Yerrrrrr, Russ came through to hang with the Flagrant crew and talk about how major musician labels are faking streams, what race he REALLY is, his new favorite place to travel and how he's handling his success. All that and much much more on this week's Flagrant episode. INDULGE 00:00 Intro 00:52 Russ responsible for standup clips 02:11 Boardroom Performances 05:07 Labels tricking streams + cost for a no. 1 10:17 Relationship between labels & streaming platforms 12:04 Audit your label 16:37 By pointing the finger, people question you 20:35 Major artists not selling tickets 24:04 Being independent + “Advance” economics 35:27 Worth of 1m streams & Drake's catalogue 43:27 Perception of Residencies + Soft tickets 46:42 Labels aren't happy with Russ 48:35 Radio's role, Stadiums + Ed Sheeran performance 52:54 Smallest crowd + delusional self-belief 55:02 Learning to make a good show 57:39 Feeling pressure + disassociating on stage 1:01:50 Pyramids, banned songs & Kuwait shows 1:07:12 Everyone's human + Japan is odd 1:09:03 Russ in India + racially ambiguous benefits 1:15:30 Fairly Odd Asians? Memories of Japan 1:23:20 Visiting Marrakech, Switzerland + Santorini 1:30:11 Using money to change realities 1:36:26 What excites Russ now? + Living by other's standards 1:39:55 Impact of therapy + discomfort is necessary 1:47:27 Gauging how much to reveal 1:49:41 Ego v self-mastery + process of achieving that 1:59:35 Billboard's rules took sales away 2:02:09 "I love you boy" was progress for Russ 2:04:53 Russ' thoughts on Mos Def v Drake 2:08:57 White people's fascination of black trauma 2:12:58 Faking dangerous lifestyles is evil 2:17:15 The only time Russ lied in raps 2:17:55 Real impact of faking v society's own accountability 2:42:44 Rick Rubin's true impact = taste 2:54:17 Kanye has TASTE 2:57:46 Good music forgives everything + Ye repeats without thinking 3:02:53 Using more empathy 3:04:20 Japan owns everything 3:07:12 J Prince's power + everyone understands violence 3:13:42 Creating next star + what is counter-culture? 3:21:37 Labels need Hip-Hop to succeed 3:25:26 Russ leaving Columbia + ebbs and flow of music industry 3:31:59 What is an industry plant? Benefits from insecurity 3:39:32 Success doesn't make you immune + sensitivity = super power 3:47:30 Where is Russ in 20 years?

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Yerrrr, we got Dave "Lil Dicky" Burd on Flagrant to discuss his most recent album, how much he's spending on his music videos and what it's like to work with Brad Pitt on his latest season of Dave. INDULGE 00:00 Intro 00:39 Ice Hockey jerseys are fire 02:05 NY experiences + Amalfi is one-dimensional 07:07 “HAHAHA” music video cost a $ milly 10:46 Creative control is paramount 13:58 Is Dave coming back? 16:21 Brad Pitt is just a dream 31:33 Dave is Brady or Kobe?? 37:29 Hardest lesson from creating Dave 47:35 Dave has great taste 53:07 Dave is writing a movie 57:43 How Lil Dicky got started in rap + rival to Lonely Island 1:06:35 Andrew’s “notes” + other rap names 1:09:13 How rappers freestyle + Lil Dicky's Sway performances 1:12:00 Freezing during Emmy’s performance 1:16:17 Stand-up comedy + special in the works? 1:19:27 Concert performances going wrong 1:21:22 Dealing with criticism + supreme confidence 1:27:06 Theo Von joke controversy 1:32:44 Regretting previous wild lines 1:34:31 Meeting Drake while high 1:35:36 Sending DJ Khaled the worst text for “Freaky Friday” 1:39:25 Sus Shower scene + show us your D! 1:45:34 Dave’s pee pee issues 1:49:49 Girlfriend accepting + one girl noticing 1:52:14 Oozing + straightening + no-hands??? 1:55:55 3 best Wet Dreams ever + Plan B trust 2:02:51 Kanye can hoop + Ye isn’t antisemitic but a contrarian? 2:06:36 Drake v Kanye - both inspirational 2:08:20 How to approach mega celebs?

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YERRRR, Vivek Ramaswamy FINALLY came through to give his opinions on Flagrant after pulling out of the 2024 Election. Vivek sat down with us to help break down what the DEEP STATE is, why everyone doesn't like Nikki Haley, how much of his own money he used on his campaign, AND if he is Trump's next VICE PRESIDENT. INDULGE 00:00 Vivek is gonna be our new VP? 01:03 Trump took shots against Vivek + Deep state exposed 04:09 Vivek was a stand-up comic??? 08:00 Voters struggling with Vivek’s Hinduism 20:08 The Black Church challenge 21:17 Why does everyone hate Nikki Haley? 24:41 Understanding the Deep State 34:58 People wanted Bernie v Trump but the system stole it 36:00 Vivek relied on anti-wokeness too much? 40:57 American Revolution was revolution of thought 46:02 Burning Man analogy + radical self-reliance 52:01 Dismantling bureaucracy + shutdown FBI 1:03:16 Do we need a managerial class? 1:10:05 Dept. of Education outstayed its purpose 1:22:14 Most MAGA wearers aren’t dumb? 1:24:42 Vivek couldn’t win people’s trust + lack of familiarity 1:33:49 Why not run as an independent? 1:38:45 How do you run for President? Innate hunger for purpose 1:43:43 Vivek spent $30m + Vivek’s wife STEPPED up 1:49:40 Assessing Cov1d policies + Trust reciprocity 1:57:11 Lack of US pride & reinstating it 2:03:04 Mega-donors expect allegiances 2:05:11 Democrats’ brand is tarnished right now 2:05:56 How do politicians become millionaires? 2:11:52 Who plots America’s future? Nation of sheep 2:16:39 If change doesn’t happen - march to mediocrity 2:19:31 Life’s many phases + service to others

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