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Cool .

What up ?

What up , homie ?

I'm good , fam . How are you ?

I'm good , bro , I'm good , indeed , indeed . Same to you , bro . Same to you . Busy morning so far . How you feeling ? How you feeling on this beautiful Sunday ?

I'm like you . Both of us already got a workout in today . Indeed , it helps . Those are the best feelings , man .

I start my day off with a good workout . Get myself together , get my thoughts right that's what I normally brainstorm . I brainstorm in the gym . When I'm in the gym working out , listening to music , I'm just vibing out . Man , just getting my thoughts together and just getting the oxygen to the brain feels good .

My brain is always storming , but I feel like when I do work out it gives me a zone and a level of clarity that very few spaces offer .

Yeah , that's true . That is very true . I'm with you on that , very true . What's on your agenda for the remainder of the day , man ? You gonna relax a little bit today , or you gonna just just vibe out today , spend time with your daughter ? What you looking like , man ?

my daughter's actually out of town right now . You know she's a traveler like her dad , so she's already , she's actually on the road , so she'll actually be back tomorrow evening . So you know I'm just here , I'm with whatever . You know I'm saying I got some good rest today . I live stream my church .

Yes , yes , that's the one you want to see , though , right , you want to see the Nadal and Djokovic , yeah . Yeah . Are you looking forward to any other parts of the Olympics ? Are you on it ? Are you excited ?

The USA is playing Serbia today . I am excited to see how . You know , an Embiid-Jokic matchup is always good TV for me . You know what I'm saying . So it's like I want to see that . I do want to see what this USA team looks like with Durant , because in Durant and LeBron you have two easy ways to get buckets .

Right , right .

Right , all those guys can go get you 50 .

Easily , easily , easily . And I was just worried about KD's health because this is the first time he's playing since last year I think what the back half of last year season , two months ago , three months ago when they got eliminated . So he hasn't played a ball since then and he was sitting out for this .

He's a gym rep , though . Oh yeah , Absolutely .

Absolutely . I was just more concerned about him getting acclimated and being conditioned to play in his games . But what it looks like he's smoking him right now . He's on fire right now . He's a baller . He's a baller . It doesn't take much for a baller to get re-acclimated , especially someone like him .

You know who gets an easier bucket than Kevin Durant . That's not like a prime Kareem or Wilt Chamberlain , though you know what I'm saying . Like an easier bucket . Think about it . He's shooting much further away than Wilt and Kareem are . Right , right , like Michael Jordan's fadeaway is not an easy bucket . People do understand that .

He's a wingspan . He's a 7'4" , 7'5" wingspan . He has an arc . He has a true arc on his shot .

You're not going to block that . You're not going to block that . When he's next to Embiid , I'm like Embiid's not that much taller than you , he's not , and Embiid's massive , yeah yeah .

Yeah , embiid's massive . Embiid's very slow man , I don't like his game . I don't like Embiid's game . He's very slow , like just .

He's the closest thing post-move-wise at the center position I've seen since Olajuwon , in terms of his capability at all . Yeah , embiid .

No , he's not as nimble as Olajuwon . Olajuwon , no , no , nobody holdble .

Hold on . I think nobody's as nimble as Olajuwon in the post . I'm saying I didn't say that he was a king reincarnated . I'm saying in terms of some of the post moves he has the ability to pull off . Fundamentally he looks clunky though .

I give him Olajuwon Mourning To me . He's closer to him . Alonzo Mourning To me . He's closer to .

Alonzo Mourning . No , I love Zoe , but I mean , maybe he's better than Zoe Sean .

He's better , but he's . I'm talking about mechanic-wise , mechanic-wise he just looks clumsy . He just looks flimsy and clumsy . He can't get it together . He's falling down for no reason , Throwing his arms out for no reason . He's just weird .

Hakeem mechanics are nowhere close to that . I said closest , I said closest to . In a team you have probably one of the five most skilled people with the ball in his hand , like period .

Like just period In terms of his skill .

Because here's the thing Like a team can shoot , defend , block a shot , get a steal , hit free throws , like as far as his skills go .

Because Tim is more methodical in his approach . Tim is going to come down court , he's going to get to his spot and you're not going to stop him from getting to his spot .

Akeem had to play in an era with Mike and Magic and Bird and Barkley , so there'll be no waiting to get your fucking points .

No , not at all . Not at all .

Seven shots up on you by five minutes into the first quarter . There ain't going to be no waiting . That's why Akeem's moves are so fluid . All of Akeem's moves are meant to get you somewhere quick .

It's not like boom somewhere , like quick . It's not like boom boom , boom , boom , boom got you absolutely , absolutely , absolutely . But he stood out amongst , like the ewing's and the shacks and you know those of that of that era he was just the one . He was the one that had .

I think all time , because of Tim Duncan's accomplishments and how many rings he has , it's five to two . It's what ? Six finals appearances versus three finals appearances . Yeah , they both won . Tim has two MVPs to a King's one , even though I don't think that's fair to a king . A king probably could have got one of Carmel .

Oh , I wouldn't Prime . Shaq . See that's the thing .

Here's the thing A prime Shaq . He's going to do more against Akeem , but he still can't fuck with Akeem in the post . You know what I'm saying ? He can't . Akeem's still going to do more against Hakeem , but he still can't , like , fuck with Hakeem in the post . Like you know what I'm saying .

I'm still taking prime Shaq . I'm still taking prime Shaq .

I mean see , but that's what I'm saying .

If you're talking for like three , four years . It's like no , you're talking about Shaq for three or four years , I'm talking about a king for 12 . Okay , You're talking about building , Okay . Okay , I'm still teetering on Shaq . I'm still Shaq was on .

No , no , no , no . No . Shaq's a problem . Shaq also got swept by a king too , though yes , he got , even Even though that was young Shaq . That's actually when Shaq developed . His postgame is after he got Correct . Yeah , he was getting by on his athleticism and his talent .

He had to because there was no more bully ball . You couldn't bully ball somebody with that skill . Not all game , not like that . I'm still taking prime Shaq , I'm still taking Shaq's career and I love Hakeem . I love Hakeem .

Hakeem , low-key , individually , had the better career . If you want to look individually . If you're looking at individual accolades , yes , because he's got a defensive player of the year and an MVP and he's got a defensive player of the year and he's got an MVP , and he's got two finals MVPs and he's got two rings .

There's no such animal as Haka Keem . There is one of Haka .

Shaq , because Haka Keem can hit 75% of his free throws 75 to 80 .

The only way you can stop him is to follow him and hope that he would miss these free throws that he was missing . Other than that , he was a dominant force on both ends of the court . Now , granted , I will give you this If Shaq had to go up against any centers that would pull him outside the paint and make him guard that perimeter .

Okay , you're going to make me do it . This is what you wanted on Sunday . Okay , no , we're going to do it . Since you want to do it , who's the second best player on the Kings championship winning teams ?

I got to give it to Clyde .

Clyde was only on one . What about on the first one ? Clyde's on the second one ?

Who was in that first lineup that they had ?

it was otis thorpe , kenny smith um , vernon maxwell , mario ellie , robert ory it was spread out , pause it was .

it was equally distributed between those guys because you can say their games of vernon had great games , kenny was very , very important .

Sam Cassell's a rookie on that team .

It's hard to say that man .

That's what I'm trying to say . It's Hakeem , and then Correct , he still won a ring . Now let me submit something to you . Do you know how many rings Hakeem would have if he had a prime Kobe and a prime D-Wade ? Do you know how many rings Hakeem would have if he had a prime Kobe and a prime D-Wade ? Do you know how many rings Hakeem would have ?

Which one do you want ?

As a coach . As a coach .

Yes , you want skill or dominance .

I want dominance because winning is hard . Shaq is dominant A king's dominant on defense , though , and offensively you can't stop him . Like offensively , nobody can stop him , and he can stop the other person defensively , or hold them to a lesser version of themselves . Nobody can hold him to a lesser version of him .

Shaq can do the same . That's what I'm saying . No one was dominating Shaq on the defense . Give . Akeem .

Kobe , if Akeem had , if Akeem had Kobe for five years , five rings , not three , not three , and seven Be five for five . He went to the finals with Ralph Sampson , didn't he ?

Yeah , yeah , they had to play the 86 Celtics be 5 for 5 . He went to the finals with Ralph Samson , didn't he ? Yeah , they had to play the 86 Celtics . They were transcendent players too . Twin Towers .

Six Hall of Famers . Six Hall of Famers on one team . There's only 12 fucking spots on the roster .

I'm just saying .

Teamer Hall of Famers .

I'm just saying Ridiculous on the roster .

I'm just saying At the Hall of Famers , I'm just saying Kool , I'm just saying Ridiculous . They literally had multiple MVP's , finals MVP winners at the same time .

I get it , I get it , but what I'm saying is I get your point .

Their second team could have been a starting lineup for probably about 10 or 11 of the NBA teams .

Indeed , that was a dominant team . That was a dominant team . I get your point . Hakeem beat Magic , he did .

Yeah , he beat Magic to get to those finals .

You're saying that over the length of the career you'll take Hakeem Like 86-96 . 86-96 . You're taking that Hakeem over Shaq .

The Shaq you're giving me is the Shaq you're talking about 1999 to 2000 . What 3? , 4 ?

I will go back a little bit further than that I'll go back to Shaq and Penny as well .

That Shaq was dominant . He was young .

He just couldn't get it done .

You don't want him with Hakeem .

No , during that time , no Because Akeem was a legend by that time , akeem was already in his legend years by that time .

Yeah , like Maestro , like Masterclass .

Right . Who had the most dominance , though for that time span .

No , no , no , Shaq , shaq , shaq . For how about this ? Like , if you go look at his finals numbers during the Lakers three-peat and even in the finals that they lost , like the one to Detroit , his numbers literally look insane . It's like literally averaging like 37 points and like 14 rebounds and three blocks . Yeah , it's not , it's it's . It's . It's nasty .

That's fair .

You got some comparable comp and then pressure going to bust pipes . That doesn't matter to Kobe . Kobe didn't have a conscience , kobe didn't care . No , no , I get it .

Again , I'm a huge Hakeem fan . I think skill-wise he's the best skill center that I've seen in my life .

He's the all-time shot block leader . He's not seven feet tall , Sean . He's not seven feet tall when he's the all-time blocks leader .

He was what ? 6'10" , something like that .

Maybe when he's standing next to LeBron . He was teaching LeBron some moves one offseason . I swore he might have been an inch taller than LeBron . Lebron's 6'9" , so yeah , about 6'10" , maybe 6'10 and a half . He's not 6'11" because KG's taller than Akeem that's what I'm saying . Like Durant , all those guys . They look down on Akeem a little bit .

Shaq is a . He relies on this man .

Akeem has a top five move all time he's got the dream shake . The dream shake's a top five move , it's actually top three . Skyhook , Jordan's fadeaway , Akeem's dream shake those are your three best go-to moves . He's the all-time blocks leader . He is the best defensive center that ever lived because he did what Bill Russell did .

Yeah .

And nobody really . Young Grand Hill , young Penny yeah , the only person who really ever even gave it to Akeem was Kevin Johnson .

You don't really see pictures of Akeem getting dunked , though , and not even by other centers , really , he doesn't get slipped up on .

Not at all , not at all , yeah , not at all .

He doesn't get enough love . He doesn't get enough love . Like I told you before , he's one of my best centers . I've seen him play . I learn a lot of my post moves just by watching him play . First of all , you don't have post moves . I'm a monster . I'm actually going to play this afternoon , probably . I'm a monster . I'm a monster .

Straight up . I'm so sick of these playground legends stories .

Next show I'm bringing a magazine I'm going to show the magazine . I'm going to show you the magazine Next show . I'm going to show you the front cover of the magazine . I'm telling you , I'm a monster .

Are you a player ? Hold on . Let me ask you something Are you a player or are you a baller ? Because , like I'm not going to front , when it came to basketball , I was always a player . I was never a baller Both you a baller Both .

I'm both Because I can play in the system and out of the system . I've played in the semi-pro league about three years ago , four years ago , before COVID started .

We don't have any evidence to confirm that you actually played .

I'm going to show the evidence .

I'm going to show you the evidence . We're going to need to see some roster photos , some game footage .

Let me go to it . I'm going to send you the stuff in the chat . I promise you that's fine .

Put it up for the people to see the choir in my eyes , would like to know .

Yo man , I can't take this disrespect . I'm going to put the picture up .

Oh no , I remember what you did to me last show .

You got to move on . Man , I've moved on from that . You got to move on .

I on from that . You got to move on . I'm petty , that's not what petty people do Petty people don't move on .

You can't be petty and move on . That's an oxymoron . You have to pick .

You got a point . I can dig it . I can dig it . I'm going to show the animal stuff and everything . I'm going to show that to all of y'all Animal stuff .

I think he's skipping the model Skip . That's the one stuff . Skip to the next topic how about that ?

let's get to the next topic , man . Rip to DJ Polo .

I've kind of been saying this for a few years now on the podcast circuit about how I do not like , how I see the hip hop figures that we grew up on , who are about 10 to 20 years older than us , the way that they have been dropping down . It speaks to , you know , it speaks to the wear and tear of this business on a multitude of levels .

You know what I'm saying absolutely absolutely , absolutely .

So you know , the health . The health is the thing , man , it really , really is . And it has me worried because it's damn near like . It's like who we're gonna lose next , like on some health , on some health type shit . You know what I'm saying ? I came from . When I seen it , it was like it was like . It was like nah .

You do because you got to keep a regimen For me and we joke around about it , but I do still play ball . I play ball when I can . I try to play once or twice a week when I'm home . I travel a lot , so normally when I travel I typically would travel out on .

I'm not in my mid-40s until later this year . I'm still in my early 40s .

Embrace it , man . Embrace it , I'm 44 . Embrace it , I'm 44 . I look 20-something , 30-something .

I mean to be honest with you . If I were to actually black this out , like all the other famous rappers that are closer to our age , bracket , do you know ? I'm getting damn well . They got gray hair . All these dudes is lying to y'all . If I actually were to black it out like I mean , people think I'm in my 30s now still and that's with all this .

Like I can't get it . I mean , god bless , I don't get gray hair , even even my regular hair , I got a full set of hair . You know what I mean . Just eat right , man . Eat right , drink , sleep all those good things , man . Try to stay healthy man as much as possible . You know genes come along with that as well . Shout out to my mom and pop .

Marines are different than the rest of all the other branches . Y'all are wired different , kind of like football players are wired different than the other American athletes . Y'all are wired different than the rest of the military , Absolutely Y'all regiment .

Absolutely Can't turn it off .

Y'all be wild . You know you be sitting with your friends and be like , so you know I know how to kill you , really kill you , though , right ? Every Marine that I've ever hung around reminds me of that . Male and female , you know I can kill you . It that I've ever hung around reminds me of that male and female , I feel like I could kill you , right .

right , right , yeah , but it taught us . And going back to your point , because you always talk about health and even mental health , coop , you talk about it a lot and in our communities , man , we don't really address it enough , especially for me I was in the corps for those 20 years we never really addressed mental health . We always said mind over matter .

It does Not to play hip-hop psychologist with you too much because Marines are taught to compartmentalize so well . Relationally speaking , you all are very problematic because of your ability to compartmentalize . You're all very problematic .

We already moved it Right . It's time to go . It's time to execute . Yeah , right , right . That's how you write . You write I didn't think about it , but you write . That's everything that I do .

It's the conditioning . It's the conditioning . Yeah , yeah , you can't sit still . That's the thing . In hip-hop , a lot of the conditioning is built on things that actually tear the body apart . It's like what the studio looks like . Bring a couple bottles of liquor , somebody , bring a couple ounces of weed . We're in the studio . So what are we doing ?

Absolutely , absolutely . It's like classical conditioning . They're conditioned to do this based on what's in front of them Because you rap about it . You live it right . You live what you rap . You rap what you live .

They're not detoxing from it , right ? That's what I mean it's like . So how many times in a week are these guys getting seven ? Hours of sleep right , right you know what I'm saying .

Absolutely none .

Like one of Dead or Alive . Yeah , like what's open . No , no , no , you're getting chicken wings and fried rice , right , right .

Right , that's all that's available . You have to get what's available .

Yeah . So think about it like this . It's like okay , got a gallon of Hennessy , ounce of weed , chicken wings and fried rice . That's your diet . You do this from the time that you're 17 to you're about our age right now 42 , 43 . Even if you stop right now , damage has been done . Yeah .

You're too far removed . You can't even detox enough to get it out your system .

Take a break . How about this ? How often do these rappers and I'm not joking when I say this how often do they just fast , stop eating at 9 o'clock at night and then don't have anything to like three o'clock the next afternoon . Right , and just drink water in between , and sometimes don't even drink water .

And how many know but just don't want to execute it .

Oh , it's hard . It's hard . I've done like two dry fasts . It's hard . I've done like two dry fasts . You know what I mean , and I'm only saying it after the fact . I fast for religious purposes , right , yeah , but it's like a couple of the fasts that I've been on , I've been like I'm not ready for that dry fast long term , yet it's different .

And you in Atlanta , you have options everywhere . My jaw fried , catfish fried chicken . You in .

Atlanta . You have options everywhere . My job Fried catfish , fried chicken , chicken wings yeah , yeah , it's right there . I work for a black business . It's blackity , black , black , black , yeah , but it's black business as it's blackity , black , black , black , yeah , black business as in what black people eat . You want what you eat , yeah .

You got to be disciplined .

I'm telling you all this every month give me the chef salad instead of the macaroni and cheese . It's tough , it's banging , it's so good when the cheese be stretching out over the spoon and they be throwing it on the plate . I'll be like glory hallelujah .

Be like chef salad , please it's tough , trust me , it's tough . It's tough , trust me , it's tough , bro , it's tough . The message of today is hip-hop talks and health . Take care of yourself . Drink water , go get checkups . Go check on yourself , check on your health .

I got diagnosed pre-diabetic at 37 . And so I started , you know , and I'm actually like in better shape now in terms of my health , Physically . The guy that was 37 physically looked better .

Right .

But this guy at 42 , actually five years later is healthier Right , Not in the danger zone of those things anymore . Actually , you know what I'm saying , and if you would have looked at me five years ago , it's like no , I look like young and fit . You know what I'm saying . Take my shirt off , twist around my head , swing it like a helicopter , like PE Pablo .

That says a lot , because you're five years removed from that .

Yeah , but sometimes it takes stuff like that to make you realize it's like oh no , I just look this way physically , I'm not physically okay , I'm not physically okay , I'm physically okay , absolutely , and that's what I told my doctor . Not enough , yeah , not enough . Looking physically okay is not enough .

Indeed . That's a strong statement , Kool Indeed .

It's a lot . We need to talk about the confluence of all the circumstances that are making these things happen . Yeah we have to .

We have to Because that's something that a lot of our community don't talk . We don't discuss it enough . We don't discuss it enough . It's almost like it's taboo .

But look here I just ate my protein for dinner last night because I had bread and had a starch earlier in the day and so there was like no side with dinner .

Yeah , yeah , pause , you can feel . That's how I can feel when I'm not like eating right or whatever yeah , my body alerts me . Like yo , you need to relax . Like I'll be getting headaches .

Like yo , I'm not feeling right , yeah , but we don't pay attention to those things . We just think , oh , I had a rough night , I didn't get enough sleep . No , motherfucker , you're not OK . You ate chicken wings for three straight days . You're 47 .

Yo , I was blaming it on jet lag . I told my doctor . I said , yo , I was last five weeks in a row I got jet lag . She said , nah , your cholesterol is off . She said what you been eating . She said where you been . I said I've been in New Orleans for the last three weeks . There you have it , she's like no baby .

Yeah , there you have it .

There you have it . Shout out to New Orleans . The food is outstanding .

I ain't gonna lie together , I'll be running at the Walmart and CVS just to check my blood pressure sometime and make sure I'm all right .

Absolutely Drinking juice . I'm doing it all Drinking beet juice . You know what I mean . I'm just trying to stay right .

I came here to have a good time for a long time . Yes , not just to have a good time . See rap hip-hop it's a good time . See rap hip hop a good time . Yeah , but if people are paying attention , not for a long time .

No doubt , no doubt , and we need to change that part .

Like no , I came here for a good time and a long time .

Yeah , I got to tell you your daughter was starting her basketball career . I need to be here .

We got work to do . I sent my daughter's top seven college uh choices and , uh , you know you got to fill out the information thing . I know how my daughter is , so it's like I know she's picked the schools but it's not gonna like do the information part of it because everything is digital now , but it's like no , I sent off for physical copies .

We're just being real about it . We got to be real about all the things . Absolutely , absolutely , well again , man . Rest in peace to DJ Polo . Condolences to the family and all those who are affected and impacted by his loss . We definitely lost a legend . If anyone can get this message take care of yourself , health message . Take care of yourself Health-wise .

Last thing in honor of DJ Polo yeah , road to riches . Live and let die or wanted . Dead or alive , pick one .

Wanted dead or alive .

Wanted dead or alive .

We want a queen stand up . We want a frack city stand up . Left Rack City stand up . You know what I mean . Queens get the money . Queens get the money , stand up .

I think I'm actually with you on that .

On the Dead or Alive Without hesitation .

Those are three great albums that people don't talk about enough . How about this ? I feel like he got progressive . I feel like they got progressively better . Each album Like I know it's a demo and yours and actual song , road to Riches , and it's like I know what records are .

Lyrically not flawed at all , unflawed lyrically . Cadence . Everything from transitioning everything , he had it mapped out by that time . The lisp is crisp . Yeah , and it was part of the aura , it was part of the legend . It is , it is , the lisp is part of it , part of the legend . You don't get that without that . You know what I mean , right .

Because it literally feels like when he's rapping , it feels like you're being sliced with a blade , but it sounds like you're being sliced with a blade too , because of the lisp . Yes , and he's talking about slicing you with a blade .

Yes , very similar to Pun Pun used to do that draw when he would go into his next bar . Something that he had to do because of breathing became part of the legend of his lyrics , his flow , his cadence .

I think Pun is like a cool G-Rap descendant in a lot of ways . Oh yeah , we have a lot of those .

We have a lot of those .

A good example of what time is . The descendant of Cool G I was about to say Nas is one of those . We'll talk about it in a minute .

If you actually know your culture and your history , you can hear it you can hear it you can hear where they've actually found these things , the way they're putting their lines together , the actual breakdown , going from bar to bar , line to line . It's all of that . You can see the DNA . It's woven into their styles . It is when you want to go

I'm not surprised at you , yeah it's kind of is what it is no . No , you are who you are . You do what you do .

Yeah , I don't know if you have anything you want to share about it .

You don't have anything to say do you ?

I really don't . I mean . The only thing I can say is it's dope to hear Will rap , and the joint that he is doing right now is called Work of Art . It's with his son and Russ . The concept was dope . The concept was dope . Will sounds like Will . He doesn't sound different . He doesn't sound like he's lost it . If you will , the voice is still there .

That is you , okay , I just want to make sure .

I'm just saying I don't have any expectations for it . I'm being honest with you . I'm keeping the buck Ridiculous . I'm a Will fan . That's ridiculous what ?

you want me to say Not really , you're not really a Will fan , you're not really a fan , you're not really a fan .

You're not a fan , I am , I am , I'm a Will fan .

You're not talking like a fan what you want me to say .

You don't sound like a fan . You don't sound like a fan . Let me ask you this Are you a fan ? I am , are you excited to hear an album ?

from Will . I'm interested , I'm not excited , exactly .

I'm not really interested . I'm not even excited . I'm like , okay , if it happens , I'll check , I'll play this . If you and AG say we need to do a review , can you listen to the album ? Yeah , I'll do that . But if y'all say that we're not going to do a review , I'm not going to probably listen to it . I'm being completely honest .

I'm sorry , it's Will Smith . Hold on , it's Will Smith , first of all . This is what I keep trying to stress . He's very important to Black culture , hip-hop culture and to culture Very important we're doing ourselves a disservice if we don't give him his fair run .

I agree . I'll be wholehearted .

If I'm making to this day and it's been years now that I've been talking about this . I've been talking about this since I was a teenager . If I'm making a top five underrated rapper list , he's in my top five underrated rappers of all time .

That's it . All those things are great .

I'm actually looking forward to it . He's literally still one of the five most underrated MCs of all time . I don't care what people say , because very few people's career have been spawned from this rap business . Think about it he's rap's biggest crossover in terms of success , but it started from rap . He'll be the first to tell you it started from rap .

He always had great charisma as a rapper he did he appealed to a lot of people .

Yeah , he has a lot of the tools . If he's not Will Smith who does Independence Day and Fresh Prince , you don't look at him the same way as a rapper . You look at him the way . How about this ? What's the difference between him and a childish Gambino or a Vince Staples ?

What's the biggest ?

difference between them . I mean because they're off the Will Smith tree like Cordae , like all of those guys . That's Will Smith .

Absolutely , but he's done it at a much higher clip . Of course , he's so great at what he's done on the other side of rap that , to your point , it doesn't put him in those conversations of being in that number or that bracket of rappers . It doesn't put him in that top 25 , that top 50 , because he's so great at the other things .

Mike , how about this ? We canonize Jamie Foxx so much for his multitude of abilities , from acting to singing , to performing . What's the difference between Jamie Foxx and Will Smith ? How about this ? Who's the lead in our league , will Smith ? Between Jamie Foxx and Will Smith ? How about this ? Who's the lead in Ali , will Smith or Jamie Foxx , will ?

His talent . In that side he's the only guy walking around .

That's good enough to make a rap album . I don't disagree . I don't disagree and play .

Muhammad Ali at the same damn time You're moving my point , though he's more revered on that side than he is on the hip-hop side , and I'm not saying that to throw shots at him at all . I think Will is one of the most talented , not just rapper , I'm talking about talented people , period .

Talented , but he's a child of hip hop first . And so we have to embrace that and lift that high . I think that's what the hip hop community has forgotten .

Definitely , but that doesn't change my thoughts on anticipating a Wood album .

Even with all that said , you're still not anticipating it . Even though he's iconic on so many levels it's ridiculous . I will give respect . I told you , I told everybody this it doesn't even matter if you're Chris Rock , you're the guy that Will Smith slapped . That's who you really are ?

You're the guy that your face met his hand . Yes , like comedian , chris Rock gets slapped by Will Smith .

Slap , that's who you really are . You're a guy that your face met his hand . Yes , right , like comedian Chris Rock gets slapped by Will Smith . Right , and like byline headline Right , think about how big Chris Rock is Exactly .

And then he goes back and make an outstanding movie , successful movie in Bad Boys and now he's gearing up for I Am Legend . I'm more excited about I Am Legend Part 2 than I am about a Will Smith album . I'm sorry , that's just where I'm at right now with it . Would I give it a click and listen to it ?

That's because the way that this entertainment structure is set up is that the movie in america is the grandiose event in entertainment . You understand that , of course . Of course it's the grandiose event .

Like he can rap Like this . As much as I respect Will and as much as I enjoy Will's career as a fan , I cannot tell you that I can put together a compilation of songs from Will over the years and say this is something I'm going to vibe out to for a day or two .

What about Miami in the summertime ?

I never liked Miami .

I never liked it . I was never big on Miami either . I'm not saying I'm big on the stuff , but a lot of the things that matter about Hip Hop 4 MC , I just people don't .

Yeah .

Absolutely Like . How about this ? It's like he's the reason Drake exists too .

Yes , he's a part of all of these things . Yes , I agree with you Absolutely .

But I'm still not going to listen to it . No , it's friendly ass rap , but it's still rap Sometimes I don't want to have a .

If I want to go friendly rap , I go to Drake .

I don't find rap . I don't find Drake's raps to be really friendly . He's rather petty . That's why I hear all the petty shots so well .

It's like man he's why I hear all the petty shots . It's like man , it's like he's petty .

I see Mad Max in the building Shout out to Mad Max .

Mad Max said . Mad Max said we'll get hate because people think he cheesy , but he better than guys like Gambino , vince and Bumhats Dot . None of them have a summertime or intro to Fresh Prince of Bel-Air , yo Mad Max .

You missed Deuce Falco . Deuce Falco had a $10 super chat .

Yeah , I sent him a message Deuce . We appreciate you , bro . He said , appreciate helping you all get past the work . No man , we appreciate you , bro , for tuning in on this beautiful Sunday

I don't think he can fit in my top 50 . If I'm being honest , I think somewhere between 50 to 75 is legitimate 50 to 75? .

Yeah , for what he's done for hip-hop . And I'll kid in a side , for what he's done for hip-hop absolutely , because if you think about it Will came in that time when you had the kid and play movement as well . There was a lot of like . He was part of that that feel good moment of hip hop .

You know what I mean . Before all these kids who were raised in the crack era started making crack music Right , right , right , crack baby shake rap Right right Right , but you still want me to go listen to .

you , want me to be anticipating this album . I'm sorry , cool , I can't do it and shout out to Will Smith fans who's actually waiting for it , so we should be .

So maybe anticipating in the rap sphere is not like fair to either side , like to him on the rap side , because it's not like he delves in this sphere too heavy too often anyway , no doubt .

What is it ?

let me finish . Let me finish , which means when people like will smith pop out and pop out from our community and hip-hop is the base that got all of this started for him we need to show out and show up and show out for him . You want to know why ? Because this is how everybody else in every other culture does . You get what I'm saying Fundamentally .

I will support him for that .

To quote my guy Bandana P , because there's a war going on outside . No man is safe from . You can run , but you can't hide forever .

Yeah , will Smith , winning is a win for us it is and we would not do what Stephen , a Smith punk ass did . Will represent . What did he do ? He was the one that went on , will . He was like Will Smith needs to apologize to the black community . He said that about three weeks ago .

Oh yeah , I heard that . Why are you bringing ?

that back up . Yeah , just for content .

Real talk . I like the guy . I don't have anything personal against him . I don't know him . I might need to check his ass . He's been getting a little . He's been getting a little crazy , lately Getting out of hand . Getting out of hand . I know it when I see it , because I got an ego . You know what I'm saying . You're going a little too far .

That you need to do something . You need to talk to somebody .

That's how you know , talk to somebody or shut the fuck up . Either way , talk to somebody so you can shut the fuck up .

Yes , but you know what Will ? People reached out to him and he pulled everything back after that .

Because Will people will smack the shit out of you . Will is from Philly . That's how Chris Rock got the shit slapped out of him .

It's like oh no , there's still a nigga from Philly Right . Play with Will , if you want . Brandon Rodgers is traumatized .

Have you heard the stuff that his wife has said ? He's traumatized . That's the motherfucker that you want to make jokes about . I wouldn't buy that . You know what that is . He's not paying attention to mental health in the Black community Pay attention to the algorithms .

Brandon Rogers sent out a super chat . He said Ice Cube is coming out with a new album also . Wow , I didn't see that one , brandon . Appreciate you , man . I didn't see that one . I love that . Mad Max again sent out a super chat . Appreciate you , mad Max .

Mad Max . Where you been man , where you been Mad Max . Mad Max is wild . Have you been consorting with dying enemies in their cathedral ? Mad Max is wild .

We about to get to that , jack . We about to get to the Rakim album review here in a second . So hold tight , we about to get there .

You need to do like Wu-Tang Mad Max . You need to protect your neck , Nigga .

Yo Mad Max is tripping , but shout out to Will Cooper's waiting for the album .

Cooper's waiting for the album we're going to support .

Regardless , we may not do a station Head , but we'll do something To support and show love . All I'm saying is that we just Need to be like Will's dropping a rap album , Not do a station head , but we'll do something to support and show love .

All I'm saying is that we just need to be like Will's , dropping a rap album . It's like yay Support .

Absolutely , absolutely . I'll definitely do that .

I'm with that Hold on . It's a top five theme song of all time too . As far as sitcom Opening theme song , how many are better than the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air ? I ?

can do that I can do that . Yeah , yeah , I can't think of none right now . Off the top of my head , that would be on that side . Yeah , golden Girls . Golden Girls got a banging theme song Trash Brilliant . Those are bars . Those are bars .

Those are bars ?

No , not for me , not . During that time , Young Sean was in the Miami Vice because I was trying to figure out how they was getting those men over here , a saxophone player high on cocaine that can't pick it up . I was in the mind of vice . I wanted to wear suits to school . My mom was like you crazy , what you want to wear a suit to school for .

I want to wear suits to school . Something is wrong with you . I know what is wrong with you .

I was eight years old , wanting to wear a full suit to school . My mom was , like you , crazy .

Well , in fairness to you , when I was eight years old and my mom and my aunt God rest my soul was trying to plan my birthday party , it's like I chose a Prince concert over hanging out with my friends . So it's like I wasn't a normal eight-year-old either . That's different .

Yeah .

I was like no , no , no . I was like take me to see Prince .

Right , it's different .

They were like you don't want a birthday party , hey , I want your Prince . I was kind of like man , even when I was a kid man . Fuck these kids . Take me to see Prince .

Even as a kid , it was all that .

Yeah , even as a kid , it was fuck these kids , that's crazy . And so I went with my mom and my aunt to the omni to see uh prince on the love sexy tour . Oh , wow , this was my first concert . Yeah , that was my birthday present , because it was like october 12th . My birthday is october 2nd and that was .

That was like prime prince too , that was prime .

He's still performing little red corvette and do me baby and erotic city and like all that stuff yes , you're talking about prime prince , absolutely , absolutely .

That's crazy , that's my first concert .

That's what seven going on . Eight-year-old Armand asked you know what I'm saying ? You're not the only one that's a little different . It's like man , it's like parties . Fuck these niggas Did you know Prince is coming to town . V-103 and Mike Roberts said Prince is coming to town . Can roberts said prince coming to town , right and we go see prince please .

Actually they're like they're like what's nah ? What do we do with ?

this one . It's like he wants to go see I remember them talking in the front seat like he wants to go see prince . Like can we take him to see prince ? And it's like , you know , it's like the show prince being given . It's like in a mind-handling scene . They're like in the front talking about it because I'm in the back asking to go see Prince .

Again , shout out to Will Smith . Looking forward to the music . I'm sure we're going to do a review on it when it comes out . Everybody's coming out . Everyone's coming out , man . Everyone's coming out . All the OGs outside , everyone's coming out , man .

Everyone's coming out , all the OGs outside , all the OGs outside .

OGs are outside man Yo y'all should try this .

Ice Cube coming LL already on the way .

LL on the way we got more . You want to go Rob or you want to go DJ Mustard ? Which one you want to go to ? Yeah , do you want to go raw or do you want to go DJ Mustard ? Which ? One . Do you want to go ?

next .

Raw . I was hoping you would say Mustard . No , I'm not , let's go raw .

We're going to start east and then go west . Let's do it . Let's go raw .

Let's just have a conversation . Let's have an adult conversation , if you will . Let's have an adult conversation .

I know that it's early it's only 1 o'clock but this might be the time to put the kitties to bed . It's about to get ugly in here .

Probably If you're sensitive you may want to pull back as well . If you're sensitive , you may want to pull it back as well .

Yeah , If you're sensitive , if you're hanging out right now with your punk-ass kids . It's so cool . You just left church . The first thing he's probably thinking is like man , I got to go feed these punk-ass kids .

That's a fact . That's true . Indeed , I'll start with this . Seven songs with 23 , 24 features that's not good math . I love Ron . I don't think this album . Let me start with love first . Like Joe Budden will always say , let me begin with love . You got love . Fordenwald was saying .

Let me begin with love . You got love for this .

I'm going to have to show love . Just so it doesn't come off the wrong way , pause . I think that the album itself is not trash , it's not bad , it's not any of that . You said it on the phone earlier today and I'll let you speak on that here in a second . It's just a solid rap album and I don't know .

This album isn't bad . I'm going to be mindful , and I'm going to be as respectful as I can because of who he is and how important he is and he should like in the previous segment , where I'm talking about holding Will Smith high because he started here .

Whoa , whoa , whoa , whoa whoa , that's not a jump yet . No , no , whoa whoa , that's not a jump yet .

No , no , no , no , no . I had to legitimately ask myself that , because this goes back to everything that I was saying . When I'm saying Nas changed everything with these six albums , the rules apply to Rakim too . The rules apply to Rakim too , like you might have spawned the seed that created this whole thing , but you got to be judged by those standards too .

That back half is shaky , that midpoint to back half is shaky , but midpoint to back half is shaky .

But how many great albums does he have , in your opinion ? Great , great , three . So as far as great albums , he's three for eight . Yeah , I tell you he has two good albums after that , which would be Don't Sweat the Technique and the 18th Letter . Mm-hmm , don't Sweat the Technique and the 18th Letter .

That's when everything started bridging . He was bridging a lot during that time .

Correct , he became the GOAT around . Let the Rhythm Hit Him time . That's the last time he made a classic rap album , sean . Yeah . Is it classic ? Let the Rhythm Hit Him , in my opinion , is one of the top three mic performances ever recorded on wax . It was written by Nas would be the other one . Life After Death by Big would be the other one Right .

Toronto , Back on on Boston .

Yeah , Came in Toronto , Shaq in Boston . Uh , Patrick , you went in a supersonics uniform .

It's nasty .

Yeah , no , you want to be . You want to be . What this album needed to be was Jordan on the wizards . It's like , oh no , that's not the guy that I can see , the guy that averaged almost 38 points a game for NBA season , Even though he only averages 20 to 22 . Now I see the guy that averaged 38 points .

He's he's trying to do different way of scoring .

Yeah , we needed to see that Rakim . We didn't get that Rakim at any point during this album . The hook on the record with G-Rap and Cannabis and a lot of Darkman that was the best point of the album .

lyrically for Rakim I wrote that as my note . That is one of the best songs on the album period .

To me it was Kim . I wrote that as my note . That is one of the best songs on the album period to me . It might be the best song on the album . Yes , that and the Illest with Corrupt and Master Killer .

I like Method man verse on the seven joint . Yeah , but it's just meth verse .

It's just meth verse , Sean .

It's not enough .

And Rock Kim don't even rap . He's not even rapping on half these songs Sean .

That's what I'm saying . Seven songs 23 features .

It's a bar work . It's a Rakim album . I came for bar work .

Right , I came to hear . I want to know what you were doing , man . I want to hear stories .

I want to hear I came for bar work . I came for bar work . You gave me bye .

Yeah , you said a lot , man . It got me thinking , so so hear me out what , if okay , you mentioned nas , you mentioned the goat . Um , you mentioned magic one , katie three nas had someone in the studio how about this ?

is this better than four four four ? I don't like four four , four . Um , and you that I asked you if it was better . Not really . Is it better than Morale and the Big Steppers ? Yeah , I

There's no good songs , not that I can vibe to .

I'm with you , sean , and that's why I was asking you that Is it as crappy as Mr Morale ? No , it's not that poor . It's not like a 2.5 out of 5 , but it's not better than 4.44 , which is like a 3 out of 5 . It's like a 2.75 , if that's the case .

But that goes back , it's not good , it's not bad , but it's not good . It's not . What's the ?

memorable song . What's the memorable moment ? The most memorable moment for me is hearing Cool G Rap's verse and hearing Rakim come in with the hook right after a Cool G Rap verse . But that's mostly because I'm ahead and it's the Cool G Rap and Rock M . These ain't even as good as the Cool G Rap Kane songs that Cool G Rap and Kane have done lately .

Maybe we need to hear Raw .

It's three verses . You gave me three verses and three hooks .

Essentially , there has to be a method behind the madness .

For this I think he needs to have people To talk about it .

I think he needs to talk about this , the conception of this album , because I think there's a method behind it . There has to be a method behind this . I mean , I get where you're coming from , but here's what I'm saying . Nas was able to push out a Magic and a KD series when he had someone like he , had people around him .

What is a Rakim album without Rak M's bars ?

I agree I agree the end .

End of story . I don't care how people try to kick this or pitch this .

I agree and will disagree .

It's a Rock M album without Rock M spinning bars consistently and without Rock M level bars . And here's the thing about it . All the other projects , even if they're not great , they have moments of Rock M with Rock M level bars . Like the 7th Seal has Holy , are you ?

Right , but cool . That's probably why he should have named it different . It should have been Rakim Presents , whatever , whatever .

Rakim Presents . It should have been like whatever , like conglomerate or group or label , whatever this is under , whatever he's pushing on the business side .

But Coop , that's what I'm saying . It's hard to put that in the same vein as this .

This shit don't sound like 2024 .

But maybe that was the intent . Maybe that's not the intent . I think it's more compilation than anything . I really feel this is a compilation . It's 2024 .

I get it . This ain't how you do this , but you're talking about someone who can tell him . Somebody need to tell him who . That's the problem . Who . Who's going to ? tell him . This is what I mean .

he's saying my album is going to be called God's Network Me . Let's look at that in a literal sense . He said my vision is this is God's Network , meaning these are the guys who I rock with . I'm the God MC . These are the guys I rock with . This is my network . This is the name of the album album . So maybe from a compilation . Again , you're right .

tell you something . Yeah . Sometimes you can be a victim of your own success . Absolutely , absolutely . Once upon a time , the way that this man rhymed , the draw and his delivery , the drawn-out rhythmic , actually cadence that was more musical like than hip-hop disco-like , that contrarian opinion to style and craft of MC is part of what catapulted him ahead .

Right , but he's different . I don't care . I don't care , I don't care .

He might be different . Being different isn't the only thing that classifies your greatness .

I agree , but he's also open to albums . No .

Sean albums . Yeah , Quality of albums . Now , if we're ranking his albums , okay . So the difference between being five for seven and five for eight , you get what I'm saying . Mm-hmm . Mm-hmm . Yeah , it's like , oh no , you was shooting like 70% , Now you're shooting like 57% . No , it's not the same . 70% , 57% is not the same thing .

But cool . Go back to your favorite artist , prince . You think someone is going to go in and tell Prince God rest his soul . Hey , prince , don't come up with that project . I want you to do this . You're not going to tell Prince what to do in the studio . You're not going to tell Prince how to create and curate an album .

He's earned that right . Can I say something ? Can I say something ? That's what's wrong with .

Prince's career in the 90s after Diamonds and Pearls , absolutely that's what I'm saying .

Inability to listen to Wise Counsel , because you're like oh shit , I made 1999 . I made Controversy , I made Purple Rain , I made Sign of the Times . I really don't give a shit . I do , but I don't because we're here right now , today . Are you making a sign of the times in the purple rain of today ? Well then , nigga , shut the fuck up .

That's my point .

No , like they're human beings , they're individuals . That's what I mean about how this industry is ran . It's like , oh no , like fire my ass if I'm going to have to talk to you , that way I know who I am . Like that'd be the problem .

Right , absolutely .

Because here's the thing about it . That's another thing where Nas and Hitboy have kind of shown us it's like oh no , it can be done . Don't tell me Nas don't have an ego . Yeah , you hear the ego . He has an ego , he's earned it . He's earned it . But the ego ain't keeping him from doing stuff with Dirt and Sean , you get what I'm saying .

We got to be in motion yeah .

We need to sound a certain way . We got to be out , we got to be in motion . Yeah , we need to sound a certain way . We update our formulas .

Right , we update our formulas .

This is hip-hop .

Yes , he approached it all from a student and a fan perspective . Rod doesn't have that . These guys who's on his album , they are approaching it as students they're all his children .

Exactly that's why the guest list don't work exactly Koo Jee Rapp's the only equal on the album that's it the rest of them are his children so fit comfortably into the framework of what he's trying to ?

do somebody around him should have been like no right , but they're not going to do of what he's trying to do , somebody around him should have been like no Right , but they're not going to do it because he's producing . If you want to stay , current .

If you want to stay current with this whole bar seminar shit that you're doing , it's like no , we need to get you on a track with Nas and Black Thought . We need to get you and LL . We need to get LL on the hook to a song .

How do you say that to him ? Like no , how do you say that to him ? That's what I'm getting at . How do you say that to him ?

same way . I say it to every other nigga nigga he's him , I don't care like . This is what I'm saying . Too many people care about who they are and not what it is . I know who you are and we can spend all day .

We're not making mahogany right now , again he's him , that is not going to play . You , Great man , but Coop , again he's him , that is not going to play . You have to have someone that has that gravitas to say look , look , ra , this can't come out this way . It needs to be packaged this way or that way . Not many can Coop . They shelved .

Oh no , it's the biggest mistake of Rakim's career . He's not going to Dre Creative differences oh no , it's the biggest mistake of Rakim's career .

He's not going to listen .

Not going to listen to Dr Dre ? No , ridiculous , think about this . He's the only person to really tell Marley , marl and Dr Dre no , I'm not going to do that .

You're not going to do that . Yeah , I've made no delay .

Yeah , if I want to slide you out of my top five because you don't know how to follow directions and keep up with the time . Look , think about this if you want to go against Marley in 86 , that's fine . You want to go against Dre in 96 , no , I'm not fine . You can't keep doing this .

Where does he have ?

the catalog ? What does he have in the catalog to reflect Like real talk . How about this ? Is Jay's catalog better ? Is Jay's catalog better ? No , Nas' catalog is better . Jay's catalog is better than Ron . Yes , absolutely . Is the Scarface catalog better ? Yes . Ice Cube . Yes , yes .

Ghostface yes , absolutely .

Then I can slide you out of my top five if you're going to keep on doing this shit .

You absolutely can . But what I'm saying is , this album for me doesn't change where I always had him . It just doesn't . I'm sorry , it just doesn't I get it , I don't get it .

That's the problem . It I don't get it . That's the problem . I don't get what just happened .

I'm looking at the playing field .

He's the producer you could have made a mixtape without this being attached to your name .

I disagree he's the producer . He did all the beats .

That's not a good thing , that's a J Cole problem that's what I'm getting at .

There's no checks and balances in place . There's no checks and balances in place . It's like you're saying matter of fact , one of my favorite movies , boomerang . Remember the dude on the nasty guy that wanted to make the nasty commercials ?

on Boomerang Franje .

Marcus said man do whatever you want to do Like Marcus said , don't let me do what you want to do , and you came up with the worst commercial . He gave up .

She was like squeezing the baby . She was squeezing the bottle of perfume out . They were screaming like wow .

I forgot the name . He was like marvelous . He was like just a nasty dude . He had no boundaries . He said , man , do whatever you want to do . You have the autonomy to do whatever . And he made a very bad commercial . There's no different than this . Someone said you know what ? That's , rob , he can do whatever he want to do . And this is what we get .

That's nothing , somebody that conversationally , and is the only person from this era to move over to the next era and to be talked about in the name of a Nas , a Big , a Jay , a Pop , and to transition over to the next era and to be mentioned with the likes of Kendrick a Cole and a Drake , critically acclaimed wise , a Lauryn Hill and Andre 3000 .

I do not love fried chicken .

How much a dollar cost is better than everything that's untitled by two . And I think Nas is the goat . He's the greatest MC of all time . He doesn't have anything on there , fucking with how much a dollar costs , like he don't . I'm sorry .

Some people are saying . People in the chat right now say Untitled was better than All Into Pimple Butterfly and I rock with those people .

I think those people are on rocks . You rock with them . I think they're on rocks . The whole epidemic coming back . Oh man , it feels like the late 80s again . Old white men are about to get in office again and they deserve to be . Fascination attempts . That Gangsta Grill's Hip Hop Talks mixtape coming soon . The Liberals strike back .

The movie's killing me right now .

The Liberals strike back Movie's killing me right now . The Liberal Strike Back is coming right now .

Let me get the super chat . Yo King21 , appreciate you , bro , play poor Sportsmanship by Big Sean and Nas Nas on a completely different level . Yo , that joint is tough , KML , appreciate you . It's tough . What you giving it , man , what mic system you getting it ? What we looking at ?

I told you , 444 is a 3 . This isn't even a 3 . Sean , it's a 2.75 .

Oh , you're going that low with it .

Do you think it's a 3 ? Show me the 3 . I don't think it's a 3 . The production is not there . The mic performance is great . I hate to be the one . I'm the one that always brings up . First of all , I created bar work . When people say bar work , it's like no , no , no , that's definitely me . When people talk about bar seminar , that's me .

The Dark man , the only thing that got me excited was Cool G Rap .

I was like if I can get a Cool G Rap and Rock N verse on the same song , I'm gonna be cool . I'm not talking about like an authentic like , something like when I didn't get that and rockin came in on the hook , I was like , okay , so you ruined that for me . You know , I'm saying you got chino xl , you got cannabis .

I get it . We already we knew this was . You got to watch that shit , I get it . We knew this was going to happen . You got to watch that , yeah , you're giving a 2.75 .

And this is what I mean about going to get in the spitters , and I mean this respectfully . You're Rakim Mm-hmm . I've seen you on tour with KRS-One and Big Daddy Kane . Where are they ? If you're going to do this , do this . Here's how the album should have gone .

He doesn't want to .

I don't care . This is what I mean . If you wanted to give this lyrical manifesto on he doesn't want to cool , I don't care , he doesn't want to . No , this is what I mean . If you wanted to give this lyrical manifesto of a project back to people . You know how you do that . You and KRS-One do a song together . You and Big Daddy Kane do a record together .

Yes .

That's better than this . You'd rather have a lot of Darkman and Cannabis and Chino XL than KRS-One .

I would wear that a lot of Darkman , big Daddy .

Kane , no , no , if you're going to look at this , let's really look at this fam . Okay . A Rock M joint with Slick Rick doing the hook yes . A Rock M and KRS-One joint yes , a rock him joint with slick rick doing the hook yes , okay . A rock him and krs1 joint yes , a rock him , cane and cool g rap joint yes .

I wouldn't want to hear it when the club needed it all .

There was a record called after you die that I heard and I was like , even if they would have did the joint like that and it would have been variations of that , it would have worked . But I've seen his inability to work well with others .

It is , but he doesn't want that . He wants to do his own thing .

It's what made him the GOAT when he was the GOAT .

He doesn't care about that , no more . That's why he produces his own album . This is his , this is all his Production , everything , direction , conception , everything . It's all him . That's what he wanted . Yeah , we get a little bit of cool . That's what he wanted .

Jay made 444 . Jay made Magna Carta cool , that's what he wanted . Jay made 444 . Jay made magna carl , that's what he won . I'll tell you . Like pastor told me earlier this morning , I'm gonna need to put my armor on , yeah I'm gonna have to because you're .

You're taking some l's right now . Three stacks drop the flute album . You still haven't addressed you . You still haven't overcome that we talk about mental health . You haven't faced that . You're avoiding that .

So you got three stacks I don't believe that that happened actually yeah , it happened .

Cool , I don't believe that happened . I'm gonna sit into you and get in the chat . Oh , three stacks flute album raw guys network . What else you got ? What else you got ? What else you got ? Cole , cole , cole bowing out . Yo , that's your . What else you got ? What's going on ?

Lupe's making me take up for Kendrick . Lupe , make you take up for Kendrick . This is ridiculous . No , it's been a bad week . This is why you should talk to somebody . No , this is why you need to take care of yourself . This is why self-care really is the best .

Yes , You're having a rough year . 2024 has been rough to you .

Yeah , Actually , in a lot of ways it's been good . You know what I'm saying . I trimmed a lot of the fat and I got fatter .

You know what I'm saying , alright , next album , man , dj Mustard , dj Mustard , I'm going to pick it . So 2.75 for Raw . I mean , do you ?

disagree . Do you disagree ?

with my 2.75? .

You want to give him a three I can't give it a three If you want to . I'm not giving out Hall passes . I don't give anybody Hall passes , not even the Guardians , I can't give it a three .

I did hit up AG .

Where's cheat codes at ? What's your rating for cheat codes by Black Thought ?

I got cheat codes pretty high up there though , Me too .

Think about cheat codes .

Yeah , it's not even close to cheat codes .

It's not even the same atmosphere as cheat codes .

It's not at all Dan .

Calibro lyrics is supposedly , though , right .

Yeah , this is not even . That's not even a conversation .

The Roots' first independent project , Organics , came out the same year as Let the Rhythm Hit Him .

Yeah .

You feel what I'm saying ?

It's not even close . No , no , no .

Doc just made cheat codes a few years ago .

Yeah , no , I feel you . Yeah , no , it's Hit Boy and .

Nas just went on a run . Paris One's last album sounded better than this .

It can go from a 2.5 to 2.5 . Amy .

Cooley , you've had to drop dope singles in the last few years . You do not get to give us this .

No , you're right , You're right . Let me get to see what you have real quick . Ill Magic . Krs's latest album is better than this album . It is . It really is .

It is Want to be an MC .

It is . I don't want no trouble . Five out of chat . Appreciate you . Who do y'all consider a better rapper ? 95 , 96 , Raekwon . 96 , 97 , Jay-Z . I'm going Ray all day . I'm not going front . 95 , 96 , Raekwon was bonkers .

How about this 95 , 96, ? Raekwon is on more classic albums than 96 , 97 , jay Look man . How about this 95 ? 96 ? Ray is on Return to the 36 Chambers , the Purple Tape . Obviously that's 95 . He's on Raw . High .

He's on .

Investigative Reports on Liquid Swords . He's got the Purple Tape . He's got Iron man . He's got his verse Tape . He's got Iron man . He's got his verse on Eye for an Eye on the Infamous . He's got his verse on Nighttime Vultures on Hell on Earth . Yeah , he's got Iron man . He's the best rapper on Iron man .

I got them ahead . Hell , I got Goldspace ahead . I got 95 , 96 Goldspace .

No , I don't have 95 , 96 Goldspace ahead . Shit , shit , 95 , 96 Ray .

For reals it was strength of 80 midges . Come on .

Supreme clientele , like I don't know if there's a rap album where somebody brings you into their world , has successfully has . He brings you into their world while the music is still classic and great , like like all the way into the world . Like like all the way it's , like like you were , like there's something about Supreme Clientele that sucks you in the way .

I probably missed it while you watched me dollar dig . No , everything about it , just the charisma .

You just knew what you were listening to was great and you just fed into whatever it is that he was doing . How many very rap albums have the appeal of Supreme ? It's like I don't care what he's doing , it's not like . It's not like Get Rich or Die Trying , or it's Dark and Hell is Hot where the hooks are great , so the hooks are so great .

He's saying wild stuff . You know Gorilla with strength of 80 midgets .

It's crazy when I think about you know what I love ? He's on Apollo Kids . Heavy rain fucked my kicks up , bitch laughing . First thought was beat the bitch up . I was like yo . I was like he's really telling you how he's feeling , right there right there so I think Supreme Clientele and Equimini actually have the biggest world draw .

No doubt that's a good question . I appreciate that . Question 96J was phenomenal . 97j was trying to follow the big and bad boy formula and that's what we got stones like I know what's like . I know what boys like I know what girls like . That's part of the hook too . Coop . I know what boys like I know what they want . They want to text me .

It's really the worst song on the album .

The worst song on the album . No , the worst song on the album is actually Sunshine .

No , no , no , I know what girls like is worse than Sunshine .

You think so I do , I can deliver the beat , I do .

I can deliver the beat . No no , no , I can deal with . Babyface I can deal with Babyface , I can't deal with Puff . On that whack-ass beat with Kim .

He was yelling Puff was yelling on the beat . He was going crazy . That was the cocaine . That was Jay hugging himself . I know what girls like .

Please , please , please

Right , you're right , you're right , but that's , that's a great question . That was a great question . Thank you for that . That's super chatting , that question , oh cool , let's get . Let's get ready to get up out of here , man . Let's talk about the DJ Mustard joint . I find it to be a very easy listening album . I thought the features were good .

The LMA joint , the remake of 9-1-1 . To me that's thea joint , the remake of 9-1-1 . The remake of 9-1-1 .

Yeah , that's the best joint to me on the album . Honestly , everything else is nothing that really stands out to me . Whether it's good , bad or indifferent , I just think it's a very solid album . I really do Nothing crazy , nothing that made me say , oh wow , he got one . It's just more of yeah , this is pretty dope .

Pretty , it's just more of yeah this is pretty dope pretty dope album . I thought it was a good album . Um , you know , you remember summertime in the lbc by the dove shack . Yeah , all these records kind of sound like that , just kind of like updated slightly .

It's like three years past that back on that one yeah , yeah , you like that summertime lb about a dub check .

It's like that's how this album kind of feels . Yeah , like the fit staples . I feel like , first of all , I feel like the second half of the record is stronger .

Absolutely .

And so I'm not into right or wrong anymore because , quite frankly , I'm in Atlanta , yeah , but I know the way that this system is designed . I'm tired of coming on here and talking about systemic and institutional racism . This is a part of it as well , because you're supposed to be granted a fair trial , part of fair means .

It's good that they're looking out for them , but we still got a long way to go with Thugger . A long way to go with Thugger , and they're going to drag this thing out , deplete every resource that he has until it's done . That's how it works . It's unfortunate .

Process . They call it processing you . They're going to process you . They're in the process . I don't care what anybody says , people have to understand . I don't care what anybody says , people have to understand An institution when the institution is built , every institution that is built is built to make sure the people who built the institution survive first .

Yeah .

If he's guilty , he's guilty If he's guilty . He's guilty , Like you , niggas should have found out by now . You're wasting taxpayers' dollars at this point . If you're in Fulton County , you're paying for this trial , the DA not paying for the trial .

Nah , y'all paying for that down in Georgia .

Fulton County's paying for the trial . Fulton County paying for the trial , which means if you live in Buckhead , brookhaven , piedmont , midtown , all that shit to say Atlanta , you're paying for him to sit and then not have answers , when this is supposed to be the biggest gang in the world . It's been how long now y'all don't have answers ?

It's unfortunate , but where do you rank the album ? Where do you rate it ? How do you rate this album ?

I want to give it a three and a half . I'm just not certain if these songs gonna stay well enough , so it's like I'm gonna give it a .

I give it a three as well . I don't want to go too far over that , just because I feel like they're just a solid album , just solid . It ain't making no sense . No , it's nothing I can say . There's an anthem on here . There's not a lot of replay on here .

So when we're talking about the Eminem album , it's like no Eminem's album is better than both of these albums .

Yeah , yeah , no hate on that , no hate at all . And there's nothing wrong with that .

There's nothing wrong with it Both of these albums . The production is the production by itself outweighs that album . Well , that's why I bought up Summertime and the LBC by the Dove Shack . It's like , well , great vibe , but not the best produced record . Yeah , but the vibe is there . The vibe is there Absolutely .

It's up there , bro , is it ?

top 10 ? It'd be top 10 for me , you got to pause and you have to think about it . Enter . You think Wu-Tang Forever is better .

I think Wu-Tang Forever is better .

Iron man and Supreme are better right .

Iron man and Supreme are better .

Only Built for Cuban Link is better . That's five Only .

Built for Cuban Link is better . Liquid Source is better Six . Would you put Return to the 36 over that ? Return to the 36 over that , return to the 36 is pretty good .

I think how about this ? I like the Purple Tape 2 more , but I think that's the style of music that I like to listen to . But here's the thing about Return to the 36 . It's got Brooklyn Zoo and Shimmy , shimmy , ya and Baby , come On and Raw High they are better than what's on . Brooklyn Zoo is one of the best rap songs I ever heard yeah .

Yeah , that's 7 .

Do you like the W ? Not like that . I like the W ? Not like that . I like the W , not like that . I think the W is a four .

I can live with a four for W , but coming after Wu-Tang Forever and after Supreme Clientele , expectations , man , the W came the same year that Supreme Clientele came out . I know it wasn't the same . It wasn't the same . It wasn't the same . It was a whole different sound . Everything was different . Too many egos , too many , too many .

Careful , careful , click , click hollow bones .

Yeah , yeah , let my niggas live .

Yeah , no , there's some joints on there .

I didn't like Lilo single . I didn't like Gravel Pit , hated Gravel Pit . I didn't like it .

I hated the beat . Meth and Ghost are killing Gravel Pit . It did , it did . Holocaust from the land of the lost . Behold the pale horse .

of course , Follow me , you ain't gotta .

Be the Best Thing Since Stars and Fart . Wallabies . Yeah , that is killer on there .

Beat was bad . I didn't like the beat . Beat was bad .

I think the W is when we realized RZA , production-wise , wasn't going to be like the RZA of it .

No , because he was going a different route . By that time he was going digital .

He made too many . He made too many great beats like nobody . Nobody made that many great beats in that consecutive . There was no consecutively , it's the best selection of beats , like in a run like his . His four-year run , yeah , is very shack . Like how about that ? Yeah , very shack like it's no , no 38 and 14 .

Right , right , no one's touching him , Even when he ventured outside of the hoop for that one or two times .

His four-year run holds up to Dre and Prem's whole catalog . The 93 to 97 run holds up to Dre and Prem's whole catalog , so it's the best run ever . It's the best run a producer's ever seen . The quality of beats is astounding .

Absolutely , absolutely . And that's why , again , that's why the W for me just didn't land for me , because I'm like , I wanted that RZA , I wanted that RZA . Because he was on the digital stuff at that time .

And in real time . Bobby Digital had some shit on it .

In real time . I was rocking Bobby Digital . That was one of the first .

NYT everything domestic violence , Holocaust , Kids from the Black Widow .

My Lovin' is Dizzy .

My Lovin' is Dizzy was the shit .

I used to listen to that . That Lovin' is Di , my Lovin' is Digi was the shit . I used to listen to it .

Yeah , that Lovin' is Digi was crazy . I was listening to that show . I love it with Digi .

Greyhound bus over and over .

Yo , I used to get on the Greyhound bus listening to my Lovin' is Digi when I used to go from Greensboro to Atlanta .

Yeah , I was crazy on that , bobby .

Digi . He had some joints on there , everything with Method man . Method man crushed that .

Yeah , I tell you what that Bobby Digital album was better than on TKAL 2 . Yes , it's about the same month , I think , or month apart . Yes , bobby Digital was better than TKAL 2 . Better than TKAL 2 . Judgment Day , but it's not better than TKAL . It's not better than TKAL . No , no , no .

But it's been on T2 Judgment Day . So when people look back , t'kal is still a top 10 Wu-Tang solo album . Yep , yeah , it's got With the Blood Clot Biscuits . Release the Death , bring the Pain .

Method .

Man Remix Like yeah .

I think the thing to Cal is so 93 , 94 . It sounds gritty , gritty , gritty , gritty , gritty .

That's why he had now he didn't have next .

Yes , you got to think about it . Listen to Cal sonically and you go two years removed . And now you're listening , no hell , a year removed and you're listening to the Omnifit Cuban , lynx , takao 94 .

Some of that is RZA , because those beats on purple tape are like the beats on the purple tape , and Liquid Swords are destroying the beats on Takao and Return to the 36 Chambers .

It's destroying them beat-wise .

Yeah that's what I'm saying . Like shadowboxing is five steps ahead of everything on Dirt and Mess album .

Cool , we're talking about a two-year span . Think about this you got T'Kal .

That's what .

I mean about .

RZA progressing , though , because think about the beats that he lost in the flood that's what I'm saying .

You got T'Kal Return , Liquid Swords and all the Biffa Cubilates , I think .

Meth and Deck were the people who were hurt by the flood and because Ray and Ghost and GZA were in the middle , they actually were the benefactor of it , because they got RZA that had a point to prove , because the beats had been lost .

Beats- were lost . Yeah , they were rapping , like I mean they went crazy , Everything just .

Think about this . Guillotine is supposed to be on Method Man's album , not on Only Built for Cuban Links . It changes things . Yeah , that boom , boom , boom , boom , boom . That's on to Cal , yeah because you couldn't .

Well , they played in the background at one point , right .

So what if Meth and Deck and GZA and Inspector get in , like I mean , and Ray get busy on there , like you know what I'm saying , but does it ?

fit that Does it fit to Cal .

I don't know . That's the beautiful thing about the purple tape Everything fits the purple tape , everything fits the purple tape .

Even everything fits on Liquid Source .

The sequencing how about this ? Those two projects ? It's the best sequencing that an executive producer has done on back projects in the history of rap .

It needs to be studied .

It does .

No , no , no .

It's like . It's like literally like needs to be broken down . It's like how he sequenced the purple tape and liquid swords , because it's not just that the records are there , he has the records . It's about the placement of the records , like the run how about this ?

I'll take this step further . You go back and look at Liquid Swords . From the intro to Liquid Swords to the skit to Duel of the Iron Mike , that set the tone . Think about that .

The first three records , Liquid Swords , Duel of the Iron Mike Living in the World Today Boom , boom , boom , boom , boom . It set the tone . Flawless sequencing . Those songs are playing in the order Boom , boom , boom , boom , boom . It set the tone , but flawless sequencing the sequencing .

That's what executive production is about Absolutely , and GZA is putting on a mic performance out of this world .

For the ages , for the ages .

Made a chat like this murderous Ron type from Genia Y you want to know what . Swear a veteran , spark the letterman slow the DC's moon for the editor to come on bro .

A liquid soluble that made up the chemistry , a gaseous element that burnt down your ministries . Herbal vapors , biblical papers , smoking every square yard as , plus fucking screw face photo accessions . Yeah , he's how artist . Plus fucking screw face photo sessions . How about this In terms of mic performance ?

Absolutely Every rhyme , every rhyme , every rhyme .

He is very much . How about this ? This is 95 , so it was written in life after death Haven't been made yet , Just as my performance on Liquid Swords . The only thing that you can't compare it to lyrically is Let the Rhythm Hit Him by Rakim , in my opinion .

Because he went crazy . He went crazy there . I don't think we've heard anyone at that time rapping like that I be swinging swords strictly based on keyboards .

I'm balanced like elephants and ants on seesaws . I saw raps that attack like the Japs and Pearl Harmers MCs be out like bank robbers to flee in the scene to be a soul survivor . Dj the getaway driver , try to dip buddy dive . I socialize on vocal vibes On track stabbed up with razor sharp knives . Criminal subliminal is blinded .

We need to do a show on that one man . We need to do something on it because Lickin' Swords is not discussed enough in hip-hop . He's special , he's special , he's special . But that shows you , how special his length was .

Killer Hills 103.04 is probably the most underrated rap story of all time . That never gets talked about . It is . It is . Killer Hills 103.04 is my shit . I mean that goes from Life of a Drug Dealer or Words of a Genius . But they updated Killer Hills 103.04 . The beat oh no .

I feel the deal's gone sour .

Nigga Missed the wedding Late a fucking half hour With this man who bought land from Tony Starks while he was contracting ships on the launch of City Parks . He's a loan shark . Got it sewn up like singers . Cause all this talk for this kid after me for the heist in the Burlington Coat Factory ? Fuck it Yeah's bananas on there . He's going crazy on there .

He's going crazy on there , I think that's an assassin in the background singing what that ?

Yeah , yeah . That's what I mean about the put together . It's like , if you actually want to go a step back further , this is what I mean . Liquid Swords plays like Cold World is track five . Labels is track six . Fourth Chamber is track seven . Shadowboxman is track eight . Killer Hills 10304 is track nine . Investigative Report is track 10 . Swordsman is track 11 .

No .

Because there aren't five better mic performances and , as far as beat-wise , there's not ten better beat performances . He was flawless . Living in the world today . That's a mixtape . Specialboxing for us . That's mixtape . That's like everybody want to rap To those beats . Right , right . It don't matter what region you in , they don't know .

And you threw a video out there With it as well . Come on , Come on . Everybody did not waste a bar . Killer Priest Did not waste a bar . Shadowboxing Priest did not waste a bar .

Shadow Boxing is the record that made me start writing other people's rhymes down to figure out stylistically how rap was formed . That was the record when I heard that , because it was so different than any rap record I had ever heard before . It was Definitely , definitely was . This is 95 . This is the fall winner of 95 .

it's a one-on-one even even from just the production of it , you had what I mean like the bar style that he's looping the rappers into .

I breaks it down to the bone gristle . Yeah , he can scud missile heat sinking johnny . No , rappers wasn't rapping like that , because there the bar style that he's looping the rappers into . I breaks it down to the bone gristle . Yeah , he can scud missile heat . Sinking Johnny .

Right , but I think Melton trying to catch the tone of the beat itself . That's why he was rapping like that , because he was trying that that beat was unorthodox at that time it was very noisy .

No , that's what I mean . There's nothing like shadow boxing before shadow boxing Ice water off . The purple tape is the closest thing . Yeah , I love ice water . Ice water is my shit . I woke up to ice water when my bro was on here and he did the show and it was like it was the Illmatic every day .

Oh , yeah , yeah , purple tape was my joy .

I was listening little disc player in . I heard a little disc spin Go to track 10 . Ice Water was my shit , but even Ice Water's rooted in some fundamental hip-hop rap shit the way . Shadowboxing isn't , though . Shadowboxing is something stylistically in terms of the approach of the beatmaker and the artist .

Right Bar for bar . Yeah , it was .

Yeah , because , think about it , nobody had talked that much on record , really , except for Biggie , within one bar . I breaks it down to the bone gristle . Paul yeah , ill-speaking , scud , missile heat , sinking Pause . Yeah . Johnny Blazin' Pause Nightmares . Like Wes Craven , pause . Niggas coming Pause . My third eye see it coming Pause .

Because the beat forced him up there . That beat forced him to rhyme that way , even GZA , when he came through Right .

He had to alter . He had to alter the style , Exactly . So , as far as like this is what I'm saying like not all championship victories are the same . Oh no , the championship victory of Meph and GZA pulling this off stylistically on the beat that was given to it . The beat is all-time great . It's one of the best beats ever it is .

Exactly Because there's so much going on . You got the guitar riff , it's going and everything is going on . So , as a rapper , you're trying to find okay , where do I land this , do I land that ? Yeah ?

but you can actually hear . Method is actually more nimble on the on his on the last verse because he's gotten more familiar with the beat . His mind might start clicking and the strategy is mastered the plot picking this beat that . Whoo shit , I don't give a cotton picking . You see him starting to speed up .

And also hearing Jesus' verse . This is what I mean about the pause .

It's the best pause in rap history . You know my C's when he does that . Nobody's ever done that on a beat before . Exactly nobody's done that .

It's crazy , that's . That's another show we got to come up with .

Man , that's another one yeah , we can have a bar seminar , just like on the flow , like meth , meth and big and pop . More than anybody else changed the way that dudes flow oh yeah , oh yeah because it's like when you listen to tretch it's like no tretches .

You can tell tretches like race , don't rock him , yeah , yeah yeah , because he started becoming more melodic and more even Snoop , because Snoop also brought that .

Yeah , yeah , snoop .

Yeah , snoop brought that in as well .

Yeah , I think Snoop was more of like a sound than a vibe , like it wasn't as lyrically inclined . Mm-hmm . You know what I mean . But yeah , he's definitely responsible for some of that too .

Oh yeah . Sir oh bro Ready to get up out of here , yeah , sunday .

Yeah , yeah , no , no , no , I'm tired of talking to you .

Yeah , man , I'm done with you . Man , I got these , I got to do some chores and I got to go to the grocery store . Chores is wild .

I think I'm going to go find a food truck and eat some tacos from Belize or some shit . Of course , sunday's looking like it rained yesterday .

It's been raining down here crazy , let me get off and on up here where I'm at Off and on . We appreciate the chat . Thank you all for the super chat . Thank you all for the love and the pull up . Like subscribe . Share , like subscribe . Share , like subscribe .

AG Like subscribe . Share , like subscribe . I think AG and West Virginia chopping down trees for Christmas already Already because it's about that time .

It's about to get into August . This is when they start chopping down trees in West Virginia Family business .

Lumberjack Family business . Yo , every time he brings up LL Cool J with the wheelchair , I'm just like yo fam .

No one believes him , man . No one believes him , no one believes his story .

Please stop . Please stop , ag , if you're somewhere and you're taking a break from wearing Snoop Dogg flannel in 93 and chomping down lumber in West Virginia on this human Sunday afternoon . First of all , I want you to understand . Me and Sean are sipping most of the time cutting down trees . Please stop telling lies about the wheelchair .

I don't even have trees in my yard .

The wheelchair in West Virginia is wild . That was crazy . It sounds like a wrestling match . The wheelchair in West Virginia it sounds like a wrestling match . The LL wouldn't be . Nobody comes there . Aj Michael Vick went to Blacksburg to play football . You know , me and Mike Vick are the same age so I almost actually went to Georgia Tech .

I mean not Georgia Tech , Virginia Tech , Virginia Tech , V Tech . Yeah , V Tech .

I almost went there . I got accepted . I would have been there the same year of Michael Vick's freshman year , where he led them to the national championship against Florida State .

She was here for him too , Good grief . He was killing that year .

Nobody wants to go to Blacksburg , Virginia , like all year , except for AG .

No , I've been there a couple years ago . Never want to go back . I'm good you went there , I wasn't . It was terrible . I had to go there for an investigation . It was crazy , it was crazy , it was crazy .

Yeah , colonizers are a little different in the original colony state .

Totally different . I was there for that too . I was there for that . It's a weird time .

All right , it's been Monday by Hip Hop Talks . Like and subscribe to the page . Indeed , indeed . Big three back in tow on Thursday .

Indeed .

AG .

AG . So appreciate y'all .

I'd like to thank you for not swallowing any honey packs at the end of this episode .

Yeah , go get it , You'll be out man .

You act like it was a Friday night , not on Sundays .