Episode 173 | "Damage Control"
blankSLATE with SaVon
SaVon Slater Inc.
4.6 • 592 Ratings
🗓️ 7 April 2022
⏱️ 115 minutes
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Summary
The gang kicks things off by celebrating Devvon Terrell's album "Boys Don't Cry" (01:25), SaVon revisits the controversy surrounding Will Smith (15:30), and Hollywood appears to halt Will's career (37:30). Next, SaVon mentions how The Rock seems disconnected from the culture (57:00); and Regi asks the guys how they handle fan engagement on social media (1:16:15). Finally, the crew discusses the 64the Annual Grammy Ceremony (1:28:35) + more!
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| 0:00.0 | What's going on everybody? So we had an extensive conversation about the Grammys today. |
| 0:05.0 | We want to put this at the top of the pod to make sure you know that we know what we're talking about. |
| 0:10.0 | The need to know. |
| 0:12.0 | Yeah. So Alex, can you please explain to everybody before we get into that conversation what exactly we're here to preface? |
| 0:19.0 | Yes, so today we're discussing the Grimes, of course. |
| 0:21.3 | You guys probably watched it. |
| 0:22.2 | You probably didn't. |
| 0:23.1 | Anyway, we're having a conversation today on the podcast, which you will get to about how the rap album of the year wasn't presented on air or televised. |
| 0:32.2 | So we just wanted to be very clear. |
| 0:33.9 | We are aware that there were other awards presented in the genre on air and was televised, you know, I just thought that for the rap album of the, I just thought it would be such a big award within it within the genre that they would announce it. But just to be clear, we wanted to let you guys know before you got into the convoy that other people from the genre were awarded and it was televised and people saw it. You know, just want to be clear. Yeah, absolutely. So we hope you guys enjoy this episode. It's a lot going on. Please make sure you comment, like, subscribe here on the Need to Know podcast. It's what you need to know, when you need to know, when you need to know. You can see Alex somewhat confused every time you do it. The pressure. It's mad pressure. Alex. I'd be looking around the room. I know. Like, damn. They judging. Yeah. Who would have thought that would get Alex nervous? Right? Like, nothing in the world makes him nervous. But whenever Pierre says, yo, guys, like, let's do a mic check. Yo, I need to, like, sync the audio. Say your name. Right. Just say your name. Nah, but which one? See, now he's nervous. I'm nervous again. I put a song in A major the other day. Like, it was an A major, and I stopped and I said, Alex. That's my guy. I put the Alex in my session. That's Brandon. Come on. I'm here. I put the auto tune in A major. |
| 1:47.5 | So you're going to give me a production. And I stopped and I said, Alex. That's, my guy. That's Brandon. That's my God. |
| 1:45.0 | Come on. |
| 1:45.3 | I'm here. |
| 1:46.2 | I put the auto tune in A major. |
| 1:47.4 | So you're going to give me a production credit on that, right? That's so fun. Look, look, you got a production credit, right? You better cut the shit. Not, but you, you consciously thought about me when you was producing something, right? You can try that. |
| 1:56.6 | I'm gonna get your lawyers on the line. |
| 1:57.7 | Yeah, you can try that. |
| 1:58.4 | You got a new album out, right? |
| 1:59.5 | Are you recording? |
| 2:00.1 | Oh, y'all trying to get me. |
| 2:02.1 | You got a new album out, right? |
| 2:03.2 | No, we're recording. |
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