Episode #414
Ep. #414: The TEN FOR TEN Challenge Is HERE! Ten R&B Songs For Ten Years
C’MON SON! THE PODCAST — SHOW NOTES Ed Lover and Vanessa “Mrs. Fruit” are back — and this week’s episode goes from back pain to cultural debates to the impossible task of choosing the perfect R&B soundtrack for the next TEN YEARS! BACK PAIN & THE “WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN DOING?” INVESTIGATION Mrs. Fruit kicks things off by admitting she’s struggling with some serious back pain. Ed, of course, immediately launches an investigation into WHY her back is hurting so badly. The two compare stories about their own back problems and talk about what happens when your body starts reminding you that you’re not 25 anymore! THE FAT JOE CONTROVERSY: WHO CAN SAY THE N-WORD? The conversation gets much deeper when Ed revisits the controversy surrounding Fat Joe and the question of whether Puerto Ricans can use the N-word. Mrs. Fruit does NOT hold back, declaring, “PUERTO RICANS ARE BLACK PEOPLE!” Ed and Fruit unpack the controversy, their perspectives, and the complicated conversations surrounding race, identity, culture and the use of the word. TEN FOR TEN Ed introduces a brand-new recurring C’Mon Son! game: TEN FOR TEN. Here’s how it works: You can have something incredible — say, $10 BILLION — but there’s a catch. You have to choose TEN things and stick with those choices for TEN YEARS. No substitutions. No changing your mind. No “but I forgot about this song!” TEN YEARS! And the categories can change every time — R&B songs, foods, vacation destinations, clothing brands and MORE. THIS WEEK’S CHALLENGE: TEN R&B SONGS FOR TEN YEARS Mrs. Fruit has to build the ultimate 10-song R&B playlist and live with those songs for an entire decade. Her picks include: Joe — Things Your Man Won’t Do Stevie Wonder Lauryn Hill Musiq Soulchild — Halfcrazy Mary J. Blige — All I Can Say After 7 — Ready or Not …and MORE! And Ed has some VERY strong opinions about Fruit’s choices — including his hilarious argument that Things Your Man Won’t Do is not a love song… it’s a HATER song! Would YOUR 10 R&B songs survive the TEN-YEAR test? Press play, hear the entire list, and start building your own TEN FOR TEN playlist. C’MON SON! SPRITE LIVING TRACKLIST Keep the vibes going with the Sprite Living Tracklist — the perfect soundtrack to this week’s episode. Add these songs to your rotation and let the music keep playing long after the episode ends. https://verifi.podscribe.com/pxl?advertiser=audible&client=05e67ccb-726b-4ba7-8b4f-d9db5a08fbe7&clname=cmonsonthepodcast_us_audible_587132&dt=%%delivery_time%%&eid=%%episodeid%%&event_type=imp&ip=%%ip%%&ord=%%cachebuster%%&pid=%%podcastid%%&plt=megaphone&pub=poddigital&ua=%%ua%%&v=1 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
