"It Ain't Easy Being Greasy"| EP.24

This episode of 808’s & Convo taps into the wild intersections of hip-hop, controversy, and culture…

We start with a shocking and serious situation involving Pooh Shiesty, his father, Big30, and others reportedly tied to a January kidnapping and robbery case involving label head and rap icon Gucci Mane and members of his camp. With allegations pointing toward an attempt to break free from a 1017 Records deal, we unpack the details, the implications, and what this could mean for artist moving forward.

Then we pivot to the undeniable force that is Ye, who just sold out two nights at SoFi Stadium. Despite controversy after controversy, the fans are still showing up heavy. Is this loyalty, legacy, or something deeper about Ye’s connection to the culture?

And finally, Cardi B continues to break barriers in unconventional ways as her album “Am I The Drama?” is set to become part of a curriculum at Howard University. We dive into what it means for hip-hop to be studied in academic spaces and whether this signals a new level of respect for the genre.

Real topics, real takes, and unfiltered conversation—you already know the vibe

Opening Set List

Touch The Sky- Kanye West feat. Lupe Fiasco

Runaway- Kanye West feat. Pusha T

Good Morning- Kanye West

Can’t Tell Me Nothing- Kanye West

Transcript

SPEAKER_00 0:14

Oh my god, it feels so so so good to sit back in a sea. I felt like shit the past two weeks. I don't know what happened. In between the last episode and possibly maybe before that one zoo. I don't know, I've been feeling like shit, man. It's it's been it's crazy. I don't know what it was. I think I had like a lung infection or something like that. It it definitely pulled me away from my habits, which is a good thing. And I ain't gonna lie, I I feel like I'm in the best shape of my life right now. I just need to get back to uh in the gym. A little weak as of lately, but I know I'm gonna get my I'ma get my shit back, man. Sorry for all the profanity. So early in the morning. I feel good. I'm up here, I'm alive, I'm blessed. You know what I'm saying? Got the house myself, I can actually record with no distractions, no noise, none of that good stuff. You might hear Ashto jingling his little his leash or whatever, but that's okay. That's okay. My road dog right here, chilling with me, man. He's sitting in the co-host chair. He's chilling. I still got a little cough that I'm trying to get rid of, or whatever. Not even a cough mucus, but I'm trying to get rid of that. But your boy back, man. Your boy's back and better than ever, man. Man, we have a lot to dive into today. And I'm up here alone. So bear with me today, people. We got a lot to talk about, but not a lot of time, you know what I mean? Your boy also uh switched the shift. So I'm no longer from the vampire disease, man. I'm good. I'm not I'm an actually working human being, and I'm working the daytime now. Get off at 8 a.m. 8 p.m. now, man. I still be able to live a life right after work, man. God is good. God is good, man. Alright, man. You know what? The first topic of this today's episode, I I I usually try to start with uh a song from you know that, but you'll see why I'm not fucking with it and why I just chose the uh the artist I chose to uh play today. A highly respected and decorated legend of the game or whatever. So if you will, by all means, let your boy Emo rock, man.

SPEAKER_04 3:00

Let's go I gotta testify, come up in the spot looking extra fly. For the day I die, I'ma touch this guy. Gotta testify, come up in the spot lookin' extra fly. For the day I die, I'ma touch this guy. Back when it thought it's cold, I heard the ride before ten. Get the tip the pop, the doors are closed. I felt like bad boys 13. I couldn't walk the light. Now let's go. Take them back to the plan. Me and my mama hoppin' at you all van. I ain't talk to them. First, I ain't had no phone in my apartment. Take them back to the club. It's about an hour, I stand online. I just wanted to dance. I went to check up an hour after I got my advanced. I just wanted to die. Just pick the line, dog, it's all time. They look at me like damn dogs to a I am. I think I died in an accident. So this must be heaven. I gotta testify. I'ma put a spot, look at extra fly. For the day I die, I'ma testify. Gotta testify. I'ma put a spot, look at extra fly. For the day I die. Always fighting. I don't know what it is a female. But I'm not too good at that shit. See I can have me addicted. Still be addicted to the movies. And I just blame everything on you. At least you know that's what I'm good at. And always, yeah, always, yeah, always stop. You know, with my shit just waves, good morning. Good morning. Wake up, Mr. West, Mr. West, Mr. Fresh, Mr. Buy yourself, he so impressed. I mean, damn, did you even see the test? You got these, motherfucker D's, Rosie Perez, and yes, barely passed. Amy and every class, looking at every ass, cheated on every test. I guess this is my dissertation. Homie, this shit is basic. Welcome to graduation. Good morning.

SPEAKER_00 7:15

Top of the morning, top of the morning.

SPEAKER_04 7:19

Good morning. Good morning. Good morning. Good morning. On a daily being on the legalist. I'm so glad I'll be back in a second. Man, it's so hard that to act reckless. The whole much is giving money tested. Get arrested, guess until it get the message.

SPEAKER_00 7:54

And what I do, act more stupidly.

SPEAKER_04 7:58

Fuck more jewelry, more Louis B. My mama couldn't get through to me. I'm on TV talking like it's shit doing me. I'm just saying how I feel, man. I ain't one of the cosies, I ain't go to hill, man. I guess the money should've changed them. I guess I should've forgotten where I came from. You can't tell me nothing. I like you can't tell me nothing. You can't tell me nothing. I like you, can't tell me nothing. Let up and stewardside doors. This is my life, homie. You decide yours. I know that Jesus died for us, but I couldn't tell you who decide was, so I better let a double drop that motherfucker sideways. Oh folks talking about back in my day. But homie, this is my day. Class started two hours ago. Oh, am I late? No, I'm already graduated. And you can live through anything if magic made it. Let's say I talk with so much emphasis. Ooh, that's so sensitive. Let me know if it's the problem then. I ain't been hollered. Excuse me, would you say it's something? You can't tell me nothing. You can't tell me nothing. I'm on you, can't tell me nothing.

SPEAKER_00 9:55

Alright. That was such an abrupt ending, man. Yao chair. Yer. What's poppin', folks? What's poppin'? Welcome back to another installment of Ada Waits and Convo. This is episode 24. 24. As Temp would say. And also, happy Easter to those who celebrate. He is not here. For he has risen. Excuse me. Also, shout out to my sisters, Temp. She is not in attendance today. As you can tell, I am manning this vehicle by myself today. And it is all good. I'm gonna hold it down like I always do whenever she is not in attendance, but shout out to Temp. And yeah, man, hold your head. Nothing's wrong. She's just not here. That's all it is. And uh mention this episode 24. Yes, this is episode 24. I'm your host, Emo G. And I am happy to finally be back, man. Let me turn this off real quick. I'm so sorry. I know y'all couldn't pretty hear me. Happy to be back, man. Happy to be back. Yeah, man. Listen, listen, a lot's been going on as of lately. I feel like it's a lot to to to digest and to give to you guys, but uh I have such a short, limited time, and I'm actually recording this episode three hours before I headed to the office. So yeah. You guys are gonna hear me record this today and put it out today. I'm doing you guys that favor, okay? Just because I missed the Monday drop, I'm gonna put it out as soon as I finish this. I got you. Everything. I'm already working on artwork, everything right now as we speak. So uh, let's get into it. I know y'all been hearing about this uh Pooh Shysti drama, man. This shit sounds wicked. So this Pooh Shyisty situation shouldn't even be considered drama, as a matter of fact. I don't even know why I said that. This is real life consequences, man. So boom Memphis rapper and 1017 record signee Pooh Shystee, along with rapper Big Dirty, Shysti's father, I think his name is Latrell Williams Sr. And seven others got arrested in connection to a situation that took place, and we're just now hearing about in April. Crazy. That specific situation being the kidnapping and armed robbery of rap legend Gucci Man. Could you fucking believe it? And some other 1017 record execs. So what was supposed to be a label meeting or business meeting of some sort, I'ma assume to to talk about Shisey's contract. According to reports, instead of a meeting, that whole ordeal turned into a whole setup at uh at a Dallas music studio. So allegedly, weapons were brandished, pulled out, s stuff like Draco's. Folks got held against their will. I'm hearing a big ra uh rapper Big Dirty blocked the entrance of the studio to prevent people from leaving. Folks were robbed of jewelry, wedding bands, earrings, specifically Gucci. It's nasty work out here. And other goods, and even uh he was even forced to sign paperwork that by the way isn't even gonna be legible because all that paperwork was signed under the rest. So, like my boy, like what are we doing? You know what I'm saying? So, yeah, it's nasty work, man. It's the craziest thing I've heard thus far, and I'm pretty sure it shouldn't get crazier, but like this is the craziest thing I've heard thus far. This is where we gotta slow it down, though. And and but first of all, before I even get into that, I'm glad Gucci's safe and sound, you know what I'm saying? And he was able to live the tell the story, and not that he even told anything, he hasn't even mentioned anything. This this this this happened back in January. But I'm glad to see that him and his wife is uh everything is good. So just knowing that, that that's like a scary thought. Like what could have happened three months ago, you know what I'm saying? And nobody was aware of the situation. But anyway, let's try to understand a few things. So one, I g I get that uh contracts in the music industry, it it can feel like traps at times, you know. Especially when you're uneducated and you're not privy to legal and business culture. You know, it can feel like you sign your life away. But, you know if you don't read your contracts, man, that's pretty much on you. If you don't get the right people to like your lawyers, if you're not lawyered up, if you that's that's that's really on you, you know, because this has been going on forever. But it's also a line you just don't cross no matter how bad things may seem or may not seem on paper. And in my opinion, the street mentality doesn't even serve any purpose in those types of rooms because they just simply don't have the emotional capacity nor mental capacity to handle these types of rooms and and operate these types of rooms and and the people in them. And then once you cross that threshold into violence to solve your business problems, instead of getting your legal guard dog, aka your lawyer, to take on these bullets for you, that's what you paid them for, you know, then this isn't even considered music industry shit anymore. Now it's in the hands of the justice system, it's in the justice system ball court. And now you involve shit like federal charges when it comes to kidnapping and robbery and you know, the that involves life-altering consequences, man. Especially when you're somebody who is fresh out of fucking prison. Like five months prior, you're fresh out of prison, man. And it's utterly ridiculous at this point, you know what I'm saying? Two Gucci Man hands down literally and I and I hate to put this on him, but he literally has the worst track record when it comes to signing people. Like, now though to be fair, I know him being from the streets or whatever, he probably sees a little bit of himself in some of these people that he signed, you know, so he sees potential in these folks. Because to be in a position as as he is as an executive, you you you have to see hunger, you have to see passion, and you know, you have to see potential in anybody you're gonna put some emotion and money behind, but his judgment of character be all the way off. Like, I understand his vision and whatever, like, because I feel like the grittier you are, the hungrier you are, like, the better the music in a sense, you know. Like, and it's it's weird to say, but it's the it's the goddamn truth. Like that's that's just where all the uh the good stuff comes from. Like, you know, it's storytelling and all that good stuff. You know not too fond of the way music is nowadays because there's really no substance, like nobody's really living anything, and I can see why people like street artists get signed a lot because they have a lot to talk about, you know, but his judgment of character would be all the way off. I mean in between the old iteration of 1017 shit, even even Brick Squad, from Brick Squad to the old iteration of 1017 to like the new gener the iteration of 1017, at least 80 to 90 percent of his artists were either unalived in some street shit, went back to street shit, or ended up back or to prison based off of street shit. And this is well, well, well, well, well documented. Hell, I can even name names, you know, and y'all can do y'all Googles to see if I'm capping or not. You got artists like Enchanting, Big Scar, Bank Row Fresh, Slim Duncan, etc. You can Google this stuff and you can just see you. I looked on wiki and I'd Google that, and you have no idea how many names had the word deceased right next to it. It's insane. Like it's insane. It's just like I don't know, it's like that label is cursed or something like that. I I don't even want to say it like that, but maybe it's karma for Guse me, not Gucci, not Jeezy. Excuse me. My bad. Maybe it's karma for Gucci's past. Who knows what kind of past he had or whatever. I have no idea, but I'm not even gonna put that on that. That's just me speculating. But yeah. Yeah, do you Google, see if I'm capping or not, man. And I think Waka Flocker was probably his most successful act today, honestly speaking. And and he managed to keep his head low. So some say, yeah, 1017 gotta be cursed. And I wouldn't know why. But Gucci he probably wasn't the greatest human being back in the d back in his heyday either. So you know that could be telling of something, like I said. There's no way. There's no way in hell you have this battle this much bad luck with like signing people. It's ridiculous. And uh my third take on that. So all of this happened back in January, which leads me to believe Gucci held it down too on some street, on some not snitching street shit. If we're all just hearing about this now in April, also my birth mom, so shout out to me. As I'm I'm I'm very certain his bodyguard at the time he he was an off-duty officer, it was his duty to report any of these things that occurred to law enforcement. So, you know, I don't want anybody to think that Gucci was snitching, and I mean I I don't know, but I'm just going with the obvious. Because it's sick to hear that people are are holding Gucci accountable for allegedly snitching even after all this shit that he went through. Saying if you're in industry stuff, you're in it for life. And I I honestly think that's unfair because I doubt he's been on that type of time for a long time now. Like the man really be minding his business with his wife Keisha. And he's be really keeping his head low. He's dealing with his whatever he's dealing with, and yeah, the man's been he's been off that time for a long time now. He's even now even with being out of prison himself and and being in a position of music power, I doubt he's moving like that. But I could be wrong. And also, if anybody got kidnapped against their own will, why would I not want to make light of that? That's that's stupid ass street gaslight bullshit, which I never agree with. Drug related. It's not like you on my turf pushing your product. Nothing like that. It's the damn music industry. You know what I mean? So let me get this straight. I'm running a business. You want me to break my business practices to accommodate your slow ass. You beat the shit out of me and robbed me to get out of said business practices. And I'm supposed to not say shit up because we're from the streets. Yeah, I let that marinate. So I'm I'm kind of glad the bodyguard said something. I'm really glad he said something. It was it was his duty to do that. So but this is this is this is really I don't know what it was. Is this really like desperation to get out the contract? Or was this like ego? Because to me, it this feels like what happens when this feels like what happens when street mentality it doesn't transition well into business properly. You can't handle corporate problems with street solutions. That was some back in the grimy 90s day type shit. But now we're dealing with bigger money on bigger tables with artists are smarter, they're reading their contracts now from learning from their predecessors. You barely can get away with shit. There's surveillance everywhere. You just can't do stuff like that anymore and expect to get away with it and expect somebody to keep quiet. They can keep quiet all they want. Like there's lit like you can literally grab evidence from anywhere, man. Like it's it's you got to be the dumbest. You got you got to be the dumbest criminal if you just think like you you can't get away in these times. You know what I'm saying? If this is the 80s or the 90s, you most likely this would have been like some story we'd have heard on a podcast a few years later. Whoa, I never knew that happened. Like, nah. Now it's easily accessible. Like you can get clipped easily. Easily. There's no way to hide around stuff like this, but yeah, there's surveillance everywhere. You just can't do stuff like that and expect to get away with it. It will never end well. Ever. Ever, ever, ever, ever, ever. I hate to admit it, but with Shyste's rap sheet and track record, in my opinion, I felt like it was a matter of time before he slipped up and back in the pen. Like I said, he himself had just been home five months prior, and and now he's going on a well-deserved vacation because you know, you get what you deserve, man. But it is what it is. It ain't easy being greasy. Shit's a full-time job, man. It is what it is. But shout out to Gucci, man. I don't really know why Shice D did what he did. I'm pretty sure it was just to get out his contract. It was not the brightest of moves. Because I really want to know what the end game was at that point. Like, alright, you got out the contract, and somebody somewhere would have told, like, asked, like, how did that happen? Like, how did you get end up getting out the contract? I wonder what his what his uh reaction would have been to that, but you know, not the brightest, my man. Not the brightest. But uh, shout out to you though. So moving along, moving along. Something, let's uh let's let's shift the energy a little bit, man. I know y'all been hearing about these Yay concerts at the SoFi Stadium. I want to start off with a quick clip. I actually love this clip, it was just very telling of something, man. Like it was it it it kind of gave me a sense that this man is, you know, he's experiencing a comeback, you know what I'm saying? And are is he deserving of it? I don't know. But I was kind of happy for him in this moment. So it's a little clip. Little little clip.

SPEAKER_02 26:18

That's what eighty thousand people sound like, ladies and gentlemen. They said I'd never be back in the States. Two sold out concert, baby.

SPEAKER_00 26:35

Yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah, man. The GOAT. My man, yay. The artist before knowing that's Kanye West. This is what I know him as, man. Sold out two nights straight at the SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. I believe the numbers are like 80,000 concert goers for both shows each. Let me repeat that. Two nights, stadium status, tens of thousands of people. It's yay, man. It's yay, bro. Come on, man. Even after all the everything, all the controversies with the Jewish community, and any and everybody else, for that matter, cancel culture, being blackballed from the industry. Hell, even his little uh spat at like Hove and his kids and all that stuff, man. Yeah, I I don't I don't want to highlight the negative. Like I actually want to take this moment and and and highlight the uh the the good and the positive around this whole night or whatever. I don't want to sit there and kick a man while he's down. That's not my style. And I never agree with I never I don't really agree with half the shit that he be saying, but I'm not gonna agree with the masses even and fucking get rid of the man or off the man just because y'all don't like what he says or whatever. You this fucking country's gotten soft. That's my opinion on that. It's gotten real soft. Like, yeah, I don't I don't rock with half the shit that he says. But it's Kanye. And he's been like this since the beginning of his career. It's just it just seems more intense now because he's he's bigger than what he is now, but back then and whatever. He's way bigger than what he is back then, so it just seems way more intense and it seems more personal, and everybody just cry about you. Fuck all that, man. I want to highlight the good about all of this stuff, man. Yeah, so even after all that, this just goes to show the man just cannot be stopped. And it goes, and it just goes and show and prove that he is, no matter what difficulties to throw in his direction and the hurdles he has to leap over, people still genuinely love Kanye West. They really do. So I gotta be honest. At what point do we just admit because we've seen all the controversies that could have easily ended careers of others? Easily. We've seen people get canceled for way less, and that goes back to that soft country shit. I hate how soft this shit is, but yay, the man just don't stop. He keeps going. He believes himself, he believes in himself wholeheartedly, and has always betted on himself since the Rockefeller days. He's always bet big on himself, always, always bet big on his beliefs, his his notions, his stance on things, his art, his creativity. He's always believed in all that, and that's documented too. You can literally see it from when he was wearing polos and shit, man. He's always believed in everything that he can do. And not only is he still going, he's still absolutely in high demand. No matter who's getting rid of him or trying to cancel him, no matter who hate to see him succeed, the people are gonna speak no matter what. And the people are always right, man. They know what's real, they know what they want. I don't blame them. I got a take. And it yeah, here's a take that the rest of my city might not like, man. A comparison, if you will. But I think Kanye is very much like the Bronx in a sense, and the music industry is like the rest of New York City. And don't feel offended when you hear this shit. Just try to understand what I'm coming from. He is the last of the Mohegans, just like the Bronx. He is the last of the real. Bronx happen to be the only borough which hasn't been like really affected by gentrification. You know, they're still very much so like a majority of the borough have like New York New Yorkers, like like real, real, real New Yorkers. Not nobody that grew up from out of the c out of the state and just happened to just like move into the neighborhood about seven years ago, and they plant themselves there and they want to make the neighborhood comfortable for them. No, there's none of that in the Bronx. It's really the last of the Mohegans out there. And while the whole industry is peppered with gimmicks and industry plants, and and everything sounds so fucking unoriginal and uninspired. That's gentrification. That is gentrification, okay? You just come in here and you just add your own little sauce, and it tastes good, but it ain't it ain't that ain't it. You know what I'm saying? Like, it's not it. So yeah, everything sounds so unoriginal, uninspired, and there's a whole lot of other stuff coming from everywhere else. Just infiltrating and changing formulas up, man. And and and that's why I say Kanye's the Bronx book. Kanye has, you know, however, he he stood the test of time. He stood against the grain. He was never one to follow trends. He's a trend setter. And hell, I don't even think he liked to set trends. I just think he just does what he does, and people just so happen to just follow in his footsteps. He's like a pie piper or some shit. He was never one to follow trends to make other people comfortable. He always did what the hell he wanted to do, respectfully or not, in some cases. It's been like that since the beginning. And so now I sit here thinking, Is it the music? Is it the legacy or is it something deeper? Don't know. But I just think people not only don't they just support Ye, they connect to what he represents. His fan base, not only just those who grew up with him, those like myself, but his fan base is mostly the youth. And with the youth, it that comes that that that that rebellious spirit and unpredictability, things that he's known for, you know, on top of his creativity, without nobody's permission, the man does what he wants to do, whenever he wants to do it, however he wants to do it. And don't get me wrong, supporting the art doesn't mean that you agree with everything the artist does. And that's what that's what people get uncomfortable when you want to stray away from him. Because they feel like if they support him, they just support everything about him. And you don't really have to do all that. Okay, you could be you could be a fan of one aspect and and and that's that, you know what I'm saying? But um me personally, and I've I've you guys know this, like I'm a this I'm big, really big on his stance. I separate the man from the artist. I don't care. I don't care. I don't care. Whatever he went through, it's just not is it's just not gonna diminish what he has already done. You know what I'm saying? What is already cemented. I cannot just unsee all of that because of he had an opinion on some shit. You know what I'm saying? Like I've I've grown up with like late registration and graduation. You cannot sit here and tell me because he said some shit last year that I gotta stop listening to those songs. He didn't yeah, I'm not doing that. I just I just can't do that. I can't do that. I can't see myself doing that, and I don't know why and understand why people do that. It's utterly ridiculous. Yeah, so I separate the man from the artist, I don't care, and a lot of fans have made that separation, obviously, too. So seem like we're all on the same page. But as far as the show goes, he gave two hours each night. The show's track list is full of his new material from Bully, his new album. Make sure you guys go stream or buy that and support that. And he also did a wave of classic, nostalgic songs from older albums. He's had his daughter North perform of him, leader of the new school, Travis Scott, perform of him. He's even had Fuji's legend, Miss Lauren Hill, come support him. And man, the man is the man is one of the he's one of the greatest performers to live. The man's set designs are always visually impeccable to look at. I really, really, really, really loved this set design. How it looks like he's just he's on top of the world. I'll I fucking love it. I thought it was genius. I thought it was genius, but Kanye always has like these genius-looking set designs, like he puts a lot of thought and effort into these things, and it just shows how much he really cares, you know what I'm saying? Like he he truly cares, he puts a lot into that, he puts his heart on display, you know what I'm saying? You can't go wrong with a Ye show. Man is always gonna put his heart on display. But audience, let me ask y'all this in closing. For this topic. Could any other artist any other artist had to survive this? I mean, all the obstacles that Ye had gone through and or put himself through. Or is Ye really just one of one, man? You know? I know my answer to that, but uh I'll leave that at a later time or whatever. Could any artist have survived this? Think about that one. And uh, alright, switching gears. Last subject, topic, excuse me, of the night, of the day, excuse me. I'm all over the place. Cardi B. My girl Cardi B, man. Big Bronx, man. You know what I'm saying? Shout out to Cardi. Now, last but definitely not least, this topic right here. This one made me sit back for a second and be absolutely more proud of being from the Bronx, man. And it's the second time I mentioned the Bronx today. Cardi's B album, Am I the Drama, is being turned into a course at Howard University. And my first initial reaction was like, no disrespect, but what the hell can anybody at Howard actually need to learn about this woman and and why is that a factor, right? But then I thought about it and informed myself on the on this move instead of passing judgment on her because I did this at the top of her career when she like first came out as an artist, and and I've gotten proven absolutely wrong. I remember I wasn't a Cardi B hater, but if you know me, I'm not a I'm not a big fan of the I think we talked about this in a few episodes before, but I'm I'm I'm not a big fan of like reality TV. You know what I'm saying? So I know who Cardi was, she's a stripper and all that shit, but then the minute she was like on love and hip-hop, I hate when people go that route. It's like I feel like they're selling their soul when they do shit like that. So I never really wanted to listen to her music at first, but then I opened myself up to it, and the woman is extremely talented, and I've been a fan of her ever since the first album, ever since Invasion of Privacy. I've been a fan, big fan, and probably not the biggest supporter because I don't really I don't really listen to the music now, but when it when it when it dropped, my ears are open, both ears are open, and my heart is open, you know what I'm saying? So yeah, I didn't want to pass judgment this time, so because she absolutely shitted on me, and anybody who ever thought like me or whatever. So the historically HBCU Howard University will introduce a three-credit course that centers around her second album. The class is called The Cardi BMI The Drama, The Art, Production, Marketing, and Cultural Impact of Hip Hop course. It will pretty much examine every aspect of the rapper's very clever rollout for her sophomore album. The course will start this fall and will be overseen by the director of Warner Music and Blavatnik Music Business Center, Jasmine Young. The class has already 24 slots already filled by Eagle and the Classman. The class will highlight her rise to stardom, how she became a household name, her becoming a global phenom and and and and how she created cultural impact. And it will also highlight the brains behind Cardi's success, the team, and that that that that helped push her to where she need to be, and how close in proximity others could reach this level of success. So you'll you'll pretty much you can really learn from like Cardi and her teen's playbook, in a sense, or whatever. Like it's very, very, very obtainable to to reach this level of success. So it isn't just about music, it's about influence. This is about an icon's impact. This is about how someone can can be from the trenches. You can go from being how she say uh you can go from being a regular daggola to being a global superstar. And you know what? It indeed should be studied. This should it should be studied. What that really tells me is hip hop isn't just entertainment anymore. It's uh it's education, it's it's case studies, it's it's history. It's history. I know it's it's still like a young part of history, like it's still it hip hop is still much very young, but it's part of history. It's done a lot, it's shaped, it shaped the globe in in ways that we couldn't even imagine. It's opened so many doors that nobody wouldn't even expect to have open. And uh it's created so many lanes, it's it's it's it's it's it's ended so much generational curses, it's it's done a lot, hip-hop has done a lot. So we study in Cardi B now, and historically black colleges, but let's be real. Because I know a lot of people are gonna say shit like that, like, oh, we studying Cardi B now. Like when let's be real. We've seen artists like Jay-Z get studied, and with no disrespect, but his past isn't even the cleanest neither, yet he is the biggest deal in our community. So, and and I ain't I didn't want to make that use him as an example or whatever, but I have to, you know what I'm saying? Like, Hove has actually spoken about his past, like since like the 80s or whatever, like of what he used to do or whatever, and look where he's at today. You know what I'm saying? So, if the question isn't if hip hop belongs in classrooms, it's who gets chosen and why. And whether you like Cardi or not, you cannot deny her impact. Uh, the woman has changed conversations, she's changed visibility, and clearly she changed the culture enough for there to be a study on her. God damn it. Shout out to Cardi B, goddammit. Shout out to Cardi B. You know, one of the realest, most genuine people that you probably will ever have the like the greatest privilege of coming across. If you ever came across a Cardi B or D Cardi B or whatever, you know, be thankful. There's not a lot of that around, you know what I'm saying? There's not a lot of her around, you know what I'm saying. And you know, some people don't even deserve people like that. Yeah, I I I get her her personality could be. Loud and brash. Somebody who just unapologetically themselves all the time, man. And you really have to appreciate somebody who is just going to move and do what the hell they want to do, whenever they want to do it, however they want to do it, just like a Kanye West. Genuinely himself. So she's genuinely herself all the time, and you have to respect that, man. I love that for her. And that's a big deal, man. I'm not gonna lie, that's a big deal. And it is it's an HBCU. It's at an HBCU. You get it cannot get any real than that, man. It really can. But uh I think that's all I have today, man. That's all I have today. I did have some uh some bully reviews. And I got I got a I got a review for slutty bass too. Victory Lane shit, man. But I'm gonna save that for next episode. Maybe when um when Tim comes back or whatever. I definitely wanna dive into that slutty bass shit, man. It's kinda fire though. It's kinda it's kinda catchy, man. I love it, man. But um all right, let me find some uh outro music real quick. Let's see.

SPEAKER_01 45:18

Uh it makes it easier, easier to make Yeah man.

unknown 45:32

You won't be able to do it.

SPEAKER_00 45:33

Love this song. So, um won't get it. You guys got planned for the week, man. You know, um I ain't got much going on. Wanna do some more research for the next episode? I'm going to uh enjoy my new hours at work. Get to go in early, get out early. Um that's about it. That's all I'm gonna do. And uh also got my birthday coming up. That's gonna be a big deal. Got a big big, big, big dinner coming up, man. I done dropped a whole lot of money for it. Open bar and all that. Come through, but it'll be much fun. And it's gonna be a nice grown, elegant type of situation, too. Whatever, man. I'm gonna enjoy that. But that's not till later on in the month, man. But planning that out, so that's gonna be fun.

SPEAKER_03 46:40

But the cool run up on Yeezy the wrong way, I might murder.

SPEAKER_00 46:54

Yo, so Cameron was just talking about that line or whatever. That line was meant for Kim. Yo, Hove is really slick with the subliminals, man. He is the slick one. But anyway, let's get up out of here, man. I got three pieces of advice. Yo, always show up and show up. Don't let doubt cloud your judgment and never let emotions drive your decisions, folks.

SPEAKER_01 47:23

Uh-uh. Kubano, the mini kind of wall of plugs that I know. Trying benses with no benefits.

SPEAKER_03 47:34

We dig in tunnels. Yeah. Can't you see we getting money up under you?

SPEAKER_00 47:38

Can't you see the private jets flying? Yeah, I remember when this shit dropped. I remember when this shit dropped. I was living uptown 227 in the Bronx, man. I thought those is the most incredible shit I've ever heard in my life. Just a simple baby champagne. Just a simple sample, like that, that's yo. And they went crazy with the back and forth on some Jada Styles P shit. It was incredible. But yeah, this is 80waits in Convo, and I'm Emoji. And you call my sis Tim. And I'm signing off. Yeah. Catch y'all on the next frequency, folks. That's that's that's a wrap for this one. Deuces. And enjoy your days. And happy Easter to all.