The Unfettered Adventures of the Kitty Kats

Summary

The Read — "The Unfettered Adventures of the Kitty Kats" (July 9, 2026)
Hosts: Kid Fury & Crissle

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Episode Overview

This episode of The Read delivers Kid Fury and Crissle’s signature blend of shade, pop culture critique, and comedic therapy. They reflect on hot topics from the worlds of Black innovation, music (with Beyoncé at the center, as always), celebrity drama, absurd love life situations (cat-related and otherwise), and deeper issues of culture and community. Notable moments include an in-depth riff on Beyoncé’s new drop and "Hag Hive," a rigorous breakdown of the Kodak/Kanye/Kendrick (aka KKK) supergroup nonsense, and the viral discourse on Young Miami’s “Spin That” — all wrapped in the duo’s candid humor and no-nonsense real talk.

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Key Segments & Discussion Points

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1. Black Excellence: The Hair Braiding Robot (01:15–05:58)

• Spotlight on Yinka Ogumbayi, a London-born, Harvard-educated biomechanical engineer and chef, who invented the world's first hair braiding robot, "Halo Braid.”
• Kid Fury details the device's purpose: speed up braiding time (5x faster than a human), reduce stylist strain, and potentially transform Black hair care.
  • Kid Fury [01:43]: “She’s wearing braids all her life... what if it didn’t have to be that? What if it could save time and finger health, joint health...”
  • Crissle [03:38]: “She can braid five times faster than a human can… She finna revolutionize the game, child.”
• Discussion on investment: $7 million in funding, including backing from Serena Williams’ husband.
• Personal anecdotes about braiding time woes and the potential relief for stylists and clients alike.
• Laughter over the communal trauma of marathon braid appointments.

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2. Hot Topics Rundown

a) Beyoncé and the "Hag Hive" / "Morning Dew" Release (05:58–14:19, 53:01–55:26)

• Dissecting Beyoncé’s “Morning Dew”: Confusion, gratitude, and endless speculation about her intentions with the new single and B’Day’s 20th anniversary.
  • Kid Fury [06:35]: “What is she doing? What is she doing? …I’m just going to take this beautiful offering.”
  • Crissle [07:28]: “You bitches, y’all wasn’t with us shooting in the goddam gym. Y’all don’t know Beyoncé before she could cuss and say nigga…”
• The generational divide in fandom: “Hag Hive” vs. “the children.” TikTok’s attitude toward older Beyoncé fans.
• The endless, futile search for deeper meaning: Is Act III coming? Is this all misdirection?
• The hosts poke fun at overzealous theories and Beyoncé’s trollish pleasure in toying with fans’ expectations.
  • Kid Fury [12:13]: “I think that's all I am. I will continue to put up a cork board with red yarn, connecting one cover to one single cover... But I'll do it privately.”
• Memorable Quote:
  • Crissle [13:24]: “Blue just looking back like, wow. This is the power that we have. Wow.”
• Later callback as they analyze Beyoncé’s intentional chaos with fans, finding shared joy in her artistry and secrecy.

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b) Big Tigger & Family Drama (14:19–19:26)

• Recap of Big Tigger’s (radio host) messy domestic violence and child cruelty arrest, detailed by Kid Fury.
• Subsequent arrest of Tigger’s wife on charges related to kidnapping and custody interference.
  • Hosts explore how complicated and layered these domestic situations can be.
  • Kid Fury [16:08]: “It’s either gonna be my mama or you. And it’s not gonna be my mom.”
• Crissle [18:31]: “It’s giving…Tigger told the cops. Oh, by the way, she took that baby, 13-year-old, right before the pandemic…”
• Talk segues into broader thoughts on false equivalencies and how unrelated wrongdoings don’t justify violence.

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c) Kodak Black’s "KKK" Supergroup Pipe Dream (19:26–21:50)

• Kodak Black’s suggestion: Group with Kanye & Kendrick called KKK because “we’re all Geminis/Black Jews/Israelites.”
• The hosts roast the idea, labeling it as pure drug-fueled delusion.
  • Crissle [20:18]: “What would make you think you three niggas could come up with something cohesive enough…?”
  • Kid Fury [21:31]: Reads Baller Alert comment: “We listening to Bass Heads now.”
• The segment serves as a comedic palate cleanser.

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d) DDG on Watching "Love Island" Alone (21:50–27:37)

• DDG declares that men who watch Love Island alone “are gay.”
• Both hosts roast the fragility and insecurity behind such statements, pointing out the lack of logic.
  • Kid Fury [22:56]: “As a wide open faggot, I haven’t received the memo. Nobody in the underground gay railroad has said, hey, for this month’s meeting, we’re doing Love Island.”
  • Crissle [23:29]: “You said, I haven’t watched Love Island ‘cause I don’t have nobody to watch it with—not because I’m straight.”
• Crissle calls out DDG for projecting, possibly due to his own sexual confusion, not even masking her exasperation.

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e) SZA’s Autism Diagnosis (27:55–31:14)

• SZA’s public revelation of her high-functioning autism, emphasizing it as a source of strength.
  • Kid Fury [29:05]: “So many people are on that spectrum and discovering.”
  • Crissle [30:44]: “A lot more people are on it than know that they’re on it. So good for her. I hope it helps…”

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3. Iconic Pop Culture: Nicki Minaj and Trump (33:59–36:02)

• Kid Fury briefly flags Trump calling Nicki "hot" and the rapper’s continued alignment with controversial figures for personal gain.
• Crissle details Nicki’s recent political alliances, suggesting desperation and lack of options.
  • Crissle [35:00]: “She probably got some other shit that needs handling… I think she cooning for a separate check at this point.”

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4. Music Culture & Critique: India.Arie vs Young Miami (Spin That Discourse) (36:35–53:19)

• India.Arie’s critique: Concern over the viral success of Young Miami’s “Spin That,” seeing it as degrading and reflective of deeper cultural issues.
  • India.Arie quoted by Crystal [37:40]: “The mass acceptance of this song itself is a crystal clear sign of the bigger problem.”
• Both hosts break down the duality—yes, “Spin That” reflects survival and hustle culture, but most fans love the song for its absurdity and catchiness, not its scamming ethos.
  • Kid Fury [41:47]: “I just think the song is funny, and people realize that the song is funny and bad, and it just makes them have a good time.”
  • Crissle [43:27]: “It’s catchy and it’s stupid… It doesn’t go deeper than that for some.”
• Nuanced conversation on the intersections of poverty, commodified struggle, and celebratory anthems in Black music, including analogies to past “raunchy” hits (i.e. “My Neck, My Back”).
• The internet’s lack of nuance turns meaningful discussions into hot takes.

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5. Listener Letters (58:02–78:07)

a) Ethics of Hiring Someone with ICE Background (58:02–67:36)

• Kennedy is startled by a job applicant’s ICE internship; her friend defends the applicant with the “a job is a job” stance.
• Hosts validate Kennedy: some work is immoral regardless of personal circumstances. Discusses the challenges of working in systems that perpetuate harm.
  • Kid Fury [64:04]: “I’d be confused as to why I’m coming to you with this thing and you, like, fight me down about somebody who interned...for this organization of absolutely terrible individuals.”
• Hosts side with ethical boundaries over capitalist necessity.

b) The Saga of the Unfixed Cats (69:32–78:07)

• Angry Cat Lady asks whether to pressure her boyfriend to fix or re-home his two unneutered, territory-spraying cats.
• Both hosts are horrified at the neglect and side with her: it’s ultimatum time—either the cats get fixed and the home is kept clean, or the relationship ends.
  • Crissle [73:10]: “It's a matter of time before them cats piss in your purse...I would actually have to give him an ultimatum.”
  • Kid Fury [75:52]: “She did say that she liked the cats, but now she’s starting to resent them… and it’s not their fuckin’ fault.”

c) Relationship Tension Over Secret Lottery Win (78:07–86:51)

• Lashandria wins money but withholds the news from her partner. When confronted, she claims, “I thought you knew, I left the check on the counter.”
• Hosts are torn—acknowledge the right to privacy but agree it’s shifty to hide something important in a joint household, quipping about Black wisdom: “never tell a man how much you have.”
  • Crissle [82:31]: “Don’t play with me. That would have pissed me off the most too, Lashandria. 'I left the check on the counter.' Do not piss me off.”
  • Kid Fury [84:06]: “You have the right to be agitated because…The very least she could have been done has been like, girl, guess who hit it, bitch.”

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6. The Read: Social Rants & Takeaways (89:01–118:54)

a) Doctors & HIPAA on Social Media (89:16–92:22)

• Crissle calls out a Real World alum/doctor publicly outing herself as a patient’s provider on Threads—HIPAA violation 101.

b) T.I. on Marriage (92:25–96:15)

• TI’s “Marriage works when you don’t leave” is roasted for being both self-serving and simplistic; the hosts dunk on men who turn staying together into a virtue, regardless of dysfunction.

c) Nolan Wells Tragedy & Online Victim-Blaming (96:15–102:53)

• Crissle scolds people harassing the grieving family of Nolan Wells, a Black teen who died among white “friends” in Mississippi. Empathy and accountability are demanded, not blame.
  • Crissle [101:06]: “This is not how we talk to people who are victims…A child is dead. Focus on the cinnamon girls.”

d) Sony Ditches Physical Media (102:53–108:11)

• Furious, Kid Fury bemoans Sony’s decision to end PlayStation physical media—laments the loss of ownership in the streaming age and the capitalist squeeze on customers.

e) House of the Dragon: Corlys Velaryon Rant (108:11–118:54)

• Kid Fury unleashes on Corlys Velaryon for hypocritical, deadbeat behavior regarding his “bastard” children—tying the fantasy critique to real-world Black fatherhood themes. Delivered with a mix of high drama, House of the Dragon spoilers, and perfect, unfiltered fury.

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Notable Quotes & Moments (with Timestamps)

• On Beyoncé’s Mind Games:
  • "Her and all her kids probably just cackling." — Kid Fury [13:20]
• Gendered Music Consumption:
  • "As a wide open faggot, I haven’t received the memo." — Kid Fury [22:56]
• On India's “Spin That” Take:
  • "It's catchy and it's stupid… It doesn't go deeper than that for some." — Crissle [43:27]
• On Relationship Money Secrets:
  • “Don't play with me. That would have pissed me off the most too, Lashandria.” — Crissle [82:31]
• On Cat Ownership Neglect:
  • "It's that serious. To where I would actually have to give him an ultimatum." — Crissle [73:10]
• On Corlys Velaryon:
  • “You made them niggas wait 30 years for your name. Ho. You can wait three days, three weeks. Who the fuck are you talking to?” — Kid Fury [113:29]

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Tone & Style

The episode flows with Kid Fury and Crissle’s quick-witted, lightly profane banter and compassionate, intersectional Black perspective. It oscillates between high comedy, incisive pop culture commentary, and deeper moments of cultural critique. No star is safe. No topic is too petty—or too real.

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Episode Highlights

• The joy and skepticism over Black tech innovation (Halo Braid).
• Continued delight and exasperation in Beyoncé’s cryptic legacy moves and the generational Hive divide.
• Vigorous music discourse, skewering pop nonsense, and probing the meaning behind viral songs.
• Honest answers to thorny real-life letters, especially those about ethics and relationships.
• Classic Read segment: Social accountability, from sorely needed empathy for Black victims to the urge to call out deadbeats, corporations, and "dumb on main" men.

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In summary:
This is a rich, nuanced, and uproarious episode that will delight both regular listeners and anyone who missed the week in Black pop culture. Come for Beyoncé stanning, stay for the deep reads, and leave with new perspectives on both your hair appointment and your next relationship boundary.

Transcript

[Crystal]

Hey, y'. All, Krystal and Kipuri here. Thank you for tuning into the Read each week. If you want to hear new episodes ad free, subscribe to SiriusXM Podcast plus on Apple Podcasts or visit siriusxm.com podcastplus to listen with Spotify or another app of your choice.

[Kid Fury]

Welcome back, you July slur. Thank you for returning or beginning. My name is Bootsy Collins.

[Crystal]

And I'm Kil Mbappe and this is the Read. Thank you for joining us.

[Kid Fury]

Damn sure it is damn skippy. Do people say till stay? Damn skippy.

[Crystal]

I feel interesting.

[Kid Fury]

I heard damn skippy in a while. Yeah, it's one of my favorite dams.

[Crystal]

It might be an elder thing. It might.

[Kid Fury]

I think it's an elder thing now.

[Crystal]

Yeah, it's very possible. I don't think the youth say that.

[Kid Fury]

The youth. All right, guys. Crisis in the midlife, babes. We're gonna get things started with our regular zhuzh, and that is the Black Excellence. And this week, Black Excellence is going out to a woman who has created the world's first hair braiding robot. Have you heard about this?

[Crystal]

What? No. Let me Google this.

[Kid Fury]

So there's a gorgeous woman here, London born, Harvard alum. Her name is Yinka Ogumbayi. I might have said the last name a little bit incorrectly, my dear. I looked it up. I heard about three different pronunciations. So it's not that I didn't care, it's that everybody ignorant. But yes, she has worn braids all her life. I saw a speech she was making about the device called halo braid, and she was talking about basically the hair braiding process, how long it takes, how expensive it is, and how a lot of hair braiders get arthritis, carpal tunnel and shit like that before they get dirty.

[Crystal]

Yeah, for sure.

[Kid Fury]

So mama basically was like, hey, what if it didn't have to be that? What if it could save the person in the chair and the person above the chair a whole bunch of time and finger health, joint health, so on

[Crystal]

and such, which you're back. All that

[Kid Fury]

again. This lady born in London, Harvard for biomechanical engineering.

[Crystal]

There we go.

[Kid Fury]

And also a chef recipe developer, according to the griot. So just all of it. And apparently how the machine works is that the stylist starts the braids sectioning and doing all of the beginning of it, and then the halo braid finishes it. So then the stylist can go do something else in the shop or whoopty whoop. And you won't apparently have to be sitting there for half of the day to get your rights.

[Crystal]

Wow. Yeah, I. This sounds like a miracle product. I'm honestly shocked it took somebody this long to come up with it, but wow. Yeah, I see that. She says it can braid five times faster than a human can. So I mean. And girls already go to the shop and have them do just the parts and then they go home and start it themselves. So this is the she finna revolutionize the game child. Ooh wee. Yeah, it really does love that.

[Kid Fury]

Apparently she's got $7 million in funding for the thing. Investment. Including Serena Williams husband.

[Crystal]

Yep.

[Kid Fury]

So the girls are like, think you're onto something here.

[Crystal]

Yep, yep, yep, yep. Cause who don't love braids? But that time in the shop is the number one reason I don't get braids more often.

[Kid Fury]

Listen, when I was like, I don't know, middle school, high school, and the girlies would tell me how long they would get through, like. Oh yeah, 13 hours.

[Crystal]

Yep, yep.

[Kid Fury]

Trique. What?

[Crystal]

Yeah, I'm just in somebody living room for 13 hours.

[Kid Fury]

Oh yeah. For all day long. It's just how it goes.

[Crystal]

Yeah. What indeed. So this sounds like haircut take about

[Kid Fury]

45 minutes of that.

[Crystal]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. And that is so great for y'.

[Kid Fury]

All.

[Crystal]

So yeah. But yeah, instead of the I. I can see that the machine does like the tedious part. And the braider, the stylist does still have to add in the hair. Cause the. The machine can't do the feed ins. But still.

[Kid Fury]

So it's not fully taking.

[Crystal]

Right, Right. And I mean, and that's a good thing also. But shit. Cause look, either the braider finna be braiding them all or they'll be like, you wanna help and throw you half your hair. And so then you finish the braids to try to like get out of the shop faster.

[Kid Fury]

I've seen that.

[Crystal]

The braids look so good and they last such a long time.

[Kid Fury]

They do.

[Crystal]

And when you get them done, you're like, wow, why don't I always keep my hair in braids?

[Kid Fury]

Oh, my crown.

[Crystal]

But it is such a pain in the ass. So shout out to this girl. Wow, wow, wow. What a great idea.

[Kid Fury]

Okay, let's get into some hot toppings. First and foremost, Krystal. What is that lady up to? What's she doing? What is this? What is it? I love her so much. I love her runs. I love her harmonizing with her damn self. I love Donkey, Donkey, donkey, donkey. What is she doing? What's she doing?

[Crystal]

Listen.

[Kid Fury]

What is she doing?

[Crystal]

You have to stop trying to Figure her out. You just gotta.

[Kid Fury]

I won't

[Crystal]

Like a toddler.

[Kid Fury]

You can't make me. Yeah, no, I agree. Yeah, I'm just gonna. I'm taking this beautiful offering.

[Crystal]

Mm. She's like, you know, I love my man. I love having raw sex with my nigga.

[Kid Fury]

Let me just put this out in the morning. Thank you for bringing that up. It's another piece. No explicit marking, but also Beyonce.

[Crystal]

Okay. Private River Inside that flows from Yalls love. Hello, nasty girl. Ah, yes. I love grown Beyonce. You know, baby, Hive be calling us Hag Hive and making fun of us because, you know, we was born in the 80s with Beyonce.

[Kid Fury]

But, bitch, what does that do with being a hag?

[Crystal]

Well, they just call us hags because we're old. Like, if you were around for what, the whole career, then you're Hag Hive. Yes. So they talk about Hag Hive so bad, but you bitches, y' all wasn't with us shooting in the goddamn gym. Y' all don't know Beyonce before she could cuss and say nigga and talk explicitly about, you know, riding her husband's dick and all that. You bitches don't get it. This is. This is normal every day for y'. All. We. We didn't grow up with this Beyonce. You ever heard hag?

[Kid Fury]

Thankfully, no. Not until today.

[Crystal]

Oh, don't get on TikTok.

[Kid Fury]

I try not to.

[Crystal]

Yeah, the children do hate us. They do.

[Kid Fury]

But, yeah, I was on TikTok, like, last week. Like, all right, I'm getting back into the situation. And I hopped on. Of course, the first video I see is trash. So I'm like, okay. Everybody keeps saying, you have to get the algorithm.

[Crystal]

Oh, yeah.

[Kid Fury]

You know, So I hit not interested. Another video came up. Ridiculous. It was like a black brother talking about how Asian women are tea or whatever. Super not interested. And then right after that, it was video somebody talking shit about us.

[Crystal]

Oh, no.

[Kid Fury]

I was like, okay, TikTok, I'm glad we on the same page. I don't like you, you don't like me. It is what it is. Yeah, because it felt like TikTok was like, oh, since you being so choosy, bitch.

[Crystal]

Here you go. Here's your name for you.

[Kid Fury]

And I was like, since you have an attitude, I have one right back.

[Crystal]

Right.

[Kid Fury]

I guess we're, you know, we are even footing.

[Crystal]

Oh, Lord.

[Kid Fury]

Um, everything I've seen about Morning Dew has kind of pointed out the fact that the 20th anniversary of B Day is coming up.

[Crystal]

Yes.

[Kid Fury]

She's re releasing it, so it gives Me, Parkwood Mini Press was like, oh, yeah, 20th B day. And, you know, you're welcome. And I'm just gonna. I'm just gonna again say that I really enjoyed the song.

[Crystal]

Yeah.

[Kid Fury]

And that renaissance. Two years, Cowboy Carter. Two years. Here we are. So.

[Crystal]

Okay. There you go.

[Kid Fury]

Also, the font on the single cover is the Same font as 16 carriages Texas hold'.

[Sponsor/Ad Voice]

Em.

[Kid Fury]

Break my soul. I mean, it's just. Is that the Beyonce font of.

[Crystal]

Now you've been logged in with Delulu Hive. You've been over there with them girls.

[Kid Fury]

Listen, why. What is happening? Is it just. Hello. Here go a song. Is it Here go a song for the 20th anniversary of one of the fiercest albums of all time that took me 10 days to make? Or is there a little something more in the songs? Is it an R and B album? Is Act 3 not going to happen? Is it all in our imagination?

[Crystal]

Will Jay Z be touring by September? Will. Will. Is it that Jay Z gets the summer, and then she's going to. Oh, no, he'll be in London. Damn, they love fucking France. I love Paris. He'll be in London and Paris in September, so. Never mind. I think she's just giving. You know, she knows the Hag Hive. We've heard most of this unreleased music, except that I. I embrace it, y'.

[Sponsor/Ad Voice]

All.

[Crystal]

Y' all can't hurt my feelings. Yes, I'm old now. What? But I think she is, like, you know what? Sure you bitches have heard this music. You know, yes, it's technically unreleased, but y' all have heard it the way you've heard Creole and so many other fucking songs.

[Kid Fury]

Yeah.

[Crystal]

Oh, Here you go. 20th anniversary. I'm gonna stop pretending like I didn't make this. You know, the. When the re release to B day comes out, then who knows? You know, we'll get some. A few little extra bonus songs on it or something like that.

[Kid Fury]

I can see that.

[Crystal]

I don't think it's in. It's more like, to my beautiful Hive. You know how she be talking to us like y' all a little slow, but I don't.

[Kid Fury]

It's very. Here you go.

[Crystal]

Good.

[Kid Fury]

You need a juice, right?

[Crystal]

Cause y'.

[Kid Fury]

All.

[Crystal]

Y' all acting like y' all starving here. Yeah.

[Kid Fury]

Yeah.

[Crystal]

And then the first thing I saw was N being like, well, since you feeling generous, can we also get the Formation World tour on dvd? I'm like, all right. Y' all go piss her off.

[Kid Fury]

I do see that. And this is why we don't get things.

[Crystal]

And this is why we don't get things.

[Kid Fury]

Yeah.

[Crystal]

Yep.

[Kid Fury]

I think that's all I am. I will continue to put up a cork board with red string, red yarn, connecting one out cover to one single cover to an article somewhere from 2000. But I'll do it privately.

[Crystal]

Okay.

[Kid Fury]

I'm not going to harass her or the Internet about it because I know that lady will be like, psych. Like, out of nowhere. Out of nowhere.

[Crystal]

Oh, they were so pissed. Was it May 29 or June 29? I don't remember which one it was that the hive had decided she was gonna be putting out Act 3. And anyway, it came and went, and they were irate, just pissed. I'm like, she never told you that she was going to do that. You can't never. You can't talk yourself. She will legit see that y' all have figured it out and change her mind. Like, she's petty. Y' all have to get that about her.

[Kid Fury]

Yeah. And she loves it.

[Crystal]

Yes. Because what you gonna do when you go stop listening to Beyonce? Is that what you're gonna do?

[Kid Fury]

Her and all her kids probably just cackling.

[Crystal]

Oh, yeah.

[Kid Fury]

Like, look at these dummies.

[Crystal]

Blue. Just looking back, like, wow. This is the power that we have. Wow.

[Kid Fury]

Well, Beyonce, either way.

[Crystal]

Thank you.

[Kid Fury]

Love the song. That's pretty and gorgeous.

[Crystal]

Cutesy little.

[Kid Fury]

And also incredibly personal. I also like a little bit of morning dew, but inside, rivers of love.

[Crystal]

Hey, that's what you're doing, sister. I'm pretty single right now, so you just. All right. I'll keep that in the chamber, though.

[Kid Fury]

Yeah, yeah. Sometimes you save a record for the future. Yes, Future Fun time.

[Crystal]

Jana Eco Pussy Fairy.

[Kid Fury]

What a piece of music and a title.

[Crystal]

That's a great song, too.

[Kid Fury]

It really is.

[Crystal]

It is an excellent song.

[Kid Fury]

Fairy work. What the hell is going on with Big Tigger and his wife?

[Crystal]

Has it been more since the. The arrest records or whatever came out?

[Kid Fury]

Yeah. Well, okay. He got arrested for battery and child cruelty. Those you don't know. He got into a big altercation with his wife, Alicia, and it extended into him basically wrestling with her as she's screaming, as I think their kid, who I Was he 13? I forgot how old he is. I think so. But he's watching, recording this screaming. I don't think it's his son because he called him Mr. Tigger.

[Crystal]

Oh, Mr. Tigger. Interesting. That's a very interesting detail.

[Kid Fury]

So he's, you know, hollering for Tigger to get off his mama and stuff like that. And Tiggy is like, I'm not doing anything. She just need to give up as soon as she give me the phone back with a smile, which I found kind of since, but. Oh, she just need to give me the phone back. Da, da, da. She's on the ground hollering, has the phone, and he's just like wrestling around with her, trying to pull the phone away from her. Most of the comments on that video that I saw were like, he lucky, because if it was my mama, I'd have threw the tv, everything in the kitchen, you know.

[Crystal]

You know, getting up from that, actually, you're just not gonna live after that. So.

[Kid Fury]

Yeah, it's. It's either gonna be my mama or you. And it's not gonna be.

[Crystal]

It's not gonna be my mom. Thanks. Yep, pretty much.

[Kid Fury]

Mr. Tigger, don't get fucked up. So, yeah, he went down for that. Battery and child cruelty charges. But since then, his wife has been arrested for a warrant related to kidnapping.

[Crystal]

What?

[Kid Fury]

So she was subjected to a felony traffic stop on Interstate 85. This is in Georgia. Due to an outstanding warrant in the state of Maryland, she was arrested. There were two children in the car at the time, including the child Brown shares with Big Tigger. So I assume that was okay. You know, I was a different kid.

[Crystal]

Right.

[Kid Fury]

So according to TMZ, the warrants are from an incident from 2019. She was tied to the alleged disappearance of a 10 year old. She's since been charged with felony interference with child custody and will be extradited to Maryland. So what,

[Crystal]

wait, so this. Did she kidnap her own child from.

[Kid Fury]

It sounds like, according to the wording of this.

[Crystal]

Okay.

[Kid Fury]

That she might have taken her own

[Crystal]

child and left Maryland.

[Kid Fury]

Okay, yeah. Okay, so, yeah, they locked her ass up too.

[Crystal]

And. Jesus.

[Kid Fury]

Now this is unfortunately flipped from what happened to her by way of Tega to oh, well, maybe she's a serial killer. We shouldn't give a fuck. You know what I mean?

[Crystal]

Right, right.

[Kid Fury]

Yeah. And I think I also, this morning saw someone was accusing her of something else, but I didn't get a chance to read that too.

[Crystal]

Okay, well, so I'm sorry, you said felony kidnapping from 2019, and I was immediately thrown off because it just seems like I don't. That's just. That sounds strange, but if it's like a custody thing between her and her ex, or like maybe she shares a baby with somebody and they were supposed to have some sort of joint physical custody and then she just took her child and went to. Right. So the timing is interesting.

[Kid Fury]

Right?

[Crystal]

That is giving. Tigga told the Cops. Oh, by the way, she took that baby, 13 year old, right before the pandemic and then never checked in again. Right, but that is a separate. It sounds like a completely separate issue from this, you know, this video thing with the phone and all that. So, yeah, it sounds like both of y' all are actually kind of a mess and probably need some sort of help. But that don't have that. That don't mean you deserve. Right, right. That don't mean you deserve that, man. Tossing you around like that.

[Kid Fury]

Hello?

[Crystal]

So not sure where niggas getting that from.

[Kid Fury]

Right, well, apple's got to do with egg.

[Crystal]

That's a great way of putting it.

[Kid Fury]

Well, you know what? Yeah, let's just get this out of the way. Kodak Black is speaking. And of course, not great. He said that he is once again interested in. In a super group with himself, Kanye west and Kendrick Lamar. Now, you might be asking yourself, kodak Black, what the fuck are you talking about? And how does that make any sense? What his reasoning? The three of them are Geminis and he would like the group to be called kkk. He also refers to them all as Israelites and Black Jews. Needless to say, Kodak Black is still Kodak Blacking the way that we know him too.

[Crystal]

Right, Right, right, right, right.

[Kid Fury]

Please tell me what sense is made.

[Crystal]

What kind of drugs is Kodak Black currently on? Cause all of them. Who is. Okay, I. This almost sounds like he was high and thought, huh? Kkk, Kodak, Kendrick, Kanye. Like, I don't really think he put a whole lot of thought into it beyond that. But what would make you think you three niggas could come up with something cohesive enough that the rest of the world would want to listen to it? And do you think that you and Kanye and Kendrick. Maybe you and Kanye, but do you think the three of y' all are similar enough to where y' all could even get along long enough for this to happen? Like, I just. That sounds like this is. This sounds like you are that white girl. You know, you on something you ain't supposed to be on. Cause this. It's no part of this that makes sense to me. Where was this at? Was it on Instagram Live? Cause I'm Googling and I don't find

[Kid Fury]

was on a stream.

[Crystal]

Oh, okay. Twitch.

[Kid Fury]

Okay, well, yeah, pick one of them.

[Crystal]

Okay, but he owns something.

[Kid Fury]

Somebody in the comments on Baller Alert said we listening to Bass Heads now. And I have to tell you that

[Crystal]

what I just tell you.

[Kid Fury]

Yeah, that was delightful.

[Crystal]

That is on drugs. That's ridiculous. Okay,

[Kid Fury]

Streamer. DDG says that men who watch Love island alone are gay.

[Crystal]

Well, thank God DDG spoke up about this. Honestly, I was really wondering what DDG's thoughts were about men who watch Love Island.

[Kid Fury]

Me too.

[Crystal]

This was keeping me up at night. So. Thank God.

[Kid Fury]

Truly.

[Crystal]

Yeah.

[Kid Fury]

When I saw this, I was like, oh, my God, thank her. I've been waiting for his opinion. I really couldn't even watch the new season until he told me what he felt about it.

[Crystal]

Right. Like I can I really tune into the villa without knowing what Halle Bailey's baby daddy thinks about people who watch this show. Girl, who cares?

[Kid Fury]

So thank you, dirty dick goofball, for giving us your. Your two cents. Love that. He said, I haven't watched Love Island. You know why? Because I don't have anybody to watch it with. You could have just started stop there. Yeah, like, hello, I think it's gay to watch Love island by yourself. If you and Iggy watch Love island solo, you might be bisexual.

[Crystal]

So

[Kid Fury]

you have a lot of. You have a lot of information and discovery when it comes to sexuality other than hetero. And I want to know where you're getting this information from. Because as a wide open faggot, I haven't received like this in the mail. Nobody in the underground gay road has said, hey, for this month's meeting, we're doing Love island, right? And the bisexual, like, what the fuck is this hoe talking about?

[Crystal]

What are you talking like, sir? You said, I haven't watched Love island cause I don't have nobody to watch it with, not because I'm straight.

[Kid Fury]

Right?

[Crystal]

So it sounds like you really want to watch Love island, but for whatever reason, you. Why would it be bisexual to look at a reality show by yourself? How? How exactly? Unless men are fucking each other on the reality show and nothing but men are fucking each other on the reality show. What about it is gay for real? How is that gay? The girls are all young and beautiful in bikinis 24 7. How is it gay to look at that?

[Kid Fury]

Watching the cast kiss each other alone is a little bisexual. You don't. So this tells me that you're turned on by both things. When they're kissing, you're like, both of these things are hot. Ddg, you could just be bisexual. And you also don't have to throw in red flags to let everyone know until you're comfortable if you want to share at all.

[Crystal]

Because it just don't take a lot of pushing back for this entire. Your whole argument or these statements to just fall apart. Like, you sound like one of them niggas who click around on porn until you find a dick big enough and then you feel guilty about it. But thank you, but those are your own private thoughts. This is. That's your. Your hurdle to jump through internally by yourself. Girl, this is stupid.

[Kid Fury]

Those girls who even asked

[Crystal]

why I. I'm really struggling to find out how you felt conflicted about watching. Like, I just. I'm not even getting it. I. It really is not making sense to me that you ever felt like, oh, it's gay to look at this by yourself. You have to have a woman around to watch Love island with you. You that. But you can have a girlfriend. You can be having sex with a woman and not be straight. That happens all the time as well. So you didn't think this through. This is just. This is what he does though, right? He just gets on streams and starts talking. That's how he makes up.

[Kid Fury]

Yeah, they be on there for like 12 hours. They already not smart. So, you know, who knows?

[Crystal]

Just saying. He probably say stupid shit all the time. And this is just one of those things that actually made it to the rest of us. Yeah, but I bet if you tuned into that stream that is saying dumb

[Kid Fury]

shit all the time, right? You can write an e book.

[Crystal]

It's a little bisexual to watch straight people kiss each other. Are you sure? What's bisexual about that?

[Kid Fury]

I don't know.

[Crystal]

Niggas should be talking. Yeah. You can't ever forget it.

[Kid Fury]

It found it sounds like your conflict. Dirty D. Yeah, it sounds like your thing to see two heterosexual people kissing and you're like, where's my sexuality at?

[Crystal]

It.

[Kid Fury]

It feels like you have a thing to ask yourself about how you feel about the man that is taking part in the kiss.

[Crystal]

Right? Yes.

[Kid Fury]

And because like you said, they hire incredibly good looking people on top of that they do.

[Crystal]

Sounds like maybe you're a little attracted to some of them men on Love island and you feel you feeling away about it. But again, that's for you and your therapist to work through word to be like, oh, well, the rest of you niggas is gay if you watch it without your bitch. Okay. All right.

[Kid Fury]

Cause girl, it's not even like, oh, I'm not watching Love island cause it's not my thing.

[Crystal]

Right.

[Kid Fury]

Or it feels more like a girl show, which itself would still be stupid, but just like, oh nah. Cause it's gay. And watching those very sexy men making out with women. Tyler Payne for bisexual people. Like, gross shit. Cause it sound like you want to watch it. It.

[Crystal]

Do it sound like you want to watch it real, real bad? It sounds like you do watch it and then you feel bad about yourself, right? And now you're putting it out onto the rest of us. Shut up, dumbass. I know Halle be looking back like, God damn. What the fuck, bro? Y' all do stupid ass.

[Kid Fury]

God, my baby look like me.

[Crystal]

Okay, just like two. Look at God. Infinite.

[Kid Fury]

Carbon footprint. This is what we're doing.

[Crystal]

I mean, okay, he's just an idiot.

[Kid Fury]

Sza has come forward to say that she's been diagnosed with Asperger's. High functioning autism. And apparently she's smarter than you. So stop playing in her face what she said.

[Crystal]

Well, Sza, I say this with all the love in the world. I knew this when you was dressing up like bugs, when you was putting on, like, them grasshopper outfits or whatever and looking weird. When you start doing weird shit and

[Kid Fury]

posting, oh, like on the COVID of what's the re release of Control Call? Is it Kylvana?

[Crystal]

Is it Control that she re released? Or was it.

[Kid Fury]

Oh, no, the other one.

[Crystal]

Yeah, what is. I. I don't know what it's called, but she. She dressed up as a bug a few times, and I think I saw it then. Like, I don't think anybody was shocked by Sza saying, oh, you guys, turns out I'm autistic. I'm on the spectrum. Like, I. Yeah, yeah, it is called Lana SOS Deluxe. Yes. I had to Google it. And when she went on hot ones dressed up as, like, a mosquito or whatever, I said, yeah, okay, I know what you are, but I mean, yeah, girl, welcome to the club.

[Kid Fury]

So many people are on that spectrum and discovering.

[Crystal]

Yep. At all kinds of ages. Good for her.

[Kid Fury]

Yeah, good for you. Whatever helps get you to a place where you feel more in tune with yourself and understanding of yourself. And I'm glad that more people who are getting sincere diagnosis are speaking up and being like, can you feel a brand new day? Because it just helps destigmatize shit like that. And not me. Because some people still get diagnosis of all kinds of disorders, syndromes, things of that nature, and still feel, like, isolated. Even if they have tons of people around them online or whatever that are willing to support them, it still can make you feel like, damn, if something going on with me or worse, I feel broken or, you know, like, I'm not normal. So I love situations like this where the girls are not only, like, I've been diagnosed with this thing, but I've been Diagnosed with this thing, and now I understand why. I'm fierce bitch.

[Crystal]

And, you know, I. I don't really have an issue with that personally, because a lot of people, you know, if you feel like you have to sort of reclaim it for yourself and be like, see all the times y' all talked about me and acted like it was something wrong with me, and it actually. Nothing wrong with me. Autism is my superpower or whatever. Like, you can absolutely have that for yourself. I would not even try to. To take that away from you. I did think it was funny that she put this is why I be in everybody's comments. Because if you scroll on reals, I swear to God.

[Kid Fury]

Yeah, she does.

[Crystal]

S will be in the comments.

[Kid Fury]

When she does comment along, I mean,

[Crystal]

random videos, you be like, why are you here?

[Kid Fury]

Yeah.

[Crystal]

So, yeah, I mean, again, autism is much more common than people think it is, and it's a wide spectrum, so a lot more people are on it than know that they're on it. So good for her. Good for her. I hope it helps answer some questions and bring some peace to her life.

[Kid Fury]

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[Crystal]

Yeah. No, I don't need to.

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[Crystal]

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[Kid Fury]

Donald Trump said Nicki Minaj is hot. What else?

[Crystal]

She gone.

[Kid Fury]

She gone. Like gone. Roseman, pike gone. Girl, she's so gone over you.

[Crystal]

I knew you was going to do that.

[Kid Fury]

Yeah, it was the next one. I'm not gonna hold you. I barely paid any attention. I'm. I'm. You remember Nicki Minaj?

[Crystal]

Vaguely. Vaguely. I do. I do. Rapper, right?

[Kid Fury]

Yeah. New York, I think she is from.

[Crystal]

Yeah, that was a fun era.

[Kid Fury]

Yeah, that was interesting. Take me back Nostalgia what a time. I guess she's still waiting for the the deposit. Or maybe she's trying to get another deposit. I don't really know.

[Crystal]

Yeah, I assume because I saw her taking pictures with somebody. I don't know if she was at the White House or what. Probably so. But you know, posing with these rapist, taking pictures with all the worst people in this country and all this we just like. So I think they did help you pay off your husband's debt from when he did whatever to that security guard and you was gonna lose your house if y' all didn't hurry up and get him in his money. So I think they probably did go ahead and take care of that. But she probably got some other that needs handling. I don't even think it's the same check. I think she, you know, she cooning for a separate check at this point.

[Kid Fury]

Yeah, for sure.

[Crystal]

And she has no. She has. Well, I won't say no option. You could go get a job, but.

[Kid Fury]

Yeah, yeah, A J, O, B.

[Crystal]

But I know you're not gonna do that. Your man don't have one, so.

[Kid Fury]

Right.

[Crystal]

Yeah. Yeah. Okay.

[Kid Fury]

Release an album. What happened? Remember March. What was it? March 20?

[Crystal]

It wasn't supposed to be March. She was so threatened.

[Kid Fury]

March 20, something right?

[Crystal]

And then changed her mind and threw a fit. Like, girl, you didn't have no album ready and you know that you could have put up some AI bullshit, but does anybody even care anymore? So, yeah, she over here with Trump and J.D. vance and all the rest of them assholes trying to get her bills paid.

[Kid Fury]

So Prophetess India re is very concerned about the popularity of of Young Miami's hit record Spin that

[Crystal]

you're so mad that you have to call it that.

[Kid Fury]

No, I'm not. I'm not. I've been indoctrinated, bitch. You can't be the highlight. The song now, see, see?

[Crystal]

And you were so mad when it first came out.

[Kid Fury]

It's awful.

[Crystal]

It is bad. It is a bad song.

[Kid Fury]

It's very bad. But it's catchy. It is. And it's funny.

[Crystal]

And the N have turned it into a hit.

[Kid Fury]

They have. NG was talking about it. This looks like it could be Twitter. I'm not sure. But she said, well, someone else said, I'm calling for a boycott of Young Miami. So Spin that I believe it's degrading to our culture. At some point we have to take seriously the power music has over our perception and. And the values that reinforces. This can't be the song of the summer. Too late to it is.

[Crystal]

I'm sorry, girl.

[Kid Fury]

That's your failed girl. India responded and said, I spent my entire adult life caring way too much because I finally learned that not everybody cares with a capital C. Still trying to figure out what that part means. And explaining it to them is not going to make them care. Everything you listen to, everything you listen to, see or eat is going to influence you. So make wise choices. I finally realized that not everybody wants to get free. Well,

[Crystal]

damn.

[Kid Fury]

Shit. It was a very, very, very rude awakening. Smh because the mass acceptance of this song is a crystal clear sign of this much bigger truth. The mass acceptance of this song itself is a crystal clear sign of the bigger problem. I finally realized that not everybody who wants to get free. And it was a very rude awakening. You said that already, so I don't know why you like retyped that mentalatula, for clarity, spelled Claire like the name Ty. Love that I'm struggling into it. I did not say that I think anyone needs to boycott the song. I said it is a sign of where we are as a culture that this song has been accepted so widely and that widely. And that's facts. I think people should do whatever they want to do. You do what you want to do, I'll do what I want to do, and that's that. Meanwhile, I also said sick of y'.

[Crystal]

All. Sick of y'.

[Kid Fury]

All. I also say that the way we are embracing the songs say, says a lot about where we are as a culture, doesn't she? Right.

[Crystal]

I don't know if she's.

[Kid Fury]

It's just facts because I'm just. There's so many errors. Right? So, yeah. Ms. Indiari believes that the viral summer smash Spend that by One Caresha says a lot about where we are as a culture and what we accept. And she is doing it with a little lilt in the voice, a little half condescending nature that's like, do what y' all want and I'mma do what I want to do. But you hoes are late and shiftless and backwards. I don't know. In response, Young Miami's producer Mixpan met with video by Indyari and played it in the studio. It was delicious. I laughed incredibly hard and uproariously.

[Crystal]

Thoughts, no doubt. I think two things can be true. She definitely has a point about spend that being reflective of a deeper societal issue. But I don't think that the biggest issue is necessarily scamming and boosting, but a society that disenfranchises people to the point of scamming and boosting. You know, I think that our bigger problem is that so many people grow up in poverty and have almost no chance of ever getting out of poverty. And so shit like gaming and boosting looks like a good idea so that you can pay bills or have enough money to be comfortable to go on vacation, to buy the things you want to have, you know, to live a comfortable life. So I, I, I see where India is coming from. And I mean, y', all, it's hard to argue with that because it literally starts off where my scamming ass niggas

[Kid Fury]

at

[Crystal]

talking about boosting and stuffing in their bags like it, I, I see what she's saying, but I, I don't think the scamming itself is our, is our top problem. But yeah, I get it and I, I, I fully understand the whole y' all can feel however you want to do whatever you want to do, because I'm gonna do whatever I want to do. And I'm done trying to get you niggas to see my side of things. Like, I get that too.

[Kid Fury]

I just think the song is funny, and people realize that the song is funny and bad, and it just makes them have a good time. Because, like, look at this ridiculous song. I don't think that most people who enjoy the song, sing the song back are actually booster scammers are interested in doing either one. I think it's a song that is so. It's almost like a shock song where I feel like the popularity of it is based on how ridiculous it is. Like, Kya's like, my neck, my back, like, my pussy and my crack. That and my crack part was so for so many people that I think it really blew that song out the water because, like, a high. There are a lot of songs that are really popular because it's like, oh, I guess he just got in the studio and said that with your. Yeah, I think that that's what this is. Most people are singing and rapping it. They rapping it at the BET Awards and then also singing all the gospel and shit. It's just a fun song. It's catchy. So I don't know how connected I feel with this idea that the song itself is a statement for where we are as a culture in terms of the subject matter of it. Sure, it probably does speak to scamming and boosting bitches. It's calling you out by now and it's celebrating you.

[Crystal]

This is your song. It's not making fun of you for doing those things. It's saying, come over here. Scamming, boosting bitch. You're my people.

[Kid Fury]

I just think it's kind of silly to act like the people who like this song, sing along to this song are that attached to the message of it versus just being silly, having a good time. And especially in a time where a good time is rare. Like, people are trying to have their fun, make their fun. And many of the people who like this song are also listening to Morning Dew Ray, whatever the fuck else. Like, I get why India Ari would say this. It's fucking India Ari. Like, hello? She's going to be like, right, right.

[Crystal]

And this is.

[Kid Fury]

And I don't blame her.

[Crystal]

She's always, you know, India has never been about the dumb shit. She's always making me think with, like, a bigger message behind it. So again, I think she's right about it. Signifies a Deeper issue. I think she's off the mark about what that issue actually is, though. And, you know, more than one thing can be true for some people. It connects in that, you know, this is a tied to capitalism sort of way for a lot of people. Bitch, if I'm drunk and I've been smok smoking, I'm in the club and that. Come on. I'm finna bop to that song because it's catchy. For some people. It is. It doesn't go deeper than that. And for others it does. And that is the problem with the Internet. You can't really have these hot takes or whatever replying to somebody's tweet. You don't really get into nuance. And so people get mad that you didn't say all this and you didn't include me in my experience. And so then we get to this when it's like India and young Miami. You probably could not find two more different artists. So am I shocked that India feels like Spin? That is not a good representation for people. Like, this is not something we should be glorifying. No, of course not. She told you hoes to quit wearing makeup and straightening your hair and all that shit 20 fucking years ago.

[Kid Fury]

Like D R E. I know what

[Crystal]

kind of time she on. Yes.

[Kid Fury]

Yeah. And I understand the idea that, like, words have power. I do believe that music is magic and all of those things, but I also believe that the average human being has enough, like, sense and depth.

[Crystal]

Don't do that.

[Kid Fury]

To know, like, to know this is a song. And I'm not going to listen to this song and be hypnotized into boosting or accept that boosting is just a fun thing.

[Crystal]

Well, I mean, yes, but that's because it's also. You don't just roll over one day and decide that you're going to be a professional scammer. It's normally people whose backs are against the wall, you know, metaphorically speaking. And, and it's not, you know, this isn't like somebody dreams of, of scamming and stealing shit out of, you know, high end designer stores or whatever so we can have a bigger conversation about, like, in a sociological sense, what do the lyrics of this song mean and how do they resonate with different people and all this? And I actually love having those kind of conversations. This is actually the sort of shit I live for. Because for everybody who says it's not that deep to you, it genuinely might not be. Like, to me, I don't boost nothing. But do I love this song? Yes. So the song isn't influencing me in any sort of way, but would I love to dig into the way that music has evolved over the years and how we've gotten more explicit in some ways. And in some. Sometimes that means freer, which is a good thing. And sometimes the music is. I mean, it kind of ties into the whole degradation of women. Or you could at least make the parallel or make the comparison into, like, hip hop and how it disrespects women and degrades women and how that music and those attitudes affect people in real life. So, yeah, it's a conversation to have, but not on fucking social media. So am I shocked that it blew up like this? No, not at all. Cause y' all not really gonna get into the ins and outs of it on fucking Twitter.

[Kid Fury]

So as someone who's from Miami myself, I grew up around countless scammers and boosters. Big city for that. And so immediately when I heard the song, although I didn't like it, I understood that it wasn't just coming from this place of, let me make a song about scammers. I think in the basis of that song, it really is what you just. What you mentioned a second ago. This is a song for the people who's back against the wall or who come from a specific community or whatever, and they look at that like, oh, I'm enticed by this. And it becomes a way for them to get out or get things that they feel like they need or support X, Y, and Z. So I know this song, at least to me, listening to it the first time and being like, caresha, this song blows. I still.

[Crystal]

Oh, you were so mad.

[Kid Fury]

I still understood that. It was like, this is a Miami girl. Her name is Young Miami. This is a song for real. For real about whatever. So I get what you're saying, too. Because even in that respect, it could be somebody who could listen to this song and be like, oh, scamming is up.

[Crystal]

Scamming been up. This song is not gonna be fired up.

[Kid Fury]

I just don't think that's why this song is fire.

[Crystal]

No, it isn't. It's. And, you know, it's hard for me to put my finger on why the song is fire, because I don't. It is not a good song, but I do like it.

[Kid Fury]

You had to tell me to speed it up.

[Crystal]

Yeah.

[Kid Fury]

And then I did, and I was

[Crystal]

like, it's a good song, but I like it. I can. Both of those are true. So it's catchy and it's stupid. And you know, if she had said, you know where my scamming ass niggas at? Pop that trunk, mama need a new bag, I would have been right there with you. Cause I have bark bought hella that you stole and was selling in like the beauty shop or whatever. I have bought plenty of off of boosters and scammers, so I'm not doing too much judging.

[Kid Fury]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Crystal]

But I would actually love to have a conversation about the cultural and societal issues reflected in the song because I don't think it's maybe Christmas couch. Oh, maybe so. Cause it's not really on the.

[Kid Fury]

That's a good conversation to have.

[Crystal]

Yeah. And you know, for people who. Who actually do want to think about it, you know that. That deep. Cause n will, it's not that deep. You all day when I mean unfortunate. It don't have to be, but it very much can be.

[Kid Fury]

So a lot of our things are that deep. Like when you get down to it, I really think about it. A lot of our things are that deep in one respect or the next. It's true.

[Crystal]

They are so true. They are. It's the same. I mean, it's a similar argument to like when. When anti trans jokes are popular and anti trans rhetoric is allowed to. To run unfettered and unchecked. All of a sudden we see more violence against trans people in the streets. Like it's not just entertainment, it's not just music. It does have real life implications. But we have to think even deeper than that. Like who is setting up the soc to be this way in the first place? So yeah, it's fun.

[Kid Fury]

Even the point you just made about trans, about those, that rhetoric and how it affects actual trans people in the street. It also affects actual cisgender women in the street.

[Crystal]

Yes, it absolutely does. Because y' all not. Y' all think you can clock trans people and you be wrong a lot. A lot. You be wrong a whole very lot. I mean, and gender non conforming people or you know, studs trying to use the women's bathroom. Like there's so many different ways that this sort of stuff trickles down and affects different groups of people.

[Kid Fury]

Song lyrics. Do you remember not too long ago when I said I hate when rappers use. Use genitalia like trans people and genitalia as like a punchline maybe. Like I keep my. I keep a gun tucked or whatever. Or like I say strapped up.

[Crystal]

Yeah.

[Kid Fury]

Like I don't know how many months or weeks ago when I was like, it's late. Y' all be wrong. It don't make no sense. It's offensive. And that's probably another thing where people are like, it's not that deep, but I think it is.

[Crystal]

Yeah. And again, if. If you're. If you're doing anything other than mindlessly bopping in the club, it is that deep when you think about it.

[Kid Fury]

Yeah.

[Crystal]

But if you're not willing to entertain the thought behind it, then, yeah, it's not that deep to you. Like, again, somebody could play this song later today. I'm gonna be singing along. I am same. And I hate the song. It isn't good.

[Kid Fury]

It's not good. It's not good.

[Crystal]

I hate it, and I love it,

[Kid Fury]

so it makes so many people just laugh. We've all come together and said, this song is so laughable. It's so ridiculous. Let's just have a good time together. And it makes niggas start smiling, laughing, and whatever. But the more that you talk about it, the more I am understanding this head wrap.

[Crystal]

And,

[Kid Fury]

like. Cause she's not saying boycott the song or everyone should be ashamed. It's just like, wow. The song of the summer is one about.

[Crystal]

Yep, yep.

[Kid Fury]

And identity fraud. So that's a step.

[Crystal]

She's like, so this is where we are in 2026. Straight up. Steal people's identities and credit cards and their personal belongings and resell that for your own profit. And who cares what happens to your community or even yourself? Spin that shit.

[Kid Fury]

I wonder what Jackie O thinks of this. Okay, that's it for the hot tops this week. Hope that you enjoyed some of that. To all of my fellow Delulu Hive members. Oh, yeah, jump in here. Y' all go through annoying theories. Actually, don't. Because I don't want. I don't want park with haters. Never mind. I mean, you know, they live for this.

[Crystal]

They do.

[Kid Fury]

They love it. They fucking know what's happening.

[Crystal]

They love it. Right? Beyonce knows. She knew. She probably cackled down before she told Ms. Yvette to go ahead and put that shit out.

[Kid Fury]

You know she did.

[Crystal]

She said.

[Kid Fury]

You know she did.

[Crystal]

Oh, their pussies are gonna be in a bunch after this. She knew everybody was gonna be like, okay, so y', all. This resets the clock now we gotta.

[Kid Fury]

Yes, yes. Screaming at home, wailing at home, wailing blue like, girl, here go another one. I think Act 3 is for sure. Destiny's Child, like, just screaming now. Screaming, yeah.

[Crystal]

She at home doing the twins hair right now, laughing at us.

[Kid Fury]

Laughing her ass off. Yeah, the COVID for the single was probably just the picture. And then she called Yvette them up and was like, go ahead and put the Renaissance fonts on there, too. Let's really fuck them up so they'll

[Crystal]

be like, but wait a minute. We thought. What's happening? Is this. Okay, y', all, let's get back in the labs. Yep. They knew. Everything that lady does is gonna send y' all into a tizzy.

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[Kid Fury]

I've had the.

[Crystal]

She loves it.

[Kid Fury]

Talk myself down and just say, boy, enjoy this pretty song and shut your ass up. That lady ain't promised you a fucking.

[Crystal]

And won't is the thing.

[Kid Fury]

And won't.

[Crystal]

She won't. So. But I'm glad you guys are having fun. It makes me happy.

[Kid Fury]

It's a beautiful song. And I love when she. Yeah, everything I said, I love when she fucks up. I do, too.

[Crystal]

I do. I genuinely get a good cackle out of it. Cause I would do the same thing.

[Kid Fury]

I have a percentage of the fun that she has. Just a mere percentage of the blast. But it is fun.

[Crystal]

Oh, okay.

[Kid Fury]

Okay. We're gonna take a break. Come back with your letters. Awkward time to ask this, but. Hey, did you download the trail map?

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[Crystal]

No, I don't need to.

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[Crystal]

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[Kid Fury]

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[Crystal]

Well, just use your phone as a flashlight.

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[Kid Fury]

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[Crystal]

It is indeed. My goodness. Send your questions to askthereadmail.com we may read them aloud on the show. Our first letter this week comes from Kennedy, who says, hey, y'. All. Davenport, Carter. So, I currently work for an escrow company, and we're hiring for a role at one of our offices. I don't have a say in the hiring process, but because of my role, I receive notifications as we receive new submissions from candidates. One in particular I received today was insane. Long story short, the candidate's most recent position was an intern with ICE I reached out to a.

[Kid Fury]

Wait, what?

[Crystal]

I reached out to a few friends to express my thoughts because I was completely dumbfounded. But to respect the candidate's identity, I left out any identifying information. Unfortunately, one of my good friends decided to play devil's advocate and mentioned that she didn't agree with me having no respect for people who work for ICE because, quote, this can be the only job people can get sometimes so they can support their families. My first initial thought was, so it's okay to rip families apart so you and yours can survive. But I responded respectfully with, I'm gonna have to disagree, because working for them in this political climate is insane.

[Kid Fury]

My friend work restraint.

[Crystal]

My friend decided to double down and said, but your job and your personal identity are separate. In this case, it might be tough, but I don't know. I have to do things at my job all the time that I don't agree with from a moral or a political sense, but it's a job. I think it's only an issue if you do the job in a biased way based on your beliefs. Now, mind you, we are both black women, and she is a resident physician entering her second year of residency. She's never voted for Trump, but she is Christian. While I identify as agnostic, she didn't mention to me, but to each their own and said, which is kind of what you doing now in regards to treating someone differently because of their beliefs. If you choose to treat this candidate differently based on that or to not hire them again, I said we would just have to agree to disagree and that I have no say in the hiring process. I just see the resumes as they come in. I don't think I'm wrong in this situation, but please correct me if I'm wrong. I consider her to be a good friend. And we've talked about politics before, so it was pretty shocking to hear this. Not pursuing someone to interview them for a role because of potent, because of a potential issue is not the same thing as letting somebody bleed out on the table in the OR and die because I found out about their personal views. Or at least the two just don't equate to me. What do y' all think and how would you move forward if you were in this situation? Thanks. Kennedy,

[Kid Fury]

who is this girl? Like your friend?

[Crystal]

Right, right.

[Kid Fury]

Because it sounds like there is something personal for. For her.

[Crystal]

Yeah.

[Kid Fury]

That is causing this back and forth.

[Crystal]

Right. I mean, and I have heard of religious doctors not wanting to perform certain procedures because it goes against their faith or whatever. But part of being a doctor, you know, that oath that y' all take and all that shit, is basically, you know, you first not doing no harm and you have to save. I done seen enough Grey's Anatomy niggas come in with Nazi tattoos and Dr. Bailey still gotta save them or whatever, you know, I feel like. I mean, hell, my friend Terry is a doctor in fucking Oklahoma. A black doctor in Oklahoma. She gotta deal with racist ass rednecks all the time. So there is a certain amount of your personal beliefs aside, my job is to keep you alive and to help you, you know, take good care of yourself, give you the medical care that you need. So I agree that I would not put that on the same level of, like, I don't want to call this person back for a job because they said they interned at ice. Can you intern at ice? I legit did not even I did not even know you could do that.

[Kid Fury]

But I thought that you just walk up to, like, Home Depot and then they just give you a gun. I didn't. I didn't. I.

[Crystal]

But. Okay, but this is a. I think this is a healthy debate to have, actually, like, between friends. Where is the line between capitalist society, we all have to work in order to survive, and the things you're willing to do in order to make money. Like that. I think that's a. That can be a fun debate even to have as long as we. But I. I can see how your friend threw you off here with this. Well, I just feel like. I mean, in my job, I have to look past things all the time. Well, girl, your job is life or death. You're a fucking doctor. Like, yeah. We don't all have your standards. Your standards are extremely high compared to the rest of us. It's not that.

[Kid Fury]

Agreed.

[Crystal]

It's not that serious for the rest of us.

[Kid Fury]

Yeah. You know something? I also understand the shock. You are both black. You talk about politics, you believe she didn't vote for Trump. And so this would also make me go, girl, what? Like, I thought this was going to be a good group chat.

[Crystal]

Right.

[Kid Fury]

I think I didn't expect this. Yeah. I think that I would also like to have a convert, like, a full conversation about it that's a little less personal, and just do, like, as you said, have the conversation about beliefs and how that can affect getting a job working alongside helping someone with what have you. But I would be confused as to why I'm coming to you with this thing. And you, like, fight me down about somebody who interned.

[Crystal]

Right.

[Kid Fury]

For this organization of absolutely terrible individuals, like, inarguably horrendous people.

[Crystal]

Right.

[Kid Fury]

Um, like, at best, for me, if I were in her situation, I'd be like, well, you know, we can't. We ain't got no say. And who got these? Who know. But, girl, that's why.

[Crystal]

Mm. Yeah.

[Kid Fury]

I don't really understand.

[Crystal]

I. I had to Google escrow because I didn't really know what. That I've never bought a house or anything. So I didn't really know what that meant. And I still don't really know what it means.

[Kid Fury]

Yeah.

[Crystal]

But, you know, you. Kennedy made it clear that you have no say in the hiring process. So that makes her reaction even weirder because it's like, I couldn't discriminate against this person if I wanted to. Girl, I'm not in charge, so it's almost like she feels guilty for maybe she didn't vote for Trump, but maybe she supports Trump or maybe she supports ice, or maybe she supports some of what they're doing, like, because it's straight. Her reaction is strange. Right? Why would it is. If I put this in the group chat, why would you come back? Well, I just feel like it's not fair. Like, what. What if, huh, sister? We're talking about the same ICE that's going through and separating people who have been here for decades from their children who were born here. We're talking about the people who are illegally detaining American citizens. And that's what we're. That's okay.

[Kid Fury]

We're not talking about Drake fans. We're talking about.

[Crystal]

Right. This isn't something stupid. We're talking about real shit that's really affecting thousands and thousands of people. And so. Yeah, I. I don't think you're wrong either, Kennedy. I would. I would probably sit down and have a deeper conversation with her about it, but sounds like she kind of sound like DDG in that whole, I can't watch love.

[Kid Fury]

Highly. Like, no shade. So. So you are watching.

[Crystal]

What made you have that, right? What made you have that response, sister?

[Kid Fury]

Like, it honestly sound like to me like she either support ICE or she loves somebody that support ICE or love somebody bad. Also interned. That's what I'm thinking. She's sensitive about it.

[Crystal]

Yeah, that's what I'm thinking.

[Kid Fury]

Yeah.

[Crystal]

Her cousin worked for Border Patrol or something, and she's like, how dare you judge us? Like, okay, okay. Sound like to me, I mean, if she's that much of a Christian, then she believes that we'll all be judged at the end of our lives anyway for the decisions we've made and the way that we've treated others. So she, you know, I. Yeah, I. I don't think anybody who has federal laws governing some of the stuff that they can or can't do for work, I. I would not compare that to the rest of us. Like, anybody with a license, you. You have totally different standards for work than the rest of us. And, yeah, if you. I don't think escrow has anything to do with, like, you know, immigrant families or whatever, but I can see how if you worked for, like, a therapy clinic that counseled children whose parents have been ripped away from them, I could see why you wouldn't want to hire somebody who just got done with an internship at ice. You know, I could see how that might conflict with the goal of the organization.

[Kid Fury]

So if I worked at Dippin Dots, I wouldn't watch.

[Crystal]

Everybody need to be glad I'm not in charge of hiring

[Sponsor/Ad Voice]

because the way

[Crystal]

I'm discriminating left and right, fuck no. You not coming here.

[Kid Fury]

It will get to the point of me breaking the law. It really will. They'll be like, okay, bitch, you have to hire somebody.

[Crystal]

You're gonna be like white man. No,

[Kid Fury]

literally. Anyway, dei that bitch.

[Crystal]

All right, good luck with the conversation, Kennedy. If you choose to have it. Our next letter comes from Angry Cat lady and she said, my boyfriend and I have been dating for a few months. He is the sweetest, kindest, most patient man I've ever met. Sadly, his mother passed away back in 2024 and he was an only child, so it was a massive loss. After a few months of coming home to an empty apartment, he adopted two cats who are brothers. The problem is that he never got these cats neutered. By the time I started dating him, he'd had them for over a year. These two unfixed male cats have completely taken over this house. On my first visit, I could immediately tell they were spraying and marking their territory. Yeah, it took two to three visits for me to feel comfortable speaking up. And while my boyfriend promised he'd get them fixed, months have passed and nothing has changed. I even spent hours cleaning his apartment once to give him a fresh start on keeping things clean and tidy. He thanked me and promised he wouldn't let my hard work go to waste. But the cycle continues. He works a lot, and since this is his first time living alone and having pets, I'm trying to give him grace. But when I asked him last weekend, what joy are these cats actually bringing you? He couldn't even answer,

[Kid Fury]

I am now hard too.

[Crystal]

Right? I am now hard. Launching the idea of him getting rid of these cats because he simply does not have the time to take care of them the way two unfixed male cats need to be cared for.

[Kid Fury]

Hard launch.

[Crystal]

Really Just practicing, so I'm just outright saying it.

[Kid Fury]

Yeah.

[Crystal]

This weekend he admitted that he is completely nose blind to the smell in his apartment at this point and told me to speak up if it stinks, which it does.

[Sponsor/Ad Voice]

Really.

[Kid Fury]

Okay.

[Crystal]

These cats have ruined his belongings and sadly, some of his late mother's belongings. My own mom passed when I was little and I have very few of her things, so it pains me to see this. I've already warned him that we will have major beef if they ever touch my stuff. Just this past Sunday, I mopped up a pee spot that was days old and less than two hours later, one of those Cats took a spite shit in the bathtub.

[Kid Fury]

Love a spike.

[Crystal]

Sound like a cat.

[Kid Fury]

Oh my God, it really does.

[Crystal]

He claims that he hasn't neutered them because he likes their personalities, but he keeps making several promises to get it done. Money is not the issue. He has the bread. He'd just rather spend it elsewhere. I know he loves these cats, but I am really starting to dislike them. I used to really love those cats, but now I don't even want to pet them. They're sweet, but I just can't take the smell of cat piss anymore. Should I just let it be and watch these cats destroy his space? Or. Or are there other options I'm missing? Thank you in advance for your help, angry cat lady.

[Kid Fury]

I mean, I've never had a cat, so I can't tell you what options you might be missing besides breaking up with this nigga. Because you have two cats, you haven't got them fixed and they are pissing all over the place.

[Crystal]

Right?

[Kid Fury]

If you're saying you're quote unquote nose blind to it, you need to go to the doctor, you have to go see ear, nose, throat, whatever it is. Because cat piss. The first time I said I wanted a cat, I was single digit age, I don't remember how old. And my dad was because they grew up with couple cats dogs, sort of like all that. And my father was like, do you know what cat piss smells like?

[Crystal]

It is a word.

[Kid Fury]

And I was like, no, I've never had. He was like, it's violent. I don't think you want a cat. And I just believed him. Got a dog.

[Crystal]

He's so right. Oh, he's so.

[Kid Fury]

But since then, I do know what cat piss smells like. And it is violent. It's so powerful that I can't. This bitch has two of them and you can't smell that. That's a cause for concern.

[Crystal]

Sir, sir, you need multiple air purifiers and you need to go get those cats neutered. I. It's unacceptable to me to just have cats pissing all over the place doing whatever they wanted. Like, we just. We simply do not do that. I will not live in a home decorated with cat piss. I simply will not do it. And you say I'm alleged. I told him that if those cats mess up my stuff, we gonna have a problem. Baby, you might as well start the countdown. It is a matter of time before them cats piss in your purse. Yeah, because you the bitch who keep coming over and getting rid of all their fun stinky spots. Okay, yes. The fact that you cleaned up the pee and they took a shit in the tub.

[Kid Fury]

Right. It's just gonna be a matter of time for they be like, I got something for this bitch in this coach bag.

[Crystal]

Yes. This is not. It's. It's. It's that serious. To where I would actually have to give him an ultimatum. Like, you either get these cat fit cats fixed and train them properly. Like, train them to use the litter box and put in the work with these cats. You either do that, or I'm not gonna be your girlfriend no more, because I'm not gonna be the cat piss house. I'm not. And I'm God forbid, all of a sudden, I can't smell it. Oh, no, no, no, no, no, Girl,

[Kid Fury]

I didn't even think about that.

[Crystal]

Oh, God. Because what if I become like you? No, I'm not risking it.

[Kid Fury]

Because my thing is when. If y' all have company over.

[Crystal]

Oh. Ow.

[Kid Fury]

I mean, they won't be staying long. Cause I. Let me tell you something. I'm doing that Simpsons meme where you walk into the restaurant, Bart sitting there, and just turn right back around and walk out.

[Crystal]

Yeah. I mean, and it's a matter of time before y' all start smelling like cat piss. And so y' all go out into the world smelling like that, and they, like, you got unfixed cats at home. Huh? And they just do whatever they want to, and y' all have to be like, oh, yeah, actually. Cause he never bothered to neuter them or train them or anything else. So, Yeah.

[Kid Fury]

I walked into a cat house without knowing there was a cat, like, immediately walked in, and I was like, okay, you guys have a cat.

[Crystal]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Kid Fury]

You don't want to be that house.

[Crystal]

You don't. You. You definitely do not. And that even if you have, like, a clean cat or a clean dog, you have to stay on top of those things because it will smell like animal in there if you don't. So, yeah, he sounds really neglectful. The cats, honestly deserve better than this. But you also deserve better than this. And you don't have control over nobody but you. So I would. I would lay down the law, pick a date, and pay the deposit to have these cats neutered. And, you know, they have all kinds of litter boxes now. This shit. Jay got one for Trill that looks like a little spaceship, and she just goes in it, and you never smell nothing. Jade's house, never. You would never know she had a cat. So there's all kinds of options. But you do have to put in the work, you do have to invest some time and money and energy into having these cats be the way that is gonna work with your life. And then they're great to have around. But if he's not willing to do that, I'm sorry, I'm not willing to be in a relationship with you. How long do you think I'm supposed to put up with that?

[Kid Fury]

Not to mention, she did say that she liked the cats, but now she's starting to resent them, not like them. And it's not their fucking fault. Right. It's his fault.

[Crystal]

Right.

[Kid Fury]

And that sucks for these kitties. He talking about something. He likes their personality, probably. Cause all y' all dirty.

[Crystal]

Oh, yeah. Cause you dirty.

[Kid Fury]

Like, she said that she cleaned up, like, some piss that was days old or something.

[Crystal]

Disgusting. Only a man. What do you mean, mean days old? Urine. So how much did they pay for it to still be wet in days?

[Kid Fury]

You didn't say it was wet. It might have been sticky.

[Crystal]

Oh, dear.

[Kid Fury]

Oh. Or dry.

[Crystal]

Oh, my God. Baby, you get. You gotta save yourself.

[Kid Fury]

You got to like his. Her. His mama's cats. He went out and got these cats and just refuses to train them. I don't understand how y'.

[Crystal]

All.

[Kid Fury]

You could have a pet.

[Crystal]

Yeah.

[Kid Fury]

You have to look after her.

[Crystal]

You do. You really, really do. You could have went to the shelter and got a cat that was already fixed and would have been happy to be like, oh, this is the new litter box. Cool. I need a cat tree or something. And I will be terrorizing you randomly throughout the night. And that's all. Thank you so much. Like, you could have just did that.

[Kid Fury]

Have a little climber for them.

[Crystal]

Right? What do they do? What do they have to do other than tumble with each other all day and piss all over everything? Yeah.

[Kid Fury]

And shit in the toilet. I mean, shit in the tub when they mad.

[Crystal]

How could you ev. Ugh. I mean, I understand we can bleach this tub, but every time I get in the tub, I'mma think about how your cats took a shit in here. Like, right?

[Kid Fury]

Oh, my God.

[Crystal]

Right? Yeah. Yeah. You gotta save yourself. If he don't wanna be saved, I would have to let him go. And it's a shame, too, because it, like, not my dream man, but he refuses to take care of these cats or get rid of them. Like, sir, you gotta do something. Do right by them or give them to somebody who will do right by them. But this is not sustainable. It's not.

[Kid Fury]

It isn't.

[Crystal]

Okay. Any other options? I don't know, I think that's it. I don't think you have any other. Any other choices there, babe. Good luck. Our last letter comes from somebody who calls himself Lashandria's partner, and Lashandrea's partner says, my girlfriend and I live together and we share responsibilities and savings. I make slightly more than she does, but I take on more response, more responsibility. With bills and unexpected expenses, I've taken the initiative to lead our savings by mapping out our quarterly goals, how much cash we have on hand, what's coming up this summer, and what we need to prepare to buy a house. I recently asked her if she needed to pull back on saving because her hours were cut at work, and we both agreed that would be the best move. Well, that following week, she won a pretty large amount of money and didn't say a word. It hit me when she started offering to pay for things more than usual. We went out to an expensive place for dinner, and she was quick to buy things whenever we mentioned them. I asked her where all this money was coming from, and that's when she told me that she won it. I do have a history of being pretty serious about spending and talking about how we can do better financially, but at the same time, I've always been transparent about what I have and what I'm willing to do. I even told her when my Klarna limit was raised. So if we need something, she pretty much always has an idea of what's possible. I don't think my girlfriend needs to tell me about every single dollar that comes in, but I feel foolish because I was speaking daily on saving to take the edge off of summer plans and expressing how grateful I was to save a few hundred dollars every month. It feels like, damn, you was just gonna let me worry about how I was gonna make everything work while you quietly paid off your bills and listened to me complain about financial obligations. The part that bothered me the most was when I asked her why she didn't share this info, and she said, I thought you knew. I left the checkout on the counter, which I am certain we both know is not the same as actually telling me. I think she wanted the freedom to spend the money however she wanted, which I can understand, but I'm still pissed. There's also a small part of me that's wondering if I should just let this go and focus on realigning on what makes sense for us financially moving forward. I'm struggling with her actions, and I want to know if I'm tripping. Thanks and love to you. Both. Lashandrea's partner.

[Kid Fury]

I mean,

[Crystal]

I'm conflicted.

[Kid Fury]

He said girlfriend, right?

[Crystal]

Yeah. Well, you know, then they live together and they share bills.

[Kid Fury]

Yeah.

[Crystal]

Yeah.

[Kid Fury]

I think you have the right to be pissed just because of her, like, keeping it to her chest, right? Like, that just feels like a perfectly reasonable thing to be upfront about. Like, did she think that you're gonna be like, oh, I want all this money? No. Did you? Like, she would say, I want all this money. Then you would be like, okay, well, give me 90% of it because I'm a pimp named Slick back. I don't understand what she. You know, I would be annoyed by the fact that she kept it to herself. But you asked. She told you.

[Crystal]

Mm. And, you know, for me, some of the conflict is I've always been raised to, like, not tell a man how much money you have.

[Kid Fury]

I was gonna say that too. No shade, but I'm a man,

[Crystal]

so it's kinda like I overly understand, but if she was gonna do that, then she had to be a lot more slick about it. I kinda wanna talk to your girlfriend. Like, damn, girl, if you had that big ass check and you didn't wanna tell your man about it, why would you start, you know, buying expensive dinners and paying for stuff randomly? Like, you gotta act like you don' money, girl. Rule number one. But I. When I take that part out of it and try to look at it objectively, I agree. I would be, yeah, deeply annoyed that I'm over here, like, trying to cut back and see how we can still make our savings goals. And all this while you just over here with, I don't know, probably thousands of dollars and just chilling and wasn't gonna say nothing. Talk about, I left the checkout on the counter. Don't piss me off. Do not piss me off. So it's my fault that I didn't go rummaging through everything on the counter to see a check? Like, why you. That would have pissed me off the most, too, Lashandria.

[Kid Fury]

Yes, me too.

[Crystal]

Don't play with me.

[Kid Fury]

Oh, so you want to play in my face? You're saying I'm stupid. You said I'm ignorant. You say I never been. Yo, I don't have no education. You're saying my mama's a. My daddy's a bitch, My grandma a bitch, Right?

[Crystal]

Yeah, that's what I'm hearing. That's what I'm hearing. I'm hearing you call me a dumb, because how you gonna be like, well, I left the check on the counter. Girl

[Kid Fury]

o', Shea, though, just like you said at first, I was like, so you, sir, make slightly more. And she came into some money, and you've been taking care of the bills and stuff. I don't hear this.

[Crystal]

Yeah, yeah, same. I really had to step back.

[Kid Fury]

So what?

[Crystal]

What's the problem? Mm.

[Kid Fury]

Yeah, I agree. It was, like, looking at it objectively, and also the. Oh, well, yeah, I left the check on the counter underneath this month's Vogue and last month's Jet, and I think.

[Crystal]

And it was folded up into threes, but other than that, you should have seen it.

[Kid Fury]

You didn't look underneath the Winn Dixie

[Crystal]

coupons

[Kid Fury]

like, girl, what?

[Crystal]

It was underneath that box of tampons I bought six weeks ago. You didn't see that.

[Kid Fury]

Lashandria's partner I like. I understand. I just can't help but also say that. That she's fierce.

[Crystal]

What a diva.

[Kid Fury]

Literal living cunt. So.

[Crystal]

We're not.

[Kid Fury]

Yeah. I do think that you have the right to be agitated because, like, we linked in, we're together in the same place, sharing all these things, seemingly happy, you know, both working. I'm taking care of bills. The very least she could have been done has been like, girl, guess who? Hit it, bitch.

[Crystal]

Right?

[Kid Fury]

You know what I'm saying? Let's go get a steak dinner.

[Crystal]

Especially because it sounds like Lashandria's partner is a reasonable person. So if you come to me and say, hey, I won $5,000 on the scratch offs, I'm thinking about putting half of it towards paying off debt, and then we can do such and such and such and such. It sounds like you would have been like, that sounds like a good idea. Like, you sound financially responsible, like, paying off debt. If y' all trying to buy a house, paying off debt is a great move. So, yeah, it's almost like, be sneaky for what? And if you gonna be sneaky, you gotta really commit to it. You can't just start buying outta nowhere after your hours got cut at work and then being like, well, I left the check on the counter. Girl, I was smack out, babes. You know what?

[Kid Fury]

I had a good day at work today. I'm in a good mood. Let's go to Chanel. What are you talking.

[Crystal]

What you mean Applebee's? What you mean now we go to Chanel. Like, okay.

[Kid Fury]

Or the Apple Store. I want those goggles.

[Crystal]

Oh, yeah. I also would be agitated, but this is probably something y' all can move through. I think the. What y' all have to work through the most is the the sneakiness around. Well, I thought you knew because of the check. Right? That, honestly, I think, is the biggest issue. It's not even that you didn't tell me. It's that you tried to blame me for not knowing. Like, okay, yeah, all right. That's where Lashandria fucked up.

[Kid Fury]

Yeah. Cause that would then bleed into other things for me where I'm like, are you telling me the truth? Are you going to find some little weird random loophole to excuse you?

[Crystal]

Right.

[Kid Fury]

Doing such and such. That would be my issue for me.

[Crystal]

Right. But if she. If she told you she won 5000, but really she won 6500 and she was just saving that extra 1500 somewhere for herself, I wouldn't have no problem

[Kid Fury]

with that because again, me neither.

[Crystal]

Raised to never tell a man how much you have and to always have your own money so you can get away if you need to. So.

[Kid Fury]

Yeah.

[Crystal]

But good luck. Hopefully y' all are able to work it out and move on. I hate to side with a man, but. Yeah. Did we or they them? We tried. We really. We said, first of all, your partner's a diva. And we Stan. But we understand the feelings. So.

[Kid Fury]

Yeah.

[Crystal]

But yes, good luck in the conversations. That really goes for all of you this week. And that is going to wrap up the letters on this week's episode of the Read. Again, if you have a question for us, send us an email. Asktheread gmail.com. we'll be right back.

[Kid Fury]

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[Crystal]

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[Kid Fury]

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[Crystal]

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[Kid Fury]

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[Crystal]

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[Kid Fury]

to chime.com disclosures we have returned folks at home and other places and then it's time for the read. Um, are you gonna talk about Nolan Wells?

[Crystal]

Um, I was going to bring it up so we.

[Kid Fury]

You can go first. I mean mine is foolishness.

[Crystal]

Well, I. That's. That's not the only thing I was gonna talk about. I also was gonna talk about ti big stupid ass and this gynecologist on fucking threads. Did you see this? So apparently there's a. Do you remember Real World Boston? There was a girl named Camila.

[Kid Fury]

Yeah.

[Crystal]

So she actually did fulfill her dream of becoming an ob GYN and she's been practicing for a while now. And somebody on Right. But. But so somebody on Threads was talking about how their doctor just switched to a different way of doing their practice and now it's like a fifty five hundred dollar annual fee and, and how. You know. So anyway, this person didn't say any names. However, Dr. Camila then replied to the thread and was like hey girl, Just so you know, I spent a lot of time thinking about whether I was going to do this. Blah blah. And so now the conversation has shifted from should doctors be doing this? Let's talk about how insurance companies are robbing both both the providers and the patients in these situations too. Why is Dr. Camila from Real World Boston, committing HIPAA violations on threads when nobody called you out by name in the first place. So. But that's not. I mean, she's probably not gonna lose her license for that or anything. However, it is day one type shit to not identify yourself as being anybody's doctor. And I have had clients tag me on Instagram and TikTok in their videos and said, crystal was my therapist. This, this, this, blah, blah, blah. And I simply ignore those people. I will never, ever, ever, ever, ever respond. Right, right, Exactly. And I don't even have a license. But that's the thing about it. Patients can tell you who their doctor is and they can complain about you all day and they can say your name and how long. They can give all the details they want to because they're the patient. You as the provider, have a different standard of responsibility. You cannot see that people are talking shit about you on threads and then jump in and identify yourself as this girl's doctor. Like, I just don't. Dr. Camila, I don't know what you were thinking, and you're probably gonna have to go through some sort of HIPAA compliance reminder training or something and pay a fine or something. That's going to be deeply annoying. But, girl, you can't be getting this caught up in social media again. This is day one stuff. You just cannot. So that was one thing. The second thing was TI on a podcast called Big Boys Neighborhood, which I guess is Big Boy's podcast. Yes. And he was talking about marriage.

[Kid Fury]

Oh, God.

[Crystal]

And he said, the one thing about marriage is that it works when you don't. And it's a woman in the background going, oh. And he was like, sometimes she gonna get on your nerves. You gonna get on her nerves. You can't stand the sight of that bitch. She can't stand the sight of you. You wanna leave. She wanna leave. Marriage works when you don't leave. You know, there is a such thing as Oprah simplifying concepts to the point of them being useless.

[Kid Fury]

Thank you. Oh, my God, you ate that.

[Crystal]

Marriage works when you don't leave. Well, no shit. You remain married as long as you don't file for divorce. Yeah, yeah, yeah,

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[Kid Fury]

Oh, my God, that nigga missed the prison library so bad.

[Crystal]

Like, nigga, this isn't deep. Just because neither one of you filed for divorce doesn't mean that you have a healthy marriage or something that anybody else should be aspiring to do. And the first comment on threads say, this is coming from somebody who's cheating in peace so, well, I mean, and that was my first thought. Like, yeah, marriage works because you could do whatever the fuck you want to. Tanya ain't going nowhere. What's she gonna do? Put out a song about what you gonna do when she leave, what she not gonna do? Okay.

[Kid Fury]

Shit.

[Crystal]

I just, I listened to this clip and, you know, I said, you know, T, I. I have enjoyed the music, God knows.

[Kid Fury]

Yeah.

[Crystal]

But sir, you are a lot less smart than you think you are. Marriage works when you don't leave. No fucking. Yes, you can stay married. If neither one of you goes down to the courthouse and files that paperwork, does that mean you have a good marriage? Does that mean you have something aspirational? Does that mean that this is something that anybody else should want to have in their lives? Does this mean that you all have a. That both of you feel fulfilled and happy and like you're supportive of one another's goals and passions and growth and development as human beings, both individually and within the confines of this marriage? No, it just means that you haven't gotten divorced. Those are two different conversations. God damn, you're an idiot.

[Kid Fury]

I do think that there are some couples and people in relationships that kind of give up before they, like, make an honest effort to work through stuff that can be worked through specifically.

[Crystal]

Yes.

[Kid Fury]

But I think the statement of marriage works when you don't leave is ridiculous for like a laundry list of rings, including the one that you just mentioned. Like, primarily the one I mean.

[Crystal]

And chronic cheating is a great reason to leave.

[Kid Fury]

Hello. Hi.

[Crystal]

And a great reason to not try to make it work. That is a great reason.

[Kid Fury]

Like wrong messenger diva. I mean, and message.

[Crystal]

This is they fault for asking ti anything about me. Like, who thought, you know what? I want marriage advice from T I tip, that's who.

[Kid Fury]

I see those two fingers touching.

[Crystal]

I think he exemplifies what it means to be an excellent husband. That's the kind of man I would want to align myself with legally for the rest of my days. Girl, I know.

[Kid Fury]

I think that comments are hit it on the head. That comments are hit it on the head. He's like, well, I'm plenty happy. Yeah, and my bitch ain't leaving.

[Crystal]

So when you can do whatever you want to do because your wife ain't going to leave.

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[Crystal]

Your marriage, it does work then, doesn't it? Yeah, that's my bad for not wanting that, I guess. But. So I had those sort of more light hearted, less serious things to talk about. This story of Nolan Wells who went off with some white friends on the fourth of July to, you know, probably be on a boat and drink beer dumb that teenagers do. And then he's the only one who didn't come back. And these kids are like, oh, well, he's lost. But they had his phone and brought the phone back with them. And something about, oh, well, he said he was gonna stay on the island and ride back with somebody else. You know, just a bunch of different conflicting stories. And what it really boils down to for every black person, as soon as we saw this was so. Yes. I feel like most black Americans have been raised with this idea of, like, anytime you the only nigga somewhere, be extraordinarily careful. Like, you avoid that situation if at all possible. But, you know, keep your eyes open and you just can't trust them. And all this, this, this. They found the baby's body. It's very sad. Yeah. What I was gonna talk about is less of, you know, what really happened here. Because let's be real, these are white teenagers in Mississippi. Nolan Wells came from a well to do family. His friends are probably also similarly moneyed. I would not be surprised if absolutely nothing ever happens to these kids. And the family never has real answers.

[Kid Fury]

Is it true one of the kids has a parent that's a judge?

[Crystal]

I think so. I think so. I did not verify that independently, but I did hear that. But I just wouldn't be surprised if nothing ever happens to them. And it's just, oh, well, you know. Yeah, we had his phone, but what

[Kid Fury]

do you what he said he wanted to stay.

[Crystal]

What 19 year old stays behind on an island without his friends but doesn't keep his phone with him? Sounds like you boys didn't get your story straight before you came back home. But as heartbreaking as this is, I've seen a lot of y' all tag his mama on threads and give her your opinion of, like, where her son should have been and who he should have been with and what he should have been doing and all this, that and the other. And I would just like to remind y' all that these are the victims in the situation. And as much as the rest of us can see this and be like, damn, this is why black people not supposed to be nowhere with no other black people tagging this woman or the other relatives who are talking about the story on social media, on threads or Facebook or whatever else going in them people's mentions on they post on they page to tell them how they failed as family members or how they sons should have never did that is depraved.

[Kid Fury]

Like, perfect word.

[Crystal]

We can. You can take all the. But, but, but, Chris, this. We all know black people. Not safe. No shit. And that child didn't deserve to die. It's been like four or five days. They're very much so grieving. You bitches are not helping. All you're doing is displaying a stunning lack of empathy for a family whose teenage son is dead. What is all your shoulda, coulda, woulda's gonna do about it now? You having your own opinions separate is one thing, because of course, everybody got something to say. That's normal when a story hits the news. I'm talking specifically about going to these people's posts and making these comments like they're not human beings. And I know for a lot of you, maybe you don't know this, but for a lot of people, you hear stories like this, you immediately start to think, what could I do to make sure this never happens to me? It's almost. It's like a defensive thing. And this is very common for people to hear stuff like this and be like, okay, let me immediately come up with different ways in my mind that this could never happen to me to prevent me from ever feeling this pain or experiencing this sort of loss. You can have those feelings again. To go speak to that child's mother directly, like, she is not going to have to bury her son, who we all know was killed by these white boys and will probably never see one minute of justice behind it is so inappropriate. Y' all have got to log off some God damn times. Do you have friends outside of your phone? That's a real question. Go outdoors.

[Kid Fury]

That is a big question.

[Crystal]

Take a big, deep breath of fresh fucking air. This is not how we talk to people who are victims. You can say or believe that black people shouldn't be on a boat with white people by their damn selves and also understand that we should be able to do that and come home alive. It's not his fault he's dead. It's not his mama's fault he's dead. It's the fault of whoever killed that child. I really need y' all to hold on tight to that truth. This is a sweet baby. I mean, by all reports, a good kid, Played football, was in college. Big smile, talented athlete, great student, respectful person. If you had a teenage son, you would want him to be like, Nolan, this is a tragedy by all accounts. And you weird, vindictive bitches are talking to this baby's mama like it's nothing. Like this is a. Like this is Fiction like it's a story she wrote and you don't like how it ended. The. I'm not gonna ask if y' all are okay, because I know you not. But please, the next time you feel the urge to go talk to a grieving mother or father or cousin or granddaddy about all the things they could have done differently, consider the fact that you're being a stone cold. Put your phone down and go outdoors. Just take a walk and reconnect with life and the world around you. Because you too disconnected from what it means to be a person. A child is dead. Focus on the cinnamon girls. Thank you so much. And that's it for me.

[Kid Fury]

I couldn't have said it better myself. I will try to do these two things very quickly and get out y' all hair. One, Sony, it has been reported that you are ending physical media for PlayStation and probably other things, but definitely for PlayStation. Moving forward, yes, as a physical media baby. This is bittersweet for me. The bitter being, wow, the time has come. I'm not gonna be able to get physical copies of my favorite games. The sweet part is, I told y' all niggas, I told you niggas. Oh, my God, so many DVDs, so many video games. Why don't you just. This, this is why. Because that pimple in the Oval Office has essentially crafted the world to say, oh, capitalism can just be wide dick wagon outside. Cool, great, we're on it. So Sony's basically said, fuck y'.

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[Kid Fury]

We're not buy. We're not selling you no more discs. In fact, if you buy a physical copy of Grand Theft Auto 6, which comes out, I think, in November, it won't have a disc in it. No, they're just sending people the case with a code.

[Crystal]

Oh, my God.

[Kid Fury]

So the issue for you here, like, a lot of people will be like, oh, well, you know, if I'm a gamer, a lot of you download games. I have a lot of games that I, you know, bought digitally these days because I am actually running out of space. But the issue with that is, sure, we are paying for the licensing of these products rather than owning the film or the game itself, whatever, but we know 2 and 2 and 4, right? You know that the reason for buying a hard copy of a game, of a film, of a TV series is so that you can play it when you want to for as long as you can, as long as you have these devices and so on. With things like video games, not having discs or anything, really, since you don't Own the license. The people who do can revoke it, take it away from you whenever they feel like it without any explanation, apology, or a fuck thing. In fact, PlayStation already did this very thing because a lot of people who were buying movies from them digitally lost their whole library. Even though they paid however much money for all of these movies. Because PlayStation, Sony, and I can't remember the name of the company that they partnered with that was doing the film TV storefront for them, ended that whole thing, chopped the licenses. Now, the movies that you paid for, you can't watch. They will do the exact same thing with video games. And it is all for them. It is just another way for them to capitalize off of their shit. They'll sell you the PlayStation 6. None of them will have a disc drive in it. And you. So you really. Not only will you not be able to buy physical media, there'll be no point if you have a PlayStation 6 because you won't have anything to put it in. And even still, even if you have discs, there are workarounds and things for them to be able to revoke licenses. Even video games digitally that I have right now, if my WI fi go out, a lot of times I can't log in because it'll be like, we need to verify your license, connect to the network. So I said to myself, you know what? Big bummer. I'm a PlayStation baby. I've had every PlayStation since I was a kid. Once it got to the three, I had to start buying them myself. But I had them. And as a big fan and a gamer who has been like, I want to be an old, old bitch in my 60s and 70s. And I'm still here, you know, playing adventure games and Final Fantasy and whatever. Now I'm like, well, I guess the carbon footprint is trash. So, you know, it seems like it's going to be a wrap on gaming at least here.

[Crystal]

So.

[Kid Fury]

Sony, wow. Incredibly bold, incredibly brazen. Especially because it wasn't that many years ago that y' all hopped on E3 and did this, like, cheeky little jab. But I think Microsoft saying, if you Want to share PlayStation games with your friends, here's how you do it. And they had someone holding a PlayStation game hand it to somebody else, right? That's the grip and be like, done.

[Crystal]

Yeah.

[Kid Fury]

And they got like an ovation, like, yes, this is how it should be. Let people like physical media sharing. It shouldn't be that deep. Same company, what, five, six years later is like, well, suck our dick.

[Crystal]

You can't have it Yep, yep, exactly that. Quite literally.

[Kid Fury]

So wow, what a delicious fuck you to your players, player base, your demographic. And I know that y' all are doing the big oh well tough what you gonna do about it? Like most people around companies, corporations are doing around the globe right now. But I hope you are paying attention to the amount of Sony PlayStation fans that are like well I'm not buying a PS6.

[Crystal]

Like for what?

[Kid Fury]

I guess this is where the buck stops for me. Right?

[Crystal]

Right. Bullshit.

[Kid Fury]

So that's one, two, back to House of the Dragon and this nigga with the white dreads, Corlys. Velaryon. Exactly. Where do you get the nerve? Let me tell you something about yourself bitch. What you're gonna do is you're go to calm down. You're going to calm down. You're going to stop raising your voice, you're going to stop calling other people's kids bastards because you're not getting your way ho. So okay, now you like your two actual full black dark skinned babies because they saved your life and you feel like shit because you were a deadbeat. Them motherfuckers in their late 20s and 30s, you had a whole lifetime to give these niggas the name Valerian. You played in their face. You play the white people game, you play the classist game. You played the big diva game. You wanted to be the nobleman and act like oh well those kids are illegitimate and I had them with whoever the fuck black bitch out in in Westeros somewhere and I ain't claiming them. Then finally the Ballad of the Gullah takes place and one of them is riding a dragon again. Fierce chocolate brother, long beautiful black dreads flying a dragon. I didn't know that my soul needed he find a dragon. The other one is just getting busy killing pirates and leaping from ship to ship. I don't know what your ass did but tell people to sail through this one ravine or something like that and y' all barely made it through or whatever but your chocolate suns saved the day. You ain't really got shit to do to give them because they burnt down your castle and shit like that and you have did and so you're like what I can give you is my name. And the sons are like well that's all we ever wanted Halfway because they wanted their dad's luck. Oh well yeah, they've always been speaking like why doesn't he claim us? We, you know, we deserve to have a father too just because we're not Valyrian. Da da da. It's always been that. But Also, having a noble name is political power, right?

[Crystal]

Yeah, absolutely.

[Kid Fury]

He knows that. And that's why he's like, okay, let me make up for being a deadbeat piece of shit absentee father by giving you my name. Cause then you'll probably be able to get houses and dragons and bitches or whatever you want. They're like, we just want our daddy to claim us and love us like any one of his other kids.

[Crystal]

That sounds so crazy.

[Kid Fury]

So he pulls back up to King's Landing or wherever Rhaenyra is. Raniere is like, day one of me being the queen, I'm on my period. Everything is raggedy. Like, I'm literally. It's giving Obama, it's giving Biden, it's giving Kamala, it's giving. Okay, well, here I go. I'm gonna have to take at least 72 hours to just have people scream at me, right? So, like, and this lady is also on her period. She can't have it. She has bastard son or has bastard children. The streets know it. Also, she's a woman in the throne. And some people feel like she wasn't actually. She didn't have right to the throne anyway. So she tells this nigga when he brings back his two chocolate sons, hey, you know, I've been good to you, been on the sidelines, supporting, advising whatnot. We just won out in the ocean and shit like that, that one of your sons died or whatever. But we won overall. And so it would be incredibly fierce if you would just name my two bastard sons Valerian, because, you know, they deserve it. And at first, Rhaenyra was like, nigga, no. Oh,

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[Kid Fury]

Well, see, the thing is, right, I'm not doing that. I just got here. Everybody is walling. I literally just stole a whole bunch of food that rich people were hoarding during all of the drama because poor people in the street in my kingdom were starving to death. So I stole their food to give to people to eat. I'm dealing with, like, real big baby shit out here right now. Furthermore, a part of the reason why people feel like I ain't shit and not deserving of the throne that was promised to me by the king before is because I do have bastard kids in the streets. Know it. So it wouldn't be a great look for me PR wise if day one, I'm like, here go your bastard kids. That also gets a high, up high, noble name. So why don't you just chill for a minute, let me get my bearings, get a little situated, and then we'll do that. So she knights one of the bastard black sons, Ser. I think she called him Ser Addam of Hall instead of Velaryon. So Corlys. Debbie. Daddy. He find out about this? He's pissed. He's pissed you couldn't do this one little thing for me after all. That it is. Your sons are bastards too. This one's the bastard. And your son Jacaerys, the one who just died.

[Crystal]

Right. Right.

[Kid Fury]

That same fight where his sons killed him and shit. Jacaerys lived and died a bastard. Now he's screaming this at Rhaenyra while people in the castle watch making a scene. So to that I have to say bitch nigga. First of all, you made them niggas wait 30 years for your name. Ho. You can wait three days, three weeks. Who the fuck are you talking to?

[Crystal]

Yeah,

[Kid Fury]

who are you talking to? It's always a deadbeat absentee father that get a little bit of ounce of grace from one of their kids who now wanna act big and bad and feel like I will move like tear down a mountain to give my baby what they need. Ho, shut your ass up. You don't have no power here. No dominion, no nothing. You should be glad you're even alive.

[Crystal]

Yeah, that's what it sounded like.

[Kid Fury]

You should be glad you're even alive and that one of these niggas can ride dragons because you left his ass out in the street to be a bastard. I'm the one who found him and gave him this to ride. You don't get to tell me nothing. You don't make no demands, bitch. You don't tell me what the fuck to do. Okay, I. You could have gave them the name when they were born. You could have taken them in and accepted them like I did mine. You chose to lead them into the streets. You chose to lead them outside. You chose to let the rats and the rat catchers have them.

[Crystal]

Bitch.

[Kid Fury]

You're not gonna come up here and yell at me and call my dead baby no bastard bitch. I'll kill you too.

[Crystal]

Right.

[Kid Fury]

I just got a taste of chopping heads off, bitch. You want to be nice?

[Crystal]

Yeah, yeah.

[Kid Fury]

Hollering about my son living and dying a bastard. These two niggas. Bastards too. And guess what? They don't have shit. Kiss my ass and get glad, bitch. I could not believe this hoe had the nerve to speak to her like that.

[Crystal]

I.

[Kid Fury]

You're a deadbeat bitch. Your son was shaving his head bald so hoes couldn't see that it was white. That's how Traumatized? You left your kids and now you hollering to me about my kid because I didn't immediately give you. I didn't even tell you. No, I said wait like your sons did, you shiftless deadbeat bitch.

[Crystal]

Well,

[Kid Fury]

the nerve of deadbeat niggas and their goddamn gall and audacity. They will get nothing until I say they may. They will get nothing.

[Crystal]

Nothing. You get zero.

[Kid Fury]

Like, I'm on my period. Everything ain't shit that's on your period.

[Crystal]

Oh, my God. I know.

[Kid Fury]

She put on her good judge too, to go address her kingdom and her people and stuff like that. As soon as she put this shit on, she was like, fuck, say what? I'm bleeding. And then you just see her going through the throes of cramps and sweating and all this other shit rather than having to keep it to herself because she can't, as a woman fresh into this throne, be like, I'm sorry. I can barely pay attention because my period is driving me nuts. Right?

[Crystal]

And they didn't even have, like, Tylenol and shit back then, so you really just had to thug that shit out.

[Kid Fury]

They brought that bitch some tea here

[Crystal]

for the cramps, the poppy and shit. I don't know. I'm saying shit.

[Kid Fury]

Whatever was.

[Crystal]

I don't know. I don't know. Wow.

[Kid Fury]

And you gonna come yelling at me to do what you coulda did.

[Crystal]

You actually aren't. You actually aren't gonna do that. I'm gonna lose my mind before you do that.

[Kid Fury]

That's it. I'm just. I'm finished for now. Corliss, you are on my list, bitch. How dare you? All of the scenes that we've watched so far of these young black men being like, damn, our daddy really don't give a fuck about us. And then he wanna, like, play. He was also, like, playing in their face, especially the bald one, being like, I know you my son, and you know. I know you know that I'm your father and everything, but I'm too ashamed and cowardly and weak to just give you an honest, straightforward apology. So I'm gonna try and dance up little privileges. And you want this job in this little position rather than just saying, I ain't. And I should have been there for you and not made you seem like a common bitch because you're actually one of the dolls and they did what you should have did.

[Crystal]

That's responsible, though. That's what a real nigga would do.

[Kid Fury]

So are you gonna come in here and call my baby a bastard that just died? Fighting for you, bitch.

[Crystal]

I got your bastard.

[Kid Fury]

Bastard. I would have cleaved them dreads off right there where he was standing. I don't even know what. What's taking re so long. She's acting a little. She pussy fiddle around a little too much for me now. It might be the cramps. I'm going to give her episode three.

[Crystal]

She bleeding bad.

[Kid Fury]

She could never spoke to me like that in front of people making a scene.

[Crystal]

Oh, no, no, no, no, no.

[Kid Fury]

You got me fucked up. Steve.

[Crystal]

Steve is crazy.

[Kid Fury]

That's the actor's name.

[Crystal]

Oh.

[Kid Fury]

But anyways, that's it.

[Crystal]

I. I'm sure the people who watch this really got their life.

[Kid Fury]

I do not want to talk about, but it's for me and the folks that do. But I mean, context. If you don't watch it and you're not gonna watch it. I feel like I explained enough.

[Crystal]

No, I mean, right? Deadbeat niggas. This is universal. This is. This tail is old as time, actually, so.

[Kid Fury]

And the guff to then finally be like, now let me tell you something about my kids. They could tell us way more than you can. You don't know them.

[Crystal]

Right, Right. Oh, okay. Is that. That's it?

[Kid Fury]

Yeah.

[Crystal]

Okay.

[Kid Fury]

I'm finished. Shout out to how I could keep going.

[Crystal]

No, I bet you could. You and Shariel. Every time she posts about this damn show, I be like, I do not know what you talking about, girl.

[Kid Fury]

I went to Taco Tuesday last night and both thank. Thankfully both of my friends I went with also watched.

[Crystal]

Oh, nice.

[Kid Fury]

So we was at that. I'm like, I've completely downed like a downed a double XL market, you know, one of those just asinine fishbowl margarita things of margarita. And I'm just like, who told. Like just being extraed out. This is after I threatened to beat somebody up. But we had a great time.

[Crystal]

Okay. Other than that, you know, other than the threats of violence. Wonderful.

[Kid Fury]

It was a. It was uproarious. I'm not proud of it. But we didn't fight well.

[Crystal]

And that's all that really matters ultimately now, isn't it? You didn't do that. Okay.

[Kid Fury]

Sometimes I get into that bag and I start getting. I start going there and then people are like, oh, this person seems crazy.

[Crystal]

Oh, they're like, well, we. We wouldn't have said that. You did, though.

[Kid Fury]

This was just a drunk dummy who, like was just coming overdressed. Don't nobody know him. He was doing the most. I'm not in the mood. So I was like, just Go. Just please get away. We're having, like a private dinner conversation. Please just go. That turns into. Ugh. Do you know who owns this place? I'm drunk. Just drunk. High off his ass. I stand up and I said, you're gonna be the owner of a fucked up lip if you don't get the fuck away from this table right now.

[Crystal]

Jesus.

[Kid Fury]

And he turns to.

[Crystal]

You're gonna let him hit me? You're gonna let him hit me?

[Kid Fury]

I said he gonna let me do anything. You need to fix your mouth, fix them brows, fix them toes. Oh, my God. And get away from here. And the rest insane. The rest could be incriminating myself in a crime. But needless to say, I barked at him quite loudly and he ran away.

[Crystal]

Well. And you know, sometimes drunk people really, you gotta really make it clear that they're doing too damn much and they need to go sit down.

[Kid Fury]

That is exactly what I said. Crystal, especially. Cause one of the people I'm there with is a woman. I'm not gonna give you no room to even think you can play here right now. And with drunk people, I said, girl, you have to be firm with them a lot of the time to let them know you're not playing no games. Or they'll stay over here.

[Crystal]

Because they think it's a joke. Yeah, because they drink.

[Kid Fury]

Yes, I get it. Not me, bitch. Not my proudest moment. Oh, but I'd be forgetting.

[Crystal]

All right, well, that will wrap up this week's episode of the Read. Check us out on social media at. This is the Read. Our website is. This is the read.com. i want to thank Kear Gaines for having me on his podcast. Learned the hard way. Love talking to black men with good sense and degrees and licensure and all that. We had an amazing conversation. Go check that out. And thank you so much to Michelle Buteau and Amy Anunoby and everybody over at Survival of The Thickest Season 3. Quite a few of you have tagged me in my little cameo on the show. It's such a fun show. It's so great. And I'm just glad that I got to be a part of the final. So go stream Survival of the Thickest on Netflix now.

[Kid Fury]

And yeah, and I love me some Amy, Annie, Obi. Amy directed the episodes I wrote for Rational Everything. Oh, my God, she's so fierce.

[Crystal]

She's such a doll. Yes. Such a sweetheart. So talented. And I just got to meet so many. You would be. People who don't work in film and TV would be shocked at how long you spend on set, please take it.

[Kid Fury]

You will be on set mostly doing

[Crystal]

nothing all f. You'll be sitting there waiting for other actors to get through their eighth run through of a scene. And you just. There's a lot of sitting around, and then you go do your thing. And it's 10 seconds of footage. And you like the amount of work it takes to make TV is really something.

[Kid Fury]

Cause they'll take an hour or something just to move cameras for another show.

[Crystal]

Yes, yes.

[Kid Fury]

You're there all day.

[Crystal]

So many times I had to get up because they were resetting the cameras. Reset, okay, Reset talent. They had to tell me multiple times, it looks like coffee. It is not. Don't drink it. I'm like, you had to tell me. Cause at this point, I'm sleepy. So thank you for saying something. I've been on set for, like 10 hours, but that's TV for you. And I had a great time and love the show. Love the show. Yeah. I mean, you know, it's just not really acting. But I was honored.

[Kid Fury]

The unifier made it better for me.

[Crystal]

Yes. And I was honored to have even been invited to audition for the show. Yes. And Solomon Giorgio was there. I think he was one of the directors that day. But just got to meet a lot of great people. So thank you again, Michelle. Love you. Love the show. And yeah, Chrysalis couch out everywhere. If you would like some advice from my ridiculous self, you can go tune into that shit. Yeah.

[Kid Fury]

As if your advice is ridiculous.

[Crystal]

No, I mean, I'm using informed and educated, using this degree for something good. Thank God.

[Kid Fury]

But you still you.

[Crystal]

I am. Right. So it's still a little.

[Kid Fury]

So you're gonna get a tinge of crystal.

[Crystal]

Yeah. But then I'm gonna try to reel it in and, you know, act like an adult. All right, any updates from you before we head out?

[Kid Fury]

Check out my podcast, furious thoughts on YouTube and wherever you get your podcast. Kidfury.com for more of me. And also patreon.com kidfury for extra more of me. Somebody on Threads convinced me to watch the Polygamist on Netflix.

[Crystal]

Oh, my God.

[Kid Fury]

So I'll be doing a review for it there on Patreon. So look out for that. I'm fighting my way through Diary of a Mad African Woman.

[Crystal]

22 episodes. South African telenovela.

[Kid Fury]

Um, they're half hours, but it's okay. I just can't even imagine where it's going. Cause I'm on episode four, and it feels like everything's happened already.

[Crystal]

Okay. Wow. Okay. Sounds good, Ken.

[Kid Fury]

Though it isn't. But I'm gonna do it because you guys have literally told me you'd pay for it.

[Crystal]

They were like, we. I subscribe, and this is what I would like.

[Kid Fury]

I'm fine.

[Crystal]

That's real. All right, y' all take care of yourselves and be good. We'll see y' all next week.

[Kid Fury]

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[Crystal]

Hey, y'. All, Crystal and Kifiri here. Thank you for tuning into the read each week. If you want to hear new episodes ad free, subscribe to SiriusXM Podcast plus on Apple Podcasts or visit siriusxm. Com podcastplus to listen with Spotify or another app of your choice.