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The Top Tier Podcast

The Top Tier Podcast

Breaking down music, sports, black culture, and everything else. Hosted by PaleAle Papi and Nic Hogan.

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00:57:44

Episode #38 | "Get Hard"

The Top Tier Podcast ·

2023/01/08

First up, we cover all the issues with 'Rolling Stone's 200 Greatest Singers of All Time' List (0:00). We applaud Damar Hamlin's recovery from cardiac arrest and react to Skip Bayless' insensitive tweets plus his tension with Shannon Sharpe (8:33). Then, footage of UFC president Dana White slapping his wife raises the question if sports owners should deserve harsher punishments for bad behavior (18:09), and "Dr. Love's" recent arrest fires up a debate whether scamming is a skill or a mental health

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01:01:00

Episode #37 | "The Hate Train"

The Top Tier Podcast ·

2023/01/01

Another New Year means another New Top Tier! This week audio leaks of Tory Lanez admitting his guilt from jail the night of his arrest (1:49) which sparks comparisons with Gervonte "Tank" Davis' domestic violence incident, after his baby mama confesses he did not harm her (7:10). Then, Lakeith Stanfield is exposed by his baby mama for having a secret family the day after his engagement (15:03). Meanwhile, ABC somehow confuse Takeoff with a photo of Quavo during a live tv special (25:40) in addition

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00:52:56

Episode #36 | "In the Industry"

The Top Tier Podcast ·

2022/12/25

We react to the Tory Lanez trial verdict and false Twitter reports (0:00). Then,our [SPOILER FREE] Avatar 2 impressions (15:31) and James Cameron's response to his critics goes viral (25:47). These Nepo Babies are proof merit isn't everything (28:33). Finally, we debate if Generation Z has the best politics (35:47) and more "Top Tier Deep Cuts" (45:43)! Nic | Diddy & PARTYNEXTDOOR - "Sex In The Porsche" Elliot | Toro y Moi - "Laws of the Universe"

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01:04:51

Episode #35 | "Snitches & Rats"

The Top Tier Podcast ·

2022/12/18

News of Stephen "tWitch" Boss brings men's mental health into perspective (5:14). We dissect what Drake's new toy full of engagement rings really means (17:54). Elon Musk suspends journalists from Twitter in a hypocritical way (36:20). California accomplishes a historical breakthrough in nuclear fusion (44:04). Anime fans rejoice for the Fortnite x MyHeroAcademia collab (51:31). Gunna's release from jail has people questioning whether or not YSL members are snitching (57:23).

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01:14:08

Episode #34 | "Make the Deal"

The Top Tier Podcast ·

2022/12/11

(0:00) "SOS" Album Review (27:47) Deion Sanders Sell-Out Controversy (46:38) Brittney Griner Prisoner Swap (53:50) DCEU Reboot (1:08:00) "Top Tier Deep Cuts" Elliot | Santigold - "Crashing Your Party" Nic | Dess Dior & Mariah the Scientist - "Stone Cold"

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00:58:50

Episode #33 | "Feng Shui"

The Top Tier Podcast ·

2022/12/04

(0:00) Goodbye, Mr. West (13:32) Separating Art from the Artist (18:20) Women Should Go 50/50 to Avoid Being Lazy | Glorilla (24:46) Girls Are Running Rap | Saweetie (31:45) JAY-Z Is Not Relevant | Boosie Badazz (35:17) California Is Giving Reparations? (39:51) 2023 Movie Trailer Reactions Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny Guardians of the Galaxy 3 (49:30) "Top Tier Deep Cuts" Nic | Marie Dahlstrom - "Clouds" (feat. Delleile Ankrah) Elliot | Kid Cudi - " By Design" (feat. Andre

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00:45:57

Episode #32 | "New Blood"

The Top Tier Podcast ·

2022/11/27

(0:00) 'Ye24' (3:05) Kanye West's Recent Allegations (7:51) Debunking Cancel Culture (13:20) Should the NFL Force Jerry Jones to Resign? (15:00) Reacting to Kai Cenat, Chrisean Rock and Blueface Live Stream (19:28) Star Wars Is Finally Getting An Upgrade (24:45) 'Glass Onion' Review (31:53) 'Wednesday' Review (37:11) "Top Tier Deep Cuts" Nic | Tone Stith - "B.E.D" Elliot | Toro y Moi | Grown up Calls

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00:57:20

Episode #31 | "In The Footnotes"

The Top Tier Podcast ·

2022/11/20

(0:00) 2023 Grammy Surprises and Early Predictions (17:28) 21 Savage Is Embarrassing Dissing Nas (22:19) Jake Paul's Fight With Tommy Furry Needs to Happen (24:49) Drake Bets With Fake Money (29:41) Tom Brady's Record Since His Divorce (31:36) It's Cuffing Season (33:42) The End of Twitter (41:49) It's Hard Being A Laker Fan Right Now (44:53) Taylor Swift's Fans Rob Each Other For Tour Tickets (47:22) The Herd of Sheep Walking In a Circle (49:26) "Top Tier Deep Cuts" Elliot | Dungeon Family -

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01:27:52

Episode #30 | "Fools Theory"

The Top Tier Podcast ·

2022/11/13

(00:00) Crypto Is The New Slot Machine (17:58) Who Are Today's Movie Stars? (29:54) New Music (43:53) Drake & 21 Savage Sued for 'Her Loss' (49:32) Slavery On The Ballot (52:25) Diddy Makes History (Again) (1:06:34) The Black Santa (1:10:05) SZA Is Coming (1:18:00) "Top Tier Deep Cuts" Nic | DRAM - "Can't Hold You Down" Elliot | Ojerime - "Mansur's Interlude"

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01:39:44

Episode #29 | "On Your Left"

The Top Tier Podcast ·

2022/11/07

(02:00) 'The Peripheral' Review (11:44) Drake Heard What Y'all Said (24:16) Should We Still Support Travis Scott? (32:09) Aaron Carter Tribute (35:42) Dwayne Wade's Parenting Is In Question (46:08) Black Panther 2 Soundtrack BuildsHype (53:13) Kyrie Irving - Free Speech or Hypocrisy (1:03:30) Bhad Bhabie's Oxford University Speech (1:11:19) NYPD Can Hack Your Ring Camera (1:22:53) Humans In The Future (1:30:06) "Top Tier Deep Cuts" Elliot | Laura Cahen - "Poussière" Nic | Drake & 21 Savage -

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01:43:28

Episode #28 | "The Content Generation"

The Top Tier Podcast ·

2022/11/03

(00:00) Our Halloween Recap "Don't play Halloween." (11:31) Remembering the Life of Takeoff "We lost a legend." (36:57) ESPN Is Robbing Stephen A. Smith "People love to pocket watch black people." (44:55) The $8 Twitter Checks "When everyone's super, no one will be..." (48:58) YouTube Is Changing Forever "It's the content generation." (1:00:24) The Rebirth of Horror In 2022 "They're calling it a renaissance..." (1:13:21) Marvel's Next Move "Follow the money." (1:19:11) NASA Finds Billions

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02:02:59

Episode #27 | "A Young Stan"

The Top Tier Podcast ·

2022/11/01

(00:00) Intro (22:26) Tom Brady Is Officially Divorced "Single men everywhere are beginning to notice - marriage just isn't sensible." (45:47) Hunter x Hunter Returns "People would crack is it Hunter Hunter or Hiatus Hiatus?" (54:26) Kyrie Irving Channeled His Inner Ye (1:10:34) Elon Musk Seizes Twitter "Elon opened the door and the racists flooded in." (1:24:45) Marvel and DC Will Die Together "There was a time when superheroes saved the world." (1:34:41) New Music (1:53:59) Top Tier Deep

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01:24:47

Episode #26 | "Play Politics"

The Top Tier Podcast ·

2022/10/27

"Kanye and Adidas" (01:07) "Twitter Developing Crypto Wallet" (23:29) "What's Metro" (39:24) "Why Are Men Thirst Trapping" (47:30) "Reacting to New Marvel Trailers" (53:04) "House of the Dragon Finale Review" (1:01:52) "Visiting Long Island" (1:17:52) "Top Tier Deep Cuts" (1:19:09) Babyface - "Keeps On Fallin' " (feat. Ella Mai) | Nic Other songs from this episode: Van Halen - "Jump" FOLLOW FOR

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02:13:01

Episode #25 | "Keep It A Buck"

The Top Tier Podcast ·

2022/10/25

"Kendrick Lamar's Place in History" "New Music" (05:17) "CocaNButter" (47:49) "First Family Reaches Settlement in Astroworld Festival Lawsuit" (58:48) "Is Legalizing Marijuana Causing More Mental Illness?" (1:07:02) "Gas Station Marijuana Is Here" (1:14:13) "Warner Bros Exec Forced to Resign" (1:19:44) "Day Care Workers Catch Felony Charges" (1:23:54) "Brittany Renner Says She Won't Be A Side Chick" (1:31:09) "Black Women Forced to Have Black Babies?" (1:40:42) "College Enrollment Plummets Again"

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01:43:46

Episode 24 | "That One Friend"

The Top Tier Podcast ·

2022/10/20

"Another NBA Season Begins" (01:54) "House of the Dragon Episode 9 Review" (11:37) "Kanye West Joins Elon's Musk-eteers" (26:55) "The George Floyd Family Lawsuit" (51:55) "Black Adam Can't Save the DCEU" (57:49) "Superhero Movies Create Childish Men" (1:05:31) "Everything We Love About Chainsaw Man Episode 2" (1:12:40) "YK Osiris Cries for Help" (1:17:55) "TikTok Adds 18+ Content" (1:24:30) "Natural Hair Saves Black Lives" (1:28:19) "Top Tier Deep Cuts" (1:31:36) Elliot | Spellling - "Real Fun"

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01:25:44

Episode 23 | "Not All, But Always"

The Top Tier Podcast ·

2022/10/18

"Overwatch 2 Creators Sued Again" (01:13) "New York Candidate Campaigns Using His Sex Tape" (07:36) "Is Netflix Still Worth It?" (17:53) "AR Will Be The New Smart Phone" (23:59) "GenZ Can Actually Save the World" (29:11) "Is BLM a Scam?" (38:52) "We Need To Talk About Kanye" (45:14) "Alex Jones Gets His Karma" (53:30) "She-Hulk Finale Review + Live Reaction" (1:01:28) "Top Tier Deep Cuts" (1:14:15) Elliot | WILLOW - "Coping Mechanism" Nic | Mikhala Jene - "Human Nature" Other songs from this

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01:29:19

Episode 22 | "At What Cost?"

The Top Tier Podcast ·

2022/10/13

"Kanye West Documentary Review" (01:17) "AI-generated Joe Rogan Interviews Late Steve Jobs About Taking LSD" (11:38) "Blueface and Chrissean Rock New Reality Show 'Crazy In Love' " (37:45) "Netflix Originals Officially Coming to Theaters" (46:00) "Chainsaw Man Review" (54:47) "House of the Dragon Episode 8 Review" (58:12) "Top Tier Deep Cuts" (1:18:57) Nic | Kindred the Family Soul - "Break It Down" Elliot | Hikaru Utada - "Hotel Lobby" Other songs from this episode: FKA twigs - "darjeeling"

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01:49:30

Episode 21 | "We All Won"

The Top Tier Podcast ·

2022/10/11

"We Cracked the Kanye Code" (05:35) "When Celebrities Became a Threat to Democracy" (21:00) "Biden Decriminalizing Marijuana" (28:18) "Entergalactic Changed How We Should Think About Black Love Stories" (38:26) "Smile Movie Review" (55:38) "Hellraiser Movie Review" (1:04:13) "4th Quarter Tugs" (1:10:24) "New Music" (1:18:18) Joyce Wrice"Motive" Album Review (1:18:18) Quavo & Takeoff "Only Built For Infinity Links" Album Review (1:26:19) WILLOW "Coping Mechanism" Album Review "She-Hulk

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00:55:16

Episode 20 | "The Return"

The Top Tier Podcast ·

2022/10/06

"RacoonYe Is Back" (00:24) "We See Through Will Smith 'Emancipation' " (16:06) "Billy Eichner Blames Straight People for 'Bros' Premiere Failure" (18:50) "Black Panther 2 Trailer Review" (23:44) "OPINION: Ben Simmons Won't Play This Season" (29:30) "Has Scooby Doo Always Had a Gay Partner?" (31:46) "The Purple M&M Is Woke + Skittle Semen" (34:28) "I Love You, You Hate Me" (38:47) "Top Tier Deep Cuts" (43:28) Steve Lacy - "Sunshine" (feat. Foushee) Crumb - "L.A." Other songs from this

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01:11:47

Episode 19 | "Not For Play Play"

The Top Tier Podcast ·

2022/10/04

"Khloe Kardashian Has Brain Trauma Because Tristan Thompson Is Addicted To Cheating On Her" (02:32) "Real Life Villains Smuggle Fentanyl Pills Disguised As Halloween Candy For Kids" (07:23) "Entergalactic Review" (14:02) "Blade Forced to 2023" (23:10) "Keke Palmer Begins New 'KeyTV' Digital Network for Black Creators" (25:48) "Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutchner Fight the Oppression of Privacy" (29:48) "New Music 9/30" Post Malone 'Twelve Carat' Tour Is Killing Him (33:10) Can We Call DVSN Single

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