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Jul 27, 2025 • 1h 17min
Best of Rory & Mal: Week of 7/21
This week on New Rory & Mal the guys analyze The Clipse and Travis Scott's first week album sales, react to Tyler The Creator's "Don't Tap The Glass", play "This or That" with Grafh, and share secret nicknames saved on their phones #volumeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 25, 2025 • 1h 36min
Episode 391 | Bumpy Johnson
Demaris got somewhere to be after we record, so Mal made sure to put her through the ringer to open the pod (3:40). Drake dropped a new track after we finished recording, but Rory and Mal speculated on what the public's reaction will be (14:00). Our fans were split on Tyler's new EP so Rory checks in to see if Mal changed his mind about it (20:38). Then, unfortunately we're reminded of one of the worst collab albums of all-time, and Rory's personal 9/11 - The Biggie Duets (30:48). Plus, Matt Leinart fumbling Rihanna got us revealing nicknames we use as contacts in our phones (43:00), Hunter Biden got Demaris wanting to try crack (58:57), and a caller gets real about a heartbreaking bomb her man is dealing with (1:22:24) #volume ** TIMESTAMPS MAY VARY DUE TO ADVERTISEMENTSSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 24, 2025 • 1h 14min
Checking In With Grafh
Grafh checks in with Rory and Mal to discuss what went wrong for New York Hip-Hop last decade, play a New York edition of "This or That", and reminisce about the time Grafh almost stabbed Busta Rhymes #volumeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Jul 22, 2025 • 1h 58min
Episode 390 | Stop Podding With Me
Another Monday, another allegation Mal and Demaris have to beat together. That IG reel Peeje cut was crazy smh (10:30). After we recap our weekends, Rory has to give props to Clipse for having one of the more impressive hip-hop rollouts in recent memory (42:24). Rory and Mal have polar opposite opinions on Tyler The Creator's new project "Don't Tap The Glass" and his single "Stop Playing With Me" (58:37). Skepta's response to Joyner Lucas has Rory feeling underwhelmed, and Mal thinking we might need a break from battle rap (1:18:43). Plus, how well would USA's female rappers fare against Lil Simz (1:43:24), and a voicemail that has the pod encouraging racial unity (1:55:18) #volume *TImestamps may vary due to advertisementsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 20, 2025 • 1h 4min
Best of Rory & Mal: Week of 7/14
This week on New Rory & Mal, "Let God Sort Em Out" lives up to the hype, Drake says the UK would wash the USA in a rap battle, and an intense debate over the rules of "Uno". Plus, 85 South joins the show to explain why they had a problem with Rick Ross walking off their show, and Rory and Mal react to Nicki Minaj crashing out on Twitter. #volumeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 18, 2025 • 1h 32min
Episode 389 | Cold Play
We've been on our bullsh*t since we've last got on the mic, but we weren't getting caught cheating at a Coldplay concert. The situation had Mal remembering when he ran into a girl he was dating at a Lakers game...with another man (18:39). Rory wonders if Nicki Minaj is self aware enough to realize she's looking unhinged right now (42:13). Demaris resonates with "Backup Plan" and Giveon's new album "BELOVED" (59:26). The sports world can't take a joke as Shane Gillis kills it at the ESPY's (1:15:22). Plus, Joyner clapping back at Skepta has Rory feeling patriotic (1:22:34), and we have a voicemail that might need more context in the "Zoom Zoom Room (1:36:53)" #volumeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 17, 2025 • 1h 20min
Checking In With 85 South
85 South checks in with Rory & Mal to reminisce about their time on Wildin' Out, how they really felt about Rick Ross leaving their show early, and poke fun at Rory's tenure attending a "black computer" school #volumeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 15, 2025 • 1h 50min
Episode 388 | Let The Pod Swag Em Out
We're back fresh off one of the better weekends for music in 2025. Rory and Mal stamp Clipse's "Let God Sort 'Em Out" one of the best albums of the year...even if there is one thing Mal would change (14:40). Rory has high praise for Justin Bieber's latest project "Swag" despite having one of the worst album names of all-time (35:30). Mal had FOMO watching Drake pull out all the stops for Wireless Fest (43:45). Las Vegas looks to adopt "Uno" as a new casino game which has Demaris wondering what rules will the house play by (58:22). Plus, that really was Klay Thompson in the background of Megan Thee Stallion's IG post (1:20:30), Bleacher Report's 100 Greatest NBA Players list lost their minds leaving Kobe out the Top 10 (1:25:35), and our voicemail sparks the "Who is allowed to say the 'n word' and when?" debate. (1:34:17) #volumeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 13, 2025 • 50min
Best of Rory & Mal: Week of 7/7
This week on New Rory & Mal we give our take on Drake's new single "What Did I Miss?", decode Nicki Minaj's Twitter crashout about Jay-Z and Meg Thee Stallion, clown Skepta for thinking the UK has a shot at beating the USA in a rap battle, and shame SeaWorld for being culture vultures #volumeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 11, 2025 • 1h 35min
Episode 387 | SeaWorld
After debating if we would date a partner who has a dead ex (9:48), Mal airs out Love Island for being trash (14:33). Then, we go further off the rails taking issue with SeaWorld using hip-hop to become culture vultures (41:04). While we figure out if Nicki Minaj has a point about Jay-Z (47:30), Rory tries to do the math on Scott Storch blowing $100M on just partying (57:08). Plus, Demaris thinks "John Q' is a "black" movie (1:12:00), and we get disrespectful after our voicemail (1:32:00) #volumeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.