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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!

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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...

Fresh off their latest collab album “Summers Ain’t Forever”, Boston’s own Avenue & New Orlean-bred Chase N. Cashe came through to the set for some meaningful conversations! Avenue has remained a mainstay in the Boston music scene as an artist since 2017 and has also found success as an executive through his co-founded label "Words Speak Life". Chase has had a length career himself as an artist/producer, producing classic record...

With Tyler's newest album release "CHROMAKOPIA" and the recent comparisons being made between Tyler the Creator and J. Cole, we weighed in on the conversation! We gave our initial thoughts on "CHROMAKOPIA", compared Tyler's and Cole's discographies, and discussed which artists we believe is a part of the "next Big 3". Do you believe that Tyler the Creator belongs in that conversation? Let us know in the comments!

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After a presidential election unlike any we've ever experienced, things have finally come to a conclusion... another Trump presidency! With the rumors of Project 2024 and a Republican-majority Congress, how do we feel about another 4 years of Trump? What were the reasons behind Kamala Harris' decisive loss? Let us know your thoughts in the comments!

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After releasing their classic self-titled debut album, Boston's own Feed The Family came through to discuss their follow-up "Zing Language" and much more! From serving zings and facing the harsh consequences of street life, Feed The Family have transitioned and solidified themselves as one of New England's top rap groups, receiving co-signs from the likes of Griselda's Westside Gunn. In this episode, we discussed everything from ho...

After a decisive win at the Ultimate Iron Chamber, the newly-crowned Grand Master of the Chamber, Jo Saza, joined us on this week's episode! We kicked off the episode with a recap of the Ultimate Iron Chamber, as Jo Saza explained his mentality and preparation leading up to the event. We also discussed what Saza plans to do with the $5,000 grand prize, how he plans to keep the momentum going, and how his background as a student of ...

On this week's episode, we sat down with Jason Almeida, better known as WHERE'S NASTY, a creative director, DJ, and event producer from Providence, RI. We explored his journey into hip-hop, the changing landscape of music discovery, and why numbers don’t define success in the culture. Nasty also shared his experiences throwing parties in high school, getting into DJing in college, and how he co-founded Stay Silent PVD, the force be...

On this week's episode, we kicked things off with a casual conversation on obesity and broke down three simple habits everyone should follow to stay healthy. We also reacted to the recent and unexpected passing of Rich Homie Quan (15:00) and how big of an influence music plays when it comes drug abuse. We later dived into the news of the Apalachee High School shooting (34:15) and couldn't help ourselves from entertaining the idea o...

The OG gang is back with another week of Bad For The Community! We kicked off the show with a hypothetical: "What if someone from the future told you your dreams would never work out?" Would you change up or follow the course? We also talked about secret talents we wish we had, which led to Nate and Tomo freestyling some stand-up comedy. We later spoke on the controversy surrounding Keith Lee's latest DC trip and questioned why peo...

We had a beautiful and uplifting conversation on this week's episode with Boston's own, Yanna G! We kicked off the conversation discussing her newly released album "On Everything I Love", how she prioritizes her mental health, and what has been her biggest obstacles as she traverses life as an artist and a young woman.
We later reacted to Tyler the Creator's comments on certain artists taking up space in the music game, specifically...