The Ebro, Laura, Rosenberg Show - 57.) Happy Birthday Ebro! + Jack Vs. Mac (3/17/26)

Episode Date: March 17, 2026

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Ebro. What? Push the button, bro. You're late. I was waiting for the... Okay. Oh, oh, oh, oh. Listen.

I'm a bit disheveled this morning, boys and girls. Because I was rushing through traffic, so I didn't get to sit down in time to get my thoughts together. All right. So I don't even know what I give a damn about. I know, yo, listen, Norrie popped up on us yesterday after we was talking trash. Yeah. That did happen.

Well, I was mostly talking trash because, damn it, Norie pops up. You know, he's going to step in any room, make everybody happy. And Rosenberg had his back hair, his back hair was standing up about Norie going on. I think neck hair is usually with people. But you have back hair. That's why I think still I'd prefer the traditional neck hair. But you're also a dog lover, so you know what I'm saying? The back hair stands up when they get into a situation.

Yeah, no, I didn't love what Nori had to say. And so you can look forward to a conversation of me expressing it, Ebro telling me, stop, it's not all about you, and then doing this plausible deniability game where there's no chance that people were saying anything that was actually an insult. That was definitely an insult. Wait, Nore was insulting? No, it was insulting.

Insulting. Insulting. It didn't, well, but what Norey was. was saying was purposefully directed at you is what you're saying no no no i'm saying it was generally directed at all of us um i just i think that's where we just that's where i disagree i know i don't think norie was thinking about us at all which is could be offensive you know i think i think no matter how you cut it it's it's you know it's not great well i'll tell you what's even worse is the fact that we still give a damn no me the fact that i still give it well i'm i'm

allowing it to, well, I'm still playing, doing this dance with you. I could just, I could just sit here and stare at you with a blank stare and get you to stop talking, but I keep doing a dance. Well, you don't have to do the dance if you don't want to, but I, I just, no, I think this is what Ebro does in my opinion, or about everything. Every time anyone says anything that's nasty, I take it too far, he goes the other way. No, they didn't. They meant to, what?

No. And I'm like too far. I just don't think it's all about you. I think that they're in a competitive landscape over there at the old show where they have to create a differentiation. Like, they need something. What is there something? They have to make a something.

Oh, you mean from the standpoint of why would they, like, take the quote and focus on? Yeah. Well, either way, it's all in the Nori conversation. Yeah, yeah, yeah. We're going to give you some pieces of the Nori conversation. Yeah. And then our patrons are going to get the entire full long over an hour conversation with Nori. There it is.

Which covered a whole lot more besides that, but like a lot of bad puny regatone talk, old ebro, Nori stories, some good stuff in there. There it is. Patreon dropping Wednesday. Please subscribe too. And while you're watching this today, go ahead and hit the like button and the subscribe button if you haven't done that already. I am taking the back that people tune in and watch us and don't hit subscribe.

Like if you're here every day, you're taking it. You know what? I think some people, we have a large chunk of our audience that are new to this. Yeah. They just love us. They're like, we'll follow to you, YouTube. But you know how many people ask me, how do I do this? Like, what do I click? What do I do?

Well, how many things are you guys subscribed to on YouTube? Well, I don't watch YouTube a lot. You don't watch YouTube? It is. You don't watch YouTube, though? No, not a big YouTube watcher. I honestly, like, I popped in and I looked at my subscriptions, and they're all, like, old.

It's like the cipher sounds effect. That's, that's 15 years old. That's what I'm saying. That's how long it's been since I was, like, subscribing to things. I never even just subscribed to Hot 97's old stuff. Yeah, I just look at things. I don't necessarily subscribe. Well, so there you go.

That's, I guess that's how people can. end up in a situation. That is the answer. Laura, what are you excited about today? What are you covering in the rundown? Well, I'm excited that it's your birthday today. Hey! Happy birthday, Ebro!

Wait, wait, wait, wait. Happy birthday, bro. You're such a grump and the chat is going crazy. Everyone's wishing you a happy birthday. Wait, how did you know it's my birthday? Just because you just said it or something else happened? Streets is talking. The streets, no, bro.

You want to hear something crazy? You know who hit me this morning? Who? Michael K. Really? Michael can't know it's my birthday. So I was like, yo, wow. How'd you know it was my birthday?

He was like, listen, I take birthday series, and I remember people's birthdays, he's who I like. And I was like, now the pressure's on. I don't know your birthday. I'm going to run my Googles right now, but I guarantee you. February sometime. See, you don't remember either. You worked with him for years.

February 2nd, Groundhogs Day. February 2nd, yeah, because Don's also February. A couple weeks later. I know you're around St. Patrick's Day. Literally on the day. March 17th, right? I'm the worst that remember in people's birthday. I am too.

I'm really bad. Shoney culture was great. We had shiny culture. Oh, man, birthday culture. Best ever do it. Oh, you never see the birthday person. But Michael Kaye said birthday is a very important. Is he lying to me?

No, he is very big, I think, on sending the birthday texts. I think he's good at that. You think he puts it in his eye cow people he cares about? Keep it real. I don't know. Or you think he's just off the dome? Neither. It's a lot of dome up there, so I would.

Hey, yo. I don't know. I can't imagine it's the ICAL. I don't. I don't think he has that kind of tech popping. All right. So he's got to be remembering. But no, there's no way he remembered your birthday off top.

Something else happened. He went on Twitter, saw something. Nobody was, I was on Twitter this morning. I checked in to see, see why I pissed off two days ago. Because I, you know, I, you guys know, I pop in Twitter and I'll just pick something to piss people off, throw a grenade and bounce. Right. And then come back two days later watching people argue about something I'm not paying attention to anymore. It's pretty fun.

Oh, yeah. My new level of troll. I respect it. Because yesterday, yesterday, the birthday boy. the king of why do you care did decide to respond to something related to academics you did you don't care yesterday right no that was yesterday that was yesterday yeah that was in the morning i didn't know you didn't say anything i just saw it later what happened no i just saw people commenting on it and i just the thing i got irritated about you know me was just that the the narrative two things i

didn't see what you said or what he was referring to but there was a conversation about ebro blames firing on Drake? I was like, I don't need to hear what that is to know that's not true. I don't, I don't, I don't have to watch that to know that's not true. Yeah. And then academics gives the real reason on the firing, which is that our ratings were pure trash, and then that just gets me angry. The outright line.

But that's not true either. I know. The outright just being like, I'm just going to just make something up and say it and people believe someone. But I wonder why he picked the, oh, I know why, because I saw something where he was saying that he doesn't believe something. something about something push-a-liked or something. I forgot.

It was about evidence. It was about evidence. I need evidence. And I was like, this guy's talking about evidence. And then he went on to just make up lies that he doesn't have evidence to support. Yo, that's a great point. He needs evidence. But literally, he just randomly will say, no, they had terrible ratings.

Never seen a rating. But that's why I was like, yo, this guy needs evidence? That's a great call. So, yeah, then he used that. But he'd, he'd been going off for a while saying different things and we didn't give it much air. So I appreciate it. Well, look, I got to, I have to know or believe that whatever a lot of these, whether it's 50 cent trolling other rappers, academics, trolling other media people, whatever it is to get that. It's algorithm.

Well, you also got to feel time. They have to know they're promoting. And the guys who stream every day got to fill. It's a lot of show to fill. Yeah. To not talk about, like, other stuff like that. I kind of get it, you know? And we're a good target, right?

Are we? Well, for act, I think we were. We're all like, I think we, we, I really feel like it's the movie that it's like the Joker. I think there's a lot of the Joker in there. I think Act always wanted to be accepted in, in the radio world. And maybe he'll come on your new podcast, validate me. By the way, would be a great conversation. And, and, and that was well done.

And rather than us accept him, we were very harshly critical of him. And I think it led to, you know what I'm saying? To like, well, a real, a personal offense. So then it's all like, you're a loser. is no one wants to be a part of that anyway. And it's like, but he grew up a Jersey kid, DJ. Like, nah, you did kind of want to be a part of it. And it didn't go well.

That's my thing. Well, I know it's going well now. Going great. But now you've got to trash the thing that didn't accept you. Well, and he also just doesn't have a social life. You know what I mean? He can't really go outside like that. I think that's sad.

When I see that, like, he's just not. It's sad. Like, it's sad that you're like seen as like a alcoholic, degenerate, Loser who can't go out like that hurts my feelings for you what? What no isn't it how people see you all right? Oh no no what else is happening guys Yeah, it's he bro. Hey, it's he bro's no no that's what people don't know the not go outside thing stays yes that is a definite no but people have say he's crashing out he's drunk again like there's a lot of thing I've seen a lot of crash now Why are you guys acting like no it was the mean to the guy no it's the I'm not I just don't want to talk about this That's fair but I honestly was

I'm being serious. Like that's a narrative. I just knew there was probably a single on Ebro as he was saying it, and he was being so deadpaned serious as if someone wouldn't be offended by what you just said. But I can't tell whether you're serious or not. Because remember it was like the Drake thing. He's like, no, I don't know why Drake doesn't like me. All I simply said was he's a cancer.

Yeah. Like sometimes it's your straight. It's less him and more the brand. Right, right. In that case, it's the brand. And that's what I meant when I said it. I mean, obviously a ballooning other things, but that's what I meant. But there are a lot of people.

who I think are in that space of they're really psyched that they stream so well, but as a result, they can't really go outside like that. They say a lot of things inside and then going outside gets complicated. You know what I mean? So yeah. Most of these streamers walk around with security now. Yo, isn't that crazy? You know, so many people walk around with security. It's crazy. I mean, listen, they go around in situations where, you know, or say things or they're concerned they're going to get robbed. I mean, there's a lot of things to be concerned about. I don't know. I think they're concerned they're going to get slapped. That's true, too, but. Well, a famous rap group where, that represents New York hip-hop,

but neither members from New York. Once made a song about that. Which rapist group is this? Oh, gangstar. Yeah, suckers knee bodyguards. I knew you'd get it. You're a hip-hop. Yeah, because premier is from...

Yo, Premier is a true Houstonian, and Guru's father was a minister in Boston. Legitimately, the most New York rap group of all time. Neither member... However, New York... No, no, no. But... But...

Moved to Brooklyn. They got their checkmark from... New Yorkers. Yes, for sure. For the work that they did. Obviously, they contributed. You didn't, and you're upset about it. Yeah, I didn't get the.

But from some. But from some I did. Yeah, it's just not unanimous. It's like figuring out a Drake hip-hop classic album. There's not a unanimous decision on this. Half the art. Yeah, no, for sure. I don't know.

Lord Jamar shows up. Nah, he's not even a DJ. What? You're like, I am. Wait, you didn't come up with a special name? Why didn't you come up with a fake name? And wear a hat and grow a long beard so we can't tell whether you're 100% why you just want to be who you are oh my god

stop anyways any big birthday plans uh last night was the big plan i went out with my family to dinner well where'd you go talk about uh we went to where do we go that budicom oh nice nice we haven't been there and man it feels like a decade i know i know baby in effect everybody wow whole fan that was really what and jazz was like i know this is just quiet i was like i like quiet i don't like big to do well and last year you had a big to do. There was a situation last year, which for some reason, jazz was still kind of like, you know, I know last year that wasn't, I'm sorry about last year, but, you know, because I wasn't enthusiastic about a big party. I wasn't like, yeah, I need to do something crazy. That's not jazz's

fault. No, that's what you're wrong. I mean, no fault, but you didn't get the other. Well, that's what I said. I was like, you didn't do. You mean you weren't enthusiastic in the lead up to it. Right. Like, I wasn't like, yo, I got to do something crazy for my 50th. I actually for my birthday, um, I often end up thinking I have so many great days throughout the year, right? So I'm that kind of person. I know it's corny. But there's a lot of days I'm like, yeah, my life's great, man. This is awesome.

And I do fun stuff for work. Totally. So then the birthday comes around. It's like, do I need to do more or do I honestly need to do less for a second and reflect on how great things are and chill out for a second and maybe go to sleep and have a good night with my family and, you know. And also coming off of a big birthday to a very nothing. birthday in terms of like the year marker.

What would you, of course you want to keep a low key. Right. And then I also like to do like multiple things. Yeah, maybe I want to get a massage. I want to go to dinner on this night. I'm going to drive upstate this week and like, you know. Right, right, right, right, right. Look at my stuff.

Look at your stuff. Yep. Maybe pull out some old, yeah, pull out a turntable, take a look at it. Nah. Not that stuff. Nah, that stuff's in storage. I got some ill turntables. I know.

How many turntables do you got in storage? Probably five. Why don't we? They won't quite sit on that, will they? I got memorabilia. Storage and bring it to the studio. Well, so, you guys, audience, do we really, the studio's beautiful.

I love it where it's at right now. Laura and Rosenberg want toys. It's not about wanting toys. No, it's going to be all toys. It won't be. It's just a toy. Because it is a toy. I brought in three different items today.

Two of them are technically toys. one of them particularly the duck down one I mean that's kind of like an art piece more than a toy they sent it out as a limited art piece to friends and DD you probably have one somewhere

Even the toys are limited though And hard to get Oh here goes Laura No but limited toys coming off Where'd you guys go Vintage Vintage Fes Vintage con you guys dressed up in vintage clothes And went vintage toy and clothing shopping

Hold on this for example All right This isn't even a toy It's a collectible, Ebro. This is just like, I thought this is just a cool, this is like, I feel like this is very us. This is very all of us. We love Tribe called West. And it's got the tribe actual like print on it.

All right. What's in it? I like it. I took the records out. I'm not leaving my records here. Ah, what's in it? So you just gave us a box you don't want no more. No, I want it.

I definitely want this back at some point. I love it had the album records in it. I'm not going to leave the records in it. I don't know. One day Ebro is a bad day. It says never come back. And then I don't have the records either. So I brought this

I thought this was I'm trying to think of things That represent us That aren't a bottle of liquor Or like a you know A book definitely not doing bottles of liquor Not no to the liquor But I like this Ebro

Then of course you do Laura Because it's toys and things on a shelf Not a toy Now this one is special Because this is our guy All of us had a relationship with this guy And they had this day Couldn't go

I reached out to the team And was like Yo I wish I could go to Pittsburgh for this day. I couldn't go. And the Clancy sent me the Mac Miller bobblehead in Pittsburgh. So this isn't just a random bob.

Like we put up a loose bobblehead, but like how many people do we have that we consider a friend who's a legend who passed away and they have a bobblehead for him from his hometown? So I thought, and by the way, Mac and Tribe kind of goes. Pretty cool.

It works together. Kind of hip-hop. And I'm glad Mac Miller, speaking of Mac Miller yesterday when we were talking about Jack Harlow. Yeah. people brought up a lot of other white individuals in the sphere of black music that, you know, didn't get ridiculed or put out different types of music that weren't straight ahead hip hop. And Mack Miller being one of them.

And people were knowledgeable enough to point out that Mac Miller did the work, though. Like he literally was a musician who created an atmosphere for other musicians and created. to come together and create in LA with people that you love the Tyler's the scissors the school boy cues There's probably Vince Thundercat it's on and on he did that work literally in that space for a decade yeah Right and so yes I think a lot of what Jack Harlow is getting back is people Not seeing the work and not hearing the work in the record I I actually feel I'm not talking about like level of rhymes or anything like that or even artistry.

In terms of the way the person contributed, I think Mac Miller is the greatest white boy rapper of all time. I'll give you that. I'm not mad at that. The way he contributed gave the only controversy Mac Miller ever had in hip-hop was that he used Lord Finesse's instrumental to rhyme on. And Finesse felt away about it first. And Laura, by the face you're making, it's a nothing, but no, it's a, all he did was put out a record.

And because, again, at first, who is this white boy? Right. He got the, why did you wrap on hip to the game by Lord Finesse. Now that record is everywhere. It was put on everything officially. Finesse got his due. My guess is it's one or two of Finesse's biggest credits. Probably is that he produced that record for Mac.

So like even that was the one thing that existed. Besides that, all Mac ever did was contribute, help put on, do the work. How can I learn? How can I get better? And he didn't, when he went to a different musical direction, he didn't retreat into country for some sort of grift. He did lean a little bit more into the music of like his parents upbringing and it became more a mix. And it was a mix soulful with a little bit of like rocky in it. but mostly felt like him.

You know what I mean? I was thinking about that exact same thing yesterday is like the misstep that this was, right? Or maybe it's on a misstep, though. Not everybody's built from the exact same cloth. They're not. Yeah, I would like to categorize what Jack Carollo did or is doing or what just happened,

however you want to frame it, as a misstep. Because I think he's a nice guy. Like I haven't, and I'm fine being wrong later on and figuring out he's an arrogant privilege, whatever, but I don't think that. It's not that. know, that's not the person that I've met. It seems like somebody who wants to get feedback from people,

wants, you know, insight. Like, that's what I've seen. So, unless that, I guess that could have changed, but, you know. So anyway, yo, shout to your toys. You don't, do you want, we put any of them up or no? I think we're just going to put up three and then work from there. Is that your plan? Yeah.

Yeah. I think the first, we should try. We're not committed to them. I want to see people vote. Do you guys want this room, chalkful, memorabilia. Laura, let Malcolm be the first thing we ever put up. We see how it goes.

He won't be offended if we decide to take him down. Pick a good spot, Laura. Your art curator, for God's sake. No, Matt can't be by himself. No, you look, here, give him Tribe. You know, you know, Tribe. And I love Mac, but he needs to. You can't just have a white guy up there.

Can't have a white rapper up there. No, he would understand, you know. He would agree. He'd be like, yeah, nah, so, day. Here you go, here. Give the duck down. What is that a duck down paperweight? What is that?

It's heavy. It's heavy as hell. So they just sent you a paperweight. It was part of like their, it was like a little anniversary thing they put out. And how does it, yo, yo chat, how does it look on camera? That's the other part. You even know what the hell it is or it just looks like stuff. The tribe thing definitely jumps off, which is nice, right?

No. You're such a pain in my ass. It does. Just give it a shot, bro. I don't know. Like you asked me for an answer. I'm looking at the screen. I don't know.

Well, because we have a lot of space there. So the question is, should there be anything like other stuff on the top? Well, let's try one shelf. You try one shelf. We add a couple more things to fill it in, and it doesn't have to all be toys. Do you have any suggestions, birthday boy? I literally asked to chat what they thought.

I'm out on this. You like collecting things. You have nine storage units. She likes collecting. The duck down piece is kind of fire. Artsy, fartsy, Laura. Some stuff, but not everywhere. Okay.

I love the memorabilia, but it can quickly look like a tacky college dorm room real quick. Agree. You don't want to have it everywhere. to be nasty. Some people say you can't see it is too dark. Look small. No toys.

Someone wrote no weed. Oh, someone says put tribe in the middle. All right. Okay, okay. Tribe only. It looks good. So it's all over to prove. Okay.

A Trump Golf Club ad interrupted Ebro's birthday talk. I hate the ad. All right. So here's another conversation to have real quick, business to get out of the way. Do you guys think that we should switch to a format where we choose? And this is really for the chat. Yeah. Where we choose ads and play them a few times during the show,

but no one will ever feel interrupted. So in other words, maybe two, three times throughout the whole hour we would go, we're going to take a quick break. And it plays. We don't know how to say that. We could just hit a sweet, you know, or hit a radio. Sure.

But it would be planned. And people can know that when we hit the commercial, they're not missing our words. Because right now, you could be in the middle. I thought we could have just did that once you guys figure out how to actually. do it. We can, but they still might be like, now it's annoying. I don't know, like, nah, they'll get it. They're used to commercials.

Especially because I think the most annoying part is when we're mid-sentence and it's like, boop, whatever ad for a terrible. Terrible. And then you hit Skip. Wait, how did the Trump ad get in here? That means they're targeting our program. Could be. That's crazy. That means that someone somewhere is like, yo,

make sure we get into these type of show. Or they are able able to know the things we talk about and they know we talk about Trump law. Well, no, they're seeing the description there are people who specifically follow us because of our everyone says yes the whole chat is only yes yes yes well and those of those are Rosenberg's jumping out here we haven't actually figured out how to do that yet I didn't see me send it yeah but we need someone to do it oh you're right you're right but it laid it out

very I said the step by stuff we need a person okay we'll figure it out we're efforting folks yes I think I think I I think it's good though, because the crazy ads in the middle of something big. You heard YouTube is speaking of crazy ads. You heard the Oscars are going to YouTube next year only? Okay. I like it. Oh.

Yeah, they did a skit about it. Conan did a skit about where exactly that where he's like, and it's going to be the exact same thing. And then he just cut off and an ad started playing. So they did that exact rip. But they'll probably charge a premium and try to make ad free. I mean, they already do. You know how a YouTube TV is like $89.

It's ad free for premium. No, no, no. I mean, while you're watching the Oscars for everybody. watching somebody pays a top dollars so they don't have to right but that's how ads at all but that's youtube in general right if you're paying a premium right but like right now do you pay for at YouTube or you don't watch YouTube I watch YouTube TV that's our TV Mac you watch you no no so you do subscribe to it but that's different that's different that's YouTube TV is totally different that's for live TV you don't pay for premium on YouTube no and you don't either no so Kenza gets

ads if you're watching YouTube kids they'll be commercials yeah and and Salasi gets ads Kids doesn't get it? And I pre-select what she can watch So there's no ads But Salasi's getting ads I don't know what jazz is watching Well maybe she's not specifically watching YouTube She might be watching on just YouTube

Yes Right And then pulling up kids content It could be kids content But my dad was laughing at me Because I don't pay for it Which is so funny Because my parents are so cheap

But he was like you don't pay for YouTube I was like It's expensive They want 30 bucks to remove those ads man $30 Use the money you were saving From doing your parking App hustle and move it and put that over to you

But I'm still doing it No I know but you're saving money over here And then throw it over there I'm not saving money I'm losing everywhere The parking app is still a loss I paid for parking last night I thought about you I was like this is why people pay whatever that little extra money I don't have time to be worried about that

I was going into a dinner I'm not with my kid I'm not gonna be jumping up on an app And redoing parking and all that So I'm pay that but if you But if you were were sitting if you were sitting in the same place every day for four hours could you handle doing probably not he's impatient he's not going to do it and he doesn't care yesterday i thought of ten dollars we'll save it five no i want to be like you guys i really i really do i want jazz is like y'all

like i'm glad i have people in my life like that he's not i have no patience um i when somebody's like convenience fee i'm like i like convenience we'll pay the fee no no no what is that what is that convenience i like the sound of this convenience fee. Tell me more. They're like, it's just because we want to charge it. All right, well, I'm going to maximize on this. I'm going to be asking you for stuff that maybe you didn't play on the door. I want some convenience. I want some convenience. I just hit Rosenberg

with the new ride travel. Look how much cheaper this is. And we're like, Laura. Laura. What? Oh, don't blow it up. Yo, you keeping stuff from the listeners, bro? I thought about it. I don't know if we could share, bro. I don't understand the issue is sharing. It's going to go. What are you talking about? Ebro. Will you explain to this?

Oh, God. Congratulations. No, I'm not going to explain her. If she doesn't get it. I mean, listen, I'm a bad guy. I'm going to live right there in the wilderness by ourselves. Listen, I admit, I thought about it. I was like, we should go on the air and talk about this. And then I'm like, but then it will, it could,

we literally have the power to make that ad more, that app more expensive by tomorrow. Actually, yeah, we can't say anything. Not quite yet. They need to, no, they need to advertise. That part. And that part. They need to add again.

But right now there is one out there, guys, that you can find. That is definitely better than Uber in them. I'll say that. Yes. But before you guys play yourself, I do want to put up some one of my favorite. congratulations you played yourself, maybe of the week. I saw that you were very excited about one. This is from an IG guy named Major.

Dot League. He's a good follow. His news that he gives is pretty good. It is number 16 for you, Rusan. Okay, let's see, let's see. Reuters is reporting that dozens of white South Africans who were recently granted asylum in the United States are now voluntarily returning to their home country.

Although the Trump administration, their arrival as a necessary rescue from racial persecution. These families are finding the American economy nearly impossible to navigate. Many of those returning cite the high cost of housing, lack of affordable health care, and a missing social safety net as the primary reasons for their departure. These refugees are discovering that the financial reality of life in the U.S. is far more difficult than the life they left behind in South Africa. What does it say about the persecution these people were up against in South Africa that they would choose to return because the rent is too expensive?

This is what we get when immigration and asylum policies are shaped by white nationalists. The Trump administration invited the white beneficiaries of apartheid to America while hunting down black and brown people in the streets. These people were a symbol of a specific political agenda that chose to prioritize whiteness over everything else. Yo, congratulations. That's good stuff right there. That's good stuff. They had to go home. They were like, wait, this is what you're paying?

Now, I went and looked up. It's a significant, I don't know if it's all of the families, but a significant portion of the, I think it was, Griff, look it up, I think it was 50 or 80 families that they had brought over. Ebro, honestly, I don't care if it's just one. It's hilarious. No, it's hilarious. It's really good.

Now, also on Ebro's Algo, I don't, how many? It was 60 families that he had originally brought over from South Africa that were quote unquote refugees and even the South African government were like. Everyone came out. What are you talking about? Not real. Not real. Now they're going home because they're like, this economy is trash and we can't.

Bye. I just want to say, let me, on behalf of everyone, let me say, bye. Bye. Fuck out of here. Now, I've been sending you guys this because it keeps popping up on Ebrose Algo. And I don't even know which thing to show you guys. about Netanyahu being dead. Oh, you know what?

I can't believe we haven't talked about it's on the show over the last couple of days. Yeah. So what do you want to show? Well, I don't know which one two show. Let me, but I sent it to you guys because it was being bombarded. Not because I believe Netting Yahoo's dead.

There's no reason. Look, they could be putting out AI videos because he's in hiding. They're trying to keep him safe. Who? I don't know. But the main point is this. Over the weekend, I got a text from a friend who just wrote BB dead, question mark.

Oh, so that happened. on someone else you knows how go. Yes. Oh yeah, I don't know you guys were seeing it also. I wouldn't say it's all over. It's definitely all over Ricardo's Algo. Yes, yes, yes.

But it's all over some. But my friend hit me up and asked me if he's dead. I started looking. Mainstream news, you can't find it. You dig around on Twitter. There are a lot of people who believe he's dead because he didn't, hasn't been, he didn't do his normal briefing

with the defense ministry or whatever and hasn't really been seen in a true public event. Right. Or not public events. They're not doing a lot of public events, but you know what I'm saying? One of their...

One of their things. He hasn't been seen. And then, after all the noise about that he was allegedly killed in an Iranian strike, a missile hit, like his house or whatever, hit somewhere where he was. Israel puts out this video. Yo, and if he's not dead, it is the weirdest video. Which one? The coffee one? The coffee video's crazy.

All right. Go to 18. Rassan. The one thing anyone with an eye. for AI would do is find the one in intimate object with the most detail going through the most movement. And that's the coffee. I went ahead and zoomed in and followed the coffee cup the entire time for you so that you can gauge a few things for yourselves. But here are my observations. When he picks up the cup, it is filled to the absolute brim, and he picks it up rather

aggressively without spilling a single drop. The top of the coffee seems to be a uniform solid color, and then miraculously, a foam design shows up on the top of the cup. This happens a couple of times throughout the clip. I want you to keep in mind that Nenjahou is talking the entire time, not looking at the cup at all, while his hands move as he talks and not a single drop is filled down the cup, the entire time. He even takes a healthy sip of this coffee, and not only is it still the exact same. You can stop it, though, because like it basically keeps going. He shows him take a sip, it doesn't really go down. To me, the weirdness is not only those very AI-looking things, but why on earth would they, unless, to your point, he's high. He's high.

and they just want to like mess with people. Why would a real Netanyahu at this moment the video they choose to make is in a coffee shop in public right now? Right. He's out just walking around. And sidebar, that coffee shop, which is in, I believe, the West Bank on stolen Palestinian land.

Well, that's what they said the thing. Yeah. Well, that saw multiple things on that. And then you can see some, another thing I saw showed like the Yelp reviews. It's closed. That it's close. It's close.

Right. Oh, okay. So the coffee shop's not even there. So if you just shot that, that's what people are saying that the coffee shop's not actually there. I saw one where he was like talking, but it was like,

you know how AI doesn't get fingers right? So six fingers? So that one I saw debunked, supposedly. The six finger one, I saw debunked. I saw a different video of the same thing. And you can see that he has five fingers, but this part of his hand,

like looked like it was a finger. It glars. But yes, That was where it started. The six fingers was the beginning of it. Yeah. Which does make me question the whole thing that the origin story. But back to your point is why wouldn't they just put out a video?

Why don't we just see him doing so? Like, why isn't he just speaking in a government thing? That's what I'm saying. In a secure situation where he could just go live. He hasn't been rare. Well, so I, you know, people keep asking me whether or not I believe this, right? Just in my family. And I've been saying I'm not sure because I also believe that we are in this

psychological operation, the Sa'iop, where they're trying, they're playing games with Iranians, trying to get them to do things, they're trying to get us to respond to stuff, share stuff, collect data, like I'm not quite sure what the end game is. So until I get confirmation, because we are dealing with, guys, when you're talking about the U.S. and Israel, you are talking about the most conniving, disruptive, criminal corrupt, things in the history of the planet. And then you have to ask from a tech standpoint and sophisticated. Yes.

So now they have... So I don't know what games are being played. So I don't know what to do. Well, I asked my dad. I was with my dad yesterday. He hadn't seen that video yet. He, I called him Saturday when I heard the rumor. And he hadn't even heard it yet. I nearly gave him a heart attack.

Because we can get into that in a second. Bibi actually, Netanyahu being assassinated would not be good news for anyone. If you care about the well-being of Palestinian or Israeli people, I do not think an assassination at this time will go well for any of us. Why? Really quickly. If Netanyahu was successfully assassinated, according to my dad, they would immediately just start murdering Palestinians in the West Bank. Immediately. It will be no hesitations. Citizens. I can see that.

Citizens. Settlers. Settlers. Crazy settlers, sanctioned by far right government extremists, will just murder Palestinians. Now what about the other is... They will use it as a reason to just go absolutely crazy. Now, what about the other ends? Because this is not often talked about, because I believe it's silenced. The other end of the Israeli government and population that is so much against all of that. They have zero power. They have zero.

They can't stop anything. I think the government will do what they've been trying to do where other people will try to intercede. I don't know if they go to a special election. I thought they would go to a special election. But my guess is what always happens in time of war. We see this everywhere. people tend to rally to the people that are around. They're emotional and they want.

So just like in this country, whatever feelings you have about Trump, Stephen Miller and Pete Higgseth are under Trump. Hello. JD fans. Under Netanyahu is worse than Netanyahu. Yes. As bad as he is, it could be.

If you think it could not be worse, oh, I'm sure it could be worse. And I worry that's what would happen. I need your dad to explain. how the Israeli government works because remember I can't understand I don't understand it just a second ago they were trying to lock Netanyahu up

just a second ago there's still that's still going on he's still fighting back about end this witch hunt and he's fighting with the president because he's the prime minister see I don't understand what are we talking about telling the president end the witch hunt this is ridiculous so they're still actively trying to lock

Netanyahuahua there's still there's a faction of the government that disagrees with everything that's going on yes Right. Under Net Yahoo are more crazies, which has been documented. Yes. And you're telling me, if he were to be gone in a violent fashion, there will be no control over the government. I'm not talking about the people.

No, no, I know. I know. The government itself. But as much as I also don't understand their operations, everything that you just said would be true here. Huge faction of the government that's completely against it. If anything were to happen, they still wouldn't gain any power. Like it would be the same I don't think anything would change I don't think so Now listen if he died peacefully and like because I thought he had there were health things they were talking about with him a month ago too

If he just dropped dead randomly Then maybe you know I I could see that then leading to some sort but still the people under him are still going to take power That's what I'm saying you're still going to have to get to an election and win in some way right right I just but my so I asked my dad I said, why would they be faking it, though? Explain that to me. I don't understand it. And he doesn't believe that he's dead. But he said, the reason they would be faking it is that if Iran was successful in getting to the most protected person in all of Israel, Israel would never allow the rest of the Middle East to know that.

Not in any short order. They're going to protect that for as long as possible. And not let you think you scored a huge win like that. So I saw the, you know, the internet's talking about that and the fact that. Israel would never let this be known. Not in this climate. Period. Full stop. And with the AI, they could delay it as long as they need you.

Yeah, period, full stop. There would be no upside in them letting people know that that actually happened. Zero. So it, so it, nope. And did you see the guy? I forget his name. He works under Trump. He was doing an interview with a British outlet and he got snatched away.

And he had to, he had to go. Did you guys see this interview? No, no. Um, what's his name? And then he came back. Like scared. Yes, you saw it. Yeah, I just, you send me so much.

I, you know, get so little. Yeah, yeah, yeah. But anyway, they say that's when he was told. You know, people are speculating that this guy got yanked away him out, you know, end of last week from an interview, got pulled away from an interview, came back, sat down and was visibly shaking. What I saw? Yes. Just like confused.

Didn't know what to say. Scared. But, but real quick, if this were more legitimate, wouldn't there at least be physical evidence of the area that would be suspected that it happened. How would we get this information? Where would this come from? Right, right, right. What outlet?

Some Israeli news outlet, I would think, would find it. And they would put it out? But that's the thing. I don't even know because, like, I've been looking on Haarets every day, which is very, very left. And Haarets hasn't even talked about the story. Because why would they? Why would they?

Well, what do you mean, why would they? Because to what you're saying about people being harmed and losing chaos and control, they're not going to perpetuate chaos. That's what I'm saying. Responsible outlet even if you're very left and no response while that's gonna be like yo I'm gonna go out and make an announcement About this with all of these crazies well why back to the video I just can't imagine he's in a coffee shop You see the other one there's another video with the ring and the dogs? Yeah and he's coming up and he's like oh Israeli dog there's a mutt blah ha ha everything's good the war's going great it feels weird bro

Yeah, but then I hate when I get suckered into something I'm like it's very hard to tell now Well, we know it's AI. We do know it's AI. The videos we're seeing. We're sure of it. Yes, because they've done scans on it. It's like 90% AI. And where do they come from?

Like, who released them? The Israeli government. I think the first one came out. The coffee one. Yeah, I think the coffee one was put out on an official. Okay. The question is why is your website? Why AI?

That's the question. And we can all wait and find out. But that might go back to your original thought, though, just like, setting up. No, and setting up how far can we push right now? Even if he's alive, right. Let's see what we could do. How much can we manipulate people? That's right.

How much can we? Well, that's what all of this is about, right? Because what's going on between Iran, going on in the Middle East, Trump, Lebanon. It's crazy in Lebanon right now. Everything that's going on over there is all about manipulation. It is not a religious war. You are being manipulated. Anybody that thinks this is a religious war, you're being manipulated.

Yeah, this is not religious. religion. This is money. Anybody that thinks we care about the safety and protection of the citizens of Iran, you also are being manipulated. Because Saudi Arabia, just a few years ago, cut off 80 people's heads. Bahrain is absolutely not a democracy. And you say these are places the U.S. has no issues. These are our allies.

We have military bases in these places. And these governments do harm to their people. The UAE actively participates Dubai actively participates in slavery where people who are working there in Dubai can't control their comings and goings. They can't have their passport if they're working on Trump properties. There was a documentary my friend Ben did for Vice News 10 years ago. Yeah, I've seen countless mini-docs of like African women, Filipino women, just. Indian men and women.

Yes, just trapped. So don't believe the hype. Don't believe that we care what's going on with the Iranian population and citizens. And on the flip side of that, if you are someone who cares about Israel and you think that they care right now about the population of Israel and that they're really worried, they don't give a damn that everyone's going into these shelters every single night. Everyone's full family, they're dogs, everyone. about and I know I know that to normal people the last thing to worry about with all the human death going on is dogs But the torture of dogs right now with these sirens and having to go it's like an everything's just a nightmare there You they don't care

They don't care about the missal start coming by about this Remember the clip I played yesterday where the guy the dude with the beer was like Obama did it better Yeah, yeah right that sentiment is specifically about what's going on right now You know how long Israel has been trying to get the United States to do what Trump is doing right now. Forever. We've watched all the videos. Joe, the reason they were coming to deals with Iran and figuring out terms and releasing

assets and unfreezing assets and putting sanctions and undoing sanctions and having nuclear deals was to avoid this. And here we are. And here we are because everyone has dirt on Trump. Congratulations you plagued yourself Because I know Trump used to talk mad-ish about Iran Obama's gonna go to war with Iran Trust me you seen those videos right

And all those tweets and videos we've seen all of them And guess who went to war with Iran And I was just listening to the daily today About how severe the attacks in Lebanon are too So the second the war in Iran started Hezbollah fire you know everyone does what they're supposed to do Hezbollah fires their missiles at Israel Israel now is going hard by Israel wants to like decimate Beirut.

That's what they want to do anyway. How can they want to expand the borders? How can they think that's going to work? How? It's like the only time Israel was truly needed for Jewish people, it wasn't around. It didn't exist. When we needed it the most, it wasn't there. I'm not, I'm not blaming.

You're talking about World War II. Yes, and I'm not blaming anyone for that. I'm just saying it wasn't around. It wasn't a state Jews could run to during the Holocaust. And ever since then, I feel like we're safer elsewhere. And I feel like this is all making us less safe. That's my, I think the people to Jews in the, I always get there. You know, there are more Jews there than anywhere, blah, blah, blah.

I worry, you think they're safer there? You don't think they'd be safer in the diaspora, wherever that may be? And you think this is going to make you safer. Oh, I got so for you. Yo, Joe, Bud. Congratulations. You play. I saw Joe Budden having a conversation

with Mark Lamont Hill, a clip came up where Joe basically asked Mark. I mean, how do I say this respectfully to a man who I love and respect in Joe? It was top five least sophisticated political questions I've ever seen asked out loud. Yeah, but I mean, why would he eat?

That's not his area of expertise? He has very sophisticated hip-hop takes all the time and other things. Anyways, but Joe's like, basically, yeah, we know we're in war now, Mark, but now that we're there, who are you rooting for? Basically Which actually is a controversial question

It is, well, it's just the best I mean. Well, to Mark, it's for Mark, remember, this is a guy that's been outspoken pro-Palestinian For a long time, right? And said things that got him removed from jobs That if he said right now, right, Would he still be removed from those same jobs?

Maybe, maybe, but maybe not Because the sentiment has changed. The sentiment has changed. But when he said from the river to the sea and he wants to see him Palestine free, that got him out of there. They got him up. Where was he at at the time?

Was it? Where was that? The one, the gig that he lost? Yeah. I can't remember. I can't remember the American outlet. Before he was in Al Jazeera, or he was also at Al Jazeera at the time.

No, I think it was after that. He moved to Al Jazeera after. But I think it was, maybe it was CNN. Can you look that up for me, Griff? Where Markle of mine? I forgot, but he got him about it in. But he's been very vocal about this. So that, but Joe knows that.

So that's why he asked him the question. Yeah, yeah. But the reason I'm mocking the question so much, somewhat or a lot, is just the idea of rooting for someone in war as if it's actually like a team event where anyone's going to win. Like there is no, and Mark obviously more eloquently than me answered. Like the idea of someone winning a war is absurd. There is no win for what? People? For who? For who?

For the rich? You mean which rich people are you rooting to get more money? Like what are you? I'm not. Well, but now, but now that sentiment of winning a war. Or, right, like you got where we're those of us who maybe have thought about it, right? Like you're saying, like, what are you actually rooting for? Some people think there is a win.

And I want the audience to know who's watching this right now. You know the United States hasn't won a war? No. Well, I mean, World War II. Yeah, but we came in late and dropped atomic bombs. We weren't even, we only got involved when it was financially beneficial. What was the win? Yeah.

What did you win? World War II was like a wrestling match and the U.S. was a running at the end. We weren't even in the match. We ended up standing tall when the match to end and they played our music. But like you weren't in this match. You weren't in there.

You just ran down the thing. Stone Cold's glass breaks, he runs down, but that wasn't your match. Right. Yeah. There's not one that we won. And every time... Vietnam?

Korea. No. Afghanistan. We go in places. Tons of people die. American soldiers die. Money get spent. Bombs get dropped.

nothing there's a regime change then we want to change the regime again it's never works this is oh yeah all forever so i i mean in the chat let me know what did we win when if we won civil you can't win the civil war yeah only one side can win and we didn't win that either because guess what you still have people who believe their confederates you still have people running for a revolutionary revolutionary war yeah they love that bag We lost 1812. Damn, we lost 1812? I hate to hear that.

I'd had money on us in that one. They burned the White House. I forgot about that. They did burn the White House in 1812. I bet the U.S. to win that minus 170. And I just found out we lost the war of 1812. Yo, let's get to the rundown. Laura Stiles, you ready?

Yeah, let's go. Laura got the run down. We don't ever win. But people die, before people die. Well, you know why. I'm sorry, Laura. There is no win. They're not trying to win.

And that's where you've been allowed to. Go ahead, Laura Stone. All right, switching gears. Did you guys see that clip of Tiana Taylor where she was, like, arguing with somebody saying, like, yo, don't put your hands on me? Yes, I did. I did.

Okay, I think we have a clip of that. Do we respond? Yeah, let's watch this. Because he's putting his hands on a female. What are you doing? He literally shoved me. He was named him shoving her. He was named his shirt and he just said it was seen.

Shuff us for what? They don't know what? They don't know what. When Tiana was making her way back to stop her. You didn't get his body and then put his hands on her. That's what happened. When Tiana was making her way back to the stage, security guard allegedly attempted to stop her

from going up the stairs, but he used his body and then put his hands on her. That's what happened. So that was moving around. Everybody was trying to say, like, what happened? Because Tiana hasn't said anything. Well, there was an apology.

Check this out. So. Yep. The Academy issued a statement. Now, listen, she got the real apology. Tiana's in that space right now. Yes. Yes.

And Tiana responded to the apology. Right. Right, right, right, right. But I think that people were, I don't know if you guys saw the chatter, but people were trying to come at Tiana. Like, why are you acting like that in these spaces? And I'm like, that is wild. If something happened to this woman, she's not allowed to defend herself?

You know when people see a black woman do anything that's not being. like demure, the go-to reaction is they're doing something aggressive. Right. So I saw the comments. It was disgusting. Racist going to racist guys. Yeah. But the Academy came out, issued a three-paragraph apology, and Tiana came out,

was like the Academy treated me great. I understand. Blah, blah, blah. Thank you. The Academy sent this to the people in the comments. Say it again, because it's too quiet. You're going to shut your white mouth. That's exactly right. Now this, listen, it happened a couple days ago, but I think it's still

important because she actually, you know, came out and said it. Did you see Doja Cat revealed that she's been diagnosed with BPD, which is borderline personality disorder? You know, every time I've heard of borderline personality disorder, I didn't know that. I did not know that that was like a clinical diagnosis. Borderline? Like, because I was like, what do you mean borderline? You either have it or you don't.

BPD. So for me, this was learning that this is actually, borderline? Borderline. Because as people said it to me, they were like. They have borderline personality disorder. I was kind of like, so we're not quite sure if they have it or not. Oh, right. I guess that's how I kind of take it too.

Yeah, that's kind of how I take it. Here's Doja Cat talking about it. I've learned from a very young age to pretend that I like stuff, to pretend that I'm happy, to pretend that I don't like stuff that I do, to appear like everything is okay. I'll get it done. And, it caught up with me and I think it always does for people.

I'm now struggling with BPD. I don't know how long I've been, I mean probably forever. So it's in agonizing condition, curable. Thank you. Thank God. And I've been in therapy for years. now and I am so relieved and so proud of myself. I've made it so far and I still make mistakes,

but it is like an eight year process of curing, um, of, of treatment and healing to, in order to cure it. Well, first I want to say, Bravo. There you go. Second,

I, I want to have a conversation. Go ahead. Just quickly. And I'm trying to understand. I'm old. So, yeah. She started,

and maybe her explanation wasn't great. So maybe there's somebody in the chat. Maybe somebody could send us an email. Ebroa Laura Rosenberg's email. And maybe you can give us more insight to borderline personality disorder. I don't think there's a cure for that, by the way. I wouldn't ask that too. Well, that's what she's at.

So I'm just basing it on what she's. I think she means getting under control. Yeah. Okay. It's like any, you know, most mental health issues can't be cured. So she started by saying, I've been trained to, act like I like things when I don't like things. And

basically to deal with like things that I don't necessarily want to deal with. Haven't we all had to do that? I do that all the time. I'm sure, but I'm sure that every day when I get up go to work. I do that when I'm sitting here talking about something that I hate

when I'm playing a song that I hate. When I'm interviewing an artist, I really don't like your music that much, but I like you, you seem nice and so. I don't know, Laura, exactly what she was saying. That specific part. I didn't know exactly what that meant. But she obviously does. But do you think she means that? I don't know if she means that.

That was in the clip. So I'm just going off with the information I have here. I'm just learning that borderline personality disorder is not borderline. It's actually. For long. It's a personality disorder. It's just a personality disorder. Right.

Or maybe there's maybe borderline is on a, I don't know. I don't know. That's why I think so, too. I think it's a spectrum also. So, but I just want everybody to know. Some of these things, they're things and then some things

are just called being annoyed by being a grown-up and not being able to deal with it and that actually might be the mental health piece is that you're not capable of dealing with certain things that are required of you

when you're a grown-up or even when you're a teenager and they put it in the category and I'm supportive of all of that but based on what I just heard this person say I also deal with this. Maybe I have a borderline personality disorder. I don't know, but it's not agonizing me.

I think Laura, her description was incomplete. I think it was an incomplete description. Yeah. Because I don't think you have borderline personality disorder. You may have a lot of things, you for sure have things going on. Well, maybe my personality disorder is not borderline. It may not be borderline.

But do you like the song borderline? The first song I thought of. It's the best Madonna. It's up there as best Madonna songs. It's in the conversation. She's pretty good. Borderline. But I will say yes.

She says, Feel like I'm going to lose my mind. Because you keep on pushing my love over the borderline. Borderline. I'll tell you one thing, though. You talk about someone who's like a dream guest list for validate me. Oh, dojiket. She is, she would be the ultimate guest.

Oh, you remember? But I think a lot of artists would be. No, but she was so, she sought out so much. much online. It was, remember we'd always like dojo, even me. I'm listening to like dojo why. Well, because and shout to all the mixed kids out there. She's a mixed kid who's raised by a white mom in a white environment with, you know, kinky curly hair and a big butt and, you know, melanin and attributes that didn't fit the environment she was in. So you have this kind of like I don't fit in quite. Doja had a big butt? I never noticed.

Mm-hmm. So then you're sexualized by a group that actually also makes fun of you because you have different. It's a lot. It's a lot. And then you end up. And then you end up. And then look, she shares a lot, but we still don't know what she goes through. You know what I mean?

So listen, I am proud of her for coming out and just at just embracing it and be like, look, this is what I'm dealing with. Yeah, I've always. I want to understand what you're dealing with. I've always felt that we should get her in. I've always felt that Doja Cat has been misunderstood. I admittedly give her a big pass. I feel like when she's had problems and said dumb things and gotten in trouble, I've always felt like she's,

I do not think her heart's in a bad place. She's always seemed to me a bit trouble. But like, A, incredibly talented and B, like, I think she's good. I just think she's had a tough time. Well, I also, from my talking to her and having interactions with her, Um, she is like many of us, unfortunately she doesn't put a filter on it where she's annoyed by stupidity. And even though she's done stupid things,

I think she's, like there's this fine line between like trolling and being annoyed by people who just don't get art and don't get, you know. Well, she showed that last week when she went after Timothy Shalamaamaama. Right. All right, Laura, sorry. You have something very important to go ahead. Oh, yes. Well, um, our dear friend Norrie.

stopped by the show. Yes. NoR. After he heard that we were, well, that you were talkingish. Well, no, I was talking about what happened. Ebro then started to talk,

calling him out his name. No, chill. I didn't call Norie out his name. I was just kind of like, why do you care what Norrie thinks? Yeah, he'll do anything. Like, he called him horrid. He called him horrid.

I did not. I just know that when Nori walks into a room with people, he's a happy guy. So he says stuff to make those. people feel great and loved and all the things. And when he walked into the room up there with Mero and him, he was like, yo, you're from the Bronx, you're from the Bronx. Guys, none of us are from New York.

All right. So what are we talking about? So let's go. Let's share with the audience a small little clip. All right, let's go to a video. Norie heard us talking shit about him. He stepped in the studio. N-O-R-R-E.

Thank y'all for having me. Thank you. Now, y'all triggered Rosenberg this weekend. was up there with Mero and them and then Rosenberg jumped on the IG talking about what was you saying so no the clip to be clear the clip that hot chose to put out okay and I'll just let everybody know I hit Mero and Kaz about this too god no I did I text him because I'm like why hot no because I said hot hot I said hot I said hot I text him and said damn hot's not going to be happy so we have beef because they put up a clip and the headline in the clip was norie talks about how hot 97

and finally sounds like New York again. I didn't see that. So you didn't see that. You got me now. So, so. And then in the clip, and then in the clip, Nora, you were there. You sat down with them and you're like, yo, man, you know what feels good? New York.

This sounds like radio sounds like New York again. New York sounds like New York. New York sounds like New York. And I guess my feeling was, and Ebro's being defensive on your behalf too. I don't think anybody hates Laura, even though she's a big time out of town or as well. All three of us. All three of us are. Yes.

So I guess. So I guess the way I felt was it seems like, and it wasn't just you. There are several people who I love have had that conversation where I feel like they're showing love to merri in them doing the show, which is great. And I'm like, can't they just say congratulations? I'm so happy. Why does it have to sound like it's a stab at replace? Go ahead.

I just, I'm stuck on why is it even about you? You know how many times I used to bother you? Because I'm hearing you on the radio and I'm texting you out in the morning. And I realized I'm kind of like stalking you a little bit. Like, like, I love it. It was great getting text to be in the morning. Yes, I, because that's what, that's what I want to hear. I want to hear, I want to be in tune with New York City.

Although I live in Miami, I live where I live. Right. In my heart. So I love hearing. But didn't you feel, and you felt like, in spite of the fact that two people from California and one person from D.C., you felt like on our show, we were still bringing you what was going on in New York. That was my point. Yes, that was my point.

That's what I actually said. But when I hear the news show, and hopefully I don't have beef with them. No, no, not at all. Not at all. Not at all. But what I hear is, I do hear that New York accent.

I hear that I can smell a baking egg and cheese. You know what I'm saying? I can smell the Timberlands coming through there. And it's a certain thing. Like, you know what I mean? Like, like you wouldn't probably never wear timbrelans in the summertime, right? In the summertime? Yes.

Absolutely not. You see? Yes. That's right. Whereas like Seifold wear them to the beach. I'm not wearing Timberlins in the summertime. That's a right of passage for us. There you have.

Here's a little preview of our combo. We get into a deeper conversation about the whole thing. I think we covered some good ground, actually. I don't even think most New Yorkers were Timberlins in the summertime. As I'm made up, I've been here long enough to tell you all, you're lying. You are all lying. The only people who wear timblins in the summer are rappers. And sight.

And people who hang around. hip-hop. There's regular New Yorkers who ain't wearing and they never wore Timberlands in the summer, which is goes back to my whole thing of why I'm annoyed. It's all made up. You know they moved the gold post recently. They always do. Go ahead. Right. Which is, if you're born in New York now, you're not born in the real New York. Oh, oh, so it's even if you're born here, but you're like your parents came here too late. Right. Still doesn't count. It doesn't count. Or if you're born in Brooklyn, you're like, you're on for Brooklyn. Oh, you're not from the real Brooklyn.

Thank you. So, you do. So, Ebrook. Why I waste time on this nonsense? Well, that's why I liked your first comment on my post was, why are you wasting your time? It's not that you disagree with all of my sentiments. It's a complete waste of time. It's just made up. It's all made up.

The lines are drawn in these random places. But listen, the one part that is true, and we talked about a lot with him, is there's no mistaking that because of the styles that the three of us have. Our style does not give people who grew up in New York. And that's true. And that's okay. But I don't think we were trying to. Oh, but I was all, and I just kept trying to argue,

and the reason I don't like people saying things that make it sound otherwise, is we still did a very New York show, and I'm very proud of that show. You know why? Because we live in the area. Yeah. We're just doing a show about where we live. Right.

That's it. Now, but it was, it was more. It's almost like the 50 cent narrative, right? Of like, Ebro ruined New York hip hop, and I'm like 50 cent, no, you ruin New York hip hop. There's people who's going to pick 50 cents side because he's 50 cent. and he's got 38 million followers on Instagram. I'm just some guy who hosts.

They're not going to listen to me. I'm actually the guy you want to hate the most. I'm the media guy, right? However, I know I'm right. And it's being proven right now. You know why? Because 50 Cent has an opportunity to help New York hip hop and what's he doing?

Not putting out music. Well, he put out the one song. He put out a 90-second song, which is an intro to a TV show. I mean, here's a song at McSbee. Laura, that song is all. by the way. I like it though.

I like it too. He really sounds like a different. But once again, still not jumping in when there's an opportunity to have a great hip-hop moment. He's jumping on Instagram. No, he only cares about himself. Listen, we love 50. But I'm just pointing it out. Just pointing it out, guys.

These guys move the goalposts, why do you care? And whoever's got the most weight in the conversation, that's where the audience is going to follow. You don't have it. You get your weight up, Rosenberg. And you also got to start arguing on your terms. There's certain things that just ain't worth fighting for. Yeah, you're good at stuff like that. Like, all right, y'all got that one.

You got that one. I'm not from New York. What you want to do? Facts. It really should have been easy. I so could have easily said, yeah, you got it. I'm 100% not from New York.

I'm from Chevy Chase Maryland. But do me a favor. In the time since I've come here, tell me who was around here who got on the FM airwaves who put on from New York more than me. I'll wait. And you could, and you also didn't need to do that. Listen, I love the city.

So that's why I put on for the city. I love y'all. Thank you for the support. That's the more positive way. Let's hit the super chat real quick. Yes, please. Patreon's going to get a full over an hour with Nori, and we're going to drop a couple of clips on the YouTube channel

of some of the highlights as well. We are. Yvette came through and said, Good morning, familia. Yobby and I are huge thoughts here. Love what y'all are doing. Keep at it. Much love.

Happy birthday, Ebro. We tune in live every day and subscribe on the Patreon. Wow. And she came with 20 bucks right now. Like two months of Patreon. Oh, my God. Thank you. Storytellers only NYC says HBD Ebro.

I would just like to say, I don't know how Ebro feels. I'm sure it's different than me. And my humble opinion, if you ever text me the phrase, HBD, you might as well write SMD, because if you don't have enough respect

to write a full bleeping happy birthday. Now, if you don't have time for happy birthday, then don't write me at all. Oh, my God. Thank you, whoever that. Thank you, though. Storytellers only NYC. J.W. came through.

And said, oh, another one. You're like Flex when Hove text him, this is hove and put hove and captain and turn it to an international incident why are you capitalizing your name who you talking to j w says happy birthday from janelle oh hey janele in queens another happy birthday ebros you are a real one for show 100 that's base with the bc uh sell x2 3 came through it says hbd ebro yo guys they don't charge by the letter though i'm just saying you can say whatever you want you know listen man let the hbd go you're not from new york these are things we can just move on from the only time we see act outside is when he's kicking it with

andrew tate sneko fresh and fit and all them other terrible people i ain't seen that's little d'antel um ed martinez says i can't wait for the podcast to start rosenberg plans are in the works folks i got i got some updates for you guys um ac i'm broderick says happy birthday old man ebro thanks guys thanks to everybody saying happy birthday i appreciate moreno the man came through with an hbd there's a lot marino um to answer your questions i drive a garbage truck. Now tell us about your cycling journey. I need inspiration.

L. O.L. Enjoy your being. That'll be a Patreon. That's a Patreon. Okay. Get in it. Good morning from the 215.

Philly stand up. Says Blaze 73. Grim B.K. came through. Yo, Rick came through from Chicago. Nice. Nice. Sorry,

25 lighters came through. Jonathan Castillo. What up? Let's see. Pisces unicorn says, Happy birthday. My Pisces brother, Ebro.

Shout to all the Pisces out there. My birthday was 3-9, and we are a line. on celebrating life. Wishing you the best, also team. I've been tuned in since 2009 and can't wait to see what's next.

Always forward, never back. Speaking of Pisces, I got this scarf. Okay. That was given to me. It's got like the Pisces logo on it. Oh, okay.

That's fire. From this company, Starletta, Estrada, look it up. That's pretty cool. But if you're like a Zodiac person. You like it, though. How would you want this?

I just put, well, I use it as a sweat, right? Sorry. I'm not, it's not. Damn. I mean, you're supposed, you can use this. Well, not you. I would use her by hair as an accessory around the neck.

Yeah, listen, I'm not doing all that. I got a scarf. It had my, it had logos on. I didn't even get it for my birthday. I just happened to happen. No, no, but for your birthday, can we just see you wear that? Like, right? On top of his head.

Like an R&B singer, Evra with maybe the hat on top. Funny culture, you want to go with the shoddy hat on top? We never seen it. Wait, hold on. Hold on. No, you can't do it. Hold on. Hold on.

He's going baldie first. Hold on. The Ibro for his birthday is going to go full shoddy. Does even know, oh, he's just throwing it on like that look. Look. Yeah, that's tough right then. But it's kind of hard. It's kind of hard.

Hold on with the Pisces logo. Nah, can't. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. You got the frames. No, it looks clean. It looks clean.

Clean with the jacket. Yeah. I knew a Scorpio one. That's fine. Starletta Estrada. That's great. That's great. Oh, man.

Get that outro music, bro. Oh, we out of here. Yeah, we didn't get to the guru. Tomorrow. We had a lot today. We have the Norrie stuff. Y'all gonna start coming there every day like this. It's kind of crazy, bro.

Hit that like button, subscribe. No, he's feeling himself. Look at him. Look at him. He looks like, oh, yo, it looks like he's about to drop a video feature of Rock Marcy. The outside, now I'm made. You see him. Bye, everybody.

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