Episode 161: Searching for Answers (feat. Trap Lore Ross & Lil Boom)

Trap Lore Ross and Lil Boom are our guests today. Trap Lore Ross is a popular YouTuber that hails from the UK who is notorious for doing documentary style videos about Hip Hop Controversies. Lil Boom is a regular at this point on the podcast and is a popular rapper. They both join Akademiks in discussing Meek Mill, The War in Chiraq series, Meg vs Tory, YNW Melly's case among other things in hip hop and pop culture.

00:00 Intro.

00:05 Rappers need to use social media to show personality.

02:50 Street Rappers going to streamers to gain a larger audience.

04:00 Akademiks introduces Lil Boom and Trap Lore Ross.

05:25 Trap Lore Ross speaks on how he found his own lane on Youtube by doing long in depth content.

06:54 Akademiks speaks on previously thinking his audience wouldn’t consume content longer than four minutes.

09:00 The trio discuss why people enjoy longer content these days.

11:30 AK asks TLR how he found so much information for his videos.

13:30 AK and TLR speak on how they stood apart from other media outlets by reading indictments.

19:18 The trio speak about The War in Chiraq and who was to blame for promoting violence in Chicago.

27:30 AK and TLR speak on how humor was used to talk about the extreme violence going on in Chicago.

30:50 AK and TLR speak on how covering such explicit content affects their mentality.

32:50 The trio speak on how the Chicago crime rate has only gone up in 2020 & 2021.

34:35 AK speaks about his interview with Andrew Callaghan and how Andrew snaked Ak and Adam22.

37:17 TLR calls out the city of Chicago for their handling of the violence in Chicago.

41:30 Rappers are being too specific in their lyrics about their crimes.

44:50 The trio discuss how when street rappers become wealthy, they now have the power to fund an entire street operation.

49:40 AK tells a story about the BMF wanting AK to promote their artists and in return they would provide AK with security.

53:43 TLR proposes that AK revisits The War in Chiraq in a more sympathetic approach.

59:00 TLR asks if King Von was a serial killer.

1:08:55 TLR speaks on how King Von’s team pressed him and almost got his Youtube channel removed.

1:12:45 AK speaks about his interview with King Von during the Everyday Struggle days.

1:14:05 The trio discuss Andrew Tate currently being locked up in Romania and if he was actually human trafficking.

1:20:24 Is the Matrix attacking Andrew Tate?

1:25:35 The guys speak on the Tory and Meg trial and about AK’s reputation after the trial.

1:31:41 AK was worried about his reputation when he reported that Tory’s DNA was not found on the weapon.

1:34:25 TLR asks if Tory Lanez should have testified.

1:37:35 The guys share their theories on what happened the night of the shooting and what was the motive.

1:43:56 What could have been the motive in the YNW Melly case?

1:47:40 AK talks about the scientific evidence the prosecutors are using for the case.

2:00:10 The guys talk about Tory pressing Travis Scott and if Kylie Jenner could have been the motive for the shooting.

2:13:50 What if Kelsey was the one that shot Meg?

2:16:00 TLR speaks about J Prince’s book and his relationship with Drake.

2:22:00 The guys discuss if Gunna snitched on Young Thug.

2:34:10 AK speaks on Meek Mill getting his phone stolen in Ghana and what value is there in being a street dude.

2:40:00 The guys speak on Kay Flock and what he was doing before he got locked up.

2:43:35 Trap Lore Ross speaks on his plans for 2023 are.

2:45:35 Lil Boom speaks on his plans for 2023.