Episode 498 | Hard as Nailz

About this episode

The crew discusses the Knicks' victory, DJ Hed's controversy, new AI features in music, and various cultural topics.

Happy Memorial Day! It was a slow news weekend, so the crew catches up about the Knicks’ Game 3 win in Cleveland, and their weekend plans that were ruined by the rain. DJ Hed is under fire for editing disses out of Drake’s “2 Hard 4 The Radio”, Spotify and UMG announce their new AI features coming soon, and Ray J gets knocked out in his MMA debut. Jim Jones calls out Cam’ron for a Versuz battle, and a listener calls out Mal for questioning JID and J.Cole’s relationship. All lines provided by Hard Rock Bet Visit your nearest Boost Mobile store or https://www.boostmobile.com/promo/25-forever Bask and Lather use code RORYANDMAL for 20% off: See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Mal, Rory

Topics covered

• NBA
• Music Industry
• AI in Music
• MMA
• Cultural Commentary
• Listener Interaction

Keywords

• Knicks
• Drake
• AI features
• Ray J
• MMA debut
• Jim Jones
• Cam’ron
• JID
• J.Cole

Sponsors

Hard Rock Bet, Boost Mobile, Bask and Lather

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Spotify, UMG

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