Kid Cudi talks to “REVOLT Black News” correspondent Kennedy Rue about “Entergalactic,” his new animated Netflix series. NBA greats Dwayne Wade and Dwight Howard also celebrate the new Olympic documentary ‘The Redeem Team’ at the LA premiere. Plus, Actress Jamila C. Gray reveals how she learned to rap for her new movie ‘On the Come Up.’ Last, but certainly not least, we have exclusive behind-the-scenes interviews with Ray J and Bobby Shmurda from the 2022 REVOLT Summit.
Inspired by Sean “Diddy” Combs’ successful “State Of Emergency: The State of Black America & Coronavirus” town hall, “REVOLT BLACK NEWS” is a platform that is designed to report news from the perspective of Black people for Black people.
“When I started REVOLT, I always wanted to develop a platform to report the news from our perspective, from our lens, from our people, so I decided to launch ’REVOLT BLACK NEWS.’” said Combs. “We’re here with solutions. We’ve already heard about what we can’t do, but this is what we can do.”
The JBP kicks off this episode with a read of Smokey Robinson’s tracklist for his upcoming album (16:34) followed by reactions to the suspected Chinese spy balloon hovering over the U.S. (21:49). The gang gives their thoughts on the new Netflix movie “You People” (34:34), Xscape & SWV have a limited series from Bravo on the way (1:00:31), and Beyonce has announced her world tour (1:08:45). Lebron is closing in on the scoring title which has ticket prices going up (1:34:02), Part of the Show returns (1:52:05), + MORE!
The JBP kicks off this episode discussing Parks recent shopping trip in prep for the Grammy’s (8:06) as well as their reactions to the Eagles & Chiefs wins over the weekend (19:52). Ma$e, Cam’ron & Jadakiss performed at the Apollo Theater on Saturday night (47:05), Joe has a fun question for the guys (1:04:37), and Bobby Shmurda has a new song out (1:20:04). The room debates whether the Grammy’s matter or not (1:03:47), Part of the Show (2:23:40), + MORE!
In Episode 597, the gang opens up the pod with their reactions to the viral video from Julia Fox showcasing her apartment (18:42). Billboard continues with their 50 Greatest Rappers of All Time List (27:58) while 21 Savage was named the best rapper of 2022 (39:12). Nike is suing BAPE (53:37), Melyssa asks the room what things they had to unlearn in their life journey (58:04), and the latest kid toy craze (1:38:55). Also, updates on the YSL case (2:01:55), Tyre Nichols passing (2:09:48), Part of the Show (2:19:58), + MORE!
Joe and Ish open this episode by sharing their thoughts after both the Giants and Cowboys were sent home over the weekend (5:25). Drake put together an impressive setlist for his shows at the Apollo Theater (15:20), Melyssa reads the list of Oscar Nominations (27:10), and Beyonce performs in Dubai for $24 million as Joe predicts what the future of live shows will look like (36:03). In other news, the pod reacts to Ben Simmons requesting his $800k engagement ring back (56:22), Spotify announces layoffs (1:31:15), Papoose has been named Head of Hip Hop at TuneCore (1:47:25), + MORE!
