The Questlove Show - Questlove Supreme: 5 Year Anniversary

Episode Date: September 15, 2021

What up Questlove Supreme fam! We can’t believe our show has been on for 5 years now! To celebrate we hosted a live event just for YOU, our listeners on Tuesday, September 7th - the anniversary of our first episode. We took questions, played some trivia, talked about the last 5 years and even those shows that never aired! Hear all the stories in this week’s episode of Questlove Supreme. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Hey, guys, just wanted to shoot you with a quick disclaimer. Hey, so our fifth anniversary episode, the audio quality, not the tip. top best. However, we wanted to make sure that all the folks that didn't get a chance to join us for it live, get a chance to hear all of the shenanigans and good times that we had with our listeners.

So, enjoy and happy fifth anniversary to you too. Thank you. Yeah. Yeah, how y'all doing? Yeah, my pants are on fire right now. I'm just saging up the room, you know, because

you know, hey. mine as well. I got to say that I'm kind of happy about this moment. I think when you're having fun, not to sound like a cliche, but time really does fly. And I was told that when you're having fun and time has passed, you've got to be doing something right. Here we are at our fifth anniversary.

And still in my mind, it feels like maybe this is our second. or maybe third anniversary of Questlove Supreme. We've been on for five years, five crazy years. Just to give you guys some background. Of course, you're all diehard, so I don't even think I need to explain to you what this is. But, you know, just in case you were late comers, you know, doing the pandemic, a lot of people discovered us in a lot of our old episodes. The QOX actually came up when I was, like, knee-deep in my tenure teaching at a, NYU. I taught there for like five years.

Shout out to all my students that made it that are now making more money than I am. But, you know, even though I was having a ball playing professor over there, you know, my management's like, okay, you only got 25 students a year. Like, you could be hitting millions with the same lessons that you're teaching now. So I was like, oh, okay. So at the time, like my standard for what I'd liked in a radio show was a show called the Gordon Gartrell Show. and that was hosted by QLS's own, out the boss Bill, and Fon Ticolo.

So instantly, you know, I asked those guys to come around, and then, you know, Sugar Steve, who's been, like, my longtime engineer from the days of voodoo and phrenology and Mama's Gun

and all the common records and all that stuff. He and I always, like, talked about us hosting our imaginary radio shows back in the day. I know I'm going to hurry up with the introduction, since because I can tell like it's going to be an hour and then like let me get to the guys and not to mention unpaid bill who uh you know I just befriended that year uh working on this off broadway play called Hamilton I don't know if you guys ever heard of it but we became cool and he was our first guest on the show and he was so cool that he

actually wound up to joining the team that's how much fun that show was um but yeah let me let me bring them in one by one um let us start right now Right now in case you're wondering, I'm in, I'm in the glam room of the Tonight Show. How meta is it that we can see all of me back there through those mirrors? You see Tarek's Pirates booty snacks right there and next to the alcohol. So, yeah, food and alcohol right there. Anyway, let us bring in, let's bring in Steve first. So, Steve, do we have his theme ready?

Words of wisdom. I believe I'm on the stage with you right now. Yeah. You're on stage with me right now, Steve. Steve, we used to dream of this, man. We did. We did talk about it a lot. And, you know, the thing is about you and once I started working with you that I kind of adopted is this strange sense of like, fuck everything.

You know, we're going to do this stuff and we're going to do it over and over again for like, the Tonight Show for years and when you started the podcast, I didn't know I didn't have any preconceptions about whether it was going to last or not either way. But I just

kind of knew if you're associated with it, it's just one of those things where it's like you plug away every day you just keep working like I guess like a workaholic. And then it's five years later. And then it's five years later. And it's successful. And I'm sure you get

as much positive feedback as I do about the show. Well, you're, I feel like you're the real heart of the show, Steve, because you're actually in active contact with, I mean, they're now the sugarites. I almost, of the people that I hear, almost guarantee that 40% of them are probably from your sugar network. Right, but we do not, nobody calls, we're not sugar rights. Nobody said, that's not a word. Okay. But, um, that's,

Are you getting 8-mill already? No, but we were talking before the show about that, and it's a real thing. QLS is five years old. The Sugar Network is three and a half years old. So we're right behind you, and it's sort of a mini version of this. It's just music nerds talking about music and life. Yeah, it's the real heart of the show. It's the real heart of the show.

Let's bring some other people on to it. Well, I'll ask you, who, well, I'll ask you when we're all together. Who should we bring next with us? Should we bring it on Fonticolo? You're asking me? Yeah, it's your show as well. Ah.

I look for Fontheon based on me. Okay, so. Actually, this is cool with the chairman, too. We got to bring him in one. Yeah, red red wine. Okay, so the reason why we have to use Jimmy Liggins drunk for Foniglo I think I know why. Fonte comes alive always during the Christmas episodes,

which is always probably our most humorous ones. But we got to make a custom, you know, a custom theme for Fantiglo because Fonte makes all the themes for everyone else, you know. Hey, man. I just try to do what I can just to make the shit hot, man, make it, you know, exciting. And, you know, when I was asked to come on this, I was always looking at ways just to make it dope and just ways that I can add value

and, you know, just take the shit to the next level. level. So, no, it's been, it's been a blast, man. Like, if Steve is the spirit of the show, you're definitely the most down-to-earth grounded in reality sage of the show. You always come with. I'm almost tempted to say that you're the reason why unpaid bill wanted to join this podcast, not because not to elevate his brand or anything. Like, he just wanted to get more life advice. He just wanted to be your, what's the Latin term, Deskipi. He wanted to be your your student, so.

Oh, my God. Nah, man, me and Bill, we formed a beautiful friendship and brotherhood over this, and all of us have, you know what I mean? Yeah. You know, I was, you know, I was looking at, you know, Michael K. Williams, a post. It was a post he had made a while back, you know, he passed yesterday, and he was made a post about the cast of Lovecraft country.

And he was just talking about how they really got him through, like, some really hard times, you know what I'm saying, just that cast, having them around. And, you know, and being on this. show, man, for the past five years, y'all have all really become just like an extended part of my family. And, you know, we've all been there just for each other just in various times of just, you know, personal stuff, you know, business stuff, like all that. And so, no, man, I did not expect this ride to last five years when I decided to come on. That was the last thing on my mother. I don't believe it's five years. Yeah, I had that shit went by like that, but I'm just so happy.

You know, you guys have been a welcome addition into our family. And I love y'all you guys, man. I thank y'all for listening. Let's just keep having fun. War it up. Let's bring some more. Wait, all right. So can someone just surprise me with who the next host is going to be? I'm taking it so right now.

Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. Yo, I recently just rediscovered where that came from. We learned all those facts about you during the, what's her name? She lived in France. She's from Africa and France. I played on her records.

Anglea Kijgo. Yes. I believe that we learned your entire family history on the Angeley Kitchie. Because you knew a little bit too much about Africa for our taste. My brand is very open book. I didn't even know about my African Benin roots before you, so you're just dropping all this African knowledge. And we were just like, yeah, it's over there. Yeah

And that's where we learn your stepmother is Jamaican My stepmother, Pat is indeed Jamaican But that does not have That doesn't make him Jamaican in any way Honestly it makes nothing about me That means very random Just the fact that he dropped all that knowledge Like that's definitely like our second or third year

Into the show Yeah I was thinking about Anything I've done for five years and there's very few things I've ever done for five years. And as Quest said in the intro, I really... Muppets for more than five years.

I did. That's the only other thing. I haven't done many things for five years. I was the first guest, and I have no business being here whatsoever. You totally have business being here, man. And here we are five years fucking later. I can't believe it. I wish you all could hear the actual pilot episode,

because very revealing about... well nothing actually but it's very fun to listen to and it's really well actually I think the pilot episode the unheard pilot episode would probably offer a lot of insight on the now Broadway

sensation freestyle Supreme yes not to be confused with Questlove Supreme so I get that fucked up all the time we're I guess you know you guys and we're just fans of the John Coltrane estate and their law

trying to check to make sure that we're not infringing. But, yeah, we learned a lot about that. All right, let's bring Lighty in because it's on the same point. Yes. Hit the theme. Short and sweet. Short and sweet. And she's like, I couldn't hear, I couldn't hear anything.

Can we hear it again? Hit it again. On the back side of it. Oh. There she is. There she is. What is that? That's mom's,

It's Mahalia. That's Mahalya. That's the opposite. Maybe. Wait, are there a MoMAXAMLy fan somewhere for some or so? No, well, actually, no, she's in the movie as well, but, you know. Okay. I didn't know they made fans for her because I'm a big fan of Moms Mabley.

Well, yes, there's plenty of unused Moms Mabley footage. Like Zafee's. Yeah, I have to say, with this episode and the Lenny Kravitz episode, you dress up nicely. Yeah. A little thought of the kids. You know what I'm saying? You know what I'm saying?

Yeah. Yo, she brought out to Tignantaros, y'all. That's right. Because usually I got my scarf from my head and I don't give a fuck. But I'm talking to more people than you guys today. I don't even understand. Is that a Thundercat joke? I don't get that.

No, it's just, yeah. Anyway. I think we're all that. schedule or like it's first to follow I think the show's over already We are, but we can't do a little small talk. We rarely do. Happy anniversary, brothers.

I miss the small talk because I don't even know if Fonte's finished like remodeling his home or any of those things. I actually have. We finished. We've done pretty much damn near everything. I think it may be something on the exterior we did, but we did windows this year. Look at that sensible pink color

behind it. So, okay, when you get your, when you get your crib, and you go through all the phases of what you're going to do to the house. Like, are you officially done all the phases? For the most part, yeah. I mean, you know, we did it. We did it all. I mean, we've been in this house since, like, 2016.

So we did it all over the period of time. Yeah, stages, yeah. Because the thing is, you have to live in the house first to kind of see. I'm learning it now. I'm learning that shit right now. Yeah, don't just go in. How's just going, Amir? See, I was the, I told Grace that, you know, I want it complete and done.

Oh, you aren't a woman And every household Every Wait, I'm not even trying to All right This is the first major Humble brag

Of Of Housous So This is the first one So Scarlet, Scarjo is one of my neighbors

Hey Okay Yeah I got to call By a nickname Not by Scarlet Keeping it in the NBC family

Hey Right Exactly Well I really say Colin Jowston lives next to me. Exactly. Right, right. Just by transit.

No, but when I told her what the plan was, like, she said, ah, sweetie, honey pie, you really think your house is going to be done eight months, aren't you? I was like, yeah, you know, first two months, while the piping done and da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da. She's like, well, if you plan on move in when your house is done, I guess I'll be seeing in 20-24. Yeah, and I was like, I'll still her. But yes, she's, she's 100% correct. Garjo know her shit. We got a lot.

We got a lot to do. Can I interrupt the rabbit hole to remind the people that we have like some ongoing trivia questions on the side tab and folks might be able to win them a Quest Love Supreme T-shirt? Oh, my God. And polls. Well, we're giving them, where's the cheese that? I want the cheese.

That's the me promised. We said we were giving away your money. We said we was giving away. Wait, why do I look like, I do look like, I'm like, this is the kind of shirt you wear like when you work in the mail room. You either could be, you're like a, you look like a black Che Guevara or like,

or like an Israeli armed first of members. It reminds me, happy New Year fellow Jews. Happy 57. Happy, yes, whatever the fuck year it is. Anniverty.

Sweet New Year and all that jazz. There you go. Y'all got more holidays. What year is this? Steve, what yours is this? I want to say 5782, but, I mean. Like in your life?

This chat's going to tell us. I mean, I kind of lost count. Wait, we... It says Chequesta Vera, which is hilarious. Anyway, I don't... It's 57-something. I'm going to go with that. I don't know.

If you want to know why... Crave says I'm definitely taking money at the craps table with this shirt. That's good. Trade Ed. Trayette. Good enough. Hey, by the way, can I just ask something

for the five-year anniversary? Between Amir and Fonte, how much way have y'all? lost since the beginning of this show. Yo, who put up that silkley photo like 12 times, man? No, you got to have a before so we can see the progress, man.

Like I was 900 pounds on that joint. I was that big. Look how far you came, bro. You came a long way. Look at you now. You're a shadow of yourself. We had a pandemic. I couldn't go out into the world.

I told you. I had a girlfriend that won't let me panic snack. Wow. You think, yeah. Now you drink your salads. Like a really, like a really, like a, I'm snacking on seaweed right now. That's what I'm doing.

The tally so far, I'm down like, I'm down like, sounds like 38. You know what I'm saying? 38? Yeah. You know I mean? Did you stop eating? No, bro. I just started walking and I just ate.

I still eat what I want, quote unquote, but I just eat far less and I just don't eat after dinner. Whenever time we have dinner, that's why a lot of times we be on, I'd be trying to eat, you know what I'm saying? So I just go ahead and get my meal out of the way because I don't want to wait after we finish and eat late. So we always kind of Yeah, so I just have to get it in. That's the end.

That'd be it. And yeah, that's all I did for about the past year. And I'm down like close to 40 so far, so I'm just working, man. Look them cheekbones. Both y'all. Oh, man, I'm seeing a lot of names I know in here. So you're saying. We all look really good.

Let's just leave it at that. Not real. Considering. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Everybody's in different relationships when they're started this show too, so that's a good thing. Oh, man. Oh.

Yeah. All right. Well, that's a rabbit hole. A win is a win. A win is a win. I don't care what you're saying. Yep, that's me, Cliver Taylor the 4th. You might have seen the skits, the reactions, my journey from basketball to college football,

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never mess with her friends either. We always say that trust your girlfriends. I'm Anna Sinfield, and in this new season of The Girlfriends, Oh my God, this is the same man. A group of women discover they've all dated the same prolific con artist. I felt like I got hit by a truck. I thought, how could this happen to me? The cops didn't seem to care, so they take matters into their own hands. I said, oh, hell no.

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It's Will Ferrell. My dad gave me the best advice ever. I went and had lunch with them one day, and I was like, and Dad, I think I want to really give this a shot. I don't know what that means, but I just know the groundlings. I'm working my way up through and I know it's a place that come look for up and coming talent. He said, if it was based solely on talent, I wouldn't worry about you, which is really sweet. Yeah.

He goes, but there's so much luck involved. And he's like, just give it a shot. He goes, but if you ever reach a point where you're banging your head against the wall and it doesn't feel fun anymore, it's okay to quit. If you saw it written down, it would not be an inspiration. It would not be on a calendar of, you know, The cat just hang in there. Yeah, it would not be. Right, it wouldn't be that.

There's a lot of luck. Listen to Thanks, Dad, on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. One of my favorite shows of the past year is Ted Lassau. Yes, indeed. Yes, indeed. Danny Roja, Danny Roja. Because of Dick is a former guest of Questlove Supreme. Yes, indeed.

We definitely got to get Siddegan's back over now that we're. Oh, yeah. Yeah, now he's over it. Right. But I will say that the fact that they have, what do you call it, sort of a team of people to help with relationship advice. I kind of think that. And that said, we.

Oh, the diamond dogs. Yeah, the diamond dogs. And we definitely need to dig more into Steve's situation. I'm just laughing because I know that whoever put together this show had no idea how much we like to talk. No, no, it's fun. Because Steve, now is your turn. when we talk about the trivia questions and what's over there and the box. Well, I want to get to the part where we interact with our audience.

We are, but we're going to do that right out. Didn't you just say? I'm just to guess here. I don't know what's going on. Are we about to fight in public? I just want to give away a fucking t-shirt already. This show is going to be eight hours long. See you all.

No, seriously, though. But seriously, though, can we just remind people that the trivia is going on? And what the questions are, because y'all might have some interesting things, too. Yeah. Where is it? I'm talking. Wow. Jay Lodge,

I see all your comments, by the way. I'm just not acknowledging you all, but happy to see you, Sean, damn it, and... No, yeah.

Don't read the comments. No, don't worry about me as a single. Okay. Letoria. Can we talk about these unreleased episodes? Yeah, like, what's the most,

what most people would want to hear about is these unreleased episodes? You know, like, well, first of all, Amir, if I can ask you a question. Yeah. How do you just,

decide who you want to have on Questlove Supreme. I just go on my telephone and literally humble breath. Every guest that I pulled to the show is someone I just called and begged and big and big and big and big. Well, that's not. No, okay, can we tell the real story? I said everyone that I started.

That's how you started. That's how you started. But we didn't have to make, we don't have to always make calls. I wanted to just humble brag or something. Not that, well, you didn't even let me get to the point where we start bigging up you and Brittany for all of your fine work. Shout out of Britney. Do you want some flowers or not? No, I wasn't, I wasn't, yeah, thank you.

All right, so let's take this back. Okay. So anyway, as I was saying, you know, I would just go down my phone and call, but I will say that I'm so relieved that in the last two to three years that it's been, way less of that. And really, you know, Brittany Benjamin and Laia have truly worked at Magic and also our team at IHeart Radio has definitely used their muscle to help you know, get guests on the show for it. And just to add to that, Mr. Love, also sometimes people just call us like, can we be on Questla

Supreme? We got a lot of those now. Oh, yeah. Yeah. Yeah. But thank you. Because you all of you completely misunderstood my actual question. Who is I don't know. I missed it. What type of interview are you trying to get? What are you looking for in a guest that you think

will really make for an interesting episode of Questlo's Supreme? Well, it's weird now. See, to me there's two awesome shows. There's either the show that pulls out stories and humor stories

that we weren't expected. Like, for instance, the Too Short episode, you know, the fact that Too Short kind of had to admit to the world that he is actually Theo Huxstable, you know. And that he still won't perform in front of his mom. Right, exactly. So this is the fact that we learn those stories. And then sometimes it's just the straight-up nerd informative story. Like, wait, who do we just do that just, you know, Pat Mathini? Yeah, I was about to say the Pat Maffini episode.

That's on next week, y'all. Yeah, the Pat Mothini episode is just talk full of just information. Less on the, that one time I got left in Russia, you know, like that sort of thing. Tony C. just said the Matthew Knowles episode was like Jules. It was. Oh, my God. I take that out all together. That was, I call that episode conversations with Dad, that sort of.

Oh, I love. out of this, Alan Lee's, Pat Bootsie Carl? Yeah, Bootsie was crazy. Yeah. Speaking of Unreleased, there's the Where's the Chappelle interview? There's a lot of good questions coming up. Yeah, the unreleased episode, so what are we talking about?

To step people straight on exactly what is unreleased, I know that we have not unfurled the unpaid bill pilot, which we should probably do on a thousand episodes. I like that me and and Chappelle are in the same category of of the material.

I feel like that's where my brand belongs. Yeah. You dropped the photos that we can prove that it did happen. Oh, yeah. Sorry, I had to break. I mean, continue your story. Yeah. And then we did, um, we did a garg-

I'll say Chappelle was like four hours, right? I was having a shit hair day. Chappelle was four hours and humorous as hell. We took a break. Yeah, it was long. We were. I think he got a little too afraid that he was so comfortable in talking. because, you know, that could have been the Christmas episode

because there was a lot of alcohol pouring. Yeah. A lot. A lot. Without saying, you remember, do you remember what he talked about for, like, the last half an hour? He had like a concept. Star Wars?

Yes. Yeah. The ship. The ship. The boat. Let's not say the rest, but, yeah. Oh. Wait, I forget.

I forget what, what did I mean? We were going to go back to the continent. Yeah, yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. He wanted us to all get.

take a cruise back to Africa. He wanted all of the people from the block party to get on a cruise ship and go back. To go to Africa. That's what he wants. Yeah. You can remove that photo now, Adam. He wanted to go to his farm. But, yeah. So, yeah, and then we couldn't release

that episode because he kept it a little too real. We tried, though. We tried for a year. Yeah. And then there's the, uh, I'm actually, cool with holding the Quincy episode on ice. Oh, yeah, Adam. Can you drop that photo, too? Yeah, we did a very curious

Quirsey episode where I think that Lai's feet were definitely a guest of the show as well. Yeah, but we could have edited that out. That's okay. We can't edit that handle on your leg right there, so when's the weather? That was in question of Marvin Gay, period.

So what had happened, people, was, is this is the period when Quincy was doing a couple of interviews, and y'all know Quincy is of a certain age, And he was just saying everything that was coming to his head. And so what had happened is that Amir thought we were going to be safe by inviting Rashida to come sit in on the interview so we could be all right. But she got the days confused. But we were like, but we had Quincy House. And so we got the best stories of a lifetime.

Rashida personally called me and asked me not to hear the episode. I'm like, in light of all these other Quincy episodes coming out, she's like, I think that's what it was. I think that's what did it because he can. Because remember ours came out. Well, we shot, we taped ours. But then I want to say like a week or two afterwards, that was when, like, I think his GQ interview drop. Yeah. Do you like Brazilian music?

Yeah. Do you like Brazilian music? Yeah, it was, he just went full Quincy, and I think that's what made his team. Like, you know what, we just, let's just get him out. I mean, he definitely is a full old man. But in light of what has been in those interviews, I still feel like ours was, rather tame. It was.

It really was. And we did it in his house, y'all, on his couch. In his house. Let's not forget the botched De La Sol interview. Oh, man. We got to bail from that.

I think De Lae has a record for botched because I think they did the Wynne Epstein podcast and that got botched and they did another, I think they did a spit kicker or was one that also got botched.

Wait, why did ours get got botched? Um, I think, because we never got pot. I mean, we never got a mace. It was just, uh, we were, we were like a three or hour format back then. They only had like an hour for team to give them. We forgot about that. Yes.

We were a sweaty, roots rehearsal room. Since we got the like, day of all was dead. Like, so bitty's in the, guys, guys. I mean, we should still air what we have. I mean, why not? What's the difference? That was the early days where we did weird shit. We wrote it. We did a song with them.

We said some shit and they ran. Let's chop it up. Remember that? Yeah. Yeah, we actually, I posted that. I, yeah, I actually, you know, but that also, for me, I prefer doing one-on-one or one-on-five interviews than group. I don't like interviewing group interviews because I feel like there's a lot more, you get more closed when it's more, like, when it's more, like, when it's more, more. people in a project, which is why I'm

shocked that the Smallet episode came off funny, but that was more about us playing a game together. Fonte's most least likely liked episode of all time. Which episode? The Smolet. Because it was just too many niggas.

Listen, man, that was a lot of light skin energy in one way. That was all right. Bad, bad. That was your least favorite episode. Man, listen. And listen, all love to the small left,

thank them doing the show. They were beautiful. But, yeah, that was just too much going on. And they all personalities. Ain't a quiet one in a bunch. Except for Jojo. Shut my nigga Jojo. Jojo was cool.

He was like the old nigga like me. He was chilling. Me and him get along. But, nah, all the niggas in there. Dad and Jesse, you are definitely loud. For those that don't know, the things that Fonte doesn't particularly. like are loud, light-skinned people, and when people rap at him.

So, like, if you ever see Fonte on the street, when people are on and you're a rapper and you want to impress Fonte, rule number one, don't grab. Don't give Fonte your best verse. Like, take his hand, get him some coffee, but whatever, don't wrap your best verse at Fonte. He will not like it. That's not the time. That's not ever. You never thought that, right, Bill?

When was the example, Bill? When was the example? What episode was the example, Bill? What we did set him down? Root Technic, like four years ago. It was a weird time in my life, but we're not talking about me. But we were interviewing like 30 people that day. And somebody, I'm not even going to name names, started rapping at Fonte.

I immediately the energy completely changed in the room. On the air? Yes. You didn't. Because you were over. You were d'angeloing. And Fonte's, you're having a heart attack on his. stage as you do. And Fonte

shrank into himself and the room got cold and I need to put on a coat. It was bad. It was bad. It was bad. You know, life lesson, anybody listening? Was this on the air? Yes. It was on the air. And the verse was dope. I mean, the

emcee did the same. It was all love. I'm not, I'm not I'm not. Don't it. I'm not in a name. Put your excuses away, guy, who hates that shit. I just not. Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, you okay?

Wait, can someone at least, okay, listen, listen, can someone at least in the chat room let me know who wrapped for him? Because I want to. I put it in the chat room. I love him. That's my brother. I'm going to put it because he a hustler. It was right. Oh.

It's not the right thing. Not that. Is this rapper from where I live? Yeah. Yeah. Okay. Yeah. Whoever just put it there, put it there.

Moving on. Okay. I'm not Listen, it's just everything Has a certain thing Kyle, it's really people in here Okay Yeah, I thought

Amir Sorry, you still haven't answered My question How do you choose the motherfuckers That come on the podcast? At this rate, they say yes Yeah, right No, no, no, I've had a few nose

I just think of it Makes sense and We've said no, too, don't get it to us Yeah, we, that's what I'm saying There have been a few nose And, like, for me, it's either, like, if I feel as though they have a story. I would like to also... Exactly, exactly.

So this year I'm really about getting out of my comfort zone. So I think I have a fear. No, not the flowers thing. I think I do have a fear of talking to anyone whose craft starts after the year 2000. Wow. Yeah, we did tie. So, you did well. I was about to say, so the only, like,

millennial Gen Z artists I think we've ever had was Ty Dalla signed. So, you know, I would like to. Look at your interview coming up, y'all. Wait, what happened? Little Yada interview coming up, Nick. There are a couple of young buzz we got to get. That was a little, oh, that's a little from Philly. That was a little Uzi.S.

That was a little Uzi with this. That was embarrassing. Yeah, he was a little bit. But Anderson Pats should be here, so. The thing is, is that I don't want to, I don't want to not seem knowledgeable of the guess where they come. Like, obviously, if, like, last night comes on, then I know everything but the kitchen sing about glass night. Whereas I might not know the right rabbit hole questions to ask a little Yaddy or whatever. So, you know.

But I think that could make for an instant interview, though. I remember Donnie Simpson we had him on. He was just saying how he would have people on, and he wouldn't really know much about him. But he was just asked the question. You know what I mean? Did Pompey say he want to interview some rappers that rap after 20, 20, 2015, you know? Not if they wrap at him.

Just don't rap at me. Wrap on my record. Don't be laughing at my God. Don't give it your favorite. I thought what's favorite. I think it could be. I think it could be first. So it was just, oh, wait, wait, wait.

Now I got to ask without. So you're saying that you just got. ambushed with the verse without being asked. I was totally unprepared for this. I was not ready, bro. This man just started, listen. Oh, on some Kanye doing? Yes, yes, yes.

It was just that. And I'm not going to say no more about it because, I mean, that's my brother loving, you know, and he's supermatized it. But yeah, it was just very, I'm like, bro, what do I do with this right now? We're taping this. We held hands for a second just to like, yeah. It felt like, yo, you know what it felt? I'm going to tell you.

I'm put it like this. That's what people used to do. All my brothers don't understand. No, they didn't. We didn't do that corny shit when it was coming up. Listen, okay, this is what it's like. All my brothers understand this. You know that moment where, like, if you're in the barbers chair

and your barber is shaping up your goate, you accidentally look into his eyes. That is what it's like having somebody rap to you just un-examperful. This is. No, you're right. Fonte, you win for the metaphor game all the time, man. Shit. Oh, it's so good. How do you think I'm so quick?

Damn, Fonte. Perfect analogy, yo. Damn. You know something, though? Okay, this is, I I actually learned okay, in my, I was trying to explain to somebody

how it's easy to, someone's trying to ask me when I told them the story about my first drumming gig. And they were like, were you scared going on the States with your dad? Da-da-da-da. And I was trying to explain that it's easier to perform in front of like thousands of people because that's real impersonal than it is like giving a concert for the four of you in this room.

Like that's too intimate. And, you know, I was explaining that I wish that my level, because, okay, the one thing that I'm known for that I actually don't like doing, I don't like jam sessions. Really? Oh, the worst. And I know that... The Roots jam sessions. I know that's weird.

I know that's the bread and butter of the Roots brand, the jam session. Yeah. But I mean, for other reasons, like, I don't like being a bad guy. I don't want to be the guy that's like, yo, dog, we got enough already, or, like, cut his solos down by 12 bars and learning. Like, I hate that part of it.

But then there's another level. Like, Kirk lives for, like, meeting a guy that plays guitar and hey let's have a jam session real quick and that's too intimate, yo. I don't got that stuff like shit. Yeah, and I wish I was, you know, because people think that

the image I give off on the internet is like live and breathe and die music and da-da-da-da-da-da. But yeah, like the amount of times where like cats want to discuss like, you know, the type of wood that my drums are made of and, you know, how many flams

do at night and. Can I think I'm doing? looking at right. Yeah. A win is a win. A win is a win. I don't care what you're saying. Yep, that's me, Clifford Taylor the 4th. You might have seen the skits, the reactions, my journey from basketball to college football,

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Trust me, babe. On the Iheart radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. What's up, everyone? I'm Ago Wadam. My next guest, you know from Step Brothers Anchorman, Saturday Night Live, and the Big Money Players Network. It's Will Ferrell. Woo, woo, woo, woo, woo. My dad gave me the best advice ever. I went and had lunch with them one day, and I was like, and dad, I think I want to really give this a shot. I don't know what that means, but I just know the groundlings. I'm working my way up through, and I know it's a place that come look for up and coming talent. He said, if it was based solely on talent, I wouldn't worry. about you, which is really sweet. Yeah. He goes, but there's so much luck involved.

And he's like, just give it a shot. He goes, but if you ever reach a point where you're banging your head against the wall and it doesn't feel fun anymore, it's okay to quit. If you saw it written down, it would not be an inspiration. It would not be on a calendar of, you know, the cat. Just hang in there. Yeah, it would not be. Right, it wouldn't be that.

There's a lot of luck. Listen to Thanks, Dad, on the IHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. I love our listeners because they know us so well that somebody literally just said. Who was it that said? This should have been a trivia question. How does Amir, does Quest Love Hate doing jam sessions? Because that's how much you have said that. So, Cindy said this is a trivia question.

Can we just go into these trivia questions and get started? Yes, we got to say it so we can get it started so people can win shit. So let's get it started. You're now the voice that got like. because I don't know the format of the same. Child Ben, child, Ben, child, I'm a guess. No,

the trivia game is beginning. Steve, you are supposed to be our trivia host. Do you want to let us know the questions or you want me to do it? No, I'll do it. I just don't know where the questions are. Well, go to trivia. In your email, but I will begin these questions because I, it is also, yeah. I just want to say before the trivia part starts,

that I didn't answer the question. No, no, no, you did. Who is the first unofficial guest of QLS? It started. Okay. I just wanted to say that we've done 230 shows. That's without the unreleased shows. I think that's amazing.

Yes, very much amazing. Meanwhile, folks are answering this first question, and the answer, time is run out. People still ask Lai. Well, answer it, Laia. No, I'm not going to answer it because we're going to get the win. We're going to do the win. It's Bill. I'm sorry, the answer to answer it's Joe.

Shout out to MTT. All right. Who's the first official guest of QLS? Who was the first official? Ooh, these are all good answers. Is it Tiffany Haddish? Is it Lynn Manuel Miranda? Is it Dave Chappelle?

Is it Maya Rudolph? Who is it? It doesn't have to be multiple choice. Like, they should just know this anyway. No, it's multiple choice. You should be looking at your screen. You're not even looking. I can't.

You're not even looking at the damn screen. Because you got to do it quickly to get more points. And the answer was, Maya Rudolph. Yes. And Fonte is now the fiscal winner. Good job. Hey. The winner is depending on how to ask y'all answer these questions.

All right. Who missed the least in number recordings? It's not me. I probably have missed them most. You're not supposed to tell them the answer. You're supposed to let them, you know. First of all, my name's not even on there. So whatever.

I get paid. My name's not even real. I know what you think the answer is, but the answer is not what you think the answer is. The answer is Questlove. He's been at every show. Yeah, but mine is not an option. No. That actually is not true because I was not a guest on the set show with the ambush freestyle.

Bonte is still winning. Here's the next question. Monta, here we go. All right. Almost Egot winners. Which two hosts are almost Egot winners. It's also, wait, actually, it's which two hosts are, yeah. Almost.

Almost. That's implying that it's going, that there's an inevitability to the situation. That's what it is. It is an inevitability bill. I'm sorry, I want to give way to answer. It's not me. I'm an E-Pot winner. The answers are...

I'm still salty that there was no Hamilton soundtrack. Like, how could Broadway not have a soundtrack category? To answer this question, wait a... Bill is missing an Oscar and, Quest, you're missing a what? I'm missing an Emmy and an Oscar, but, you know, we'll change that soon. Okay, I know that's right. Which QLS host is so black-de-black, black, black.

What we know? Well... It's definitely Sugar Steve. I want to see you put sugar, Steve, or unpaid bill. Yeah, yeah. It's me. It better not, oh, I got zero. Steve, you're blacker than me.

You still got one. Oh, wow. Damn. You still got one. Monterey, 50% black. All right, we're good. Look at the leader, boy. How am I not winning my own contest?

I meant number four, I got to get up. Which, TULS? I'll go break. Okay. Let me, let me, let me, let me, let me. me clear this. Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. Which QLS host went on an extended smoke break? The only one that actually smokes is sugar, wait, who can see goes on smoke break?

I don't know about that being the only way. Not to go on a. I mean, like, cigarette. Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, that kind of shit. It definitely not. It definitely not. It's not. I'm glad that someone, one person, three people's going to. See?

The answer is Santee. Answer Sante. He, he, can't, I was not on a smoke break. I was touring with Little Brother. Like, I didn't do both. That's actually working, man. No you know. None of us have jobs except

Amir here is Twitter. Right. True false. DeAngelo has been in QLS. QLS. Has he been around? I will tell that story. He sat right next to me.

Wait. Yo. You can't. I'm paying you build a little drizzie telling him. No, no. The agello sat down next to me and introduced himself. I was like, what's happening? What is happening right now?

For our views that don't know. DeAngelo was in deep. Wait, why is this thing going on so fast? It's going automatic, so we can hurry and get to and get to the listeners and get them on the air and whatnot. We'll talk to them. Yeah, I want to talk to the listeners. I want to talk to the listeners. Who are the two celebrities that have recorded QLS episodes that have not been released?

And we've already discussed this. We did. So were people listening? You'd be surprised. You'd be surprised. Where Hannibal Burris at? Where is Hannibal Burris? He didn't do with Hannibal Burris episode.

No, you got to get you his info. Yeah, because, funny. You said that years ago. Humble bragging. He hits me like every night. I didn't know. I forgot that we didn't do him. Yeah, we need him.

Who does he? Because he's taller than he looked. Oh, okay. Trumpett boy. Trumpett boy is winning over Fonte. Trumpet boy, which I find to be hilarious. Trumpet boy, you want. All right, stand by, Trump, boy.

Somebody going to get you with your, uh, Fonte. You're number two. You really was playing Fonte. You're number two in the ratings. Shout to Andre Glenn. I want that to be. I'll get my shirt. I'll get my shirt to someone else.

Wait, more importantly. the next place. Amir number seven. Where's my name? You're number seven, Amir. Oh, okay. You need to work. You better practice.

What's so funny? That I did any more in my own content. He can't even win his own show. That's all right. He got Emmys and Oscars and Pulitzer's. Oh, man, listen, while we got people because I saw people talking in the chat,

we must talk about, like, episodes, whatever. We have to discuss the music, Soul Child episodes. Oh. Listen, I thought of my people's talking. All of them say is this. I wish we had that. I wish we could screenshot our group chat with so good.

Oh, man. Oh, yo, by the way, check out my new book coming out next year, the Questal Supreme Group Chat, five-year anniversary. Those are the show no. In hard copy, paper, an audio book. I hope you got a good advance for that book. of us go handle goddamn job. No, there's no advance, but we're going to have some fun putting it out.

This group chat is so lit that I put it on hide alerts because if it alerted, it would just ding like a fucking boxing ring all goddamn day long. It's just like wax poetic about anything all the time go. Oh, and also, Fonte, update us on who has passed away. That's literally what it is. That's what it is. It's amazing. Oh, speaking of passed away, can we just have a shout out to some of the QLS guests that we've had on this show that have passed away since we had them on the show?

Like that's crazy. Like prodigy, like Ali Willis, Bonnie Pointer. Bonnie Pointer, yeah. And, and Biz. And, man, I'm just glad we got them. I'm just glad we got them. You know, wait, Fonte, I, it was happening because I wasn't prepared for that energy. No, none of us were.

No, none of us were. You explained me what happens because even then. So that's one of the first I did not listen to. Let's do a 30 second. Let's do an Afonte 30 second breakdown of the Music Soul Child episode. Go.

30 second breakdown of Music Sochild. I got you. I've known Music Soul Child since probably like early 2000s, whatever, mutual fans of each other, been to dinner together, hung out before a super cool guy. I'm thinking we're going to have music on the show. Easy Peasy. softball, we'll just be talking shit, whatever.

It was not fucking that. Bruh, listen. He was mad about a feature that I didn't do like years ago and for a project he did and apparently he still had smoke for me for that. So I met his smoke with the appropriate smoke detection. And

not to mention to break you off smoke. Don't forget about the break you off. Wait, I missed that part, Fonte. I was so he's talking to break you off, June. I totally missed. Wait, he's just. He had smoke for you. Yeah, he was mad about a feature I didn't.

He wanted me to do a feature for him like years ago. It was a cigar factory. It was whatever. He was, yeah, he had smoke for everybody. It was backthraft. He didn't like my engineering either. Did he? Is that true?

Yeah. And when I asked the man, don't you think it's time to go to therapy? Because I see y'all talking in the chat. The man said, I ain't paying nobody to love me. Yeah. I want to send all my prayers to be a soul child. Yeah. That episode, that shit was Uncut Jim's the podcast.

I finally saw that. Wait, since we're going there, I don't know. Wait, since we're going there, I would also like to challenge the story of how Jill Scott found out about you got me. I'm sorry. Oh, now you want to tell me? Yeah, yeah. He's safe in Tennessee somewhere away from his. conversation. No, I

know for a fact that we kind of had that pre-conversation of the label wants us to go with a name thing. Like, her hearing the song, like, in the beauty shop thing without motherfuckers tell us, like, you can't do that legally. Like, you have to clear

and sign off on songs beforehand. So, well, some people are jailed are both revisionists in history. You got some... Hey, you know, artist, right. It made for good radio. It did. It did. Can we get to some folks that want to talk to us like Candice? Absolutely.

Because Candace got a question. Candice come up on the screen. Wait, why are our listeners instigating a fight? Will y'all stop that? Damn it. Oh, dude. Uh-oh. Fight?

No, no. I'm not in there. By the way, Ricky, not Ricky. Jill gave you a foot massage. That's right. Jill always reminds you without a mayor. We was just together a week ago. She was like, Mayor, remember when I gave you that foot.

massage like when we were in Tennessee I got to read that energy I'm going to get that anyway how are you? Hi everybody how are you all? It's great to see you all on you know listening but to

see you all here and Sugar Steve you messed me up because you asked all my questions I thought he had Reasked because I'm sure we didn't answer it well and then I had a great question which was which was the most awkward interview you've done.

And then Fontegolo talks about the music soul talk. We got more. That was it. Hands down. There was more. Okay. So that's my question then. Just go there.

Let's go there. Faith was kind of, Faith was kind of awkward. Who? That was a big human. That was in a three-hour day. It was just, it was slow. And it was obvious that she wasn't going to, the way that faith. and I talk off, you know, off the clock was way different than what she was giving, you know.

So that was the first time that we realized that, oh, maybe an artist won't be, uh, too saying more than one. Right. Roy Ayers, it wasn't an awkward one for me, but Roy Ayers was hilarious. And I think that was the first time I really saw Amir kind of sweat a little bit. Again, it's like, the thing is, Joe, it's like, it's what you all here. And then there's the group chat, right? So we're talking to Roy Ayers and we're asking him.

And he's like, so tell us about some other people you work with. He's like, yeah, if I did a song with this is this young boy, crazy motherfucker, piano player, piano player. And so we are racking our brains naming piano player. Oh, Robert Glassford. Yeah, Robert Glassford. No, no, no, no, young motherfucker, a crazy motherfucker, piano player, piano player. He's like, nigga, Nick, Mark Carey, nigga, James.

Like, we're trying to think of anybody. So he's like, nah, no, crazy motherfucker, you piano, player, piano. So we can't think about it. So we say, all right, well, we'll just come back back later on. So we see this you just did a collaboration with Tyler the Creator. That's him. Let me tell you on the goddamn thing, bro. You're like Tyler and created that whole time?

That they have a mirror. He said, yeah, we got an hour and a half. I think we could. That's terrible. That Tyler to Creator Roy Air song is the bomb, no. We know. I also realize that sometimes with Gets, with guests, the memory might be selective because either of age or what they've done in those years that might have erased their memory, that sort of thing.

So I do remember, though, the first time an artist went there, I'm always on the guests, I'm always on, I'm always on the QLS fan about like not being gotcha journalism, like making a safe space. but that I remember that Johnny Gill episode where he just started going Buckew out Wow and Brian Bynette Yeah yeah

Yeah Yeah Yeah that was a great episode I'll round it out with the other one that was kind of uncomfortable Not in a funny way

It was uncomfortable When Heather Hunter When we asked her When she started doing porn And she said sexual assault And everybody kind of got Oh yeah We all got

Yeah That was my one big big man. And that was my one result. I was my wrong regret because I was like, man, I wish I would have went more into that because she seemed like she wanted to, um. Well, you, I believe that you wanted like the, the wild

crazy, like, the sex tips and all that stuff, the crazy stuff. When she started with sexual thought. Who doesn't? I didn't. No, I wanted all of her. I wanted all of her. I know that. I know that. Yeah. Oh, yeah. When she started up with some of my blow jobs in the roll call, yeah, let's go. Right. And then, yeah.

Thank you, Kansas. Is that good enough to see? That's good. Did we answer the question? Yeah, we got another one. We got, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. Oh, wait, wait. We got Donnie.

Donnie will be second. Donnie. We live from the head. All right, Napoleon, right. What's good? What's good? What's good? I'm not.

Damn it. What up? Good. How y'all doing? The Donet. Hello. Good, darn. What's up?

What's up? What's up? I'm Donnie. I'm from Chicago. and I'm a listener since y'all Pandora Day. Johnny is an amazing filmmaker. Donnie is fucking amazing. We're working on something right now.

Like, Johnny was great. Did you hire Donnie to call in and make you look good? Because this feels like something you would do, Fonte. Donnie, I can't even know Fonte. He was like, yeah. Dona, you better rap at Fonte right now. Go. Eight bars.

Let's go ahead. All good. No, but for real. I've been a fan, like a lot of people on here since, like, the Pandora days. and stuff. So, like, now that y'all are here, my question is, much of what makes, like, QLS so great that the chemistry that you have when you all with each other, but

when the pandemic hit and you all had to, like, do Zoom or whatever, that changed. Much of what you guys have is, like, when you see each other, that's what makes the interviews great. But now that you have to move to Zoom, is that changed interviews, and then is there a plan for QLS to come back into the same? Can I answer this? Because I've thought about this before, and I can, I honestly think that going to Zoom has hurt the interviews. There's nothing like being in the same room as somebody who you're interviewing.

You can't, it's like anything else. You can't replace that direct energy with the Internet. That being said, you know, it didn't affect it that much, but just to be completely honest, I felt it did, you know, take away a lot of the intimacy that makes it. that makes a great interview happen. But I also, I think that, so here's the trade-off. The trade-off is that we got access to a lot of bigger names because of Zoom options.

Like Mariah Carey. Yeah, I was about to say, Mariah, I don't think would have happened. You're not getting three hours of Mariah Carey and fucking electric lady. We had to fight with her to turn the camera on. You don't know what I mean? Right, exactly. Exactly. That was a great interview.

Yeah. So I'll say that the upside to our current models that we have a better chance with interviewing artists that we wouldn't have access to, like getting them into a particular studio and that sort of thing. I definitely miss doing roll calls. But I actually don't miss the panic. Yeah, I was about to say,

I don't miss the pressure. Because usually, like, the panic I have with is, one, my intro for that artist, like, making sure that I say something, especially it's harder when it's the person I know, like, when Zoe Craves is on the show or, like, someone I'm really close to that I have to now, you know, talk like I'm Don Cornelius, like, introducing a Hall of Fame actor, that sort of thing. And thinking of a clever roll call to do or not stepping on someone else's roll call. So that's the two things. Guys, there's no pressure or panic if you think about it a day ahead of time instead of waiting until a minute before we're on the air. Yeah, but, you know, I'm a creative that you can already tell the moment, Steve. It's the first one that always has his ready to go every night's those.

I'll ask you a follow question real quick. This is you brought the roll call. I was not even a question. I love that you all teased by ear when she's unbeat for her roll call. I think that's fantastic. That hasn't happened in. Two and a half years. Why are you bringing up? Oh, shit?

And then, like, Bronte was like, oh, hey, Laia, you're all beat the song. I lose it. That's why. That's what it is, yeah. Okay, Donnie. It's been so cool. Hey, you on the show. Check out.

A major sky break is on the, what's the Amazon? Guy break. That's his project? Make his sky break. Make his speed. Yes. Let's hear for veterans doing great things. Congratulations, Donnie.

Thank you so much for real, though. A win is a win. A win is a win. I don't care what you're saying. Yep, that's me, Clifford Taylor the 4th. You might have seen the skits, the reactions, my journey from basketball to college football, or my career in sports media.

Well, somewhere along the way, this platform became bigger than I ever imagined. And now I'm bringing all of that excitement to my brand new podcast, The Clifford Show. This is a place for raw, unfiltered conversations with some of your favorite athletes, creators, and voices that not only deserve to be heard, but celebrated. One week, I'll take you behind the scenes of the biggest moments in sports and entertainment,

and the next we'll talk about life, mental health, purpose, and even music. The Clifford Show isn't just a podcast, it's a space for honest conversations, stories that don't always get told, and for people who are chasing something bigger. So, if you've ever supported me or you're just chasing down a dream, this is right where you need to be. Listen to the Cliverts Show on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcast, you get your podcast. And for more behind the scenes,

follow at Clifford and at TikTok Podcast Network on TikTok. There's two golden rules that any man should live by. Rule one, never mess with a country girl. You play stupid games, you get stupid prizes.

And rule two, never mess with her friends either. We always say that trust your girlfriends. I'm Anna Sinfield. And in this new season of the girlfriends, oh my God, this is the same man.

A group of women discover they've all dated the same prolific con artist. I felt like I got hit by a truck. I thought, how could this happen to me? The cops didn't seem to care. So they take matters into their own hands. I said, oh, hell no. I vowed. I will be his last target.

He's going to get what he deserves. Listen to the girlfriends. Trust me, babe. On the Iheart radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. I'm Igor Wood. My next guest, you know from Step Brothers Anchorman, Saturday Night Live, and the Big Money Players Network. It's Will Ferrell. Woo, woo, woo, woo.

My dad gave me the best advice ever. I went and had lunch with them one day, and I was like, and dad, I think I want to really give this a shot. I don't know what that means, but I just know the groundlings. I'm working my way up through, and I know it's a place they come look for up and coming talent. He said, if it was based solely on talent, I wouldn't worry about you. which is really sweet. Yeah. He goes, but there's so much luck involved.

And he's like, just give it a shot. He goes, but if you ever reach a point where you're banging your head against the wall and it doesn't feel fun anymore, it's okay to quit. If you saw it written down, it would not be an inspiration. It would not be on a calendar of, you know, the cat. Just hang in there. Yeah, it would not be. Right, it wouldn't be that.

There's a lot of luck. Listen to Thanks Dad on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Let's bring up one more person. Actually, this is going to be a cold bring up because this is from actually in the chat. I think Larry was in the chat. Or is that how we're doing? Whoever is supposed to come up, you guys, just bring them up. I think it's Larry, but it might be Brando.

Larry? Oh, anybody but Larry, please. Meanwhile, Brando Chicago asked, how come no soul train dances have been on? Yo, we had Joe, we had, Joe Wadley, man. You know, you know, it was weird.

I got to check on the status of my relationship with Jody Wadley. Because we had how old first. Damn. How do you, I don't know, I don't want to check on their relationship with someone. Sometimes you got to worry of your plants. God.

Yeah, you has a question, everybody. We got to get. Yeah, yo! Jay-you! Hey-you! Yeah. Oh, yeah-old. Yeah.

Scott Riggs. Yeah, yo. Scott was part of our original Pandora producer. No, there's no beef with Jody Watley, but, you know, it got a little weird for a second. Shout to Dr. Ball in the house. Fonte, you got Scott's question?

Are you saying? No, no, he said he just, I guess he was wanting to come in, but I guess, Scott, you can text it to me. Oh, yeah, because they got to bring it, they've been trying to bring we wait for larry either way big up to scott and yeah what happens to larry what larry in larry they're trying to pull in larry but they didn't

this is what happened when you're pulling people cold see the other public's prep we don't know Larry audio Larry's gonna alright who else let's get it let's get another let's get another let's get a chat question you want to get a chat question we get a chat question

did you ever find John McLean we did not yet we didn't find John McLean you know maybe he can I wouldn't mind doing a John McLean episode

kind of Mariah intention style like yeah yeah yeah off camera you know I don't know like he's very secretive

and that kind of thing can I ask a question that keeps on coming up on the chat when are we interviewing Black Thought of the week that's the next I was going to say that

that seems to be every other question that's a good question I got that question I got a question who's that You're definitely going to wrap at Fonte, I'll tell you that much. I do want to save the Roots card for a really, really good occasion, not just to do it.

So maybe for the half. In my mind, maybe. Maybe when Tarik's play opens. Oh, God, when COVID is over. Oh, there you know. When COVID is over, is that we're doing? in March. I mean, you know, life is clearly going on.

Sorry, Mom, the mob has spoken. I have some monorail. It's going to happen in March. So, you know. We could go around the room and say, what are your three dream guests? My three dream guests? Like, who do you have on the show that we haven't had? They're all soul train dancers.

They're going to say all three self-dream dances. Alive or dead? No, not alive. Oh, man. I know Michelle and Diggger Ocello is one for me. Michelle and Diggia Schello. Queen Latifah. Oh, Queen Latifah.

That's been, we've been working on that for like four years. Yeah, that's fun. Oh, man. We've got to have that one. You said that by the day. We've had close no cigars with Lativa. Yeah, so close. It's been, yeah.

Well, she was gracious enough to let us have the QLS handle because she previously owned that handle for her. That's true. Wow. And also, she did not go as far as Mary, who, Nobody asked this question, but yes, we got stood up once in five years, and her name was Mary. Mary J. Blige. It was.

It was. I wasn't mad because I don't know what it was that I had to do that day, but my plan B was definitely better than the Mary J. Blige thing. Like, there's something that I had to cancel, and when Mary it canceled, then I did my plan B and wound up being like a game changer. I'm forgetting what a game changer was. I remember not being mad at Mary J. Blige. I was actually like, shout out to Mary J. Blige Blige. worked out. Yeah, family.

You should know that Amir, Steve and Bill are local in New York. And when things like this happen, it could be good news for them. But me and Fonte. She stood us up while you, after your guy,

I was in the hotel. Yeah. I was in the hotel. You know, I live on the West Coast. Five, five, five. So, yeah, that was nice that you got your thing.

I would like to let our listeners know that, um, the dream episode that I'm really wishing what happened that seems like it's on its close but based on your eyes lie yet should I not say this? No say it I want you to say it so it really can they can put the pressure on say it Well the the Janet episode that I want to the Janet episode I want to do is

My dream is to do the Jimmy Jam Terry Lewis Janet Jackson combo episode in which for 45 hours We just kind of go to me. Oh my God, y'all. He won't let us have Janet until we have Janet, Jimmy, and Terry. Do you understand? Do you understand? Look, because I've seen it for 45 hours. No, but I understand how people operate.

And, again, if it's just the six of us, if it's just the six of us with Janet, like. I think the weed it. It's funny because you could interview it. them for 45 hours. I can actually see you doing that. And he is exaggerating greatly, but I can actually see you doing that. Absolutely.

But I feel that almost, like, Jimmy Jam has a kind of spirit that would make Janet feel even more comfortable because the things I want to know about, like, I think one-on-one, I can't ask Janet about, like, the Tokey and last three sex songs she does,

like, how she pushes the ambival. a little further on the record. But I can. James Lewis there, then they could talk about, like, because I still want to know, like, what's the important process when it's time for Janet to have an orgasm on side too?

I said to that too, like I still listen to records. But you get my point. Yeah, so I will say that that would be informative and humorous to have three perspectives on the Janet Jackson canon.

Right, now it's out in the world. I'm saying we got most of the brothers All we need is Jermaine and Janet Meanwhile somebody just asked about your favorite Latin quarter story Oh Adam you got that song That's another song Wow Well done

For long Fonte's a genius You know he should be somebody's music director of a TV show Yeah Maybe so but I think that song is like so mildly racist Those of y'all who don't know, Conte, he went out for him. One time we played it, I was like, wait,

I think you're doing Mexican action. It's Mexican, it's in there, right? You represent the few different. It's talking out for cigarettes, got real racist, made some jam, it came back. Like, that's what happened. Shout to my brother, Zoe. Shout to my brother, Zoe, who does the cues with me.

That's him saying all this. Yes, shout out to Zelle. Speaking of Prince, I'm seeing Prince stories. It just hit me that... You ain't entered that Latin quarter, but that's fine. Oh, okay. My favorite Latin quarter story? I'll say Heather Hunter because she lived in the dorm.

For the record, all of the Latin quarter stories end the same way. It's like, I got my ass kicked and they stole my gold jewelry. Like, every one of them is like, that's how it ends. Every time it's like, I went in there. And this song saved my life. Right. I went outside and listened to something in a limousine. I went back inside.

I got my ass kicked. They stole my starter jacket and my jewelry. And now I have like a bullet wound. wounded my side. Like every one of them ended with that. My favorite who's the one that told us about about Ella about Ella getting dragged all over the

search? Wasn't that search? It might have been. It was search. Or was it Jam Master Jay? Whatever it was like he was not giving up his chain and got dragged all over the floor while Rebel without a pause please. That sounds like search. I think that was

search. He wound up keeping his chains like I didn't get my chain to him though but like his whole shirt was ripped off. So he was shirtless but still had his chain, that sort of thing. Yeah, like I'll say that that Q-tip hearing... He can't stand up I can't tell. He sure can't.

I was going to say, after we did the search episode, Pete and I came hard to my DM's asking for his moment on the show. Yeah, he asked me, too. Oh, word. Dan Charnett is a lot. Yes, yes in the chat.

Wow, guests in the chat. Oh, by the way, time out. Blue Pineapples. That's another unaired episode. Yes, I have two hours of me talking to Chuck D. So the way I wanted to handle, yes, the way I wanted to handle public enemy was I wanted to speak specifically, and this is obviously I did it in 2018 thinking that I could cover the third. the 3th anniversary of Nation a Million.

So my plan was to talk to Chuck, Hank, Keith, Eric Sadler, and Harry Allen, and Bill Stephanie into like some super 10-hour interview thing. And then we edited going song for song of Nation a Million. So the only one that I've gotten was Chuck D. I guess the Shockleys are still waiting in line or whatever. I think the hardest one will be is Eric Sadler, but yeah, it is my dream to

just dissect the bomb squad, but you know, in their way. Anyway, who says that? Yo, Dan Chard is just there. Remember when West thought I was black, I mean, out white, remember when West Bend all was white? They thought it was like, yeah. No, I was like, man, that was pretty obvious to me.

But that's what I mean. I thought, oh yeah, shout out. shout out in the chat. I saw Reverend Siegel. Maybe Siegel. Ask you my favorite crown Oh, I love her. I enjoy crown peach. I like the crown. And crown apple. It's the apple. Crown as flavors?

Oh, my God. Do they have a crown apple? I seriously only knew as a lot of sugar. What are we talking about? I only knew Crown as my dad. I don't know what it tastes like. Yeah. Hey, bro. Crown apple, man. All right. So listen. Because y'all know this show, we can go down a whole rabbit hole.

We didn't even, okay, before we go out of here, we had a whole pole that we was doing for a Dan Charnas. Dan Charnas. The other white man of hip-hop, Dan Turner. Look at you without your glass. He's white people. He's white. Dan, can I?

Let me ask you. You got to unmute you mic, Dan. Oh, you don't, you know, you don't have. Just like Zoom. Like, you know, it's right to get. There is. Dan Charnas. Ladies and gentlemen.

How's it going? Fantastic. I love, this is my favorite thing. I was just listening to back to the Leon Silver's episode and just thinking, anyway, it's just incredible. With Big Fred. You guys are doing is incredible. Like, just beyond the public.

I know, right, I ride? Thank you. Thank you. We definitely have to get you on the show. Yeah, I'm doing another humble break. Again. I got to, yeah, again. I got to preview your amazing, amazing Dilla book.

Let me take you some. The one thing I cannot do is scientifically explain why DILA is different from every producer. And the fact that you literally found diagrams and the way that you break it down in the book in a way that's easy to understand, like, I've been dying to figure out how to even put in the words Dilla's method of production. You somehow cracked the code on that. So I will say that this book will be taught in a university years to come. Oh, they want to know when the book comes out, Dan. Everybody in chat.

February. They've got to be told me. All right. All right. Okay. Got you. And Sadie. Fonte is in there, too, by the way.

I am in there a little You know, I'm a humble brag Hey man, you're in there. No, it's an amazing. Yeah, is anyone else in there or just Defonte? Hey, Steve, guess who's not in there? Me and you?

No. Maybe. It's just you. No, it's Laiia. It's Bill is on Laiia, who's not in the book, me and you. Oh, sorry, Lee. Mokin's stuff.

Sadeke has also pushed us off. He's confirmed three times. No, no, no. No, no. Stop that. Stop that. Sadiq soon come, my friends. Sadiekson come.

Thank you. It wasn't for this Emmy week. He'd be sooner. Ah, nice. Okay. Okay. Cool. Anyway, Dan.

Anyway, how do you? Thank you, Dan. Good to see Dan. See, Dan the man. I'm talking about, Deanna Williams, but all the appliances look. I saw somebody in the chat. They said, my eyes look like Michael Jordan. Fuck y'all.

What? You know what? I'm not like, yeah. I don't know if you know, I don't know if you're aware. I don't know if you're aware, Amir, but the most legendary nickname for Michael Jordan came, was born off of the lesson. It was either lesson or it was GD.

It might have been GD on OK player. Somebody gave him the name cheese eyes. Now, I don't know. Like, like, church, like cheese eyes. So then, of course, stuff being the nerds we are. Then it became Gouda goggles. Gruyer goggles.

He was like cheddar. It was all this shit. But yeah, I don't have fucking cheese eyes. Provo and pepper. Shout out there. Monaco. What up, Tom. Do you have the show?

Swiss Spectacles? Oh, man. That's tone. Are you ever the show at Thursday? But, come on. You can't come with Swiss spectacles not expect me to rap at you. Holy shit. That's so good.

Cheese eyes. Wow. I've never heard. that in my life. I mean, why would I? But that's amazing. Hey, man. OK player's a wild place. The OK player message board is the genesis of Questlove's freedom, one way

or another. It's amazing. Man, listen, let me be clear. No, go ahead. Go ahead. Go ahead. Go in. I'm going to talk. Let's talk my shit. Fuck me. Go in. Go in. The OK player message board. The OK player message board is the genesis of social media, period. Speak on it. Fuck all that.

And I was Angela Nisle, who we had on the show, who is a co-creator with Questlove, That's right. Yeah, that's why when they just talk about, like, Twitter drag. I'm like, motherfucker, you understand what? G.D. And fucking okay player, nigga, that was the fucking Roman Coliseum, nigga. Are you kidding?

Yeah, man. What? You understand? I was born in the fucking fires of chaos, niggas. Yeah, I was going to say. We was teen. We was fucking kids. We was in our early twins.

Well, you was in a kid. Damn. I was kids. We was kids, Nick. Gladiator. Had motherfuckers. changing their albums, pushing their albums, but had niggas with Grammys coming in the goddamn chat talking shit with us.

What we said was so real. What's the biggest L that a verified artist has ever taken in The Lesson of GD? For me, I know what you're going to say, but for me, nothing makes me laugh harder than that whole guru, Lupe Fiasco sample situation. Listen, man. Listen. What year did okay players start, Amir? Um.

Yeah, well, 98. I got Angela to build it, and we released it the day that things fall apart came out. So like February 99. Wow, that is really freaking incredible. And it really is the beginning of this. Wow. And you guys. And the rest and so much more.

Like, I mean, all right. But for you, what, what artists, do you think that is taking the biggest L because of the lesson or general? Man, I think it was probably, God, man. It was the Lupe shit. That shit was wild. The Melly Mell shit. That shit was great.

And even the Lely Mell came on the boards to... Bro. I remember he got... Someone told him that I... Like, I was telling the story about, like, white lines and how he said in an interview that I was high on cocaine. when I did that verse. And, you know, like, someone played a game of telephone, and then it got back, Yo, I heard you was talking for shit about me.

I'm coming to see you, Questlove, like, in the DM. And then he came to, like, fluid. Yeah, it got bad. It got bad for Melly Mell. Mell came on. It was his cat on the board, South Philly Man. He used to be on the boys. Yes.

He was a legend. I don't know where he's at. He was hilarious, though. And it was a legend. Right. So, anyway. So, Mel posted a video. that he had did and then South Philly

man started joking on him. So then it just, it goes crazy. So then Muscles, he, Mely Mel makes the name Muscles. That's right. Somebody, you remember you used to have the okay, like that's the name if you got an okay. That okay, again, again, predecessors,

that was the original verified blue check, niggas. Right, right. If you had the okay on no player, nigga, you were a chef. Yeah, he was a shit, yeah. You was that nigger. So listen here. So, got damn, somebody made. Technically, it just means you're okay, actually. And they took O-C-K and made it off.

God, because that was a lot for me, called him up, man. Yo. Taking this shirt off and shit and making the vows like mail, man. Yo, can I share this with y'all real quick? Because we did a poll, and I think y'all might want to know this, because we asked, like, five questions to everybody. And so we ask your top three favorite episodes, right?

Jimmy Jam, Q-Tip, and Saida, Garrett. Those are the fans? Yes, these are the fans. More than the baby face episode and more than more than Jack White? That was a great

interview. More than Huey Lewis? Wait, okay. I feel like the most the most A-list celebrity team was built with Greg Philing Gaines. Yeah, well, Greg Filling Gaines. Ray Parker.

Weird out. Ray Parker was the next note. I know you're being sarcastic, Steve, but actually I did enjoy the weird out. I am not. I am not. Ray Parker went in. Ray Parker went all the way in. I don't know we could play that John.

Ray Parker. It might have been edited to for time. Actually, I think I think that Brittany just did that job. Wait, can I get to the next question? We ask people. We ask the top three dream guests. Mm. Janet Jackson, Anita Baker, and Black Thought Quest.

Yeah, Black Thought already. I mean, we can interview him multiple times. Like, let's just keep interviewing him over time. Come on, man. Top three QLS classics. They want release because, you know, we all, we got, like, so much classics to meet. On page pills. Quincy.

They said Quincy Jones. Quincy Jones, Dave Chappelle, the Revolution. Right. Quinty Toes. And, you know, so, no, there's, we didn't release. We also did a Jerome Benton interview that never came out. Right. And, okay, actually, the best Prince T that we never used was from his former valet.

His Jerome, the cat named Robbie. Whenever I come to Minnesota, Robbie's the guy that, like, drives me around or whatever. But Robbie was the guy that from Purple Rain all the way until graffiti bridge, he's the one that had to, like, hoist Prince's Grand Piano up, 18 flights of stairs, you know, into a hotel or whatever. Like, he talked about fist fights with prints and all that shit. But, you know, I think took that off the air because it was too soon. That was a long weekend, y'all. That was two days in Minnesota and about 10 interviews when we did the interview. Yeah, that was nuts.

Man, also to Scott, but, yeah, yo, he just had a really good question or a comment, rather. Election Night 2016. Wow. Yeah. I don't think we've ever really told that story. Yeah. So, yeah, I'll start it off. We were, that was the night, we interviewed Stephen Hill.

And so, um, this was the night, this was the election night, 2016. And so this is also that same morning, I found out that my uncle had gotten shot. And so when I came into, and my uncle got shot that morning, and he later died on, uh, Thanksgiving Day. That was when he died, right, he got shot that day. And so when I came to tape that night and everybody thought, I think of Mir thought I was joking, I was like, yeah, my uncle got shot. And he was like, where? I'm sorry.

I'm sorry. I ain't tripping, it's all good. But, yeah, so anyway, so, man, we doing this shit, dude, and it's like, we're watching, you know, the numbers come in, and we're trying to, like, stay cool because it's blue, blue, and then probably about, about, goddamn, about 8.39 o'clock, that's when that shit started going red, red, and it was like, holy shit. And so we're on air, like, trying to conduct the interview, trying to be cool with Stephen, because Stephen was good.

He had, like, a lot of everything and all that shit. but we're watching this shit and it's like, yo, this motherfucker is really about to win, dog. And by the end of that episode, if you go back and listen to that, this Stephen Hill episode, you can hear us up kind of in the beginning, but then towards the end. I don't think any of us

to hide it anymore. It was like, motherfucker, yo. The world's coming to an end. Yeah, exactly. A win is a win. A win. A win is a win. I don't care what you're saying. Yep, that's me. Clever Taylor the 4th. You might have seen the skits, the reactions, my journey from basketball to college football or my career in sports media.

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A group of women discover they've all dated the same prolific con artist. I felt like I got hit by a truck. I thought, how could this happen to me? The cops didn't seem to care. So they take matters into their own hands. I said, oh, hell no. I vowed. I will be his last target.

He's going to get what he deserves. Listen to the girlfriends. Trust me, babe. On the Iheart radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. What's up, everyone? I'm Ego Wodom. My next guest, you know from Step Brothers Anchorman,

Saturday Night Live, and the Big Money Players Network. It's Will Ferrell. Woo, woo. My dad gave me the best advice ever. I went and had lunch with them one day, and I was like, and dad, I think I want to really give this a shot. I don't know what that means, but I just know the groundlings.

I'm working my way up through, and I know it's a place that come look for up and coming talent. He said, if it was based solely on talent, I wouldn't worry about you, which is really sweet. Yeah. He goes, but there's so much luck involved. And he's like, just give it a shot. He goes, but if you ever reach a point where you're banging your head against the wall, and it doesn't feel fun anymore, it's okay to quit. If you saw it written down, it would not be an inspiration.

It would not be on a calendar of, you know, the cat. Just hang in there. Yeah, it would not be. Right, it wouldn't be that. There's a lot of luck. Listen to Thanks, Dad, on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcast, or wherever you get your podcast. Which QLS guests had the best roll call, according to the polls? Charlie Wilson.

Salonge and Caldard Salonge Salonge Salon I'm a rollo I be your roller I be your roller I be your roller

I be your roller What you could say Because for me When shit All right You know me My memory

The way that I I recall it back Perfect Yes new smoker I got it I don't smoke Still I don't smoke No no

When Gerard Carm Michael came on the show. Oh, Rob. And he told the truth. Who stood us up? Rick Ruben had stood us up, right? Mm-hmm.

It was Rick Rubin. Right. And he said, whatever his rhyme scheme was, was like, you know, Rick Ruben stood you up. So then y'all called me. Bro, call.

Like, I thought that was like, he was a great interview, too. That was a wild day. Yeah. Someone mentioned my fear of Layla halfway, and that should still

scared me a little bit. Why are you afraid of Lela Hathlin? Because she sings chords? Well, no, not that. I have a really bad association with her dad's death and that because she sings like her dad.

Okay. Like it's still just you know, like triggered off like an eight-year-old Amir Nightmare moment. And so she would just come up like Amir, how come you never call me? Look me in the eye. And, you know, it was like, I had to get.

She thought that I had beef with it. It was like, no. I just, you know, I have to get over my child of fear of. You had a couple ladies like that on the couch, mirror. He was like, I used to be scared of you, but. So whatever. Yeah.

There's been a bunch of them. Yeah. It was Deanna, Chaka. Get the fuck out of here. Get the fuck out of here. Jaka. It's all right. No, not a little, Dr.

No. All right. So let's, I want to remind Someone wants to come up I think somebody wants to come up Who is it? I don't know Who is it?

Who is it? I know, but we got to go. Well, by the way, for the winner, too, because we had a whole meet and greet situation, so for the folks that won that you've been emailed. So check your email

because we want to do that immediately after this. Right now? Huh? Oh, we're meeting and greeting people? Or that's the people come back. After that is to be meeting and green people

gave just a few minutes. We're doing more. Okay. What about shot A? That'd be a good interview. she ain't talking, man. I feel like she'd be so well, I'd fall asleep. Stewart will definitely come on the show.

Who? Yeah, Stuart, yeah, he'll definitely come on the show. Okay. They are actively working on the new record right now, so. I hear that I need a big. Herbie Hancock. Somebody did mention Herbie and Hancock. We never had that conversation.

Anybody pushing 80 right now, I'm trying to just interview them all. I would like, Carl Simon. Paul Simon, Yoko, oh no. Billy Joel. Fuck Billy Joel. What? No, I just thought that would be funny. Bill Collins.

It makes that clear that you're saying that in. Are there any black people you would want, see? Oh, by the way, Chris Freeman, Nile Rogers is another lost episode. Oh, fuck. Nile. We got like an hour and a half with him or something. You said an hour. Nile was a shit.

We never aired that? First, first sub. No, because we told him to come back. First guitar sub in the Sesame Street band ever. Now, Roger. I got to air that, man. I know, but we got to do part of it. We don't got to air it.

We just got to get him proper. Yeah, we just got to do it again. You roller skate, too. That was a good thing. Hey, guys, just so you know, we're doing the Quest Love Supreme thing, where we're, you know, we're just talking and whatnot, but we can, we can, you know, so we can get to the meeting green. If we want to shout some people out in the chat before we go.

Hey, Leah. I don't know if this is a good time. I want people in the chat, man. I wanted to shout out all the dozens of studios and cities. Thank you. Yeah, please. We've been in. It's really been, I started making a list, and I didn't think it was going to be this long.

And I don't know how to read it, but. Gina Foster, yes, also, Patty LaBelle is also a loss episode. What? Oh, shit. Oh, I didn't tell them that, Amir. I didn't, they don't know that. They don't know that. know that.

What the fuck happened? Am I? What happened? It was... Zoom? Zoom happened, Fonte. Zoom happened. It's more up in the atmosphere.

It really was. It really was. I was so scared to tell y'all. Oh, I'm sorry. I'm about to get it. Oh, damn. No, she was... That was a super fun episode.

Exclusive. Exclusive, exclusive. Okay, then. So, yeah. But we're going to get her back. We're going to do it a person at her house or something. just the topic. You know, whatever Fonte is ready to come out the house. Fonda, do you have a date on that? No.

Fonte needs, like, full, radioactive, like, outbreak. Have you not been outside of New Carolina yet? Nah, bro. I went to, uh, drove down to the beach. See, Nicolet, like, a couple months ago, you know, but, nah, bro. Yeah. Okay. You have not going out to the world yet.

I knocked on his door and he wouldn't let me in. Uh, wouldn't happen. Hey, hey. But we are all vaccinated, ladies and gentlemen. We do promote that. Yeah, we're all vaccinated. Yeah, I'm just cool, man. I just don't really feel the need.

Is there anybody you will come out the house for? Can it yet? I don't know. I mean, I just say, hauling oath. Cold play. Go play. Are you allowed to give a preview on what's coming up for fall and winter of 2020? Pat McHenie.

one please listen to the Pat Mathematine. What a genius, Pat Mathia. What an awesome interview. I've got some folks on the line. We've been talking to some folks like Candy, like Patma. Well, you know, Patatini is next week. Like, cool, come cool again. Like, let me see, we are talking.

I feel like we're going to work out this Janet situation. Let me see. Who else is on my list? Oh, she wants to hear me on. Sadiq. Sadeek is in the near near future, as I mentioned. Apiditex, we did, Earth. We did Philip Bailey.

already. Yes, we did. Yes, we did. Had a great show, Philadelphia, big ups. Yes. I would like to announce an interview that turned up. I remember there was a brief. Back in front of school, we had on. I'll take, you get his number. Let's do it. Okay. All right. Everybody said great show.

Alexander O'Neill would be great. That would be great. Can you ask Jimmy Jam for that? Thanks. Oh. Look at Fonte's eyes right now. Look at Fonte's eyes right now. Bonte might go get some cigarettes that day. He got to get his shit. Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.

Fonte actually just recreated the infamous diff where things get awkward and the boys he's like looking Yeah, y'all does go well. I'm here for it. I'm a professional. I'm going to show up for my job.

Yeah. Sometimes Fonte's got to go and reconsider his house colors. Whoever recommended him knew that there was going to be some sort of comedy element. Oh, and whoever I think you need to Excel. Somebody just said DuLA and Brandy, but Brandy, we've been talking.

We're going to work this out. We're going to get that done. We're going to get that time. Yeah, Duolet. Oh, yeah. Yeah, Dewele. I ain't thought of Duolet. What are you smoking right now, Steve?

They want to know what cigarette here. Cigarette. Don't worry about that. Smoking's bad for you. It's not funny. But, hey, someone said the Snowman City band. Have you guys seen the, um, the benching? Yeah, yeah.

What's you think about it? I like it. What you think? Oh, I don't know. It's cool? But they were like, because I'm such a music nerd, there's like four amazing fact toys that never got revealed that I'm kind of frustrated that weren't revealed. And they are? Well, one, I think it's important to note that the instrumentation on street songs is stolen prints equipment.

Like, yes, it's one thing for Rick James to steal those, to, to, to, write those great songs but the other part of that story is that he literally went on he liked the way that prince had pre-programmed his over-arm synthesizers so when you're listening to give it to me baby wondering why those synthesizers have the same texture as controversy it's literally because he's using prince's equipment to record this record so you know i think that was i think that was important to get your ass no it's it's known um also the way that super freak actually got created was kind of genius, which was, you know, I think that this whole thing of like him looking for a pop hit and that sort of thing. It wasn't that. They were just fucking around

and did a cool little 16 bar part and then it was fucking around another song. And then when he listened to that 20-minute jam session, that one magic moment of, they took that and just looped it and built a song around that. Like, I mean, super freak was such an afterthought. I mean, I know. that music documentaries really, you know, is more about the sensational aspect that's going to keep the average person interested, but

I am interested in like sort of those things that, you know, that they had, he had his purple ring that wasn't even talked about. He had a script for Tina Marie called Allison Gettoland, and they were trying to get a movie done to but couldn't get a pass. I mean, so there's

a lot in there that I felt, um, was kind of admitted. But it was also cool to hear like his early motel. Shout out to Harry Weiner. Yeah. And I'm going into Maltese and stuff.

Wow. Yeah. The way you said average person just hit my heart, so like, mm, y'all, I mean,

because you know, I got you. I know you and I know he just was like, ooh, ooh, and I don't feel like he fell off after street songs.

Like thrown down was, was platinum and so it was platinum and so it was old muddard and glow. Like, you know, he, you know, the one flop album,

the flag. That's when you know, 86 is when the cocaine really came and undid him. But, um, I did one movie now I think I know everything. What's our question? What's your question? Anastasia, he keeps asking.

She says, I have an amazing question. Yes. You like to ask it because we don't have time for the clear out. We got to wrap this thing up. Tim, what did not think? People are also asking about the Jungle Brothers, who we did interview at the Roots Pickney many years ago. And it's great.

And they're awesome. So, there is. Oh, it was something I wanted to add to tell you guys real quick. Oh, I'm also working on Santana. That's what I wanted to say. Santana and been talking, Sanana and I'm going to get this Daryl Hall thing done. I wanted to throw that out. Oh, Carlos.

Yeah. No, Joe Santana. No, I don't know. Juell Santana. Oh, no, it couldn't. I mean, what happened? Somebody could have been Jewel, Santana. It could.

It could. It might have. No. Okay. So, guys, and I also want to tell everybody the top trivia winners will be who we meet in the meeting reek. I didn't want nobody to think it was the whole VIP thing. It's like the people who won the trivia, they're going to say hello real quick, and then that's what it is. So we can say.

So how do I wrap the show? Or do we just talk for another 12 hours? No. About our favorite episodes. Well, we should do a 12-hour live episode. Yeah, man, we got to get Andre, yeah. We got to get Andre, yeah. We got to get Andre.

Amir, can you make that happen? Wait, can I ask, of this room, how much attention if any was given to those two records that came out this week? Let's go in. Oh, I. Fonte, 30 seconds on, Kanye's latest album, go. I haven't heard it. Fonte, you just killed my whole day. Go ahead. Don't listen.

All right. Amir, what? I'll be on the song, but the jam, the Andre jam, like, that shit is gorgeous. The one that's not on there,

right? That's not even, right? Yeah, exactly. Amir, give it to me. You know, I mean, obviously this was his one hour

and 47 minute attempt to apologin. I mean, if you name, like, using your mom, I mean, that's the equivalent of like, you know,

the dog ate my homework. Like, if you use your mama's name for an album title. I feel like that's the biggest offering. Like, okay, guys, look, you know. Yeah, you know, I, look, again, I've expressed this before that I feel as though he saw Jim and Andy on Netflix and then got the bright idea that he was going to agitate

the world and become the new Andy Kaufman. And it didn't work out that way. For me, I will say that the only thing left for him to do that I feel is newsworthy or surprising would be for him to show me what he has learned in the last 20 years and do an album by himself. Like, pull a springsteen and do a Nebraska. Like the same way that whole Cree summers, me doing this shit all by myself thing. because it's just now it's like even without auto tune

without auto tune. I mean just without I mean right now it's basically I mean he has a budget to buy the world yeah he's window shopping okay I'll take your songs and your songs and your ideas and your verses and your music and that's why these artists are coming out mad

like I went there to work on this record and I might make the record at this one it's more it's more curation than creation yeah and look at you but that's what it is I don't feel like I'm hearing the

best artist that he could buy. And I want to actually hear, I feel like that's him hiding behind, like, just him alone. Do that Cree summer, you know, three summer whatever thing he was running. Like, go to a room by itself and make me something. Like, what have you learned in the last 20 years?

Without no one. But now drink? I haven't listened. I didn't have a listen. I knew that, Von. Okay, I listen. And you're his favorite rapper. What have you been doing?

Man, I've been working. I've been working, bro. I've been just working, producing my girl, be my fiasco. She's the newest artist on our label F music. So I've been, like, writing and producing and, like, mixing her record. And we worked on that over the summer. And that's coming soon. Sounds amazing.

So, I don't know, I've just been working, bro, and, like, playing, you know, me and my family watching movies and shit. I just be staying low, man, and staying. He don't like this hip-hopper-de-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h. Is there anything that you guys are all want to talk about before we leave? Like Fonte did say, what he was working on? You see how I'm trying to get out of here? Someone just said installing light fixtures, and that makes me laugh.

Bill's been drinking, so he's never going to tell us about all his jobs. Sugar-steak-Stia. I'm not a job. Besides Muppets. I'm finishing a movie with, you know, Lynn Miranda, Tick-Tick-Bum, coming out of November, right? We're going to finish that. Oh, he made a DeAngelo appearance in rehearsal today, Amir.

You missed it. Wait, what happened? Lynn. Lynn showed up today. Oh, there's more R&B? Yeah, he's known for his Latin R&B to hold new time. Yeah, okay, okay. Yeah, we almost missed.

Tiffany Cross was just outside the room, but I missed it. Oh, my, Tiffany. We love Tiffany Crow. We love the great miss a girl. Man, shy of Tiffany. Hell yeah. She was a fun. He was a real last episode.

Shout out to all our news. Hold up. Shout out to all the news people, MSNBC, because they hit us with Ronan with Stephanie, with Joy, who we need to do a do-over because that was like the worst episode ever because the quality was so bad, but I'm sorry, but she was still dope. Like, and, oh, and not on MSNBC, but Sunny from the view because they were all. Tiffany Cross, the other words. I love Tiffany Cross.

Yeah. Okay. Yeah, she's dope. Okay. And so can we come? So should I do the official sign off? Yeah. Okay.

Yeah. Well, you know, we like to thank our supporters for coming in here and reminiscing with us for the last five years of the show. Needless to say, I definitely wanted to thank this team here, and that's Sugar Steve and Fonsecala and Unpaid Bill and Lai-Ea. And yes, also, let's acknowledge, Boss Bill. definitely helping make this a magical you know five year period but also those that work behind the scenes

all are too many to to mention Brittany we is she born here in Britain? Yes, Brittany Brittany Brittany Brittany Brittany. Brittany Evan Scott. We love Brittany. We love you Brittany. Thank you.

But yeah, no, for real, guys you know, when this opportunity came up and Brian Calhoun Oops Oh yeah Brian Brian Calhoun

The unbothered Brian Yeah Shout out to Sean G also And you know Yeah The

the lights on so we can keep Giving you guys Quality you know content to listen to on your morning walks and your drives

I will say that you know just for the four of you without getting super been sentimental because you know that Amir hates doing that sort of thing. No, Amir doesn't hate doing that sort of thing. Amir just reprogramming himself to like these sort of things.

Can't you see the gun right to the side of my head? I was everywhere. You better fucking cry right now. No, man. No, man. This show to me is like my cheers. Yes, I have like my... Hey.

I have different... Your norm, I guess, right? Your norm, right. Wow. So where... I'm worried about normal. I might be Woody. We're a bunch of alcoholics

wandering around your head. I like to think I'm saying, but I might be Woody. I'll be Carlin. Yeah, you definitely Carla. I'm pretty sure I'm still Norm. Yeah, you are. You are. Yeah, but I'll say that, you know,

this is, this is, I appreciate what you all contribute. I know oftentimes, like, I might do the line, share, the questioning and all stuff and you know but I will say that everyone adds you know the the perfect ingredients to make the show really really work we check each other and we're actually friends with each other and I

appreciate that from all of you thank you for doing this with me and this is definitely the most sentimental thing I've ever said in my life yeah we enjoy a hug you want to hug what the we love you bro we love me oh hey man you know real shit ever ever, ever. I'm trying to open up my life, man, you know, you know. Barrier Questlove's house when it's done in 2024. See you there. Hey, man, you know, it's going to be that way. I'm reading, I'm now, I'm now past Neville Goddard. I'm reading Deborah Johnson now, Reverend Debra Johnson. So she's teaching me how to open my heart more and, and when we start our book club, Questlove read?

I'm like, I'm just an Abraham Hicks. Can we just slow down? I just get this to the Vinci Code. I just finished. All right. All right, good. I just finished the coldest winter up. Thank you. My man. My man, Fonte.

I love everything about you. Okay. No, people read the shit out of the coldest winter. Woo! I just finished. That's a wrap. Yo, what's up? This is Fonte.

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