New Rory & MAL

And we’re back! TGIF. LeBron had us fooled thinking he was gonna retire, but we should’ve known he ain’t ready to hang it up. Verzuz is back with Cash Money vs No Limit, but Mal wants to know who’s going to take the stage before he makes a prediction. Rory and Mal can’t believe the number one song on Rolling Stone’s Top 250 Songs of the 21st Century list. Plus, we debate if Mariah Carey’s new EP had AI on the vocals, JLo and Ben Affleck are never going to stop seeing each other, and a caller needs to hear the hard truth after her admits he fell in love with his best friend #volume All lines provided by hardrock.betSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rory and Mal check in with comedian and actor Frankie Quiñones to talk his new comedy special on Hulu "Damn, That's Crazy", what he thinks of his peers going to Saudi Arabia to perform at the Riyadh Comedy Festival, and if he's worried about ICE showing up to his shows #volume All lines provided by hardrock.betSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shoutout to everyone who joined our live stream party on Friday. We do a quick recap of the highlights, and get right into Diddy getting 50 months. Rory and Mal take a guess at what will be Diddy’s first pod appearance once he’s out. Ayesha Curry went viral again, but Mal thinks y’all are making a big deal out of nothing. Loaded Lux refuses to battle rap a woman for $250K, but sign Mal up for that any day. Plus, a caller wants to know if men really are more attracted to crazy women, and more! All lines provided by hardrock.betSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on New Rory & Mal, Bad Bunny was chosen as the Super Bowl Halftime performer and middle America loses their minds, Mal thinks Doja Cat should be in the same conversation with Nicki Minaj, Rory & Mal recap the Cardi B and Nicki Minaj Twitter war, and Mal gets vulnerable about his ego and his thoughts on "revenge" #volume All lines provided by hardrock.betSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You know we had to kick the pod off talking Cardi B vs Nicki. Rory feels both sides took it too far and this is not what hip-hop is. Mal ain’t sure if hip-hop culture is blameless in all of this. Rory got heat for a simple Twitter take. We don’t know how much we’d sell out for, but Saudi money is looking crazy right now. Can we really blame our favorite comedians for taking the bag overseas? Ray J is about to find out you just can’t launch your own RICO investigation and get away with it. Plus, we help a caller deal with rejection, and Demaris reads an email from a fan who wants her man’s passcode #volume All lines provided by hardrock.betSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rory and Mal check in with Trevor Jackson to talk his new EP "I Love You, Goodbye", landing a recurring role on Grey's Anatomy, and if being too talented is a hindrance on his career #volume All lines provided by hardrock.betSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We’re back after Mal’s birthday weekend, but Rory is the one recovering from a long weekend. Bad Bunny is about to have the most watched Super Bowl Halftime Show of all-time. Rory says Gunna got one up on Young Thug after UY Scuti didn’t really hit. Mal thinks we gotta start putting Doja Cat and Nicki Minaj in the same sentence when it comes to talent. Ab-Soul took one on the chin, but ain’t no biggie he’ll be okay. Plus, Druski’s live gotta get better, Nas finally gets one up on Jay-Z, and Mal gives permission to Elon Musk to put a chip in his brain #volume All lines provided by hardrock.betSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on New Rory & Mal Cardi B's album passes the vibe test, Nicki Minaj can't help herself and try to take the spotlight from Cardi after her big week, someone is going to get sued for the new Kanye doc, and do we really need a new Gunna + Offset collab album? #volume All lines provided by hardrock.betSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

First off, happy birthday to Mal. Another year older, another year wiser. After our Bag Fuel episode Mal and Demaris cleared up some misconceptions about their rep. Summer 2025 is officially over, and there wasn’t really a song that hit like that. Rory is disappointed Nicki announced her new EP during Cardi’s week. Mal is confused on who would want a Gunna & Offset album. Plus we got a couple of return callers for our voicemail segment, going on a cruise with an ex is crazy + more #volume All lines provided by hardrock.betSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rory and Mal check in with the guys from Bag Fuel to debate what Offset is entitled to in his divorce with Cardi B, Dame Dash vs 50 Cent, and if hip-hop got boring after the Kendrick vs Drake battle #volume All lines provided by hardrock.betSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.