Hanging With Apes

After a month off K. Cartoon and Rx Phonics look back into the month of April and discuss the Pepsi Ad and the decision by the DOJ not to file federal civil rights charges for the two officers in the Alton Sterling Shooting. K. Cartoon also talks about how much he enjoyed reading "The Subtle Art Of Not Giving A F*ck" By Mark Manson and "Black Privilege: Opportunity Comes To Those Who Create It" By Charlamagne Tha God while Rx Phonics mentions "1776" by David McCullough. This leads to both gentlemen having an introspective look into the United States as a society and a very reflective discussion on how individuals can find happiness and fulfillment in this day and age. 

Yes it's true ladies and gentlemen, Dave Chappelle is back! In this Hanging With Apes edition K. Cartoon and Rx Phonics discuss both Chappelle Netflix specials and dive deep into what this means for comedy. They also look at the deeper meaning behind some of his jokes and share interesting theories about the legendary comedian's insight.

On this episode of Hanging With Apes the guys talk about Drake's new surprise album "More Life." Rx Phonics and K. Cartoon analyze how Drake has influenced Rap and Hip-Hop and how it has directly affected how people look at artists like Kendrick Lamar and J. Cole. This leads K. Cartoon and Rx Phonics to examine society as a whole and how different forms of entertainment like music and comedy have taken the safe route and how in contrast, some artists have chosen to push the boundaries. K. Cartoon then wraps up the show with his rating of "Kong: Skull Island."

On this episode of Hanging with Apes, Rx Phonics and K. Cartoon talk about their thoughts on a Huffington Post article comparing Trump and Obama's words. Rx Phonics and K. Cartoon then give their opinion on Jerrod Carmichael's latest Stand-Up Special on HBO. Finally, both of them talk about how the Horror genre in film has officially made a comeback with movies like "The Witch" and "Get Out."

In this clip from Hanging With Apes Episode #15 - Nicki Minaj Diss, The Oscars and The Education System, K. Cartoon and Rx Phonics do a movie review for "Logan."

In this jam packed Hanging With Apes episode, Rx Phonics and K. Cartoon discuss their thoughts on Nicki Minaj getting dissed by Remy Ma on the "Shether" track. This leads into Complex Magazine's top 15 rap disses of all time. The Audio Apes then discuss The Oscars' winners and losers and the epic gaffe that ended with "Moonlight" winning Best Picture over "La La Land". Rx Phonics and K. Cartoon then share their thoughts on Chance The Rapper giving $1 million to help Chicago Public Schools which leads into a huge discussion on the broken education system. Finally, they end the show with their views on the protests that the Trump presidency has dealt with and the Obamacare repeal and replacement plan. 

Hanging With Apes take a look into Milo Yiannopoulos's recent scandal having to do with comments he made about pedophilia ending with Milo having to resign from Breitbart News. Both K. Cartoon and Rx Phonics give their perspectives on what was said and how the media is explaining it. The discussion leads into how Trump is handling his rocky relationship with the media which makes for another engrossing episode of Hanging With Apes. 

K. Cartoon and Rx Phonics reflect on 2016, what 2017 might bring and talk about their views on Meryl Streep's Golden Globes speech about President-Elect Trump. The guys also discuss the #BLMKidnapping in Chicago and why CNN and other outlets won't call things for what they are when it comes to reporting the news. 

K. Cartoon and Rx Phonics have a chat with their friend and Audio Apes Engineer, Alex 'Excel' Cruz. Cruz is co-founder and Chief Engineer of The Jungle AE Studio in Chicago. Naturally a great conversation about the current state of music takes place that will give listeners a deeper understanding of what takes place during the recording process.

Hanging With Apes brings you a passionate yet civil debate on Feminism. Professor of Gender Studies Alicia Swiz and K. Cartoon go back and forth on questions posed by Rx Phonics in a fun and intense way. The discussion at times veers outside of Feminism and also explores race to make for another interesting and informative episode.  

In this very funny Hanging With Apes edition, Rx Phonics and K. Cartoon catch up with their old friend Melissa Richelle. Melissa is a stand-up comedian, sketch comedy writer, producer and singer. Many post election feelings are expressed with Melissa as they talk about all sorts of issues on the political spectrum.

K. Cartoon and Rx Phonics bring you this Hanging With Apes edition from the trenches of the "Donald Trump" protest in downtown Chicago. From the the drive to the protest to the actual protest itself Hanging With Apes captures the chaos that is sweeping the nation over the presidential election results.

In this jam packed episode of Hanging With Apes, Rx Phonics and K. Cartoon go over Colin Kaepernick's protest and some of Jimmy Kimmel's "tasteless quips" at the Emmy Awards. They also dive deep into their assessment of the first Presidential debate.

K. Cartoon goes solo in this episode of Hanging With Apes. As both D.C. The Great and Rx Phonics are both away Chicago Crime, Suicide Squad and Earned Success are the topics that K. Cartoon explores in depth.

The Republican National Convention is over, but the headlines are still coming. In this Hanging With Apes episode Rx Phonics and K. Cartoon explore the RNC and give their thoughts on how it all went down. They also compare and contrast the appeal of both presidential candidates on the eve of the Democratic National Convention.

Yet another police shooting video hits the internet and as everybody on social media try to play judge and jury, K. Cartoon and Rx Phonics simply observe. The Audio Apes give their take on the gut wrenching Alton Sterling video and as usual the conversation goes in a very interesting direction.

In this episode of Hanging With Apes, D.C. The Great, Rx Phonics and K. Cartoon discuss their thoughts on some recent Rap albums like Drake's "Views and Kanye West's "The Life Of Pablo". They also take a look at this year's XXL's Freshman Class and don't hold anything back when describing how they feel about it. 

K. Cartoon and Rx Phonics analyze political commentator Van Jones' online video about the criminal justice system and how it targets certain communities. Naturally this leads the Audio Apes to have a very thought provoking discussion about crime and criminals in poor communities. 

In this Hanging With Apes episode, K. Cartoon and Rx Phonics briefly give their thoughts on the current state of Hip-Hop. They also get in depth about the Mike Rowe "Don't Follow Your Passion" video.

In this Hanging With Apes podcast, Audio Apes members K. Cartoon and Rx Phonics reintroduce themselves to the podcast world. They touch on a variety of current topics such as transgender bathrooms, millennials and the recent killing of a zoo gorilla.