Ante Up Episode 10: Aston Matthews

Hello and welcome to Ante Up, XXL’s podcast where the hip-hop and sports worlds collide. For the tenth episode of our sports podcast, XXL‘s Manny Maduakolam and Roger Krastz sat down with West Coast MC A$ton Matthews.

In the tenth episode of Ante Up, Roger, Manny and A$ton start the podcast off by discussing the upcoming NFL Conference Championship games between the Arizona Cardinals and Carolina Panthers and the New England Patriots and Denver Broncos. The guys also speak on the Rams moving from St. Louis to Los Angeles, the possibility of the San Diego Chargers and Oakland Raiders both ending up in Los Angels with the Rams and A$ton Matthews' love for the Black and Silver team from Oaktown.

Halfway through the podcast, Manny, Roger and A$ton Matthews discuss the current state of the WWE and the upcoming Royal Ruble, which takes place this Sunday on PPV, and will see the WWE champion Roman Reigns defend his title against all 29 competitors in the ring. The guys go back in time and speak on their favorite WWF moment during the Attitude Era, their favorite wrestler growing up and the impact of The Rock in the wrestling business.

Closing out his interview with the XXL members, A$ton touches on his upcoming project Chapovelli which is set to drop in the months to come. A$ton also discusses his other ventures pending in 2016 and his foal in the rap game. Check out the tenth episode of Ante Up podcast above. Subscribe to Ante Up here.