Best Friend Weekend Podcast

Cheers to the weekend! Aldo NICE, Rog Smuve, and Los aka C.A.P. linked up to discuss some recent events and random thoughts. Rumble Williams got things started with his thoughts on MLK vs. Malcolm X (01:00) so we piggybacked and gave our two cents about whose methods were correct. After revisiting our AirBnB situation (11:00), Aldo let us know what Burned His Boudin this week including celebrating “half-goals” (18:00), Mexican restaurant norms (20:00), Great Britain (24:00), road trip dynamics (31:00), and lotion usage (34:00). Our two big topics of the week included black patrons in various establishments (37:00) and David Ortiz getting shot in the Dominican Republic (50:00). We answered Rumble’s Question of the Week about barbershop talk (54:00) and discussed Tyrone Hankerson Jr. Jr. (1:00:00) before Aldo had Nothin’ NICE to Say about a catholic school principal’s DC experience (1:03:00). We finished up with our thoughts on Kevin Durant’s injury and Drake’s annoying behavior (1:06:00).

You see racism everyday on TV and social media but you never really feel like you’ll be the target… until you are. In the third installment of the podcast recapping our DC experience, Aldo NICE, Rog Smuve, and Los aka C.A.P. chronicle the Aftermath, #AirBnBWhileBlack. Aldo started things off with a brief recap of AirBnB’s discrimination policies and a charge to live up to them (01:00) as well as what Best Friend Weekend is all about (05:00). Next, we talked about past AirBnB booking experiences (05:00) and the process of booking our trip to D.C. (12:00). We explored the rental history of the hosts in question (20:00) before providing the actual audio of our first interaction with them (29:00) and their interaction with D.C. police (38:00). The fallout of these exchanges included us reading the owner’s responses (44:00) and discussing how the experience felt for us (48:00) and Rumble (53:00). We played the audio from our second interaction with the hosts (1:00:00) before allowing Bossman to give his thou

In the second installment of Best Friend Weekend Phase III, the Storm, Aldo NICE and Los aka C.A.P. got together to recap some highlights and lowlights of our D.C. trip and the final week of May. Rumble Williams started things off with his thoughts on baby leashes and crazy happenings in the airport (01:00) that got us talking about our own experiences. Aldo let us know what Burned His Boudin this week including AirBnB hosts (08:00) and people telling you how to dress (11:00). The first major topic we decided to converse about was the concept of having two wives and the logistics that go into that (16:00). Our D.C. partying had us thinking about all DJs having the same voice (25:00), female rappers taking over the game (27:00), and African music being super gas (34:00). We laughed about the recent “or whatever they said” trend online with remixed songs (37:00) before Rumble gave us his Question of the Week about dynasties in sports (43:00). We ended the pod with some NBA Finals talk (53:00) before Aldo

In the first part of our three-episode account of Best Friend Weekend Phase III, we’re dropping an episode that was recorded the night before the trip. Aldo NICE, Rog Smuve, and Los aka C.A.P. got together to talk about the news stories of the week and prepare for our trip to D.C. Rumble Williams got us started with his thoughts on tipping waiters (01:00), which led to a discussion about respecting my change and tipping different types of servers. Aldo let us know what was Burning His Boudin such as SBC Global email addresses (11:00) and living off your dead homeboy’s gas (16:00). Three stories with local appeal were tackled as we talked about Jason Mitchell’s downfall (23:00), the attempted extortion of Tyrann “Honey Badger” Mathieu (27:00) and the racist “thug day” that took place at Memorial High School in Houston (31:00). The philanthropic gesture of Robert F. Smith to the Morehouse College graduating class of 2019 was a fun thing to revisit (37:00) before we ended the podcast with Rumble’s Question

TGIF people! Aldo NICE, Rog Smuve, and Los aka C.A.P. are back with the word from the culture for the week. Rumble Williams got things started with his take on those who blow up the spot (01:00), which was met with general agreement and us giving examples from our everyday lives. Aldo let us know what Burned His Boudin this week, including the second collection at mass (09:00), posting pics of your kids on Mother’s Day (16:00), and them Thomas (21:00). The NOLA Pelicans getting the first pick in the upcoming NBA draft led to a lot of conversation about how people can hate the good fortune of their hometown (23:00) and some analysis of the what picking Zion could mean to the culture (36:00). The back part of the pod found us talking about hairlines (51:00), Rog letting us know what Burned His Boudin, and the Snapchat filter that changes your gender (1:02:00). Aldo had Nothin’ Nice to Say about double standards in the black community (1:07:00) before we ended with a debate about who would score higher on the S.

Thanks for checking in with us this week to see what Aldo NICE, Rog Smuve, and Los aka C.A.P. have up their sleeves. Rumble Williams was batting lead off with his thoughts on Minister Louis Farrakhan getting the boot on social media (01:00), so we gave our two cents along with our lists of top Black Characters growing up (08:00). Aldo let us know what Burned His Boudin this week including those who work out but ain’t making bread (15:00), sports commentators that are overtly biased (21:00), people who value dogs lives over black lives (24:00), and graduation gowns for everything (26:00). The big three stories that we decided to tackle this week were Virgil Abloh’s super-white, Off White brand (34:00), fashion statements at the Met Gala (40:00), and Ayesha Curry’s thirsty comments that have the culture picking sides (49:00). The back half of the podcast was spent discussing if you could be best friends with someone of the opposite sex (1:02:00), the “I’m old” craze on old people social media (1:13:00) and

Episode #101 doesn’t have the same ring to it as Episode #100, but hell, we still made it do what it do this week LoL. Aldo NICE, Rog Smuve, and C.A.P. aka Los linked up to discuss the happenings of the last week of April. Rumble Williams led us off with his excitement for festival season in Louisiana and his disdain for wasted drip (01:00), which got us talking about different city festivals and sauce envy (06:00). Aldo let us know what Burned His Boudin this week including sharing private pages (13:00), identical homes in South Central (15:00), and cheating referees (23:00). The cheating refs talk expanded to us answering a listener’s question about technology in sports and what obligation officials have to get calls right and be accountable (26:00). With the NBA playoffs in full swing, we decided to rank our favorite sponsor logos on jerseys (38:00) before getting into a discussion about our favorite black “actorlete” Wesley Snipes or Omar Epps (45:00). The back end of the podcast was dedicated to Av

Welcome to the 100th episode of the Best Friend Weekend Podcast! We would like to thank each and every one of you who has listened and enjoyed our work over the past two years and contributed in any way… You provide the energy that keeps us going! Aldo NICE, Rog Smuve, and C.A.P. aka Los (and his bad mic) got together once again to recap the week that was and reminisce. Rumble Williams got us started with his realization that sometimes you outgrow your small town beginnings (01:00) which led to some interesting discussions before Aldo let us know how Houstonians Burned His Boudin this week (09:00). Taking many questions from our listeners, we began by discussing things we may regret or would take back from previous episodes (12:00) before discussing some things happening in Houston schools; assistant principals putting markers in kids hair (20:00), principals giving parents a dress code (27:00) and bullying (42:00). After running down Russell Wilson’s inflammatory remarks (53:00), we got to talk about Ja

The Good Friday episode of the podcast happened to coincide with the 2-year anniversary of Best Friend Weekend! Rumble Williams got us started with his thoughts on inequalities in race and gender (01:00), which led to us discussing where black men fall in the hierarchy. The first half of the pod was strictly dedicated to us celebrating hitting the two-year mark. After sharing the story of the podcast’s origins (10:00), we ran through our mess-ups along the way (13:00), our favorite guests (19:00), podcasts (24:00), and artwork (27:00), and our future plans for BFW. Switching gears, Aldo let us know what Burned His Boudin this week including ESPN Plus (38:00) and a second round of elevator shenanigans (43:00). Tiger Woods’ epic win at the Masters brought him back into our crosshairs as we discussed our feelings about him, race, and forgiveness (48:00). We took a bit of time to lament about Samantha Josephson’s murder and the implications for Uber (59:00) before advertising nametags (1:11:00) and musing a

Okay so…. We called this one ‘Old Town Road’ cause we wanted to make this picture. That’s about it, LoL. Aldo NICE and C.A.P. aka Los got together to discuss an interesting week in the culture. Rumble Williams led things off with something that everyone from Louisiana can relate to, that we’re not all from New Orleans (01:00). Next, Aldo let us know what Burned His Boudin this week including more elevator protocols (10:00), kids who had multiple gaming systems (13:00), people who watch the Nuggets (17:00), and Memphis’ Operation Incognito (19:00). We chose to give our thought on some of the biggest stories of the week including the Louisiana black church fires (21:00) and the Lil Nas X Old Town Road phenomenon (29:00). With Nipsey Hussle still on everyone’s mind, we decided to examine Kodak Black’s recent comments about Lauren London (38:00) and our thoughts on the repositioning of Nipsey’s culture (52:00). After discussing Dwyane Wade supporting his son coming out at Pride (57:00), Aldo wrapped things

R.I.P. Nip… Aldo NICE, Rog Smuve, and C.A.P. got together to run down the events of a tough week for the Culture. Rumble Williams didn’t let us ease into the topic because he started off the pod with his thoughts on Nipsey Hussle’s death (01:00), which led to us giving our initial thoughts (04:00) and our take on the conspiracy theories vs. reality (12:00). After a robust conversation about the concept of ‘snitching’ (26:00), the homie, DreHype, had Nothin’ NICE to Say about how Los Angeles feels right now and the potential lost with the loss of Nipsey (35:00). After briefly comparing this situation with Lou Williams’ in Philly (43:00), Aldo let us know what Burned His Boudin this week including sitting next to other men (47:00), people who don’t set up their answering machine (54:00), and CashApp requests for free loot (59:00). Our last thoughts of the week centered on an unofficial Mexican holiday (1:07:00), Ghost getting fresh with Bey (1:10:00) and the troubling but funny hashtag, #MyWhitePrivilege (

On this last Friday of March, Aldo NICE, Rog Smuve, and C.A.P. aka Los got together to discuss the week that was. Rumble Williams got back in his bag and started us off with his thoughts on Big Baller Brand’s recent struggles (01:00) which allowed us to go into the history of Alan Foster (05:00) and how it’s always us doing us bad (10:00). Aldo let us know what Burned His Boudin this week including Orange Vanilla Coke (17:00), the shortest person on the court being the point guard (22:00), the culture’s attempt to make us like the Lakers and Duke (27:00), and Wal-Mart etiquette (33:00). The second half of the pod was dedicated to people who weren’t right this week… We gave our two cents on the Cardi B situation (35:00) including what we think took place and appropriate public response, what we think about Jussie Smollett getting his cased dropped (45:00) and how he’s celebrating in the end zone about it, and how we feel about Kodak Black defending Black America against culture vultures (55:00). We wrapped

Sorry for the late drop this good, Friday evening…. Aldo NICE and C.A.P. aka Los got together this week to talk our talk during one of our favorite times of the year. Andre Caldwell got us started with his epic “Delivert” rant (01:00), which brought Pastor Los and Conscious Al out to discuss why boxing is a great sport (04:00), why we don’t like Adrien Broner (6:00) and our thoughts on the social media beef that has been brewing between Andre and Adrien. Aldo let us know what Burned His Boudin this week, including the disrespect for HBCU’s in college sports (16:00), St. Patrick’s Day traditions (23:00), and people who harp on double standards in punishments for crimes (25:00). Our convo, here, lead directly to us talking about Jim Boeheim and what it means to be under the influence in 2019 (36:00). Next, we got into the 2 Chainz album ‘Rap or Go to the League’ and his funny comments about what it means to have a proper childhood (48:00). The podcast wrapped with Aldo having Nothin’ NICE to Say about male

The team is back whole again with Aldo NICE and Rog Smuve welcoming the return return of C.A.P. aka Los! Rumble Williams got us started with his views on reparations (01:00) which provided an opportunity for us to give our thoughts on the subject, our proposed “twin names” (08:00), and our specific plans for compensating black folks for oppression in America (11:00). Aldo let Unkle Shine provide an intro for what Burned His Boudin this week (14:00), which included changing your name to an African name on FB (16:00), hackers in the IG comments section (21:00), and Fashionnova menswear models (24:00). Next, we explored the large college bribery scandal that has been in the news (33:00), particularly focusing on the way the scheme played out and the primary players involved (46:00). For some reason, we chose to bring up Conner McGregor (55:00) and Russell Westbrook (1:00:00) and their behavior towards fans. It got us thinking about who we could actually beat up. Aldo put a bow on the episode with Nothin’ N

We like to drop these when you least expect it! In this installment of Nothin’ NICE to Say Interviews, Aldo NICE got a chance to talk shop with one-half of the BlackPackas movement, Territo P. The podcast got started with a brief history of the BlackPackas (02:00) with a particular focus on the mission of the collective, the hashtags #EarthOurTurf (08:00) and #ComplexionProtection (10:00) and what you will find at blackpackas.com (12:00). Next, Territo took the time to discuss some expectations for international travel (15:00) specifically how darker skinned people are perceived globally and the growth/evolution of the BlackPackas brand (20:00). Aldo switched focus to ask about the perception that this company is blatantly trying to capitalize on the “woke” phenomenon and alienating diverse consumers (32:00) and why light-skinned and affluent black folks tend to shout about their blackness louder than anyone (41:00)? We wrapped up the talk with a discussion about Territo’s future plans after law school (

Appreciate y’all checking in with us for the podcast this week! Rumble Williams got right into the action this week with a rant defending Michael Jackson (01:00), which got us reminiscing about his unparalleled resume and the cultural impact of the King of Pop (07:00). We definitely had to discuss the Leaving Neverland Documentary on HBO (12:00) along with the concept of money corrupting parents (27:00) and the response of the black community (32:00) to MJ and R. Kelly (39:00). Sidebar: Why are Oprah and Gayle so hard up to take them boys down? Aldo took an opportunity to run through what Burned His Boudin including kids who join the wrong fraternity (45:00), kids who write curse words on things (47:00), people who live off their high school gas (50:00) and people who swear they look like celebrities (1:01:00). We wrapped up the pod with a talk about Momo (1:06:00), Aldo having Nothin’ NICE to Say about blackface (1:15:00) and our ode to Mardi Gras (1:20:00).

On the heels of another successful Best Friend Weekend Weekend, Aldo NICE and Rog Smuve got together to bring the people what they want in the form of their favorite podcast. Rumble Williams led things off with a discussion about his disdain for live sporting events (01:00), so we put our two cents in before recapping BFWW Phase 2.22 (09:00) and clarifying our wedding comments from last week (17:00). Aldo let us know what Burned His Boudin this week including the perception of people in scrubs (19:00), wearing suits after work hours (21:00), and tuxedo dresses (25:00). The big stories of this week revolving around Robert Kraft’s patronizing of a brothel in Florida (28:00) and R. Kelly’s overdue arrest (39:00) were talked about at length with particular emphasis on media coverage, pop culture, and moral standards. Next, we had some words about Soulja Boy (53:00), which quickly turned into a Tristan Thompson and Jordyn Woods conversation and the phenomenon of Eskimo Brothers (57:00). We wrapped up the podcast w

Welcome to Best Friend Weekend Phase 2.22!! Aldo NICE and Rog Smuve brought it in to have some casual convo about the week that was. Rumble Williams led things off with a plea for consistency in his sandwich making (01:00) which led to us paying respect to his homeboy @bigmarcallday (06:00) and priming everyone for BFWW 2.22 (08:00). Aldo let us know what Burned His Boudin this week including wedding nuances (11:00), the concept of ‘boudain’ (22:00), and kids who don’t write the question in their notebooks (28:00). We definitely did our weekly Jussie updates (30:00) before having some interesting discussions about boycotts, fashion, and art (39:00). The back end of the podcast was dedicated to all things baby and ‘theyby’ related (47:00), Kaepernick and Kanye (59:00), and Aldo having Nothin’ NICE to Say about Swedish folks (1:12:00).

On the post-Valentine’s Day edition of the BFW Podcast, Aldo NICE, Rog Smuve, and C.A.P. aka Los linked up to run down the big events of the week. Rumble Williams got us started with his take on Night Riders appropriating the culture (01:00), which led directly to our thoughts interracial dating preferences (06:00). This convo provided the perfect springboard to discuss Charger’s player Jahleel Addae’s IG post toast to light-skinned kids (12:00), the perfect complexion of blackness (18:00), and the Internet giving major props to Sammy Watkins for having a dark-skinned wife (23:00). Next, Aldo ran through what Burned His Boudin this week including inconsiderate passengers (27:00), car washers with career goals (30:00), and dirty kicks at sneakers balls (33:00). After giving our weekly Jussie comments (40:00), we talked about the Gucci boycott (41:00), specifically our opinions on it, the 50 Cent vs Floyd beef (50:00) and cops in blackface (52:00). Rog decided to let the audience know what Burned His Boudi

In this installment of Nothin’ NICE to Say Interviews, Aldo NICE caught up with the host of Urban Flosarus Radio, Moose Harris, to relive some of our past musical experiences and discuss current and future projects. The podcast kicked off with some convo about Urban Grooves Entertainment circa 2003 and background about our music careers and roots (04:00). We switched focus to discuss Urban Flosarus Radio, particularly why he selects to play the songs he does (11:00), how musicians can go from unsigned hype to big time artists (22:00), and royalties and payola (26:00). A big topic we chose to get into was the idea of following your dreams in music without taking into consideration other people’s opinions (35:00) and tackling multiple projects simultaneously (39:00). The last parts of the podcast were dedicated to cool things that Moose is involved with including the Brown Sugar Music Festival (46:00) and his job as #MrHydrateOrIntoxicate (54:00).