Bad For The Community

On this week's episode of Bad For The Community, we're joined by Boston multimedia artist, Kristopher Carter (aka "IsThisCarter")! After allegedly having his car windshield smashed (attached with a note reading "STOP"), Carter addressed his controversial perception in the Boston creative scene (20:20). We also asked him to clarify certain posts/callouts he's made toward other artists (25:00) and w...

We're joined by Boston artist, Dom Dior, on this week's episode! Dom Dior is not only a friend of the show, but a part of the KOBK music collective, along with Rob, Tomo, and Yves. Dom came through to chop it up us with on a number of topics and also spoke on his recently released Drill/House EP "Saturation".The episode kicked off with us reflecting on our Thanksgiving and how much the holiday var...

Sheeesh! On this week's episode of BFTC, we went full barbershop mode and debated several interesting music topics. Before that though, the episode kicked off with us discussing fashion, the declining shopping experience at the mall, and how Elon Musk is quickly ruining one of our favorite apps (20:00). Later on in the episode, we debated who we thought would win in a Verzuz between the 2016 XXL F...

It's been a few weeks, but we're back with another jam-packed episode of "Bad For The Community"! We kicked it off by speaking on Elon Musk's recent acquisition of Twitter and whether we think the end of Twitter is near (0:08). We then had to pay our tributes to Takeoff after his tragic passing, which then led to an important conversation around the impact of music and its influence on gun violenc...

Just when we started wondering what we were going to talk about this week, Draymond Green punched the SH-T out of his own teammate and Kanye decided to wild out with his "White Lives Matter" shirts. You can't make this stuff up! We kicked off this episode by reacting to the leaked video of Draymond superman punching Jordan Poole (0:20), Kanye's recent social media tirade and his polarizing relatio...

We our back with a new setup and a special guest this week, Exoshakeem! After performing at The Chamber, Nate, Rob, Exo, and Tomo recap their experience on going to head-to-head in a Verzuz-like competition between each other and other Boston rappers (2:00)! We also discussed being snubbed by the Boston Music Awards and not receiving a nomination for "Best Music Podcast" (49:10). Exoshakeem also s...

On this week of Bad For The Community, we're joined by CLUB INDGO, one of New England's most promising and talented creative collectives! After finding chemistry through their collaborations, rap group ILL Addicts (ProSwervez, Juelz, ALI, and Dochee) and singer Sança came together to form CLUB INDGO, along with their producer Buu and photographer Dalvin Lopes. During this conversation, CLUB INDGO...

We're back! After surviving the One Chip Challenge, the gang is back together with another entertaining episode! On this episode, we reflected back on nostalgic memories of our first phone (4:20), compared DJ Khaled's music to the Fast & Furious series (18:30), while also sharing our thoughts on Jay-Z's loooooong ass verse on "God Did" (26:20).We also spoke on Kanye's immaturity and his outbur...

Is it hating!? Is it corny?? Kleo, a self-proclaimed "hater" and a highly talented artist in his own right joined us this week in one of our most entertaining episodes of Bad For The Community! We kicked off the show with an impromptu Lil Wayne vs Jay-Z debate, before making our comparisons of all-time NBA players to rappers (7:00). After Bad Bunny's huge performance at Fenway Park last week and t...

We back with another one! With Yves making a return to the pod, he filled us in on his recent trip to Dominican Republic (2:50) and how he managed to get himself stuck on a zip-line (14:50). Friend of the show and recurring guest, Johnny WAV, also joined us and shared his experience at the Kendrick Lamar/Baby Keem concert show (17:20). Nate, who also attended the show, let us know whether or not t...

We're joined by HAAWWS on this week's episode of Bad For The Community! For those of you who may not know, HAAWWS is a talented rapper from Boston and recently dropped his 7-track album, NSFW! HAAWS spoke on why he decided to drop his album on the same day as Beyonce (3:30) and how his approach toward NSFW compared to his previous project, This Is My Story (15:20). We also discussed if the Boston...

Back with another one! On this week's episode of BFTC, we're joined by ROB (no, not that one) aka RobPutsInWork! ROB is a talent manager and manages some of our favorite up-and-coming artists, such as SeeFour, Najee Janey, and $ean Wire, and more! We kicked off with ROB telling us why he wants to migrate and settle down in Nigeria in the near future (1:30), what we would do if we we won the Mega M...

Brockton's own SAINT LYOR touched down to chop it up with the gang on this week's special episode of Bad For The Community! Things kicked off with LYOR reflecting back on his Brockton High days (3:30), with LYOR later explaining how he adjusted to the culture shock of attending a PWI (9:30). LYOR also spoke on the generational divides between our generation and our parents, leading us to question...

On this week of Bad For The Community, we're joined by Lucius Firmin, the founder of the clothing brand CRAV* (Change Requires Accepting Values)! The interview kicked off with Lucius describing the ups & downs of his upbringing and what attracted him to fashion (11:30), how he's used his brand CRAV* to highlight social issues (23:05), and how he caught the attention of Kyrie Irving and other N...

On this week's episode of Bad For The Community, we're joined by the young and talented Boston artist, Lando Senju! After organizing and performing at his first event "On The Block", Lando came through to speak on his experience. Lando also shared with us his favorite animes (17:20), growing apart from unsupportive friends (29:30), and the story on when his parents filed a missing person report du...

A LOT has changed in the past week! After nearly 50 years, the U.S. Supreme Court has overturned the Roe v. Wade ruling, jeopardizing reproductive rights in over half of the states in the U.S. On this week's episode, friends of the show, Sofia and Seykia, joined us to weigh in on the controversial discussions, regarding abortion laws, body autonomy, and SCOTUS's latest actions against human rights...

We back! This week's episode kicked off with reactions to the Celtics loss to the Warriors in the NBA Finals and Jayson Tatum's letdown performance in Game 6 (2:00). After releasing his surprise dance album "Honestly, Nevermind", the gang broke down Drake's latest effort and shared their biggest gripes about the project (11:30). To be honest, the majority of the episode was us criticizing the albu...

On this week's episode of Bad For The Community, we're joined by one of Boston's dopest DJs, Brandi Chanel! You know the vibes, and more often than not, she's the one setting them! With her upcoming Morning Show and Night Show events coming up (June 25), it was only right that Brandi came through to give us a taste of what to expect! After a successful KOBK Summer Kickoff over the weekend, Yves, R...

You already know how we rockin'! We're joined by friend of the show & talented visual artist Cameron Teleau on this week of Bad For The Community! On this episode, Cam shares several stories: how THRILL came about and grew to become a staple in Boston's music scene (4:30), the trials and tribulations he faced after dropping out to pursue his passions (27:30), and his favorite art pieces and ev...

The time has arrived! After years of waiting and months of anticipation, Kendrick Lamar has finally dropped his fifth studio album, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers. Before we could get to our breakdowns and initial reviews, we started the episode discussing the shocking news of Lil Keed's unfortunate passing (2:00) and the recent R.I.C.O. charges against Young Thug and his YSL music label (4:00)...

*This episode was recorded on May 7, 2022* Back with another one! On this week of Bad For The Community, we (Yves, Tomo, and Rob) kicked it off with Tomo sharing the story of Orion Sun wearing pieces from his ClothesByTomo brand during her concert (2:55) and Yves reflecting on his recent birthday (7:10). We also discussed the controversy around Kevin Samuels' death (13:15), Dave Chapelle's attacke...

Absolute chaos and pure entertainment! On this week of Bad For The Community, we're joined by artists/friends of the show Fuegoveli, Retro Gmt, and Yung Sabo! Sabo kicked it off by asking if everyone would be okay with their partner doing OnlyFans if they were bringing in the bag like Bhad Bhabie (3:00). We spoke on the white girl who was trending after rapping Lil Baby lyrics (8:50), Nate trainin...

Back with another special episode of Bad For The Community! On this week's episode, Nate Nics kicked it off by sharing his experience at the Lucky Daye & Cousin Stizz shows (1:00) and why white people need to "stop moshing to everything" (8:30). After checking in with Rob and Yves, the guys spoke on hip-hop culture being toxic , why there aren't more gay rappers, and how "conscious rap" has be...

On this week's episode of Bad For The Community, we're joined by visual director, Krispy (of Krispy Productions)! After deciding to drop out of college in his third year, Krispy moved to New York, and later L.A., to further pursue a career in directing. Since then, Krispy has worked with the likes of 2 Chainz, Jazz Cartier, J1Hunnit, and many more! Through speaking with Krispy, it's clear that he'...

We're back with another special episode of Bad For The Community! We know, we know... it's all anyone's talked about for the past week... Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars. But believe us, this is NOT an episode you want to miss! After giving our initial thoughts on The Slap (2:30) and whether Will was justified or went too far (9:20), we broke into a deep discussion/debate on identity...