The Ruler’s Back

The Ruler’s Back

From The Brilliant Idiots by Charlamange Tha God and Andrew Schulz

March 28, 2026 · 2h 8m

About this episode

Charlamagne tha God and Andrew Schulz discuss the nuances of stand-up comedy, Jay-Z's recent achievements, and various cultural debates.

This week on the Brilliant Idiots, Charlamagne tha God and Andrew Schulz are debating whether EVERYBODY should be grabbing a mic and trying stand-up, they break down why stand-up is a whole different beast. They discuss Jay-Z selling out Yankee Stadium at lightning speed. Is Hov still untouchable? Are people really fans or just hypebeasts? And when did Reasonable Doubt become legendary? They also get into: Internet vs real life (and why Twitter isn’t the real world) The pressure of being “chronically online” Hip-hop debates, generational fans, and fake nostalgia Why success always brings hate (and how to handle it) ************************************ Sponsor Brilliant Idiots: ⁠⁠https://public.liveread.io/media-kit/brilliant-idiots⁠⁠ Jess Hilarious - Til Death Do We Parent - ⁠Pre Order⁠ 2Chainz - The Voice in my head is God - ⁠⁠Pre Order⁠⁠ The Black Family Who Built America - Cheryl McKissack Daniel -⁠⁠Order Link⁠⁠ Uncommon Favor - Dawn Staley - ⁠⁠Order Link⁠⁠ Get Honest or Die Lying Why Small Talk Sucks- By Charlamagne Tha God - ⁠⁠Order Link⁠⁠ Check out Andrew Schulz - ⁠⁠www.theandrewschulz.com⁠⁠ Check out all the podcast on Charlamagne's "Black Effect Network"…

People in this episode

Hosts: Charlamagne tha God, Andrew Schulz

Topics covered

  • stand-up comedy
  • Jay-Z
  • hip-hop debates
  • internet culture
  • success and hate
  • generational fans

Keywords

  • stand-up
  • Jay-Z
  • hip-hop
  • internet culture
  • success
  • nostalgia

Sponsors

Brilliant Idiots, Jess Hilarious, 2Chainz, The Black Family Who Built America, Uncommon Favor, Why Small Talk Sucks

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Black Effect Network

Products: Til Death Do We Parent, The Voice in my head is God, The Black Family Who Built America, Uncommon Favor

Books & works: Why Small Talk Sucks

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