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What does it really take to put on a successful music show? This week, Nate Nics taps in with the duo of Hype Hub (Will of Aperture Studios & Lenni Linguini) and E-Los, one of the featured artists performing this Friday at MASS REPRESENT: AT THE VAULT in New Bedford, MA!

From the artist’s perspective, E-Los breaks down how he prepares to rock a stage and what goes into making a show unforgettable.

On the talent buyer side, Will &...

Fresh off of seeing Kendrick Lamar & SZA in concert, we kicked things off by reflecting on our experience at the show. It didn't take too long for another beef to strike in hip-hop, as we reacted to Ray Vaughn's and Joey Bada$$' diss tracks to each other and who we thought took round one. We also touched on the latest drama with Tory Lanez being stabbed in prison and the insane Diddy trial that's revealed more than any of us re...

Fresh off her latest mixtape ''CAPSULE_002: CLUB DIOSA', Shandelle brought the same fun vibes & energy to this week's episode of Bad For The Community! Things kicked off with Shandelle reflecting on her previous night's DJ set, which led to a conversation around "wall huggers" and people not dancing enough at the club. Shandelle then took us on a deep dive into her project and the mindset she was i...

It's been a slow news week, but you can always count on us find a way to argue about something! On this week's episode we debated a number of topics, including: whether or not you should be drinking cow milk, which kids TV channel was superior growing up, and which album from various artists' discographies are we getting rid of!

As always, if you want to send us questions or topics you want to hear us discuss, feel ...

We got a lot to get to on this week's episode! We quickly kicked things off with a temperature check on the current state of the world, before diving right into Shadeur Sanders' draft stock tanking and whether or not the NFL is quietly colluding against Shadeur. Things then take a wild (and freaky) turn as we discussed Kanye's claims of giving his cousin oral as a child and the allegations around Shannon Sharpe's relationship with ...

On this week's episode, things kicked off with Nate and Yves joking on Rob's newest discovery... he's colorblind! All of the past behind the scenes debates on "what color is this" are starting to make a lot more sense now. Rob also shared another entry to his collection of strange dreams, which led to a breakdown and reaction to the newest season of Netflix's "Black Mirror".

Later in the episode, the guys answer the hypothetical: "I...

On this week's episode, we immediately kicked off with a debate surrounding Playboi Carti's MUSIC album and whether we should be aging out of certain music. In a time where most new albums have a shelf life of a week, we revisted which albums we still have in rotation and which ones we haven't gone back to.

We also reacted to the the wild story of a Tufts student being abducted by masked ICE agents, shared our thoughts ...

There's no love lost when it comes to Elon and Kanye on this podcast! We're called Bad For The Community but they're the definition of it. On this week's episode, we discussed the protests against Tesla and Kanye's distasteful tweet about Beyonce's twins. The discussion led to an interesting conversation about self-accountability and our role in empowering these types of behaviors. We also spoke on Playboi C...

Catherine T. Morris, the founder of BAMS (Boston Arts & Music Soul) Fest, joined us for one of the most thoughtful and insightful conversations we've had yet on the podcast! As advocates for the Boston music and arts scene, it was important for us to recognize and learn more about Catherine's contributions toward the scene. Her mission to build racial equity and economic empowerment to Black creatives and entrepreneurs is evide...

We're back and we've got a lot to get to this week! Before we tackled the bigger news of the week, we kicked off the show with a fun debate on where certain singers stack up on a scale of 1-10. We then gave a breakdown and shared our thoughts on the Super Bowl, specifically Kendrick Lamar's divisive Halftime Show performance!

In the second half, we reviewed Drake & PartyNextDoor's highly anticipated collab album "$ome $exy $ongs...

What is going on?!? It's only been a few weeks of 2025 and things are already starting to get real WEIRD! We kicked off this week's episode with our reactions to the viral clip of an Arizona man getting caught with his pants down at a drive-thru, and then "unaliving" himself in what the internet has dubbed "a goonicide". You can't make this sh-t up...

Later on, we broke down Drake's absurd lawsuit against UMG for defamation and ho...

We’re joined by friend of the show, Ikenna "Ike" Ndugba—founder of the nonprofit arts organization ‘617Peak’ and co-founder of the music label ‘Words Speak Life’! On this week’s episode, we dived into Ike’s journey of uplifting the Boston youth through his work with 617Peak and managing up-and-coming talents, such as Nay Speaks and Yanna G, through the success of Words Speak Life.

We learned about the origins of 617P...

We’re kicking off the new year with reactions and hot takes to the latest music drops, including: LiAngelo Ball's unexpected banger "Tweaker", Lil Baby’s latest album “WHAM” , Joey Bada$$'s bold return with “The Ruler’s Back”, and Drake’s leaked “Fighting Irish” freestyle, plus more!

Watch on YouTube for the Full Experience: https://youtu.be/WwlfZ0VsOLA

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0:00 - Intro/ Reacting to LiAngelo Balls's instant classic "Twe...

THE LAST EPISODE OF 2024!! ... ignore the fact we technically dropped this in 2025... Since we've been on a short hiatus, we jumped right into the topics that had the media in a frenzy: the civil lawsuit against Jay-Z and Luigi Mangione's deadly shooting of then-CEO of UnitedHealthcare, Brian Thompson. We also reacted to our unsurprising loss at the 2024 Boston Music Awards, looked back at our favorite BFTC moments of 2024, and sha...

On this week's episode, we're joined by Svmbv! Svmbv is an incredible young talent from Brockton, MA, who seems to be able to do it all: singing, songwriting, producing, and engineering! We had a real fun conversation with Svmbv about his early start in music, his long-term aspirations, and the huge influence that his family & friends have had on his journey as an artist. We also shared some of our hot takes on R&B music, d...

Drake has filed legal petitions against Universal Music Group (UMG), alleging that the music corporation manipulated streaming platforms to artificially boost the popularity of Kendrick Lamar's diss track "Not Like Us." Rumors are floating around that Drake and UMG are in the midst of re-negotiations ... is this UMG's attempt at devaluing Drake's stardom to weaken his bargaining power? Let us know in the comments!

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Just when we thought things couldn't get any worse for Drake in 2024... news drops of him taking legal action against his own label for the success of "Not Like Us! We reacted and discussed on how this looks optically for Drake, whether UMG is intentionally devaluing their own artist, and how this will potentially impact Kendrick Lamar's performance at the Super Bowl.

The topic of UMG and Spotify allegedly inflating the streams o...

In the past few weeks, J. Cole has been re-releasing his old mixtapes on streaming services, which leads us to believes his highly-anticipated album "The Fall Off" is on the way. With the aftermath of the Big 3 beef and Kendrick Lamar's momentous 2024 overshadowing Cole's rollout, how should Cole move forward with releasing his presumed final album? Let us know in the comments!

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The boogeyman is back! This past Friday afternoon, Kendrick Lamar surprised us all with his sixth studio album "GNX". After his decisive victory in the beef against Drake and the announcement of his upcoming Super Bowl Halftime appearance, it was only right that Kenny dropped a full length project to capitalize on his massive momentum. We gave our breakdown and thoughts on the album, reacted to the the early reception, and discusse...