Scottie & FRNDS

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Scottie sits with Kyokia Childress, owner of Kyokia's Kitchen and District 1 City Council candidate, and Carol Rains-Brown, West Basin water board Division 2 candidate, on why they're running and what Inglewood still needs. They dig into accessible representation you can bump into at Ralph's, celebrating the Butts-era turnaround from near-bankruptcy to a sports and entertainment hub, then break down Measure AT ticket taxes and Measure BB, the city's $8M billboard revenue, owners calling the boards "blight," and the push to vote no. It closes on keeping a championship team in place, feelings vs. facts for residents who still don't feel the wins, water careers for Inglewood kids, and a hard no on BB by November 3rd.

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Inglewood Mayor James T. Butts and the City Clerk pull up to talk about why young people's votes matter, the youth voter event where Scottie donated MacBooks, and how Inglewood went from nearly missing payroll in 2011 to 5 million visitors a year. The mayor breaks down landing the Rams, the Chargers, and Steve Ballmer's Clippers, turning vacant land into the Intuit Dome, and why he says Inglewood didn't gentrify but "moved ourselves up." Then it gets into Measure BB, the city's billboard money, yes on AT, and the billionaire pushback, plus the mayor's journey from hooping to police chief, Northgate, Sprouts, the Market Street transit center, LA28, and a debate over Inglewood's top restaurants. The standout line: "Vision without execution and planning is pure hallucination.

TIMESTAMPS:

1:57 -- 3:23 --- Why Your Vote Matters
4:59 -- 7:03 --- From Bankruptcy to 5 Million Visitors
7:03 -- 8:46 --- Vision Without Planning Is Hallucination
8:46 -- 11:35 --- Rams, Chargers, Clippers and the Intuit Dome
13:33 -- 16:34 --- From Hooping to Police Chief
17:05 -- 18:50 --- We Didn't Gentrify, We Moved Ourselves Up
20:13 -- 26:06 --- The Forum, Clippers and Billboard Deals
26:06 -- 32:05 --- Measure BB, Yes on AT and Billionaire Pushback
34:04 -- 37:44 --- Northgate, Sprouts and the Market Street Transit Center
37:44 -- 41:01 --- LA28 and Inglewood's Top Restaurants

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We open the pod deep in phone talk — the new orange iPhone, that $3K iPhone Duo everybody's ready to bake into their monthly bill, and a full ranking debate between the Sidekick LX, BlackBerry (BBM on me), and iPhone (listen). Then we bring in special guest Jason Scott, born and raised in Southside Jamaica, Queens, who breaks down managing artists in Atwater Village back in 2012, going bi-coastal, and finally moving to LA on Christmas Day 2023 because the flight was cheaper — JFK to Burbank, skipping LAX madness entirely (listen). From there it's a full NY vs LA breakdown: who really has the better food, why New York women have style while LA women have glam, dressing for the whole day vs throwing a fit in the back seat, and the rats and trash that come with it (listen). It closes on the most LA thing ever — refusing to take the train, $100 Ubers, Metro slander, and whether the city can really fix transit before the Olympics (listen).


TIMESTAMPS:

0:01 - 4:30 - New iPhone, iPhone Duo & Phone Bill Talk
4:30 - 9:00 - Sidekick vs BlackBerry vs iPhone Ranking
9:00 - 12:00 - Intro: Special Guest Jason Scott
12:00 - 18:00 - Queens to LA
18:00 - 24:00 - Why LA? Walking to Work vs the Two-Hour Commute
24:00 - 31:00 - NY vs LA Food Debate
31:00 - 38:00 - Walking Cities, Fits & First Time Touching Down in NY
38:00 - 44:00 - Sponsor Break: Injury Needs
44:00 - 51:00 - NY Style vs LA Glam: How the Women Dress
51:00 - 58:00 - Refusing the Train, $100 Ubers & LA Metro Slander
58:00 - 63:00 - Olympics, Tourists & Why You Can't See LA in Three Days

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We're back after a little break and the fellas open up sweating through this LA heat wave wondering if the city is even that great without the weather, before Scottie gets into that Karen Bass interview, the Long Beach podcast that tried to question where he's from, and why having the biggest Black LA platform means he doesn't have to pop off anymore. From there it's straight into Durk walking out on five not-guilties, Brian Steele being a genius, the RICO case still waiting in Chicago, and a long hypothetical about who's telling, who's splitting the 60 years, and why the police aren't the ones cutting deals — the DA is. We also get into Jhené Aiko's 10-out-of-10 album and the Kendrick feature that had us asking where the goat has been, whether you can kill Drake and then not fill his role, Fat Joe thinking he's got a pass, and the Anthropic guy who quit over a 10% chance AI ends humanity. Standout moment: Scottie admitting his AI agents talk to each other behind his back and he's gonna fall victim anyway — right before saying hell no to a robot in his crib while he sleeps.


TIMESTAMPS:

0:05 - 1:30 - LA Heat Wave And Is LA Even That Great
1:30 - 5:45 - The Karen Bass Interview And The Long Beach Smoke
5:45 - 9:30 - Free Durk, Brian Steele And The Feds
9:30 - 16:10 - Bank Robbery Scenarios And How Deals Really Work
16:10 - 21:30 - Jhené Aiko's Album And Where Is Kendrick
21:30 - 25:45 - Drake vs Kendrick Aftermath And Goat Responsibilities
25:45 - 30:40 - Fat Joe And Who Gets A Pass
30:40 - 34:50 - The Anthropic Resignation And AI Agents Going Rogue
34:50 - 37:00 - Robots, Waymo's And Falling Victim To The Future

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Scottie sits down with Mayor Karen Bass for a special LA conversation on why she’s running for a second term and what it means to be a Black woman leading the nation’s second largest city. They dive into the roots of homelessness in Los Angeles, from working full-time and still living in tents, to foster youth, veterans, domestic violence survivors, and senior Black women being the fastest-growing unhoused group. Mayor Bass breaks down her strategy—fast‑tracking 42,000 units of housing, changing federal policy for veterans, and refusing jail as the default mental health system—while Scottie pushes on media narratives, Santa Ana’s “jail if you refuse services” approach, and online division around Barrio Athletics and Leimert Park. They close on youth voting, Black–Brown solidarity against ICE, and the legacy Bass wants young Angelenos to remember: that she got “her people” off the streets and into opportunity.


TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 -- 2:30 --- Intro & Karen Bass arrives
2:30 -- 5:30 --- Why she wants a second term
5:30 -- 8:30 --- From crack era to today’s crisis
8:30 -- 11:30 --- Who is unhoused in LA
11:30 -- 13:30 --- Housing vets & 42K units
13:30 -- 15:30 --- Jails, mental health, bad policy
15:30 -- 18:00 --- Santa Ana “services or jail”
18:00 -- 20:30 --- Media, politics & “a war is a war”
20:30 -- 23:00 --- Barrio Athletics & Black–Brown unity
23:00 -- 25:30 --- ICE, solidarity & misinformation
25:30 -- 27:30 --- Legacy & the next generation
27:30 -- 30:00 --- Voting, youth power & closing

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Scottie and the crew sit down with Henry Garardo of Body Athletics to unpack his South Central story, the meaning of El Barrio, and why he built a fitness brand for the hood. The convo quickly shifts to the controversy around hosting a Barrio run in Leimert Park, Black sacred space, and the long-standing Sunday vendor tradition that many felt was being disrespected. They break down social media backlash, “call ICE” threats, brown vs Black narratives, and whether this is really about race or a bigger class war driven by developers, politicians, and systemic displacement from Guatemala to L.A. By the end, Henry owns his lack of research, moves the run to Elysian Park, and Scottie claims he “blew this shit up” as they wrestle with what real accountability and unity should look like.

TIMESTAMPS:
0:01- 3:30 - South Central roots and who is Henry Garardo
3:30 - 8:30 - Building Body Athletics and defining El Barrio
8:30 - 14:30 - Black sacred space, and vendor traditions
14:30 - 20:30 - Online backlash, ICE threats, and brown vs Black framing
20:30 - 27:00 - Respect & assumptions
27:00 - 32:00 - Racism in communities, CIA, drugs, and class war talk
32:00 - 37:00 - Moving the run to Elysian Park and safety concerns
37:00 - 40:00 - Future collabs with Leimert and closing reflections

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The crew kicks off debating whether heavy cussing is a “low net worth” habit, who really clears $200K, and if saving, Bitcoin, or starting a business is the smarter play, before Scottie admits he’s burnt out from nonstop outside. Nadia pulls up and they dive into her love life, Twitter “subs,” and how much of your situation should live online. From there they get into a heated back-and-forth on Black men who don’t like Black women, the “aggressive” label vs assertiveness, weak men, preferences, and whether only dating Black partners or avoiding your own race is self-hate or just taste. The convo widens into race consciousness, do-rags and culture, and if non-Black folks can really understand Black struggle, then they react to Rashad from Earn Your Leisure’s Invest Fest comments, a viral Steak 48 brawl, Zeus “Baddies” culture, and wrap with dating turnoffs like vapes, over-smoking, no accountability, and who runs the household. It’s peak Scotty & Friends energy: messy, thoughtful, and loud, with the Rashad clip debate as the standout moment.

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 -- 6:45 --- Cussing, Net Worth & Who Really Makes 200K
6:45 -- 14:30 --- Burnout, Outside Every Night & Nadia Pulls Up
14:30 -- 24:10 --- Twitter Subs, Dating Status & Privacy in Relationships
24:10 -- 38:20 --- Black Men Who Don’t Like Black Women & “Aggressive” Stereotypes
38:20 -- 48:40 --- Dating Preferences, Fathers, Masculinity & Only Dating Your Own
48:40 -- 58:10 --- Race Consciousness, Do-Rags & Who Understands Black Culture
58:10 -- 1:11:00 --- Rashad / Earn Your Leisure, Invest Fest Backlash & Black Business
1:11:00 -- 1:18:20 --- Steak 48 Brawl, Zeus “Baddies” & Ghetto Entertainment
1:18:20 -- 1:24:30 --- Dating Turnoffs, Vapes, Socks, Baddies Phase & Butt-Slap Bante

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Scottie and the homies kick it off with LA traffic nightmares, clowning MacBook Airs, and celebrating the launch of a new sports podcast while debating names like “Take it to the Tape” and “Say That Then.” From there, they argue over keeping the show political versus fun before diving into the Lakers’ $12.5B sale, possible Trump-connected shakedown theories, and whether anyone really wants 2 billion with all the problems that come with it. The crew then breaks down the current Lakers roster, reacts to Russell Westbrook’s retirement, and gets heated ranking all-time point guards with Russ vs Kyrie at the center. They close by debating whether Nip’s album was something “the city needed,” unpacking the LA sound vs other regions, exposing “tricking” vs providing stories, and drawing hard lines on what counts as cheating and IG friendship in modern relationships.

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 -- 2:00 --- LA traffic, carpool tickets, MacBook Air slander
2:00 -- 4:20 --- New sports podcast, first episode recap, name debate
4:20 -- 7:20 --- Show direction, politics vs fun, “juicy” topics
7:20 -- 12:30 --- Lakers $12.5B sale, Trump ties, shakedown theories
12:30 -- 15:30 --- Billionaire problems, would you want 2 billion
15:30 -- 17:10 --- Lakers roster, Rui vs Sexton, this season’s outlook
17:10 -- 21:30 --- Russell Westbrook retirement, LA legend talk
21:30 -- 29:55 --- All-time point guard rankings, Russ vs Kyrie debate
29:55 -- 38:00 --- Nip’s album, “we needed this,” LA rap expectations
38:00 -- 43:40 --- LA sound vs other cities, who’s really “up”
43:40 -- 48:10 --- Rap money, LA show bags, just wanting enough to help
48:10 -- 53:10 --- Tricking vs providing, TVs, rent, being a “problem solver”
53:10 -- 59:58 --- Men and women as friends, cheating lines, IG boundaries

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On this episode of Scottie & FRNDs, Scottie sits down with Blacc Sam, brother of the late great Nipsey Hussle and key figure behind The Marathon. They talk about Nip’s visionary pivot from Bullets Ain’t Got No Name to The Marathon, how that shift changed the energy from street chaos to inspiration, and how the brand grew into a global lifestyle movement. Blacc Sam opens up about stepping from behind the scenes to the front, carrying Nip’s blueprint with integrity, and protecting the legacy for the family and the community. He breaks down the evolution of The Marathon into music, clothing, real estate, Marathon Burger, and new moves like the Long Beach grand opening with Snoop Dogg & the Broadus family and an upcoming Times Square, New York location. They also discuss the meaning of Lucy (Nipsey) Hussle Square for the city, the neighborhood, and anyone coming from similar circumstances. Sam gives an inside look at the official Nipsey Hussle documentary, built from years of unseen footage and crafted strictly on the family’s terms, and explains the significance of Prolific, the Nipsey x Bino Rideaux project Nip sequenced himself. Rounding it out, they tap into the Marathon Run Club and how Nip’s “the marathon continues” philosophy is now a real-world lifestyle of fitness, discipline, and community.

Time Stamps:

0:04 BLACC SAMM's Reflections and Aspirations
2:08 Balancing Work and Lifestyle
5:20 The Evolution of Marathon Brand
9:58 Leadership and Influence
24:25 The Importance of Documenting Hustle's Legacy
32:27 Balancing Authenticity and Growth
32:37 The Impact of Marathon Burger
44:24 Future Plans and Aspirations
49:18 The Role of the Run Club
54:02 Final Thoughts and Legacy

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On this episode of “Scottie and FRNDS,” the squad kicks things off debating summer vs. cold weather, cuddle season, and how “feminine” certain poses and phrases are perceived on men. From “you ate that” to sitting criss-cross applesauce, they unpack social media lingo, masculinity, and why some words just don’t hit the same coming from guys.

The convo slides into bedazzled fashion—sparkly pants, rhinestone teeth, and whether it’s ever really acceptable on men—before pivoting into a deep dive on LA rap, the state of hip‑hop, and why the game feels “cooked” right now. Drake, Future, Kendrick, “Like That,” Control, AI songs and rollouts all get broken down.

From there, they get extra LA, ranking Fixins, Annie’s, Stevie’s, Dulan’s, Louisiana Fried Chicken spots, Jeans Ice Cream, Earls, and more, sparking a hilarious war between ambiance snobs and Chili’s/BJ’s warriors.

Timestamps

0:00 – 2:40 — Summer Fatigue, Year Going Fast & Cuddle Season Energy
2:40 – 6:10 — Hot vs. Cold Weather, LA Kids & What “Cold” Really Is
6:10 – 9:05 — Cuddle Talk, Criss‑Cross Applesauce & “You Ate That” Lingo
9:05 – 12:10 — Bedazzled Vans, Sparkly Pants & Is Rhinestone Drip Too Feminine?
12:10 – 15:40 — LA Rap Is Cooked? Desensitized Fans & Rubbers, AI & Drake Fatigue
15:40 – 18:20 — The GOAT Conversation: Drake, Future, Rollouts & The Ice Melting Stunt
18:20 – 21:10 — Kendrick vs. Drake, The Game, Control & “Like That” Dissection
21:10 – 24:00 — Team Drake vs. Team Kendrick & Separating Artist From Music
24:00 – 27:40 — Fixins Review, LA Soul Food Rankings & Calling Out Mid Plates
27:40 – 32:40 — Dulan’s, M&M’s, LA Soul Food Politics & Tax Bracket Food Shaming
32:40 – 37:00 — LA Restaurant Run: Yar House, Catch, Drake’s, Nice Guy, Yamashiro, Firefly & Casalina
37:00 – 40:35 — Louisiana Fried Chicken Wars & South LA Food Staples
40:35 – 46:10 — Proposal Rules: If She Says No, Is The Relationship Over?
46:10 – 50:15 — Ex‑Husbands, Heavy Breakups & Men vs. Women on Loyalty
50:15 – 55:00 — Cheating Logic, Temptation, Low Self‑Esteem & Why Men Don’t Like Being Alone
55:00 – 58:30 — Going Through Phones: Tactics, Trauma & Why You Should Just Leave
58:30 – 1:01:00 — Stay‑At‑Home Boyfriends, 200 Ms & Who Really Has the Power