Baby D is back! And she’s all out of oxy, but no worries she’s good. Now that she’s back in person, we get her full thoughts on J. Cole’s initial roll out, and debate whether Cole really dissed Jay-Z. Mal can’t comprehend going to 5 different spots on a first date. Rory and Mal think A$AP Rocky’s “Don’t Be Dumb” is his best work to date. Plus, T.I. is back with a new track, North West begins her career of world domination, and Mal can’t respect Ludacris and his decision to back out of the “Rock The Country” music festival. #volume

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This week on New Rory & Mal, we call out Mal for (kinda) being wrong about a surprise album drop, 9th Wonder gives his two cents about Mal's "Andre 3000 is overrated" take, Rory was correct about Mero being the new host for Hot 97's morning show, and Baby D joins the show from bed to give her reaction to J. Cole's album announcement #volume

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It’s the fall out after the fall off announcement. J. Cole might’ve stolen headlines yesterday, but A$AP is dropping his project. Rory and Mal are hoping Rihanna has a secret appearance on it. Aside from that though, ain’t much going on. Rory started watching Baddies, Mal contemplates cursing out Trump if that leads to a lucrative GoFundMe, we put Rod Wave and Don Tolliver against each other, and who would win in a Verzuz between Ne-Yo and Trey Songz? #volume

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Right before we hit record, J Cole announces he’s releasing “The Fall Off”. Rory and Mal react to the trailer, and speculate if there will be any features on the project. Baby D is still recovering, but you know she had to call in and give her first impression. Then, while we’re in the middle of recording, Cole drops “Disc 2-Track 2”, and Rory and Mal give their live reaction #volume

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We don’t know what happened over the weekend, but it’s cold in the studio. Nobody tell 50. Mal shows accountability, and admits he was wrong about an exclusive music drop, but he did call Teyana Taylor winning a Golden Globe. Rory told y’all Hot 97 was about to hire Mero, but nobody wanted to listen. Plus, Rory and Mal respond to 9th Wonder’s rant on X, Drake shames Rory on his IG story, and Bruno’s new single leaves Rory and Mal disappointed. #volume

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Well, 2026 has gotten off to a solid start. Bruno Mars announces he’s dropping a new album and going on tour, but all Mal really wants is for Bruno to show us who he really is. Rory loves how LaRussell is pushin’ his new album. It finally clicks for Chris Redd as to why got knocked out outside of 30 Rock. Plus, we pull some of your IG comments responding to Mal calling Andre 3000 overrated, and we do our best to predict NFL Wild Card Weekend. #volume

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Rory and Mal revisit Mal’s take on Fabolous being a better rapper than Jadakiss. We take some of your IG comments on the debate and respond to them. Plus, we list our most underrated rappers, and Mal drops a shocking take on who his most overrated rapper is #volume

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We left you hangin’ for a few weeks, but it’s 2026 and we’re ready to kick off another successful year of podding. Rory gets a 2026 prediction correct immediately because Doechii and SZA dropped the first of what we think will be many collabs. Does this mean another Doechii album is on its way? Hitboy makes the best of a bad situation with his video for “Crow Bar”. Mal drops the hot take that Fabolous has a better discography than Jada, but do Rory and Demaris agree? Plus, Plus, Kai Cenant’s breakup got Rory and Mal feelin’ bad for the kid, we rip one of the most embarrassing wedding videos of all-time, and our voicemail ensures we remain the horniest hip-hop pod #volume

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