New Rory & MAL

Hope you guys enjoyed the three day weekend! Rory starts the pod off with a necessary apology to his Black co-workers, and they cover their weekends. The guys apologize for last week’s mishap with the re-upload, and ask the listeners if they did their homework and figured out the Belly Movie Mystery… which somehow leads to Mal letting us in on his body hair preferences.They cover the new Kanye x The Game track ‘Eazy’, and discuss Kanye being more on the scene after his breakup, as well as his incident with paparazzi, and how they appreciate seeing him more. They then get into all of the new music that was released over the weekend, including Cordae, Ant Clemons & J.I.D.,  and of course give their opinions. They also speak on re releasing mixtapes on DSP's.Mal thinks the NY boys being allowed to play Fan Duel will lead to more poverty and robberies, and gives a warning to not gamble away money you can’t afford to lose. The guys discuss the rumored announcement of the Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul fight (which has since been debunked by Tyson), and imagine what a fight and contract between them would look like, + more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

*Insert episode about nothing* Rory & Mal start off describing their wild night out with Jay Electronica, including a nasty table spread and accompanying hookah bill. Mal lets the fans know he heard their feedback about his Carter 3 take, and Rory questions Lyfe Jennings and Fantasia's mindset when singing 'Hypothetically'. This leads into a conversation regarding stepfathering on accident, and Karl The Cameraman gives his input on a tough situation. Rory enlightens us on an awkward conversation he had with his accountant about his "personal" spending, which leads into a porn, train, and orgy's in Detroit topic. They discuss the coolest rappers who can box, and reminisce on how Drake and Meek's rap battle set had the culture talking. TRIGGER WARNING: Mal says 'Belly' is a trash movie + more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The guys start off debating whether The Carter 3 is a classic or not … no literally, this is the first sentence, so prepare for a music deep dive. Mal insists Wayne has no classic albums, and Rory and Demaris, as always, disagree with him, and ask him to give an example of a classic album to him, and he insists most “classics” are overhyped. This leads into a conversation about The Weeknd’s Dawn FX release, where the guys try to decipher what kind of woman and situation inspired this album (11:44). They comment on Timbaland’s ‘Thriller’ comparison, and then segue into a conversation about Gunna’s new album, and if he’s a better artist than Lil Baby (36:42). Gunna has all the kids saying “P”… so of course we had to figure out what that meant, and got into some emotional rapper discussions, including a ‘Deuces (Remix)’ breakdown (43:22). Of course we had to battle it out and debate who would win the Jaheim Vs. Usher Verzuz, as well as debate who could actually beat Usher (1:06:27). We also get into some sad sh*t (RIP Bob Saget), some bullsh*t (Did you too have a fake G-Shock?) + more!To donate to the families affected by the tragic fire in the Bronx: https://www.gofundme.com/f/relief-for-families-at-333-e-183rd-st Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Meanwhile, back at the ranch… The guys sit down together for the first time in 2022, and recap their holidays, debating what music should be played when the ball drops. The team explains why we missed an episode, and Rory walks us through his Christmas shroom trip. Rory continues on to spoil Spiderman: No Way Home for everyone, including Mal, and the guys get into what else they’ve been watching recently. Starting on music, the guys discuss how R&B was a let down this year, and then get into new music that has been released since we’ve been gone. They debate and discuss B-Dot’s annual rap list, and somehow manage to get into how Bezos and Kanye are handling being single. There's some conspiracy and political shit in here, but we won’t detail that out because somehow this episode will come up missing. Just listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Happy New Year from everyone over at New Rory & Mal. Now that the holidays are over and we’re all back at work and miserable again, let's get the year started off right!  Rory & Mal catch up with Jermaine Dupri at his legendary studio compound while in Atlanta. They sit down and start to discuss JD’s early journey into hip hop, starting with his breaking of the duo Kriss Kross (16:42). He goes on to explain how he met the late Lisa “LeftEye” Lopes, and how he helped break the group that would become TLC (25:19). In the middle of his stories, JD gets an unexpected disturbing call from his protege Shad “Bow Wow” Moss, who insists on pulling up and joining the interview to get a few things off his chest (36:20). Bow Wow comes in and joins JD in telling the behind the scenes story of breaking his career, as well as elevating So So Def. JD (and of course Bow Wow himself) start giving Bow Wow his flowers for his career (1:11:06), and this leads into a discussion of what the blogs have against him that they won’t cover his current successes. This also activates JD’s urge to get his shit off, who doubles down on his challenge to Puff Daddy for a Verzuz, and explains why he feels underrated (1:24:16). They also touch on other careers JD has broken, their opinion on aging relevance  in Hip-Hop (and basketball), + more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Back in the frigid streets of NYC, Mal & Rory rehash their weekend work trip to Atlanta, and how it felt returning back to their igloo of a hometown. The footage of them learning to fight crime in Detroit has been posted to our YouTube, and they once again reiterate that Dale’s techniques (*might*) actually work. They get into Big Sean’s Drink Champs episode where he responds to Kanye’s previous comments, and wonder how Pusha T is handling the “reconciliation” of Drake & Kanye. This leads into a conversation about friendship, and how women and men handle them differently. Of course, we wouldn’t be us if we didn’t give people relationship advice they didn’t ask for, so we try to help Justine through her breakup with Giveon (somewhat). New music is spoken on, Christmas plans, having a loose caboose, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rory & Mal start off recapping their week, including the NRM team holiday dinner, where the executive producer of More Sauce shamelessly admitted to being a serial killer aka sleeping with socks on. They then address the war on Christmas, men getting horrible Christmas gifts, and why we have no recent classic holiday movies. Jussie Smollett was found guilty on his fall report charges for lying his ass off, and that, of course, led to jokes. A bunch of random discussions happen in the middle of this episode - Rory gives advice on the worst places to propose, Mal admits to having a weed dealing hippie fetish, and we finally hear from one of our KanyexYe ticket winners. The guys also discuss new music, Hitman Holla’s close friends + more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Back after the Russ episode and a chill weekend, the guys get right to the shits; the shits being the reunion of Drake and Kanye at the Free Larry Hoover benefit concert held in Los Angeles. Rory and Mal give their opinions on the show, the experience of live tweeting it, and speculate how a Kanye & Drake tour would look in 2022. They speak on Travis $cott’s interview about the tragic incident at his festival, and this segues into a thankful Rolling Loud LA recap, as they celebrate a safe completion of the festival, even though LA is in a  self-proclaimed “purge”-adjace state currently. The guys rehash memories of summer camp, and decide to take the New Rory & Mal team on an Adult Summer Camp trip. Mal stresses over the thought of having daughters, and this leads into a conversation about Rory giving up his preference to keep his white bloodline pure, because Gingers are going extinct. They also cover Rick Ross’ new album honestly, speak on more new music that was released + more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

...and get comfortable! Rory & Mal sit down with rapper Russ off the release of his album 'Chomp 2' , and speak on his previous run in with Mal, his outlook on the music industry machine and it's fight against ownership, him getting his just due as an artist, his love life, + more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Coming in hot! The guys decide to attack all women with the name Ashley, and discuss which names have been ruined by legendary hip hop songs. They get into a conversation about old shows and show hosts, leading into an honest discussion on who has an overrated discography in the music industry. They also debate who is more toxic out of Brent and Sza, discuss DMX’s documentary, and let the listeners know what to expect next! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.