The Realest Swerve Strickland – You Couldn’t Be Me

Talk Is Jericho

Chris Jericho

Tv & Film, Sports, Wrestling

4.8 • 9.4K Ratings

🗓️ 26 May 2023

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

Swerve Strickland is a man of many talents, and wrestling is just one! Swerve has some serious Chess chops, and mad music skills! And if you haven’t heard him rap yet, what are you waiting for? His debut solo album, “You Couldn’t Be Me,” is out now (listen on Spotify or wherever you stream music). Swerve talks about all the work and killer collabs that went into the record including songs with Flash Garments, Anthiny King, Benny The Butcher, Jewice, and Monteasy. He even has a track by Kanye West! Swerve discusses his biggest influences, how he developed his own flow and style, and what he learned from artists like Musiq Soulchild and Tyler The Creator. He also shares the story of his impromptu concert on the Jericho Cruise this year, and whether more live shows are in his future! Plus, gives a play-by-play breakdown of the big chess tournament on Jericho Cruise and how he and Luchasaurus pulled out the W in the end! “You Couldn’t Be Me” is out now! Listen to the new single “You Told A Lie” - https://t.co/IHBMT6TkdX Thank you for supporting our sponsors! Gametime – Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use the promo code TIJ to get $20 off. Factor – visit https://factormeals.com/TIJ40 and use code TIJ40 to get 40% off your first box eBay Motors: get the right parts, the right fit, and the right prices. https://ebaymotors.com Metro By T-Mobile: Switch and get unlimited 5G starting at $25 a month per line for 4 lines, and a FREE 5G phone. Toyota: Visit https://toyota.com/GRFamily to find your perfect Toyota! Bosch Tools: learn more at https://www.boschtools.com/us/en/ SlingTV: check out https://www.sling.com/ for special offers STAY CONNECTED: TikTok: @TalkIsJericho Instagram: @talkisjericho @chrisjerichofozzy Twitter: @TalkIsJericho @IAmJericho YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ChrisJerichoFozzy Website: https://www.webisjericho.com/

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0:00.0	All right, welcome to talk is Jericho. It's the pot of thunder and rock and roll and it's
0:17.6	time for the much anticipated highly decorated.
0:22.3	Jeff McAden Joke on the week.
0:24.3	Chris Jericho.
0:28.3	Jeff McAden calling here. Hope you're doing well. Hope everybody out there is doing well.
0:33.1	Listen, you know what you call a reluctant potato?
0:37.3	Hezotaker.
0:39.3	Thank you very much.
0:40.3	All right, Duff always delivering the laughs. Just like Swarve Strickland not only delivers
0:47.6	the wrestling talent but also his rap artistry. His new record is out called You Couldn't
0:54.6	Be Me. It's on Spotify and he has spent a lot of time working on this. We talked about
0:59.6	this the last time Swarve was on talk is Jericho but he's up the ante on You Couldn't
1:04.2	Be Me working with Kanye West producers working with Benny the butcher. He talks with the
1:09.8	lyrics, the rap's the flow. He talks with inspiration. He talks about how he's utilizing his pro
1:15.8	wrestling persona within the world of rap music. Why he decided to release the record now
1:22.0	and what he plans to do with it. Swarve Strickland, one of my favorite most creative people
1:26.7	in AW and very cool to have him releasing his debut solo record. You couldn't be me. Go check
1:35.0	it out on Spotify and we talk about his concert that he did last minute on the Jericho
1:40.0	Cruise plus the amazing chest tournament that we had on the cruise. Swarve and Lucha
1:46.4	Soros beating Jake Hager and my son Ash Irvin. It was a great time. So we hear all about
1:52.1	chest rap concerts, wrestling, everything in between right here right now on talk is Jericho.
1:58.4	So one of my favorite people in AW from a ontoer burger stand point is Swarve Strickland.
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