PAY YOUR FRIEND$ with Cipha Sounds

PAY YOUR FRIEND$ is hosted by Cipha Sounds, aka Mr. Very Famous in New York, Mr. Name Droppa, Mr. Don’t Get Gassed. This show is about supporting the people who’ve supported you, reconnecting with old friends, and making new ones along the way. Every episode asks a simple question. How have you helped a friend today? From hip-hop to comedy to life lessons, Pay Your Friends delivers serious things the silly way. Expect real conversations, laughs, and stories you didn’t know you needed. Come for a good time. Stay for a long time. And don’t forget to pay your friends.

PAY YOUR FRIEND$ with Cipha Sounds is a comedy podcast hosted by Cipha Sounds, with 29 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Cipha Sounds hosts PAY YOUR FRIEND$ with Cipha Sounds, a comedy show with 29 episodes published.

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  30. Dave Chappelle at Lauryn Hill Festival & Coming Out of Retirement | PYF$ with Cipha Sounds

  Aug 18, 20261h 4m

  Cipha Sounds and Rocky Powell break down what actually went down backstage at the Lauryn Hill festival — the Fugees' 30th anniversary reunion with Wyclef Jean, Erykah Badu, Dave Chappelle, Giggs, and more. Ciph tells the full story: flying to London for Dave's shows, thinking he was hosting, ending up playing dominoes in the crowd — and then getting rushed on stage with zero DJ equipment when Lauryn's setup ran long, tearing the whole thing down off a headphone jack while Dave hyped him up as a hip-hop legend. Plus the viral moment when they cut the sound, halal pepperoni, New Haven pizza in London, and why all of it has Ciph officially coming out of DJ retirement. Listen everywhere you get podcasts. Subscribe, like, and share. #CiphaSounds #PayYourFriends #LaurynHill #Fugees #DaveChappelle #HipHop #NYC #Podcast

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  29. People Just Do Nothing's Seapa & Hugo on Why the US Sleeps on UK Music | PYF$ with Cipha Sounds

  Aug 11, 20261h 11m

  Cipha Sounds links up in London with Seepa and Hugo — the guys behind pirate radio crew Kurupt FM from the BBC series People Just Do Nothing — for a deep dive into UK music and why it connects to New York more than Americans realize. They break down the whole family tree — jungle, garage, grime, drum & bass, funky house, drill — and trace it all back to Jamaica and the Jamaica-London-New York-Toronto pipeline. Plus how Afrobeats crossed over, why UK actors keep taking the hood roles in American movies, London vs. New York on slang, food, and air conditioning, and the story of how Ciph ended up DJing for Jay-Z at Notting Hill Carnival. Kurupt FM's new EP Goodma drops August 21st. Listen everywhere you get podcasts. Subscribe, like, and share. #CiphaSounds #PayYourFriends #KuruptFM #PeopleJustDoNothing #UKMusic #Grime #Garage #Podcast

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  27. Smif-N-Wessun on Why New York Feels Like It Used To | PYF$ with Cipha Sounds

  Aug 4, 20261h 4m

  Cipha Sounds hangs out with Brooklyn legends Smif-N-Wessun — Tek-N-Steele, aka the Cocoa Brovaz — for a real conversation about old New York, the culture, and staying true after 30 years in the game. They get into the Decepticons and growing up between Brownsville and Bed-Stuy, Sunday rituals and the legendary Tunnel nightclub, how gentrification changed Brooklyn, why the Knicks run brought that old New York energy roaring back, and what it really means to say "I am hip-hop." Plus stoop sets, outfit architecture, and always showing up for your friends. Catch Smif-N-Wessun at City Winery (Pier 17) August 31st, and at the Smif-N-Wessun Day block party in September.

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  Derek Gaines on Being Cul-de-Sac Black | PYF$ with Cipha Sounds

  Jul 28, 202659 min

  Cipha Sounds sits down with his longtime friend, comedian Derek Gaines, to talk about his new special Goodlum and being "cul-de-sac black" — a good hoodlum from the suburbs who loves hood culture but grew up on the quiet streets. They get into Derek's road from cleaning toll booths on the Garden State Parkway to the Comedy Cellar, the time Bradley Cooper pulled them into his movie outside the club, why kids are dancing and buying CDs again, and plenty more. Check out Derek's new special, Goodlum, on Tubi

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  26. Rick Ross on Hustlin', Going Broke to Get Rich & Set in Stone | PYF$ with Cipha Sounds

  Jul 21, 202650 min

  Cipha Sounds sits down with Rick Ross to celebrate 20 years of Port of Miami and the new album Set in Stone. They get into how "Hustlin'" broke on Hot 97, why you've got to go broke a few times to become a real boss, old Miami, and Ciph's ongoing campaign to get Ross to franchise him a Wingstop. Set in Stone is out now.

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