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  • 2024 Got Hands | Episode 134
    2024/08/19

    SUMMARY
    This week's episode was a therapy session. We didn't plan on being vulnerable but a lot has happened since the last episode so it was only right. Bnag kicked it off with his testimony (6:10), Uncle Leon explains why he's been feeling better lately (12:30) and Nyce details everything he's been through recently (19:55).

    GEM OF THE WEEK
    "Allow yourself to feel whatever it is." - Nyce

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    1 時間 10 分
  • Stepping on Every Crack | Episode 133
    2024/05/17

    SUMMARY
    This week's episode features a friend of the show, Sierra (@sese_baby), who has been wanting to kick with us for a while now -- and she did not disappoint. After getting a few things off her chest about the male species (4:30), she fit right in as we dissected almost everything about the Drake-Kendrick beef (25:46). From there, she talked with us about prom now vs. prom back then (51:10), the teacher who was fired for allowing students to braid his hair (55:26), random childhood memories (1:03:03) and so much more!

    GEM OF THE WEEK
    "Don't worry too much about the past. Don't worry too much about the future. Focus on the now...it's a gift because it's the present."

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    1 時間 20 分
  • It Wasn't a Good Idea | Episode 132
    2024/04/26

    SUMMARY
    You ever sign up to run a 10K and forget to train for it? Bnag came ready to tell his story from this past weekend (2:43) before Uncle Leon opened up about his recent struggles with change (13:10). The fellas then talk about men being limited to one heartbreak (28:43), how they'd spend $15 million in two hours (45:16), Joe Biden signing TikTok ban bill (1:12:57) and so much more!

    GEM OF THE WEEK
    "Don't commit to your pain so much that your healing doesn't stand a chance."

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    1 時間 29 分
  • Gimme Them Biscoff Cookies! | Episode 131
    2024/04/12

    SUMMARY
    We got right into all the drama around J. Cole dropping "Might Delete Later" (4:00) and then apologizing at Dreamville Fest for dissing Kendrick Lamar (13:11). After a lengthy discussion, we talked UConn & South Carolina winning national titles (31:12), debated which superpower we'd take from the solar eclipse (47:35), recognized Meg the Stallion & Glorilla for bringing us the #WannaBeChallenge (1:11:04) and so much more!

    GEM OF THE WEEK
    "The misunderstanding is that winning always looks like winning." - Randall Ward

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    1 時間 23 分
  • At the End of the Dollar | Episode 130
    2024/04/05

    SUMMARY
    Would you rather smoke crack before every family function or lick every doorknob you ever use? That's how we started this week's episode (6:00) before somehow transitioning into a preview of Dreamville Fest (18:30). We went on to discuss women's college basketball making history this week (28:50), how the "I'm just a girl" phrase has taken over (45:35), the current cost of living/inflation (51:25) and so much more!

    GEM OF THE WEEK
    "No matter what's brought your way in this life, if you can breathe...don't run." - Iman Shumpert


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    1 時間 10 分
  • You Gotta Tell Him No | Episode 129
    2024/03/29

    SUMMARY
    The house raid, the alleged getaway plane, the lawsuits...y'all already know we had to start this week's episode off talking about all of the drama surrounding Diddy (11:33). From there we get into Kendrick taking shots at Drake & J. Cole (28:02), Beyonce dropping "Cowboy Carter" (40:18) and March Madness (45:10). We also discuss the Francis Scott Key bridge collapsing (57:25), share our favorite white people sayings (1:04:11) and so much more!

    GEM OF THE WEEK
    "The struggle that you are in today is developing the strength you need for tomorrow."

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    1 時間 13 分
  • I Wasn't Expecting That | Episode 128
    2024/03/22

    SUMMARY
    It's been a few weeks since we kicked it but we made sure to come back with a good one! MACHINEMOOK joined us this week to talk how he got started in music (5:25), what artists inspired him (9:20) and the process/motivation behind his debut EP "Honeymoon" (20:23). He also chimed in to discuss the difference between a hit and a classic record (49:30), the "Quiet on Set" documentary (1:13:40) and so much more!

    GEM OF THE WEEK
    "There is no right way to success." - MACHINEMOOK

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    1 時間 41 分
  • We Needed the Chairs | Episode 127
    2024/02/23

    SUMMARY
    We're a little late to the party but we had to recap the Chiefs winning Super Bowl LVIII (7:10) and Usher's halftime performance (15:42) to start this week's episode. We also talked about the "Who TF Did I Marry?" story that went viral on TikTok (19:50), how we survived an actual pandemic (35:45), what a real-life trade deadline would look like (44:40) and so much more!

    GEM OF THE WEEK
    "Standing in your truth does not make you noble." - Shalon Jackson

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    1 時間 14 分