DeWayne Maynard, better known online as Crews Control / CRWSCNTRL never planned on becoming a voice followed by more than a million people.

He started recording his thoughts, questioning what he was seeing around him, and saying what he actually believed.

Then everything changed.

His content exploded online, his platform grew, and suddenly a guy sharing his perspective found himself in the middle of conversations about politics, culture, race, family, fatherhood and the direction of America.

But this episode isn’t about picking a political team.

It’s about thinking for yourself.

On Season 2, Episode 6 of the Let ’R Rip Podcast, Jake Sirokman and Mikey Getz sit down with Crew for an unfiltered conversation about what happens when common sense collides with a culture increasingly built around outrage, algorithms and political division.

Crew explains why he doesn’t blindly follow one political side. He grew up in a Democratic family and openly acknowledges there are things he agrees with on the left and things he believes the conservative side gets wrong. His approach is much simpler: look at what’s actually happening, question it, do your homework and form your own opinion.

The conversation gets into the pressure to think a certain way because of your race, demographic or political affiliation; why Crew sometimes waits 24 hours or longer before reacting to breaking stories; and why critical thinking has become increasingly important in an environment where being first often matters more than being right.

From there, things go everywhere.

Politics as reality television. Social-media fear mongering. Political polarization. The Tupac case. Traveling across America and discovering that real communities often look very different from how they’re portrayed online. The difference between digital outrage and actual human interaction.

Then the conversation moves somewhere even more important:

Home.

Fatherhood. Raising children. Protecting your family. Building stronger communities. Men’s responsibility. Faith. Prayer. Gratitude. And the idea that waiting for politicians or institutions to repair society may be completely backwards.

For Crew, his kids are the foundation. He talks about getting up and leading his family even when he’s exhausted, beginning his day with prayer and ending it praying with his children.

Crew also opens up about the other side of having a massive platform, the hate.

The insults.

The DMs.

The people who attack him because his opinions don’t fit the box they believe he should occupy.

Instead of living inside the comment section, he has learned not to feed it. His online presence isn’t his entire life. Family comes first, and the structure inside his home matters more than spending every waking hour fighting strangers online.

The conversation ultimately comes back to something much bigger than social media.

What are you actually doing with your voice?

Crew talks about wanting his platform to eventually create tangible change through community events, helping people, supporting causes and building something that exists beyond a screen. He describes the goal as starting at home first and eventually bringing people together through real-world community.

This isn’t left versus right

It isn’t about agreeing with everything Crew, Jake or Mikey says.

It’s about being willing to question what you’re being told.

Think critically.

Take responsibility for your family.

Strengthen your community.

And stop outsourcing your ability to think to the loudest person on your screen.

Whether you agree or disagree, think for yourself.

🎙️ Guest: DeWayne Maynard - Crews Control / CRWSCNTRL
🎙️ Hosts: Jake Sirokman & Mikey Getz
🎧 Let ’R Rip Podcast - Season 2, Episode 6