Bad For The Community

Mar 26 2025 135 ep. 96 mins

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Unfiltered Commentary on the Latest News in Black Culture, Music, and More! Three influential voices in Boston’s music scene—RobThe508God, Nate Nics, and Saint Yves—come together to break down culture, music, politics, and the societal issues that shape our world today. With their distinct perspectives, the hosts invite listeners to join them at the table for engaging weekly commentary on current events. Their candid discussions highlight the intersections of creativity, culture, and community, offering insights that are as entertaining as they are thought-provoking!

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Episode 122 : "Nazi Adjacent" | Tesla Protests, Kanye's Last Strike, Playboi Carti's "MUSIC" Album

Mar 26 2025 113 mins

There's no love lost when it comes to Elon and Kanye on this podcast! We're called Bad For The Community but they're the definition of it. On this week's episode, we discussed the protests against Tesla and Kanye's distasteful tweet about Beyonce's twins. The discussion led to an interesting conversation about self-accountability and our role in empowering t

Catherine T. Morris on Establishing BAMS Fest and The Road to Growing Boston's Creative Economy

Feb 26 2025 122 mins

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

Episode 120 : "Agents of Chaos" | Kendrick Lamar's Halftime Show, New Drake & PND Album, Ye Meltdown

Feb 18 2025 110 mins

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

Episode 119: "Lawsuits & Goonicides" | Drake's Lawsuit Against UMG + Man Caught with His Pants Down

Jan 31 2025 95 mins

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

Episode 118: "The Blessings Model" (feat. Ikenna Ndugba)| The Man Behind 617Peak & Words Speak Life

Jan 17 2025 106 mins

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

Episode 117: "WOAHOOOHH" | New Music from Joey Bada$$, Lil Baby, Drake & LiAngelo Ball

Jan 09 2025 98 mins

We’re kicking off the new year with reactions and hot takes to the latest music drops, including: LiAngelo Ball's unexpected banger "Tweaker", Lil Baby’s latest album “WHAM” , Joey Bada$$'s bold return with “The Ruler’s Back”, and Drake’s leaked “Fighting Irish” freestyle, plus more! Watch on YouTube for the Full Experience: https://youtu.be/WwlfZ0VsOLA Time

Episode 116: "The Inflection Point" | Reacting to BMA Loss, Jay-Z Allegations, UnitedHealthcare CEO & More!

Jan 01 2025 121 mins

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

Episode 115: "Let It Breathe" (feat. Svmbv) | R&B Hot Takes, African Parents, Rhythm + Flow & More!

Dec 12 2024 128 mins

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

[Clip] Drake vs. UMG: Is the Label Intentionally Devaluing Their Top Artist?

Dec 06 2024 16 mins

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

Episode 114: " Nasty Work" | Drake Takes Legal Action Against UMG

Dec 04 2024 86 mins

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