Part 3 of Lasers on the Ride’s multiverse series is “The Mod Broadcast” where the Lasers discuss all things mod but really just the scooters. They throw on some lmao accents and sort of examine the music from the era.
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In episode 38, MARKINGS & Art Things, the Lasers are joined by Markings from the Artbeat collective and the Piu Piu scene. He speaks on his time as a rapper, meeting KNLO, and the beginnings of the Piu Piu movement and Artbeat. They discuss Akil’s long lost (tshirt) love, an awful poster from a county fair, and pick bottom 5 dead or alive. They dissect the idea of influence in art/music and play Which Diddy Did He do?, the Diddy ghostwriting game. French rap gets a talking to and true schoolers do too. They play Ken vs Ryu and What Colour is Memph Bleek’s durag? – classics, and then talk the sad state of the Montreal scene in the mid and late aughts. Markings discusses Guatemalan music of past and Mike finally finds a brother in arms against nostalgia. Mook Life gets a mention and Mike talks producers who can’t see the music for the sample. They play Fuck It! Pick a Record! and Markings talks stepping your goddamn game up, shoe or otherwise, if you want to goddamn get anywhere.
Episode 29 of Lasers on the Ride kicks off with the Lasers discussing their stinky fridge, bad artist names and whether new Toronto slang is just Britain slang is just Old Toronto slang is just West-Indian slang. They discuss weed paranoia and then just general paranoia and pit fine bitch against fine bitch. Birks Fairview catches plenty Ls and the Lasers talk tv and Treach real quick. Jay tries to get Skinny and Mike to ride a dirt bike to hell (St Lazare that’s you) and introduces a gameshowquizz. Mike and Akil talk Raphael Saadiq, the name of Jay’s funk album and alternate rap names for Mike. They talk early days of the internet, brainstorm a horror movie premise called Dial Up, and go full bonkers to end the shit.
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In this episode of Lasers on the Ride, Akil, resident patty man, spreads the wealth. Jay and Mike broach the controversial subject of the ladies in these here streets and ultimately disagree. Akil isn’t here for Facebok and Lou Gehrig catches another L. Mike reveals his idea for his Adult Swim show while Akil reveals that he is a magnet for communists. One man’s poop becomes another man’s problem and Mike plays a clip of samurai wisdom that will change lives. Finally, the Lasers discuss the beauty of an 'I don’t give a whaaat' moment in its various iterations.
Keith Sweat - Twisted
Sean Paul - Like Glue
Popcaan - Dem Wah Fi Know
Shabba Ranks - Ting a Ling
Noreaga - Grimy
Eminem - Role Model