New Rory & MAL

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.

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.

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.

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.

It's a Thursday Check-In, and today we got friend of the show and legendary Producer Jermaine Dupri on the pod. Jermaine tells us what to expect from the Magic City documentary and soundtrack, Rory pits Jermaine and Mal against each other in a game of "Vegan Dish, Song Title, or Both", and Rory and Mal make Jermaine choose between his hit records. #volumeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The holiday weekend is over and we got a lot to talk about. Iceman dropped a bomb with "What Did I Miss?, and for the most part we were feelin' it (13:11). JID got a verse from Eminem and said "nah"...not sure if anyone has done that before (30:15). Rory & Mal think Skepta really doesn't want this smoke from the USA (44:58). A bunch of losers got together outside the courthouse to support Diddy for clout (51:15). Plus, Mal was right about his Cardi B-Stefon Diggs prediction (58:14), Demaris is curious if Carnival's new rules are anti-black (67:23), and our voicemail segment has us tellin' a few hard truths to our callers (73:00) #volume *TIMESTAMPS MAY VARY DUE TO ADVERTISEMENTS See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week of New Rory & Mal, we debate whether Nas and Jay-Z's corporate ventures benefit the neighborhoods they come from, play "Bars or Yelp" with Nick Grant, and decide if it's weird to go all-in on pregnancy pacts #volumeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Happy 4th of July, America. We gotta special episode for you. After discussing 4th of July plans, we take a US Citizen Test to see if we're valid Americans, and react to The Ying Yang Twins getting a gig at SeaWorld. Finally, we got Kansas City legend Tech N9ne in studio to talk making it is an independent artist, and his recent album, "5816 Forest". See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're droppin' a Thursday episode on the feed this week and we have Nick Grant in the studio. Mal shows Nick love for having the best rap album of 2025 so far, Nick explains away a tweet that seemed like it was a shot at JID, and Rory hosts a game of "Bars or Yelp". #volumeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fresh from Jeezy's black tie affair, Rory & Mal somehow turn a 50 Cent vs Jeezy debate into an investigation on why women teachers are having sex with their students (5:11). Cardi B called us out on her Twitter Space, but low key proved Rory & Mal's point about her EP being rushed (32:53). T-Pain threw some shade at Drake, and Chris Brown shortly followed with a shoutout. Is he being petty? (48:07) Plus, Nas promoting a new casino in Queens ain't that serious (1:16:30), and we think the caller for our voicemail segment is cappin' (1:36:13) #volume *Timestamps may vary due to advertisementsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.