Terrible - ATL

The podcast hosts discuss the tendency of R&B singers from the 80s and earlier to get aggressive at the end of their songs. They also talk about the movie "ATL" and how it has a 2006 vibe with its soundtrack and cameos. They mention the plot of the movie, the love story between the characters Rashad and Nunu, and how it is poorly developed. They also discuss the characters' lack of aspirations and the portrayal of the hood in the movie. You are now tuned in to the most ignorant podcast in America, this is the Unemployment Law, I am the D.O. Canem, sitting here with my main man Larry P. What you got to say my man? I've said this before, um, and I'll say it again. Johnny Gill sound real rapey at the end of, uh, my my my. Tell me more. You know, he's like, NEVER EVER EVER HEAR THEM! Oh my god, Johnny, Johnny, put her clothes back on. I don't understand why, like, R&B singers, especially like from the 80s and earlier would get so aggressive at the end of some of their songs. Um, uh, what's my man's name? Turn out the lights. Oh yeah, TURN THEM OFF, TURN THEM OFF! Chill, bruh. And then, uh, Stevie Wonder in the song from, uh, Best Man, uh, at the end, I'M TURNED! I was like, Stevie, Stevie! Yo, calm down, calm down, tranquilo, tranquilo. Yeah, but you know what it is? They're mimicking the act. It's like, you know, you come in, you come in all soft, soft, slow, you know what I'm saying? And right before the end, you gotta get more aggressive. So Johnny was, Johnny by the end, Johnny was over there. Johnny by the end? Cause you know, at the end, that's when they, you know, usually hit some very soft, soft note at the end. Johnny, Johnny played for the team, didn't he? Nah, I don't know nothing about none of that, man. You know that song was supposed to go to, uh, After 7? Hm? My, my, my. Who's After 7? You don't know who After 7 is? Nah, I, am I? You know who After 7 is. What's their song? What's their, what's their, what's their favorite song? Oh, I, I know somebody who's older right now, who's listening to me right now. See, see, you're too young to be talking about. Y'all don't know nothing about none. Y'all don't know nothing about none. You, you know the song where they like, give me the 12, the heavens, the, the sun. The sun, the moon, the mountain. No, that's not them. No, no, that's, that's somebody else. I don't know the stats to reset you. Yeah, I know, I know. After 7. After 7 is Babyface Brothers, though. After 7, R&B group. Real fast. Um, this is Melvin and Kevin Edmonds. Yeah, Babyface Brothers. Ready or not. Ready or not, yeah, ready or not. Um, until you do me right. I don't know none of these songs. You know Ready or Not, boy. I don't. There's no way you don't know Ready or Not. I can't play it right now. Look at the lyrics, look at the lyrics. Okay. Uh, let's see. After 7, Ready or Not lyrics. Yes, I know this is not what the show is about, but I need, I need the answers. I'll give you the sun, the rain, the moon, the stars, and the mountains. Yeah. I don't think I've ever heard this song in my life. Jesus. Yeah. I'm with the old heads right now. I'll give you everything and more. All that I've got is yours. I'll give you everything. All that you're looking for. There's my issue with these lyrics. Like, if you give her everything, what do you have, brother? Like, what do you look like? You gotta, you gotta keep something for yourself. But anyways, My My My was written and was supposed to go to After 7. But the oldest, the oldest Edmond brother didn't show up to the studio on time. You know who showed up to the studio? Johnny Gill. Johnny Gill. And they said, Johnny, you want to do this song? And Johnny said, why not? And there you go. But Johnny was looking at the lyrics like, who is this song about? Because I don't, I don't think it's red. Put on your red dress. Red dress. I was thinking red slacks. And put on your high heels. High heels. I was thinking red bottoms. What are we talking about? You wild. This week, we coming to y'all with a terrible classic. I love how we always ask what we talk about this week. And when it's terrible classic, y'all can read the title. If y'all looking at the podcast. We know what y'all talking about. Y'all doing terrible classic. And we doing. I really only watch the movie episodes anyway. We doing one of the fan favorites. I feel like every time we do a terrible classic, it's a fan favorite. But this one is really like a fan favorite. But then I guess our generation. And this is the. Classical or quote unquote classical for now movie of ATL. So I didn't realize before you suggested this. That this movie is like 17, 18 years old. I really feel like when I think of the movie ATL. I think of this as if this movie is more recent than it is. But this movie is old. This movie came out like when we was in college. Or high school. You might have been in high school. You was in college. The soundtrack for this movie. Which is one of the things I wanted to comment on. Is very, very freshman. Sophomore year of college. This is like 2006. 2006. This movie came out in 06. And it sounds like 2006. And it look like 2006. The whole. Like even some of the. Like the cameos in this movie. Buffy the. Not Buffy the body. That's right. Yeah. Buffy the body. Jazzy Fizzle. Jazzy Fizzle. Yeah. Bone Crusher. Like even some of the people who just pop up in the movie. What happened to them? Yeah. Gunika. Gunika is in here as a Waffle House waitress. Just random. Random. Atlanta people from 06. That would have been outside Atlanta. And this is the issue though. When people like rappers like T.I. Or other people do movies like this. They try to put the whole city on. They put people in the movie. That don't need to be in the movie. Oh no no. I got a spot for you. And it takes away from the amount of time. That some people should be in the movie. Could be in the movie more. Right. And more on that later. But I'm just going to go ahead and just rip the bandaid off. And just jump right into it. One of the reasons why we ended up doing this movie. Is Larry sent me a message. I don't know if you were watching it. Or somebody was talking about it. But you was just like. We got to talk about this movie man. Because it's a thing. We were talking about what happened was. I forgot what got us on the subject of it. And like you said we just go dive right in. The subject of it was. You ain't got to be a dope boy to make money. And they made me think of this movie. And I said. If I was Ant. I would have sold drugs. Because I got my uncle in this house. That ain't striving for anything in life. Lonely. He can't even afford his own home. This man. Uncle George starts off the movie. First of all this man is. He's 41 years old. He's in a hiding serial. And. In a house he don't own. And he's filling out. Some on paper. Trying to sign up for like a dating service. But he's pressing up against. A copy of Black and Stack magazine. As he is. As he's filling out his dating profile. Obviously this man is not a good model for you. Yeah. So that's the oldest person in the house. So then you got. A little big brother. T.I. Yup. And. He wanted to draw. He about to graduate. But he has no aspirations. He wants to. He secretly wants to be a. Artist. And he's a janitor. But. He's basically going to. Take over the family. Custodial service. And then he tells his brother. You ain't got to be a dope boy to make money. And he pulls out some money. And says. This is what I saved up. This man probably. For three years. This man probably pulled out $2,000. I don't even know if it was $2,000. But he had a couple of knots of money. That he had been saving for three years. He's like. Yeah. I've been saving this. This is what I've been saving. With the janitor business. If I was. I would have looked at that. And said. Yeah. I'm about to sell drugs. And went to work for Big Boy. For two weeks. And. Went to jail. And got robbed. And still probably had more money. In his pocket than that. Right. Like Uncle George. Until they robbed him. Ain't nothing wrong. With a little more money. Coming into this house. Yeah. Uncle George is trying to figure out. Like I said. Uncle George is trying to get put on. Yeah. I'm just sitting there. And Big Boy. Huh? You just. I'm 24. Oh. Yeah. So yeah. We started talking about that. That's how we got on the subject of ATM. And then I started thinking back. I said. Nah. We need to do this movie. Because. It might be a terrible classic. Is that. So. As always. I'd like to give you the background. Of the movie. Um. This movie is basically about. Um. T.I. Is the central character. He's a high school senior. And it starts. It's like him and his friends. And it's like. The last. Like month or so. Of high school. Very. Standard plot line. For a movie. Oh. Side note on that. Another thing. I know we was talking about. How T.I. Didn't have aspirations. He. Worked at a dinner service. He wanted to be a comic strip. And in his free time. He liked to go to the skating rink. With his friends. Yeah. Like that. Those. Those are my. Role model aspirations. That. If I'm in. To look up to. I want to be. Like. None of y'all. So. This is basically. What. What. The movie's about. And then they shoehorn. My. My grievance with them. Is. What is this movie about. Is this a love story. Or is this. A overcoming the hood story. And I feel like what happens a lot. In these movies is. Y'all try to do both. And you don't do either. Very well. The love story. As much as we appreciate. Lauren London. The love story. Between Rashad. And Nunu. Is one of the worst. Love stories. I've seen. Terrible. It is. You gotta say. This is 2006. Right. The likelihood. That you would have. This much interaction. With somebody. And not know what she said. And not know what she say. Or what school she go to. Right. Like. And we. And we talk about the hood though. We talk about like. It's not like. They go into like. Some prep school. They. They like. At this point. Of high school. Everybody's. Owned for the school. Right. Mm hmm. So. Eventually. You at least. Seen somebody. Or somebody. Has seen. Everybody. In some hood. They can be like. Oh. I know where she stay. She stay in. In the woods. Oh. I know where he stay at. He stay over in Woodsville. You know what I'm saying. Like you can at least. Like name those hoods from Columbia. Just in case you was wondering. I don't even know what these hoods are. But I'm just rolling with y'all. Okay. I thought it was random hoods in Atlanta. Cause I said you. You got your roots there. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Nah. Nah. Nah. Nah. Nah. Nah. Nah. Nah. Nah. Nah. Nah. Nah. Nah. Nah. Nah. Nah. Nah. Nah. Nah. Nah. Nah. Nah. Nah. Nah. Nah. Nah. Nah. Nah. Nah. Nah. Nah. Nah. Nah. Nah. Nah. Nah. Nah. Nah. Nah. Nah. Nah. Nah. Nah. Nah. Nah. Nah. Nah. Nah. Nah. Nah. 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