Episode 335 | "Divide & Dismiss"
blankSLATE with SaVon
SaVon Slater Inc.
4.6 • 592 Ratings
🗓️ 20 October 2025
⏱️ 69 minutes
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Summary
SaVon and Alex return with transparency and laughs as they open with Patreon updates, community member shoutouts, and the winner of the AirPods Max giveaway. Next, the crew fields Patreon questions—starting with their first heartbreaks and how love, therapy, and R&B shaped them (10:41)—then debate whether it hurts more when an ex gets married or has a baby (14:56). Holiday talk follows as Alex plans to channel 50 Cent for Halloween while SaVon reminisces on rapper costumes gone wrong (19:26). The conversation shifts to Tony Yayo and Memphis Bleek and how loyalty looks different under 50 Cent and Jay-Z (26:26) before a spirited Fabolous vs Lloyd Banks debate over bars, mixtapes, and longevity (34:30). The crew then honors the late D’Angelo with reflections on artistry and Black men’s health (43:41) and closes by dissecting the viral Marc Lamont Hill vs QueenzFlip moment on The Joe Budden Podcast—arguing that authentic tension and intellect can coexist in modern Black media (51:21).
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| 0:00.0 | Yo, what's going on y'all? |
| 0:00.9 | We are back with another episode of The Need to Know podcast. |
| 0:05.2 | Alex, my good guys. |
| 0:06.2 | Good to see you, brother. |
| 0:07.0 | Yes, sir. |
| 0:07.6 | What's up, man? |
| 0:08.1 | Good to see you, man. |
| 0:08.6 | It's great to see you. |
| 0:09.2 | Great to see you. |
| 0:09.7 | Yes, yes. |
| 0:10.0 | You look good. |
| 0:10.7 | Thank you, man. |
| 0:11.2 | Thank you. |
| 0:11.5 | I appreciate that. Yeah, yeah. Um, there's a lot to talk about, a lot to discuss. |
| 0:16.3 | Yes, yes, yes. |
| 0:17.3 | But first, first, first, first and foremost, um, I'm going to start with an apology. |
| 0:24.2 | Okay. Yes, yes. But first, first, first and foremost, I'm going to start with an apology. |
| 0:24.2 | Okay. |
| 0:25.1 | No wrong with that. |
| 0:25.8 | I want to apologize to you. |
| 0:28.8 | Oh, shit. |
| 0:30.3 | You know, let me sit up straight. |
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