In short
This episode is a wide-ranging interview with rapper Swae Lee (hosted by Joe and Jada Kiss) covering his rise from Mississippi to Atlanta’s studio scene, the grind behind hits, and the story behind “Unforgettable.” He explains he was discovered through his DJ network connecting to Mike Will Made-It’s producers (the Eardrummers), leading to a year recording in a basement while working at McDonald’s.
Key claims
success requires active networking and showing up in person (not “sitting on your couch”); clubs initially rejected their sound but later booked them heavily once they broke through; “Unforgettable” became a timeless hit despite clearance/politics confusion, and Mike Will still “stands on” the track.
Notable examples
YFN Lucci performing on top of a car outside a club; Swae visiting HBCUs (Morehouse, Spelman) for seminars; “Unforgettable” reaching massive streams; his Miami DJ play helped drive “Don’t Even Call” featuring Rich the Kid.
Guests
Swae Lee is the main guest; the episode also includes promo segments featuring Mikey Day and Streeter Seidel (Humor Me) but they are not interviewed here.
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Chapters
Tap a time to open that second in VOSwae Lee's Rise in Music
4:44 to 7:16
Explore Swae Lee's journey from Mississippi to music stardom.
“Sway Lee Lee Sway, same difference, man.”
Transition to Fame and Success
7:16 to 9:10
Hear about the transition from obscurity to becoming a top artist.
“I grew up in Mississippi and long story short, my DJ was cousins with Mike Will's producers, the eardrummers.”
The Grind of Emerging Artists
9:10 to 11:10
Learn about the hustle and hard work required to succeed in music.
“Man, it was crazy because, like, when we lived in Atlanta, it's like some of these clubs, you know what I'm saying, they turned us around.”
Networking and Building Relationships
11:10 to 14:01
Discover the importance of networking and relationships in music.
“I live in Miami and shit right now, so that song, like, I gave it to a couple DJs.”
Miami's Unique Culture and Valet Experience
14:01 to 17:00
Listeners will gain insights into the unique social dynamics and cultural observations of life in Miami.
“Here in Miami, you go to Carbone anywhere, 72 roads.”
Collaborations and Projects in Music
17:01 to 19:12
Explore Swae Lee's upcoming music projects and collaborations with other artists.
“Yeah, me, Jenei Aiku, Post Malone, French Montana.”
The Impact of 'Unforgettable' and Mike Will's Role
19:13 to 21:00
Discover the significance of the hit song 'Unforgettable' and its journey in the music industry.
“came at a good time for real wasn't nothing like that coming out especially not what that shit was a fucking UFO right that shit to this day when it come on is different It sound like a movie when that motherfucker's on.”
Excitement for Coachella and Performance Insights
21:01 to 25:18
Get excited about Coachella as Swae Lee discusses his performances and what to expect.
“This fucking jacket costs too much to be fucking curled.”
Chipotle and Dietary Preferences
28:46 to 36:06
A humorous discussion about food choices and dietary restrictions, particularly around pork.
“May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and your 20s, they can feel like a lot.”
Same Difference Album Discussion
36:06 to 37:44
A conversation about the title and concept behind Swae Lee's new album, 'Same Difference'.
“Because you know, they mix that shit up.”
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Swae Lee's Music Vibes
37:44 to 42:00
Swae Lee shares insights on his music and upcoming projects, creating an energetic atmosphere.
“It's the people that won't ever wash their face again if they get a kiss from Leon.”
Song Insights and Coachella Plans
42:00 to 45:02
Swae Lee discusses his music, including thoughts on hits and upcoming performances.
“Close the door and make your dreams come true.”
Navigating the Music Business
45:02 to 49:44
Swae Lee shares his perspectives on success and the challenges artists face.
“I'm going to see what they really fuck with.”
The Reality of Fame and Talent
49:44 to 56:00
An exploration of why some talented artists don't achieve fame and the importance of likability.
“you know that's how I judge artists personally right like I seen some artists that I was like I don't know if this person got it You know, I always say to make a hit record, just one hit record is a miracle.”
The Struggles of Hit Makers
56:00 to 1:02:20
Explore the challenges artists face even after writing successful hits for others.
“because, They write hits for everybody else.”
Sway Lee's Upcoming Projects and Coachella Plans
1:02:20 to 1:09:40
Sway Lee discusses his new album 'Same Difference' and his preparations for Coachella.
“So you said Rich the Kid, you rocking with him?”
Swae Lee Introduction
1:10:02 to 1:10:21
Swae Lee is introduced as a guest with some humorous banter.
“They'll treat you special sometimes when you go off, you know, you're off that Sky Rizzy.”
Driving Under Influence Message
1:11:25 to 1:11:59
Discussion on the dangers of driving while under the influence.
“Listen to the Radio 831 podcast on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.”
Transcript
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2:34Yeah, yeah, what up, y 'all? It's Joe Crack the Dawn. You know who it is, your boy Jada Kiss. This is the Joe and Jada Show. Every show legendary. Every show iconic. We don't play around with you guys. Nor do we ever, bro. We're not doing what you're doing. Let's just keep going. Just keep going. Your kids don't hype me up. Don't hype me up. We're doing what we're doing. Don't get me to go. I'm not trying to go bad. I've been nice. Screw it, man. Weather is breaking. Go bad. I don't want to get the weather away. You know what I mean? Go bad every now and then. But now, when you think of today's guest, as we told you, every show legendary, every show iconic, you think of somebody who came in with his group, made a hell of an impact with the group, knocked them out the park, knocked them out the park.
3:26Shout out to Mike Will. They knocked him. They came in and I say hit a few grand slams. You know what I mean? Never compromise, though. Always stay silent every time you see him with the group, without the group. Always love. Always got that good energy. Transition to a solo artist. Hit even more out the park. You know what I mean? his bat paused. He couldn't strike out. There's no such thing. Anything he touched. Rockstar. Anything he touched just light up. You know what I mean? I think I even seen him on a helicopter playing a video game. This shit was the illest shit I ever seen. He was in the air playing.
4:15Making all kind of history. You know what I mean? Now he's about to do it again. He felt like, you know what I mean? He looked at the ball. He looked at the rafters. Felt like putting some more home runs in there. You put it up there. So he's going to do it again. When you think of drip, when you think of ice, when you think of somebody who just does whatever the fuck he wants and it looks like he's having fun doing it. Ladies and gentlemen, make some noise for my brother, Sway Lee. What up? What up? What up? What up? What up? What's happening? What's happening? What's happening? Sway Lee Lee Sway, same difference, man.
4:51Appreciate that, my brothers, for real. Thank y 'all for having me For real Appreciate you my brother You know what I mean Y 'all niggas legends You know what I'm saying Y 'all started me up Got me lit You smoked some legendary shit Before you walked in here right You look like you on that Who Bonny chronic Oh no sober Sober living You got the squeeze play Sober? Sober living Sober living man You just damn You just got that Come on fucker He just look like he hot I told you you got that Kind of It's a different kind of image Oh shit I take a shot though You know what I'm saying My bro. 1 ,800, y 'all.
5:25Double time, two-time a fella. Two-time a fella. You don't got to do nothing. Don't wait a minute. Swear, you don't got to do nothing. You ain't got to do nothing. Where's two-time a fella? Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah. He going to take care of you. Two-time a fella in heaven? James, you want to do the honors? My fault. I know you want to shine. Take care of my brother. This one, Juan. Take care. Number four, take care of others. I know this when I go home and watch the show. or you try to get me smacked. Your shit, and you talking about I'm shooting at you. You try to make them slide me lick, y 'all.
5:59You much more fun on 1800. That's the difference. You think you more fun smoked out? When you drink, you legendary. If Jada becomes the best in the game. I might get us in trouble. Oh, big time. Seek the kingdom. Seek the kingdom. Give a toast to Sway Lee, man. Come on, let's do it. 1800 1800 you know what it is damn the flag on the plate no it's 1800 he got the clear one if I drink that shit y 'all be carrying me out of this shit he can't hit the repo like us he gotta hit the white less sugar for the thing the pack man legendary leader of the new school all the way up Well, I took my sipper ready.
6:51How much y 'all want me to drink? Half the bottle. Jeez. Motherfucker got me$1 ,800. I ain't going to get on that timing, man. That's a quadruple shot. My brother, how did you get discovered? How did you get in the game? Was it Mike, Will? I just see you come out of nowhere just like Jada. Jada ain't exaggerating the line. You just came out and your shit was legendary. So how did you get your start? I grew up in Mississippi and long story short, my DJ was cousins with Mike Will's producers, the eardrummers. So it's my homies P. Nasty and Mars. They first got in touch with us and they heard our music that we was making from Mississippi.
7:30So they told us, man, y 'all come to Atlanta, man, y 'all work with us. You know what I'm saying? Just lock in with us. See what comes from it. So we was working at McDonald's just doing what we could to get some money at the time. So boom, one of my homies, he had a truck. so we got down drove that shit from Mississippi to Atlanta and just locked in like a whole year in the basement and just cooking up with Mike Will cooking up with the eardrummers just creating a new sound and Mike Will would come over and hear the songs he'd be like yo y 'all boy it's hard you know what I'm saying he always played show mad love and then he had an idea for a group eardrummers backwards and he felt like the sound like matched that name and we was like shit that's hard you know what I'm saying so boom yeah yeah yeah that's how it happened me and broski you know what's crazy it's good to have money yeah right and success but it was nothing more priceless than that time when you was in the basement creating that music and all like you know I met Bryson Tiller and my man Rich the Barber's house we used to live in Rich the Barber's house he was making that whole first album in his kitchen damn So I got to see that.
8:41Of course, you got the big mansion now. You can't fuck up. But that's a priceless time when you're there learning the ropes and you're coming up with these hits and you're coming up with that sound and dreaming. So after that year, y 'all put out this music, and then the next thing you know, you explode. How did that feel, making a transition from nobody knowing you to now you're the biggest shit in the game. Man, it was crazy because, like, when we lived in Atlanta, it's like some of these clubs, you know what I'm saying, they turned us around. So many people told us, nah, we can't even play this.
9:18You know what I'm saying? So we on foot with it. You know, so we work at every club. We screaming our shit loud in the streets. You know what I'm saying? We're handing out CDs, everything. So the turnaround was crazy. Like, the same clubs that were turning us around, same spots that were turning us around, they, like, they welcomed us with open arms. Yeah, booking us, sending bags. So it's like, damn, shit crazy. it was crazy. YFN Lucci was here and he forgot. But I remember one night I come out the club he's performing on top of the car. His song. And they was like, yo, that's YFN. I mean, Atlanta got a different type of grind.
9:52Motherfucker gonna do what they gotta do. He told me he didn't remember that. But I remember watching YFN Lucci on top of a fucking car performing his song outside the club. I said, man, that motherfucker's grinding. The hunger had to come up for sure. super hungry doing whatever. That's really nuts because that's the way I didn't think y 'all was doing that. That's how we came up, like giving the vinyl to the DJs and going to every club. The truth is you can't really, yeah, you can't be successful just sitting on your couch. You gotta, like, come on, two times. That's who we're supposed to be.
10:33Let me tell you something. Thank you, brother. But you can't be in your car. Say my daughter. My daughter got a little podcast. Shout out to Azzy Azif. And she's making... He's saying she's doing shit. But she's doing shit because she's out there and everybody's face and working and doing whatever she can do. On the front line, yeah. Networking and getting the relationship. So every time she comes out with a new breakthrough, I'm like, yeah, but she gotta be out. You can't just sit nobody gonna be able to give you that success or get you to where you going without you out there grinding putting in that work it's just the way it is I think if I put out a new record I gotta do the same shit now 2026 pull up on the club and be like yo play this shit yo this and this and that I mean it's always been where it's at it's always been where you get the best success Best reaction, yeah.
11:35Your best reaction, bro. New single. Don't Even Call featuring Rich the Kid. Shout out to Rich the Kid. Shout out Rich. How did that happen? What made you... How did this song happen? How did the vision come? What made you make it the lead single? What is it about? Yeah, see, boom. I live in Miami and shit right now, so that song, like, I gave it to a couple DJs. It ended up, like, blowing up crazy in Miami, so all the girls know it in Miami and shit. You know what I'm saying? I always see Rich the kid out there. He live out there. So boom, we always cross paths. I'll be in my, I'll be in my Rolls Royce, nigga, me in his G-Wagon, sitting up 50 feet.
12:10We always see each other. Like, nigga, let's get in. He got that big shit. Yeah, he got that, he got that bribes kick. He's like 350, 400. Oh yeah, oh yeah. Oh yeah, I know it's him. I know it's him every time. I can't do all this stuff up now.
12:23Nigga, you want them, them senior citizen assistants? Yeah, for sure, though. I'm not exaggerating. Gotta get on them up. Yeah, them shit's too, like Rich's truck. you gotta it's crazy I just bought a G-Wagon and I played myself that shit hard though but I always see bro and then we like convertible doing yeah white on white cocaine white on white for that Miami so when we come down you see that shit that's exactly how rich right on white on white shit you know what I'm saying no I'm saying the Rolls Royce dawn oh yeah my shit oh you talking your shit you got white too oh no I got I got the Rolls Royce truck red gun cullinant yeah cullinant Black badge You know what I'm saying Motherfuck got down Tend it up Ain't nothing like it Pull up in a reaper No Like a reaper Here you can't Yeah Here in New York I got mine here The traffic's too crazy I love them Traffic's too crazy But you know I'm from here So where would you say You're more from ATL or Mississippi Definitely Mississippi Yeah I'm from I grew up in Mississippi I know the DNA In New York City It's hard for motherfuckers Man It's too much jealousy When I come down the block In that Rolls Royce It's just hard damn, man.
13:33Motherfucker crossing the street and see that shit in their eyes and all that. That shit, I might have drove it one time in New York City like a year. Wait, I hate you to the core. That shit just sitting there for no reason. It's just, I can't even get away. As fast as I pull that bitch out, the faster, on a day like today that's nice, that shit be back in the fucking garage for 20 minutes. It's like niggas, they just can't, they can't paralyze, they can't take that shit. They face me like, you just... They disgust me. I'm telling you. You can't take that here. Here in Miami, you go to Carbone anywhere, 72 roads.
14:15Oh, yeah, for sure. Shit look like a skateboard out there. So many motherfuckers got them shit. Over here? Good luck. I'm telling you, good luck. I drove through the same blocks I always drove through with, bro. motherfuckers be like, yo, crap, what up, yo. You come down with that big body, motherfuckers be like... That shit turn their heads. They just tight. They hate you. You know, I come up in the era where that's motivation. So I used to see the guys who used to hustle or sell or own number spots and this, this, that, or see a motherfucker fly. You see a motherfucker in your hood, I come from, it was horrible.
14:58Like, nobody was fly. If one motherfucker was fly, We used to look at him like, yeah, you motherfucker fly. One day I'll give you a little V-bomber. I'm going to give you a little something. And, you know, we always took it as inspiration. You know what I'm saying? Now I don't know where that switch off is now. It's like they almost assume you rubbing it in their face that you're successful. They take it another way now. Before it used to be like inspiration. Miami don't give us fuck. Everybody got money. I don't know what it is. It's some fake shit. It's like, is everybody rich? Like, I lived there for 23 years.
15:38It's like, everywhere I go is fucking, they got ballet in Walgreens. Motherfucker, Miami, one of the biggest crooks in the world is the ballet. They got ballet in CBS. Motherfucker, you go to CBS for some Tylenol, they be like, yo, ballet to car, B. You be like, what? Ballet? You need cash in Miami to tip all these valet motherfuckers. And they're going to change the price too. See, you pull up in that Rolls Royce, it's automatically a hundred. I had this one Mexican who ran all the clubs. He was the valet of all the, he was the boss. He was my fucking man. Yeah, in the prime time when we in the club seven days a week.
16:18My man ran the whole shit, so I'll come your poppy. You take, bleed the shit. Man, one day they deported that nigga. Nigga said, new boss. Yeah. $100 up front. I used to pay this nigga$50 for like 10, 15 years. They couldn't wait for new boss. They was like, he bought it, papi. Papi, your man. Gone. Gone. New boss,$100 up front. I said, damn, he couldn't wait to tell me that shit. Get them niggas. That's the way. You got to be cool with everybody. For real. When you dropping the whole project. Oh, you going to drop a project? Yeah, I'm dropping a project. Oh, wow, that's right, man. Yeah, 16 songs, literally.
17:03Yeah, me, Jenei Aiku, Post Malone, French Montana. Were y 'all all dropping on that day? No, they all on my project. No, they for the Jenei Aiku. I sampled on my last album, man. She knocked out and let me clear the sample. Jenei? Yeah, she hated the song, too. She was like, yo, I hate the song, man. You sound like a chipmunk, bro. Oh. You know me, I call a beautician, nail polish lady, the lady who do the eyes. When I'm on you, horse, they're going to find you, Sway Lee, everywhere you go. The barber, the this, the that, the head. The fat guy is looking for you. The fat guy is looking for you.
17:44The fat guy, you get it. You finally be like, yo, ain't no way I can go. This motherfucker looking for me. Damn, over the hat. She cleared it for me, but she's legendary. Who else you got? French Montana? Montana, for sure. So everything good now, because Unforgettable, they say, you know, there was a mix-up of communication. I think what it was, like, it looked one way on the internet, but in real life, it just wasn't the traditional way you go about clearing a song. You know what I'm saying? But the outcome of the song was everything we could have imagined, you know what I'm saying? Everything we wanted.
18:15So it was a lot going on at the time, you know what I'm saying? But in the end, you know what I'm saying? Mike Will, as rich as he is, he still talked to himself on the park. bench about that song. I mean, yeah, because... Every time I get around, he be like, yeah, man, that was my song, man. That's what that shit did. I be like, yo, Mike, what, yeah. Yeah, Mike, Mike, Mike was standing on it. He's standing on it. He's standing on it, for sure. That's your man. I said, yeah, but you know, I don't know the politics. Yeah, he's standing on it. He like, yo, man. For real, for real. Oh! Yeah, Mike ain't playing about that shit, for real.
18:46He gonna go to the grave with that one. With that one, I'm telling you. Every time I see him that shit. He ain't agree with how it happened,
18:55it's kind of like some backdoor shit which is like seeing the opportunity and seizing it you know what I'm saying basically what it was the best thing is that it came out and it shit connected it went like 20 million or 10 million some wild shit right it was so classic like real classic definitely connected with the people and them shits come in time yeah that motherfucker came at a good time for real wasn't nothing like that coming out especially not what that shit was a fucking UFO right that shit to this day when it come on is different It sound like a movie when that motherfucker's on. Yeah, yeah, it's a different...
19:27It sound like Lion King when that motherfucker's on. Nah, it's a different type of thing, bro. With that shit, come on, man. Come on, let's keep it real. Man, that Unforgettable, that shit, come on. I watched that nigga go from JetBlue. He was private every day. Yeah, for sure. Then he married the princess in Dubai. I'm looking at all that shit off that Unforgettable. It's crazy. God damn, this motherfucker, bro, stop. It's one of them caliber songs, for real. Timeless song, for real. Yeah, it is. You about to kick off a college tour? Not a college tour. I was just doing a couple stops. Talking to the colleges.
19:59Yeah, exactly. So I went to some HBCUs. I went to Morehouse and Spelman in Atlanta. Then I just left. Talking to the colleges? Yeah, just like a seminar. Letting them know what's going on. Yeah, boom. Wow, you're a great speaker, huh? You're not scared. I ain't scared. You know what I'm saying? Basically, just letting the music talk. You know what I'm saying? Telling the coolest thing they can do is be smart. Just motivating them, getting them ready. Putting them on the album, too. You know what I'm saying? just tapping in with the future and shit you know what I'm saying? oh that's dope yeah later I'm going to NYU after this yeah doing shit you know what's crazy is a lot of you know I've been doing this shit a minute like interviewing and all that and a lot of the youth they don't really talk like that they don't really get out like that biggest stars in the world when you start talking to them in like interviews they ain't got no fluidity they ain't got shit to say and you taking the bull by the horns going to the schools and talking to them that's pretty unique in this day and era.
20:57You know what I'm saying? Yeah, I feel you. It's a lot of mysterious mysterious things going on. This fucking jacket costs too much to be fucking curled. No, thank you for letting me know because I go home, I look at my shit, my shit be looking all crazy. I feel like the hangar's still on that bitch. Shit be up like that. Shit fly. Shit fly. It's that elephant skin. Oh God, I'm about to say it's something different for sure. It's the elephant skin. That ain't that cow right there. That ain't that cow. You know what's crazy? I love trash shit, man. And I was riding in Miami and I seen this girl.
21:29She walked by. She had this shit in burgundy with the elephant skin. I said, damn. Wow. Since I seen the elephant skin and I went to the Webster in Bell Harbor and I walked in. They had the purple elephant skin shit. I was like, yo, I need this shit. It's the elephant skin. Like real elephant skin? I don't know but back in the day. Now if I say shit, I'm like, what's the numbers on that? No, I don't know. It's elephant skin print for sure. Rhino or some shit. Don't do that, kids. Get out of here with that shit, man. Touching the elephant, man. Man, got to respect the premises. This shit. It's a different type of...
22:07I like elephant skin. The material, goddamn. Nah, we love this shit, though. You know what I'm saying? We come on here, we get to have a great time, vibe with people, preserve the culture. Yeah. Give everybody a place where they can come feel like home, you know, and always, it's always for the upliftment. It's never with the negative shit. Not the Joe and Jada show. This shit winning is positivity. And in this world now, it's so hard to be positive. Was you and Rich that went in the studio or you sent them to file? Yeah, no, we didn't do the internet collab on that one. That was in person, like, you know what I'm saying?
22:45Bro, he pulled up on me. shit we did like three other songs too so yeah we actually working on a tape me and Rich for sure yeah hell yeah that's gonna be nice turning to Coachella too how you feel about that oh yeah Coachella coming up boom same day Justin Bieber shit finna be a movie got a lot of surprises a lot of homies coming out you know what I'm saying I think I got some damn robots finna pull up and dance with me and shit so it's gonna be it's gonna be lit oh god robots them humanoid robots yeah they pulling up on the stage with me That's where I am. What's that? Hey, y 'all. Y 'all going out there?
23:20I might pull up. I might pull up. You are? Coachella. Coachella. Coachella. You might pull up in Coachella. I never went. I never been there. I never been there. You would rip that shit down. I ripped that shit down like two, three years ago. Quarter fucking body. Now you're turning that shit up. Now motherfucker, turn that shit. Oh, God. The pain off that bitch. Niggas was like, yo, what? Coachella? Then I had the crib across the street The villa going crazy Shit look like They had the cactus and all that shit In the middle of it Nah You gotta come this year man It's a great year Don't tell me that man You catch a body out there You more than welcome to my set gang Two or three songs Whatever man Uh oh The first, hey, the first ever Jada Kiss.
24:16You still like that? How many years you been in the game? Around. A little bit less than you. A little bit less than me. And you. Shit, shit. Shit. Right. Y 'all, let me ask you something. Jada Kiss first ever at Coachella, nigga. That's legendary, nigga. Facts. That's going to go crazy. Do you get excited? Like, will you pull up just to rip shit? Yeah. Hell yeah. Yeah? I've never been there. You know what Coachella is. Catch a fucking body. Man. What? It's like a model for a year and a half. And that shit will go down to her ass. You do that shit in Coachella? That shit over, nigga. That's going to be a moment.
24:51That's going to be a moment. For real. Crazy. No, that's it. Me personally, fans, don't take this no wrong way. I really don't be caring. I go do my job. I rip it down. Legend. I know what I'm going to do. So I'm going to rip that shit. God bless you if you put me to perform before you or something. because I'm coming to tear the pain off that bitch. That's all I'm saying. He's setting the bar high. You know, a lot of rappers, they want to go last, so they want to just be careful what you wish for. When I step on that bitch, you give me an eye. That shit over. And if they give me 15, 20, like the shorter the worse because I just give you a minute of all these shit.
25:31Bang, bang, bang, bang. You dizzy by the 15th one. I'm out of there. But you know how that shit go? You know what I'm saying? Some people want to go last. some people I don't give a fuck I'm like I got my chat oh y 'all got my shit okay yeah giving that experience whipping it down the fans they gonna get that same I give them the same energy if it's one fan and it's a hundred thousand fans yeah they all getting the same love for sure but yeah Coachella that's gonna be nice Justin B when is it's gonna be big for real that's the first time soon that's the first time I'm doing a new music too so we're gonna run into Coachella that's going to be crazy Coachella's where you go
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28:15Another podcast from some SNL late-night comedy guy. Not quite. Unhumor me with Robert Smigel and friends. Me and hilarious guests from Bob Odenkirk to David Letterman help make you funnier. This week, my guests, SNL's Mikey Day and head writer Streeter Seidel help an acapella band with their between songs banter. Where does your group perform? We do some retirement homes. Those people are starving for banter. Listen to Humor Me with Robert Smigel and friends on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and your 20s, they can feel like a lot.
28:51On the Psychology of Your 20s podcast, we unpack the anxiety, the overthinking, the heartbreak, the identity crisis, all of it that comes with being in your 20s. Because if you've ever thought, is anybody else feeling this way? They definitely are. I feel like my 20s was a process of checking off everything that I was not good at to get to what I was good at. Oftentimes we take everything a little bit too seriously and we get lost in things that we later on decide weren't even important to us to begin with. There was a large chunk of my 20s that I was just so wanting to like be out of that phase, out of my skin.
29:30And I just like really regret not living in the present more. Each week, we break down the science behind what you're going through and give you real tools to navigate it. Your 20s aren't about having it all figured out. They're about understanding yourself just a little bit better. Listen to The Psychology of Your 20s on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Why is everyone obsessed with romance right now? Like everyone. Your coworker who quote unquote doesn't read is reading romance. Your mom, book talk, the entire internet. I'm Sanjana Basker. I'm Tyler McCall.
30:10And this is Radio 831, a romance podcast. The books, the tropes, the adaptations, the drama, the discourse. And what all of it says about how we actually love, yearn, and obsess. We're going to Wuthering Heights. which, for the record, is not a romance novel. And yet it has haunted the romance genre for 200 years. We're getting into dark romance, age gaps, certain Russian hockey players, and sentient objects in love, which is a thing. That's the kind of conversation we're having every episode. Listen to the Radio 831 podcast on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
30:52There are times when the mind becomes a difficult place to live. This is David Eagleman with the Inner Cosmos podcast. And for Mental Health Awareness Month, we're dedicating a series to understanding the mind when it struggles. I'm joined by doctors, researchers, and those with lived experience. We'll talk with singer-songwriter Jewel about anxiety. I started living in my car and then my car got stolen. I was shoplifting. I was having panic attacks. I was agoraphobic. And making it through hardship. To be present is a learned skill, and it's hard to be present. We'll talk with John Nelson about clinical depression and the brain implant that saved his life.
31:34What I learned is that procedure made me happy because I'm disease-free. And we'll talk with leading experts like Judd Brewer about anxiety and John Hirshfield about obsessive-compulsive disorder and the science of how the brain can change. This is a month of deeply personal and honest conversations about what happens when the brain goes off course and what we can do about it. Listen to Inner Cosmos on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
32:10That's it. What's up with this? Chipotle. Chipotle, man. That shit was fire. Shout out Chipotle. You got down home. So we did this whole thing. It was like, buy one, get one free. You show your tattoos. They give you a free burrito. You know what I'm saying? Yeah. Then we did. Yeah, it was crazy. Then we did like a. Like we dropped custom little tattoos. You just add water and drop them for the fans and shit. It was crazy. That's with Chipotle. With Chipotle, yeah. Man, we need. That's doing shit. Guaranteed. I'm the first rapper. We gotta send us some free Chipotle. They should have just sent the shit because you was coming up here.
32:42Chipotle out. Yeah. Chipotle good. That shit fire. He always wanted. It's quality steak, everything. Chipotle good as fuck. For real. I used to go there, bro. You don't go there no more? I went to the doctors and I'm 185. God. 185. That nigga shooting his shutout right now. 185. You can't eat that pork, man. 185. No pork, man. No pork. Well, I ain't eat pork since I'm 12 years old. and you try to find another Puerto Rican dude that ain't eating pork, that shit is impossible. They sent me to go buy pork today. They're like, you know, my wife is like, kitchen's not open today. No, no funny shit, I live in Miami.
33:26Go get me some food, I said. You want the pork? You want the swine, huh? Yeah, yeah. Come, my shit allergic, even if I put it in the backseat, I can't be next to the swine. Pork? I hate it so good. I went, my daughter made some bacon this morning, I walked by, damn. Shit was smelling good as a motherfucker. violation.
33:48Let me tell you something. I've seen Jewish friends. The only thing the Muslims and the Jews agree with is they don't want pork. I don't know how they agreed with that one, right? So they both don't eat. What? That's crazy. No, I'm saying they don't agree with shit, but they agree that you should not eat the pork. I walk in the airport I catch one of my Jewish friends eating a bacon, egg, and cheese I got to take this shit out of him I'm like yo brother what's up I ain't fucking Jewish I don't eat this shit since I'm 12 years old I go to a Muslim friend he ordering the sausage, egg, and cheese in McDonald's I say yo blah you know this shit pork right or the Muslim blood whatever I call it nigga yo listen you know this shit pork nah this shit ain't pork oh no it's pork and you eating this shit like you know you gotta stay true to it non-stifer God nobody ever catch me eat pork let me tell you something I got one friend he's Jewish Richland Bar where he was at Costa Rica the man told the man dude maybe 100 times we went sat down for breakfast in the airport yeah he told the man please no pork no Jewish please no pork no bacon no ham no dick the man told this guy 100 times the man gets a sandwich he took a bite that nigga hit that table so I see yo he said motherfucker I told you no you motherfucker I told you 100 times that was the worst thing he could have did he had a little pork in there and he told the man 100 times that he don't eat pork he wanted to kill us man I was like yo we in the airport that's the one place you don't want to fight you don't want to be tough you got to handle your losses there and keep it moving in the airport because you want to fly but he lost his fucking mind it was that serious I got yeah I can't do it man the pork shit I don't know but fuck it no pork right no pork Chipotle ain't got no pork they do They got the shredded pork.
36:08Yeah. You just got to resist that shit.
36:15That's not for the convention. Nah, for sure. Because you know, they mix that shit up. And they put the pork on the grill. And they put the beef on the grill. Yeah, it'd be looking like shredded beef. And they put the chicken so you might... Once they mix it up on you, you finish. Yeah, when they shred it, you can't retail. For real. I'm so anti-pork. I don't even know why I'm anti-pork. I'm so anti-park that I get mad when I go to a fucking bodega and the Muslim dude is making a ham and cheese. I'm like, yo, this shit a violation, my man. Fucking part of this with part of the cipher is this. You Muslim and you cutting up a ham and cheese, I guess it's like business is business.
36:57Kenny is supposed to have it in the store if you're Muslim. Okay, word. Damn. Hello. That's what I'm talking about. That's what it's called? Stafala means you violated. Damn. It's haram. Damn, that's the haram. Stafala, God. Stafala. Stafala is like the 5 % version? Stafala is if you pull out a bacon egg right now, that's what I'm going to hit you with. Stafala. What's the name of the house? Same difference. Same difference. Always got some intricate, incredible shit. How you come up with that title? Same difference. Same difference. It's just like, it's like a play on versatility kind of in a way.
37:46You got to get a new pillow. That shit is going down. So, man. 100 episodes, new couch, man. Yeah. Rock Nation, man. We need a new couch, man. What is it, Velvet? We need a lower piano couch. We need a lower piano couch. send this down to me you can't teach him send this to me Cardi B sat right there send this to me right in that chair this is a famous couch you know what's crazy I need this you know what's crazy is Smithsonian all put some wax figures on this motherfucker when I used to coach at the Rucker I'm telling you they had a what happened nah I'm playing nah I ain't gonna lie I ain't gonna lie I came I wasn't one of the facts of story though I'm just you just did it to do it nah I really wanted to do that yo listen let me tell you hear me with Mississippi Masala I have no clue why I caught the flag I was gonna tell you an innocent story yeah I'm fucking around I really there's this you want to no you gave the flag I came here you gotta stand I made him throw a flag at the locks but then he didn't want to throw it at him I was like throw it motherfucker throw it you know he deserves it he was like how the fuck can he do it let me tell you something when I used to be at the Rucka yeah they had this announcer Hannibal right boy boy boy Hannibal so Hannibal you know when Jay-Z had a team we used to bring Beyonce there so one time Beyonce must have said hi there but whatever he forever he start every game yeah boy boy it's Hannibal the most electrifying one you see this cheek right here this is where Beyonce gave me the kiss that on my cheek boy boy that's right brother this yo that was his claim to fame till he didn't fucking announce a game.
40:02It's the people that won't ever wash their face again if they get a kiss from Leon. That's a fact. That's a flex, though. He is a dude. If it's confirmed, that's a flex, though. Nah, but that's a hello. You know, it's a hello. She with her husband. I'm just saying the man ain't never let that shit go. That was like, I'm loving it. You know, that shit was his shit. That shit was his just doing. His shit was his logo. That was his Nike swoosh. We got new music to hear? You going to play some? No, Swayne. Oh, shit. You got some? Oh, shit. I got the vibes. I brought the vibes, for sure. Nah, we need the vibes.
40:41Line it up. I don't come empty-handed, man. That's what I'm talking about, baby. Oh, God. Shit, what we playing? Fresh Montana? I feel like, yeah, we in New York, man. We got to play this Fresh Montana. Yeah, Fresh Montana. Sorry, Jungle Boy, Montana, man. My car is. Huh? Make sure you crank it. It's John Kost suitcase. Suitcase. For real. Featuring fresh Montana. Right here, man. Same difference. Same, same, same. Brand new shit. Streaming. April 3rd. Streaming now. Same difference. All platform. Biggest in the motherfucking game. You know what it is. Home runs. Sit. Back of the car. You know what I'm saying?
41:18Sit. Then I'm going to go get the ball. Hit it again. In the body. Glizzy. Send that bitch. He put some shit. It's in there. I'll put you back. His shit is about a concession state. You ready? He cracked it up. You gonna need a new suitcase. It sound like it's out of here already. For real. You gonna need another suitcase. Out of here. For real. Baby thinking like a few days. Really got you saying crazy things. Yo, yo. Yeah. Love me. We feel like the new way. To the type that I would put away. Feet kicked up at my vacation place. And all your worries gone. Give it up to me. Close the door and make your dreams come true.
42:20Friends left the club round too. You too, too, you too, too, too long I was down to be the man in the middle Ain't no love, the one I can give you FOMO in the back of the spinner Other phone on my hip when I hit it I'll be back on bullshit if I'm trigger, trigger FOMO, other shots, what you sipping? Let's close when a nigga start tipping Let's close when a nigga start tipping In the smoke, she blew a few kisses Let's roll to the lamps of the building Hope it's worth it, that fight so long Shawty ride me so fast, need a ticket All the trouble to the back, go and get it Rich bitch, she don't ride in a limo I'll be shopping when I land in the city Walk through, rent it, got paper like I printed She told you need his hands, office off limits You gon' need another suitcase Maybe thinking like a few days That's right That's right Really got you saying crazy things Love me, we feel like a new way You're the type that I would put away Feet kicked off at my vacation place And all your worries gone Yeah, sweat suits, go y 'all bag in the gold medallion Me and Shorty get freaky in the virginality Ain't nobody tell if you keep a trip Accountants on the phone, Becky Blue Shaman And the other gloves, allergic to the frogs Where you keepin' the gorilla sense of gold Got a bunch of them Three-quarter mint clint like a comforter Might blow a 50 if a bitch don't know me Red Rory, glass ceiling, Ric Flair, Rode Everything new, seasons for no reason Jungle boys, Montana, sway to me.
44:17You want me to have a suitcase? Yo, maybe thinking like a few days. Really got you saying crazy things. Love me, we feel like the new way. You're the type that I would put away. Feet kicked up at my vacation place. And all your worries don't go to me. Dreams come true. For real. Thank you, bro.
45:02For real. I'm thinking like a fool to me.
45:09Yeah. You doing that at Coachella? I'm going to see what they really fuck with. before I really like I'm gonna tell you what's crazy you'd be a problem for me if I owned your record label cause every record I hear from you I think it's a hit I'll fucking blow the whole bag bro I'll be like yo that's a hit I'll be spending my life savings on them shits like run it up let's get that shit I never heard a song for you that I don't think's a hit I appreciate that yeah you don't got no album fillings Yeah, I don't do the side song. You got old fucking Smithy on your shit. I'm telling you. Straight new play.
45:49Miss him. Yeah. Nah, his shit crazy. His shit. Thank you, bro. Thank you. His shit crazy. That record right there was, that was perfect. And you and French, you already got that chemistry. Yeah. You know, they know them voices, you know? Mm-hmm. Together. Got that shit. They got their voice. They so different, but they contrast well. Yeah. That's why I fuck it, bro. Yeah, that's hard. That's hard. Montana Jungle Boys, man. Shout out Montana. I'm doing shit. So you got Montana on there. You got Jene Aiko. Post Malone. Nah. Post Malone. Y 'all just felt like making a fucking gigantic record, right?
46:25Post Malone, he don't give a fuck. That's out of it. That motherfucker might have played the guitar and all that shit. Oh, God. He might slam that bitch, whatever. That motherfucker Post Malone. That's another one. He's like. He a rock star. That's that shit right there because he had them Juicy Jumbo. Okay. As soon as I heard them Juicy Jones, I said, he got Jaden. Jaden was like. Oh, yeah, that Juicy sound was crazy. Juicy. Look at them fans. Da-da-da-da-fan-boom-fan. And the beat was still. Who did that, Mike Will? That beat. Damn, I don't even. Who did that beat? Man, whoever played that shit.
46:56One of my homies, bro. I just be knowing like random producers. The music on the back. That was like. Coming crazy. That was crazy. Thank you, bro. Oh, my boy, Swan. Swan and Chad Keats. No doubt. Yeah, one of my homies. Nah, that beat was legend. that big that big that big that big that big that what was that sample or synthesizer that shit was crazy i was listening to that i said damn they did like some baby face yeah they freaked that shit that's you know because uh would you call that r &b oh i call that kind of like r &b pop like some shit i don't even know like it's like it's like a fine line i don't really Yeah, because to me, it's like, you know, everybody always complain.
47:39Because it got that little bounce. No, that shit incredible. But the shit is like, you know, everybody in my age group complained that we ain't got like a Brandy Monica. You know, y 'all putting shit out. You know, Kalani with that Foldit. Foldit was crazy. You know what I'm saying? That was real. You know what I'm saying? This shit right here sound like a joint too. It sound like a big boy. You know what I mean? So it's like, y 'all coming with shit. I think I... We so used to begging the girls on our records. I'll buy you everything. Well, you kind of said that right there with you gonna need another suitcase.
48:23That means you buying that shit. You about to take a shopping, huh? She got some new shit. She about to get some new shit, so you buying still. Y 'all still... They cut that shit. Same shit. Different slang. Different slang. He buying some shit out there. Yeah, you're going to do another suitcase. That's the shit. I appreciate that, bro. Yeah, man. So what's tour like? You going on tour to support this thing right here? Definitely, definitely going on some tours. We got one in the works right now. We just lining up dates on. But that's what another artist. but definitely one specific for same difference for sure.
49:03You know what I'm saying? And what could you say about the ups and downs of the music business? Because, you know, some days you're on top, some days you look warm. Yeah, for me, I just think like everybody had a time. You know what I'm saying? Like, it's like a cycle. Like, just go around. Everybody had a time. You know what I'm saying? Catch a moment. Keep it rocking. Go back to the drawing boards. Just be ready when it comes back to you. You know what I'm saying? Like, don't get comfortable and just, yeah just waiting for your time for real for real many artists have had to fight the adversity you know you could be on top of the world oh yeah come back your shit alright they sleeping on you then you gotta come back with a frisbee get the motherfuckers for real you know that's how I judge artists personally right like I seen some artists that I was like I don't know if this person got it You know, I always say to make a hit record, just one hit record is a miracle.
50:01Because it can be a hit for you and you put it down and it goes clean over the hits, for sure. No, no, I'm just saying, actually, a one hit wonder is better than being on your couch trying to make music for 20 years and never having a hit. One hit wonder. But imagine the guys that keep making those hits. Those guys and girls are exceptional. When I see that, that's when I go, all right, this person trying to stick. You know how many artists I've seen come? And then when they come the second or third time with another one, I'd be like, oh, they want to stick around. The motherfucker here to say, all right, get used to this motherfucker.
50:38That's how I felt about him. Big poppy on teams. He came in and put shit over there every time he got up. I said, oh, no, this thing is way. Oh, yeah, I dug that foot in the ground. You got the perfect. He came to some real estate. I ain't gonna play for sure. He didn't take some real estate in this. Because you know, some people, they just pass and throw. They come for a cup of green tea. They out of... A cup of green tea before you know it, the sensation is gone. They ain't gonna get a bagel or none of it. Green tea and now... Motherfucker had a pub near you. Right, right. They had a pub near you.
51:11None of that.
51:14Another podcast from some SNL late night comedy guy. Not quite. On Humor Me with Robert Smigel and Friends, me and hilarious guests from Bob Odenkirk to David Letterman help make you funnier. This week, my guests, SNL's Mikey Day and head writer Streeter Seidel, help an acapella band with their between songs banter. Where does your group perform? We do some retirement homes. Those people are starving for banter. Listen to Humor Me with Robert Smigel and Friends on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. May is Mental Health Awareness Month. And your 20s, they can feel like a lot.
51:50On the Psychology of Your 20s podcast, we unpack the anxiety, the overthinking, the heartbreak, the identity crisis, all of it that comes with being in your 20s. Because if you've ever thought, is anybody else feeling this way? They definitely are. I feel like my 20s was a process of checking off everything that I was not good at to get to what I was good at. Oftentimes we take everything a little bit too seriously and we get lost in things that we later on decide weren't even important to us to begin with. There was a large chunk of my 20s that I was just so wanting to be out of that phase, out of my skin.
52:29And I just really regret not living in the present more. Each week we break down the science behind what you're going through and give you real tools to navigate it. Your 20s aren't about having it all figured out. They're about understanding yourself just a little bit better. Listen to The Psychology of Your 20s on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Why is everyone obsessed with romance right now? Like, everyone. Your co-worker who, quote-unquote, doesn't read, is reading romance. Your mom, book talk, the entire internet. I'm Sanjana Basker. I'm Tyler McCall.
53:09And this is Radio 831, a romance podcast. The books, the tropes, the adaptations, the drama, the discourse. And what all of it says about how we actually love, yearn, and obsess. We're going to Wuthering Heights. Which, for the record, is not a romance novel. And yet it has haunted the romance genre for 200 years. We're getting into dark romance, age gaps, certain Russian hockey players. and sentient objects in love, which is a thing. That's the kind of conversation we're having every episode. Listen to the Radio 831 podcast on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
53:51There are times when the mind becomes a difficult place to live. This is David Eagleman with the Inner Cosmos podcast. And for Mental Health Awareness Month, we're dedicating a series to understanding the mind when it struggles. I'm joined by doctors, researchers, and those with lived experience. We'll talk with singer-songwriter Jewel about anxiety. I started living in my car, and then my car got stolen. I was shoplifting. I was having panic attacks. I was agoraphobic. And making it through hardship. To be present is a learned skill, and it's hard to be present. We'll talk with John Nelson about clinical depression and the brain implant that saved his life.
54:33What I learned is that procedure made me happy because I'm disease-free. And we'll talk with leading experts like Judd Brewer about anxiety and John Hirschfeld about obsessive-compulsive disorder and the science of how the brain can change. This is a month of deeply personal and honest conversations about what happens when the brain goes off course and what we can do about it. Listen to Intercosmos on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
55:10You know, sometimes you ever been to like a jazz joint? Not saying jazz, but I've been to like little restaurants where a guy or a girl, they sing like Whitney Houston. And you sitting there and you wondering, yo, what happened? Why this young lady ain't the biggest in the world? Why this guy? Ain't no the right people. and then it wasn't the moment. And then, I mean, people take, getting on and making it for granted. It's not that, everybody can do it. Everybody can do it. Literally. Yeah, there's different, um, elements to it, but what I do know is that people gotta like you. They gotta like you.
55:52I met so many talented people that never succeeded. And I can't give you the reason why, because, They write hits for everybody else. Yeah. I know. Listen. Ooh. Nah. I can't do that. I can't do that. Because it's not fair enough. Put a name on it. But. Nah, I can't do that. But. But that's still. If you write hits for people and you get the, you're just doing your money and all that, and you just want to be lit, I think you a bird for that. Well, they all want to be lit. So anybody who writes smash hits for everybody, anybody. Let me talk. Okay. Would you rather write smash hits and receive what you're supposed to receive or get the hits written for you and be lit and be yo-yo?
56:47Yeah. No, I'm with you. But what I'm saying to you is, unfortunately, I watch. People want to be lit. Yeah, Frontline. I watch guys who wrote albums for guys that sold 10, 20 million with that album. And they filthy rich and then they try to do their own album. And when you hear it, it's so fire, right? And then you like, Beyonce would have sung that. If Usher would have sung that record. If this one would have this. You know, they just finished coming from giving out the biggest hits in the world. Then they do their own album. They like, all right, it's time for my shit. Can't blame them for wanting to be a star.
57:31The album's incredible too. But it don't go. You're a football star with a helmet on. You're still a star. Yeah, they don't see your face, but you're still a star. That's why he top five. You got that shit with him. You're still a star. You got that shit right there. You heard me, Moss? You just want to be seen. You just want to be seen. They know it's you. I'm still strong. That's how I feel. People got to like you. That's just the bottom line. That's how I feel about it. And me, I studied game. It took me a long time to understand that. Like, I'm sitting there and I'm, you know, I got friends that are writers that can write big hits and all that.
58:17And they want to be artists. And to me, the music's incredible. these guys are handsome, these women are beautiful, and for some reason they just don't connect. You know, and that's crazy. Sometimes to me I don't know, I guess we all up on this couch because we think we know music, or sometimes I hear records, or I see artists that I know for a fact, I be like, oh no, she's out of here. This guy's out of here, and then it don't go, and I'm confused because I'm like, for sure that was supposed to be out of here. I think it's all God's doing. I think it's all the, once again, I just, it all came back to people got to like you.
58:59I always use Cardi B as an example, but people thought she was funny and they liked her before they ever knew she was ever going to put out a record. And then she put out a hit, the Bodak Yellow. You're like, damn, on top of that, this shit is fire? It's on. You know, and that's what I, that, you know, if there's any artists out there looking, you got to find a way to get that connection with the people. And I think that's the most priceless thing, you know. For us, we take it for granted. You think you a hit maker. You think you a hit maker. Nah, it's the people. I am a hit maker. Yeah. But somebody got to like your hit.
59:37And so what I'm saying to you is when you go outside, okay, but when you walk out in the stadium and they that's the that's the blessing that's the blessing cause some people got music like that crickets some people got music like that and cricket mania yeah you know what I'm saying that's cricket mania damn that's cold I learned that one day I'm performing last year in Ohio listen my daughter's way more into Sway Lee's music than Fat Joe like I don't even think she's a fan I don't know how to explain she like you know the Travis all the young pop and shit she come in Ohio to my show she got her girlfriend who go to college her boyfriend they come to my show and somehow the pink got tore off the wall Fat Joe went up and they caught that body as you know it's like 30 ,000 times what I think it was God assisting me that day so I could look like a hero I come back half this in my throat you think your father is like I'm tearing this shit down you know what I'm saying it is what it is people gotta like you that's the end of the day and that's hard people don't understand you gotta keep working on that Until they get that energy and they really fuck with you like that.
1:01:13Because this ain't an overnight thing. Sometimes it is. And you be like, gold all in my watch. Don't believe me, just watch. Don't believe. Yeah, yeah. Shout out to my man, man. Trinidad James, I love him. Trinidad James, man. I love him. That's one of the greatest songs of all time. Trinidad James is important to the client. I love Trinidad James. He's very, very. He knows mad shit about hip-hop, fashion, gang. I remember when that song was number one. I walked up in the club. I felt like, you know, where's that at? New Orleans? Where you walk and they got the band behind you? Oh, yeah. I walked in there where they got the trumpets in the house.
1:01:59They do a little dance. I walked up in the club one day. That shit. I was icy. That shit said, cold all in my watch. Yeah. Don't believe me. your spot. I was walking in that bitch like I thought that song was about me. You fucking kidding me? That shit. Shout out Trinidad James. That's my brother. Real cool. Smooth. So what we looking for? So you said Rich the Kid, you rocking with him? You know what I'm saying? We got out. Same difference in the album. We're streaming right now. We're going to drop another? You're going to drop another? Yeah, I'm going to drop the one with J 'Nai the same day as the album dropped.
1:02:35Oh, that's it. Get ready. That's the guy. You and Jene. That's the three-piece combo I dropped the first time. That got to be disrespect. First the kid and Jene. You know what I'm saying? Hit him in the stomach with that motherfucker. No doubt. Nah, that's disrespect. Jene, she ain't never whacked either. She's so cool. Special girl. Everybody loves her. Her fan base is almost like Wu-Tang. Ten toes, for sure. Her fan base is like a cult. Bro, I went to one of her shows, bro. It was straight girls, bro. 20 ,000, 30 ,000 girls. I'm like, this is crazy. Like, you know what's crazy is I had that way old, a little bit older than me, a tad bit older than me.
1:03:15Yeah. Legends. I had like three or four shows, concerts with Salt-N-Pepa. It was nobody a Fat Joe fan at none of them shows. The whole shit was just girls. It was no dudes with razor blades in their mouth and army jackets. None of that shit. I look out there. I look at all the girls out here. This shit is... That's a good demographic. Tom? That's a good demographic to win. Oh, that's the greatest demographic. Yeah, yeah, yeah, for sure. For sure. I think my fans are more guys, though. I got some... I got girl hits. Yeah. But I think my demographic is more dudes. In fact, I know my demographic is more dudes.
1:03:52I remember when I first saw a girl at my show, I couldn't believe it. Like, the first five years... Put the spotlight on, Shorty. First five years I had motherfuckers with army jackets, razor... While I'm performing, they spitting out razor blades. Oh, shit. Niggas motherfucking looking at me hard as hell and shit. I was like, oh shit. There's a female at the show. This shit was crazy. They pay for tickets. Females pay tickets. When was the first time you had female fans? She was a bottle for a year and a half. That's when you saw the... Before that. So locks everywhere. Hardcore hip hop. You had girls at your show.
1:04:34Be honest. yes oh no I didn't have that I had the hardcore I had the the hardest y 'all had the original groupies like yeah no no we had the original gangstas at our fucking show which I had they was pulling up with a machine cause I had a midget with a machine gun under his fucking wheelchair what the fuck y 'all talking about wait hold on let me use a bathroom yo let me tell you something you gotta use the let him use the bathroom man Sky Rizzy yo he young Sky Rizzy Young Sky Rizzy Slide it over
1:05:12Let me explain Let me explain to you bro This man right here Every time I take an old man piss The man says Sky Rizzy That's the medicine on the commercial The Sky Rizzy One day I look at the shit I look the shit up That shit don't got nothing to do with pissing or nothing like that I said yo this motherfucker been calling me for like a year. That shit ain't got nothing to do with it. The prostate shit. What is that? Oh, yeah. Prostate. Everybody got to be careful. It's a tough time in life. Men's health. What does Sky Rizzy do? Sky Rizzy is for Crohn's disease. It don't got nothing to do with pissing.
1:05:55But let me trim fire. You seen that one? That's the latest one. They pushing that shit. I mean, when you like me and you watch the CNN and all that shit. You had a certain age. They pushing medicine. The number one shit. I'm surprised. Yo, James, why we ain't got a Trim Fire or Sky Rizzy or Ozempic, we go some shit on this show. We need some kind of medicine. They fucking paying the bills. Now listen, my brother, men's health. That 1800 good as fuck, huh? Tell us all. I ain't gonna lie I'm sipping I'm sipping slow but yeah shit busting tell us about you teaming up with the magazine men's health magazine we did a little workout yeah I was just showing a couple of my workouts showing them how to achieve you know the Sway Lee body yo listen I'll sell like one copy if I do that shit it'll be like and body of 2026 Fat Joe's men's health I'm right behind you I'm only selling seven copies gang jeez yeesh Yo, Kiss, you can do a mince health.
1:07:03You can do a... It is tough. It's tough. For real. How important is working out? What kind of working out are you doing? I ain't a lot. Working out right now, it's pretty important. I ain't a lot because I'm trying to get right for Coachella and shit. So I'm trying to shock the world when I take my shirt off and shit. Are you trying to do all that out there? Rip my shirt. You know what I'm saying? Let me tell you something. My prime time. Okay? In my prime. In my prime. Fat Joe Swarm. Yeah. I work out two, three times a day. There's no fucking lie. Fat Joe was like this. Damn. Fat Joe did a lot of working out, picking up tires, all that shit.
1:07:40I never had one muscle in my life.
1:07:47I went to jail. These motherfuckers doing the bar shitty dude, they used to try to like, come on, Joe. The whole fucking jail was. I was prime time. I wake up. I run, I play handball. I'm on top of my shit. Come on, Joe, you can do it. And I'll be like, I can't do shit. I can't get a muscle. I don't know. I tried. I mean, they used to tell me. I think we're going to have to do a show in the gym. I can't do it. We're going to have to do a gym show. Bro, I can't get a muscle. Let me tell you something. I mean, they used to come up to me. Go ahead, help you get right. And tell me, yo, Joe, you know, I had guys come up to me and be like, six months, six packs.
1:08:39But they talking with the steroids and all that. Yeah, I wasn't ready to do all that. You know what I'm saying? Go mad facial hair. As soon as you don't take it, you seven fat Joe's. You deflate it? Sagging. Yeah, that's how that shit works. It fucking melting. You're going to be high schooler, then you're going to be seven fat Joe's. Man, my security, I look at his phone. that nigga be cocked. Diesel sticks back there. I'll be like, yo, what happened, son? Like, yo, with this shit right here, it was like, yo, it was a long time ago. Like, he was on that Yala. You know what I'm saying? Niggas hit you with that Yala right there.
1:09:13That's it. I never wanted to do that. Yeah. No, that's it. Same difference. It catch up to you. It catch up to you, for sure. Same difference. Every platform, we got Flammable, we got Don't Even Call, and we got that no one coming with you. Yeah. 16 songs 16 vibes 16 flavor for every neighbor I can't wait man I want to download that album being that I'm a journalist might see me at Coachella your team should send us some shit I got that in son yo you might be going to Coachella if you know I'm going then you let me about my daughter fuck Sway Lee fuck your whole shit up let me know how many you need I got Buku tickets nah Coachella that's legendary I ain't gonna lie bring Azzy and J-Wine with us get the little fucking golf carts knowing that.
1:10:01You been there, right? They got the golf carts. They'll treat you special sometimes when you go off, you know, you're off that Sky Rizzy. Them motherfuckers that get us the golf carts. This ain't that. Crack and kiss, god damn it. Make some noise for Sway Lee, baby. Crack and kiss, Sway Lee, same difference, you know what I'm saying?
1:10:31Another podcast from some SNL late night comedy guy. Not quite. On Humor Me with Robert Smigel and friends, me and hilarious guests from Bob Odenkirk to David Letterman help make you funnier. This week, my guests, SNL's Mikey Day and head writer Streeter Seidel help an acapella band with their between songs banter. Where does your group perform? We do some retirement homes. Those people are starving for banter. Listen to Humor Me with Robert Smigel and friends on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Why are we all so obsessed with romance? On the Radio 831 podcast, join us, Sanjana Basker and Tyler McCall, as we unpack all the trending tropes, fuzzy adaptations, book talk drama, and celebrity love stories with hot takes and sharp guests.
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1:12:01Your 20s can be so exciting, but they can also be really overwhelming, confusing, and honestly, just kind of lonely. May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and the psychology of your 20s is breaking down the science behind the biggest roadblocks we face. I was six years into my career, the 80-hour weeks and just the first one in, the last one out. and I ended up burning out. There was a large chunk of my 20s that I was just so wanting to be out of that phase, out of my skin, and I just really regret not living in the present more. You don't need to have everything figured out right now. You just need to understand yourself a little bit better.
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From the publisher
Fat Joe and Jadakiss are joined by Swae Lee, one half of Rae Sremmurd and solo hitmaker behind some of the biggest records of the last decade. Swae Lee breaks down his come-up from Mississippi, how his DJ's connection to the Eardrummers landed him in Atlanta cooking up hits with Mike Will Made It, the making of “Unforgettable” with French Montana, his new single “Don't Even Call” featuring Rich the Kid, and reveals he and Rich are working on a new joint tape. Swae Lee discusses his new 16-track album 'Same Difference' with features from Jhené Aiko, Post Malone, and French Montana, plays “Suitcase” for Joe and Jada live in the studio, and talks his upcoming Coachella performance later this month.
Joe and Jada is now STREAMING ON NETFLIX!
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7:00 How Swae & Rae Sremmurd got discovered
11:30 New single with Rich The Kid
17:30 Story behind "Unforgettable" with French Montana
23:00 Swae invites Jada to perform at Coachella
32:00 Joe's stories about not eating pork
40:30 Live reaction to "Suitcase" feat. French Montana
55:00 Star talent doesn't always make stars
1:04:00 When girls start coming to your shows
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