Episode #267 – January 31, 2026 -- “ Y'all think it's bougie, I'm like, it's fine But I'm tryin' to give you a million dollars worth of game for $9.99.”

Rational Black Thought · Jan 31, 2026 · 1h 46m

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Episode 267 is titled: “ Y'all think it's bougie, I'm like, it's fine-But I'm tryin' to give you a million dollars worth of game for $9.99” which are lyrics from the song The Story of O.J. by Jay-Z. The Story of O.J.” (from 4:44, 2017) is Jay-Z’s financial-literacy-and-racial-reality track: it’s about ownership, credit, generational wealth, and the fantasy that money makes you “not Black.” The…