Episode 698: Pass Finds Old Gems

·1 hr 46 min·5 clips

Mike launches into a blunted, explicit freestyle about lining up a date and counting money for OCs.

The episode begins with Mike delivering a rapid, explicit freestyle referencing drugs and money, setting the show's raw tone. The conversation quickly turns to battle rap, with Mike recounting his experiences battling in dangerous areas like Custer Street and Ridgeway, often freestyling under pressure with crews present. He mentions specific opponents like TJ and Gorilla Jones. Mike then reveals he found old videos on his MacBook, including embarrassing diary-like entries and a shocking clip of himself snorting OxyContin with a hose clamp, which he describes as undeniable proof of his past drug use. They also discuss a video from the Carriage House recording studio, highlighting their youthful ambitions. The hosts talk about searching for a lost video of a battle with someone named Maimon, messaging an old acquaintance on Facebook who claimed to have filmed it but never found it. The episode shifts to true crime, with Mike recommending the Netflix documentary 'Homicide New York' about the 2016 murder of Joey Kamenale, a local from their hometown Stanford, noting the light sentences given to the perpetrators. They then critique a local news segment from New Haven where a reporter uses informal language, leading them to improvise their own comedic news reports about traffic accidents and vandalism. The conversation moves to Halloween plans, with Mike proposing to dress as an animatronic scarecrow to prank customers at his store, Mike's Monsters. They briefly discuss horror documentaries like 'In Search of Darkness 95' and a Chucky documentary, criticizing the selection of films covered. The episode ends with Mike mentioning recent collectible purchases from the shows Dexter and Twin Peaks.

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A difficult rap prompt gives way to a Fox 61 riff, reporter impressions, and an improvised I-95 news bit.

Episode 698 takes a tricky rap prompt and lets it unravel into a sharp, messy riff on local television. The hosts begin with an improvised rhyme about a blunted date, Timothy, God, a thesis, pills, and sending for help, then slide into a longer run on a Fox 61 street report in…

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