Your favorite struggle podcast is back, and you know how we give it up! We got shenanigans, serious topics, and some light-hearted convo to get you through the day or week. Umar’s fundraising, and he’s asking for more than just your grit money, Snoop addresses his lightyear comments, and Taylor stays classy during a spat with Ostapenko, who doesn’t know how to accept a loss. Tap in and soak up some vibes.

Intro Song: Scru Face Jean - Document 79 (Drake Response) 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GA9nxLD4s9A

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AP News: Boy wounded in Minnesota

https://apnews.com/article/catholic-school-shooting-victims-grief-e116fe0dd0d0662bbe69f5026e3fb313

HipHopDx - Freddie downplays the Benny the Butcher encounter.

https://hiphopdx.com/news/freddie-gibbs-plays-down-airport-encounter-with-benny-the-butcher/

Dr. Umar - 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/dr-umar-johnson-sparks-controversy-with-500-lunch-fundraiser-for-struggling-academy/ar-AA1KTFgN

Snoop on Same Sex Couple In Lightyear: My Bad

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/snoop-dogg-addresses-same-sex-couple-lightyear-comments-1235419344/

The Root Taylor Ostapenko beef.

https://www.theroot.com/lip-reader-reveals-what-was-really-said-between-taylor-2000059546

HipHopDX

https://hiphopdx.com/news/camron-plays-brutal-prank-on-actor-with-fake-movie/

Happy August 5th!! The Anniversary of the Montgomery Brawl!

If you're confused about the title, don't blame Big Rob; that's all on Chris. We're back with another episode, a brand new card game, some music talk, and a discussion about Julian Brown, the inventor who had fans concerned about his safety earlier this week. You know how we give it up!

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We sit down with Justin Gladden to discuss his sci-fi novel, Fallen Worlds: Future Guardian, his passion for community initiatives, how it fueled the story for his book, and the launch of the Kickstarter campaign for the audiobook. In this hour-long episode, Justin shares his experiences in pitching his book, getting it published, and the importance of storytelling with a purpose. 

Check out Justin’s Kickstarter for Fallen Worlds - Future Guardian and help fund this amazing project: 

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/niambiusiku/fallen-worlds-future-guardian?ref=discovery_category&total_hits=1545&category_id=47

Jim Jones takes shots at Nas, and Will Smith aims darts at Chris Rock in a freestyle. If that’s not enough, Clipse has a new album on the way - is rap going through a renaissance? Maybe not, but it’s a welcome change. Tap in as we debate about the art of freestyling, creativity, and other random discussions to take your mind off the BS happening in the world right now. You know how we give it up!

Sources:

Will Smith - https://hiphopdx.com/news/will-smith-disses-chris-rock-new-freestyle

Jim Jones gets Ethered by NAS - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umI4R9E8t-g&t=100s

Pusha Disses Travis Scott - https://hiphopdx.com/news/pusha-t-destroys-travis-scott-labels-rapper-whore

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Don't know wtf is even going on in this episode, but you know how we give it up!

Uno game goes bad, Big Rob acts like a fool, Chris is being a full menace, and Renzo has checked out.

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In this episode, the squad gets caught up in a game called Uno No Mercy while discussing the unfortunate news of Six Flags shutting down, leading to a PSA about traveling and planning trips. In other news, Chris becomes a full-on menace, Rob's hatred for IKEA continues, and Renzo hates GQ magazine.  You know how we give it up! Tune in for a brief distraction from everything going on in the world. 

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We could talk about a lot of what's going on lately, but we figured it was best to leave the discussion for NPR. It's been a hot minute since we cranked out an episode - and we can't thank you enough for hanging in there with us. Big Rob's got a beef with Eastern Motors, Renzo goes Karen on a certain retailer, and Chris tries to keep from flipping a table. 

Nintendo holds off preorders on the Switch 2.

Renzo's and Chris is excited about South of Midnight.

Big Rob's got some beef with Eastern Motors

And Chris has sage advice for starting your own business.

Big Rob is out this week so we’re just chilling and discussing some of the the latest news in the music word and pop culture. Following the superbowl everyone’s got a think-piece about Kendrick’s performance, whether you enojoyed or hated it, in our opinion it was history being made. In other news, Sexyy Red turns down WWE, 6ix9ine is back in the news for trolling, and Amazon is changing how you download your books to Kindle. It’s a lazy sunday but you know how we give it up. Tap in!

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Sources:

https://hiphopdx.com/news/jay-z-diddy-rape-lawsuit-dismissed

https://hiphopdx.com/news/6ix9ine-trolls-king-von-coffin

https://www.theverge.com/news/612898/amazon-removing-kindle-book-download-transfer-usb

Happy Valentines Day! 

Back in December 22' we had the pleasure of interviewing Ballad, a phenomenal singer and songwriter who caught our attention with his single Orange. Originally we uploaded this to Audiomack as a part of our Beats, Bars, and Bullsh*t series. This interview is by far one of our favorites so if you never got a chance to peep it, give it a listen. 

Enjoy!!

We tap in with one of our regular guests and a friend of the pod from L.A. Ben shares his experience during this tough time for Los Angeles residents and what it means to have friends, family, and an empathetic support system during times of struggle and hardships. We also get into some lighthearted conversation about horrible songs from the 80s (Rolling Stone Survey from 2011), Back 2 The Future Movies (someone's not a fan of the 3rd movie, can you guess who?), and more! 

You know how we give it up! Resources below for non-profit organizations lending a hand to L.A. residents and firefighters.

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California Fire Foundation

https://cpf.salsalabs.org/cff-donation/index.html?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1YrvpunmKJCgG_Mt_Z24uZetHl8TGMIr5kgEONqmbLTExTBDdasv8-v5w_aem_7YKp9czQ0TP7UecmzLmoQA

Ventura County Community Foundation

https://vccf.org/make-a-donation/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3gm_N_z2J2QDZpddy8pg-afeGJehj-3TKYWsri0UEx9gE4f6ErZ9R-5Qs_aem_RX880TzpFlMEAzFJsOwOkA

Pasadena Humane

https://pasadenahumane.org/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3vYG-htAU5b3nX7MF40QPAjoIsmvR0YyQzlzcRj2o8BG9axiMrC4SgClE_aem_irDYOUaMTnLHOWFlrQOcVw

Los Angeles Fire Dept. Foundation 

https://supportlafd.kindful.com/?campaign=1040812&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3fxYVezQgbrd2q4tQz7h-7mxFQhqQuYBnxNRezVOBppV23hws4R0sL0LA_aem_lHWe_1B1TQiStKlqOU60UQ

Direct Relief 

https://www.directrelief.org/2025/01/as-southern-california-fires-rage-medical-aid-en-route/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3K0v4Yito-Ho6OvvnQ04wNpnGxNBPG-Nbg7tOYvHHOOdlBbcvbcTeVO1g_aem_OpH65ogjly4fJckFmL8Duw