America’s Breaking Point: ICE, Trump's Dollar Collapse & the Africa Escape Plan

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Mike check two. Happy to be back.

What's the deal, man? Um, Monday was amazing. A lot of great feedback on episode from Monday. So, everybody who tuned in, thank you. Amazing job on the clipping, too. Oo, see. Mhm. A lot of elders was calling me like, "Yo, that was a great piece y'all did telling our black history." I'm like, "Mhm, that was impactful."

Yeah, it was important.

Yeah, man. Shout out to everybody. Check out Mark Mondays, man. A lot of a lot of people like, "Yo, y'all y'all on a streak right now. Y hot right now." I'm like, I didn't know we was ever not. But, you know, that's that's the key. Consistency.

Yeah.

Consistency. That's the key. Like, you know, in any in any anything that you do in life, you just got to be consistent. um everything turns around. Um but uh you know it was it was think pieces out there a while ago about how you know the death of the dynasty.

Oh, that was falling.

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Once I put on Twitter. Y'all have to stop confusing fame with wealth. A lot of y'all getting a lot of views and when I get to viewing them contracts, I call CA UTA. What that deal stress you? You wouldn't want to touch that for Xander.

That's stay locked in.

But yeah, we back.

What? What Yay say? I always knew we'd be on top again.

We quoting Yay.

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I never stop. I never stopped quoting Yay. And you you see today after the apology he put out over the merch for sale and bully album is coming. He's been doing the same move for 10 years. Well, let's get into it. Let's get right to it. Yay. I mean, put the apology out. You know what I what I found interesting is how media can shape shape narratives. He had a whole apology that he put in the Wall Street Journal. If you haven't seen it, you can just Google it. and it's, you know, so well written, I think, apology and um he apologized for his behavior, his actions, his words to the Jewish community, but he also apologized to the black community also.

But every headline that I saw except for one said Kanye issues apology to Jewish community.

The only person the only outlet that I saw that said black community was complex. Even our own black outlets like Spiritual Word, shout out to them. But I mean, I just got to be honest. the out the the headline was no no I'm not saying it's a real conversation but I'm just saying like why why is that framed that way when he not only apologized to the Jewish community he apologized to the black community as well which apology was louder which apology was louder meaning like which one he went more in depth with

it was a lot of baby ple it the baby please forgive me wasn't to our community shout out to the whole name, DA, DA Academy, everyone I know associated with uh Rhyme Fest. The apology was louder there though.

Well, he said, "I apologize to the black community. I've been the backbone for my whole career." He did say that.

Yeah. After that Adidas deal got snatched from you. Now you realize that sometime you don't miss something until you lose it. So, I mean, I hope he's sincere. The part that was interesting was his journey going all the way back to the accident and how that's played into some of the the issues that he's having. I hope that he's sincere. I've just seen this move so many times from him is hard to believe. um him sometimes and then once again when you roll out the merch if you're on the email list and then the album coming out in March it's kind of like bro like can you give me an apology and not sell me something afterwards. So

yeah, I mean I think that it was a good Well, first before we get to that, I I just I think it I think it just really needs to be questioned why why that wasn't a headline, though. Because you could say, okay, well, he was more he went more on the Jewish community when he talks about Hitler. But he also said slavery was a choice. He did very in things.

And he dehumanized a lot of black people by wearing a cool cuff clan outfit, which is so

And pro mega. So yeah, I that was disappointing to see and that that should raise questions for people if you're interested in in following up as far as

Well, those outlets are fundraising and so is he.

Yeah.

We got got to keep it above. He's fundraising.

Trying to get back in good grace. Oh, okay. I'll stop. As far as his apology, I think that it was I think it was good because he he talked about the car accident and how he had suffered a head trauma that that he never um got treated for.

Are they ever going to tell the truth about that car accident or we going to like what's what's the truth? Nobody bigger than the program.

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You and you old allegedly.

I think.

And I love Kanye from the West, but I think he I think he um mental health is real and I think we could talk about with Nicki Minaj, but I think what she's going through is a mental health episode. And just seeing just seeing his behavior, I knew that he wasn't mentally right. I knew he wasn't. Anybody that has ever been around mental illness, you there's signs.

Manic manic behavior. That's why I know Trump not right. When you tweeting at 3:00 in the morning, different things of that nature.

Too.

And then when you start to focus on one thing.

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That's the thing with mental illness a lot of times too. It's like you just pick one focus.

Hyper. So him him being hyperfocused on Hitler.

Yeah.

That let me know like, okay, like he's he he's not right. Like you know what I'm saying? Like he's just not right. Um, so I'm glad that he admitted that. I'm glad that he's come to terms with Now, the thing with mental illness is like, um, it's kind of like going to AA. It's one day at a time because you could always fall off the wagon. You could always stop taking medication. Just because somebody said, and I want people to understand this as well. Just because he says, "Okay, I understand I have a mental illness. I apologize." That doesn't mean that tomorrow he could say some crazy [ __ ] tomorrow.

Yeah. He have an episode next week.

Exactly. Because people say, "Okay, well, now that he now anything going forward is not valid because he knows what he's doing." That's not how it works. You can fall off you can fall off the wagon or you can relapse at any given moment for a variety of different reasons. You might stop you might stop taking your medication.

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Or or you might just have a you might just go into an episode, right? Um, so there's different things that it's it's a lifelong struggle for him and I hope that he has the right people around him and he's getting as much help as he possibly can. But no matter what Kanye went through, no matter what he said, I never disowned him because of the graduation to help him.

The the slavery was a choice thing is [ __ ] insane though.

It It's very insane. But we can never we can never forget late registration. We can never forget graduation. We can never forget college dropout. We can never forget like

We can't be mad at Nikki then for holding hands with Trump like she in love. I ain't never seen Nikki hold safari hand like that.

But Nikki [ __ ] is not as impactful as as Kanye. Kanye just impactful.

I agree. But but we can't endorse the the kunery just cuz the music is fire.

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I'm sorry. I love you. Listen, I'll say it again. The first time through the wire I got played in Power 92 was me, Brandon Rashad, Jennifer at River Oak Small. Lifech changing DJ Ferris shot that he's going too far with this show the MAGA [ __ ] And uh so and also one day we going to have to talk about the psychosis that's created from the music industry, drugging other artists. It's a long history of that from going back to the 1930s where drug induced psychosis happens in a lot of these artists, especially when they get to a certain financial level or they're about to get their masters or be free out of some of those contracts.

Well, do you feel cuz we talked about this me and you talked about this on Blackout before.

Mhm.

Do you [laughter] do you do you accept that mental illness was an excuse for his behavior? It was an excuse. It definitely was a cause. It definitely has.

No. Is it an excuse? Is it Can it be excused?

Can it be excused because of mentally illness? Mental illness?

I don't think so. I don't think so. Yeah. I don't think so. So.

But why not though? If somebody's not in their right mind.

Dame Dash not in his right mind.

Yeah.

Blessed brother Dame. Love you dearly.

Yeah. A lot of people cousins, but he's not in his right mind and we'll excuse the [ __ ] [ __ ] he be doing.

You look crazy out there.

And I've had this in my family. My family, don't call me. I love you. But we've all But at a certain point, you have to say, man, it's enough is enough. Enough is especially where you're from, how you were raised, uh the the teachings that your mother gave you, the teachings that Dion gave you. You had too many solid people. Uh, Bump Jay, you had too many solid people around you for you to act like this being from Chicago.

But Ian, but if somebody has schizophrenia, right?

Yeah.

Or a high level of bipolar, they're not the same person.

I agree.

He's also selective when he's crazy, though. There be certain people you say that [ __ ] to and certain ones you don't. We all done heard the little stories. You be real sane when certain people in them rooms. So yes, but is the mental illness that calls for the MAGA choice and treating Trump like he damn near sat on Trump lap.

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Well, speaking of that, Nicki Minaj, how you feel about that?

Listen, bro, I had to delete Bees in the Trap off my Spotify yesterday when I came from the gym. Um, it's just fascinating. It's like why and why are you caping this hard for them now knowing they don't care anything about you? And the truth is like for anyone black who's trying to be over there. Whatever promises they make you, they're not going to deliver on. I know a few people who was in that camp who has promised the world. Shout to y'all.

Well, once again, I'mma give I'mma give Nikki grace cuz I don't think she's in the right mind. I can't say that. I can't say I'mma give Kanye grace and not give Nikki grace.

Well, at least you consistent. I I'mma give Nikki Grace because I don't think she's in her right mind and she may not be sober allegedly. I'm not sure.

Yeah, but that's the.

That's a double whammy. So, I don't think that she's in her right I don't think that nothing that she's doing right now. I don't think she's I don't think she's mentally.

She's in a lot of pain. Yeah. So, if some of those people who said the dynasty was dying was like, "Yo, bro, I was on cocaine uh some perk 30. That's why I made the videos. You going to forgive them?" Cuz they was on powder. I I have that type of situation has has happened before and I.

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I'm sorry. I didn't know audience. I didn't know. I was trying to be funny.

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Look, I shot that two times.

I hope everybody I hope everybody gets the help that they need. Um and uh man, you know, it's just it's crazy time right now. But what I don't like to see is people get exploited cuz you know that Nikki's not in her right mind and the Republican party is exploiting her by putting her on this stage and doing all this stuff. And it's like and I feel like that's what I don't like to see. Like when you know somebody's not mentally right.

Taking advantage of.

You should be hiding that person.

Yeah.

Or you should be trying to protect that.

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Person.

I can't even blame the Republican party because they gonna do what they going to do. Whoever her inner circle is, whoever her inner circle is doing a bad job. Y doing a bad job of of protecting her. You got to protect.

Like somebody close to Yay told me before like they was like Yay was doing this when he was with Rockefeller but he.

They protected.

He was shielded.

Nobody knew about they was like he said worse stuff before but nobody knew about it cuz like when he would go into his episodes they knew how to protect him.

Yeah.

Protect the asset.

At all times.

Got to protect the asset at all times. Pray for Nikki. Uh the barbs don't come for me. Um but if we going to have a sentiment one way, it has to be their way across the board. And also too, the other part that I keep saying, the Democrats did a bad job of embracing her.

It was a lot. It was a few people I heard she was reaching out to to have advocacy for and every one of them turned them down and then but y'all went and got pl. But you see this your pattern with how Kanye was obsessed with Hitler, how she's obsessed with Trump ultra. Like every chance she gets, I'm your biggest fan. You're so handsome. You're so dashing. That's a sign of mental illness. Like when you just pick one thing and you just hyperfocus on that one thing, that one person, that one entity. A lot of time people do that with religion. That's why you see like cult leaders, right? They'll pick one and they'll just become.

So, it's like, you know, that's a sign of mental illness when somebody just hyperfocuses on one thing to the point where it's just like, yo, bro, what's the deal?

Why are you so obsessed?

Yeah. Yeah.

Yeah.

Well, you know, pray for Nikki.

But Democrats, y'all got to do a better job of embracing those who want to empower you cuz y'all don't do that. I know y'all talk a lot about inclusion, but inclusion only matters when it's public facing and it doesn't matter when it's equity equity related or anything that brings about any change. Most of the people that you see supporting Republicans now were pushed away by the Democratic party.

Well, the Democrats, y'all need to support, man. What's the What's the bros names? Those podcast the podcast in Chicago.

Oh, yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.

Y need to support them.

Yeah.

Cuz they they got something on.

Something special. Y.

Like three three young three young dudes. They talk about politics, but they do it in like a, you know, hip-hop type way.

But they got something. They got something.

That's your energy there.

Yeah, they cooking up. They cooking up. They they they've uh they've been on my timeline a lot.

Yeah.

Um, okay. Do remember tomorrow we got Early Leia episode at 6:00 6:00 Eastern Standard Time. E L episode. Dope entrepreneur. She actually revolutionized uh what do you what's the industry? Would it be called? Women's um hygiene. So she she made swimming swim garments for women hygiene.

When it's that time when it's that time of the month.

It's brilliant. What's the total addressable market of that? Even in that the selection.

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Of your market that other people want attack that they don't think is sexy. That's where all the money is. Oh my go.

The name of the podcast is called the Jam Podcast.

Shout to them. Shout to Jam Podcast.

The Jam Podcast. They cooking up.

Mhm.

They [clears throat] cooking up. I see you. I see you out here. They doing it. They doing it.

Um, let's talk about since we talking about Trump, we're going to talk about ICE, but let's talk about Trump, the the collapsing of the dollar. Let's play this clip when he was asked about the the dollar falling yesterday.

Mr. President, with the current value of the dollar, do you think it's declined too much?

No, I think it's great. I mean, the value of the dollar, look at the business we're doing. No, dollar's dollar's doing great. That's right.

All right. So, in this clip, he actually brushed off the idea that the dollar is weak and said pretty much he compared it to Japan and China who uh purposely weakened their dollars for years and hinted that he may be participating in the same thing. Of course, on on that news, gold and silver went up again.

Yes.

Um, Bitcoin also had a had a had a good day. Um uh so but all right, this is interesting from an economic standpoint. Uh we've never really seen a president openly pretty much allegedly omit to devaluing the d dollar at best. At worst doesn't care if the dollar gets devalued. And like I said, from an investment standpoint, this is why I don't think gold how can how can it how can gold not go up under this under these environments when the dollar is down 10% for the year.

And the president is saying he doesn't even care if the dollar keeps going down and we and we keep adding to the national debt national deficit at unprecedented rates. How can gold not go up? and he did it through co. So you know how much gold should it's a pair trade. If I suppress the dollar allegedly where I print so much money that I make the dollar go down then gold and silver as a result has to go up and now with the banking involvement in crypto. Um I think Bitcoin last year was down what 12%. That looks like suppression to me. So all of my friends could get in and wait till that rallies as well. So, but yeah, I've never heard a a western leader talk about the dollar being devalued and being fine with it. Uh, worst case scenario or best case scenario, and worst case scenario, it is being suppressed. So, I think he's just talking the book openly, but it's very scary. Um, and some people even saying silver could double from where it is now by December. It's terrifying. The only thing I haven't figured out and I asked Mike Novagrass this also when I saw him and he was how come why isn't Bitcoin given the circumstances.

This is the most crypto friendly government we'll probably ever have in the history of America. Um the the national debts at an all-time high.

The dollar the dollar is falling rapidly.

But Bitcoin you would think that would be extremely positive for Bitcoin.

Mhm. But I've been saying it that the the trade Oh, Goldman said and Black Rockck said the bonds are no longer a safe investment and a 60 portfolio is dead. I told you that three years ago. The the Bitcoin used to be a anti-doll trade and it's not that anymore. A lot of y'all killed me for my take on banks and institutions being involved in Bitcoin four or five years ago. I think that's played out to be historically accurate. Um I think they're waiting to suppress it to a certain level, maybe 76,000 and then they pile back in. Also too, one of these big banks, I'm going keep saying it, has been short silver and they're getting destroyed in their short and they had to put money into the repo market to prevent a major bank from potentially going under and maybe just the division of that bank. So I think they're waiting to suppress it to get to a certain level. Um, and yes, I agree. It should have been up more. Micro strategies been destroyed. Even with that, I kept saying he's talking his book in public. They're they copied his book, went to Venezuela, seize more Bitcoin. How can you have alpha in your fund if your number one competitor is the government?

Well, do you see do you still think that Bitcoin is a store of value?

Yes, but it's not gold. But the answer is to have both. You have to have both. It's going to attract more with the indexes than it used to. For sure. S&P hit 7,000 true tech index. No stress. If I made you money, please put yes in chat. We not arguing. 2026. We're getting bags. 2026. So, um, is it a store of value? Yes. Can they manipulate how quickly it rises and decreases? I've been saying this from the beginning. Oh, Ian, you're wrong. Here we are. Bitcoin probably should be at 170. And then just when that trade was supposed to be the trade, gold took off. So much so, Robert Kiyosaki sold all of his gold and silver to go into Bitcoin. Put this in chat. You have to stop wave roiding assets. You can't change your thesis every two years because a new asset is hot. Sorry. So, is it a store of value for? Sure. Will it go up? For sure. But they are going to decide which assets go up first. No one saw the silver trade coming. Gold we talked about four or five years ago. Keys has been on. He's talked about it. Silver and platinum and copper came out of nowhere. The big like we're going to be real. The big banks decide what goes where. Even with that there's been so much institutional espionage happening around crypto. You can't say that they don't have influence in the crypto markets. Even XRP, even Ethereum, Vitalic been quiet as hell. This the gaming side of the game you can fight against. And also too, I'm going to say this. If you have to push an asset every day on social media, the assets no [ __ ] good. If the assets that real, like I haven't seen nobody but Keys be like, "Buy go and chaka bars endlessly say buy gold." If an asset is really good, you don't have to pump it up. It's going to be pumped up by the institutions that run the world. They was at Davos making the decision where gold was going to go.

Or or will we see a rotation at some point when gold becomes okay, we made enough money in gold, now the rotation is the Bitcoin.

We're back into Bitcoin. Yep. But they say sector rotation instead of in investing in the monopolies. We can't focus on a quarter rotation. That's how you end up missing out on a generational gain. It's both, not either or.

Are the days of the of the um US dollar being the world's reserve currency coming to an end?

I've been saying this for a long time, man. We It's all over but the shouting. It's the part in the Titanic when they, you know, unplugging the guitars and violins and [ __ ] We're there. Bricks is real. Remember when they used to tell me, "Yo, you're crazy for thinking bricks will ever take over the United States. We have military presence." Okay. And the more I see countries are invested into bricks and this Greenland situation is interesting, not only from a reserve standpoint, but from a military and strategic standpoint. That upset a lot of countries. Now you're seeing Canada being a lot more friendly with our opposition. very fascinating. Um, everyone wasn't happy with that Venezuela capture. Um, I think we'll see a day in our lifetime where it is not the reserve currency. It's not worth anything.

If go if will gold be the new will gold go back to being.

I I hope so. I hope so. And truth be told, we should have never came off the gold standard. But that's a whole another conspiratorial conversation that we could have another day. We should have never came off of it. So, but we're going to have to because the dollars aren't worth anything. Like if you sat on in cash the last let's say you had $100,000 the last 5 years and just sat it in cash the value has dropped by what 20% 25%. You have a quarter of a draw down and just not investing. That's scary. So you have to be invested just to beat inflation which is looking to be 10%. So this is why you see so many assets being up 20 and 40% year-over-year to outpace inflation. Scary times. When we going to Ghana?

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Ghana got the goal. Ghana got the goal. Ghana got the go. I mean all over Africa man. You got to stop giving all your gold away to UAE and all these other countries for.

Yeah. And tracks and all that [ __ ]

Yeah. Exactly. Pennies on a dollar because it's it's everything happens 360. It's coming back to gold being the reserve of the world, most powerful. It's the number one asset in the world valuewise. And it's where's all at? All the gold is in Africa.

Mhm.

They can control their natural resources sitting on sitting on all of the all of the infrastructure right there.

Mhm.

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Land, gold, silver, index, tech, it's the same thing in a 100 year cycle. I told you guys years ago the 6040 bond move was over with that. COVID ruined that. You printed too much money. You you printed all the debt away.

Yeah. Um Ice My lord, we could spend two hours on this. Um, every week now something's happening. What What are your thoughts on the the execution or the murder of Alex Peri? Cuz the execution I learned could get you sued. So, the murder of Well, okay. They um Gregory Pino, he got demoted. They kicked.

Bless you.

They kicked him out. He was the guy that was running the ICE operation on the ground.

They kicked him out.

With pay or no?

They re they re put him in a different place. The Democrats are trying to get him like kicked out perman permanently. They put the head of um border patrol to run the operation.

Gotcha.

Um Christy Gnome.

Oh my god.

I think she's been silenced for a little bit. I don't think Trump is too happy with the way that things are going um because it's it's reflecting on his poll numbers and you know he's very big about how people.

But okay ice variety of different ways that we can slice this slice this cake. The first thing I would say is um this is interesting um.

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I was talking to 19 keys about this is the first time was 19 keys or stick watch one of them this is the First time really that we've seen a um movement in the streets for rights, human rights where black people's really not.

At the forefront of it.

Forefront of it.

And um that says a lot about the times that we're in.

But it also speaks to um and there's black people involved to see vic out there, stuff like that. But there's a large anti-immigrant um sentiment in the in the black community right now. It's interesting. And I.

Well, I see videos and people like, "Look, it's not our problem." Um, one video somebody was like, "Um, why are you standing up for people that's taking away our benefits?" So on a few there there's a few ways to look at this situation.

There's a few ways. Yep.

There's a few ways to look at the situation.

Yeah.

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One hand, you could actually rationalize. Yeah. You know, just worry about what you got to worry about. You know, that's what other people do. You could make a rational argument for that. Mhm.

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The you taking away our benefit part, that's the part that I don't fully understand because I feel like what what benefits are you referring to? And why are you relying why are you even thinking about government benefit anyway? That just goes back that just goes back to a negative stereotype of black people just want welfare. Like why why would you even be thinking about the United States government who has been nothing but hostile and tried to exterminate black people for almost 400 years? Why do you think that miraculously you're going to start getting benefits from the sky or miraculously you're just going to start to get land or miraculously there's going to be a check in the mail for you. It's not going to happen.

Yeah. But it can't be disheartening to see others Let's talk about Chicago, New York. for people to come in and get benefits that the citizens of Chicago especially southside and west side were not getting and they were natives there their entire lives. You can understand.

It's two different arguments. You can say okay, why are we why are we paying tax tax dollars for undocumented immigrants to put in hotels? That's a valid argument.

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But when you say they're taking our benefits, what benefits are you referring to? Cuz you wasn't going to get the benefit anyway. So if you say Okay, New York spent $100 million putting um immigrants in uh migrants in hotel rooms. You're like, then you taking my you wasn't getting a hotel room anyway.

The argument could be we that fund could have went to.

It's two different arguments.

Just to play devil's or God's evil.

Two different arguments though.

Yeah.

The argument of like my taxpaying dollars should not be supporting this. That's a valid argument. The argument of they're taking our benefits. What you in the United States of America? What what benefits are is are they taking from you? I don't know. Like what benefit? You wasn't getting a free hotel room anyway. What benefits are they taking from.

Anything? Yeah.

What benefits are you take? And it's like, why are you re you can't focus on two things at one time? People are so focused on trying to get like, yo, we going we going to finally get our just do from the United States government. And you not even the reparations is you watch market Monday. Watch your reparations.

The big facts. Yeah.

It's not coming. There's no other way.

It's not going to happen for you. Now, should we get reparations? Of course, 100%. I just found out my great greatgrandfather was a Civil War hero.

Yeah.

It's not going to happen.

Yeah.

If I.

You can't focus on two things at one time. If I spent all my time and energy trying to figure out the government system and how to and do this, I would be missing millions of dollars that I could potentially be making and I did make on the entrepreneurship investment side. It's not going to happen for you. But everyone isn't as fortunate enough to have that benefit though.

Well, we're in rare era. We got to agree. Like.

But you can't focus on two things at one time.

Yeah. Well.

Valentine's Day coming. Some of y'all better try to set that up now.

Until you got the one thing locked down.

Can't focus on two things at one time.

Yeah.

You know what I'm saying? Like, as far as I The focus should never be on what government benefits. Why is that a focus? Especially when the the government isn't managing itself well. I mean, but for those of you who voted for this, you got to lay in a bed that that you made too. Like, you were told these things were going to happen. Here we are. Um, and once again, I want to say Biden was not the best president either, but this this has been a long one year in 3 weeks, and we have more. And also, you had a large sample size from 2020. Part of the reason why the national debt is so high is from the mismanagement of co.

But then also.

Was printed then.

When did we become as black people like I I'm I'm relying on the government to take care because the era that I was raised in this is why I have that spirit entrepreneur. Like when I remember when N said I'm out for dead presidents to represent me.

Or when Jay-Z said government [ __ ] government [ __ ] politic themselves.

It's quoting Jay-Z for the shirt. Clipped that up. Rashad.

No, that's a whole bar. He said governor.

Yeah, but you said it like it was your bar. I'm just I said when Jay-Z said that.

But that was the thing. You 12 years old. You're 11 years old and you hearing this messaging. It's like.

Now I'm not saying that people should not take part in the political process. You should take part. You should vote. You should advocate for your rights. All that stuff. But I'm just saying growing up, this is the messaging that I was taught. Cream cash rules everything around me. So it was always go outside and get it. Like it wasn't wait at home, wait for the government, try to get government help, see how the government could help you. That was never something that we that was championed in the conversations that you know in in the messaging.

Small like okay we have one thing in common that we often take for granted and it's our fathers being entrepreneurs. These are conversations that and then we gravitated to that music, right? Because of the messaging we were given. Most people grow up indoctrinated inside of schools and then church to tell you to rely on somebody else for your salvation and freedom. We're rare. Like you're in school all day where someone else teaches you and you're trying to climb this ladder that doesn't exist and then you go to church on Sunday and say, "Well, your salvation will come in the afterlife. It's hard to undo that in doctor. Now, if we going to talk about programming, that's probably 12 or nine hours of your waking life every day. So, people have been trained for that benefit, for that reason. That's why people get so caught up in the political system and it's almost like WWE right now in politics. Like people don't even if your your candidate is wrong, you're so pro Trump or Biden or Camala or JD Vance, you don't even care about the truth anymore. You care about your side winning.

Yeah, that's true. But I also just feel like it's like at what point do you just think critically and just see, okay, what's going to happen? 100% black people deserve reparations.

Mhm.

More than anybody else on the in the history of America, black Americans deserve reparations. But also 100% it's not gonna happen.

You think you think that this is the most racist regime that we've seen in modern history?

And that's.

What makes you what makes you think that that any any level of they don't even hire nobody that's black? What do you think they going to give money to somebody that's black for?

Yep. I'm I'm talking about in terms of racism, goat.

Like what world what world are you living in?

Yeah.

It's not gonna happen. Yeah, it's interesting. And a lot of voices are being silenced, too. And that's the thing that's scary about ICE. They've been weaponized to even take any accountability off the police force. Like one of those agents said, "Lower your tone before I take your voice." Or something like that.

Well, then also the hiring practices. I was talking to somebody in jail in a federal jail and they was like.

People are getting let out of federal penitentiies because.

People are putting in motions saying that the federal penitentiary is not even adequate because so many correctional officers are leaving to go to ICE. They offer a $50,000 signing.

Bonus. Yeah. And that's loading from what I'm hearing. Yep.

So you just getting anybody to really sign. You're getting correction officers. You're getting bounty hunters. You're getting all types of [ __ ] these people. You don't know these people's racist. They doing all types of [ __ ] You just hiring people, you could tell that they have no training. Like you shoot somebody and that's that's the that's the the thing about it too is like all the Republicans is like, "Well, he shouldn't have had a gun. You don't bring a gun to a protest." What if it's legal to do so? And and all of you that are pro-arms and NFA, why are y'all not saying nothing? Y'all ain't said a [ __ ] word. No, the NRA spoke out against this.

Yeah, the NRA was saying that no, you can't you you absolutely can bring a gun to a protest and.

Written Howard. Remember Scott Writtenhower?

Oh, they took him to the [ __ ] Wendy's after.

They ra every everybody was all the Republicans was raising money for him, doing all types of [ __ ]

He brought a gun to a protest and killed people.

Yeah.

What are you talking about? Like this. Like it's just the contradiction is just embarrassing. But it's like you you pro you pro-arms. You want people to carry guns at all times. And then when somebody carries a gun, you saying, "Well, if you carry a gun, then that's a likelihood that you could potentially get killed." Which one is it?

[clears throat]

And you know what's really fascinating? Being in Texas, the immigration issue is much bigger here and in Florida, but none of these issues are happening here like how they're happening in in Minnesota.

The country can't survive without immigrants.

Yeah, you said it.

Me personally, I'm building a house. Every single person on my on my chain is an immigrant. My contractor, he's Palestinian. The the electrician, I think he's from Syria. The plumber, I'm pretty sure he's Mexican. The laborers, I think they're from El Salvador. I got one of the guy that's doing the outdoor work, he's from Portugal. I don't have one American born in America in my whole life.

Don't cut that up.

Well, I I'm I'm not lying. It is what it is.

Yeah.

It is what it is. You can't you can't run a business. You can't do construction. You can't do a bunch of having farming. There's a variety of different systems that cannot function in America without immigrants. It is what it is.

Yeah. Because those are skill sets that we're not taught or if we're taught, we don't do them as efficiently as other cultures. For sure.

Or we don't want to do it. Let's be honest also like.

Or we don't want to do it.

Yeah. Yeah. Going back to the businesses that make you a lot of money that are not sexy. So the prime war is y'all want to be lit on the gram and look rich and be broke in real life. That's a lot of people in those fields who making a lot of coin. A lot of coin. So like should they just be cuz it just got crazy under Biden? Like there's no point in bringing migrants over if they just going to be waiting online for food and they going to be sleeping in a in a police station. That's that that defeats the purpose, right? You come to this country to work. If there's no working path for a migrant, then it doesn't even make sense to have them in the country. So, I'm for immigration reform, but as far as just the elimination of immigrants and just the isolation of immigrants, no. Like, I'm I'm from New York. The vast majority of people are immigrants.

I'm not an immigrant, but I understand the value that they bring.

It is what it is. Like, they they contribute to society and I know this firsthand because they're building my home.

Yeah. And Democrats, y'all got to quit fighting. I don't know if Camala touched on in her book, so I'm gonna leave it alone. But the camps even inside the Democratic party who don't get along, it's not working. It's not working. Got to be a United Front at some point cuz if not, Peter T going to keep financing.

That's a fact. But yeah, as far as Ice, I mean, of course, they're renegade sloppy and they sloppy, too. They just doing dumb [ __ ] Shooting shooting somebody in the face. Okay, you made an excuse for that. Shooting somebody in the back. Like, think about it. In the span of two weeks, they shot one lady in the face driving a car. They shot.

Alive for 10 minutes, which is.

And they shot another guy in the back 10 times. Both of these people is white. When you start killing white people in the street, that's when you know it's about to hit the fan.

It's about to be up, bro. And the first thing I said when I saw that one, I said, "If they executed him and there's no push back, oh, it's it's [ __ ] World War II."

You shot him in the back.

Mhm.

And [clears throat] then shoot him on the ground 10 times.

Yeah. What level of basic training does that? Because that's going to be like, well, it's easy for you to say you were never in law enforcement. You never had to face that type of pressure. What type of pressure is it to know that you don't shoot somebody in the back of a head? That's that's.

What is If that's not an execution, what is it?

Allegedly.

Allegedly. Allegedly. Insane. Crazy times we're in, man.

And anybody that's supporting this [ __ ] it's embarrassing.

Talk [ __ ] Yeah. And a lot of y'all are super quiet, too.

Especially if you black.

Yep. For checks, you're not going to get all that. Yo, I can't say nothing cuz it'll stop the funding. You're not getting funded now.

It's a fact.

Program [ __ ] up. The funding [ __ ] up business. No, you're not getting funding. So, this imaginary check that you may get to not say anything is insane. And for all of y'all who was like, "Yo, Palanteer, I told you, they're using a lot of that technology on us now, nationwide, in our neighborhoods. Be careful what you invest in and what you endorse because the same software that made you money last year will be used against you next year."

That's a fact.

Yep. Um, all right, moving along. I show Speed. Can you talk about this?

Yeah, for sure.

He just wrapped up his Africa tour. Salute to.

Run.

Salute to speed, man. First and foremost, man, that was one of the best things I've seen in a long time.

Um, on so many different levels, man. He He did it the right way. Job well done first and foremost. Bob Iger, why didn't you call our show Speed for no [ __ ] consultation for what to do at Disney yet?

[snorts]

You and Tim Cook count your days. I know you smooshing over the board. You ain't called Mr. Beast. Mr. Beast got a whole financial firm that Jamal Finance. How have y'all not called him and play Blackboy Max and all? Anyway.

I show I show speed, man. Salute to I show speed. Also, congratulations to the bro Alvin. You know, the guy that you always see us with um whenever we in Africa. Big heavy set guy.

Yeah. Icon. His company put together the tour for speed.

[clears throat]

Really?

Yeah.

Okay.

So, he has a travel company and um his company handled the ground logistics. They they mapped out the whole thing. They they did the whole entire tour for speed.

The massage part two or no?

Yeah.

Oh, okay. Gotcha.

[laughter]

So, they put that together and they put that together because Shaka Bars introduced them to to Shaka.

So Shaka bars, he's if you you probably seen him on tour with with on Speed as well. He he played a part as far as introducing Speed's team.

To Alvin's team and Alvin handled they handled the logistics. So.

Congratulations. That was that was major.

Congrats. That's amazing.

Okay, so now we got the congratulations done.

What is this what does this mean to you? Like what's the significance of what happened? Um, I think it's amazing for a number of reasons. Even online in some of the post shot mental I'm seeing that dialogue going on that Africans don't like African-Americans. I'm like.

Who is Africa? We had a great time. Like, >> and y'all got to stop that, too. >> Stop that [ __ ] >> Black America. Look, I'm black American, so I can speak on this. >> We got to a foundational black America. >> Yeah, I'm foundation black. >> Okay. Okay. Uh um is is there a level of disconnect with Africans, African-Americans a lot of times? Yeah. Do people isolate themselves sometimes when they come into this country? Yeah. >> Mhm. >> But we're not going to especially when I was growing up. We not going to have selected memory. It was hard for Africans. I remember black Americans joking on Africans isolate isolating them, >> having derogatory names for them. So we can't just we can't just erase history >> like it's one-sided. Yep. >> Yeah. Calling them African booty scratchers. All I remember I was in sixth grade. I never looked at it like that. So I never part I never partake in that type of behavior. But I saw I saw it with my own eyes. Somebody come here from Ghana or Mali and they get joked on talking about how they look and the clothes and how they like. So we not going to act like it's a one-sided victim mentality. It happened on both sides. But it neither one of it is productive because you at the bottom of the barrel. So why would you even think about having a fight with somebody that is actually for the most part welcoming and I know this because I went to 11 African countries and we've only been welcomed in I not I never felt not welcomed in any African country that I ever went to. >> Yeah. and the level of like pe even when people like, "Oh, it's dangerous." But is it more dangerous than what's going on in Minnesota? No. You feel more at peace and at rest. I know there's certain parts where you got to be careful. That's anywhere, right? But just the overall feeling when you land, you not having your head on a swivel or if you see law enforcement, you're not like, "Well, this could go a certain way in a negative fashion." And so I think it was great for Speed for his generation to show different parts of Africa encourage travel. I've seen a lot of kids like I never even thought about wanting to go to Africa but I saw Speed do it so now I want to go. So I think from an exposure standpoint um he's done you know the international tours but to go to the motherland and do it I think was super dope. Super dope. What you think? >> He did what the rappers couldn't have done. And you know, this is crazy. Before before Diddy went to jail, that's one thing that he told us. He's like, "Y'all y'all did what we could not have. We what we didn't do with hip-hop as far as financial literacy really explained and it was the most important thing to us and we didn't know that and we didn't we didn't everything that we did with hip-hop, that's the one thing that we did not do." Yeah. >> And I feel like, you know, rappers, when you think about the south of France and all of that and all of these Italian and Greek, a lot for our culture, we learned about that from rap. >> Rap. Yep. >> And and different spots of the world like, you know, that we aspire to go to. >> Yeah. St. Parts and the MafI. >> We learned about that from rap, right? >> Like, you know, when you think of, you know, Paris, how much has Paris been glamorized? And it's not what y'all if you haven't been. >> But I [ __ ] with Paris. I like Paris. >> It's dope, but it ain't what they advertise it to be. It's not Italy >> for sure. >> And Speed He did what for his platform, for the for the the influence that he has, right? He did what really has not been done on that scale as far as he ain't go to Africa to build a well. Mhm. >> Or to feed a child or to build a basketball court. Like he went to Africa and was doing fly [ __ ] >> Mhm. >> Just dope [ __ ] Getting massages on on the waterfall, doing the back of him. >> Crazy. >> Like I'm saying like he did it the right way. >> Yeah. >> And I know that cuz that's what we've been doing. like we've been going to Africa and we've been seeing the [ __ ] and doing fly [ __ ] and and I'm just he did it the right way and I I Alvin his team got a lot to do with that cuz they curated the things for him but >> he he needs a lot of credit I show speed because >> you could tell that he's intelligent >> by the way and sometimes you don't got to say >> too much you don't have to you don't have to be pro he's the he's the biggest pan Africanist that we have he's bigger than he's bigger than Omar Johnson because >> he's not just talking. You could anybody could just give a speech, say stuff and criticize and sound like he don't got to say one thing about black cause or nothing. What he did, that's the biggest pan-African move that we've seen. >> Yeah. Yep. And a lot of y'all just be talking and ain't produced no results. >> Most of y'all be talking and haven't produced any results. And thank God that y'all didn't because I can be like, "If I made you money, please put yes in chat." But it' be a bunch of y'all who are just acting like secular preachers. >> It's good. It's good to just talk and my brother this, my brother, but like you haven't built [ __ ] And this not to Umar cuz I know y'all want to >> But to a majority of y'all, I haven't built nothing. It's just talking points online. That's insane. You won't help nobody. You won't give a dollar. You won't give a blueprint. You won't give a blueprint how to get funding for talking about the [ __ ] that you talking about. >> That's a fact. That's a fact. What have you done? Nothing except except just cause division, argue with people, sound good, have good talking points. But that's not pan-Africanism. Pan-Africanism is really bridging the gap between one continent and another. That's panafricanism. not not just giving a speech and just criticizing people like like I said speeding had to do one black powered speech and he did more for pan-Africanism than any pan-African in the last 50 years has done. >> Speaking of speeches on February 21st I'll be tapping in virtually with the Black Veterans for Social Justice Be Historic everyday event in Brooklyn. If you're a veteran and you're ready to take your investing knowledge to the next level, go to bhistoricnow.com and get in the room. >> be bhistoric now.com. Show your love. >> Brooklyn. >> Oh, speaking of that, speaking of Brooklyn, [laughter] >> can we have the battle of the cities? >> Oh, for sure. Now, what what's the criteria though? >> Let's let's talk about it. Let's talk about it. We can actually go through criteria in real time >> cuz it might be different criteria. >> Yeah. >> Okay. We're going to do a battle of the cities. >> Okay. >> Battle of the cities. >> Just overall vibes, personal preference. What? We getting in trouble this weekend though. >> Hey fellas, it's two weeks away from Valentine's Day, right? Just the the the weeks where they going to try and smooth you up and be extra nice, make the pancakes extra fluffy. Don't fall for it. You got to judge what's been happen the last 12 12 weeks. That's a fact. That's a fact. >> Not just the last two. [laughter] >> 100%. 100%. >> The first one. The first one >> is not a battle of the cities. It's a battle of the burrows. >> Okay. >> Let's do Brooklyn vers Harlem. Brooklyn. Not even. Not even vers. Not even vers. Brooklyn or Harlem. Brooklyn or Harlem. >> That's tough. Um, old Brooklyn or New Brooklyn. [laughter] When I when I went to the old Brooklyn like 03, it's different than the one now. Um, I'mma have to go >> energy flare style. I'm going go with Harlem. >> Well, I'll say this because um Brooklyn, that's our biggest uh market. >> Oh, shout out to Brooklyn. >> That's that's that's where our first event ever was in Brooklyn. So Brooklyn always show love. Brooklyn tour Brooklyn is just like it's the biggest as far as numbers population wise it's the biggest burrow >> um Brooklyn has always been like you know its own pretty much its own city like there's a reason why the Brooklyn Nets are called the Brooklyn Nets and every other team in New York is called New York the New York Giants the New York Jets the New York Knicks the New York Rangers the Brooklyn Nets >> um Brooklyn has always done their own thing Brooklyn is special place but me I'm a little biased in this situation you know I used to live in Harlem recently I had an apartment Okay. >> Like 18 months ago. So I I have a full perspective of there's nothing like Harlem. >> It's a different energy, bro. I ain't going to lie. >> I don't know what's in the water out there. What happened in 1498 or something, but the energy in Harlem? It's different. >> You know what? It's so convenient cuz I had a spot like central Harlem and um not kind of downtown. It was like downtown Harlem, but just walking. So many restaurants. >> Yeah, >> culinary scene in Harlem is very good. It's >> tough. >> You could just walk to so many restaurants. >> You got scene is dope. >> Central Park not too far. If you're downtown, >> you you go uptown. You got Dyman 10-minute drive. >> Midtown Manhattan, 10 minutes. It's so convenient. If you're in Midtown, 15 minutes, you back up town. You could you could park on you could find parking on the street at night time. >> Um J, you go to LaGuardia. It's like 15inute ride to LaGuardia airport with no traffic. Um, geographically it's it's centrally located. It's a great spot geographically. >> Yep. >> And as far as the convenience of everything, it's all right there. And as far as the culture, it never really changes. Yeah. Harlem is justified, but it's still it's still >> flare energy. >> It's still a culture. I mean, you definitely got a lot of Africans. You got, you know, on the east side, you going to see, you know, the Puerto Rican vibe, but you never feel like you can make a left turn in Brooklyn and feel like you're in a different >> like you out of place. Yeah. Yeah. Now, a whole different >> Mhm. >> situation. Up state, you >> in a whole different situation. You make a left turn on Myrtle. So, it's like [laughter] um I feel like Harlem, you ain't going that's not going to happen in Harlem. >> No. Until 2026 Brooklyn and 06 Brooklyn, way different. Well, shout out to Brooklyn though because Brooklyn is big vibes. Brooklyn is vibes. They do their own thing. You know, you can always catch a outdoor festival and >> Oh yeah. Yeah. >> Block party like >> block party for sure. >> Brooklyn got they got a they got a lot they got, you know, they got their own thing. But >> yeah, >> and you know, we always got a lot of love for Brooklyn. But um Harlem for me is one of the best places to live in New York City. Honestly, it might be one. It might be the best place to live if you if all things considering. >> Okay. Now, I gotta ask you as a native New Yorker, Bronx or Harlem. >> Oh, Harlem. >> Okay. >> No disrespect. You know, I was born in the Bronx. That's where that's where it started for me in the Bronx. Up up uptown Gunhill. >> Okay. >> Um, but Harlem. >> Got you. Okay. >> It's a reason. I mean, Jim Jones, >> what does he rap >> for sure? But it's but no disrespect to the Bronx. Let's let's not let's let's not as far as the energy as far as the energy, the accessibility, the things is moving. It just moves a lot more quick. It's >> it's Manhattan. It's Manhattan. Like you know Harlem is Manhattan. So it's just like that energy that you get from >> there's a reason why other burrows are called the outer barrels. >> Good point. >> It's Manhattan. That's the center. Manhattan is the center, right, of everything of of practically the world. And then you have the out the outer burrows and they have their own culture. They have their own things. But >> it's nothing like Manhattan. >> Nothing like Manhattan. >> All right. Harlem. Got it. Round one. >> The Bay or LA? >> Um, gota shout say shout out Rans 1500 whole squad. Everybody in LA. Love y'all dearly. Y'all mean the world to me. Buzzy, Death Row, Snoop, everybody. But I got to go Yay area. >> Really? >> That that Bay Area you we just talking about in terms of energy you're living >> just whatever whatever has >> I'm I'm going off of energy, culture, vibe, the people. The Bay Area hustle. Um, is if you into that [laughter] Bay Area there is some it's some lessons if you have some friends from the Bay that are second to none. So, I'm I'm picking EA area for sure. >> Shout out to the Bay, you know, Oakland, San Francisco, we was just in Silicon Valley. They always showed us love. The Bay has always been love, >> but man, LA just different, bro. Like, I look at LA like we just had too many magical moments. I can't I can't play with LA. We had too many magic, you know, we lived in LA for a month during co like we just had too many magical >> First time we met was in LA. LA one of them places where at least the old LA. >> Yes. And you got to say that too. Preco or postco. >> That's a fact. It definitely changed up a little bit. But >> shout out to WTF Studios Hollywood. Damn. Yeah. You know, but post like Okay. Post22 LA, not not the same. Now, if we going 2021 back to 07, it ain't no question. Oh boy. The house party after the letter. >> The house party. Legendary. The hills. The >> yo, we had some good times in LA. I can't front, man. LA. >> LA. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. For sure. >> The restaurants, the restaurant vibes in LA, man. So, yeah. I just got I got so many great memories. And I spent a lot more time in LA than I spent in the Bay. >> Yeah. >> That might be a little biased as well, but shout out to the Bay. Bay is all love, you know, shout out to Lar Russell and all them. But um that LA is just something special. >> Yeah. Lar Russell doing the Super Bowl like um satellite event. >> That's tough. Yo. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Congrats to Lar Russell Blackout alum for that. Happy to see you. You know what I mean? >> He cooking up right now. >> Houston or Atlanta? >> You already know. Shout out to Atlanta. Atlanta's old stomping grounds. Love it dearly. Copper Cove gang, Alex, get one gang. You know what I mean? But I gotta go with Houston. Yo, Houston is a special place. You got it's a it's like a smaller version of Atlanta, but not as mixy. Um, and too, like on the family side, like it's it's easy to move around, have a family, and then find your, you know, your little after night entertainment. Shout out to A Life Big J. You know what I mean? JR. So, um, and Houston is like such a dope place like this. Atlanta, too, because it's not that competitive friction there, but if you're focused and come to Houston, oh, you can make some of yourself for sure. So, I'm going I'm going with um the age. I know you taking Atlanta. >> Well, this is your tickets to Invest. >> This your tickets to this like this is like the Bay LA for me. >> Houston always showed us love. Shout out to uh Lil Kiki. Shout out to Slim. Yeah. to the whole the whole gang life. Yeah. The whole thing, man. You know, Houston always been a good city for us, man. Jazz, >> they always showed us love in Houston. Um >> Houston is just And the food the food is real good. Lot lot of good eeries. >> But once again, it's kind of like LA. >> Atlanta is no, it's no place like Atlanta. >> Atlanta different. >> Atlanta is just different, bro. And it's just like for us, >> Mhm. >> we had too many too many memories. Great moments. Yeah. >> Too many. Too many. Too many >> great iconic >> Hall of Fame. Atlanta Hall of Fame. Like I feel like especially when you talking about Pandemic Atlanta. >> Mhm. >> Pandemic Atlanta was something special. >> Yeah. >> So I got to go with Atlanta, man. It's just >> I ain't mad at Atlanta. >> And it's the home of Investfest. >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. You can't even be mad at that >> for now. >> For those of y'all who was in it, hey, [laughter] negotiation time, ain't it? I feel you. We need some land, my boy. [laughter] Um, but especially old Atlanta though. Oh boy. Atlanta, that that gold room Jeezy BMF era. Shout out to my boy Wayne Blaze. I see you. [laughter] >> Old Atlanta was different. Shout that's when like the the legend of Kenny Burns. >> Kenny iconic. Yo, >> shout out to Alex had that night life on fire. So I feel you. No, we had some good time. I think about R&B only the R&B parties at Red Martini and all like yo man Atlanta >> and if you young the AU parties was >> Atlanta Morehouse Clark Vough >> Atlanta is just a special place. >> Baltimore or DC? >> I think this the easy rock with Baltimore. Love y'all. Um, but DC different, bro. DC, [laughter] we don't put enough respect culturally. Like the A is the A, but DC, some of the greatest talent ever came out of DC, bro. [laughter] For real. So, and it's been a place that people have been asking for Investfest to travel to. >> That's a fact. It's a it's a lot of interest there for it's every time like yo I'm telling you DC would be the like I know >> the move >> you know shout out you know I'm a little I used to live in Baltimore I went to school in Baltimore >> I know he's starting to sound like Fat Joe with [laughter] >> like Cameron you ever seen know like Mace Mace always like I used to live I used to >> live okay so it's Baltimore Bronx Harlem Troy Wells Hawaii >> [laughter] >> Rolling Stone. Okay. >> So, you know, Baltimore, I'm always going to have love for Baltimore, man. That's a special >> a special place in my heart for Baltimore. But um yeah, as an adult, DC is just it's just >> different, bro. >> When you think about the level of black professional, I think the most excellence >> the most millionaires the most black millionaires live in that DC, Maryland, that >> PG County area kind of like lumped into DC. Um >> it's a lot of black wealth out there, a lot of black excellence. You got Howard University. Um >> DC don't really get enough credit. We always talk about Atlanta. >> Yeah. >> Or like the mecca of black America. And it is. >> Yeah. >> But if Atlanta's the mecca, >> then DC's Medina like it's right. It's right there. It's right there. >> Yeah. >> And um so DC DC is Yeah. >> Yeah. >> All right. Last one. >> Midwest love. >> Detroit or Chicago? >> That's like picking between the Lamborghini and Ferrari. Yo, like both are amazing. Both big culture. Um, restaurants amazing. Entertainment's amazing. People are solid. I'm from East Chicago, Indiana, so I'm going to have to go with there's nothing like a amazing Chicago summer. Oh my god. Um, so by a hair, I'mma pick Chicago. But man, this this tough tough tough tough. >> Summertime shot. I always heard about that. summertime Chicago like Miami like if Chicago had Miami's weather it'll be the best city in the country no question no it just be so damn cold like people walking on Lake Michigan right now in Chicago [laughter] literally insane the summers in Chicago especially old Chicago that 07 like when drill was first just getting bubbling 07 about 16 18 oh my god summertime shot was Yeah, we ain't spend I think we've been to Chicago one time during the summer. Shout out to Ross Mack. I think it was Ross Mack's event. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Um Chicago is a place that always show us love and the food is crazy and they got the the good vibes. >> For sure. It's like a baby New York uh like bigger Toronto that kind of vibe >> and underrated vibes. >> For sure. For sure. >> Let's just sleep. >> Respectfully. >> Respectfully, of course. >> Um >> and the architecture is beautiful. >> Uhhuh. downtown, but that Detroit is just a hidden gem, man. Detroit, man. Detroit like an hour and a half flight from New York, Eastern time zone. Old school. I feel like Detroit is like that old school >> gang [ __ ] like Yeah, like them dudes are super solid. Shout out to Ken. Shout out to, >> you know, the whole unit out there in Detroit, man. Um >> I don't know, man. I don't know. Detroit is just good times. It's good energy in general. >> I would say Chicago has like better infrastructure as far as like city skyline and the water and you know different things like that. >> Detroit's just more like that old school like just having fun, good vibes, good energy. >> Yeah. >> Ah, I might have to tie I might have to call that one a tie. Man, >> they cousin cities. So, I'm I'm not >> I might have to call out one a tie because um they both they both >> Yeah, they they good. They both good. They both good. I got love for Chicago. >> Chicago might have a slight advantage cuz just like it has more restaurants. It It's bigger. It's a bigger city, right? >> Bigger city. Yeah. >> So, it probably has a slight advantage over that, but Detroit punches over it weight. I don't think they get enough credit. Um >> underrated city. Yeah. underrated city for sure. >> And if you're not from there, don't go there thinking you can finesse cuz that's not a town you can finesse. Bay Area either. And the women, you got to be careful. Got to be careful. Shout out to Chicago, Detroit, St. Louis, East St. Louis, uh, NAP, you know. >> Yeah. >> All right. That was that was interesting. >> Yeah, that was good. >> That was interesting. >> Yeah. >> All right. Um, speaking of the the women, let's play this clip from Shaquille O'Neal. >> You already know. [laughter] >> Play this clip. >> Think a man cheating depends on the woman? >> Yeah. >> I don't think that at all. >> No matter what you think. How come you think Where do you think the phrase happy wife, happy life comes from? >> Yeah, but I think men cheat. >> No. Well, okay. So, I I I think there's three type of cheaters. There's a serial cheater. >> Okay. >> The James Bond cheater, >> and then the guy that's forced to cheat. >> Okay. What is a James Bond cheater? And how are you forced to cheat? >> James Bond cheater is I do everything right. I'm in Rio. I see a little thing. Boom. Boom. Boom. Nope. Nobody sees me. Boom. Boom. Boom. I come back home with my normal life. >> Okay. All right. >> He's smooth. He's slick with it. >> Smooth with it. Yeah. The guy that's forced to cheat is I've been on the road in a week and I come here and he be like, I can't. I got to do my podcast since the first night. I can't I got to make up like you just four or five days in the row you're not taking care of your man. And then he he does what he does. >> Oh. So then you step out >> and then there's a serial cheater guy that just >> he going to cheat whatever. But yes, men can't. I think it depends on that. You women women run the world. Y'all just don't know it. >> So how do we take power in that? >> By stop talking and just do it. >> Okay. Interesting perspective. Three different types of cheaters. What you think? >> I always said that. I The crazy thing is I've always said that like I I didn't I I always said that there's there's a the low down just slum slumbag. >> Yeah. >> That's a that's a habitual cheater. This is somebody that looks to cheat. >> He go >> He goes out on Friday night looking >> for Yeah. >> You know what I'm saying? Like it don't it could be bottom of the barrel girl that he gets like he just got a psychological problem. >> Oh, the lights come on and they hunting. Oh my god. >> Habitual cheater is the that's the most embarrassing person. >> Yeah. >> There's a habitual cheater 100%. Then there's the cheetah that it just it just happened. It wasn't planned. Just fell in my lap. Like you know what I'm saying? Like that happens too. And then the third cheater, I never really thought about it from that standpoint, but the one that you know kind of gets forced into it based off of circumstances. >> Not been Yeah. Not been It go both ways too for women too. A lot of times fellas, y'all will get comfortable too. And that's how you'll allow for that situation to metriculate to somebody else. But yeah, if a person isn't being taken care of, you can easily see how they can step outside. And I know people be like, "Why don't you just leave?" Yeah, it's not always that easy. That's not always easy. >> Yeah, he he got it right. He hit he hit the nail on the head with this one. >> Yeah. >> What do you think? >> How How can we prevent more? Uh well, how can we prevent the cheating from happening based off this clip? >> Okay. >> And then I'm answering so I'm not >> habitual cheater. You can't prevent that. That's psychological disorder that that person just >> How do you know if they a habitual cheater though? if if they're just like a piece of [ __ ] person. Usually habitual habitual cheaters have been caught cheating at least two or three times before because you just you can't hide >> that. Well, it's so it's so sloppy and it's so repetitive. Somebody's going to tell your girlfriend's going to catch them out. Like habitual cheaters always get caught cheating. The the girl just never leaves them. >> That's a great point. >> If you're with a habitual cheater, you know you're with a cheater. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Cuz the whole neighborhood knows this. The whole neighborhood knows, oh, that's the cheater. >> Mhm. He's going to talk to me at a wedding. >> What you that side eye who the evil eye like, "Oh, that's for you." >> Or they be like, "Girl, girl, like you know, I'mma pray for you." [clears throat] >> Or they say some slick comment like some [ __ ] like >> you better than me. >> You better than me. So [ __ ] like that >> cuz a habitual cheetah has no boundaries, no limits. They just >> they don't give a [ __ ] So >> there's no stopping a habitual cheetah. >> Um, now the habitual cheetahs usually have good personalities >> for sure. >> They're funny. They're funny. They're like the life they're like the life of the party type guy. >> So which is often manipulation for men and women who can work the room and all anybody who's always in a good spirit. They're lying to you. No one's in a great mood. Ellen Degenerous a main example of that allegedly right. Any person who's always on like a character like they're usually full of [ __ ] >> Yeah. And they and they drink habitual cheers drink a lot >> or smoke a lot. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. >> They're never sober. >> Yeah. >> Or or they when they when they get they get hammered, they get shitfaced. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> So there's no stopping habitual cheater. Okay. How do you stop somebody from the the c the casual? >> Yeah. >> You you can't. >> You don't think so? >> You really can't. >> You don't think so? >> No. >> That's >> because it's not because it's not planned. It's not planned. Like it's like that just happened. Now if somebody's going to fall because the only The only person that can stop that is that person. They got enough willpower, enough mental fortitude >> and not put yourself in a space for that >> to not put yourself in the situation. But as far as the other person, you can't stop somebody from >> doing what they're going to do. >> Yeah. You can't can't stop it. >> Yeah. I think nail on the head. Uh but the but but the last one the third one you can stop cuz that's something when you start to see patterns early right um that's when you because somebody said this also it's like men don't talk a lot of time when they're not happy their their behavior reflects that they're not happy women women sometimes too but especially men you won't know if a man's not h he might not necessarily tell you I'm not happy anymore and I'm I'm mad at you and and you're not giving me what I the effort going to be way less. >> His behavior is going to start to reflect that. He's going to start to spend less time with you. He's going to hang out more. He's going to seek to outside the house. He's going to be checking out. He's going to be on his phone when he's with you. >> These are things to to be aware of. If you're starting to see these beh if you're starting to see these behavior patterns, >> you got to be you got to you got to address this problem early and just say, "Hey, look, what am I doing? Like, do you what do we need to do? We need to work on something d like Because if not, if it's not addressed, it's going to get addressed. >> All voice get filled at some point. And listen, the first time when a person is telling you like, "Hey, I need more of this." Cuz usually a man's only going to say that [ __ ] once or twice like [clears throat] saying something 10 times or 12 time even with old girl and old boy who recently got divorced cuz I don't, you know, want to add to their [ __ ] that they're going through. But in the videos, you can see that in him. He was dejected even in shooting the content. >> He looked frustrated as hell like even being in the skits. And it's like [ __ ] I just want you and us has become a production. >> It's like damn. It's like we can't go nowhere and just have dinner, me and you. Let's [ __ ] Wagu and just love each other. No, it's got to frame everything, writing titles. It's like you can see it. You can see it. So, take care of home first. Take care of home first. Um, >> yeah. Can we play this clip from Mayo and and Jim Jones? >> For sure. >> Concept of marriage had nothing to do with love. >> I didn't we didn't talk about marriage yet, >> but we we sing Single. If you're not single, then you married. >> If you're in You could be sing be in a relationship. You don't have to single means single, meaning you're by yourself. >> Are you single? >> I'm not single. >> You married? >> I'm not married either. >> Got it. So, when you fill that paperwork out, what does it say? It's either single or married. Right. >> Right. >> What you put? >> Okay. Shout out to to the Let's Rap About It podcast >> Mayo. [clears throat] Jim Jones the homie. >> Is that a dirty Mac or no? >> May know I'll [ __ ] with you. >> Could be could be considered. >> It's like a slip screen like almost. But >> this has been a question that's been posed forever and he's not the first person to say that but it was it was funny how he posed that question. But it they people have said this before. If you're not mar, if you're not married, you're single technically, right? And legal legal format. >> Yeah. >> Even in God's eyes, what you know what religion you subscribe to. But most religions, I don't think there's any religion that really promotes dating or relationship outside of marriage. Fornication. That's what fornication is, right? So, um, I'm 50/50 on this because I understand like what Mayo said. Yeah, you're right. Like, you know what I'm saying? Like, you can't go to your IRS and say there's no box to check to say long-term relationship >> in relationship. Yeah. Yeah. >> Um, so I I got it. But then I look at it like you're not single if you're with somebody, right? If if you're with somebody, you're not like if we're talking legally, yes. But in terms of like world and culture, no. Cuz if that's the case, if you're engaged, that means nothing either. So >> So So you don't subscribe to that? If you're not married, you're not you're not you're single. >> No. And truth is a lot of y'all who who check the other box of married be acting like y'all single, too. [laughter] See it in a vest every year. Hey, how you doing? Oh my god, you look so nice for your entire presentation. I'm like, ain't your husband right the [ __ ] there, [laughter] baby? Right there. Like, what the [ __ ] Okay, I need some help with my portfolio, girl. It's 11:52. Stop. >> Would you take would you take a picture of your girl with another man? [clears throat] >> Huh? You know, somebody somebody I'm sure this has happened to you before. The girl comes up like, "Yo, Ian, I love you, man. I watch Mark Mondays all the time. She's with She's with a man, a husband. He's like, "Yo, let me take a picture of you guys." >> Oh, that's so awkward. Cuz I'm the idiot to say, "Bro, you shouldn't really be doing this." >> No, you don't say that. You haven't said that, >> Tom. If you if you in comments, put it in chat if you have you haven't said that. >> What? >> You haven't said that. >> Okay, >> I'mma call if where's the fat Joe? I'm the flag. I'm the flag. >> Ty, if you if you in chat, [laughter] >> if you in chat, >> you've said that to somebody before. >> You shouldn't do this. [laughter] do this. >> You said you shouldn't do this to the girl or to the guy? >> To the guy. He shouldn't do this. [laughter] Shouldn't do this. Well, what a joint. We was at where AB passed out at I was going to the bathroom. Knowledge was moving the [ __ ] out the way. I'm coming out. Can I hear that picture with you, girl? The [ __ ] Yo, it's awkward, yo. And also too, I love me too, but fellas, you can't be that groupied out over nobody. Even when I do the intros sometime, right? Like you'll be at the mall or like the barber shop or something. Like even like, okay, Niles got a game and the dude, yo, man, I [ __ ] love you. His girl right there. Man, I love you so much. I love what you do for the community. You put man, I swear to God, I've been listening since episode two. And the girl look like, >> no, no, no. You can show love. No, no, no. You can show >> the extra the extra male groupy love be I'm >> appreciate you can show love. I appreciate the love. What I'm It's just awkward to me if I'm with >> when they try to wrap their hand around your waist and a husband. That's awkward, bro. >> What you wrap your hand around your on a picture? >> You've had this happen to you, bro. >> Yeah, I'm about to say that's why it's awkward. >> It's crazy. That's why. >> And then you got to like >> First of all, I was always taught not to touch nobody's wife. >> Yeah. Don't touch somebody woman. >> But then they put their hand around for the >> cuz they try to sneak it in the group photo. That's how >> Yeah. I can't just I can't just imagine me walking up to Chris Brown like, "Yo, >> never. >> Can you take take a picture with my girl? >> No. [clears throat] >> She's a big fan." >> No. >> You going to have to be a big fan of I acknowledge you. Yo, >> I acknowledge you. Peace. Love, appreciate. Keep going. >> Keep it moving. Yeah, >> keep it going. >> And if you a fan of somebody else, I'mma drop Let me drop you off right there. [laughter] >> You could be a fan. You can appreciate somebody's work from afar. >> Yeah, the first little moment I think you Sorry. >> Is that Is this Is this being toxic, guys? Put in chat. >> For sure. I'm a savage though. I come from different era. I'm not all that new age [ __ ] y'all be doing. That's how your girl end up in the sex cold, too. A lot of your girls was in this >> sex cold is crazy work. >> The Hollywood Hills three days. >> Oh man. >> Layover allegedly. Gold is at 5,300 an ounce. [laughter] [clears throat] >> Allegedly. >> Allegedly. >> Get your tickets for gasfest, please. August 7th through August 9th. If you're in Red Panda, check Telegram for the discount code >> uh and Vestfest. Get your vendor booth, get your tickets. VIP night will be Black Tire Fair this year. >> We're doing something different. >> How do you feel about Anthony Edwards? Obviously, the biggest the biggest star in the state of Minnesota. When asked about everything that's happening, he said he don't really he not really tapped into really not knowing. And I thought it was interesting that he said that around that time because when Biani who's not even American, he actually spoke out about this situation in his own way and said that he feels uncomfortable even being in America at a certain point because he's a foreigner. So this goes back to do athletes should athletes you know speak on social issues and what role does athletes have and you know being a role model you know this is this goes back since Charles Barkley and even before that what's your thoughts on what he said >> I think it's a mistake um I know he means well but you can see the league has had conversations with him his agent PR and he's trying to stay away from it. And I know it worked for Mike. That was a different era. And you can argue even then it shouldn't work. I don't think you can be an athlete of that elite talent in in the NBA and not have a voice about what's going on right now. >> What if he doesn't know? What if he really does not know? >> He may not know, but but a be outside and be on the gram too much to not know what's going on with that. It's like Zion saying he don't know. like you be on the gram too much when you floating through them pages world Latino world star you you come across the ice information. So um he may not know in depth but if they're having to think about cancel a game you can't be oblivious to what's going on in the city. [gasps] >> Yeah. No, you're right. I mean, I look at it like I'mma give him grace because, you know, he's one of these people that didn't have any parents. >> We had a tough upbringing. >> You know, his mom died and then his grandmother died. So, on the on draft day, that's the legendary thing. He was in the in the in the living room with a picture of his mom, a picture of his grandma. >> Yeah. >> So, I'm going to give him some grace. >> Yeah. I'm going to cut him some grace. I'mma cut them because I like um I like a but >> but I do think that you need to be informed >> on what's going on in the world especially the city that you are living in. >> Mhm. >> Right. Like the city that you're living in if you're the biggest whether you signed up for that or not >> you're the biggest person in the state. >> Yep. >> So there's a certain level of responsibility that comes with that even if you didn't sign up for it. So, I would hope that he would get some mentorship and some great people to kind of, you know, just educate him, even people in the league, Kyrie Irving, LeBron, different people nature, and just >> kind of walk them through um this journey because it's it there is there is some level of responsibility that you have to have. Mhm. And if not, it can like it's not like back in the day. You not taking a stand on this will end up having an issue on your career long term for sure. You can't avoid I know it work for the DJ, but it ain't going to work for you doing this long term. >> So, >> yeah, >> I agree. >> I agree. >> Bill Bichc did not get inducted into the Hall of Fame on the first ballot. It's embarrassing, >> bro. I'm not going to lie. When I've had a lot to say about Bill post time, this is egregious. >> That's embarrassing. >> This is insane. >> Bill Bich is the greatest football coach in the history of football. >> Top T top five. Top five. >> Top five. >> Top five. Yeah. >> Who Who do you have over him? >> I didn't say over here. Top um >> like Nick Sabin. You can make the argument that S is better. >> Nick Sabin, you can make argument that Nick Sin has done Nick Sabin's up there for sure. >> Yeah. >> But as far as his his man, that that New England dynasty is >> I agree. I count that he didn't do do it without Tom though. We can't lie. That that matters. Didn't do nothing before Tom and nothing after. The program thing we talk about, Tom was that the New England weight was Tom. He didn't [ __ ] after he left. >> Who's Who's the Who's the best coach in the NBA history of the history of the NBA? >> Otis Thor. >> Um, Phil Phil did it without Mike though >> with Kobe and Shaq. >> But he still did it >> with Kobe and Shaq. Let's be real. A coach is only as good as the talent that he has around him. They also lost with Kobe Shaq and Payton and Carl Malone. >> That was [ __ ] >> That was way after. >> Got [ __ ] washed by the Pistons. [ __ ] washed. And then they changed the defensive rules in the league after they the Lakers got their ass beat by them. But all jokes aside, him not being first ballot, I don't know who y'all have in that Hall of Fame before him. >> So he's definitely All right. So he's definitely top three coaches of all time in football. >> Top >> across across every discipline of >> probably top 1 A1B. Yes. >> So it's No, it's it's embarrassing. And it just goes to show you how much power cuz obviously he's not a likable person. He never talked to the media. He he's you know cuz they saying deflate gate. Deflate gate. That's not going that's not going to affect Tom Brady. >> No. >> Tom Brady's going to get in without Doesn't matter about the flate gate. >> Yep. And and that was the first time they they for the second time they got caught. There's a bunch of stuff they've done, but like you said, that never goes on time. They never say it about Gronowski. Shot to the Patriots, yada yada. But a lot of them knew about the recording of those sessions beforehand. A lot of them knew. And Rob Craft, it's not going to affect Rob Craft from getting into the Hall of Fame. >> Um I just think this is one of the most embarrassing moments in sports history. >> It's insane, bro. I'm not going to lie. >> How do you justify not having him in the Hall of Fame? Like what's the what's the justification for it? >> I don't I have no clue. I have no clue. Give up John Madden spot or whoever else. What's the old Raiders coach back in the You got to take somebody out and make space for him. Just just off the Atlanta comeback. You got to what? No. That's that's that's like Michael Jordan not being first ballot. That's insane. Now, what he doing at UNCC, huh? You can argue with that, but not to be in the Hall of Fame, first ballot, ridiculous. >> Yeah. [clears throat] Um, all right. What else? What else we got to cover? Let me see. What else? What else? What else?

Tik Tok. It's a lot of people deleting Tik Tok.

Rightfully so, man. You know, you can't get political in these situations. And that was another Trump administration move. They, you, they, they tried to weaponize Tik Tok to get used as a political agenda and they had their hands on it. And you sell it to your friends and family, friends and family around, and you think it's not going to affect the business. You just, you just, you just think people are idiots.

Yeah. It's not going to happen. You trying to upload videos of ICE and it's saying technical difficulties. We can't let you upload the video.

That's too blatant.

That's your excuse. Technical difficulties.

Yeah. Every other video can upload except for ICE video. Um, I've seen videos getting deleted fast too.

This might be the death of Instagram. I mean, of Tik Tok.

Of Tik Tok. Yeah. Because that was their whole thing, right? It was the anti-Instagram. It was fresh. It was new. It was cutting edge. Now you've just made it a corporate

Watered down.

A corporate tool.

Mhm. And especially if you was trying to get international news that wasn't being talked about anywhere. That was a great place to get it. They are watering down a lot of creators and they're not paying out as much as they used to as a result. So, I agree, this is not a good thing for, um, the company and we don't have a real algorithm. Like, people already know, like, you can't hide information from people anymore. It is what it is. So, who do we think will fill that void that Tik Tok had though with that kind of information? What media company? Instagram because, uh, to, um, we know that Twitter's compromised.

Sure.

We know that.

For sure.

So, Instagram.

Yeah. Zuckerberg, you on the clock. You are on the clock, my guy.

That's the only, that's the only thing I could think of.

Speaking of other conspiracies, shout out to the brother. My boy Queen Flip went out there to go talk to him. What do you think about this Philadelphia Black Panther Party and how quickly he's risen to media fame?

Queen Flip did the investigative journalism.

He went. Yep. Shout out to my boy.

Oh, he cooking up.

Yeah, he, he working. My guy working.

Cooking up. He cooking up.

You know, I haven't really even, you know what? It just popped up on my timeline, um, like last week, maybe two weeks ago.

Yeah. And then I started to see the video. I, I didn't see the content before that. Um, I think, I think if you take a name of an organization, you 100% have to have authorization, backing, and support of people in order to do that.

Yeah. Or just start something new. I think that's, I think that's what they, I think they rebranded to the, the,

Black Lions don't hit like the Black Panther.

Black Lion. They said there's no such thing as a Black Lion. Who knows? But, um,

[clears throat and laughter]

Yeah, cuz he wasn't Black Panther in the beginning, allegedly, anywhere.

Yeah. I don't know, man. I seen, I seen some reports that the, you know, the brother, he was a Pyrule, I guess, at one point and then,

And some of the charges that popped up, allegedly.

Yeah. So, I don't know. I haven't really been too fully invested in it to really, you know, I just seen it towards the end when it was some controversy.

Mhm. Um, but if they doing something that's positive for the community, then hey, you know, all power to him, but, but if nobody in Philadelphia knew, I, I'll lower my tone. Was familiar with him and for him to come out of nowhere and the words of Dr. Umar Johnson, that don't seem suspicious. Well, I, I don't know his history. Where is he from? Is he from Philly? Because like I said, I see, I seen something where they said that he was a, a gang member. There's no gangs in Philly. There's no Pyrules. There's no Bloods or Crips in Philadelphia. So, that couldn't be in Philly. So, that would have to be maybe in Jersey, maybe. And then he's coming to Philly or I don't know. But there's no Bloods or Crips in Philadelphia.

[gasps] So, where is he, where is he from?

I don't know. I just know at this time, if, and especially how demonstrative he was with ICE and police. I'm not casting any expersions cuz I don't know the brother. I haven't done enough in-depth research. It just feels off. I will say that we talk a lot about industry plants and people who are propped up. But on a political side, this has happened too much where a movement gets started and something is incited and then you point to this organization as a reason to now you got the technology to weaponize terrorism or make someone a domestic terror. I just think it's interesting and also on a media standpoint when everyone, someone gets hot really fast, my first thought is, who's financing that?

It takes a lot of money to be everywhere at one time. So, but I, I hope, uh, the intentions are pure, but it feels weird to me.

Be careful.

Yeah, be careful.

Yeah.

[gasps] Okay.

Yeah.

Okay. All right.

[laughter] Anything else that we need to talk about, Ellie? Oh, what you think about Tracy Morgan going off on his old friend outside the Knicks game? And shout out to Caleb. I saw you at the Nicks game and reliability merch, repping the brand.

Yeah. I will reserve my thoughts on that one.

Really? Out of all the crazy [ __ ] we say, you going to reserve your,

Only be? What's your thoughts? What's your thoughts on it? I think it was import. I like Tracy Morgan. Um, uh, and it brought me to a question like, if you're winning in life, when do you let your desire for revenge go? I heard, you know, I heard the comment. Okay, I know how you used to talk to me. The bully thing that people were saying online, I'm like, I think somebody just made that up. If you see a person that's homeless, even though his approach was not the best, if I know you from back in the day and I can see that you [ __ ] up, does it hurt me to give you $10?

Well, we don't, we don't know. We don't know what happened. Something happened.

You mean in the past or in that interaction?

In the past.

I agree. So, cuz like, what if he, I don't know what the brother did, but let's say hypothetically, he robbed his house. That might not be something that you're willing to forgive.

Oh, no. I'mma pay everybody around and report right there.

Yep. Or, or he stole from you.

That's a good point.

He might, he might. I don't know. Like I said, I don't, I don't, I can't really speak on it.

On face value, it looked like it was a very harsh judgment. It looked like,

It looked very harsh. Very challenged, very cold. You up, you up in life to do this down. No matter what he did to you, for the most part, it should we could have really violated and then, you know, all bets are off. But let's say it was B, like getting bullied.

I, I mean,

Talking down upon,

That's not really a big deal in the grand scheme of life as far as like somebody's homeless. I ain't going to hold somebody that was bullying me 20 years ago. I'm not going to hold it. Yeah. I'm not. But I, I can't speak on it because it might have been something a lot worse.

Too deep rooted. Have you ever had somebody steal from you and you forgave them?

Um, I just think as a community, and I'm not saying you should let everything pass while I let you ponder. I think too many times we have these desires of like, when I see this person or you'll see it like in a relationship content, man, after this [clears throat] breakup, I'mma get in the gym, get my bag right. When I see the girl in two years, I'mma flex on her. It's like, but is that really going to bring you joy? And that desire, that lust for revenge, is it something that we should let go of in our community at some point?

Yeah, for sure. For the most part, like I said, unless it's a real, some beef is everlasting, sometimes people violate. There's no,

No coming back.

There's no, there is no, like, there's a few things that there's no, there's no, there's no forgiving.

Okay. Like what?

Somebody, somebody touches you.

For sure.

Somebody touches one of your family members.

Yeah. Yeah. Somebody touches your, your child. Any level of molestation.

Oh, yeah.

I don't think that there's any level of forgiveness for that. Somebody kills somebody.

Somebody, it's up forever.

Yep. Right. And even if it's not up forever, it's still, we not friends no more.

We're not kicking.

Yep. Ever. Right. Or somebody violently disrespects your mother or your parents.

Forever.

Somebody robs your mom.

Right? Like, there's a few things that once you,

I agree.

Once you cross certain lines,

It's a point of no return.

There's no coming back.

Yeah. I'm act like Trump after that. I, I feel you.

Yep. But I do give, uh, you know, Mutah from the Outlaws.

Yep. You know his story.

Mhm. So, I think that was, that was, I heard his story a few times before, but long story short, his parents got murdered when he was a kid and he was actually in the house when they got murdered.

Yeah. Um, they caught the, they caught the couple. It was a couple that actually murdered his parents who, who were friends with his parents. Long story. They caught them. They were in jail. The, the guy that killed his parents was in jail and one of his friends was in jail with the killer of his,

Yeah. He made a phone call to his brother.

Mhm. And they like, "Yeah, you know, do what you got to do." And then Muai was like, "No, we can't do that."

Mhm. [clears throat] We can't do that. I don't want to, I don't want to meet with you. I don't want to be a friend with you. I don't want to do nothing with you. But,

Spare them. I can't have that on my conscience.

That's a, that's a tough call.

Honorable. And, [snorts] for those you don't know, Mutah was not the most calm person all of his life.

Yeah. [laughter] To say the least.

Yeah. So, you know, forgiveness, man, the hardest thing to do is forgive somebody. Uh, and not even, like I said, in that case, I don't even think that he actually forgave the person, but he showed grace to the person.

Yeah. He showed grace to the person because he's like, "Look, I'm not going to have that on on my soul."

My soul. Yeah. That's tough.

Yeah. Yeah. And I'm proud of his evolution. So, but yeah, we definitely got to do a good job with forgiving in our community, but we also got to do a good job with not violating

Each other,

Expecting forgiveness or grace.

Right? Mhm. Yep. Cuz people will go to war forever. And sometimes them kids will go to war, too. But it ain't over with you and papa.

Nope. No. Generational ass whapons got to be passed out. You got to be careful.

Yep. Know who you going to war with. So,

Yeah.

Yeah. Shout out Trace Morgan though. He a good dude. Good dude.

Omar, she got sprayed. You know, I don't want to spend too much time on that, but it's like, yo, you forced to that environment. Trump, man. Like, you got to, you got to just say anything and there's consequences for that. Speaking of having, you know, things on your conscious and on your hands, like, you know, somebody gets hurt out here and you going to have to live with that. I mean, he already got, he, he has January said people got killed for that.

Yeah. Yep.

Like, that's something that you really got to live with. And it's like, when you don't care about that at all,

You got to be careful.

That's crazy. Cuz what if something worse would have happened and, and then where was the security?

Yeah, that was crazy.

Y'all got to do a better job. Like,

That was crazy. It could have been acid in the face. It could have,

Anything. It could have lit on fire. I'm like, what are y'all doing? But like you said, this kind of environment has been created and stoked. So be mindful though. Keep your head on a swivel for the, all, all of you who who carry. Keep your head on a swivel. Economy is bad. Tensions are higher than ever. Protect yourself.

Protect yourself.

All right, my brother. Anything else?

Um, no. I think we're good. I think we covered a lot.

Yeah, we covered a lot.

Covered a lot. We covered a lot. Um, all right. All right, y'all. We'll see you tomorrow at 6 o'clock.

Yes. [clears throat] Oh, if you want to get rich from the market, go to tost.com. You want to know where to get in, where to get out. I'm putting prices out every week this year, 2026. And please tune in to the episode tomorrow. I, I really want to know what's the total addressable market of that industry. That's that may be,

Of what industry?

For the interview tomorrow.

Oh, well, you got to figure if there's three billion, if there's six billion people in the world, three billion are women. Let's say two billion are adult women.

Adult women. Yep. So, two, [clears throat] billion people. Yep. And then the, the ramp to possible acquisition. That was my first thought. I'm like, who can she offboard to, you know, to get acquired? You know, Fenty come calling.

[laughter] That's a fact.

Skims or something. I'm like, that is a brilliant and it's a great exercise in can you be in a market where there isn't a lot of people, like a blue ocean, but you can have a total impact that isn't dependent upon you or your marketing. The, the market is so big, it's hard to not win in that space. So, I'm looking forward to the interview.

I've been on the T this year, so I ain't gonna, you know,

Appreciate Schwarzman by Dan.

Shout out to Ian Schwarzman.

Yeah. Shout out to Ian Schwarzman, man. That was that was one that got a lot of attention.

For sure. Um, all right. All right, y'all. It's been real. Tap in Eli University. Shout out to everybody that was on my call yesterday. Shout out to everybody that was on the investment call earlier today. Y University cooking up.

We'll see you guys.