Bad For The Community

Bad For The Community
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Bad For The Community

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!

  1. Episode 129: Iran-Israel Chaos, Tyler Perry's Trauma-Filled 'Straw', & Pusha T vs. Travis Scott

    JUN 26

    Episode 129: Iran-Israel Chaos, Tyler Perry's Trauma-Filled 'Straw', & Pusha T vs. Travis Scott

    Did y'all miss us? We've returned from our brief hiatus to dive right back into the chaos! On this week's episode of Bad For The Community, we kicked things off with the rising tensions between Israel and Iran, the anti-ICE protests across the nation, and Trump's new travel ban. We also shared our dividing opinions on Tyler Perry's new movie 'Straw' and his controversial portrayal of Black women. With the Clipse album on the way, we reacted to their first two singles, including shots Pusha T sent Travis Scott's way! We're breaking it all down with our unfiltered takes, the only way we know how! Time Stamps: 0:00 - Intro/ How did the world navigate without BFTC? 3:45 - Iran-Israel conflict/ Anti-ICE protests across the nation 24:20 - Trump's new travel ban includes Haiti... Cape Verde's next?! 37:00 - Sammy Sosa is BLACK again?!/ We'd like to make a trade... 41:00 - Tyler Perry's 'Straw' is RIDICULOUS to say the least 57:30 - "Straight Black men are the white people of the Black community"?!? 1:33:00 - Reacting to new Clipse singles/ Pusha T sends shots at Travis Scott 1:53:40 - Outro/ Artists you thought were going to be the next big thing? Find us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.BadForTheCommunity.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter/X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok

    1h 56m
  2. Behind MASS REPRESENT: What It Takes to Throw a DOPE Music Show (w/ HypeHub & E-Los)

    MAY 26 · BONUS

    Behind MASS REPRESENT: What It Takes to Throw a DOPE Music Show (w/ HypeHub & E-Los)

    What does it really take to put on a successful music show? This week, Nate Nics taps in with the duo of Hype Hub (Will of Aperture Studios & Lenni Linguini) and E-Los, one of the featured artists performing this Friday at MASS REPRESENT: AT THE VAULT in New Bedford, MA! From the artist’s perspective, E-Los breaks down how he prepares to rock a stage and what goes into making a show unforgettable. On the talent buyer side, Will & Lenni shares the behind-the-scenes process of curating a lineup, coordinating artists, and the importance of mutually beneficial relationships in the local music scene. Topics we got into: Artists using ChatGPT to help with writer's block? Navigating the Boston music scene & working with managers What makes a good show lineup & how it was built for Mass Represent The role of performance tracks and stage energy Why events like MassRepresent matter to the Boston music scene What legacies HypeHub & E-Los want to leave behind Whether you’re an artist, manager, talent buyer, or just tapped into the local scene, there’s a TON of gems in this episode. Tap in and cop your tickets for MASS REPRESENT this Friday if you’re in the area! Watch on YouTube for the Full Experience: https://youtu.be/S2JL4bZEwuA Follow Our Guests: Hype Hub: https://bit.ly/3ZBRMmj E-Los: ⁠https://bit.ly/4myKUjA Will (Aperature Studios): https://bit.ly/3Zzj1hj Lenni: https://bit.ly/4dIvDJ2 Find us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.BadForTheCommunity.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter/X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok

    1h 14m
  3. Episode 128: "RentPartyNextDoor" | Kendrick & SZA Concert, Joey Bada$$ vs Ray Vaughn, Diddy Trial & More!

    MAY 20

    Episode 128: "RentPartyNextDoor" | Kendrick & SZA Concert, Joey Bada$$ vs Ray Vaughn, Diddy Trial & More!

    Fresh off of seeing Kendrick Lamar & SZA in concert, we kicked things off by reflecting on our experience at the show. It didn't take too long for another beef to strike in hip-hop, as we reacted to Ray Vaughn's and Joey Bada$$' diss tracks to each other and who we thought took round one. We also touched on the latest drama with Tory Lanez being stabbed in prison and the insane Diddy trial that's revealed more than any of us really need to know... In the second half of the episode, we went down memory lane as we discussed the biggest scandals that happened at our high schools, and also spoke on how success can create unwelcomed expectations when it comes to dealing with family & friends. To wrap things up, we entertained the idea of creating our own rent party business and discussed the difference between mutual aid and fundraising. Tune in and enjoy the conversation! Time Stamps: 0:00 - Intro/ What was the last interesting thing in hip-hop music? 13:45 - Our experience at the Kendrick Lamar & SZA concert at Gillette Stadium 37:30 - Reacting to Tory Lanez being stabbed in prison 41:45 - Reacting to Big Sean, Ab-Soul, & Joey Bada$$ cypher 48:30 - Joey Bada$$ vs Ray Vaughn/ Who won round 1? 1:01:15 - Diddy trial/ Can you be a victim and be complicit? 1:14:15 - What was the biggest scandal that happened at your high school? 1:20:15 - Is success a double-edged sword?/ Supporting family & friends 1:30:30 - Rent parties/ Mutual aid vs fundraising 1:52:30 - Outro/ Reacting to negative YouTube comment Watch on YouTube for the Full Experience: https://youtu.be/XEr6U6v3BCM Find us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.BadForTheCommunity.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter/X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok

    1h 55m
  4. Episode 127: "Hot N Bothered" (w/ Shandelle) | All in on Music, Writing About Past Lovers & MORE!

    MAY 16

    Episode 127: "Hot N Bothered" (w/ Shandelle) | All in on Music, Writing About Past Lovers & MORE!

    Fresh off her latest mixtape ''CAPSULE_002: CLUB DIOSA', Shandelle brought the same fun vibes & energy to this week's episode of Bad For The Community! Things kicked off with Shandelle reflecting on her previous night's DJ set, which led to a conversation around "wall huggers" and people not dancing enough at the club. Shandelle then took us on a deep dive into her project and the mindset she was in during its creation, while she was dealing with real-life daily challenges. In the later half of the episode, we also reacted to the 2025 Met Gala, breaking down our favorite and least favorite outfits of the night. Tune in and enjoy the conversation! Time Stamps: 0:00 - Intro/ Shandelle on her first ever DJ set from the previous night 7:45 - Too many wall huggers, not enough dancing at the club? 20:00 - Getting into 'CAPSULE_002: CLUB DIOSA'/ Shandelle's process and mindset 33:30 - Shandelle on learning to DJ while balancing her other passions 41:00 - Andre 3000's piano project/ Artists experimenting with different sounds 48:00 - Shandelle on dropping out of school and going all in on music 59:45 - Reacting to this year's Met Gala outfits 1:21:30 - How will fashion in 2025 be defined? 1:30:15 - Did your favorite subject in school correlate to what you do now 1:36:30 - Outro/ Closing message from Shandelle Watch on YouTube for the Full Experience: https://youtu.be/5fbPJDI2Bjs Shandelle (Special Guest)Instagram: https://bit.ly/3YQTsrUTwitter/X: https://bit.ly/4ml8xfd Find us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.BadForTheCommunity.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter/X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok

    1h 40m
  5. Episode 126: "There Can Only Be One" | Best TV Channel Growing Up, Tiers of Friendship, and More!

    MAY 6

    Episode 126: "There Can Only Be One" | Best TV Channel Growing Up, Tiers of Friendship, and More!

    It's been a slow news week, but you can always count on us find a way to argue about something! On this week's episode we debated a number of topics, including: whether or not you should be drinking cow milk, which kids TV channel was superior growing up, and which album from various artists' discographies are we getting rid of! As always, if you want to send us questions or topics you want to hear us discuss, feel free to drop them in the comments or DM us on social media! Tune in and enjoy the conversations! Time Stamps: 0:00 - Intro/ Upcoming Kendrick Lamar & SZA concert at Gillette 7:30 - Egg prices are out of hand/ Cow milk vs almond milk 13:20 - DEBATE: Disney Channel vs Nickelodeon vs Cartoon Network 35:30 - Tiers of friendship/ Who's invited to your wedding? 1:04:00 - Reacting to unpopular hip hop opinions from Reddit 1:13:45 - Which of these albums from _____ are you getting rid of? 1:33:20 - Outro Watch on YouTube for the Full Experience: https://youtu.be/6GTZCDcDWQQ Find us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.BadForTheCommunity.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter/X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok

    1h 42m
  6. Episode 125: "Sinners & Winners" | 'Sinners' Review, NFL vs Shadeur Sanders, Shannon Sharpe Scandal

    APR 30

    Episode 125: "Sinners & Winners" | 'Sinners' Review, NFL vs Shadeur Sanders, Shannon Sharpe Scandal

    We got a lot to get to on this week's episode! We quickly kicked things off with a temperature check on the current state of the world, before diving right into Shadeur Sanders' draft stock tanking and whether or not the NFL is quietly colluding against Shadeur. Things then take a wild (and freaky) turn as we discussed Kanye's claims of giving his cousin oral as a child and the allegations around Shannon Sharpe's relationship with a MUCH younger woman. Later in the episode, we reflected back on albums that we once didn't like but ended up coming around on. Yves then stepped out of the room as Nate & Rob shared their review and full breakdown of Ryan Coogler's newly-directed film that has everyone talking, 'Sinners' [SPOILER ALERT]. Tap in and enjoy the conversation! Time Stamps: 0:00 - Intro/ Trump on some bullsh*t... again 7:45 - Is the younger generation of students too reliant on ChatGPT? 13:45 - Is the NFL colluding against Shadeur Sanders? 44:30 - Kanye did WHAT with his cousin?!? 51:00 - Reacting to Shannon Sharper’s freaky allegations 1:07:30 - Albums we initially didn’t like but came around on 1:19:45 - ‘Sinners’ breakdown + review 2:09:00 - Outro/ GWPs love ‘Sinners’ Watch on YouTube for the Full Experience: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtu.be/UXi2ZCnBlsg Find us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.BadForTheCommunity.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter/X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok

    2h 10m
  7. Episode 124 : "Hue Ain't Him" | 'Black Mirror' Season 7, Saving Hip-Hop, NBA Playoffs Predictions

    APR 22

    Episode 124 : "Hue Ain't Him" | 'Black Mirror' Season 7, Saving Hip-Hop, NBA Playoffs Predictions

    On this week's episode, things kicked off with Nate and Yves joking on Rob's newest discovery... he's colorblind! All of the past behind the scenes debates on "what color is this" are starting to make a lot more sense now. Rob also shared another entry to his collection of strange dreams, which led to a breakdown and reaction to the newest season of Netflix's "Black Mirror". Later in the episode, the guys answer the hypothetical: "If you had to remove 1 artist in hip-hop history to SAVE hip-hop, who would it be?" Everyone had their own reason behind their selection, but share your pick with us in the comments or on social media as well! We also gave some major shoutouts to a few Boston artists and their recent collaborations that stood out to us. And of course, we couldn't end things without sharing our predictions for this year's NBA Playoffs, which led to a heated back and forth between Rob and Nate. You don't want to miss it! Tune in and enjoy the conversation! Time Stamps: 0:00 - Rob finds out he's colorblind: "Maybe I'm not Him" 15:00 - Working long hours/ What makes a good boss? 26:30 - Intro/ Yves is on his way to becoming a Hebrew Israelite 32:30 - Rob has a strange new dream... where he unalives a family member 39:00 - Breakdown and reactions to the new season of "Black Mirror" 1:11:45 - "If you had to erase 1 artist from history to SAVE hip-hop..." 1:39:15 - Shoutouts to a few Boston artists and their recent collaborations 1:47:30 - NBA Playoffs predictions/ Nate won't accept Rob's bet Watch on YouTube for the Full Experience: ⁠https://youtu.be/7kHKpNfind0 Find us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.BadForTheCommunity.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter/X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok

    1h 53m
  8. Episode 123 : "I AM TRASH?" | Revisiting Albums That Dropped, Break from X, Ethnic Barbers & MORE!

    APR 7

    Episode 123 : "I AM TRASH?" | Revisiting Albums That Dropped, Break from X, Ethnic Barbers & MORE!

    On this week's episode, we immediately kicked off with a debate surrounding Playboi Carti's MUSIC album and whether we should be aging out of certain music. In a time where most new albums have a shelf life of a week, we revisted which albums we still have in rotation and which ones we haven't gone back to. We also reacted to the the wild story of a Tufts student being abducted by masked ICE agents, shared our thoughts on which ethnicities produce the best barbers, before wrapping things up with what everyone's been building behind the scenes. Tune in and enjoy the conversation! Time Stamps: 0:00 - Intro/ Is there an age limit for certain music? 9:00 - Which albums of the past year are we still listening to? 16:30 - Is Playboi Carti’s commercial success impressive? 32:15 - Staying home vs. popping out/ Awkward social exchanges 40:30 - What life has been like without a week of X (Twitter) 48:45 - Tufts student gets abducted by ICE?/ Could we be next? 1:10:45 - Which ethnicity produces the best barbers? 1:35:30 - Outro/ what projects everyone’s currently working on? Watch on YouTube for the Full Experience: ⁠⁠https://youtu.be/dYHHPXUrShE Find us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.BadForTheCommunity.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter/X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok

    1h 37m
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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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    Bad For The Community
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2025
  • Episodes
    143
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