
90s, one earring made you “cool” and two made you “gay.” From there it turned into a full debate on piercings — the “gayest piercings of all time,” nose rings, tongue rings, belly buttons, and whether a Prince Albert even counts as self-expression or self-harm. We compared old-school NYC street fashion to today’s trends, talking about who could really pull off hoops, who faked confidence, and how every era had its version of trying too hard.
Then it shifted into the studio. I told stories about working with a gay rapper who was genuinely talented but dropped bars that stopped everyone in the room. We talked about engineers losing composure in sessions, the difference between male and female energy in the booth, and how easy it is to tell when someone’s forcing an image. We broke down what authenticity actually sounds like when you hit record — the way a person’s whole life leaks through the mic when they stop performing and start being themselves.
We went off on a tangent about wild lyrics — the Biggie line that made everyone pause, rappers who say insane things for shock value, and how social media eats up everything except honesty. From there, it was pure nostalgia: teachers doing coke in the 2000s, drunk substitute teachers, and getting called to the principal’s office thinking you were in trouble — only to hear your mom on the line cursing you out. Everyone’s got that one story of catching a beating in the school hallway.
Then we started reliving the car days — stolen radios, broken windows, getting your system ripped out in the parking lot, and how every car guy learned lessons the hard way. The conversation moved into weed stories, hotboxing disasters, orgy hypotheticals, and how certain situations just go from chill to unexplainable real quick.
Midway through, we actually got serious — talking about the business side of recording. Pricing your time properly, how $25/hour clients cause the most drama, and why you need to value your energy as much as your gear. We talked about A rooms vs. B rooms, bad clients who just want to “hang out,” and the importance of saying no when people don’t respect the craft. Every studio owner’s had that moment where you realize professionalism pays more than exposure ever will.
Then it went back to chaos — TikTok censorship, Chinese ownership of EZPass, caffeine addiction, coffee enemas, black coffee vs. creamers, and late-night Wawa runs. We compared energy drinks to straight espresso shots, joked about bathroom situations nobody should ever experience, and called out every fake caffeine addict who folds after one cup.
By the end, it was a full loop — style, music, weed, discipline, business, conspiracy, and nostalgia. Three guys on three couches talking about life exactly how it is: funny, raw, offensive, honest, and unfiltered. No scripts, no cuts, no plan — just the conversation as it happened.
Timestamps:
0:00 MEN EARRINGS
01:15 NO PIERCINGS/NO TATTOOS
03:10- STRAIGHT ENGINEER
08:30 MY GIRLS DAD
10:00 UNFORTUNATE BAR
17:10 TEACHERS CALLING MOM
18:22 DAN GOT IN TROUBLE
20:51 TEACHERS LIFE
27:20STEALING CAR RADIOS
28:43 TAKE YOUR SHIRT OFF
32:08 SET THE MOOD
40:11 CHINA COMPANY OWNS NJ EZPASS/TIK TOK
41:45 CHINESE SPOT
44:53 BREAKING THE LAW/LIMEWIRE**
46:45 SOULJA BOY
47:08 GO TO THE MOON
49:04 JERK CHICKEN/CONTROL
50:04 WHEN DO ADULTS START BLACK COFFEE
51:20 SMOKE COFFEE
53:21 COFFEE ETEMA
01:03:12 STUDIO TIME/TYPES
01:08:29 MAKING MONEY FROM MUSIC
01:15:26 LIVE IN THE MOMENT
01:20:03 WAWA PUBLIC OR NOT
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