Episode 330 | "Montana's Prayer" (with Nyla Symone)
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4.6 • 592 Ratings
🗓️ 25 September 2025
⏱️ 90 minutes
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Summary
SaVon and Alex return with Nyla Symone, and begin with some important show updates before jumping into a Patreon member question on what single movie or TV show best explains Black culture to aliens—sparking a hilarious debate that ranges from The Cosby Show and Martin to Get Out, SpongeBob and even Hancock (11:22). From there they revisit Cardi B’s long-awaited album, debating standout tracks like “Bodega Baddie,” the Cash Cobain feature and whether a rumored Nicki Minaj shot really landed (19:53). The crew highlights Cardi’s rollout, from her NYC train promo to sitting down with Angie Martinez and Joe & Jada while addressing his comments about her pen (30:30), and note her projected 200K first-week sales (39:42). They then unpack Jay Electronica’s new project, focusing on the controversial decision to open with a Diddy voice note and how it plays amid Diddy’s legal troubles (48:06). Finally, they close by debating Diddy's sentencing and whether the Black community will embrace him if he returns home (56:23) and discussing the FTC’s antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation/Ticketmaster (1:19:54).
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| 0:00.0 | Yo, what's going on? Need to Know Podcast family. We are back with another episode. We told you we've been doing this thing at a rapid pace. Two episodes a week, God damn it. I'm not going to say just yet, Alex, that I'm exhausted. But I feel like this is a marathon, not a sprint. We've been marathoning. Shout out. Rest and peace, the Nipsey Hustle. With that being said, what's going on y'all. |
| 0:22.5 | The Need to Know podcast, |
| 0:23.4 | what you need to know, |
| 0:24.0 | when you need to know on any We've been marathoning. Shout out. Rest and peace and nipsy hustle. |
| 0:22.4 | With that being said, what's going on, y'all. |
| 0:37.2 | It needs to know podcast. What you need to know. When you need to know on the needs to know podcast. We are back with a jam-packed episode. And we back one of our friends, y'all. And what I will say, each and every time this reoccurring guest comes, right? I know I'm S A-V-O-N, right? |
| 0:38.7 | We're going to keep it out the S-A-V-O-N, |
| 0:57.1 | but the N is always just going to permanently stand for N-Lah. Whenever N-Lah joins the show, like, it just makes sense. Instead of me thinking of these new N-words, like I'm running out of these shits, clearly. So we are joined by a fan favorite, might I add. Yeah, they love you. The people, they really do. Oh, my God. That makes me happy. |
| 1:11.2 | Yeah, I I add. Yeah. They love you. The people, they really do. Oh my God. That makes me happy. Yeah, I definitely enjoy talking to you guys. They're like Nyla's so innocent and cute. Oh, my God. Just look at her. Thank you. They get tired of looking at us. Yeah. Understandable. You are? You're good? They get tired, look at it like, we're not good enough. So're good? I think it's time. |
| 1:11.7 | Look at it. |
| 1:12.7 | Like, we're not good enough. So you bring something that we just don't have. That's true. That's fine. And thank you for that. Yes. Hey, I love talking to you guys. Seriously. There's a lot of people who ask me to come on their podcast, but I will, in a drop of a dime, come and talk to you. That's right, y'all. |
| 1:26.2 | It's actually fun. |
| 1:27.3 | You heard it here first. |
| 1:28.3 | She canceled on y'all for us. |
| 1:30.3 | All right. |
| 1:30.7 | That's right. |
| 1:31.2 | See, don't do that. in a drop of a dime, come and talk to you That's right, y'all. It's actually fun. You heard it here first. |
| 1:28.3 | She canceled on y'all for us. |
| 1:30.3 | That's right. |
| 1:31.1 | See, don't do that. |
| 1:31.7 | Don't fuck her fucking nuts. Oh, I don't. Like, we don't want struggling to get friends in the industry. She's good. Oh, yeah. Don't fuck her shit. You're right. Like, we ain't got nobody. |
| 1:40.0 | You think I'm good? |
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