Mickey Avalon joins Jeff Weiss on the Truth Hurts podcast to look back on 20 years since the release of his cult classic self-titled debut album. He reflects on how social media has changed since he first emerged as one of the preeminent artists in the Myspace era, along with Simon Rex, Dirt Nasty, Andre Legacy and Dyslexic Speedreaders. He talks about his upbringing in West Hollywood where he wrote graffiti, sold weed with his mom and got his first porno from The Alchemist. He tells stories about working with Perry Ferrell, Dr. Luke, and Bruno Mars, being in a Boost Mobile commercial with Young Jeezy and Jermaine Dupri, accidentally eating 10 grams of mushrooms in Mexico, and why he never really cared about legacy.

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00:00 Intro

00:30 Social Media

9:00 Growing up in West Hollywood

13:20 Jane Fonda and My Dick

18:11 Painting

21:00 Meeting Simon Rex, forming Dyslexic Speed Readers and recording his first album

28:28 Drugs

30:00 Living in Bali during COVID

33:45 Selling weed with his mom

36:00 Music that influenced him

40:00 Interscope deal & Early Myspace era

43:00 Dr. Luke, Bruno Mars & Kid Rock

45:01 Second record and label problems

49:10 Boost Mobile commercial with Young Jeezy and Jermaine Dupri

51:00 The Simple Life

54:00 Unpopular Truth

56:00 Mushrooms story

58:00 Lightning Round

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This week on The Truth Hurts podcast Jeff Weiss & Free are joined by the man, the myth, the legend, the Garden State New Jerusalem’s finest, the Rahway Rampager: Fatboi Sharif. He shares his thoughts on Britney Spears and N’Sync, grunge music, Blind Melon, Lil Wayne, and hero worship. He also gives an in-depth breakdown of his favorite movies, across all genres but especially horror. He explains how he has recurring nightmares and makes music by listening to beats in his sleep. Hear him defend his unpopular truth: “Art can be bad.”Listen to Fatboi Sharif: https://powrecordings.org/fatboi-sharif/Shout out to https://www.gold-diggers.com for hosting the show!00:00 Intro 1:26 Autotune & T-Pain2:15 Britney Spears4:13 N’Sync5:30 New Jersey 8:37 Early musical influences & grunge10:40 Lil Wayne & Hero Worship14:20 Navigating social media15:20 Jim Carroll & Basketball Diaries 16:30 What his parents thought of him becoming an artist17:20 Poetry, Rap & refining his craft19:30 Horror movies26:48 The Shining37:10 His creative process40:09 Comedy 43:44 David Lynch 46:00 Guilty pleasures 50:32 Recurring Nightmares54:40 Natural Born Killers57:05 Lightning RoundMake sure you hit that like and subscribe button and leave a comment letting us know what you thought about the show!Email thetruthhurts@powmag.net for sponsorship opportunities. The Truth Hurts is hosted by Jeff Weiss, Rosecrans Vic, & FreeFollow The Truth Hurts on all PlatformsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetruthhurtspodTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@truthhurtspodcastTwitter: https://x.com/Truth_Hurts_PodSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1BjMCTIiweZdCyT3DyseJtApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-truth-hurts-w-jeff-weiss-rosecrans-vic-and-free/id1813226752

Mavi, the future Mayor of Charlotte, joins Jeff Weiss & Free at Gold Diggers in LA for an unfiltered conversation on The Truth Hurts podcast. He opens up about getting sober after drinking too much in Amsterdam, learning from touring with Freddie Gibbs & Alchemist about how dedication & pursuit of excellence can pay off into your 30s/40s, and what rebellion means in art & culture in 2026.

He also breaks down why Drakeo the Ruler is his favorite rapper/villain and how they both are in lineage to Rakim. He explains why he thinks rap is like Pro Wrestling, calls Adam22 a heel & Jeff a Pitchfork babyface, rants against millennial nostalgia, lists his all-time Charlotte Hornets lineup & unleashes a roast of the Lakers franchise history.

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00:00 Cold Open

00:19 Intro for the Mayor

00:52 Living in Charlotte

1:38 Howard University

2:18 Musical upbringing

5:32 Being rebellious & getting sober

10:34 Touring with Freddie Gibbs & Alchemist

13:00 Drakeo the Ruler is like Rakim

15:47 Influences

17:44 Jazz

20:11 Commercialization of Hip-hop

22:29 Rebellion

28:29 Rap media is wrestling

38:52 First in Flight album

41:00 Charlotte Rap Scene

43:30 Millennial Nostalgia

46:22 LaMelo’s tattoos

47:07 Lightning Round

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