean, Apple tv. Okay. Whoever's over there, Apple or whoever's gonna be working with Courtney that's spending money. I heard you. Please don't get too crazy over there. Apple has really good shows, so obviously I don't know what the fuck I'm talking about, but I just know I've watched some things this past weekend. We don't have to talk about that. But, friends, I'm mad at you.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

And, you know, we ain't there yet.

[Dustin Ross]

I think we safe in Courtney A. Kemp's hands. I remember, like, when the new seasons of power would come out, she would go live and, like, answer fan questions and shit, and it really gave me, like, an insight into, like, her approach and, like, her mind. And I just feel like she'll be in good hands over there at Apple tv. So we're gonna get some shows also. The Real Housewives of Atlanta has been on fire. They're having an incredible season. I want them to bring back all eight people. We got to have them come back. The shit is hitting the fan in real time in real life, so. Which means we're gonna have a great reunion. There's a lot going on. I'm not even gonna get into all of it because, you know, a segment can only be so long, but we're going to. I don't even know why I said that like, that. It just felt like make it camp. But we are in the middle of a really good season. The housewives are housewifing, and they're doing it in the best of ways. I don't miss. I don't long for reform in ways that I have before when I watched that show. Right. Like, I'm fine with it as is. It don't mean I wouldn't love to see Candy on there. It don't mean I wouldn't love to see other people back on there. But I'm fine with it as is. Bless you, friend. I'm fine with it as it is. So the Real Housewives of Atlanta is good. Next Gen NYC is also about to return and show about everybody's kids that's coming back.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

And you made me realize I never finished it first season. Yeah, I need to go back.

[Dustin Ross]

I had dinner with Riley Burris, like, about two weeks ago. And yep, she was at. We were all at a table together, me, her, a few other people, and Cynthia Bailey. Cynthia was there. And Next Gen NYC is going to be good this season. I can say that it's going to be good. Okay, so let's watch it. We got to support Rachel Riley.

[Asante]

Shout out to Riley.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Yeah, I mean, I literally Only watched it because she was on it and I thought it'd be cute for her, but yeah.

[Dustin Ross]

Yup. Shout out to Ryan. Beautiful young lady, very pleasant, very well mannered and. And stepping into, like, her spot, you know what I'm saying, in entertainment. So love to see that. And the NYU grade mama worked for it. And you know what else? Which also, happy birthday to her mom, Candy just turned 50. She's on a trip over in Thailand. Her and all her girls in Thailand. Shout out to Kandy. She looks beautiful. And it's Kandy. Kandi. One of them people don't talk about Candy, you know what I'm saying? Like, we, We. We. We protect Candy. No matter what we say. We. You gonna say it, you know what I'm saying? Like, that's what we own. We protect Kandy. So shout out to Kandy.

[Asante]

I ain't gonna lie. Her little AI video was cute. And it made me tear up. I'm mad. Like, not cute. Candy. The. I don't know if it was the photo one. It was like her looking at pictures of her.

[Dustin Ross]

Oh, yes. On her birthday. Absolutely.

[Asante]

That. That was beautiful. Like, I was like, I don't really like the AI, but Candy and doing her little Minority Report looking at all the beautiful moments and she. This is just girl.

[Dustin Ross]

We love Candy. Okay? And so shout out to Candy. And we're gonna watch her baby show flat out. So that's. I've been watching that. Beyond the Gates is doing well. Shout out to everybody on the. On beyond the Gates. Shout out to. I think his name is Brandon Clyde Meyer. Shout out to him beyond the Gates. Y' all know who he is. Shout out to him.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

I don't think so.

[Dustin Ross]

Yep. What else? Shout out to Brandon. What's up? Let me think. What else? Hell yeah.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Actually, as I was like, I don't think so, but I do think so because you should.

[Dustin Ross]

If you listen. If he hear this, you know what I'm saying? I wanted. I would love to go to dinner, have a conversation about the show, you know what I'm saying? Like type shit.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Reality talk. Yes.

[Dustin Ross]

But yeah, you know what I'm saying? So that's it for TV Land this week. You know what I'm saying?

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

And that means the lip bite is taking me out. That. That is it for us this week. Asante and I will talk about. I think thoughts on is, God is. And I love boosters next week. We love you so much.

[Asante]

Next week. We should do it during the. We should do it during the live.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

You know what?

[Asante]

We should do it during the live. I can't hold on to these feelings for a week. So if. If you made it to this part of the show and you was waiting to hear about that, you best to be part of the Patreon. That's patreon.com friends on podcast. If you ain't there, you missing out. For those of y' all that's gonna be there, remember, tonight, 8:00pm Eastern Standard Time. We going live.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

We love you guys. We do not take you for granted. Oh, we gotta.

[Dustin Ross]

We don't.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Okay. It's just a lot happening.

[Asante]

Patreon.

[Dustin Ross]

Patreon exclusive. You know what I'm saying,

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

guys? And we'll catch you guys.

[Dustin Ross]

No. That's what she tell everybody. Bye.

[Francesco (Hey Friend)]

Love y' all in her high heel.

[Dustin Ross]

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