1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:02,640 Hi everyone. Welcome to Mini Scroll, the 2 00:00:02,640 --> 00:00:05,840 daily Internet culture podcast bringing you the biggest stories 3 00:00:05,840 --> 00:00:09,000 from social media, the creator economy and the digital space 4 00:00:09,000 --> 00:00:12,560 every Monday through Thursday. I'm your host, Lauren Meisner, 5 00:00:12,560 --> 00:00:16,040 the founder of the youth digital media brand Centennial World. 6 00:00:17,000 --> 00:00:21,480 You guys, I just recorded this entire episode and I did not 7 00:00:21,480 --> 00:00:24,920 have the microphones plugged in to the camera so there was no 8 00:00:24,920 --> 00:00:26,560 sound. So love that for me. 9 00:00:26,560 --> 00:00:29,360 Thankfully these episodes are short and sweet, otherwise I'd 10 00:00:29,360 --> 00:00:32,159 be spiraling. So if you guys watch on YouTube, 11 00:00:32,200 --> 00:00:37,000 you might be able to tell that there is like a new vibe going 12 00:00:37,000 --> 00:00:39,760 on. Here we are in a new studio. 13 00:00:40,240 --> 00:00:43,840 I mentioned last week that I was getting a studio space. 14 00:00:43,840 --> 00:00:47,760 So basically I've been trying to figure out how we can get a 15 00:00:47,760 --> 00:00:50,360 dedicated office. I still wanted to stay at our Co 16 00:00:50,360 --> 00:00:53,840 working space in Sydney, but they have like floating 17 00:00:53,840 --> 00:00:56,280 memberships which is what we were on for years and years and 18 00:00:56,280 --> 00:00:58,720 then they also have dedicated offices. 19 00:00:59,040 --> 00:01:02,680 So since January I've been trying to get a dedicated office 20 00:01:02,800 --> 00:01:08,640 and I found out last Monday that we were able to get one and I 21 00:01:08,640 --> 00:01:10,840 was like all right, I just want to get this over with. 22 00:01:10,840 --> 00:01:12,960 I want to move everything in. I want to start doing this. 23 00:01:12,960 --> 00:01:15,480 I basically started paying for it from May 1st, so I was like, 24 00:01:15,480 --> 00:01:19,120 OK, I want to get this done. So Sean and myself and my 25 00:01:19,120 --> 00:01:23,840 brother spent the whole weekend putting this space together so 26 00:01:23,840 --> 00:01:26,800 we have a couple desks in here. It's like it's a small room, but 27 00:01:26,800 --> 00:01:30,800 it's like couple desks for my team and this little podcast 28 00:01:30,800 --> 00:01:33,440 studio. It is nowhere near done, so bear 29 00:01:33,440 --> 00:01:35,840 with me and the lighting. I'm still figuring all of this 30 00:01:35,840 --> 00:01:38,640 out. It's been a journey, but I am 31 00:01:38,640 --> 00:01:41,760 excited and we like, soundproofed the whole thing. 32 00:01:41,760 --> 00:01:44,080 So you can probably see along this wall a little bit. 33 00:01:44,080 --> 00:01:48,000 There's like the soundproof boxes and stuff, but yes, it's 34 00:01:48,000 --> 00:01:50,520 it's cool and I hope that it really, like, elevates the 35 00:01:50,520 --> 00:01:52,960 vibes. But for now, bear with me as 36 00:01:52,960 --> 00:01:54,480 we're still kind of figuring it out. 37 00:01:55,640 --> 00:01:58,760 All right, let's get in to the stories for today. 38 00:01:58,760 --> 00:02:00,840 I just have two quick stories for you guys. 39 00:02:01,200 --> 00:02:05,480 So the first is I wanted to recap all of the drama that 40 00:02:05,480 --> 00:02:08,280 happened this weekend between Kendrick Lamar and Drake. 41 00:02:08,919 --> 00:02:11,440 So over the past few months, Kendrick Lamar and Drake have 42 00:02:11,440 --> 00:02:13,200 been dropping diss tracks on each other. 43 00:02:13,200 --> 00:02:17,000 But things really escalated over the weekend when Kendrick 44 00:02:17,000 --> 00:02:20,280 released 4 back-to-back tracks. Basically. 45 00:02:20,520 --> 00:02:24,760 So Kendrick Lamar and Drake first collaborated in 2011 on 46 00:02:24,760 --> 00:02:28,920 Drake's Take Care album. In 2012, Kendrick opened on 47 00:02:28,920 --> 00:02:31,880 Drake's Club Paradise tour, and that same year they also 48 00:02:31,880 --> 00:02:36,160 collaborated on Fucking Problems and Poetic Justice, which would 49 00:02:36,160 --> 00:02:38,960 mark the last time that the pair would collaborate. 50 00:02:39,760 --> 00:02:43,200 In 2013, Kendrick and Drake started releasing diss tracks on 51 00:02:43,200 --> 00:02:46,160 each other and they've been quote UN quote feuding ever 52 00:02:46,160 --> 00:02:48,440 since. OK, so there has been a lot of 53 00:02:48,440 --> 00:02:52,320 back and forth over the years, but the most recent drama. 54 00:02:52,880 --> 00:02:56,760 On April 19th, Drake released Push Ups, which is a diss track 55 00:02:56,760 --> 00:03:00,800 on Kendrick mocking his small stature, specifically his feet. 56 00:03:00,840 --> 00:03:04,600 Days later on April 24th, he released a second diss track on 57 00:03:04,600 --> 00:03:08,360 Kendrick via Instagram called TaylorMade Freestyle where he 58 00:03:08,360 --> 00:03:12,040 basically taunted Kendrick for not responding to his April 19th 59 00:03:12,040 --> 00:03:14,320 track. On April 30th, Kendrick 60 00:03:14,320 --> 00:03:17,520 responded to Drake with a 6 minute track called Euphoria, 61 00:03:18,440 --> 00:03:21,720 Billboard writes quote. The six minute diatribe was 62 00:03:21,720 --> 00:03:24,840 scathing, showcasing a bloodthirsty Lamar, calling out 63 00:03:24,840 --> 00:03:28,080 Drake for using the N word, questioning his fashion sense, 64 00:03:28,200 --> 00:03:31,600 his hip hop merits, and more. Now this weekend Kendrick 65 00:03:31,600 --> 00:03:34,640 continued to release diss tracks, so he released one on 66 00:03:34,640 --> 00:03:38,720 May 3rd called 616 in LA claiming Drake has someone in 67 00:03:38,720 --> 00:03:40,640 his camp who is leaking information. 68 00:03:40,800 --> 00:03:43,360 Hours later, Drake responded with a track called Family 69 00:03:43,360 --> 00:03:46,600 Matters, where he accused Kendrick of being unfaithful to 70 00:03:46,600 --> 00:03:50,720 his fiance. On May 4th, Kendrick responded 71 00:03:50,720 --> 00:03:55,040 with Meet the Grams and it's in this track Meet the Grams where 72 00:03:55,040 --> 00:03:59,280 Kendrick accused Drake of being a deadbeat father and having a 73 00:03:59,320 --> 00:04:03,360 second daughter, he said. Quote or wrapped quote. 74 00:04:03,760 --> 00:04:06,200 You lied about your son. You lied about your daughter, 75 00:04:06,200 --> 00:04:07,480 Huh? You lied about them. 76 00:04:07,480 --> 00:04:09,640 Other kids. That's out there hoping that you 77 00:04:09,640 --> 00:04:11,800 come. So people really believed this, 78 00:04:11,800 --> 00:04:15,080 and I feel like they might still believe it because A, Kendrick 79 00:04:15,080 --> 00:04:17,800 already called Drake out for having someone in his camp who 80 00:04:17,800 --> 00:04:21,519 leaks information. And B, as we know, Drake did 81 00:04:21,519 --> 00:04:25,800 keep his son hidden for quite a while, but Drake responded to 82 00:04:25,800 --> 00:04:28,520 this accusation on Instagram Stories that same day writing. 83 00:04:28,520 --> 00:04:31,200 Nah, hold on, can someone find my hidden daughter please? 84 00:04:31,200 --> 00:04:33,760 And sent her to me. These guys are in shambles. 85 00:04:34,120 --> 00:04:36,280 But the back and forth has ended, at least for now, when 86 00:04:36,280 --> 00:04:39,840 Kendrick released a fourth diss track on May 4th called Not Like 87 00:04:39,840 --> 00:04:44,760 Us, accusing Drake and his team of being sex offenders. 88 00:04:46,200 --> 00:04:50,960 Quite an accusation. So this has just been viral 89 00:04:50,960 --> 00:04:52,840 everywhere. This is absolutely not our 90 00:04:52,840 --> 00:04:57,080 normal content for infinite scroll, mini scroll, but this is 91 00:04:57,080 --> 00:05:00,800 viral everywhere. And if you guys want a very 92 00:05:00,840 --> 00:05:05,040 funny take on it, go watch Bila Delgado's TikTok. 93 00:05:05,360 --> 00:05:07,720 They basically make like a diss track on Drake. 94 00:05:07,720 --> 00:05:10,360 It's very clear they are on Kendrick's side, but it is 95 00:05:10,360 --> 00:05:14,400 absolutely hilarious. Go watch it. 96 00:05:14,760 --> 00:05:16,200 All right. And the last one that I have for 97 00:05:16,200 --> 00:05:19,800 you guys is another personality that we have actually never 98 00:05:19,800 --> 00:05:23,080 talked about on this podcast but is in very much in the 99 00:05:23,080 --> 00:05:26,520 influencer world. So Harry Josie has addressed the 100 00:05:26,520 --> 00:05:30,200 romance rumors between himself and Riley Arnold on his new 101 00:05:30,200 --> 00:05:34,200 podcast, So too Hot to Handle * Harry Josie has finally 102 00:05:34,200 --> 00:05:36,360 addressed his rumored relationship with Dancing With 103 00:05:36,360 --> 00:05:41,360 the Stars partner Riley Arnold and people are not happy with 104 00:05:41,360 --> 00:05:43,400 this. So Harry was paired up with 105 00:05:43,400 --> 00:05:47,400 Riley during Dancing With the Stars season 32, and there was 106 00:05:47,400 --> 00:05:50,480 so much speculation that the two were more than Just Dance 107 00:05:50,480 --> 00:05:52,680 partners, basically. And they really leaned into 108 00:05:52,680 --> 00:05:53,920 this. They would do interviews 109 00:05:53,920 --> 00:05:57,440 together where they were like flirting and really coy about 110 00:05:57,440 --> 00:06:00,000 what was going on. They made all these tik toks 111 00:06:00,000 --> 00:06:01,960 together. They spoke so highly of each 112 00:06:01,960 --> 00:06:05,240 other, they basically LED fans to believe that they were 113 00:06:05,240 --> 00:06:08,160 something. But now Harry is setting the 114 00:06:08,160 --> 00:06:11,240 record straight and it has people really pissed off. 115 00:06:11,720 --> 00:06:14,480 So he just launched his new podcast called Boyfriend 116 00:06:14,480 --> 00:06:18,560 Material where he teased that he would address Riley in the first 117 00:06:18,560 --> 00:06:20,840 episode. In the episode, Harry called 118 00:06:20,840 --> 00:06:23,960 Riley a cute girl but said that they were never a thing. 119 00:06:24,400 --> 00:06:25,960 Quote. I'm sorry if this breaks some 120 00:06:25,960 --> 00:06:28,160 hearts, but I'm here to confirm once and for all. 121 00:06:28,160 --> 00:06:30,800 Riley and I have never been in any type of relationship. 122 00:06:31,160 --> 00:06:33,640 We never leaned into it. We never were putting on an act 123 00:06:33,640 --> 00:06:35,800 or anything like that. It was just organic. 124 00:06:35,880 --> 00:06:37,640 What you saw is kind of how it was. 125 00:06:37,640 --> 00:06:40,360 That was just amazing love and amazing friendship and just an 126 00:06:40,360 --> 00:06:44,280 amazing bond that we had together Now in this episode. 127 00:06:44,320 --> 00:06:47,840 Harry said that he was the one who turned Riley down. 128 00:06:48,880 --> 00:06:52,480 And he said he made it clear to her that he is not the right guy 129 00:06:52,480 --> 00:06:55,160 for her and that he set boundaries with her from the 130 00:06:55,160 --> 00:06:59,080 start and that he wanted to like protect her from all of the 131 00:06:59,080 --> 00:07:01,800 drama in his life. And he knew that if they started 132 00:07:01,800 --> 00:07:04,640 dating that, you know, it would hurt her personal brand because 133 00:07:04,640 --> 00:07:08,360 of what his personal brand is and that she's 18, he's 26. 134 00:07:08,360 --> 00:07:11,040 Like, she shouldn't be wasting her time with someone who's 135 00:07:11,040 --> 00:07:13,280 older like that, which I do agree with that. 136 00:07:14,600 --> 00:07:19,880 But he basically made it out to be like she wanted to be with 137 00:07:19,880 --> 00:07:23,400 him And he was this like, you know, knight in shining armor, 138 00:07:23,400 --> 00:07:26,640 this really great guy that was like, no, I'm going to sacrifice 139 00:07:26,840 --> 00:07:30,440 what I want for you for your greater good. 140 00:07:30,560 --> 00:07:34,240 However, he then dropped a major bomb saying that he had a secret 141 00:07:34,240 --> 00:07:37,360 girlfriend while they were filming Dancing with the Stars 142 00:07:37,600 --> 00:07:40,680 and that all the news articles and the speculation about him 143 00:07:40,680 --> 00:07:43,480 and Riley that that really, like, hurt his relationship. 144 00:07:43,600 --> 00:07:46,600 So the reception to that has been quite bad. 145 00:07:47,240 --> 00:07:50,640 Fans have flooded the comment section of his video on YouTube 146 00:07:50,640 --> 00:07:53,760 with criticism, saying that Harry used Riley to promote his 147 00:07:53,760 --> 00:07:57,280 new era of his career, this new podcast, this new project, and 148 00:07:57,280 --> 00:07:59,560 then basically dropped her, one person wrote. 149 00:07:59,560 --> 00:08:02,400 I can't believe he let me believe he was a changed man and 150 00:08:02,400 --> 00:08:04,960 a good man. All to use Riley for views until 151 00:08:04,960 --> 00:08:07,400 his next project came and then disrespected her. 152 00:08:07,720 --> 00:08:10,360 You'll never deserve someone as beautiful and kind and sincere 153 00:08:10,360 --> 00:08:12,880 as Riley. I hope she's OK, someone else 154 00:08:12,880 --> 00:08:14,880 wrote. I'm afraid Riley got used for 155 00:08:14,880 --> 00:08:16,680 views and promoting this podcast. 156 00:08:16,680 --> 00:08:18,960 I'm so sorry Riley. You deserve better. 157 00:08:19,400 --> 00:08:22,280 And someone else wrote the way he literally used Riley as 158 00:08:22,280 --> 00:08:25,200 clickbait for this episode only to totally disrespect her. 159 00:08:25,520 --> 00:08:26,840 Annoying. Hopefully your secret 160 00:08:26,840 --> 00:08:28,920 relationship knows better than to take you back. 161 00:08:29,160 --> 00:08:30,960 Won't be listening to this podcast again. 162 00:08:31,080 --> 00:08:35,440 So this anger was furthered when fans noticed that leading up to 163 00:08:35,440 --> 00:08:38,440 the podcast drop, Harry and Riley unfollowed each other. 164 00:08:39,280 --> 00:08:43,039 So underneath a TikTok promotional video where it was 165 00:08:43,039 --> 00:08:45,760 like clickbait. Like I said, he commented back 166 00:08:45,760 --> 00:08:48,400 to someone. So somebody reportedly asked if 167 00:08:48,400 --> 00:08:51,480 the podcast was the reason that he and Riley unfollowed each 168 00:08:51,480 --> 00:08:55,640 other and he reportedly wrote. And when I say reportedly, I 169 00:08:55,640 --> 00:08:58,280 mean I have not been able to verify this because it seems 170 00:08:58,280 --> 00:09:00,680 like he deleted the comments. So take this with a grain of 171 00:09:00,680 --> 00:09:04,440 salt, but he reportedly wrote she was liking shady comments 172 00:09:04,440 --> 00:09:07,000 about me when we had discussed everything about the podcast 173 00:09:07,000 --> 00:09:08,960 before I filmed it and what was going to be in it. 174 00:09:08,960 --> 00:09:11,720 I have the camera footage from my living room to prove it. 175 00:09:11,800 --> 00:09:15,000 Also, they get back with an X video is in collaboration with a 176 00:09:15,000 --> 00:09:17,880 network to start a marketing rollout strategy which she was 177 00:09:17,880 --> 00:09:21,440 also aware of. So he is confirming that a lot 178 00:09:21,440 --> 00:09:24,760 of this promotional stuff for the podcast was clickbait. 179 00:09:24,760 --> 00:09:27,880 Intentional clickbait because it was part of a marketing roll out 180 00:09:27,880 --> 00:09:31,520 strategy for his podcast, which does make sense of course, but 181 00:09:31,520 --> 00:09:35,120 he is saying Riley was aware of all of this and I think fans are 182 00:09:35,120 --> 00:09:38,880 just really defensive of this because Riley is so young, this 183 00:09:38,880 --> 00:09:42,320 is her first kind of brush with fame and Harry, Jesse has a very 184 00:09:42,320 --> 00:09:46,400 bad reputation like as being a fuck boy but also just kind of 185 00:09:46,400 --> 00:09:48,640 being like a bit shady. So I think people are feeling 186 00:09:48,640 --> 00:09:52,840 protective of her because it does seem like he's been using 187 00:09:52,840 --> 00:09:59,080 her image and likeness kind of to his advantage and it's 188 00:09:59,080 --> 00:10:03,040 possible that she did not realize the extent of that while 189 00:10:03,040 --> 00:10:06,640 it was happening. Anyways, guys, hopefully this 190 00:10:06,680 --> 00:10:08,320 recorded. I'm going to check. 191 00:10:09,240 --> 00:10:11,280 Thank you so much for listening to Mini Scroll. 192 00:10:11,280 --> 00:10:14,000 It means so much to me. I love you guys. 193 00:10:14,000 --> 00:10:15,760 Please remember to rate, review and subscribe. 194 00:10:15,760 --> 00:10:18,080 It helps me grow. It helps me keep going and I 195 00:10:18,080 --> 00:10:20,000 will talk to you guys tomorrow. Bye.