Jamila Bell & Mecca Evans Discuss ‘Unhinged & Immoral’

If you happen to spend even a minute scrolling TikTok, you may stumble throughout the sharp tongues and fast wits of Mecca Evans and Jamila Bell.

The creators behind the fast-rising podcast Unhinged & Immoral have turn out to be an unmissable duo; half popular culture savants, half social commentators, half comedians, and completely unfiltered.

Their podcast pulls in 60,000 month-to-month listeners with its potent mixture of humor, tradition, and candid commentary, and the hosts advised BOSSIP the way it all started.

“We began going dwell collectively on TikTok someday final yr,” Jamila advised BOSSIP. “Folks realized that we knew one another in actual life, and so they actually loved our banter and the best way we talked about sure present occasions. Lots of people have been simply saying that we must always have a podcast, and a few weeks later, we simply put all of the stuff collectively to make it occur.”

That magnetic chemistry carried straight into Unhinged & Immoral, the place pure humor drives the storytelling.

“I feel that, naturally, Jamila and I are very humorous and humorous folks,” mentioned Mecca. “Anytime that we’re simply speaking, chatting, I don’t assume we might be critical for too lengthy. That can be a joke on the podcast. We are able to keep critical for all of three minutes.”

Jamila added that comedy has at all times been her compass.

“After I entered into the house of leisure, I at all times wished it to be via comedy first as a result of that’s what’s pure for me. I really feel prefer it’s simpler to assault totally different topics once you come at it from a comedy standpoint.”

Because the dialog continued, Mecca highlighted how the 2 are a part of a rising wave of witty Black ladies in comedy and tradition.

“We’re in good firm,” she mentioned. “As Black ladies, now we have a few totally different isms on us, however everyone likes to snicker. Black folks make very critical conditions humorous. So it’s not shocking you’re seeing a wave of humorous Black ladies who’re witty and in a position to have critical conversations whereas additionally making the viewers snicker.”

She continued,

“It actually looks like a privilege as a result of up to now 30 years, there’s at all times been only a few choose Black ladies in comedy who needed to combat towards the male-centered house. Now it looks like a better, safer house to enter.”

That comedic readability additionally shapes how the duo dissects celeb scandals. When requested which star wanted PR assist instantly, Jamila didn’t hesitate, naming the Head Barb in Cost as the highest choose.

“Nicki Minaj,” she advised BOSSIP. “She’s so extremely gifted that she’s by no means going to not be related. However I feel that actually, if she simply had a greater workforce, her PR could be so a lot better.”

Mecca agreed however added one other identify, spotlighting a Metropolis Woman concerned in a earlier social spat disaster.

“JT. Lots of people are rooting for JT. Together with her scenario with Cardi, it could’ve been way more revered if she had simply dropped some songs versus doing the Twitter factor,” mentioned Mecca. “As a result of Cardi attacked it on wax first, should you reply with rap disses, it’s properly acquired, and we’re not it prefer it’s messy.”

On the flipside, the pair shared who they consider performs the web completely. Jamila shortly chosen Cardi B.

“She actually understands the web. She retains herself related even with such a spot between albums. Even when she will get into sure conditions, as a result of she’s at all times been humorous with it, it by no means actually sticks.”

Mecca highlighted a distinct type of celeb savvy.

“Zendaya features as an old-school celeb,” she mentioned. “We don’t know an excessive amount of about her private life. She pops out, she’s fantastic. The truth that she’s our age and nonetheless holds that mystique is actually cool.”

Listeners preserve tuning in not only for popular culture commentary however for the wild, generally jaw-dropping confessions despatched in by followers. Jamila recalled one unforgettable submission.

“One among them despatched a nude in,” she advised BOSSIP.

Mecca clarified the chaos.

“He despatched us proof of his member. He despatched us an image to go along with the story to additional clarify that he be having these women fixated. That positively caught us off guard.”

The pair credit the belief they’ve constructed for moments like that.

“They’re very snug telling us their enterprise even when it makes them look unhealthy,” Jamila mentioned. “It could possibly get very older-cousins power.”

The creators additionally carry that authenticity to their rising listing of celeb visitors. Akeem Ali and Karlous Miller not too long ago joined them, however their dream listing is lengthy.

“I might like to have Keke Palmer,” Jamila mentioned. “I feel it could be such a enjoyable and actually eventful episode.”

Mecca’s dream visitor is Queen Latifah.

“She’s at all times somebody I checked out as a result of she’s achieved all the things she wished to do. I actually look as much as all the things she does.”

Because the dialog got here full circle, each ladies mirrored on recommendation they’d give their youthful artistic selves.

“Determine all of the issues that you just want, work out who you need to provide help to, and seize folks extra desirous about seeing the imaginative and prescient than getting paid,” Jamila shared. “Podcasting isn’t tremendous profitable to start with. It’s important to put some huge cash, effort, and assets into it.”

Mecca echoed the sentiment.

“Don’t be afraid to ask for assist. Not everyone seems to be out to get you. Lots of people are prepared to assist.”