Our mini vacation is over and we get right back to it asking Baby D about her birthday celebration in Houston, Rory spent his time off going to a psychic who knew a little too much about his life, and Mal can’t understand why a certain take has gone viral. After the recap we hit on a few headline that got us talking about our exes. Cardi B and Offset are still going at it, and DDG blames an ex for an unreleased track with BIA. Plus, are we buying Jess and Loren squashing their beef, what should the the official song of New York, + more!

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We got a legend in the building! Rory and Mal are honored to be joined by a pioneer of hip-hop - the "World's DJ", D-Nice. The guys kick off the interview learning about D-Nice forming Boogie Down Productions with KRS-One, and continues with reflecting about how D-Nice brought everyone together with "Club Quarantine" when the world came to a complete stop due to Covid. Plus, D-Nice reflects on his rap career, and what it was like DJing for high profile political figures such as former President, Barack Obama 

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On this episode of Rory & Mal Don't Know Ball, the guys are joined by 12x gold medalist and Track & Field legend, Michael Johnson. Rory and Mal get into the 1996 Olympics, the story behind the gold spikes, and about the time Michael met 2-Pac in a club. 

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And we’re back! After Rory gets lost in “Worst Take Inception”, we celebrate Baby D’s birthday. Mal’s giving her next Monday off, but what will it take for her to spend an extra day in Houston? Then, in honor of her birthday, Baby D tests her friendship with the guys with a trivia game of “Do you Know Baby D?”. Ashton Hall’s viral “morning routine” videos somehow led to a conversation about buying your partner proper luggage, Mal reveals what was on his mind while he called $$$4U a “classic” on X, + more!

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TGIF! After a quick chat about our week - Rory has a StoveGod update - we discuss the drama currently going on with Jess Hilarious and The Breakfast Club (8:50). Kanye West has leaked part of his ‘Bully’ album (40:38), and the guys have honest opinions about the music. The ‘No Jumper’ brand has its name attached to a gang related RICO case, and Rory has a warning for Adam22 (51:54). We also have comedian Sam Morrill on to discuss cancel culture, post-nut clarity, a stand up comedy bracket (1:06:08), + more!| 

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On this episode of "Don't Know Ball" the guys are joined by ESPN Basketball Analyst, Host, and Reporter, Andraya Carter. Rory and Mal discuss T.I's influence on ATL hip-hop, give props to Andraya for recognizing Crime Mob, get Andraya's predictions for Women's College Basketball March Madness, and discuss how Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese helped grow the WNBA #volume

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Happy Tuesday to our new listeners and our true listeners. We’re back after a fun-filled weekend. Demaris & Rory were outside engaging in grown up degeneracy - Freddie Gibbs and well curated cocktails, and planning for their vacation next week (5:37). Meanwhile, Playboi Carti was busy proving them wrong about his superstar status after his highly-anticipated album dropped over the weekend, breaking streaming numbers (26:22). This leads into a conversation about SZA breaking another streaming record, and why artists from the past shouldn’t be compared to artists from now in regards to numbers. (43:23)

Dreamville’s final lineup dropped - we discuss who we would want to see on the bill, and which of us would even be allowed on the premises (54:22). After we, of all people, lecture Rolling Stone on journalistic integrity after a hiccup on their part, we discuss SXSW’s transition from just tech into music, and how it affected the underground music scene (1:08:02). Speaking of impact, the Girl Scouts of America are making a different kind of money while running a different kind of racket, and since no one will address it - we do (1:26:59). We also have a voicemail from a Rory Type Beat, that has us make some corrections about interracial dating, and black culture itself in America (1:39:27).

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Breaking: Rory is getting killed by the internet for his Doechii take (and some would say rightfully so). His lawyers have drafted an apology and we challenged him to read it aloud (8:28). Meanwhile in R&B, Eric Bellinger has a bold claim - ‘Full Moon’ x Brandy is the greatest R&B album of all time (24:04). We attempt to debunk this, and surprise ourselves with just how much we like that album as well. We address the nonsense news headline that is ‘Beyonce is struggling to sell concert tickets’ before the team finds out an interesting fact about Demaris (39:22). After a convo about our experiences with war, we catch up on our tv show talk, and then go into voicemails (1:01:50). The first voicemail is from a young man who has a very …unique… question about our dating histories, and another young man with a freaked out question (1:23:44).

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On this episode of "Don't Know Ball" the guys are joined by NBA Hall of Famer, Tim Hardaway. Rory and Mal get a feel for what it was like playing in the Bay Area during the hyphy movement, his battles with the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden, the difference between Run TMC and Steph Curry's Warriors, and more! #volume

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Top of the top! Mal was outside this weekend, and tells his story of why that is such a rare occurrence. Lebron James wanted SMOKE over his legacy - and we discuss whether he was in the right or not, as well as what our boundaries are when it comes to critiques of our loved ones. Doechii went on ‘Hot Ones’ with her DJ and caused quite a stir with one of her takes, and added insult to (Rory’s) injury when she got to stand on stage with Lauryn Hill.Gelo & GloRilla have dropped their long anticipated collab, and you already know how we feel about it. We also discuss Antonio Brown’s Fyre Fest announcement, AD’s (Love Is Blind) new engagement (Clay, you good?!?), + the return of a voicemail asking for love advice.

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This week has been super busy, and the gang has been outside! We quickly run through their week’s activities (sort of) and then get into Casey Anthony and her attempted OJ-esque rebrand (19:00) . Rappers are turning into actors at an alarming rate, so of course we have to give our top 5 of the greatest to touch both a pen and the big screen (29:10). Speaking of the greats, Jermaine Dupri set the internet on fire after posing a question about the purpose of being an indie artist over being signed to a major (38:48). We discuss why going indie was best for Rory personally - and later get a call from JD while giving him a chance to explain himself (1:15:50). This leads us into a conversation about just how much control record labels have in creating a superstar ; how Tyla might be the next one and if Playboi Carti is already one (47:35). Last but not least, of course we had to let you guys know about new music coming today, make sure you check it out and let us know what’s hit or miss. #volume

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