A Couple of Things Podcast

WATCH IN HD! PLEASE SUBSCRIBE, LIKE, COMMENT, SHARE!Our podcast is also available on Apple and Spotify! Episodes every Monday at 8am on all three platforms! SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/1w06DNS5N13APMZiDYyp6G?si=pPA8dYwtS0mtlcbH2Pw4jQAPPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-couple-of-things-podcast/id1578418750Welcome to A Couple of Things Podcast channel! The meaning behind the name of the podcast is that it features Malaika (Mal) and Alex; we are a couple who will talk about a couple of things.. get it? lol. Tune into our podcast where we will discuss pretty much everything from music, common debatable topics, pop culture, fashion/streetwear, life/life advice, financial literacy, career advice, relationship advice/topics, etc. As a couple who been together since 2014, we have many meaningful conversations full of critical thinking and playing devil's advocate and we are also very educated in our fields of Economics and Accounting, so we wanted people to be able to tap into these conversations and get a chance to hear some valuable things we have to offer/share.In this episode we discussed Chrisean Rock's recent meltdown on the No Jumper show which involved her being physically removed after her destroying property. We discuss the infatuation society seems to have with watching people self-destruct. We also discuss how women seem to be giving Chrisean all of the excuses in the world for her behavior. We then breakdown how potentially dangerous she may be to her unborn baby now that she is pregnant.We then discussed Yung Miami recently admitting on her Caresha Please show that she enjoys getting golden showers. We breakdown if we would be down for that and if it is really that crazy of an act.We finished the podcast by discussing girls/guys trips due to DJ Envy mentioning that his wife is taking a 29 day girls trip. We debate whether girls/guy trips are automatically dangerous for a relationship and especially when it comes to bachelor's/bachelorette parties._________________________________________________________OUR SOCIAL MEDIA:MAL'S personal YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/c/TheLifeofMalMAL'S IG, Twitter & TikTok: @malwavesbackup twitter: @malwaves2ALEX'S personal YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqFmKxPqWpUbxor_sYQRQgQ ALEX'S IG:  alexgarrisALEX'S TikTok: alexgarristheproducerInstrumental/beats by him! Hit him for beats. PODCAST IG & TikTok: @acoupleofthingspodcast _________________________________________________________Hope you enjoy the content and comment any topics you want us to discuss! Thanks for watching! We appreciate the support.

WATCH IN HD! PLEASE SUBSCRIBE, LIKE, COMMENT, SHARE!Our podcast is also available on Apple and Spotify! Episodes every Monday at 8am on all three platforms! SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/1w06DNS5N13APMZiDYyp6G?si=pPA8dYwtS0mtlcbH2Pw4jQAPPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-couple-of-things-podcast/id1578418750Welcome to A Couple of Things Podcast channel! The meaning behind the name of the podcast is that it features Malaika (Mal) and Alex; we are a couple who will talk about a couple of things.. get it? lol. Tune into our podcast where we will discuss pretty much everything from music, common debatable topics, pop culture, fashion/streetwear, life/life advice, financial literacy, career advice, relationship advice/topics, etc. As a couple who been together since 2014, we have many meaningful conversations full of critical thinking and playing devil's advocate and we are also very educated in our fields of Economics and Accounting, so we wanted people to be able to tap into these conversations and get a chance to hear some valuable things we have to offer/share.In this episode we discussed Lori Harvey and Damson Idris officially going public with their relationship. We discuss whether we think it is a clout move. We also breakdown Lori Harvey's past dating and how women are trying live vicariously through her.We then discussed Noami Osaka recently announcing that she and Cordae are pregnant with their first child. Unfortunately social media did not react well and thinks that Cordae trapped her. We breakdown how psycho everyone is on Twitter and how nobody can be trapped with a pregnancy.We then discussed the Twitter psychos being jealous and bitter over people waking up at 5am. We discuss the poor mindset that people have that is limiting their growth potential. This led to a conversation about the overall misery of people on Twitter and how they constantly need to find an excuse for why they are in a bad position in life.We finished up the pod discussing s*x tourism which is the concept of getting your passport and traveling the world with the intention of paying for s*x. We discuss how corny men and the passport bros are for this and how they could end up not returning from some of these vacations. We break down how if you have to leave the country to pay for it ... YOU ARENOT HIM_________________________________________________________OUR SOCIAL MEDIA:MAL'S personal YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/c/TheLifeofMalMAL'S IG, Twitter & TikTok: @malwavesbackup twitter: @malwaves2ALEX'S personal YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqFmKxPqWpUbxor_sYQRQgQ ALEX'S IG:  alexgarrisALEX'S TikTok: alexgarristheproducerInstrumental/beats by him! Hit him for beats. PODCAST IG & TikTok: @acoupleofthingspodcast _________________________________________________________Hope you enjoy the content and comment any topics you want us to discuss! Thanks for watching! We appreciate the support.

In this episode we discussed the recent allegations of SA that occurred from Kai Cenat's friend at his recent party. We discuss how crazy of a scenario it is and how this seems like it can become a lot more serious. We give our thoughts and prayers to the alleged victim as well as giving advice and criticism to Kai. For the rest of the podcast we discuss how to navigate relationships, cheating, and surviving college relationships._________________________________________________________OUR SOCIAL MEDIA:MAL'S personal YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/c/TheLifeofMalMAL'S IG, Twitter & TikTok: @malwavesbackup twitter: @malwaves2ALEX'S personal YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqFmKxPqWpUbxor_sYQRQgQ ALEX'S IG:  alexgarrisALEX'S TikTok: alexgarristheproducerInstrumental/beats by him! Hit him for beats. PODCAST IG & TikTok: @acoupleofthingspodcast _________________________________________________________Hope you enjoy the content and comment any topics you want us to discuss! Thanks for watching! We appreciate the support.

In this episode we discussed how fashion trends are trash because of everyone copying each other. We discussed how to navigate a world where individuality no longer exists due to social media.We then discussed how slimey it is that Adidas will continue selling Yeezy's without Kanye's branding on the products moving forward. This lead to a conversation about brands using and abusing creatives and disclosing them whenever they feel like. We discussed our lack of support for Adidas, Nike, and whoever else treats creatives this way.The apparel company debate lead to a conversation into whether record labels are still relevant to artist success.We unfortunately fell into another conversation about the hypocrisy of women due to the 50/50 bill split debate. We debated about traditional gender roles and the unrealistic expectations placed on men in todays dating world.We wrapped up the pod by giving ourselves a self-appraisal and rated ourselves 1-10. We kept it completely honest. We discussed who physically falls into the 9-10 range. 

In this episode we discuss the unexpected, sad and untimely death of Takeoff from the Migos. We then discuss Drake and 21 Savages new album that dropped ‘Her Loss'. We rate the album and talk about the alleged diss towards Meg Thee Stallion about her accusation of being shot and about her education. We also talk about the shots at other female rappers and towards Serena Williams husband Alexis.We then talk about Elon Musk acquiring Twitter and implementing an $8 a month subscription service for perks like a verified check. We get into how we think this was a smart move for the company after briefly looking over Twitter's  10K (annual statement).On the subject of billionaires, we discuss the outrage towards Rihanna because her working with domestic violence victim Johnny Depp in her Savage x Fenty show. People say billionaires aren't good people and are turning their back on her. To wrap up the pod, we go into the topic of Kyrie Irving being suspended without pay by the Nets for simply posting a documentary link. We discuss the link between him and Kanye (Ye) and how the reaction by other black athletes have been disappointing. People like Shaq and Lebron have been tap dancing to massa and publicly lynchi*g Kyrie.

In this episode we discuss Doja Cat's recent 27th Birthday Party which went viral on socials. The theme of the party was inspired by the movie "Eyes Wide Shut". We discuss if she joined the Illuminati due to her cake having Masonic symbols on it. We also discuss her nude photos being released.We then discussed if we feel that Ice Spicee gets an unnecessary and unwarranted amount of hate on social media. We discussed the hypocrisy of people's opinions on her music and the way men attack her online.We then discussed how black people support white people in our own creative spaces more than we support ourselves. We discussed "invited to the cookout" culture and the self hatred that we have for ourselves. This stemmed from a viral TikTok choreography where a white cheerleader received more praise from the black community than the black community did for the other black cheerleaders.We then discussed even more beef that is still happening between Joe Budden, Rory, and Mal. Both parties have thrown subliminal and direct shots back and forth since their breakup, but most recently they went at it again on their respective podcasts. We discuss who we think is right or wrong and reflect on the success of how good their podcast was when they were all together. We finished the pod by discussing the recent developments of Kanye and Adidas severing ties. We discuss the financial impacts, discuss the future of Kanye, and reflect on the impact of what the Adidas and Yeezy collab had on the culture. We also discussed the weird reactions that people had to the news on socialMedia.

In this episode we primarily talked about Kanye and his controversial comments in the last few weeks stemming from him making and wearing White Lives Matter on a shirt at Paris Fashion Week. We dissect possible meanings behind him wearing the shirt and him calling out Black Lives Matter for being a scam. We talked about all the people who came out with outrage towards Kanye including Gabriella Karefa-Johnson, Gigi Hadid and most notably Tremaine Emory who told Kanye to keep Virgil's name out his mouth.We discuss Candace Owens involvement with Kanye and her podcast breakdown of the White Lives Matter controversy.We then talk about Kanye/Ye's recent interviews such as his interview with Tucker Carlson and Drink Champs.Lastly in regards to Kanye we talked about his highly controversial comments about the Jewish community that are being labeled as antisemitism and the predictable fallout from his commentary including JP Morgan & Chase disallowing him from using their bank.Next we talked about Nicki Minaj & Latto public beef and Twitter fight. We talk about who is wrong in the situation & we talk about the lack of diss tracks in female rap.We then talk about Glorilla buying Cardi B a Patek watch and how black artists who become rich abruptly have poor money management.To wrap up the pod, we discussed DJ Akademiks beef with rappers & how we live in a world where you can talk crazy behind a screen and hide behind lawsuits when the people you talk about know you won't say those things to their face. In regards to Akademiks, we talk about how wack he is in our opinion. Then we briefly talked about the dangers of doing drill dances that go viral on tiktok which are gang affiliated dances similar to throwing up signs and some dances are disses about a rival gang members death such as the Notti bop.

In this episode we discussed:The recent divorce between Tia Mowry and Cory Hardrict.Coach Stormy and the viral low vibrational plate video.The recent release of Chrisean Rock and Blueface's s*xtape.The recent beef between Cardi B and JT.Our reaction to the leak of the Draymond Greene and Jordan Poole fight at practice.

In this episode we briefly talked about 600 Breezy and the suicide of his girlfriend Raven and how every time someone takes their life, social media always talks about "checking on your strong friends" which we have an issue with this statement.We then talked about the outrage after the release of the official Little Mermaid live action trailer starring Halle Bailey, a black woman, as Ariel. We question if the outrage is due to racism or simply just wanting the live action character to reflect how the cartoon looks.We then talked about Balenciaga's new Summer '23 show at Paris Fashion Week where Kanye opened the show and walked the runway. We discussed how people believe Balenciaga is doing a social experiment with the type of things they are selling, and why we disagree with this notion.Next we asked and answered the question "are weddings a waste of money?" We discussed how you shouldn't take out loans for a wedding.The next topic we discussed was the STD epidemic going around and trying to get to the root of the lack of check ups and STD testing.Our last major topic was about the cheating scandals of Nia Long and Adam Levine. We talked about the harmful statements of "how could you cheat on Nia Long?!" and "how can you cheat on a Victoria Secret model?!" because cheating has nothing to do with looks, yet it's a common theme for people to bring up looks when questioning why someone cheats.We then discussed the recent HBCU vs PWI debate on the internet surrounding young black women creating a majorette team at USC. We talked about the outrage and why we don't have an issue with Black Americans representing our culture outside of black spaces.To wrap up the pod, we briefly discussed popular TikToker Deandre Brown and all the hate he has been receiving lately and accusations of being "elitist". We talk about how people always switch up when they no longer find you relatable and are quick to tear you down after showing love and building you up.

In this episode we talked about Serena Williams' last game of her career, losing in the third round of the US Open. With her retirement, we discuss her legacy and who we think could become the next big woman tennis player. We then talked about Kanye's latest rant on Instagram surrounding his deals with Adidas and GAP where he speaks on ownership, creative control, them making dupe versions of his stuff to sell, etc. We go into the topic of business in general, the moves Kanye should have made, how the top rich people get rich and stay rich, and Kim Kardashian starting a private equity frim called SKKY.Next we briefly talked about Nicki Minaj's nail falling off at the VMA's and being sold on eBay by someone in the crowd for $14,000 and ultimately selling for $55,100. We discuss how a lot of people don't see deeper into something that seems so crazy like buying a nail for $55k and how it can potentially be flipped into millions one day and used in museums. To wrap up the pod, we discussed the high use of sexual enhancement supplement "Royal Honey" that is being seen on social media by many young men and how it is normalized and could be a cause for concern. We talked about how erectile dysfunction could be on the rise in young men because of the high use of drugs, alcohol, unhealthy lifestyles and porn addiction._________________________________________________________OUR SOCIAL MEDIA:MAL'S personal YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/c/TheLifeofMalMAL'S IG, Twitter & TikTok: @malwavesbackup twitter: @malwaves2ALEX'S personal YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqFmKxPqWpUbxor_sYQRQgQ ALEX'S IG & TikTok: @alexgthearchitectInstrumental/beats by him! Hit him for beats. PODCAST IG & TikTok: @acoupleofthingspodcast _________________________________________________________Hope you enjoy the content and comment any topics you want us to discuss! Thanks for watching! We appreciate the support.~Mal & Alex

In this episode we talked about the YouTube/YouTubers boxing matches, most recently the one where KSI had two matches in one night against Luis Alcaraz Pineda and Swarmz that he both won. We talked about the future of these YouTube boxing matches and our opinion of them.Sticking to Youtube and other social media platforms, we talked about Andrew Tate being banned for multiple platforms. We talk about how Trump is banned from Twitter and if we agree with sites banning people who may not even be harmful. We also have our opinion on Andrew Tate in general and if we think he is as bad as everyone says he is. We then talked about YouTube and their accused racism by popular gamer CoryxKenshin. He called out YouTube in a video currently at 7.5 million views where he accused YouTube of racism and favoritism and we discussed whether we agree or not. Also we discuss inherently racist algorithms that include YouTube not pushing black creators on their home page.Next we talked about the Aries Spears vs Lizzo drama that started when he made a joke saying Lizzo looks like the poop emoji. This lead to a discussion on why undesirable and unattractive men usually are the ones criticizing women for their looks and/or weight. We then talked about the viral Black therapist who made disparaging remarks about black men on TikTok when recommending they should get therapy in a demeaning manner, calling them b*tches and h*es. We discussed how she got fired from her job, if we agree on her being fired or not, & how she doubled down on how she feels about black men despite a woman being responsible for her losing her job.The next topic we answered the question: “are people calculating? Especially men?” We talk about how people probably think too highly of eachother to believe that men, women, partners, friends, etc. are calculating and plot on the demise of others as much as people would like to think they do. Our last major topic was about the Caresha Please interview with Meg Thee Stallion where they talked about their sexual experiences with other women. This lead us to discuss if women are hypocrites because men aren't allowed the same sexual fluidly and grace to explore or have sexual interactions with their male friends. To wrap up the pod, we briefly discussed if eating your man's butt is nasty and how the topic seems to be popular lately and we talked about how we feel about Biden forgiving a portion of student loans & the reactions of those who disagree with it._________________________________________________________OUR SOCIAL MEDIA:MAL'S personal YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/c/TheLifeofMalMAL'S IG, Twitter & TikTok: @malwavesbackup twitter: @malwaves2ALEX'S personal YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqFmKxPqWpUbxor_sYQRQgQ ALEX'S IG & TikTok: @alexgthearchitectInstrumental/beats by him! Hit him for beats. PODCAST IG & TikTok: @acoupleofthingspodcast _________________________________________________________Hope you enjoy the content and comment any topics you want us to discuss! Thanks for watching! We appreciate the support.~Mal & Alex

In this episode we talked about The Rock saying he wants to be Megan Thee Stallion's pet and we discussed her boyfriend Pardison Fontaine's (Pardi) social media reaction/response to the Rock.Next we talked about a viral video of a Clark Atlanta college freshmen sharing a kiss with an alleged college senior who is an Omega Psi Phi (Que) member at a party. We talked about if the kiss was as big of a deal as people are making it out to be, how women become bitter with age towards younger women, and the things we saw in our college days. On the topic of bitter women, we then discussed a viral tweet that's caused discourse about 22 year old women being “straight off the high share” and being too young to date 29 year old men. We discussed how and why some men pursue younger women and how some women become bitter once they are in their late 20s with no partner or family started.To wrap up the pod, we briefly discussed Courtney Clenney being officially charged with murdering her boyfriend Christian Toby Obumseli in April at their apartment in Florida. We discussed social medias unfazed reaction to his death by a white woman and her ultimate arrest amid tweets that resurfaced by him where he talks down and insults black women multiple times._________________________________________________________OUR SOCIAL MEDIA:MAL'S personal YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/c/TheLifeofMalMAL'S IG, Twitter & TikTok: @malwavesbackup twitter: @malwaves2ALEX'S personal YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqFmKxPqWpUbxor_sYQRQgQ ALEX'S IG & TikTok: @alexgthearchitectInstrumental/beats by him! Hit him for beats. PODCAST IG & TikTok: @acoupleofthingspodcast _________________________________________________________Hope you enjoy the content and comment any topics you want us to discuss! Thanks for watching! We appreciate the support.~Mal & Alex

In this episode we discussed Chrisean Rock and Blueface's public altercation and very rocky and toxic relationship and we talk about why domestic violence against men is never taken serious and sometimes joked about.We then talked about the backlash Lizzo and Beyoncé received from the use of the word "spaz" in their songs. We question if the word is a slur, what it means to us, and how it translates in the black community/AAVE.Next we discussed Brittney Griner officially being sentenced to 9 years in prison in Russia for drugs, if we agree with the sentence, why people don't know and/or respect the laws of countries before traveling to them, and how Russia's war with Ukraine played a role in Brittney's sentencing.In terms of Brittney, we talked about how women failed the WNBA and women sports in general.We wrapped up discussing Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson's predictable break up and Kim shooting a Yeezy campaign with her kids at Kanye's studio. We concluded with a topic about if lightskin people expressing their feelings about being bullied by darkskin people out of various reasons including jealously should be justified despite the fact they traditionally benefit from colorism. We compared this to skinny people expressing their stories of bullying and how it affected/affects them despite the fact that being skinny is a "beauty standard".

In this episode we discussed the the woman who did a nude graduation photoshoot at FAMU, the backlash she received, the things people do for clout and the question if she should get her masters degree revoked. We also try to figure out what the point was of even taking the picture and the fake body positivity that many people display.We then discussed the rumor's that Elon Musk had an affair with Sergey Brin's wife, prompting the Google co-founder to file for divorce earlier this year. We question if the rumor is true and the fact that no matter how you look and/or act, rich men can get with many women.Next we explore the question: “do men stay in relationships that they're unhappy in more than woman do?" We get into all the reasons people are usually unhappy in relationships, how to avoid it, and when you should leave an unhappy relationship. We also talk about the importance of trust, if relationships are transactional and how its possible to have personal success while being in relationships.We wrapped up the pod with rapid topics like Kid Cudi being hit with water bottles and cancelling his set during Rolling Loud, Kevin Samuels official cause of death being hypertension, and Will Smith's apology video over the Chris Rock smack.

In this episode we briefly discussed how a lot of Covid preventive measures were useless and performative,We then discussed if trans people should be included in abortion conversations and included in women's rights. We discuss if social media made a lot of “activists” mostly performative & how professors and history books can have a lot of bias when teaching.Next we explore the question: “do black men like natural hair?” This topic stems from a TikTok where a women doing her natural hair routine claims she is only approached by white men when she wears her natural hair. Then we talk about how women are the blame for beauty standards despite some women trying to blame men for them.We wrapped up the pod discussing how people around the world appropriate languages from mostly the black American cultures from around the USA and how doing so is a form of erasure. We talk about the heavy appropriation of Black American culture in general, even by other black people who don't share the ethnic group.

In this episode we discussed the Doja Cat and Noah Schnapp beef that started when Doja reached out to Noah shooting her shot at his cast mate Joseph Quinn. Noah then posted the screenshots to his TikTok where Doja Cat then called him a snake on live. We talk about who was wrong in the situation and why.We then talk about social media and people shooting their shot at those who are in a relationship. We discuss why people who know you're in a relationship try to pursue you & we do a full break down on all aspects of why people do it and how it can be dangerous. We wrapped up the pod discussing if North West is genuinely annoyed by paparazzi especially with how much she dealt with them in Paris during the recent fashion week. We talk about the possible long term effects, how the paparazzi industry is unnecessary and really weird, and how celebrity idolization/Stan culture is borderline psychotic. _________________________________________________________OUR SOCIAL MEDIA:PODCAST YOUTUBE CHANNEL:https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCUA7mQPLZ2tf5yBzCQZvsCwMAL'S personal YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/c/TheLifeofMalMAL'S IG, Twitter & TikTok: @malwavesbackup twitter: @malwaves2ALEX'S personal YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqFmKxPqWpUbxor_sYQRQgQ ALEX'S IG & TikTok: @alexgthearchitectInstrumental/beats by him! Hit him for beats. PODCAST IG & TikTok: @acoupleofthingspodcast _________________________________________________________Hope you enjoy the content and comment any topics you want us to discuss! Thanks for watching! We appreciate the support.~Mal & Alex

In this episode we discussed the recent reveal of Jhene Aiko's pregnancy alongside her long time partner Big Sean. We used this announcement as a talking point to discuss the current generation's seemingly unwillingness to be married before having children. This led to a conversation about a prank that sent social media into disarray related to baby fathers and mothers. The prank sparked conversations about baby fathers paying for their baby mother's children that she had with another man. We discuss if it is a man's responsibility to support a child that is not there's.  We then discussed Brittany Renner's recent comments about why men prefer to date submissive women. We discuss the ways in which men try to dominate women in terms of finances and other aspects of relationships. The conversation led to a discussion about seemingly being forced to sacrifice things that you love for the sake of your relationship. We talked about how men typically are not allowed to do their hobbies once they get married. We then discussed Nicki Minaj's recent comments on Kanye West at Essence Fest. We give our opinions on why we think Nicki went at Kanye and whether it had to do with his recent feature verse on the Cardi B song Hot Shit. We discuss artist entitlement and whether legacy means you are owed anything. We then discussed about the ways adults should be addressing their issues with one another in general.We then discussed the newest viral Megan Thee Stallion  twerk video and debate whether twerk videos are played out. We discussed societal views on sexuality on the internet and how we will view this type of content in the future. We hypothesize whether sexually suggestive content will become less taboo as it seems to be increasing in popularity on apps like TikTok.

In this episode we discussed our reaction to Roe vs. Wade being overturned and our opinion on abortions. We then talked about all the things that are addictions that most people don't realize or that are very detrimental to people but they do nothing about it to fix it. We wrapped up the pod talking about Brian Laundries released suicide and confession letter about killing his girlfriend Gabby Petito and if we believe the letter or not. Also how we feel about Johnny Depp allegedly getting $301 million for an upcoming Pirates of the Caribbean movie and Amber Heard shopping at TJMaxx. _________________________________________________________OUR SOCIAL MEDIA:MAL'S personal YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/c/TheLifeofMalMAL'S IG, Twitter & TikTok: @malwavesbackup twitter: @malwaves2ALEX'S personal YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqFmKxPqWpUbxor_sYQRQgQ ALEX'S IG & TikTok: @alexgthearchitectInstrumental/beats by him! Hit him for beats. PODCAST IG & TikTok: @acoupleofthingspodcast _________________________________________________________Hope you enjoy the content and comment any topics you want us to discuss! Thanks for watching! We appreciate the support.~Mal & Alex

In this episode we discussed Drakes unexpected album drop called “Honestly, Nevermind” and gave our critique of the album and we talked about social medias reaction to it. Staying on the topic of music, we talked about Beyoncé's upcoming album and release of her new single “Break My Soul” and we talked about when we think Nicki will drop and her upcoming headline of Rolling Loud NY may be a hint at her starting her roll out. Next we talked about leaked audio of DJ Akademiks saying how 17 is the same as 21 in terms of women and we talked about the backlash he received. We wrapped up the pod talking about if platonic friendship actually exist and our issue with Juneteenth being a national holiday._________________________________________________________OUR SOCIAL MEDIA:PODCAST YOUTUBE CHANNEL:https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCUA7mQPLZ2tf5yBzCQZvsCwMAL'S personal YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/c/TheLifeofMalMAL'S IG, Twitter & TikTok: @malwavesbackup twitter: @malwaves2ALEX'S personal YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqFmKxPqWpUbxor_sYQRQgQ ALEX'S IG & TikTok: @alexgthearchitectInstrumental/beats by him! Hit him for beats. PODCAST IG & TikTok: @acoupleofthingspodcast _________________________________________________________Hope you enjoy the content and comment any topics you want us to discuss! Thanks for watching! We appreciate the support.~Mal & Alex

In this episode we discuss Lori Harvey and Michael B. Jordan's unexpected breakup and how we feel about Lori's dating history. We then talked about mens version of BBLs with an influx of ab etching and lipo to give men abs. This lead to a conversation about appearance in general of men and women and if appearances are meant to attract. Next we talked about Kim Kardashian saying in her show that she reached out to Pete Davidson because of what she heard about his male parts and just for sex and how the Kardashians seem to be trying too hard to be relatable now. We wrapped up the pod talking about if Kanye and divorced dads in general eventually become detached from their kids & how people should align mindsets on how they want their kids to be raised before having them to avoid messy divorces and fights over how the kids are raised. _________________________________________________________OUR SOCIAL MEDIA:PODCAST YOUTUBE CHANNEL:https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCUA7mQPLZ2tf5yBzCQZvsCwMAL'S personal YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/c/TheLifeofMalMAL'S IG, Twitter & TikTok: @malwavesbackup twitter: @malwaves2ALEX'S personal YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqFmKxPqWpUbxor_sYQRQgQ ALEX'S IG & TikTok: @alexgthearchitectInstrumental/beats by him! Hit him for beats. PODCAST IG & TikTok: @acoupleofthingspodcast _________________________________________________________Hope you enjoy the content and comment any topics you want us to discuss! Thanks for watching! We appreciate the support.~Mal & Alex

In this episode we discuss the rumor's of NFL player Travis Kelce and girlfriend Kayla Nicole breaking up because he made her pay for everything and split 50/50 throughout their 5 year relationship and only gave her $100. This led to a conversation about splitting 50/50 in a relationship and what peoples intentions are in relationships. We then discussed the influx of all these new aesthetics that mostly women are following and pushing on social media such as "soft life", "black girl luxury", and "clean girl aesthetic". We gave our opinion and criticisms on these difference aesthetics. The next topic we discussed was the tragic mass shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas and how Texas congressman Ronny Jackson blames the shooting on video games and rap music. We gave our opinion on his disgusting finger-pointing commentary. We wrapped up the pod discussing the Juneteenth holiday, how we feel about it being mainstream, who the holiday is really for and how Walmart made a Juneteenth ice cream in honor of the holiday. In terms of the ice cream, we discussed the outrage about it and if it is justified._________________________________________________________OUR SOCIAL MEDIA:PODCAST YOUTUBE CHANNEL:https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCUA7mQPLZ2tf5yBzCQZvsCwMAL'S personal YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/c/TheLifeofMalMAL'S IG, Twitter & TikTok: @malwavesbackup twitter: @malwaves2ALEX'S personal YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqFmKxPqWpUbxor_sYQRQgQ ALEX'S IG & TikTok: @alexgthearchitectInstrumental/beats by him! Hit him for beats. PODCAST IG & TikTok: @acoupleofthingspodcast _________________________________________________________Hope you enjoy the content and comment any topics you want us to discuss! Thanks for watching! We appreciate the support.~Mal & Alex

In this episode we discuss how Lebron James son Bronny went to prom with a white girl, how social media reacted to it and how we personally feel about it. This led to a discussion about the environment you grow up and go to school in and how that affects you, specifically HBCUs and if we think they are really beneficial. We then discussed the difference between racist and prejudice and if black people can be racist, and we gave our opinion on black people using the "N word" and if we should stop using it since its usually used negatively. We wrapped up the pod discussing when we think there will be a shift of "cultural" things in the black community like BBLs and the extreme materialism that is leaving most people in debt and setting them up for failure. We give our opinion on when things will change and if it ever will. _________________________________________________________OUR SOCIAL MEDIA:PODCAST YOUTUBE CHANNEL:https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCUA7mQPLZ2tf5yBzCQZvsCwMAL'S personal YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/c/TheLifeofMalMAL'S IG, Twitter & TikTok: @malwavesbackup twitter: @malwaves2ALEX'S personal YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqFmKxPqWpUbxor_sYQRQgQ ALEX'S IG & TikTok: @alexgthearchitectInstrumental/beats by him! Hit him for beats. PODCAST IG & TikTok: @acoupleofthingspodcast _________________________________________________________Hope you enjoy the content and comment any topics you want us to discuss! Thanks for watching! We appreciate the support.~Mal & Alex

In this episode we discuss Kendrick Lamar's new and highly anticipated album, Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers. We gave our opinion on the album, talked about reactions on social media and discussed Kendrick's discography as a whole. Next we talked about ASAP Rocky's Drink Champs interview where he said that Travis Scott was inspired by him and whether we agree or not. We briefly talked about updates on the Meg Thee Stallion and Tory Lanez case where allegedly a doctor said that the injuries to Meg's foot wasn't from bullets and just from glass. We wrapped up the pod discussing the arrest of Young Thug and Gunna due to a RICO charge in connect with the group "YSL" and the StockX vs. Nike lawsuit where Nike has revealed that StockX sells fakes. This led to a discussion about resell culture, the solution to resell culture and if we think this lawsuit will change things._________________________________________________________OUR SOCIAL MEDIA:PODCAST YOUTUBE CHANNEL:https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCUA7mQPLZ2tf5yBzCQZvsCwMAL'S personal YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/c/TheLifeofMalMAL'S IG, Twitter & TikTok: @malwavesbackup twitter: @malwaves2ALEX'S personal YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqFmKxPqWpUbxor_sYQRQgQ ALEX'S IG & TikTok: @alexgthearchitectInstrumental/beats by him! Hit him for beats. PODCAST IG & TikTok: @acoupleofthingspodcast _________________________________________________________Hope you enjoy the content and comment any topics you want us to discuss! Thanks for watching! We appreciate the support.~Mal & Alex

In this episode we discuss the unexpected passing of Kevin Samuels and social media's reaction, including a good amount of people seemingly celebrating his death. We discussed his opinions and how we feel about his image consulting expertise. We then discussed Drake trolling a person who commented on his Instagram by following the commentators wife and we talk about if the wife reacted in the appropriate way of making sure her husband didn't look crazy. We then briefly talked about the Clermont Twins appearance on Rickey Thompson and Denzel Dion's podcast “We Said What We Said” where they said that people should date in their lane and date in their financial bracket. Next we talked about Ray J and his reaction to the Kardashians new show on Hulu where they were talking about a new sex tape that was seen advertised on Roblox & Kanye retrieved from Ray J the laptop that this new tape was on and that Kim Kardashians and Ray J's original tape was on. He revealed that he was tired of them using his name for views and profit l, especially now that he has kids and he exposed the fact that the release of the original sex tape was orchestrated by Kris Jenner herself to gain relevancy and profit from the tape. We wrapped up the pod discussing the incident at Dave Chapelle's show where somebody tried to attack him and the attacker in turn got beat badly by Daves security and other members on the stage, and we talked about the unfortunate passing of a young woman by the name of Arlana Miller who took her life and posted a sad message on her Instagram beforehand explaining why. Arlana Miller aka lanaawanaa on IG, was a Southern University student whose suicide brought up the conversation on social media how people should “check on their friends” and “check on their strong friends” and we discussed how that isn't the solution to those who truly suffer from mental illnesses because you can't talk a chemical imbalance out of someone. We further discuss the toxicity of religion where some feel they can pray mental and physical illnesses out of someone instead of trusting the science._________________________________________________________OUR SOCIAL MEDIA:PODCAST YOUTUBE CHANNEL:https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCUA7mQPLZ2tf5yBzCQZvsCwMAL'S personal YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/c/TheLifeofMalMAL'S IG, Twitter & TikTok: @malwavesbackup twitter: @malwaves2ALEX'S personal YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqFmKxPqWpUbxor_sYQRQgQ ALEX'S IG & TikTok: @alexgthearchitectInstrumental/beats by him! Hit him for beats. PODCAST IG & TikTok: @acoupleofthingspodcast _________________________________________________________Hope you enjoy the content and comment any topics you want us to discuss! Thanks for watching! We appreciate the support.~Mal & Alex

In this episode we discuss Rolling Stone releasing video of DaBaby Walmart shooting and what we think the motive was for releasing the video now. We also talked about the ongoing Meg Thee Stallion and Tory Lanez court case after Meg alleged Tory shot her in the foot. We talk about her new song “Plan B” and if we think in the song she threw shots at Tory and we talk about her interview with Gayle King and the issues we have black women talk show hosts like her a Oprah and their history of shedding light on the negativity in regards to black men. The next topic we discussed was Bhad Bhabie making $53 million on OnlyFans and how we feel about her making the money and OnlyFans in general. Towards the end of the episode we talked about Young Thug saying he wants want broke people to stop having kids and we discuss the importance of people realizing kids are people and not toys and you owe them a life of financial comfort and for parents to get mental health evaluations and/or therapy before having kids. We wrapped up the pod discussing a controversial tweet made by DDG where he said todays rappers are better than the ones in past. We talked about if we agree with his statement or not and why. _________________________________________________________OUR SOCIAL MEDIA:PODCAST YOUTUBE CHANNEL:https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCUA7mQPLZ2tf5yBzCQZvsCwMAL'S personal YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/c/TheLifeofMalMAL'S IG, Twitter & TikTok: @malwavesbackup twitter: @malwaves2ALEX'S personal YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqFmKxPqWpUbxor_sYQRQgQ ALEX'S IG & TikTok: @alexgthearchitectInstrumental/beats by him! Hit him for beats. PODCAST IG & TikTok: @acoupleofthingspodcast _________________________________________________________Hope you enjoy the content and comment any topics you want us to discuss! Thanks for watching! We appreciate the support.~Mal & Alex

In this episode we discuss:Our reactions to the Johnny Depp vs Amber Heard trial so far. We discuss how the trial is highlighting the fact that men can be victims of domestic abuse, contrary to popular belief. We then discuss the recent allegations of Trey Songz's history of s*xual misconduct over the years. This led to a conversation about the alleged inappropriate relationship that Diplo had with Quentin Blackwell.  We discuss a pattern of high profile men in the industry abusing their power. This led to a discussion about women giving themselves up physically for the purpose of advancing their careers and status in the industry. We then talked about how this generation of women may regret making decisions like that as well as regretting things that they post on the internet. This came from a video that Jayda Cheaves posted where she talks about her son seeing her twerking on Tik Tok. We then discussed the backlash that Erica Banks received from the Barbs for complaining that Nicki Minaj has not given her a verse yet. We discuss the entitlement that artists have when looking for features. We wrapped up the pod by discussing Mike Tyson Punching someone that was harassing him on an airplane. We discuss about people thinking that they can harass famous people without repercussions for their actions.

In this podcast we talk about the shooting that happened in Brooklyn on the subway at 36th Street, how things like that shouldn't happen in the subways in a major city like NYC and how the subway system needs a revamp. On the topic of shooting, we then talk about DaBaby having to shoot someone while they were invading his home. We then discussed Druski's skit that he did about guys that pressure girls to drink and the outrage that came with it causing Druski to delete the skit. In regards to Druski and Chris Rock we answer the question, is comedy dead? We then discussed the rumor that ASAP Rocky cheated on Rihanna with shoe designer Amina Muaddi and how the rumor started by a random on Twitter spread like wildfire which proved how people will believe anything they see on the internet, especially negative and we criticized those that fell for it. We wrapped up the pod by talking about the leaked Drake verse on an upcoming song with Jack Harlow that appears to have disses directed towards Pusha T. We reacted to the verse and give our thoughts on their beef and if we think Pusha T will respond. Lastly we talk about a TikTok posted on Twitter of a black woman therapist talking about how she lacks empathy for black men when she works with couples and how we feel about what she said and about her posting grievances about her job online. With this tweet being posted there was a gender war in the thread of black men vs. black women, so we discuss how that needs to stop and how women need to figure out what they really want because it seems like they want men to carry the burden of everything and some women want traditional men but don't want to be traditional women._________________________________________________________PODCAST YOUTUBE CHANNEL:https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCUA7mQPLZ2tf5yBzCQZvsCwOUR SOCIAL MEDIA:MAL'S personal YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/c/TheLifeofMalMAL'S IG, Twitter & TikTok: @malwavesbackup twitter: @malwaves2ALEX'S personal YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqFmKxPqWpUbxor_sYQRQgQ ALEX'S IG & TikTok: @alexgthearchitectInstrumental/beats by him! Hit him for beats. PODCAST IG & TikTok: @acoupleofthingspodcast _________________________________________________________Hope you enjoy the content and comment any topics you want us to discuss! Thanks for watching! We appreciate the support.~Mal & Alex

In this episode we give our reactions to the results of the 2022 Grammy's. We reviewed our predictions from last week to see which picks we got right. We also discuss the Grammys in general and debate whether the Grammys or award shows in general are needed in the culture. We then discussed Cardi B going off on her fans for them being upset that she did not show up to the Grammys. This then led to a discussion about celebrities and how they should be on a social media less given their level of success. We also discussed how to respond to negativity or trolls on the internet.We then reacted to the Academy banning Will Smith from the Oscar's for 10 years. We discuss the impact that this may have on Will Smiths career. This conversation tied back to our original Grammys conversation about how award shows are given too much importance in society. This led to a conversation about major musicians such as Kanye West and Travis Scott not needing festivals such as Coachella since they are successful enough to have their own festivals. This is due to these organizations such as the Oscar's being so quick to drop people over any signs of negative press.We then discussed Jay-Z's verse on Neck and Wrist which is the new single off Pusha T's upcoming album. Jay-Z responds to Faizon Love questioning his street credibility and history. We also discuss Jay potentially sending shots at Birdman and Reason. This led to a conversation about competitiveness in rap in general and why we no longer have real rap battles.We wrapped up the pod by discussing the increasing popularity of buying dupe or replica clothing. We question the decision making of people that buy fakes, and provide our recommendations for younger consumers looking to look the look without having the money.

In this episode we discuss the slap heard around the world at the Oscar's. We break down whether Chris Rock or Will Smith was the one at fault. We also discuss the hypocrisy of everyone's reactions to the slap. We then discussed the recent adoption of drill music by the top rappers such as Kanye West, Cardi B, Nicki Minaj, The City Girls and more. We debate whether drill music has become too mainstream because of larger artists making drill songs now. We also debate whether this diminishes the uniqueness of the sub-genre.We then discuss our predictions for the 2022 Grammy Awards and who will win the major categories for Hip Hop and R&B. We then discussed the recent tragedy of Tyre Simpson and his untimely death at an amusement park. We discuss the danger of amusement parks and if it is even worth the risk. We also discuss Shay Johnson being a scammer and profiting off of the death of Tyre by pretending to be his cousin. We then discuss a California Task Force's recent decision to limit the criteria of qualified people that would be owed reparations based on slavery in the US. We discuss whether their decision is valid and why immigrants are not owed reparations for slavery that took place in the US. We also break down the lack of identity that Black Americans have and how the Black culture in America is appropriated endlessly.We finished off the pod by discussing the career and hustle of full-time baby mommas. This discussion came from Blac Chyna's recent admission that she had to sell 3 cars due to not receiving "enough" child support. We break down Tyga and Rob Kardashian's responses.

In this episode we discussed Kanye being banned from performing at the Grammy's this year and J Prince wanting to throw and Anti Grammys concert with performers like Kanye, Nicki Minaj and Drake as a protest. We talked about how we feel about it and if we still it will actually happen. We then talked about Colin Kaepernick wanting to play in the NFL again after years of activism and being against the NFL after no longer being able to play because of him dealing during the national anthems in protest of police violence against black people. We then discussed all the grown people partying in Miami Beach during spring break knowing college students will be there, preying on young women. We talked about what the age limit should be for men and people in general to stop going to college parties and events specifically for college students. To wrap up the pod, we talked about 21 year old Tayana Janae Webb killing 3 people, including 2 cubs after driving drunk. We talked about how her being open on social media and bragging about getting pulled over by one of the cops she would end up killing and how she tweeted once before that she is the best drunk driver, only dug herself a grave for persecution. _________________________________________________________PODCAST YOUTUBE CHANNEL:https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCUA7mQPLZ2tf5yBzCQZvsCwOUR SOCIAL MEDIA:MAL'S personal YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/c/TheLifeofMalMAL'S IG & Twitter: @malwavesbackup twitter: @malwaves2ALEX'S personal YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqFmKxPqWpUbxor_sYQRQgQ ALEX'S IG: @theonlyalexgALEX'S Twitter: @itstheonlyalexgInstrumental/beats by him! Hit him for beats. _________________________________________________________Hope you enjoy the content and comment any topics you want us to discuss! Thanks for watching! We appreciate the support.~Mal & Alex

In this episode we discuss sports heckling as it pertains to Russell Westbrook and Naomi Osaka and how we feel about hecklers and what the consequences should be. We then talked about how Tom Brady unretired after a man purchased the football used in what he thought was his final touchdown pass for $500,000. Wrapping up with sports, we got into the controversial topic of the NCAA Women's Swimming finals and transgender woman Lia Thomas taking 1st in the 500. We discussed how we feel about transgenders being involved in sports of their identified gender. We then brought up Jussie Smollett being released from jail after being sentenced to about 5 months in jail for filing a false police report, lying about a hate crime that he planned. We tried to get to the root of why he lied and why he is still going hard for his lie. Speaking of lying, we transitioned into Megan Thee Stallion and trying to figure out if her being unfollowed by Rihanna and Drake on Instagram has to do with the case she has against Tory Lanez, and if new information surfaced behind the scenes. We speculated on other reasons for her being unfollowed and her past of being unfollowed by other celebrities and also why she no longer is an ambassador for Savage x Fenty. The next topic we discussed was how Gunna and Young Thug had pretty much the same exact Gucci outfits that Rickey Thompson and Denzel Dion had on their Feb. 2022 Pause magazine. We tried to figure out if it was a coincidence like Gunna and Young Thug's stylist claim it was or if it was blatant copying. Then we talked about how girls are brainwashed today by BBL's that they think every girl with a nice body has a bbl. This was rooted from Rubi Rose having to fight allegations that she had a BBL because women find it so hard to believe that some girls are just born with genes that have them shaped that way naturally. We tried to get to the root of this brainwashing. Briefly we talked about how social media is becoming wack and not fun anymore because of how most people in the world are miserable, then we wrapped up the pod talking about Jayda Cheaves (Jayda Wayda) and Lil Baby. Jayda went online saying she was done with Lil Baby for sure this time so we speculated if she is really done and how we feel about relationships like them especially in the entertainment world. We also discussed their little back and forth they had on social media and how we feel about couples bringing their problems to the internet. We closed with talking about the importance of dating someone who matches you and your energy so one partner won't feel neglected if the other one is a hustler and the importance of love languages.

In this Episode we discuss:Chris Brown providing text message and voice note receipts that allegedly prove his innocence from his recent accuser. We highlight the key takeaways and breakdown Nicki Minaj's recent interview with Joe Budden. We discuss the recent backlash from Kim Kardashian's recent comments about women and business and stating how she thinks that some women do not work hard. We then discuss the recent social media drama with Pete Davidson texting Kanye that he is in the bed with his wife. We then discussed Lil Durk's comments about him loving his fiancé India because she has not been with many men. We finished the podcast by talking about pay transparency and whether it benefits or hurts you. We also discussed why people do or do not post their salaries and credit scores online.

In this podcast we discussed if Drake has a gambling problem, his reaction to Forbes ranking/report of his earnings and net worth and how rich people spend their money once they're too rich. We then talked about Kanye as usual since he can't stay out the news lol but we discussed how we feel about the Jeen-Yuhs documentary on Netflix now that all 3 episodes are out and we reacted to the Eazy music video of Kanye and The Game. We talked about peoples reaction to Kanye's depiction of Pete Davidson in the music video and how we feel about Kanye and Kim finally moving along with their divorce with them both now being legally single. With Kanye we talked about his stem player and then moved to a discussion on the music industry and how so many artists are extremely underpaid and don't seem to care. We talk about how artists should follow Kanye's lead and think about creating their own steaming services where they'll actually make the money they deserve. We talked about how much the music industry has changed with what is now counted as album sales in this digital age. We wrapped up the pod with a therapy session for Mal where she vents about how people and situations can really change who you are and how you act, specifically how you can become a mean person because of what you been through. We discuss how dealing with haters and bad/fake friends can change you and how we all should let go of our pasts and not focus on success just in terms of revenge. ____________________________________OUR SOCIAL MEDIA:Podcast YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/channel/UCUA7mQPLZ2tf5yBzCQZvsCwMAL'S personal YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/c/TheLifeofMalMAL'S IG & Twitter: @malwavesbackup twitter: @malwaves2MAL'S TikTok: @malwaves ALEX'S personal YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqFmKxPqWpUbxor_sYQRQgQ ALEX'S IG: @alexgthearchitectALEX'S Twitter: @agthearchitectALEX'S TikTok: @alexgthearchitechtInstrumental/beats by him! Hit him for beats. _________________________________________________________Hope you enjoy the content and comment any topics you want us to discuss! Thanks for watching! We appreciate the support.~Mal & Alex

In this Episode we discussed Kanye West's Donda 2 show that took place in Miami at the loanDepot park. We discuss the visuals and of course the major audio errors that disrupted the end of the show. We then completed a full album review of Donda 2 and gave our ratings. We also discussed Kanye's discography and how Donda 2 fits into his previous albums. We also discuss the recent turmoil over the Megan Thee Stallion and Tory Lanez shooting due to crazy social media posts that took place this past week. We discuss our thoughts on how the case may turn out given the questionability of substantial evidence being provided within the case. We then discuss the fact that someone is lying and that someone is deciding to die with the lie.We then discussed the current status of fashion and style which was derived from a conversation about Rihanna's new pregnant fashion. This led to a conversation about fast fashion brands stealing all of their designs from luxury designers, how the general population buys dupes and replicas, and how everyone tries to look the same. We also quickly discuss cheating and women going through their man's phones and the psychology of it.We finished our conversation by arguing about why Alex does not use social media anymore.

In this episode we discuss the negativity of The Shade Room and other gossip pages like it. We discuss whether its The Shade Room that is responsible for the perpetuation of Black stereotypes, or if the responsibility falls on the black community. We also discuss the issue of having immigrants that are not foundationally Black Americans being the people that run pages that perpetuate negative Black American stereotypes. We also discuss the different reception that is received from White gossip outlets in comparison to Black gossip outlets.We then discussed the issue of people on the internet glorifying celebrity relationships. This conversation was derived from the reaction that socially media always provides when a celebrity spends a significant amount of money on luxury items, flowers, cars, etc. for their significant other. This is typically what happens during holidays such as Valentine's day which just recently passed. We debate whether those acts are truly out of love, or if it is just rich behavior. We discuss celebrities like Cardi B and Offset, Lil Baby and Jayda Cheaves, and Moneybagg Yo and Ari Fletcher.Leading into our conversation about the Teflar Bag price increase, we discussed the issue of social acceptance. We talked about everyone's lack of individuality and need to be accepted. We talk about how people only grasp onto certain styles, trends, and slang when they see that it is socially acceptable to do so. We critically analyze everyone's need to feel cool and how they don't feel that being themselves is cool.We then discussed the recent backlash that Telfar Clemens has received for introducing a new Telfar bag that is $600. For context, this is a drastic price increase from Telfar's previous offerings. We debate whether Telfar is taking advantage of the Black community with the price increase. This conversation led into a discussion of whether Black people are overly-critical of ourselves, while we simultaneously accept the same behaviors from other racial groups. We also discuss why Telfar should not be compared to luxury brands such as Chanel, Louis Vuitton, and Prada.We finished up our discussion by talking about Kanye West, Kim Kardashian, and Pete Davidson as always. We debate whether Kanye airing out family issues on Instagram is comparable to the Kardashians doing the same thing on their Kardashian reality tv shows. We discuss the hypocrisy of Kim not wanting text messages to be exposed since she did not sign of on them, but simultaneously publicly bashed Jordan Woods who did not sign off on that either. We also discuss how no one necessarily signed off on having their personal problems exploited on the show, but it is deemed as fine and entertaining. 

In this episode we discuss our initial reactions to Nicki Minaj - Bussin (feat. Lil Baby. We hypothesized about the potential of a full Nicki Minaj and Lil Baby album or mixtape. We also discussed how quickly Do We Have A Problem? has become on TikTok and YouTube. We then discussed the recent release of Fivio Foreign's new song "City of Gods" (feat. Kanye West & Alicia Keys). We discussed Fivio Foreign's new stardom with securing an Alicia Keys feature. We also did a lyric breakdown of Kanye West's verse. We discussed Pusha T's new song and music video "Diet Coke" as well. We talked about Pusha T's comments about not wanting to do "luxury drug rap" anymore and how that may impact his music. We finished our music conversation with talking about the unfortunate iCloud leaks that impacted Isaiah Rashad. We discussed potential impacts to his rap career as well as advice for navigating safely securing your photos and videos. We did a complete 180 and then discussed the insecurities of men on the internet. This conversation was spawned from seeing men's comments under women's Instagram posts and how they are primarily negative. We discussed whether this is due to insecurity, jealousy, or a feeling of insignificance. We then discussed whether you should leave your kids any inheritance or if you should spend it all before you die. This conversation was derived from the concept of generational wealth in black communities.We finished the pod by discussing the recent racist remarks with Joe Rogan's use of the "N-Word". We talked about the reaction from the public and Spotify removing Joe's episodes. We also discuss the possibility of a smear campaign.

In this Episode we gave our thoughts about Nicki Minaj's new song, “Do We Have A Problem? (feat. Lil Baby). We also discussed the music video and the cameos from some of the actors from the show “Power”. This also led to a discussion about the way Nicki Minaj releases her new music and whether her new music releases should be criticized. We discussed her icon status and whether she knows the extent of the impact of her music. We also discussed her discography to determine if she has any classic albums.We then discussed the recent announcement of Rihanna and A$AP Rocky's pregnancy. We discussed if there should have been higher expectations for the photoshoot reveal, or if captured the essence of their relationship and style. We discussed the backlash that A$AP Rocky received from being the man to impregnate Rihanna. There were discussions on Twitter stating that Rocky is colorist, has less money, and is not a good fit for Rihanna. This spurred a discussion about A$AP Rocky's political and social commentary in the past that has led to backlash such as his comments on Black Lives Matter. We also discussed the hypocrisy of women stating that they should not date or marry men with less money than themselves. This also led to a conversation about the concept of celebrities and how weird it is that people are heavily invested in the lives of others while not caring for their own.We followed up with a discussion about Kanye and his recent public outing of internal family battles regarding North West being on Tik Tok. Kanye expressed his concerns in a series of Instagram posts exposing the internal family feud. We discussed whether an 8-Year-old (North West) should be allowed to be on a social media app such as the problematic Tik Tok app. We also discussed Kim's acceptance of using songs with lewd lyrics and allowing North to post Tik Toks referencing male genitalia. We eventually discussed the legacy of the Kardashian's and whether Kim's marketing ability is actually a true talent. We also discussed how problematic it is that Kim is using North as a form of marketing for skincare products. This eventually led to a discussion about the Kardashians and YouTube families and their exploitation of children for monetary gain.

In this podcast We discussed and answered the question of “why do couples fight? And what do they fight about/over?” We gave examples of the types of things people fight over with their partners throughout different stages of life. We then spent the remainder of this episode talking about sex scenes in shows and movies. We first discussed if shows and movies highlight sex scenes or add a lot of them to their show or movie for purposeful shock value needed to make up for the fact that the show or movie isn't even that good. We discussed if these scenes are used as a crutch to keep people watching. We then took a turn to unpack and talk about how weird it is when you really think about it how many shoes and movies so sex scenes of characters who are playing underage characters. This conversation was inspired by the recent debut of season 2 of Euphoria, a show starring Zendaya that shows what are actors and actresses portraying underage high school having sex and showing them nude. We talk about how these scenes in Euphoria and many other shows and movies could be implied instead of actually showing accurate depictions and recreations. We got to the root of this problem/observation by calling out creeps and pedophiles in the industry that are behind writing and directing these scenes, bringing up people like Dan Schneider who had a clear foot fetish and had many shows with young teenagers and kids that showed a lot of scenes just centered around feet. With Euphoria we discussed how writer and director Sam Levinson could have some sick way of getting off to writing and watching in person these sex scenes of people who are supposed to be high schoolers and we talk about his possible liking of actress Sydney Sweeney who plays Cassie. With her in particular there are many scenes that seem almost excessive of her being nude and how Sam Levinson may exploit the fact he got her permission to shoot nude by now overdoing it and probably getting off to it on set. We did a complete 180° & wrapped up the pod talking about 22GZ recently saying how rappers need to calm it down with the disses in their music. We get into if we agree with him or not and how violence is escalating with the combination of social media dissing, music dissing and flex/clout culture. We also talked about gangs and gang violence and how that ties into rap and the dissing that 22GZ is warning others to stop doing.____________________________________OUR SOCIAL MEDIA:MAL'S personal YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/c/TheLifeofMalMAL'S IG & Twitter: @malwavesbackup twitter: @malwaves2MAL'S TikTok: @malwaves ALEX'S personal YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqFmKxPqWpUbxor_sYQRQgQ ALEX'S IG: @alexgthearchitectALEX'S Twitter: @agthearchitectALEX'S TikTok: @alexgthearchitechtInstrumental/beats by him! Hit him for beats. _________________________________________________________Hope you enjoy the content and comment any topics you want us to discuss! Thanks for watching! We appreciate the support.~Mal & Alex

In this podcast we discussed when we feel like people will stop using social media and at what age would you stop using it as much at at all, the issue with flex culture (correction: FAKE flex culture lol) and how its not sustainable because eventually you can tell who really has money because you can't fake things like a house. We talk about this weird obsession people have with making it look like they have money on the internet and some people even falsely claiming they have accountants. We then discussed how black kids lowkey have poor examples of black celebrities with this culture of rapper baby mamas now being "influencers" and "celebrities" because some of these women really have no real skills or talents deserving of the status they have. We discuss how people like LisaRaye and Lebron talked about how people have nothing worth celebrating to give them that "celebrity" status and how they say ignorant things like Ari Fletcher disrespecting domestic violence victims resulting in her losing her Savage X Fenty ambassador deal. On the topic of rapper baby mamas, we wrapped up the podcast discussing how many women want a Lil Baby but they aren't Jaydas, meaning they aren't successful or rich on their own but expect their equally broke partners to spoil them materially in ways that rappers like Lil Baby spoils Jayda. We talk about how there needs to be equity in relationships in some ways, and that doesn't even mean financially because from a man's point of view we talk about how men feel in relationships. Many men feel like they don't get any value out of relationships with bad girlfriends or wives who in turn get benefits from their boyfriend or husband at the minimum financially.___________________________________________________OUR SOCIAL MEDIA:Podcast YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/channel/UCUA7mQPLZ2tf5yBzCQZvsCwMAL'S personal YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/c/TheLifeofMalMAL'S IG & Twitter: @malwavesbackup twitter: @malwaves2MAL'S TikTok: @malwaves ALEX'S personal YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqFmKxPqWpUbxor_sYQRQgQ ALEX'S IG: @alexgthearchitectALEX'S Twitter: @agthearchitectALEX'S TikTok: @alexgthearchitechtInstrumental/beats by him! Hit him for beats. _________________________________________________________Hope you enjoy the content and comment any topics you want us to discuss! Thanks for watching! We appreciate the support.~Mal & Alex

In this podcast we briefly discussed Girl Scout cookies being available for delivery via DoorDash and then we talked about what the purpose of Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts even is. We then talked about parenting and how being a good parent may not be enough, we talked about how some students treat teachers bad and then we talked about how your parents and school shapes your future. While on the topic of parenting, we transitioned to Kanye who we talked about for the remainder of the episode lol. Clips of Jason Lee's upcoming Hollywood Unlocked interview with Kanye has been coming out where Kanye talks about how he moved next door to Kim K and his kids to be close to them. We give our opinion on it and we talked about him not getting an invite to his daughter Chicago's 4th birthday party and had to go on social media expressing his frustrations. We talked about his new song "Eazy" ft. The Game, our opinions on the song, and the criticism Kanye got because of the Pete Davidson line. We wrapped up the podcast discussing the hypocrisy of people calling him weird, bitter, and needing meds because of the line despite the fact those same people subtweet their exes all the time and they enjoy music from people like Summer Walker and Drake whose discography is filled with music about heartbreak, exes, and exes new partners.___________________________________________________OUR SOCIAL MEDIA:MAL'S personal YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/c/TheLifeofMalMAL'S IG & Twitter: @malwavesbackup twitter: @malwaves2ALEX'S personal YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqFmKxPqWpUbxor_sYQRQgQ ALEX'S IG: @theonlyalexgALEX'S Twitter: @itstheonlyalexgInstrumental/beats by him! Hit him for beats. _________________________________________________________Hope you enjoy the content and comment any topics you want us to discuss! Thanks for watching! We appreciate the support.~Mal & Alex

In this episode we discussed Kanye and Julia Fox's date nights and debate the authenticity of their relationship. We briefly discuss the business of being a celebrity and the calculated moves they make to stay relevant and paid. We discuss the potential GAP x Yeezy x Balenciaga show that Kanye should be announcing for January. We discuss the hypocrisy of fashion and styling and the self-esteem issues that your clothing choices highlight. We talk about people buying clothes for perceived clout and status, the lack of historical knowledge of fashion, and sheep culture. We discuss why footwear and clothing designs are immediately perceived as crazy until someone of notoriety is seen wearing it. We also discuss the new preview released for the Kanye documentary Jeen-Yuhs. We discuss the alleged killer of Young Dolph potentially turning himself in soon and the implications of having snakes in your inner circle. We discuss the change in behavior that occurs amongst family and friends once you have money. We discuss the fact that most people are not passionate about anything and could result in their stagnation. We discuss the constant battle between Black Americans and Africans due to the recent backlash that Ari Lennox received after her trip to Ghana. We discuss the potential pressure that Savage x Fenty is going to place on Victoria's Secret now that 5 physical stores will opening across the country. We briefly discuss the quick backlash and then quick reversal of opinion over Antonio Brown's exit from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. We discuss the psychology of black men not preferring black women and the insults that they say when discussing their preferences. We also discussed why black women stereotypes are viewed negatively but stereotypes from other races are sought after. This conversation stemmed from the backlash stated Fresh and Fit podcast. We also discuss the outrage from low-skill workers due to comments made by NYC Mayor Eric Adams. We talk about what a low-skill worker is and how they are important even though the occupations do not require skill.

In this podcast we briefly discussed Travis Scott being back on Instagram after the Astroworld Festival tragedy. We then discussed Kanye's recent single shenanigans where he is being seen with different actresses and IG "models" after failed attempts to get Kim back, we discussed what things do men actually like in women, and why women go after men with status and the lengths both women and men will go to get attention from those men. That transitioned into us discussing which state we think has the best looking people, how old rich men can leave their wives and get any girl they want while the older wife is seen as "washed" and we talked about Cardi B saying that women should get BBL's before getting their teeth done so they can "trick on" men. We wrapped up the podcast discussing if there is a shift happening among millennials who grew up to experience half a life without social media and another half of life during the social media and technology boom where we are now getting bored of social media and have a desire to go back to older ways of living._________________________________________________________OUR SOCIAL MEDIA:Podcast YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/channel/UCUA7mQPLZ2tf5yBzCQZvsCwMAL'S personal YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/c/TheLifeofMalMAL'S IG & Twitter: @malwavesbackup twitter: @malwaves2ALEX'S personal YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqFmKxPqWpUbxor_sYQRQgQ ALEX'S IG: @theonlyalexgALEX'S Twitter: @itstheonlyalexgInstrumental/beats by him! Hit him for beats. _________________________________________________________Hope you enjoy the content and comment any topics you want us to discuss! Thanks for watching! We appreciate the support.~Mal & Alex

In this podcast we briefly discussed Christmas, why we made the holiday about gift giving, how the holiday feels different as an adult and how your perspective changes when you get older. We then discussed the recent and tragic death of rapper Drakeo The Ruler, why murders seem so prevalent among the rap community only vs other music genres, and how we feel about posthumous music. We then talked about the beef between Jim Jones and Freddie Gibbs and compared it to our experiences with beefs and what is the best way to go about your beef; if you should physically attack, emotionally/mentally attack, financially attack, or play "chess" with your opp. This led to a conversation about adult friendships and how you can be perceived in a negative light just because you are shy, which comes across as arrogance when combined with being successful. We wrapped up the podcast discussing if and when kids should have smart phones and social media accounts. This conversation was sourced from the fact that there have been newly made TikTok accounts by Kanye and Kim's 8 year old daughter North and Kourtney and Scott's 9 year old daughter Penelope. We talk about all the potential dangers of letting your kids have social media too young but also not being strict parents which more times than not backfires and knowing as a parent you can't control everything your kid does._________________________________________________________OUR SOCIAL MEDIA:Podcast YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/channel/UCUA7mQPLZ2tf5yBzCQZvsCwMAL'S personal YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/c/TheLifeofMalMAL'S IG & Twitter: @malwavesbackup twitter: @malwaves2ALEX'S personal YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqFmKxPqWpUbxor_sYQRQgQ ALEX'S IG: @theonlyalexgALEX'S Twitter: @itstheonlyalexgInstrumental/beats by him! Hit him for beats. _________________________________________________________Hope you enjoy the content and comment any topics you want us to discuss! Thanks for watching! We appreciate the support.~Mal & Alex

In this podcast we discussed how rappers all seem to have an image they have to upkeep as apart of rap culture which includes big obnoxious jewelry and big butts. Specifically with jewelry, we talked about how iced out jewelry is the worst thing you can buy and a waste of money that devalues jewelry especially watches. We then discussed Virgil Abloh's funeral and how we feel about footage coming out that people recorded of the private ceremony. At the funeral fans and paparazzi bombarded a grieving Kanye asking for autographs so we also discuss how we felt about that and how people will clout chase and not care about the emotions of celebrities or private circumstances. The situation of Kanye doing autographs further brought us to a discussion about what we would do if we met a celebrity we really admire/love and in what order would we ask for a conversation, pictures and/or autographs. We then talked about if you should enjoy life in the moment or take pictures for memories and how to find common ground. We talked about how our middle school and high school lives were right before we had Instagram and Snapchat stories and how it was to actually enjoy moments without feeling the need to post on a story about our day. Next we discussed Jussie Smollett being found guilty for faking a hate crime, how we knew he was lying from jump, the negative response we got for calling him out on lying from the beginning, and how Jussie Smollett has set the black community back with this and ruined his career. From there we talked about how African Americans culture is the most imitated but least respected. We wrapped up the podcast discussing Kanye and if we feel 2021 is one of his most iconic years with his comeback including the unique Donda rollout, the Donda release, Yeezy x GAP collab, the release of his Stem Player, his amazing Drink Champs interview, his reconciliation and concert with Drake and then his surprise Rolling Loud performance during Future's set. Despite his marriage troubles with Kim Kardashian, his 2021 was full of success and a huge reputation boost. With Kanye we talked about how people changed up on him and "cancelled" him in 2018 and how we feel about those and people now supporting him because they follow whatever is popular. We ended the pod talking about NBA Youngboy wearing makeup, how we feel about it, and the questionable outrage. We also brought up our prior podcast episodes where we discussed man-made gender constructs and how we all should question why we think the way we think._________________________________________________________OUR SOCIAL MEDIA:MAL'S personal YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/c/TheLifeofMalMAL'S IG & Twitter: @malwavesbackup twitter: @malwaves2ALEX'S personal YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqFmKxPqWpUbxor_sYQRQgQ ALEX'S IG: @theonlyalexgALEX'S Twitter: @itstheonlyalexgInstrumental/beats by him! Hit him for beats. _________________________________________________________Hope you enjoy the content and comment any topics you want us to discuss! Thanks for watching! We appreciate the support.~Mal & Alex

In this podcast we didn't come with specific topics and winged it lol. We discussed Chris Cuomo being fired from CNN and now allegations of sexual misconduct coming up against him and we talked about if you should always believe alleged sexual assault/misconduct victims. This transitioned into us talking about differences between men and women, man made social constructs/gender norms & the social media debate regarding a boy toddler playing with a kitchen set. We then discussed how when you are well rounded and successful people who are insecure about their life or situation will make you feel uncomfortable and accuse you of thinking you're better than them. We talked about how unfortunate it is when friends and family start to turn on you once you start wanting better for yourself, becoming successful and not dumbing yourself down being the “goofy” and “dumb” friend. We wrapped up the podcast discussing money lol we loveee this topic. We talked about fake flex culture, people renting luxury cars when they can't actually afford them, why we think people try to make it look like they have money on the internet when they don't & peoples bad spending habits that's fueled by social media “pressures”. It got a little spicy lol but it's ✨constructive criticism✨._________________________________________________________OUR SOCIAL MEDIA:MAL'S personal YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/c/TheLifeofMalMAL'S IG & Twitter: @malwavesbackup twitter: @malwaves2ALEX'S personal YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqFmKxPqWpUbxor_sYQRQgQ ALEX'S IG: @theonlyalexgALEX'S Twitter: @itstheonlyalexgInstrumental/beats by him! Hit him for beats. _________________________________________________________Hope you enjoy the content and comment any topics you want us to discuss! Thanks for watching! We appreciate the support.~Mal & Alex

In this podcast we briefly discussed the Ahmaud Arbery trial verdict and how we feel about the mostly guilty verdict. We then talked about the AMA's and the performances and The Grammy's coming up and the nominations, notably Kanye's and Doja Cat's. We then talked about Wendy Williams and questions around her condition after rumors went around that she is wheel chair bound and showing signs of early dementia. We discussed Iman Shumpert winning season 30 of Dancing With The Stars, if marshmallows are supposed to go on yams, and how we feel about Summer Walker and her boyfriend Larry getting each others names tattooed on their faces. We further discussed how we feel about getting tattoos with your significant others name and tattoos in general. We briefly talked about Odell Beckham Jr. only accepting Bitcoin as his new salary, Kanye wanting Kim back and his family back together, and Madonna's weird sexual pictures she posted at 60 years old. We wrapped up the podcast discussing whether we think that Jay-Z or Lil Wayne brought more to hip-hop/the world with Jay-Z putting us on to Kanye West and Rihanna and Lil Wayne putting us on to Nicki Minaj and Drake. In closing, we discussed the tragic and unexpected passing of fashion legend, Virgil Abloh. We are huge fans of his, seen him in person in 2017 when he was the DJ for Travis Scott's show, visited his Louis Vuitton pop up shop in 2019, had so many of his Off-White x Nike collab sneakers and his LV sneakers, and been wearing his clothes/shoes since his Pyrex and Been Trill days. We wanted to talk about his impact to the fashion world, especially outside of what he is known famously for, Off-White, and his impact on music being the creative director behind some of Kanye's most famous album covers. RIP VIRGIL! _________________________________________________________OUR SOCIAL MEDIA:MAL'S personal YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/c/TheLifeofMalMAL'S IG & Twitter: @malwavesbackup twitter: @malwaves2ALEX'S personal YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqFmKxPqWpUbxor_sYQRQgQ ALEX'S IG: @theonlyalexgALEX'S Twitter: @itstheonlyalexgInstrumental/beats by him! Hit him for beats. _________________________________________________________Hope you enjoy the content and comment any topics you want us to discuss! Thanks for watching! We appreciate the support.~Mal & Alex

WATCH IN HD! PLEASE SUBSCRIBE, LIKE, COMMENT, SHARE!Our podcast is also available on Apple and Spotify! Episodes every Monday at 8am on all three platforms! SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/1w06DNS5N13APMZiDYyp6G?si=pPA8dYwtS0mtlcbH2Pw4jQAPPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-couple-of-things-podcast/id1578418750Welcome to A Couple of Things Podcast channel! The meaning behind the name of the podcast is that it features Malaika (Mal) and Alex; we are a couple who will talk about a couple of things.. get it? lol. Tune into our podcast where we will discuss pretty much everything from music, common debatable topics, pop culture, fashion/streetwear, life/life advice, financial literacy, career advice, relationship advice/topics, etc. As a couple who been together since 2014, we have many meaningful conversations full of critical thinking and playing devil's advocate and we are also very educated in our fields of Economics and Accounting, so we wanted people to be able to tap into these conversations and get a chance to hear some valuable things we have to offer/share.In this podcast we briefly discussed the Staples Center being renamed to Crypto.com Center, and a Twitter debate about when you should move out your parents house and our opinion. We then followed up with last weeks episode with the outcome of the Kyle Rittenhouse trial and the not guilty verdict we predicted. We went into the subject deeper about an issue with wannabe cop losers aka the George Zimmerman's, Kyle Rittenhouse's and the McMichael's of the world who over step their citizen duties. As you all should know, George Zimmerman , a neighborhood watch man aka wannabe cop loser, killed Trayvon Martin in 2012 after actual law enforcement told him not to follow him and Travis and Gregory McMichael chased down and killed Ahmaud Arbery thinking they were going to stop someone who they thought was responsible for neighborhood break ins, aka wannabee loser cops lmao. We then talked about the unfortunate killing of rapper Young Dolph, street rappers, the need to stay away from certain places once you reach a level of fame and fortune, the issue with hometown haters and moving away from your hometown once you make it. We wrapped up the podcast discussing the crazy fiasco of DaBaby and Danileigh, what we can learn from woman like Danileigh and Summer Walker, how DaBaby and Danileigh were wrong in this recent situation, if we should sympathize with Danileigh, and if we think Dani is a sidechick like DaBaby said. To close, Mal discussed her brief opinion on the whole # SurvivingSophia mess regarding an apparent scammer named Sophia Nur who infiltrated celebrity and influencer spaces by lying and scamming and the mess that ensued on Twitter when this story went viral and the wars that were happening between Somalis and influencers on Twitter spaces. _________________________________________________________OUR SOCIAL MEDIA:Podcast YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/channel/UCUA7mQPLZ2tf5yBzCQZvsCwMAL'S personal YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/c/TheLifeofMalMAL'S IG & Twitter: @malwavesbackup twitter: @malwaves2ALEX'S personal YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqFmKxPqWpUbxor_sYQRQgQALEX'S IG: @theonlyalexgALEX'S Twitter: @itstheonlyalexgInstrumental/beats by him! Hit him for beats. _________________________________________________________Hope you enjoy the content and comment any topics you want us to discuss! Thanks for watching! We appreciate the support.~Mal & Alex

In this podcast we briefly discussed updates with the Travis Scott Astroworld Festival tragedy and how people on social media try to get clout off the deaths of others by making exaggerated posts that spreads misinformation. RIP to the 9th and 10th victims who succumbed to their injuries, Bharti Shahani and Ezra Blount. We then discussed what capitalism is and why it isn't a bad thing, Kevin Samuels linking up with Brittany Renner, and the Kyle Rittenhouse trial and the history of this country with biased jury members due to race. With the Rittenhouse trial, we also talked about him crying on the stand, how the judge has been acting like Rittenhouse's defense attorney, and how the judge's phone went off and his ringtone was "God Bless the USA" by Trump supporter Lee Greenwood who performed at Trump's inauguration and the song was Trump's 2016 and 2020 campaign song.  We then talked about Chloe Bailey and her cringe worthy video she dropped thanking her fans while trying to be sexual and if we feel that her abrupt change in her music and her being overly sexual is being pushed by her label and the problem in Hollywood and the music industry with women having to be a certain way to find success. That topic transitioned into a discussion about what sex appeal is and who we feel has it. We wrapped up the podcast discussing Kid Cudi and him wearing a wedding dress to the recent CFDA Fashion Awards, him holding hands with the designer of the dress Eli Russel Linnetz. We talked about man-made gender norms that we as a society follow and being able to challenge traditional thought, referencing the movie The Matrix. We closed by briefly talking about Joe Biden calling black people the N-word.... just kidding LOL but we talked about him referring to baseball player Satchel Paige as "the great negro" and we discuss the use of the outdated term "negro" being used in 2021, especially by our own president. _________________________________________________________OUR SOCIAL MEDIA:Podcast YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/channel/UCUA7mQPLZ2tf5yBzCQZvsCwMAL'S personal YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/c/TheLifeofMalMAL'S IG & Twitter: @malwavesbackup twitter: @malwaves2ALEX'S personal YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqFmKxPqWpUbxor_sYQRQgQALEX'S IG: @theonlyalexgALEX'S Twitter: @itstheonlyalexgInstrumental/beats by him! Hit him for beats. _________________________________________________________Hope you enjoy the content and comment any topics you want us to discuss! Thanks for watching! We appreciate the support.~Mal & Alex

In this podcast we briefly discussed Jeff Bezos new girlfriend seemingly flirting with Leonardo DiCaprio and Jeff Bezos response to Leo on Twitter. We talked about the whole "money doesn't buy happiness" saying and how rich men and women are often used for their money and we feel that its hard when you are a billionaire to find true love unless your partner is also very rich and successful or came up with you before the fame and fortune. Then we focused the rest of the podcast on 2 prominent subjects from the past week: Kanye's Drink Champs interview and the tragic deaths that occurred at Travis Scott's Astroworld Festival. In regards to Kanye's interview, we talked about the big headlines like how he said signing Big Sean was one of his worst decisions he ever made, him calling John Legend a sellout and harsh criticisms to his peers Just Blaze and Talib Kweli. We discussed if he brought up Drake too much in his interview and if he is jealous of his friends, mostly Virgil Abloh. We also talked about how he wants the Black community to start becoming the next Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Bernard Arnault's of the world and that needs to start with us seeking ownership of things, companies, assets, etc. Lastly, we talked about him comment about how 808s and the effect on the bodies frequency, combined with the dark lyrical content usually paired with 808s can have a negative effect on the Black community as primary consumers of rap music and how old school hip hop and African and Caribbean music is usually paired with drums and percussions that have a more positive effect on listeners. In regards to Travis Scott and his Astroworld Festival, we discuss the tragic outcome of the event and share our own experience of an infamous Travis Scott concert we attended April 30th, 2017 at Terminal 5 in NYC that left a man paralyzed. We wrapped up the podcast discussing the reality of concerts and who we think is at fault and to blame for the deaths at Astroworld Fest and how at the root of the issue is selfishness and celebrity idolization that turned deadly_________________________________________________________OUR SOCIAL MEDIA:Podcast YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/channel/UCUA7mQPLZ2tf5yBzCQZvsCwMAL'S personal YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/c/TheLifeofMalMAL'S IG & Twitter: @malwavesALEX'S personal YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqFmKxPqWpUbxor_sYQRQgQALEX'S IG: @theonlyalexgALEX'S Twitter: @itstheonlyalexgInstrumental/beats by him! Hit him for beats. _________________________________________________________Hope you enjoy the content and comment any topics you want us to discuss! Thanks for watching! We appreciate the support.~Mal & Alex

In this podcast we discuss Boosie's recent tweets towards Lil Nas X where he went too far saying Nas should off himself... We discuss his extreme homophobic behavior and we question if men who are extremely homophobic are just homosexual themselves and have anger towards those who can be themselves. We then talked about Chloe Bailey's tweet saying that she wants a man who doesn't always answer the phone because she wants someone who has a life and is busy. We talked about how many women take relationship advice from social media and let social media dictate how they think to the point of contradicting themselves because they'll say they want a man to answer the phone all the time or he is cheating, but he shouldn't always answer the phone because he should be busy. Then we discussed Alec Baldwin and the tragic shooting death of a camera woman on set of his upcoming movie "Rust" and if all the criticism and blame on him is misdirected and if it was really his fault. We wrapped up the pod discussing social media transparency and the new episode of Insecure and backlash by members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. over usage of AKA paraphernalia. In regards to social media transparency, we discussed if we all should show all the flaws in our lives online so people know you aren't perfect, or if we aren't obligated to show everything about ourselves and if social media show just be a highlight reel of our lives. With the Insecure topic, Mal being an AKA herself gives perspective on how she felt about the character Tiffany wearing actual AKA para and how intellectual property (copyright, trademarks, patents) are not up for debate. You need authorized use and permission to redistribute intellectual property. _________________________________________________________OUR SOCIAL MEDIA:MAL'S personal YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/c/TheLifeofMalMAL'S IG & Twitter: @malwavesALEX'S personal YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqFmKxPqWpUbxor_sYQRQgQ ALEX'S IG: @theonlyalexgALEX'S Twitter: @itstheonlyalexgInstrumental/beats by him! Hit him for beats. _________________________________________________________Hope you enjoy the content and comment any topics you want us to discuss! Thanks for watching! We appreciate the support.~Mal & Alex

In this podcast we discuss the topic of emotional incest that has been circulating on Twitter lately and how many people, mostly women, burden their sons with the job to fulfill the love they should be receiving from adult partners. We specifically brought up when Erica Mena posted a picture of her newborn infant laying in bed with the weird caption “finally got a real man in my bed”. We briefly talked about how savings accounts are not the best place to leave your money long-term because of the small interest gained and basically the devaluing of your money letting it sit in a savings as opposed to being invested in an index fund. We then talked about Vanessa Bryant having to be mentally evaluation to proceed with her wrongful death lawsuit in regards to Kobe and Gigi and Young Thug suing his luxury apartment because an employee gave a stranger his bag with valuables items including $1 million worth of music; we also discussed his new album “Punk” and Don Toliver's new album. We then talked about the Rory and Mal's new deal with Sirius for their new podcast and Joe Buddens response, Pop Smokes murder trial developments where suspects are now releasing new information and snitching on each other, and Kyrie Irving being suspended by the Nets this basketball season because of his refusal to take the Covid vaccine. We wrapped up the pod discussing Dave Chapelle and his final Netflix special "The Closer" and all the controversary around it in regards to his comments about the LGBTQ+ community. We touched upon this last podcast, but this podcast we talked about further developments including people being fired from Netflix because of this issue and the planned walkout that transgender employees of Netflix will have this week in protest of Netflix. We also brought up the bigger issue of how people can never just talk and a half civil conversations about their opposing views to try to understand each other's differing opinions and experiences, this is the root of many problems is that people don't even just like to have a calm conversation to understand point of views. It's always initial outrage._________________________________________________________OUR SOCIAL MEDIA:Podcast YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/channel/UCUA7mQPLZ2tf5yBzCQZvsCwMAL'S personal YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/c/TheLifeofMalMAL'S IG & Twitter: @malwavesALEX'S personal YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqFmKxPqWpUbxor_sYQRQgQALEX'S IG: @theonlyalexgALEX'S Twitter: @itstheonlyalexgInstrumental/beats by him! Hit him for beats. _________________________________________________________Hope you enjoy the content and comment any topics you want us to discuss! Thanks for watching! We appreciate the support.~Mal & Alex