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Welcome back! This week, I’m joined by standup comedian Rasha (@thatgirlrasha) to discuss her journey in the comedy world, going viral, working odd jobs, writing material and so much more! We also got into what she prefers not to discuss on stage, dealing with hecklers and how she started working with big brands. Great convo with Rasha, be sure to show her page some love. Also ended the episode off with a Stand Up Comedy edition of Silly Sh*t

Timestamps:

3:20 - not reading her special 

7:00 - crowd work comedians vs. Traditional stand-up comedians

10:50 - what to wear for standup comedy 

14:25 - finding your voice in comedy 

17:00 - relationship with comedy 

22:58 - increased social media presence 

29:55 - working with big brands 

39:00 - the oddest job you’ve had 

42:09 - What you can and can’t discuss on stage

53:10 - becoming more traditional 

55:54 - Silly Sh*t: Stand Up Edition

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Welcome back! On this week’s episode I’m joined by the founder and creator of @humbleandhustlin to discuss how she built her platform, how she came up with the concept of “New Music Fridays”, parting ways with friend, pivoting after the p*ndemic, work/life harmony and much much more! We also did a quick recap of the Tyler the Creator Chromakopia Tour and how I almost fought a man working the counter, debated whether or not bad texters are a real thing and ended the episode with a scarborough edition of Silly Sh*t!

Timestamps:

3:07 - How we met

3:27 - What does Carmela do?

4:07 - How did Humble and Hustlin start?

6:00 - Parting ways with friend

8:00 - Pivoting after 2020

10:13 - How did you start “New Music Fridays”

15:00 - Audré’s single release party

18:00 - Work/life balance

22:20 - Carmela is directing

29:10 - NEW MUSIC (Drake, Burna Boy and more!)

36:50 - Chromakopia Tour review

41:50 - Parents who handled things vs. Parents who didn’t

44:45 - Afraid to help people

46:45 - Bad Texters: Real or Fake?

50:35 - Silly Sh*t: Scarborough Edition

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Welcome back! On this week’s epsidoe im joined by friend of the show @sleeplessintoronto_ to discuss her current relationship with music, weaponizing your emotions, dating norms, chasing versus stalking, date planning etiquette, dealing with sassy men and much much more. We got super real and got into our faith journeys, religion, spiritual battles, generational curses and more fun stuff.

Timestamps:

4:20 - Staasia talks rereleasing old songs

4:39 - Emotional idolatry

8:48 - Current relationship with music

13:30 - New music on the way

15:25 - Dating norms

19:29 - chasing vs stalking

23:00 - Should you pick her up on the first date?

30:50 - what is a sassy man to you?

37:29 - Marc Lamont hill and Melyssa Ford arguing

43:21 - Emotionally unavailable men

49:06 - Dating religious men

1:06:00 - Dealing with bloodline curses

1:21:48 - Silly sh*t

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Welcome back! On this week's episode, I'm joined by friend of the show @Jon.Kabongo to discuss his support for TDE amid the Drake and Kendrick beef. We get into some of the albums that influenced his upbringing, going to the GNX tour, recording at the TDE studio, and more! Here’s some of what we covered:

Timestamps:

4:34 - Vocal support of TDE

7:47 - Why now?

14:00 - Reacting to muchos clip

14:12 - Giving out vinyls at the Kendrick Lamar show

34:38 - Recording at TDE

37:45 - Jon has questions for Drake

47:55 - Drake was slept on in Toronto 

51:33 - Where does the work ethic come from?

53:11 - What was your first passion: basketball or rapping?

55:08 - What’s in the vault right now?

55:59 - Working with Ray Vaughn 

58:47 -Albums that shaped you

1:03:00 - Could Drake and Kendrick are peace 

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Episode 151: Finsta (ft. Kotiande & London)

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We bykeee. Long little break but the boy’s been working and busy. On this epsidoe im joined by return guest @kotiiande and friend of the show @londonrich to discuss graduation, exploring new ventures, finsta etiquette, me going to DR for my solo trip, getting love outside of the city and more! Here’s some of what we covered:

Timestamps:

2:26 - Duke goes to DR (solo)

6:36 - Main takeaways from a solo trip

7:15 - Experiencing colourist in DR

10:40 - Toronto love in NYC

11:00 - Drake parted the red sea

16:10 - Does Toronto take Drake for granted?

21:49 - Koti and London graduated

31:24 - Pili Pili and “Spice Master Bootcamp”

33:20 - Rick Henson story

34:20 - London’s new venture

38:37 - Forever on Netflix

45:20 - Is Justin Bieber ok?

48:02 - Finsta etiquette

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Episode 150: Big 30 (ft. Kotiande)

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We back! And older and wiser! Apoloigies for the hiatus. On this special episode, I’m joined by friend of the show @kotiiande! We catch up on everything that’s been happening in our lives, some of our worries, focuses and future plan. Really great chat! Here’s some of what we covered:

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Timestamps:

1:30 - Koti gives Duke his flowers

4:00 - Duke life update

6:40 - Baka Interview recap

9:08 - Xav Trudeau interview

12:40 - Opening up about therapy

13:30 - What is dating like with a podcast

15:19 - Turning 30

19:15 - Dad is pushing me to get a gf

21:30 - Hurry Up, Tomorrow movie review

23:39 - GNX Tour in Toronto

25:45 - Koti life update

33:50 - Witnessing your parents aging

40:45 - GF comes home and showers first

43:15 - What are we listening to?

49:35 - Last time you cried

50:15 - Getting closer to God

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Episode 149: To Block or Not to Block (ft. Audré)

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We bykeee. This week I’m joined by recorded artist Audré and we cover everything from high school dating stories, how she got started, new music AND her life changing car accident. We also covered the double standard that comes with dating younger, Audré’s hate of dating apps, being blocked, wishing your ex a happy birthday, Asap Rocky cheating on Rihanna and sooo much more. Keeping sending your dating questions in at [email protected] and we’ll answer you on the show!

Timestamps:

5:48 - When did your music start popping off

7:00 - Charlotte Day Wilson always looks cool

9:26 - What made you want to start singing

11:00 - Serious car accident

16:50 - Patreon Shoutout

17:50 - Audrey’s Top 3 Albums

21:00 - NEW Audré music on the way

22:16 - Being blocked by Joe Budden

25:40 - Caring about the art

27:30 - Writing songs about real people

28:00 - ASAP Rocky cheated on Rihanna?

32:00 - Tracee Ellis Ross prefers dating younger men

38:45 - Duke gets pressed for dating white women??

42:45 - Audré loves blocking exes

45:35 - Should I. be wishing my ex a HBD

47:55 - What’s your boombox song?

54:49 - It’s over for Kanuye

1:01:33 - Dating apps

1:10:30 - Dating exp after podding

1:13:06 - Who does Audré wanna collab with?

1:16:33 - Silly SH*T

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We back! This week I’m joined by recording artist @Driver95 to discuss the release of his newest EP ‘Drive Safe’, the process of making it, how he got his name, getting involved in a police chase, being a trendsetter and so much more! Thanks again for sending them in! Send them in at [email protected] and we’ll answer you on the show!

Timestamps:

4:25 - Inspirations

9:05 - Mixing OE with the Henry

12:20 - Shore Shakers is the drink of Summer 2025

15:05 - GTA police chase IRL

17:30 -  Duke got pulled over for speeding

20:05 - Using AI to create a sample?

21:28 - First song made?

24:59 - Writing process

28:04 - RIP LEXIE

29:10 - Driver95 explains his strange iG story

31:47 - Bringing back 106&PARK

33:55 - Are situationships relationships?

40:17 - How to breakup with someone you’re texting

43:29 - Date planning etiquette

48:45 - Interacting with your ex on social media

50:40 - Duke is a dirtbag

58:15 - NEW MUSIC

1:07:56 - NOKIA effect

1:11 - NOKIA video review

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I’m back!! With visuals this time! This week I’m joined by friend of the show and ½ of the @cuethecommentary podcast: @akela.y . We cover the Adolescence mini-series on Netflix, our worries with what kids are consuming nowadays, losing the sense of community in our generation and we also do the Black Girl Led TV Show bracket. We end the episode by answering a couple emails. Thanks again for sending them in! Send them in at [email protected] and we’ll answer you on the show!

Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

6:06 - Reviewing Netflix mini-series “Adolescence”

7:51 - Would you show your son this series?

10:07 - Everything is hyper sexualized

15:41 - We’ve lost our sense of community

27:41 - Best Black girl led TV show bracket

31:42 - Advice Segment: Dr Duke

34:08 - Instagram is a great dating app

37:34 - Who are you being loyal to?

41:16 - Should I stay or should I go?

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I’m back! This week I’m joined by no one. Alone pod! I was gone for a bit and I’ve got a lot to catch you up on, so grab and snack and let’s catch up. I talked about some life updates, some ROTM plans, a couple news stories and of course music that I’m listening to right now. This solo pod was pretty fun to do. Let me know if you want to hear/see more of these! Timestamps below:

Timestamps:

1:50 - Where did I disappear to?

7:00 - Getting closer God

9:15 - Not listening to your body

13:05 - Neurodivergent???

17:01 - Patreon Shoutout

18:10 - Is an autism test offensive?

22:22 - Your boy is a collector now

24:00 - The story behind each vinyl

27:21 - I got a sexy prank call

31:01 - RIP to Skype

32:20 - 30$ for lunch??

36:30 - Ethiopian fire smack

MUSIC

42:10 - Jim Legaxcy - Father

43:00 - Roy Woods - Rolling Stone

50:42 - chlothegod - I Feel Different Everyday

53:20 - Drake & Partynextdoor - Some Sexy Songs 4 U

58:15 - I DISCOVERED PIMMIE

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