The Ebro, Laura, Rosenberg Show - 58.) Is New York the Greatest City on Earth? + HOV and The Roots (3/18/26)

Episode Date: March 18, 2026

Today on Ebro, Laura, and Rosenberg - Ebro, Laura, and Rosenberg are discussing the poop all over the New York streets, is New York the Greatest City on Earth, Rest in Peace Kiki Shephard, Afroman trial footage, Roots Picnic, Cuban Doctors, and so much more! (3/18/26) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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a podcast. The Brulola Rosenberg Show Hey, hey, okay, okay. It's a Wednesday. Okay. Hey. Ladies and gentlemen, off top, we go to Rosenberg at the poo-poo desk. Wait, why?

What's the hell is going on? It seems to be covered. It's a hot topic in New York City. It is still? Do-Doo on the streets. When did you become the official poo-poo desk? Well, when he started complaining about the amount of poo on his block. I hear you, though, because I see it too,

Rosenberg. And we're responsible dog owners. That's right. There is a lot of, there's a poo-poo problem in this country. Not in the country. Owners is loose in this country. It's not the country. What? It's just New York. It seems like it's just New York City. And it's after the winter storms. We were, and it's at it's mom don't stand. I'm telling you, you were on to something when you said, when you said, when you said that conservatives were going to start letting do-do. I said maybe that was a possibility. But I also, I got to be honest though, I also saw it near your spot. Really? When I left your house. house. Really? Yep. It was right after a storm also. Yeah, I saw it. I saw it and I saw it in my area

too. It's everywhere. Well, no, so I think the storm thing, yes, but it's still a topic today in New York City where they're talking. There's new ads rolling out in New York City around like picking up dog poop. There's like a woman who's like, yo, at city council who's cursing at people like, yo, pick up your dog ish. That's happening. They have police on the street trying to give summonses now. I'm not They're threatening. You know I say jail. They're threatening building owners, and they're basically like, look, it's tough to chase people down and give them a summons after they don't pick up dog two weeks. They haven't been able to chase people.

I have no patience for it. I will say the block I'm currently on has been slightly better since the snow went away. But, like, I will tell you, like, over the many 14 years, 15 years I've had bear, I would sell. people I don't really see that at all and over the last couple of years it has been a steady uptick of people just leaving big ass piles of dogish on the street and that is definitely up and Manhattan is definitely up now I can't say I see it like every block all the time but you used to not see it at all for a while people are proud about yeah because so many people have dogs and to see no poop is like that's that's dope it's what you're supposed to do like come on man if you're in

the chat right now I I doubt you'll admit it but maybe there's somebody brave enough do you not pick up your dog poop who are you who are you that's i just really want to know who you are you yo if i've i've had a couple of situations in my tenure with bear and rocky where it happened and i'm like oh man i have no bags and i look around and i'm like there's no one here what do i do i have never once settled on Just leave it in the middle of the sidewalk. Go find a piece of paper.

Something. Yo, stick. Sticks where I bring it to the gutter and then I push it into the gutter and like, I get it out of the way. I'm not going to let it just sit in the middle of the sidewalk. That's not enough. And I will say when I had my P-O-E, anytime I would see somebody else, everybody was so courteous. Oh, yeah. I got you.

I got you. We'll take care of it. We'll take care of it. So it's a thing that you look at other dog owners because you want to make sure that your neighborhood is clean. And it's important. You don't want that on you either. You know what I mean? It's crazy, guys.

I people like I said this is jail I don't know what's wrong with you well there's talk that they're going to add the doggy poopie bags to the to the garbage cans on the corners that's going to be a fail I just want to let you guys know why people to steal them they're gonna knock people are gonna snatch them they're gonna snatch all the bags out bags are gonna be all over the street and that's gonna be the complaint people are just not we're not civilized bro hate this

well it's and a lot of times I think they should try I try I'm just letting you know it's gonna be a fail It's going to sound like this. I saw a random clip in the algorithm the other day of Gary V. Rambling about the lie that New York is the greatest city in the world and everything's perfect about it. Bring them up. Schedule him up. That's my guy. Let's have that talk.

Let me tell you about the constant acts of kindness I see. Everyone talks about the bad. But do you guys how many millions of acts of kindness and courtesy and that are happening constantly? And I'm like, yes, there are a lot. lot of acts of kindness and courtesy the fact that this city functions with this many people so many of which are absolute psychotics is is cool including yourself that's how you're not a new york that i'm a psychotic not a new yorker um yes you're right but like my man gary have you ever been to asia have you ever been to parts of europe have you ever been to canada had there are mad places

where people are significantly more courtees and there's still tons of people around. Like, you got into a little bit with Norrie and then we moved on. Well, that would be on today's Patreon. But when he's like, not greatest city in the world, yeah, but that's a lie too. Let's talk about it.

Is it really the greatest city in the world? There's great things. It's one of. And I'll give New York City this of all the places I've been. It's more diverse than most of the greatest cities. Or diverse than most. most. London's also very diverse. Yes. Right. You know what I'm saying? But I like New York

better than I like London. New York's better. Let's play the game. Ibro, throw cities at me. Yeah. Preferably ones that you think I've been to. Okay. You know my travel history pretty well. And I will tell, you know, the game where you say this one or this one, this one. And then we keep going. I'll see how far New York makes it. All right. Okay. Here we go. Rio de Janeiro.

Or New York? Yeah, or New York. Great. And we're going greater. Greater. Greater City. Right. Well, Rio de Janeiro. or New York. Rio is so much more beautiful. It's not even in the conversation, but in terms of, I think overall function. Yeah, overall function of the city.

I'm going New York. New York. Yeah. L.A. or New York? L.A. or New York? I love L.A. I think L.A. is an underrated town with a lot of upside that people sleep on,

but New York. Tokyo or New York. Come on. I was trying to save that for laugh. Why is that last? Because Tokyo keep going. No, listen, it's. It's been a good run for New York for the first two.

But cleanliness, safety, livability, access to all the things you need. My guess would be, I'm guessing here, poverty, violent crime, you name it. Tokyo beats New York. See, and I think about this a lot. And the reason I jumped right to it because I wasn't going to spend a half an hour doing it. You know, he can't do it. I'm already over the segment. It's over.

It's over. It's because I don't know if Tokyo's diverse in that. enough for me. Ooh. No, that's right. I feel you on that. I couldn't, I don't think I can live there long term. I'm not seeing me enough.

I'm not, there's not enough of the world there. But that's all, but like, is that the, that's different. Live, but that's still livability.

That's your own, your personal livability based on that. But as far as everything else, literally everything else. Yeah. Tokyo. Well, how do you feel the treatment is? Lambasting New York City.

So Ricardo, my, my partner for the audience, live there for a year. Okay. And he said the reason he left is because he was lonely. Because, again, to Ebro's point, there wasn't enough diversity. And he could, he said that it was cool at the beginning. And then afterwards you're like, oh, there's nobody to relate to.

Well, and the language barrier. Yeah. And we don't. And if we don't speak the language, then it's super isolating in that way. Well, then I think there's probably a cultural disconnect too, like just the way people are. Right. Oh, yeah. Japanese cultures.

Polite. Nice. Respectful. Respectful. It's like, yo, oh, wake up. Ain't anybody cussing today? No. Why don't one's screaming out their window?

Yeah, I ask you a question, guys. Why when you're going around and asking people if they have a parking spot? You know what I'm saying? Like, you're pulling up and you go, oh, is this a spot? Why, why when people say no, do they have to do this? Why don't have to put their lip up at you? Why? Why?

You're trying to think who I do that. Just, you know, just say, no, man, sorry, sorry. It's tough. I understand. They do that. Why do that? Why do that? Why you got to do that?

Why are you acting you're punishing me? You, Baskam, I know you know, and you do it to people? Yo, Baskin's it with the trinity. Nah. You kiss your teeth. Kiss his guy. And then yesterday when I finally found a spot, I was like, are you leaving? The person rather than, because I admit, it's hard to know what to say of I'm staying, right?

So they do that because it's hard to know what else to do. I'm staying, looks weird, waving. So I get that. And you definitely don't want to start a combo. I'm not rolling my window down when I talk. Right. Unless you're gonna say, hey, I'm leaving it five minutes, hang tight. You know, something like that. Otherwise, I don't want to have a conversation.

How do you say no? I don't know. That one's tough. Even though I'm making fun of it, I do get it. But here's the one that gets me mad. Yesterday, after a brief struggle, I pull up and I'm like, oh, did I get one? And I pull up and ask. And when I asked the guy, he looked like annoyed that he, that it was a spot.

He was like, I'm like, yo, can't you just. celebrate me I just found a spot my guy you're leaving like you you can't hold this spot you're out of here if someone tells asking and I'm leaving I'm happy for you I want to like oh by the way I want to fight people I was what I was I was I was really waiting for you to finish but I can't take it no go ahead please Uber drivers taxi drivers people just pulling over for I don't know you're tired of driving when you take An actual parking space from someone, a usable parking space to sit in your car and let it idle, I think you deserve to be punched in the place.

I thought you'd say jail, too, with like the dog. No, I want to be able to punch you in the phone. Oh, my God. Your lights are on, the brake lights. You know people. And don't get annoyed that people are asking you. Well, not only that. You're in a parking spot with your lights on.

But not only that, everybody double parks in front while you're sitting in your car in front of a hydrant. Or in front of an air. That's the polite thing to do. The polite thing to do is you hit the hydrant place because you're going to, going to stay in your car, they're not going to give you a take it. That's how it works. Make sure somebody else gets the spot. And if I pull up like, yo, and there's a, you can pull up and give me that and you're

not going to. No, why are we do? That's fighting. There needs to be a law for that. That's so funny. Like, we just get, we just get, like it's almost like a hockey match where they throw their things. We should just be able to get out, throw our stuff down and just knuckle up.

No, the parking etiquette's a problem. The poop etiquette's a problem. the parking etiquette's a problem And we need one more P. Exactly. And now, and soon maybe we won't have parking, you know, we'll see. Ladies and gentlemen, hit that hype button. If you're watching this After it's live. Okay. And not after

it's live. After the live is done. Well, I'm saying it wrong. Well, you know like La Russell. I'm saying it wrong. We got to get to that. Because when you say after it's live, it's like after the show starts. It's really after the live. It's over. Correct. See, I'm saying it wrong. I'm like La Russell. I've been hyping the videos. Really?

Yeah. I don't even know how it works really it's I says hype and it was 400 height points I'm like sure sounds great right hype it up my guy I hype it's I hope it's hit in your credit card I don't what I hope it's it's not it's not what oh extra it costs okay okay wait and you spend 400 no no no like you that's how many points it has oh I think I've done it twice all right and then they start charging for the hype button damn B and H commercial popping up in the middle of our show again skip we got to start going to the commercial ourselves guys wow you hear that wait say it again what a lose last week he said our fart

friday episode of fought friday yes was 14 on the top 15 on the hype list now did that wait all of you two for whatever hype list did it translate did it translate to more views for the video no no so louis you know louis you know what i just said louis did it translate to more louis won't let me congratulations you played yourself no Hit you with the matumbo wag. Nah, didn't really do anything. They're just gassing us. They are.

Well, anyway, when you're watching this after it's live, hit the hype button, please subscribe, please do all the things, share, and all those things. Now, the super chat, is it ringing off early? Oh, let's check the old super chat. And have we figured out this custom commercial solution that Rosenberg wants to figure out? Listen, I did my part, right?

I suggested it. And I sent the directions. You just work on a super chat. We only have one super chat so far. Okay, who shot him out? NWK-Born says, Question for Ebro, my younger sister is getting into her second season of college flag football.

Oh, right? And her birthday is coming up. Gift recommendation. Gift recommendation, college flag. For a serious lady in college flag football. It's a different level. I know, I know. Does she have sunglasses that she wears during sunny games?

I'm sure. Does she need new gloves? Could be gloves. Could be gloves. goggles, glasses, things. What about like a gift certificate to like a recovery center? Oh, thoughtful style.

There you go. Some little massage, maybe some cryotherapy. Yeah. I like that. You know what I mean? Maybe there's a, maybe you get even on that note. Maybe there's a local kind of trainer in her area she likes to train with.

Maybe you can buy her some sessions. That's also thoughtful. I like what you've done there. All right, there you go. There you go. And now JW, who always hits us, is back again. Thank you, J.W. Big Up. Now, Laura, what are you working on for the rundown today? What should we be looking forward to? Well, there was a big announcement yesterday.

A major artist is hitting the stage. Some one we haven't seen in a long time. All right. And then we got to talk about this La Russell Gate that's happening. La Russell Gate. Man, people are out of control. People are out of control. People are out of control. But I want to pay respects to a legend who passed, I believe it was yesterday at a day before. and I screwed up and didn't get to it yesterday, so I apologize. Day before. Rest in peace to an icon, an Apollo legend, literally.

Yeah. Kiki Shepherd. We got a little news clip from the Internet. Kiki Shepherd. Tonight from the Village of Harlem in New York City. The world-famous Apollo Theater, where dreams are born and legends are made, is bowed to present in Showtime at the Apollo. starring Steve Harvey

with our guests all for one plus an all new Apollo kids competition and amateur night with Kiki Shepherd Sandman Sims Racheu and the crew and the Apollo dancers

It was a time man It was a time. It really was. Night show is dedicated to the tree of hope. An Apollo legend. There it is, man. Rest of peace, Kiki Shepherd. I believe she was 72.

It was a little, it was young. It was 70s. I think she was 74. 74. Excuse me. 74. She had a heart attack. Massive heart attack in L.A.

74 is young, God. I got news for you. That's not cool. What are you looking at on your phone now? I put us on live for a moment. Okay. To promote. So we're on Rosenberg's IG live where we're also live on YouTube.

Right. Okay. So because maybe there are people who forget. And then they think, oh, why is Rosenberg live early? Oh, let me see. Oh, yeah, they do the show live. Oh. Yes.

That's a good reminder. Right? Why don't you give like King Louis or somebody your logging? And then they could just jump right in your IG and from like another phone or something. That's a good idea. Or mine. We should alternate. All of us.

We should alternate. Yeah, we can alternate. So he could jump on different lives. Louie, would you be down for that? he gives a thumbs up shop to King Louie thanks for not giving us the lip-up and DeCherbe-Mittamma

Now there were new proof of life videos yesterday Rosenberg When I came in today, you were really, really into the Netanyahu proof of life videos Which one do you like better? The one that says Weekend at Beebees and it's a poster of him a fake poster of him dead Or the one that says

BB shows proof he's alive And he's holding his hands up but he has two feet instead of Hannah. That don't make me laugh. But then I saw the Mike Huckabee video. Yeah. Them walking around some weird place talking about how alive I am. Yo, stop talking about it, man.

If he's not dead, why does he keep talking about it? That's what a lot of people were saying. Why do you have anything to prove if you're not? Every video is like they keep, the people keep saying I'm dead. I'm obviously not dead, Mike. You're a very good friend. I'm going to show you the list of people I'm going to kill. And you're not on here, Mike, because I like you.

You're on the good guy list. The whole thing is. No, I think, and even outside of that, how are you just, how are these people just walking around joking about killing people? Right. Oh, it's loose. How, how, where's your, where are we at? Where are you at? Where is your government at when you're just walking around joking about killing people?

It's just all a joke. All of this is a joke. They're being very direct about their plans to, you know, burn everything to the ground and just kill, kill, kill. There's no. And then followed up with the lies of, well, we have to do that. otherwise Iran is going to destroy America after they destroy Israel. But you've been saying that for 40 years. And there was no real indication that that's happening.

And there was a, we had a deal in place that was working for everyone. But you guys wanted to rip it up. So it's just not true. Oh, so you're saying, oh, damn. You tried. I did. I just can't believe how much. I just can't believe how much they've lost the plot.

on the way the world views them. I just can't believe. Like they have no care for the way. The entire world, by the way. The entire world. You know right now Trump is like pissed at Germany, pissed at, is it Germany? Definitely the UK, Spain, these other countries,

I'm going to remember. Because, you know, after saying, hey, not talking to any of them before he started this whole thing. Now he went out and asked for help. And they're like, yeah, nah. We never signed up for this. We never signed up for this and we disagree with it.

And he's like, I'm going to remember. And they're like, okay, write it down, take a picture. This is your thing. By the way, you've already dissed us in a million. Have you done anything to want to keep us being your allies? This is not only tariffs, trying to break up NATO. Sunning us, like just talking ish for no reason. While we're at it, by the way, hit the button on Team USA for losing to Venezuela.

You got a lot. Congratulations. You played yourself. I mean, listen, man, that's the script, man. You know what I'm saying? Is Venezuela wins? Venezuela wins. So what's your angle?

You're saying that like, look, see how things are going to be better for Venezuela. Exactly. Now that we got Maduro. Yes, you guys can win baseball championships. You know, the world's singing your praises. Look, you're back on the world stage now just because you decided to align with the U.S. the way we need you to. Do we even play?

Do we play the, do we play or do we have the Trump Cuba stuff from this week? We didn't play it. We didn't play. We haven't played it, but I haven't paid attention. I was going to send it to you. You're like, I'm sick. Are you sending me these articles? No, no, send it in the chat.

Send a video so we can share it with the thing. Well, it's not a video as an article, but so Jamaica, the Bahamas, Honduras, Guatemala are now on the list of countries that are being pressured by the U.S. to get rid of their Cuban doctors. Yep. I got to remind you guys, these Cuban doctors serve the poorest people, the poorest areas where doctors from their own. own country don't want a service. So yeah, that's what we're doing around the world. Yeah, because America's put pressure on these nations and to stay in America's good graces, they've turned their backs on not only the poor people who could get health services from Cuba,

but Cuba as well. But don't worry, because we're going to have Cuba. What was the language he used to describe it? He could do whatever he wants with Cuba. I'm going to be the one who gets to take it. And that's what he said. He said, it's quite an honor. It's quite an honor to get to be the one who takes Cuba.

You know, it's a failed country. This is the most, it's a failed country. They have no oil. They have no money. They have nothing. That's how he views places. Well, they don't because we cut them off. And we stopped them from being able to do business around the world.

So we cut them off of all the financial. 50 years. All the financial possibilities they would have had. And as a result, we can say that they're a worthless country. That's right. I think as of yesterday, didn't the whole power grid go down officially? Well, yeah, because they don't have any oil. But yesterday was like the worst though.

That was the third time this year. That the power has gone fully out, meaning the grid's going. You guys remember last time I was there, I was telling you the power would go out at night. That was like pretty regular in certain neighborhoods. But yeah, the power grid completely has gone off three different times this year in Cuba. So what is that? So real quick, what happened to isolationist Trump? By the way, hit me with the button because the one thing I did think was when people would sort of panic about like

Trump in terms of international conflict after his first term going into his second term. I was like, well, of all the things I worry about with Trump ruining our country, the one thing I don't really worry about is him being like particularly violent overseas. It seems like he really just

cares about money, not like having problems with people. Hit me with the button, so that's all. Congratulations. You plagued yourself. That's what you get. For thinking that there was something that could be consistent. Well, no, I told you earlier this week, you were like, it couldn't get any worse. And I was like, congratulations. We play. You're watching it get worse.

Now, I only have included this story in the show because producer Griff loves to bring up Afro-Man. Yo, your man loves Afro-Man. I don't know why he likes Afro-Man so much, Griff. Griff, come to the mic and please explain us why. Oh, here we go. Why you always care about Afro-Man. You step in the room.

It cracks me up. Come here, Griff. I just wanted you guys to know the man's birthday a couple times. And then he started having some great stories. So Griff would turn in celebrity birthdays and Afro-Man would always be there. And I'd be like, why? Why? And then there'd be the story of like Afro-Man, punch someone on stage.

And it would be there. But here we are with another Afro-Man story. Is everybody ready? Afro-Man's on. I just learned this today. I was today years old, guys. What do we got? Let's hear it.

Today was day one of the Afro-Man trial. And child, it's insane. Let me give you the recap. If you need the full backstory on this case, I already did. a video breaking down the lawsuit. But the one line recap is that rapper Afro-Man, the man who used to sing, because I got high, is being sued by seven police officers after they raided his house back in August of 2022. And he later used the footage from that raid to make songs, music videos, and merch about the officers. So let's get into day one. The opening statements were pretty quick.

The plaintiff's lawyer started off by explaining that one of the main claims in this trial is for defamation. And because the officers are public officials, the standard to sue somebody for defamation is higher than it would be for regular people. In their case, they have to prove what's called actual malice. And that just means they have to show that Afro-Man knew the statements he was making were false and he still made them anyway. If he knows they weren't true, that's actual malice for public officials. He can't do that and he did. These deputies asked the defendant years ago to stop these posts, to take him down. He didn't. He ramped them up. None of them had any idea that by doing their duties that day, their lives would be turned upside down.

And as a reminder, the officers are saying that Afro-Man made several defamatory statements against them, including calling them all these, calling one of them a idiot, and then making comments about the female officer's gender and orientation. And just so you're tracking. Yo, that is so good. He claims that they stole money from him, and when they returned it, It was $400 were missing. They raided Afro Man's house.

They took money. He took the videos, made merch, and made money off of it. And now they're suing Afro Man. Afro Man deserves his celebrity birthday shoutouts after that. No, he earned it. No, he earned it. Yo, give it up Afro Man. That's great.

We are back in the Afro Man business. I didn't know we were ever in the Afro Man business. Well, we were. I like that he'd back down. He's like, he's standing on business. He's like, yep. I mean, we told him this is not a criminal trial. Well, it sounds like a defamation trial.

But they want money. I think they want money. Well, I got news for you about Afro-Man. He may not have it. They took his 400. All he had was that 400. I'm not sure. Yo, Afro-Man's look, though, between, like, the fro and the suit,

he looks like a guy who's, like, running for a mayor in New York, who's like a random lunatic. You know what I mean? Who's like the Godfather's... The Godfather's pizza guy. You know what I mean? He looks like one of those politicians. Wow, good for Afro-Man.

Fight the sister, bro. F the police, man. Go get them. Go get them, Afriman. Let's get into the rundown with Lord Staff. Laura got the rundown, turn that up. Screen's on glow when she pulled up. Headlines heavy, but we still cut up.

Life still flashing, we don't slow up. All right, guys, yesterday was announced. Jay-Z is set to headline this year's Roots Picnic. Hello. It's going to take place at a new venue in Philadelphia. I'm very excited. It's a big weekend. People were, it was so funny.

because some people were just, I guess the gold VIP packages are like $1,300. I saw people being like, oh, I'm dying, my favorite artist. I can't be a regular. They want to spend money because it's a special occasion. You don't always get to see Hove. So. What do they give you for the $1,300 package? Whatever the gold packages?

I wonder what that includes. Like, probably you get to stand in a different area. Right. VIP. But do you get here, I guess the question for me is do you get real VIP? Is it fake? VIP? I don't know. Tell me what you mean.

Like I think I feel like at like what you call it, the one you, Coachella. Okay. I feel like at Coachella, you can you can buy a level that's like pretty high, like where you really have your own area and your own, it's like a good situation where it could be worth it to absolutely splurge if you're old and washed

and don't want to be in the middle of the unwashed masses, if you will. That could be a worthwhile thing. I have to look at the venue to really tell you what I believe is real VIP versus Fake VIP VV. Yeah, VV. Because there's VV. There's VV. There's VI

and then there's VVI. And then there's usually artist passes what you want. And then there's really, and you ain't buying it. I don't think you can buy an artist. That's what they should do is sell a limited amount of artist passes. Really? You think that's a good idea? For enough money that they will, everyone wants to make money. Bro, at W.W.E. Now, you

could pay enough for your VIP experience experience and before the show, they have these cats walking into the ring around the ring and up through guerrilla the most holiest of places in the in the background world of wrestling they they give people you know i think that's a different business all right i got i got what you get okay here we go this is gold though goldie bro this is gold because i'm sure you can get general admission guys you get a dedicated uh entry lane access to the gold hospitality lounge hospitality all right

exclusive viewing platform all right main stage with a cash bar featuring high-end products cash bar good uh two daily drink tickets redeemable at the gold P lounge, daily complementary food and light bites, cater dinner. But this is for the whole Roots picnic thing. Yeah, yeah, yes, yes, not just for the J show. This is the VIP gold, which is, you know, the highest you can get. The only thing I'm saying about that is, though, two days. For $1,300, it can't just be like more than two drink tickets.

Yo, alcohol is the... That's where they get their money. They got to get their money. Food ain't where they get their money. $1,300 isn't enough of money? No, the funny is. thing that I was reading on threads was people saying, I'm old, I'm washed,

my back hurts. Can I just buy one day pass just to see the person I want to see? That's it. So that's the real, for me, I'm not doing your festival. If I buy a VIP and it doesn't say seating, not buying it. There's no seating.

I'm not standing, bro. I want a seat. I want a seat, I want a platform, and I want all that other stuff. That doesn't exist. What you just said? There's no seat at a festival. I want a Well, then you have to make up the, you know, Ebrocon because there is no. People want to sit down. I feel you.

I standing, I don't get how they, listen, we've had very privileged experiences at events like this. When I did used to go, I would usually be working or something. So you're hanging in someone's trailer. You're sitting down somewhere. I would go outside to see people meandering for 12 hours. Nah. I don't know how you're doing. I mean, that's what made that concert at the year.

Mass-a-Bill hip-hip-hop-50-so-mage because seats everywhere. Remember, Ibrahim? The biggest response was when Iber asked people if their back was hurting. I was like, yo, we didn't celebrate the 50th anniversary of hip hop. Who back hurt? Everybody's like, yeah. Yo, I forgot about that. That was awesome.

In seats, by the way. And in seats. And that was a great, that should have been an inspiration to people. That hip hop 50 was so underrated, like for how dope it was. Yeah. That they allowed you to have the festival experience, but they brought it to you. rather than you got to walk to all kinds of different places. It was so good.

Like you get a spot, you post up, you have your area, you know the times of people, so you can still walk around and come back if you want to. But in general, quick turnover, next act, next act, next step. And in fact, you could probably do it even bigger and better. Like at a football stadium with more space, you could probably still have multiple stages that are in front of everybody

and the transition time is almost nothing if you wanted to. But that walk around, thing you did but you're a festival like uh you're a festival guy like I was did a camp out thing I've never done once I did a camp out thing once I could never do that I did Bonner Room where you guys had to take a shower and all that right that shower was the most repug experience of my life wait Rosenberg were you in a 10 or was it a no we had a this is me and my ex-wife this is 15 years ago that we had more maybe we had parking so like you could you could stay in your car

so you could park and sleep in your car so you can park and sleep in your car not great experience no not a great experience my back heard um no you it was it was but 15 years ago you were still kind of spry I mean yes not too bad not 15 years ago I was in my early 30s that's what I'm saying that's not bad no and by the way I did get to see some great saw a great Wu-Tang show got to see uh Paul McCartney for the only time which his knee and you guys there was a road trip you guys drove out there right it wasn't like you flew in rented the car I'd go down no I think I think I think I out rent a car I think I flew in rent

a car okay see him driving then sleeping in his own car so no yeah that's that's it I'm down for a long drive I do enjoy a road trip in the car yeah but not to do it and then sleep in the car that's that's nutty and I you know the putting the tent together business I can't I can and as I was doing it I was hearing red and meth on stage and I was like I'm missing red and meth. This is why I'm here. And I'm trying to like, things are flying out, almost poking my eye out. It was, no, it was nasty.

That's not for me. If you're going to do something like that, you've got to get a hotel. Yeah, yeah, yeah. But I'm not, I'm not. Shout to Bonnarum, man. The jam sessions they do at night, fire. Oh, that was when I saw Redacted perform Saturday night and it was ill. Redacted is an actual thing?

Redacted Kelly. Got it. Redacted Kelly did his own. I thought it was like a crew car redacted. I was like, oh, that's hell. Kelly, Kells, Diddy, and Jeffrey Epstein. All redacted. All redacted doing a joint together.

Speaking of which, perfect transition to La Russell. Oh, yes, let's hit that down. I mean, we're here, duh. Right. We're here. So this hopped on my algorithm, and there were all reaction videos, because I was like, what is happening with La Russell? Why is he trending?

So he's getting a lot of backlash for a song in which he calls a couple of interesting people have been sent. Check this out. I made this record and I sent it off to my engineer and he calls me. He said, man, you probably shouldn't put this out. I said, why? What the hell happened? He said, you know, you're talking about Epstein? It's a lot of shit going on. And I said, thank you for calling me.

I'm going to drop this. That's exactly why we need it. Because everybody's sitting and be silent. And the goal of an artist is to express the times and discuss, say, all the things that nobody else want to say or know how to say. I'm not perfect, and neither is the president was guiltier, didn't hide in evidence. You can't be mad that they heated if you don't let them vent.

Even the devil was heaven sent. Even Malcolm was heaven sent. Even Martin was heaven sent. Even Kanye was heaven sent. We all heaven sent. Donald two. We all have been sent. Epstein, too.

We all have been sent. Adolf, too. We all haven't sent. Even you. We all haven't sent. And so now there's outrage. And I wasn't triggered by this like everybody else. Me neither.

I don't see what the big controversy is. Now, most of the stuff I saw was jokes, which was basically like you should have listened to the engineer. Yes, I saw a lot of that. And it was most of it. It was mostly because people didn't like the song, but I don't know if it was because they didn't like what he was saying. Now, the term heaven sent. Can you explain that to me?

I'm not Christian. Well, no. Well, I think people just use it like when something's heaven sent. That means it's like a savior. It's like it's something that was sent from heaven to improve to. That's what the term is. Right. What he's saying is God made.

Like God made us all. And I think that's. What's not landing? I completely agree. I have a video of him explaining himself. Do you want to see that too? Sure. All right.

The homies briefed me yesterday on all the outrage. And my first thought was, niggas ain't that slow. But I go and look and niggas that slow. Just listen to the music. Like, there's no way niggas hear that clip and they're like, you support at, When the world be in despair, sometimes you need realization.

And that realization for me through this song was like, damn, the same God who created Martin Luther King and Malcolm X who did so many great things is the same God that created Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein who did so many evil things. And it's crazy the range of what a human life is capable of. It's capable of changing the world. changing the world and detriment in the world. That's the purpose of the song.

That's my realization of like, damn, this is all from the same place and look which way it can go when somebody is misguided, when somebody doesn't have all the tools, when somebody just chooses to use their life in a negligent way. But that's why you nailed it, Ebro, to me, I actually, A, I like the song. I think it's like from a song structure standpoint, like it's just dope, like you've been to say the name, but it's kind of fire. However, the fact that he says heaven sent is the wording choice that makes it, it should be, you know, we're all from the same place or we all started as this, we all came from innocence, whatever the thing was, it's true. We're all human beings.

The only one though that really would be factually wrong, and I'm saying factually sarcastically, if you believe in all of this, the devil can't be heaven sent. You're confusing stories. Is the devil originally from God too? The devil was a fallen angel. Oh, the devil was from God. Oh, sorry, I don't know the story. I miss that. I miss that.

It's just the wrong, it's just not the right word choice. That's why. And I think that's what triggered people. And then I'm sure some of this algorithmic vitriol is clearly he said Donald Trump's name. And M. Multiple. Well, yeah, but, but the association of Donald Trump and Epstein in the algorithm is going to get pro-Maga of individuals flamed up to go against him, right?

As well as the Epstein vitriol. And so you have this whirlwind of mess. Right, because he's going to get it from the progressives, from left, right, up down. And then his explanation right there for the Magas is going to trigger them also. Because he put Martin and Malcolm at odds with Donald Trump. And he put Epstein and Donald Trump on one side of the table. And Adolf. And Adolf.

And Martin and Malcolm on another side of this. Kanye somewhere in the middle. And by the way, I agree with La Russell, but that's going to get the internet going crazy. I didn't see too many conservatives coming after him. It was mostly like people in our circles, like journalists in our circles. And the whole, their point was, get out of here. I don't need this. Can I tell you, though, that that is what annoys me with the people in our circles.

Like we are annoying. Well, first of all, what do you mean our circle? Progressive. Progressive. Progressive. Oh, okay. I wasn't sure if you meant hip hop. And hip hop.

And hip hop too. Progressives and hip hop. How about that? Well, two things. The Russell kind of, I'm starting to sense the Russell has a good part of troll in him too.

Yes. That he likes these conversations. He wants the conversations to be going around him. So I don't think that's completely an accident, though I believe he might have been surprised by the reaction. But yeah, like,

I just didn't see it as controversial. I completely knew what he was trying to say the second I saw. Anybody outside of hip hop, I would expect you to get in a tizzy about this. Really outside of hip-hop? Outside of anybody in hip-hop that got in a tizzy about this

because of the content congratulations you plagued yourself you're allowed not to like it it's fine for sure but in a tizzy but if you're being out of shape if you're a religious person though in any way don't isn't that kind of

what your overall view of the world is if you're in hip hop all I'm saying you can be a religious person whatever we've had rappers kill their baby moms we've had egregious BIG lyrics about his friends and what they do to kids and throw them more over bridges. We've had all types of things.

Oh, no, if that sent you and you're a hip hop fan, if that sent you into a bad place and you're a hip hop fan, shut the F up. You can say, yo, it's wagg eye. No, you can crack jokes or whatever, but if you're been out of shape about that, yo, you're bugging. No, or you don't know hip hop or you're a bozo. I mean, that was, it was, it was provocative. That was provocative. You don't have to like it for sure. Man, we have to get so uptight about everything. We can't, you couldn't see that you. The point of it was to be provocative and you actually got to a full tizzy about it. Come on.

Mission complete for him. Hey, yo, shout to the Russell, man. You know, what you do from, you had the little Wayne incident, you're having this little moment right here. Whatever you do from this moment forward, you know what I'm saying? You got an opportunity. Well, you also got to just deliver on the bars and the music, which I know you're capable of.

And, and keep going, bro. Because the door is open for him right now to really make an impact at this moment. Shots to Rachel Lindsay, by the way, because the clip that of Van Lathan and Rachel watching the video was they were just sitting there silently and there was like silence at the end and Rachel was just like I don't think he knows what heaven sent me. I was like I think that's kind of it. But I also I think he's playing with that. I think that was the point of the art was to play with that idea.

He could have used a phrase that made it more obvious. Well, but that's why but see. But he didn't want to to your point. He didn't want to. And that's why he also started with the devil. Because the devil was a fallen angel. So if you look at how he lays out the people he said like when he says name by name He starts with the devil I think if doesn't he I think I think I think the devil's at the beginning the devil is the first kind of like was heaven sent that's the whole

premise of evil if you're a Christian like that's the right the center of the whole thing is the devil And and and and and and and and Muslim Su is the devil. It's his fallen angel Satan and so then it's it's he then he starts laying out names after that right. Yeah, and and and and and and and and and he starts laying out names after that right. Yeah. And that's why it's important for people to look for original clips. I know it's a lot of work. But a lot of people were just playing just the part where he's naming Trump, Epstein, and Adolf. People are, yeah. Well, that gets the, and that's algorithm hustle. Yes, yes, yes, yes.

Because, you know, everyone's got to cut their clip and get the clip up of that part. Right. I hate the times. What's more egregious that happened this week? Jack Harlow's album or that La Russell moment? Oh, God. Egregious? Yeah.

What's more offensive? That would really depend who you ask I'm not offended I'm more offended by Jack's thing obviously but offended is still am offended I don't know Yeah

It wasn't a good idea It wasn't what you want I haven't spent much time with it You spend any more time with it? I spent more time I went back to it again You just want to keep hating it Well because I'm no

I'm looking for like Listen man I'm not the A&R I don't work with Jack So I'm just kind of like in my brain Like yo how did Because it could have been great like it could have been awesome i think that's what's most frustrating is that it just with the right conversations and thought process it could have been awesome it could have been awesome

i think that's why i keep going back like damn yeah i feel you because i felt the same way i was like i was like this is cool because listen it did cross my mind that i liked i did like that he wasn't leaning the way you expect a lot of these white rappers to lean like let me retreat into my whiteness i dug that at first i'm like okay that's cool and then when it seemed like a gimmick around it, at least that's how it presented. Right. But we have to be honest about one thing too. We are all shaped somewhat by what the narrative becomes.

So like it was hard by the time I even viewed it to view it completely clearly from whatever my thought process would have been because an entire worldwide narrative had already existed. Yeah. By that point. And I'm not saying that the narrative's wrong. I'm just saying by 1 p.m. or 2, I was like, well, everyone says he's music stole child. Let me listen.

It was tough for me to give me. For me, I wasn't, I took all that as jokes because of how he was dressed because of the hat, the hat was turned to the side. The glasses, him lounging in the chair on the artwork. So I was just like, oh, they just cracking jokes on the white kid. Normal. Standard. Standard issue.

Let me go listen to the music. It might be fire because they might just be cracking jokes because he's white. That doesn't mean it's not fire. Okay. So let me ask you. would have been on that interview if you would have said like yeah you know I was working with robert and i was so inspired and i i really wanted to lean into it and learn more and this is what came out of it would have been different i would call robert and say why'd you let him do that

oh glassper you know better why'd you let him do that you what's going on here i'm telling you i think a lot of it would have been better if is if a the interview wasn't at new york times and be his answer or those questions have been about the whole race part of it if he had just been like this is the music I love growing up and I just wanted to try my hat at like doing this because I love this music not sort of the awareness of how it is versus what other white rappers do the premeditated it looked too pre it was too premeditated that was the problem if it had been organic even if it hadn't landed ebro but the heart had all been fully in it like I just wanted to give it a shot maybe it didn't land maybe it did I think

think it would have landed better than the way it sounds. I think so too. What else you got before we wrap? Entertainment-wise, we're rapping, but you guys want to talk about the disaster that is the TSA. Hold on to your speakers. It's dark out here, people. Guys, guys, guys.

If you're traveling, if you voted for Trump, if you didn't vote for Trump, if you live in the USA, if you work for TSA. Hit the button, April, because. Congratulations. As of yesterday, I checked the numbers. 50,000 TSA workers are currently working without pay because of the government shut down on February 14th.

And they're calling that a partial. A partial one, yes. Government shutdown. So they're saying that about 366 TSA officers have resigned since the shutdown. Now, mind you, you can't just replace these workers. They've got to go through training. Right. So it's a mess.

So it's a mess. Bro, you know they're asking people to, like, in certain airports to donate gift cards to the TSA workers? That's how low. Wow. And, yeah, they were like, here's a box. Drop in a little gift card for them because they're not being paid. The lines are insane. Houston, ATL, New Orleans, JFK, D.C., Philadelphia airports are affected the most, but it's affecting all airports.

Now, remember, if you're asking why is this happening, people are blaming the Dems, people are blaming the Republicans. Well, the Dems are demanding major changes in funding, including banning agents. We're talking about ICE here. They want to ban agents from wearing face masks. Okay. That's what they want. They want mandatory body cameras. And also body cameras and clearly displaying their names.

And they want stricter requirements for private property entry. Because, you know, people are just busted in private properties. So for the audience, Laura, styles, what you're saying is the reason the airports are jammed up. And the reason TSA workers are quitting and not getting paid is because the Democrats refuse to fund Department of Homeland Security until there are significant changes to ICE. Yes. And the Republicans won't agree to those significant changes. Thus, they can't come to term. So you have to explain that.

You can't just go, oh, it's the Dems fault. That's all they're saying. Yeah, yeah, yeah. But I was going to continue. No, and I'm not saying you were saying that. I'm saying that that's what people. Well, it's the Dems fault. Well, no, it's the Republicans fault.

Yes. The Democrats want ICE agents to be more accountable and for them to actually have cameras on and have their name clearly displayed and to be more like real officers. Like real law enforcement. And the Republicans won't play ball on that. No. They are saying that these demands are going to endanger the ICE officers. Oh, well, hey, listen.

It's a dangerous job. No, see, I can't just I can't just do that either. Rosenberg because before this moment, and I have to ask this, and I don't know the answer, maybe y'all know in the chat, ICE agents, at least here in New York City, I don't know what it was like around the country. But for the longest here in New York City, ice agents were knocking on doors at 5 a.m. in neighborhoods in New York City.

Yes. Knocking on doors, arresting criminals who were, you know, here without papers. Like, this is not a new financial. No, but it's only without masks and with proper warrants. And so they had warrants and they didn't have masks. I don't know about the cameras and the name badges prior to this administration. I don't know the answer to that.

So I'm asking because there's definitely people watching right now that have lived in a neighborhood in New York City or New Jersey where Department of Homeland Security has pulled up at 5, 6 a.m. in their building looking for somebody. and arresting people. So if that had already been happening, why now are the ICE agents who they are improperly trained? Yes. Right? Getting hired without all of the things that they need to do to get hired.

Why now has it become so egregious and such like a goon squad where they're pulling up, obviously killing American citizens? And it's a rhetorical question. We know the answer because they want to stoke fear and they want to placate to Trump's base. who wants to see people on the street who are immigrants, black and brown, running scared for their lives and like, you know, hiding in corners. They want that. It makes them feel good.

But I'm going to repeat it. Department of Homeland Security ICE has been knocking on doors at least here in New York City and arresting people, criminal suspected terrorists, whatever it is, since 9-11, bro. So now the Democrats are saying, hey, we need all of these agents to start following some code of conduct, and the Republicans are saying no. So I ask you Republican supporters. Why no?

When they were doing it before. What's the problem with that? What's the problem? And so now you're just holding the rest travelers, people at airports, TSA workers, other government workers, hostage because you want to continue to operate outside the law.

And if anyone complains about this, you say blame the Democrats, they refuse to just let it all happen. Right. They refuse to give up the democracy. Essentially, they refuse to not allow us to just run roughshod and do whatever we want. Right. We're mass in the street and run up on people.

Right. But then because they control the media outlets like the Post and all CBS and they got all the media outlets running scared, this conversation probably has a hitch algorithm. Right. Where it's like, yeah, the Democrats are holding the line, not signing the funding, continued funding, until these changes are made. So now, by the way, so that means this has been going on for a month. Meanwhile, we're distracted by a war in Iran. We're talking about what we're going to do to Cuba, the World Baseball Classic.

They wrote the script so Venezuela can run around and wave the flag, and we can do Venezuelan marketing for the next week. All of those things, we're right here in the United States. There's people who aren't working, getting the money they need, right, to run the airports, right? So now, as we get to spring break with kids, summer travel, Yep. And the holidays, people can say it's the Democrats' fault.

Yeah. Because they want changes in ice. Yes. Meanwhile, it's also well documented. You guys had to get rid of Christy Knoem. You also had to get rid of the other guy who was running around dressed like the guy from the movie that Tiana Taylor was in. What's that guy? One day after another where he had the tight fade.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. It was like Sean Penn's character. They fired. What was his name? Bordino, Borgino. Bogino. You know, they got rid of that little leprechaun. And so, yeah, it's well documented that the way y'all running this ice thing is fraudulent.

But you're going to act like it's the Democrats holding this up. When truth be told, it's the Republicans holding it up because you know most citizens in America want this stuff changed. But they also know that if people get fed up enough with the travel concerns, as long as it doesn't affect them, their biggest thing will be ending it so we can get back to normal life. Exactly. Because no one wants to be inconvenienced. Spring break's coming up. Spring breaks on the way. Yeah, I'm going to Orlando tomorrow.

Let's see how that goes. Orlando's one of the ones I think is not great. New Orleans people are waiting online in there. Literally the TSA line is going to the parking lots. Wow. And if you have like pre-check and all that, and a lot of these places, they're like canceling those. Oh, pre-checks cancel.

You've all just get on the line. It depends on the airport. They've canceled some and global entry and all that. They've canceled it. They've brought it back. But it's literally about availability. Who can run those lines? Listen, I got to tell you if I show up someplace,

and there's a line to the parking garage. If it's less than like an eight-hour drive, I'm probably driving. I don't know if I can do it. I don't know if I can wait on it at CSA pre-check or I'm like three hours. I don't know if I have it. Three hours online for an hour and a half flight.

Yeah, I only can do it. It's not good. But I really hope the Democrats hold the line. I really do. Listen, if you're watching this program, shout to the super chat. We've got to get some super chat. Yeah, we have more super chat.

If you're watching the program, listen, I hope you can't, I hope you can hold the line too. Well, because I'll tell you. what that's what they're banking on they're banking us banking on all of us folding up for convenience so they can get back to their regular business of taking advantage of the most marginalized people you know laura styles thank you for that great job of course of course what you got in super chat fan uh let's see dj c n c i s uh people that don't care this is about dog poop earlier

people that don't care figured out that they could get away with running red lights and dog poop after 2020. Weekend Bounce Ferry says happy belated birthday to Caesar and Ebro, those St. Patrick's birthdays. Let's go. St. Patti's weekend bounce fairy. I need to know more about your hand.

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Keep it up. Keep being real. Happy belated birthday, Ebro. Thank you, thank you. Avatar 1232 says, TMI, but I granted my dog, but granted my dog gets walked in the work and goes in the dirt. She notoriously has watery poop. I can't bring myself to pick it up.

I've taken her to the vet and can't figure it out. So why don't you flip the dirt over? Do you bring a little shovel and maybe flip the soil over it or something or people just got to stare at your dog's watery poop? I hate to say this, but, hey, you've got to go to the vet and figure out what's going on. And if you can't, I mean, you might have to put, like, uh, wee-wee pads down in a bathroom or something and let the dog go in the bathroom and clean it up. You can't just leave watery-ish everywhere all over the street. Nasty.

I'm sorry. Well, and also, what are you feeding your dog? Yeah, what's going on here? That is not normal, yeah. Yeah, that, that, it shouldn't be. Listen, it happens to everybody every once in a while. And you go out there with a bag, you're smearing it. Yeah, but if you as a human being or your pet have watery poop constantly, you need to go figure that out.

Yeah, all the time. supposed to be like that should be um the plantation was on top of my choices today to watch on youtube have never watched that show algorithms messing with y'all yeah we we saw that we ran a report inside here i saw that that they're they're doing some uh listen guys it's the biggest form of flattery the fact that we have in the course of almost three months i was going to say like what has it been three months 10 weeks that's a been 10 weeks. Yeah, right on.

And the course of 10 weeks with y'all's help created something that a behemoth brand wants to make sure they're standing next to in some way is a testament to this crew here and what you guys do to support us because why would that even be? It means we're doing something. Latoya Parrish jumped in just to show love. Just want to show support. I love you. Moreno the man says BB's wearing the same fit in all the AI videos.

L.A. goings heading to Ebro Laura Rosencon. I don't know what that means, but we're not. I guess they're hoping we have a little, a con. I don't know if there'll be a con, but we're going to work on some events. The Ebro Laura Rosenberg Convention, Rosencon. I don't know. There's something here. I ran it to my guy Peter.

You know, Cultureama, Peter Agoston or Augustine. You know, long-haired guy, Peter. He's been to a booker forever. Hey Peter, he's a great guy, but we talked about trying to put together some stuff. He could really, like, route some good stuff for us and make it work. Will there be seats? Oh, seated for sure. Best, best bri far, just a few years ago, they hated wearing a mask.

It infringed on their rights. Now they want to be protected and keep them on to be safe. The hypocrisy is too damn high. Hit the butt. That's our message of the day right there so far. And Creppin TV says much love from San Antonio. Y'all have become a part of my morning routine. And I love it, keep it consistent.

Go Spurs. Let's go. Oh, shout to Wimby out there, man. I like that kid. Y'all want to get to the guru? Yeah. Guru time. Hey, yo, it's time with the gurus.

Rosenberg. It's all right. You know, you are a beautiful queen. Ebro. Don't ever play yourself. You're not a guru. The original gurus at gmail. dot com.

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All right, all right, burn the sage, Ebro. All right, Rosenberg, who's out there? Who's writing to us? Who needs our help? Zerna.

The original gurus at gmail.com The original gurus at gmail.com And by the way, A1 lover adds The Democrats also have been trying to compromise by putting forward separate legislation to fund TSA and other DHS departments without the ice piece. And still no movement.

Oh, you all don't want to do that, though. Of course not. Thank you for that. Hi, gurus. I'm coming to you from the Bay Area. Yay area where I've been watching the show on YouTube. I love this new format and the conversations you've been having. I have a question for you.

It's not so much a guru's problem. Maybe it's a family matters issue. But I'm curious. I'll start by letting you know I'm a black woman. Living in the Bay Area, I am no stranger to interracial relationships. Whether it's an interracial marriage or an interracial adoption. I feel like I've seen the full range of combinations of what this could look like. However, I was recently confronted with a scenario that had me feeling well away.

Hmm. I should also add that the subject here was gurus, am I a racist? Okay. I met a new mom at my daughter's school. The mom is black and the husband is white. They have two adopted children, a white daughter and a Filipino son. This really stirred up something in me. A black parent choosing to adopt a white child?

I felt betrayed, annoyed, and bothered by this. But I've never felt this way about other. interracial adoption. I know white parents who've adopted black children and it never generated this kind of reaction. As you three have very diverse and expansive social networks, I'm curious if you know any non-white parents who have adopted a white child. And as I try to make sense of my emotions, am I a racist for having this reaction? Thanks so much for your thoughts, sincerely, side-eyeing in Oakland. My thought wasn't racist. That's not what that. Race is the wrong word. But bigotry, whatever it is, race-obsessing.

Right. Mine is more, you need to mind your business. You don't know the situation. The first thought I had was you don't even know how they adopted. You don't know where the children came from. Right. You don't know. They could have lost friend.

Those could be children of another family that parents died and they adopted. You don't know nothing. They went to an agency and they said, we want to help the most in need children. And this one came from this situation and this one. Right. So like, I guess that's almost a separate thing. thing though of minding your business it's the triggering part like you know what I'm saying is that more of the question that goes back to race obsessed yeah like why are you well

look with that cross the other thought the other only thought I had is some of the most um unadopted children they say tend to be black boys of a certain age like after they're you know four or five So maybe I don't know if this person is close to adoption stats or something But that would have been another thought of like really you couldn't you didn't want to adopt a young black boy You needed a family and they don't they kind of just end up in foster care or whatever it is But but is the question is with something as personal as having children It's really hard to ask someone or tell someone what they need to do when they adopt meaning in terms of like age for example for example right like if you want to adopt a little baby you can't tell a woman

who wants to be a mother nah this isn't adopting a dog take the six-year-old take a six-year-old it's like but I want a baby right it's not the same as a puppy and a three-year-old dog it's so I ran my Googles and yes black children are the least likely to be adopted and face the longest days in foster care sure doesn't surprise a fact black children make up roughly 23% of children waiting for adoption but only about 18 of those get adopted so yes the weight Times are longer. Sparity, yep.

So I think maybe she, I'm assuming that she leaned into those statistics and she was thinking about all of that. And she was just like. So you're giving her the benefit. That's a huge benefit. She didn't once mention. She would have said,

have you guys, I think, have you guys seen the stats? I think she's saying, no, the skin color triggers me. Like, why did they, why would a black parent want a white child?

Yeah. But also you're forgetting, it's two parents. and maybe they both were like whatever since we're interracial whatever we get we get. No no I hear you and I agree with you We don't know the story

But I think that goes back to mind of your business We don't know these people man You don't know these people You don't know nothing about them You don't know if their priorities are aligned with yours But being upset about those stats is very reasonable Yeah yeah yeah yeah That's very being just being like wow that's so sad

And it's messed up and it's wrong And it's so I'll tell you how crazy it is You know what the most unadopted This is how dog Dog is a black Black dog. No, black dogs. This is how psychotic the programming is in our world, fam.

When I got peewee, my dog was black. Out of the whole litter, that was the one that nobody wanted. Crazy. No, that's so, that's so common. Yeah. And I, you know, I feel. But I did. I feel guilty now because Rocky was so white.

Oh, my God. But you weren't involved in that, so we don't have to blame you. Yes, they're going to do with you. Baltises are only white. But if we. ever get another small dog. I never knew that either. I thought I'm like, yeah, maybe.

I've never seen. No, they only, Maltese only look like Rocky. Never. They have a few different faces. They can be like slightly different faces. Yeah. A little different.

But a pure bread Maltese, they're only that look. That's why I don't think we can ever get just a straight up Maltese again because it's too similar. They're like the same. Now, if you get a Maltie poo, you can get black,

you get brown, you get all kinds of different ones. Yeah, you know Poms come in blue too? Did you do that? He had a nothing. You know that palms come in blue? What do you mean blue? They're blue palms.

All right, guys. Blue pops. I want to see a blue palm. What are we doing? Yo, man, appreciate y'all today. I love you guys. You know, let us know what? You know what?

I want to start something in the chat. Let us know what we missed that you want to talk about or you think we need to be talking about. And we cover a lot of politics. One of the things I haven't got to this week, tomorrow show. We need the Trump talking about. Cuba clip. Yeah. And I need the Trump sitting next to Mike Johnson talking about that

that other politicians. Oh my God. Also I didn't mention when we showed it when we showed the Jay-Z earlier forgot to mention that I liked that he had the the phone. The front what that the two dots? The two dots. I don't know. Is he need that? That was from that's his original. But that was just cute that he did that back in the way. People say it was because of moat Chandon, you know the champagne box. So shout I just like that he had that the old school look. But that's the reasonable doubt of it all. No, it's the single cover for dead presidents, and it's like the original logo for him back then.

But didn't he spell his name with the umlats over it for that album? But is it like, yes, but the look of the actual reasonable doubt cover is so different than that. Oh, that color scheme. Yeah, that color scheme is the dead presidents and before kind of look. So we should assume that that whole performance is the album, Reasonable Doubt. People are assuming. People are assuming. But they've done that before.

Yes, they have. But I'll be here for it. People forget the MTV Unplugged, which is available on streaming services. Jay Z and the Root. What's the date of the Roots Pignette? May. The 30th. 30.

And the May? You guys want a family trip it? Perhaps. I can't. You can't? You already have something? I'm in Vegas. I'm so mad.

Yeah. Damn. What's in Vegas? I'm going to go to No, Dallas. Vegas. She's going to No, Dallas. I know. Congratulations.

Congratulations. You're going to see Maga Gwen Stefani. No. Yeah. People, listen, I've been really. You didn't know Gwen Stefani went full Maga after her Blake Shelton romance? So the thing is, is because she is all about this prayer app. And she's leaning into her religion.

And I think at one point she retweeted like some religious quote that happened to be from a racist. But is she ever, did she come out and support MAGA? No, not publicly. She has not. All right. Sometimes you got to hang on to hope. So I let her say. I've been like also like I know people get more religious I get it but she hasn't put on the hat and been like I think you got to hang on the same app Charlie Kirk and was promoting is that same map I don't know I don't know but it's definitely a prayer app it is it's prayer app I feel too I was like tell me app you can't just which app which app I looked at them and said MAGA I turned to this room and everyone yeah yeah she's MAGA I'm asking have you guys seen her with the hat has she endorsed him Christian MAGA makeup

Christian Maga makeover But she hasn't endorsed Laura No, so I'm holding on to that I might be down to go though I think we need to do a Cardi A Cardi family I don't know the chat The chat's looking at Laura Sideway

Speaking Maga Gwynch And finally overhove Well guess what I'm looking everyone in the chat Let's go through your list of people You're hanging on to hope for Everyone's got people they're hanging on to hope for See you tomorrow Don't follow the podcast