Above A Ball Ft. Akeem Ali

This week on Pour Minds, Lex P and Drea Nicole are sitting down with rapper, singer, and

songwriter Akeem Ali, and from the second he steps into the room, the energy instantly turns

into pure, top-tier comedy. Akeem keeps it 100 on the harsh realities of independent touring,

why slow ticket sales will make an artist rethink their whole strategy, and the very specific (and

hilarious) target audience he relies on to keep his shows packed.

Things get nostalgic as Akeem takes the ladies on a hilarious trip down memory lane, opening

up about his alter ego, his high school days, and the unexpected setbacks that shaped his

hustle. The crew doesn't hesitate to press him on toxic relationship dynamics, either—debating

whether men ever truly regret losing a good woman. Akeem stands on business with his "facts

over feelings" philosophy, insisting nobody is irreplaceable, while Lex and Drea call out the wild

delusion men fall back on when they miss out on a real one.

And, of course, things get completely out of hand when they tackle an "expert" claim that men