Mids & Mudducks

Send us Fan MailThis week, Asaad the Artiz and Kemistree kick things off by revisiting listener feedback from a previous episode before diving headfirst into a wide-ranging conversation that only The MAK Podcast can deliver.Before getting into music, the duo take a detour into vasectomies, male birth control, and the realities of reproductive responsibility from a man’s perspective. From there, they break down Jay-Z’s freestyle at The Roots Picnic and ask a controversial question: Is Jay-Z out of touch? That conversation opens the door to even bigger debates about gatekeeping in hip-hop, whether gatekeeping is necessary, and which rappers would completely fall off if social media disappeared tomorrow. The crew also debates Jay-Z’s Top 5 songs and Asaad shares his frustration with rap fans only wanting lyrical breakdowns when there’s beef involved.After the music break, the conversation shifts to the leaked Diddy/Daphne Joy sextape and the culture surrounding celebrity scandals. Why are people so entertained by celebrity downfalls? Why do we elevate celebrities into mythical figures instead of appreciating them as talented humans? The discussion gets deep, uncomfortable, and thought-provoking.Later, Kemistree puts Asaad in the hot seat with a series of tough questions that spark some hilarious and unexpected answers. The episode wraps up with a round of “Would You Rather?” and a “We Listen and We Don’t Judge” segment that brings plenty of laughs and confessions.All that and much more in another unpredictable episode of The MAK Podcast.