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In this episode, we dive deep into the wild life and origins of Q Is Cool (Zarif Musa). From growing up in Zone 1 Atlanta with a father who has over 30 children to his early days in the streets, Q shares stories that are as hilarious as they are heavy. We discuss his journey with mental health, surviving addiction, and his accidental encounter with a "secret" in Amsterdam. Plus, we debate the ethics of flipping drug money and why Jackie Chan is the GOAT of action movies.Timestamps00:00 – Shout out to LTE Studios & Dion Lack01:04 – Welcome back: Lackaroni and Chaz01:54 – Q’s first time seeing crack at 1503:04 – The dating ratio: Black vs. Latina vs. White04:06 – The Amsterdam Story: "I was deceived"06:10 – What does the "Q" stand for? (Zarif Musa)09:16 – Growing up in West Side Atlanta (Zone 1)10:25 – Q’s Dad: 30+ kids and the "Morris Temple of Science"12:30 – Running into his father at the Malcolm X Festival14:50 – Breaking the cycle: Parenting differently16:30 – Life before HIV & the "pull out" era20:15 – Going to court for child support with 20 siblings21:55 – Growing up in a trap house: Math and drug deals23:10 – The shootout: When Mom shot Dad in the leg26:50 – Mental Health: Therapy and being Schizoaffective28:05 – Staying on meds: Hallucinations in New York32:01 – Trauma: Witnessing a friend’s suicide33:20 – The downward spiral: Coke, Lean, and Molly34:05 – What Cocaine feels like (The Elon Musk analogy)37:20 – Steroids in Hollywood: The Rock & Anthony Mackie39:55 – Action Stars: Why range is overrated42:40 – The physics of John Wick’s suit46:40 – Jackie Chan vs. Steven Seagal50:45 – PR Training: How to handle the "Diddy" question57:40 – Selling to white kids: A different business model1:02:10 – Smuggling techniques: The football & tennis ball method1:05:30 – The El Chapo tunnel in the neighborhood1:10:20 – The Big Question: Would you flip $100k of found cocaine?
By chaz rodgers & Dion Lack5
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In this episode, we dive deep into the wild life and origins of Q Is Cool (Zarif Musa). From growing up in Zone 1 Atlanta with a father who has over 30 children to his early days in the streets, Q shares stories that are as hilarious as they are heavy. We discuss his journey with mental health, surviving addiction, and his accidental encounter with a "secret" in Amsterdam. Plus, we debate the ethics of flipping drug money and why Jackie Chan is the GOAT of action movies.Timestamps00:00 – Shout out to LTE Studios & Dion Lack01:04 – Welcome back: Lackaroni and Chaz01:54 – Q’s first time seeing crack at 1503:04 – The dating ratio: Black vs. Latina vs. White04:06 – The Amsterdam Story: "I was deceived"06:10 – What does the "Q" stand for? (Zarif Musa)09:16 – Growing up in West Side Atlanta (Zone 1)10:25 – Q’s Dad: 30+ kids and the "Morris Temple of Science"12:30 – Running into his father at the Malcolm X Festival14:50 – Breaking the cycle: Parenting differently16:30 – Life before HIV & the "pull out" era20:15 – Going to court for child support with 20 siblings21:55 – Growing up in a trap house: Math and drug deals23:10 – The shootout: When Mom shot Dad in the leg26:50 – Mental Health: Therapy and being Schizoaffective28:05 – Staying on meds: Hallucinations in New York32:01 – Trauma: Witnessing a friend’s suicide33:20 – The downward spiral: Coke, Lean, and Molly34:05 – What Cocaine feels like (The Elon Musk analogy)37:20 – Steroids in Hollywood: The Rock & Anthony Mackie39:55 – Action Stars: Why range is overrated42:40 – The physics of John Wick’s suit46:40 – Jackie Chan vs. Steven Seagal50:45 – PR Training: How to handle the "Diddy" question57:40 – Selling to white kids: A different business model1:02:10 – Smuggling techniques: The football & tennis ball method1:05:30 – The El Chapo tunnel in the neighborhood1:10:20 – The Big Question: Would you flip $100k of found cocaine?

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