On an episode with much to discuss, Joe begins by giving an updated review on Kevin Hart’s limited series “True Story”. He observes the parallel experiences of Kevin Harts’s actual life and his characters and explains why he was fascinated by the series (**SPOILER ALERTS THROUGHOUT THIS SEGMENT**). Next, the guys discuss Drake withdrawing his Grammy nomination, Joe pleads for the residence of Los Angeles and Atlanta to heighten their home security, Joe reacts to ‘Million Dollars Worth of Game’, an update on Jussie Smollet’s case. Lastly, the guys cover Pete Davidson and Machine Gun Kelly’s bromance, 50 Cent and French Montana squash their beef, and MORE!
The crew kicks things off by announcing Savon’s departure from the pod. The Verzuz-cast returns after an explosive performance between two legendary rap groups, Three 6 Mafia and Bone Thugs-N-Harmony. Joe and the guys also discuss Swizz Beats airs out his grievances with artists at Verzuz, new music from SZA, and a lyric breakdown of Rick Ross’s new song. Lastly, the crew denounces Hulu’s decision to air a distasteful Astroworld documentary and MORE!
After a brief Thanksgiving break, Joe and the guys return to share how the holidays affect them. The crew also highlights the excellence of fashion designer, Virgil Abloh who transitioned after a quiet battle with cancer. Next, Joe challenges male R&B artists to push the envelope after an underwhelming year compared to their female counterparts, and Joe runs into Cardi B and Offset. Finally, the collective explains why Lil Baby and Saweetie’s dating rumors could cause harm beyond gossip; Joe isn’t a fan of Lil Rel or Will Smith’s latest movie, and MORE!
Music Award season is approaching in this episode, and the Grammy’s announced its nominees this past week. First, Joe and the guys predict who will win Rap Album of the Year and shows his appreciation for SZA, H.E.R., and Summer Walker. They also speculate on Summer’s new relationship. Next, Joe explains why Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson’s dating rumors are ridiculous, Adele gets Spotify to remove the shuffle feature, and season 4 of Ozark is announced. The crew then attempts to list ten current NFL Quarterbacks who play at a higher level than Buffalo Bill’s QB, Josh Allen, and MORE!
On this episode, the crew starts off talking about paying for things for your girlfriend, like her bills and money for her to go out with, to which the entire crew tells Joe that because he spends so much money on his girlfriend, that he should hire her and make her a tax write off. Joe is not convinced that any female would be alright with such notion. The talk then moves into its largest portion, a conversation about the pros and cons of homeschooling children: Ish argues against Joe that there is a highly important role in socialization of the child that schools give, whereas Joe believes that because he has the wealth that he has that he sees no problem in homeschooling all of his children. This gets into the roles of ‘stage parents’, the faulty raising of child stars like Michael Jackson in comparison to child stars with good results like Steph and Seth Curry. The conversation, sparked by the notion that minority parents see limitations for their kids, move into hip hop’s interference with corporate America; reiterating what Ice had said in a previous episode that Jay-Z had penetrated corporate America.
