The Read – “Soup Drama” (December 5, 2025)

Hosts: Kid Fury & Crissle | Podcast Network: Loud Speakers Network
Theme: Hip-hop, pop culture, and Black life, with humor, shade, and honesty

Episode Overview

This “Soup Drama” episode serves up The Read’s signature blend of hot takes on pop culture, celebrity relationships, messy divorces, streaming numbers, and viral stupidity, all delivered with the duo's sharp wit and unfiltered honesty. Kid Fury and Crissle dissect headlines of the week—ranging from Drake’s new album cycle to Super Bowl halftime controversy, Kandi & Todd’s messy divorce, Diddy's Netflix doc produced by 50 Cent, Ray J’s latest antics, soup company scandals, and a viral take on literacy—plus listener letters filled with relationship woes and friendship betrayals.

Main Discussion Points & Notable Moments

1. Megan’s Baked Beans and Relationship Realness (01:34–06:22)

• Kid Fury opens with a riff on Megan Thee Stallion’s holiday cooking, admiring her brisket and beans and the love poured into big family cooking.
• Crissle reflects on Black women’s labor in the kitchen:
  “My mama cooked every single day.” (02:51)
• Admiration for Megan and her basketball boyfriend, and how relatable it all feels—just good food, anime nights, and comfort.

Notable Quote:

“I just don’t know women and femmes, man, on your feet for that amount of time. It’s a lot, cooking for a generation, not just a household.” – Kid Fury (02:24)

2. Black Excellence: Chicago’s Bud Billiken Parade (06:24–09:14)

• Shout-out to the 96th annual Bud Billiken Parade, the largest Black parade in the nation, which celebrates history, culture, and unity in Chicago.
• Anecdote of a news co-anchor missing the parade for work, drawing laughs about “doing my usual Black Negro things.” (08:21)

3. Hot Topics: Pop Culture & Music News

A. Drake’s Forthcoming Album ‘Iceman’ (11:17–14:50)

• Hosts are underwhelmed by Drake’s latest tracks, with Kid Fury calling out the teaser:
  “This is like a deep cut you would have kept to yourself … it sounded like a Weekend song but, like, worse.” (12:23)
• Crissle’s honesty: “I won’t be rushing to stream whatever this new thing is because I didn’t like Scorpion, and it’s been … iffy for a while now.” (13:53)

B. Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime Booking (15:18–18:48)

• Pushback to critics unfamiliar with Bad Bunny:
  “You and ice can blow, Bubba. No one gives a fuck what you’re talking about. … He’s the most popular artist on the planet!” – Kid Fury (16:30)
• Crissle’s take: “Not the most streamed Spanish-speaking artist. Not the most streamed rapper or none of that. The number one artist person making art.” (16:08)

4. Kandi & Todd’s Divorce Saga (20:31–31:15)

• Last week praised for a mature breakup; this week, all hell breaks loose. Todd demands custody and challenges his prenup, using Bravo footage as alleged evidence.
• Crissle’s venom: “I hate n–— man … But one thing about it, regardless of what her mom and auntie said, I truly believe the number one thing about Kandi is she is about her fucking money.” (23:02)
• Laughter over the gold digger dynamic, the difference between being ‘rich’ and ‘wealthy’, and Todd messing with a money-savvy woman’s bag.

Notable Quote:

“She would have rather been embarrassed and not had a wedding than marry a nigga without a prenup.” – Crissle (23:10)

5. Listener Letters: Soup, Betrayal & Birthing Plans

A. Campbell’s Soup “Drama” (72:23–74:36)

• Viral story about a Campbell’s Soup exec disparaging the product and leaving—triggering a nostalgic (and comedic) defense of classic poverty cuisine.
• “How dare you. That cream of mushroom done went in so many casseroles.” – Crissle (74:17)

B. Friendship Betrayal: Love Triangle Edition (78:13–89:36)

• Tabitha’s letter: Her friend Sydney hooks up with the woman Tabitha was pursuing—while she was hospitalized! Then Sydney brings this “Wanda” to a party, and when Tabitha asks for space, Sydney claims to be the hurt party.

• Hosts’ take:

  “Sydney playing in your face directly.” – Crissle (84:38)
  “Why would you bring Wanda to this party knowing how I feel about—We just talked about the party last night.” (83:38)

  Conclusion: Drop the friend, and don’t accept gaslighting for someone else’s selfishness.

C. Maternal Health & Husband's Ignorance (90:31–104:38)

• Rachel asks if she's wrong to want a doula and her mother in the delivery room after her husband seems to equate her concerns with anti-vax conspiracies.
• Crissle’s clarity: “I’m never gonna tell a Black woman who’s nervous about giving birth in America that she’s overreacting, child. They almost let Serena Williams die.” (102:41)

6. Diddy Netflix Documentary by 50 Cent (35:08–44:54)

• 50 Cent's motivations and pettiness for producing a doc on Diddy dissected.

• Both hosts side-eye the intent, but note it could open some eyes.

  “You have hated him for that … you're now taking the opportunity to do something petty, possibly damaging, and get paid for it.” – Kid Fury (40:24)

7. Ray J’s Backstage Beyonce Antics (45:49–56:38)

• Ray J posts a plea for Beyoncé and Jay Z to greet Brandy backstage.
• Everyone in the room literally flees as he makes the plea—hosts point out the absurdity.
• Kid Fury speculates: “No shade, you want to know what my first guess was? That Beyoncé was like, I would go say hi to Brandi, but Ray J probably back there.” (49:46)
• Concludes: Stop bringing everybody else into your personal weirdness.

8. Megan Thee Stallion’s Defamation Suit (56:48–62:14)

• Megan wins $59K in damages over a deepfake porno—a symbol for internet accountability.
• Crissle: “It’s not hard to not lie on people.” (61:47)
• “Glad for Meg and hopefully this inspires the rest of you who always got something to say about her to shut the fuck up…” (61:54)

9. The Viral Soup of Online and IRL Ignorance

A. Listener Letter: Twin Sisters vs. Deadbeat Dad (109:35–117:42)

• Tracy and her twin, abandoned during COVID, get harassed by their dad’s new wife after years of estrangement. The twins’ response? Direct, professional, and boundary-setting—discussed as a rare model of dignity.

B. Joell Santana’s Viral Take: “You Don’t Need to Know How to Read” (120:18–134:42)

• On a podcast, rapper Joell Santana claims kids don’t need to be literate as long as they have “common sense” and math skills.
• Crissle’s response:
  “There’s no such thing as financial literacy if you cannot fucking read.” (123:04)
• Both hosts are in disbelief at his public stupidity, agree it’s top-tier dumbness, and issue a public service announcement: Teach your kids to read.

Notable Quote:

“Being able to read is the foundation of literacy, period. How far do you think anybody is gonna get in this life without knowing how to read?” – Crissle (123:04)

Notable Quotes (Speaker attribution & timestamp)

• Kid Fury: “This is like a deep cut you would have kept to yourself… it sounded like a Weekend song but, like, worse.” (12:23)
• Crissle: “You don’t have to go get a job at the fucking shop. Nave. No, it’s weird. …You knew very well who Kandy was and what she had amassed in her career.” (28:31)
• Kid Fury: “If you even spell Meg again, yeah. It’s over.” (60:35)
• Crissle: “Sydney playing in your face directly.” (84:38)
• Kid Fury: “These doctors don’t really give that much of a fuck.” (93:13)
• Crissle: “They almost let Serena Williams die.” (102:41)
• Kid Fury: “Why do y’all go outside and say stuff… on a microphone?” (125:19)
• Crissle: “There’s no such thing as financial literacy if you cannot fucking read.” (123:04)

Final Thoughts and Tone

Throughout, Kid Fury and Crissle mix laughter with scathing realness, expertly reading pop culture (and the foolish people within it) while also speaking to the realities of Blackness, friendship, self-advocacy, and boundaries. Their chemistry, jokes, and mutual exasperation at the world and each other’s stories remain the episode’s heartbeat.

For newcomers, this episode is a perfect blend of The Read’s trademarks:

• Smart shade & personal stories
• Community care & accountability
• Savage, memeable one-liners
• And a refusal to let nonsense skate unchallenged—whether the topic is baked beans or basic literacy.

Timestamps for Key Segments

• 01:34: Megan’s beans & Black family cooking
• 06:24: Black Excellence—Bud Billiken Parade
• 11:17: Drake’s ‘Iceman’ critique
• 15:18: Bad Bunny and Super Bowl
• 20:31: Kandi vs Todd divorce
• 35:08: 50 Cent’s Diddy doc
• 45:49: Ray J’s plea to Beyoncé
• 56:48: The Megan Thee Stallion lawsuit
• 72:23: Listener letters—Soup drama
• 78:13: Friendship betrayal
• 90:31: Black maternal health debate
• 109:35: Listener letter—Absentee Dad
• 120:18: Joell Santana’s viral anti-reading take
• 134:42: Closing thoughts

If you want to laugh, roll your eyes, and get smarter about pop culture and community while doing it—queue up “Soup Drama.”