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Episode 7 of season 2 kicks off with talk of Mardi Grasl, which Jay learns has nothing to do with Spring Break, and also Kanye West’s breakdown (it’s not a breakthrough c’moooon now).The Lasers talk bro-ing out and whether they’ve ever accidentally partaken, listening to sad music and the great love song of our generation. They discuss masculinity, toxic and otherwise but mostly toxic, and Jay actually learning the guitar vs noodling with the guitar. They explore the limits of Jay’s empathy or empathy period, what’s considered a good parent, and the pitfalls of advice. Mike makes the distinction between facts on women and sexist spins on facts on women, they discuss World War 2, sort of, and close out on ideas of identity and rats.


Trouble - Come Thru (feat The Weeknd)
Future - Absolutely Going Brazy
Method Man - Break Ups 2 Make Ups (feat D'Angelo)
BbyMutha - Lately (feat Rico Nasty)
BbyMutha - Roses
BbyMutha - RULES
Buddy - Shine
T.I. - Chillin' With My Bitch (feat Jazze Pha)
Cardi B - Be Careful
Miguel - Come Through & Chill (Vevo x Miguel)
Frankie Cosmos - Apathy
Kanye West - Heard 'Em Say (feat Adam Levine)
Scarface - Guess Who's Back (feat Jay-z and Beanie Sigel)
Kodak Black - No Flockin Freestyle
Ahmad - Back in the Day (Remix)
Miguel - Told You So

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In episode 28 of Lasers on the Ride, Dirtwork’s Scene Tings, Montreal producer/manager/getitdone’r Dirtwork rolls through, bringing artist Treh LaMonte in tow. Dirtwork shares his background, speaks on his time spent in Atlanta and talks his come-up along side Montreal legend Bad News Browns and rapper/friend Magnum. The group discusses influences and influencers and preferences in this music shit. Kanye is broached and they disagree as to the replay value of 808s and Heartbreak. They pick least favorite Kanye songs, talk Kanye’s character, and discuss/laugh as to who would win in Eminem vs Drake. Mike and Dirtwork discuss chords and process in production and agree that Drake didn’t have no goddamn ghostwriters.  The gang discusses Montreal rap, the scene and its peoples, talks its politics and Dirtwork drops knowledge.   They pick worst hat game, talk tucked ears and dad hats, and play what colour is Memphis Bleek’s du-rag? To close out Treh LaMonte talks his first musical influences.

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In this episode of Lasers on the Ride, the fellas discuss nods of respect – black, bearded, or otherwise. Mike wonders why there are no wheelchair icons (icons in wheelchairs) and then he and Jay flirt with indecency while workshopping an all wheelchair puppet play. The Lasers realize they all love French Montana and then reminisce to when Common + Kanye = FIRE. The crew reveal their personal preferences as to 'Ryu or Ken' and establish what makes an 8-bit Japanese Superman really fly. Mike makes plans for a sixties Laurel Canyon style soiree and Jay attempts to distinguish between Joe Montegna, Joe Montana, and Joe Namath. Finally the Lasers determine who had the superior version of the song “The Life” and Akil and Mike pray to the shrine of Grafh’s 'That’s What They Call Me'.

Songs

Alice Coltrane - Galaxies in Turiya
French Montana - Whatchu Want Freestyle
French Montana - Man of the City (Featuring Travis Scott and Big Sean)
Common - The Food
Common - Be
13 - Slow Burning
Grafh - Keeps it Gangsta
French Montana - 88 Coupes (Featuring Jadakiss)
Tribeca - The Life (Featuring Pharoahe Monch)
Styles P - The Life (Featuring Pharoahe Monch)
Grafh - That's What They Call Me