Fade The Media

We have a 16-round coast v. coast 90s hip-hop playlist battle to determine which side of the country had the most 90s classics. Featuring our very own Aza the Wolf, representing the East, head-to-head against Greg, aka G-Money, representing the West.  The judges—The Dragon, Georgie and Kevin Kraft from the "Mad Scientist Party Hour" and "The Jason Ellis Show"—will do round-by-round scoring and declare a winner at the end.     Artwork: @joveldesignwerks/Instagram Twitter  Instagram   Email - FadeTheMedia@gmail.com Phone -  562-257-6371 Intro/Outro song from @TraphouseThomas/Soundcloud  

The Dragon and the Wolf talk about Aza’s born day (Aug. 6), the NBA restart, including the state of LA basketball, the realness of Toronto and Giannis & the Bucks giving Geoff “Baltimore Ravens vibes”. Also, there’s a quick convo of altering baseball’s rules before “Gully Music for the Streets” featuring the 25th anniversary of Raekwon’s “Only Built 4 Cuban Linx” and hyping the new Conway the Machine project.   Twitter  Instagram   Email - FadeTheMedia@gmail.com Phone -  562-257-6371 Intro/Outro song from @TraphouseThomas/Soundcloud  

The Dragon and the Wolf invite on the homie, Georgie, to apologize about last week’s lost episode, restart the Battle of LA including discuss the strengths and weaknesses of both LA basketball teams, plus try to assess if the MLB or NFL has any hope in the COVID climate and much more.    ⏺  Explaining what happened to last week’s no-show and a quick DMX vs. Snoop Dogg IG Verzuz recap (2:45) ⏺  The Battle of LA Lakers & Clippers (12:29) ⏺  Baseball vs. COVID (1:17:00) ⏺  Football vs. COVID (1:36:34) ⏺  Mike Tyson vs. Roy Jones Jr. + our favorite boxers ever (2:00:35)

The Dragon and the Wolf talk about #FreeWoj, Aza’s top-10 QBs + RBs in response to the Madden 21 ratings release, wish for NBA bubble beef, Liverpool’s senioritis, reminisces about the glory days of Will Smith and much more.    ⏺  Staying active in California’s second shutdown (3:05) ⏺  NBA Bubble hubbub (15:48) ⏺  Woj F-bombs Senator Hawley (41:10) ⏺  Madden 21 ratings (55:08) ⏺  Soccer is for P****** (1:16:20) ⏺  The Smith’s “entanglements” (1:32:58) ⏺  Gully music for the streets (1:45:02) Twitter  Instagram   Email - FadeTheMedia@gmail.com Phone -  562-257-6371 Intro/Outro song from @TraphouseThomas/Soundcloud

The Dragon and the Wolf chop it up about Pat Mahomes signing the richest deal in American sports history. The 10-year anniversary of LeBron’s “The Decision”. What Kanye West running for POTUS means for America. The posthumous Pop Smoke album and much more. ⏺  Hamilton & Fourth of July (2:30) ⏺  Pat Mahomes is a mega-millionaire, now what $$ do the other QBs get? (22:15) ⏺  Sports restart hiccups (39:55) ⏺  Baseball is boring:  The Dragon’s 2020 MLB betting blogs (1:03:54) ⏺  10-Year Anniversary of Lebron’s Decision (1:15:06) ⏺  Kanye West is ‘running for POTUS’ aka releasing a new album (1:26:28) ⏺  Gully music for the streets:  Pop Smoke & Westside Gunn (1:36:13)   Twitter  Instagram   Email - FadeTheMedia@gmail.com Phone -  562-257-6371 Intro/Outro song from @TraphouseThomas/Soundcloud  

The Dragon and the Wolf try to figure out how to comply even better with COVID restrictions, nerd out on the NBA, remember Vinsanity jumping over that French dude in the Olympics, talk about MCing and radio hits, and much more.        ⏺  COVID commentary (3:06) ⏺  B-Diddy vs. D-Rose (23:55) ⏺  NBA bubble talk (30:10) ⏺  Sports and the college athlete’s role in social activism (39:53) ⏺  Back to nerding out on the NBA (56:40) ⏺  Adios Vince Carter (1:14:23) ⏺  Gully music for the streets:  Fabolous vs. Jadakiss (1:30:27) ⏺  Football is racist:  Cam to Patriots, LA Hard Knocks (1:47:54) ⏺  Soccer is for p******:  Liverpool ends 30-year title drought (2:06:02) ⏺  Cancel culture’s Barstool Sports fail (2:10:54)   Twitter  Instagram   Email - FadeTheMedia@gmail.com Phone -  562-257-6371 Intro/Outro song from @TraphouseThomas/Soundcloud

The Wolf asks The Dragon about getting burned on Twitter, Geoff tries to sell The Boss to Aza, discuss theories on conspiracy theories, the MLB owners being deadbeat a**hole b**** boys, debate if Bill Simmons is racist, why Chris D’Elia likes kids and much more.  ⏺  The Dragon’s Twitter thrashing (3:45) ⏺  Great American Wikipedia hole (39:37) ⏺  Bubba Wallace or Jussie Smollet? (1:05:15) ⏺  MLB’s return thanks to media shielding owners (1:14:05) ⏺  Casualties of NBA’s restart (1:25:58) ⏺  The Ringer’s diversity void (1:43:49) ⏺  Chris D’Elia and The Comedy Store (2:00:19) Twitter  Instagram 

The Dragon and the Wolf discuss what Kyrie Irving means about “a little fishy,” inserting crowd noise into sporting events, Mike Gundy’s mullet, reviewing the “Long Gone Summer” and “The King of Staten Island” plus much more.    ⏺ COVID + protest + personal coverage  (4:23) ⏺ Basketball is woke:  Queasy’s coalition + a fanless 2020-21  (19:55) ⏺ Baseball is boring:  ‘98 season, ‘19 cheating, ‘20 on the fritz (45:25) ⏺ Football is racist:  Kaepernick to the Chargers? + Mike Gundy wears OAN tee (1:07:59) ⏺ Soccer is for p******:  EPL returns, Arsenal vs. Man City (1:29:33) ⏺ Drafting Judd Apatow projects + The King of Staten Island review (1:37:47) ⏺ Gully Music for the Streets:  Happy Bday King Kendrick Lamar (2:05:42)

The Dragon and the Wolf discuss peaceful family get togethers, debate Roger Goodell’s role in easing racial tension, audit NASCAR’s Twitter replies, don RTJ4 a 2020 masterpiece, remark on Bruce Lee’s influence on the Wu-Tang Clan and much more.     ⏺  The Wolf’s daughter’s sixth birthday party highlights (6:38) ⏺  Al Sharpton challenges Roger Goodell and NFL to take action on Kaepernick (15:40) ⏺  NASCAR makes the strongest sports statement to date (28:23) ⏺  NBA stars are iffy on a return (50:34) ⏺  Woke White Boys:  Ben & Jerry’s and Stone Cold Steve Austin (1:00:01) ⏺  Soccer is not for P****** (1:10:06) ⏺  Gully Music for the Streets:  Freddie Gibbs plus more RTJ4 talk (1:14:50) ⏺  Be Water, Bruce Lee doc, breakdown (1:31:52) Email - FadeTheMedia@gmail.com Phone -  562-257-6371 Twitter  Instagram 

The Dragon and the Wolf discuss the epicness of the criminal justice reform protests going on around the country, including anarchy, Black Lives Matter, reaffirming the Civil War, white privilege, debating Drew Brees, the return of the NBA, the new Run The Jewels album and much more.    ⏺  The Protests (3:31) ⏺  “Football is Racist”:  Drew Brees steps in it (1:25:49) ⏺  The NBA is back!! (1:43:32) ⏺  “Gully Music for the Streets”:  Wu-Tang Clan “Forever” turns 23 + Run The Jewels drops “RTJ4” (1:48:38)

The Dragon and the Wolf riff on all the money that’s being invested in the podcast game, risking COVID for summer fun, Michael Jordan dry snitching, Stephon Marbury’s Hall of Fame case, power ranking gangster films and much more.    ⏺  Happy Bday to Pharoah Three Stacks (3:06)  ⏺  Podcast news + Barstool’s “Call Her Daddy” podcast fiasco (10:51)  ⏺  Reopening businesses and pro leagues (23:49) ⏺  Summer activities worthy of breaking quarantine for (58:18) ⏺  Gangster film top-10 draft (1:16:16) ⏺  Stanning for Michael Jordan (1:27:14) ⏺  Our NBA all-time favorite players first team (1:41:44)   Email - FadeTheMedia@gmail.com Phone -  562-257-6371 Twitter - https://twitter.com/fadethemedia Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/fadethemedia/  Intro/Outro song from @TraphouseThomas/Soundcloud  

The Dragon and the Wolf discuss why Roger Goodell might not be so bad, if playing the Madden video game is a good alibi, voting out the incumbents, why “Marshall Mathers LP” is the “Terminator 2” of hip-hop movies, our final breakdown of “The Last Dance” and much more.  ⏺  “Football is Racist”:  Roger and the Rooney Rule (8:46)  ⏺  “Allegedlies” (15:58) ⏺   “Soccer is for Pussies”  Bundesliga is back (30:27) ⏺   “Political Workshop”:  opposite Election Day (41:25) ⏺   “Gully Music for the Streets” (48:03) ⏺   “Top-5”:  Sports Docs (1:13:36) ⏺   “The Last Dance” recap + final thoughts (1:28:42) Email - FadeTheMedia@gmail.com Phone -  562-257-6371 Twitter - https://twitter.com/fadethemedia Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/fadethemedia/  Intro/Outro song from @TraphouseThomas/Soundcloud  

The Dragon and the Wolf are joined by their homie, Josh aka “Token Ginger”, to debate if Mike Tyson returning to the ring at 53 would tarnish his legacy (LOL), is Tekashi 69 as the Troll GOAT, MJ the leaders/supervillain and much more.  ⏺  The return of Iron Mike Tyson (9:54)  ⏺  Gully Music for the Streets:  Tekashi 69 drops Gooba (20:12)  ⏺  NFL is trying to cuck XMas from the NBA + random COVID/sports convo (32:17)  ⏺  The Wolf’s hot take on an NBA HoFer who may have peaked in his rookie year (54:45) ⏺  “The Last Dance” episodes 7 & 8 recap (1:11:01) Email - FadeTheMedia@gmail.com Phone -  562-257-6371 Twitter - https://twitter.com/fadethemedia Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/fadethemedia/  Intro/Outro song from @TraphouseThomas/Soundcloud  

The Dragon and the Wolf unveil two new segments, review the new Drake mixtape, figure out when people wanted athletes to be more than athletes, recap episodes 5 and 6 of “The Last Dance” and much more.  ⏺  NBA schedule shift idea (8:37) ⏺  Boys Being Boys:  Kerr says MJ Flu Game couldn’t happen anymore  (16:24) ⏺  Celebrity Deathmatch:  Michael Rappaport vs. Elon Musk (23:09) ⏺  Gully Music for the Streets:  Drake drops Dark Lane Demo Tapes (38:16) ⏺  “The Last Dance” episodes 5 & 6 (54:55) Email - FadeTheMedia@gmail.com Phone -  562-257-6371 Twitter - https://twitter.com/fadethemedia Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/fadethemedia/  Intro/Outro song from @TraphouseThomas/Soundcloud  

The Dragon and the Wolf analyze our teams’ NFL drafts, discuss if the Packers are fed up with Aaron Rodgers’s shit, if Tex Winter was the Dick Cheney of the first Chicago Bulls three-peat and much more.  ⏺  2020 NFL Draft blowback (5:32) ⁃ Chargers + Giants recap ⁃ Packers are done investing in Aaron Rodgers Show ⁃ Eagles fans always get mad after the draft  ⁃ “Football is Racist”:  Patriots draft kicker with militia logo tat  ⏺  Death of the NCAA? (43:57) ⏺  Beastie Boys documentary (54:10) ⏺  “The Last Dance” episodes 3 & 4 (1:13:38)

The Dragon and the Wolf preview the 2020 NFL Draft, recap the first two episodes of ESPN’s “The Last Dance” documentary about the 1997-98 Chicago Bulls plus review two albums in a jam-packed “Gully Music for the Streets” segment.    ⏺  2020 NFL Draft (4:48) ⏺  “The Last Dance” (32:59) ⏺  New segment - “Alternate Universe”:  what if Michael Jordan stayed retired in 1995? (58:12) ⏺  “Gully Music for the Streets” (1:16:44) ⁃ Happy 25th Birthday Mobb Deep’s The Infamous  ⁃ Westside Gunn’s “Pray for Paris” review  ⁃ R.A. The Rugged Man’s “All My Heros Are Dead” review Email - FadeTheMedia@gmail.com Phone -  562-257-6371 Twitter - https://twitter.com/fadethemedia Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/fadethemedia/ 

The Dragon and the Wolf are joined by the homie — Georgie — for a special podcast dedicated solely to covering the RZA vs. DJ Premier ‘Verzuz’ battle on Instagram live, April 11th. Wu-Tang Clan versus Notorious B.I.G.’s catalog, Jay-Z is the greatest but Nas is the best, all-time concept tracks and unlucky rounds for Gang Starr are just a few of the highlights from our comprehensive coverage of the best event in 2020.    ⏺  GLO’s intro + Pre-battle convo (2:13) ⏺  Battle entrance (18:24) ⏺  Scoring explanation (19:11) ⏺  Round-by-round breakdown (20:00) ⏺  Post-battle recap (2:31:02)   Email - FadeTheMedia@gmail.com Phone -  562-257-6371 Twitter - https://twitter.com/fadethemedia Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/fadethemedia/

The Dragon and the Wolf pontificate on politics, discuss their recent day-to-day under COVID-19 house arrest, try to predict California’s Coronavirus peak, talk about Drew Brees getting gypped by the NFL for the All-Decades 2010s team, discuss how sports starved we must be with the NBA H-O-R-S-E event upcoming, do a mock draft of a Poker Night or shelter in place with celebrities and much more. Email - FadeTheMedia@gmail.com Phone -  562-257-6371 Twitter - https://twitter.com/fadethemedia Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/fadethemedia/  Intro/Outro song from @TraphouseThomas/Soundcloud  

The Dragon and the Wolf discuss what’s new in the quarantine life, how and if the NBA can actually finish their 2019-20, the winners of the NBA regular-season awards if the season is canceled, who’s the baddest chick in Ozark season 3 and much more.    ⏺  Can and how will the NBA return? (10:10)  ⏺  NBA regular-season awards after Coronapocalypse (28:36)  ⏺  25th anniversary of Ol Dirty Bastard’s Return to the 36 Chambers (1:13:53) ⏺  Top-5 most gangster things about Ozark season 3 (1:25:36)   Email - FadeTheMedia@gmail.com Phone -  562-257-6371 Twitter - https://twitter.com/fadethemedia Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/fadethemedia/  Intro/Outro song from @TraphouseThomas/Soundcloud  

The Dragon and the Wolf talk about excommunicating James Dolan from the NBA, if Cam Newton is washed, who the biggest Gs are in Tiger King and what’s the greatest TV show theme song from the 80s and 90s.    ⏺  Sports Stuff (5:50)  ⏺  Gully Music for the Streets:  new The Weeknd and Childish Gambino (30:35) ⏺  Tiger King might be the GOAT (54:03) ⏺  80s/90s TV show theme song bracket madness (1:29:18)   Email - FadeTheMedia@gmail.com Phone -  562-257-6371 Twitter - https://twitter.com/fadethemedia Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/fadethemedia/  Intro/Outro song from @TraphouseThomas/Soundcloud