The JBP kicks off this episode with the reports of an altercation between Chris Brown & Usher over the weekend before the ‘Lovers & Friends’ Festival in Vegas (18:40). The long-awaited Verzuz between Puff & Jermaine Dupri is slated for Madison Square Garden in September (52:24), NBA YoungBoy goes on a Twitter rant dissing Akademiks & Lil Durk ahead of their album releases this Friday (1:04:30), & the gang reacts to the latest news on Freddie Gibbs (1:15:33). Also, Jonathan Majors gets hit with another charge (1:32:55) while Tory Lanez requests a new trial (1:38:50), MGK disses Jack Harlow in recent freestyle (1:50:50), NBA Playoffs (2:00:08), + MORE!    Become a Patron of The Joe Budden Podcast for additional bonus episodes and visual content for all things JBP.: Tap in here www.patreon.com/JoeBudden   Sleeper Picks:  Joe | Joyia - “Pink Skies” Ice | Lloyd Banks - “Daddy’s Little Girl” Parks | Belly - “Ambiance” Ish | PHABO - “Casamigos” Melyssa | Mikhala Jené - “Human Nature” QueenzFlip | Teejay & DJ Mac - “Drift”

Episode 625 | "Watch This"

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The Bionic Six starts this episode with their thoughts on Cardi B’s comments about relaxing and not releasing an album in 2024 (28:44) and how Atlantic Records will respond. CNN obtained and released footage of Diddy physically assaulting Cassie (1:08:03), Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker gives a commencement speech at Benedictine College (1:16:30), and the room reacts to Kel Mitchell’s interview on Club Shay Shay (1:35:58). Also, the Ashley Madison Documentary is out on Netflix (1:59:03), Ice shares some information about Chat GPT (2:30:07), Part of the Show returns (2:34:30), the internet continues to react to the Diddy & Cassie video (2:54:40), and much more!    Become a Patron of The Joe Budden Podcast for additional bonus episodes and visual content for all things JBP! Join our Patreon here: www.patreon.com/joebudden    Sleeper Picks: Joe | Nascent, BJ The Chicago Kid, Maxo Kream, & Paul Wall - “Spinnin These Blocks”  Ice | A Boogie wit da Hoodie (feat. Fridayy) - “Need You Around” Parks | Rockness Monsta & Ron Browz (feat. Frankie Storm) - “Flamboyant” Ish | T-Pain - “On This Hill” Melyssa | Hailey Knox - “Stranger”

Episode 726 | "Two Brands, One Stone"

     In the latest episode, the JBP starts with discussing their 2024 Mother’s Day weekend (31:20) before *SPOILER ALERT* Joe gives his thoughts on the new ‘Planet of the Apes’ movie (31:42). Soulja Boy is upset over a 12-year old tweet from Metro Boomin (46:42), King Combs releases a diss track referencing the federal raids and 50 Cent (50:39), and Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’ hits No. 1 on Billboard (1:04:57). Also, Anita Baker’s scheduled show in Atlanta on Mother’s Day was canceled (1:49:34), Joe and Parks share their thoughts on the Kevin Spacey Documentary ‘Spacey Unmasked’ (2:04:52), the room then talks about handling situations in which your kid is getting bullied (2:14:06), and much more! Become a Patron of The Joe Budden Podcast for additional bonus episodes and visual content for all things JBP! Join our Patreon here: www.patreon.com/joebudden    Sleeper Picks: Joe | Gunna (feat. Leon Bridges) - “clear my rain”    Ice | Marcus Ariah - “Thankless Job”    Parks | Pixies - “Where Is My Mind?”   Ish | Devon Culture - “Ebony”   Melyssa | Izabel - “trust”     

Episode 725 | "Or What?"

The JBP kicks the latest episode off with a discussion on the aftermath of the Drake & Kendrick Lamar records (21:18) and what they expect from each side moving forward. More Rap beef is underway as The Game fires at Rick Ross on a record titled ‘Freeway’s Revenge’ (46:07), Joe then calls The Game while on air (1:10:22), and Shaq releases a diss record in a follow-up response to Shannon Sharpe (1:18:09). In new music, Gunna (1:37:32) and Ghostface Killah (1:44:20) drop albums and Meg Thee Stallion releases another single with a music video titled ‘BOA’ (1:56:22). Also, Shaunie Henderson discusses marriage with Shaq in new book (2:04:25), Ish responds to his reaction from last pod going viral (2:17:20), the room reacts to The Roast of Tom Brady (2:37:20), and much more! Become a Patron of The Joe Budden Podcast for additional bonus episodes and visual content for all things JBP! Join our Patreon here: www.patreon.com/joebudden Sleeper Picks:  Joe | Coco Jones - “Here We Go (Uh Oh)” Ice | The Game - “Street Hit” Parks | Ghostface Killah (feat. Method Man) - “Pair Of Hammers” Ish | The Amours - “On The Run” Melyssa | Webmoms & James Berkeley - “Blame On Me”

Episode 724 | "When The Dust Settles"

Following one of the craziest weekends in Rap in recent memory, the JBP dissects each record that has been released since last Friday night starting with Drake’s ‘Family Matters’ (21:50) before Kendrick Lamar stepped on it less than an hour later with ‘Meet The Grahams’ (1:44:48). Kendrick then drops ‘Not Like Us’ produced by DJ Mustard a day later (2:59:08), Drake responds with ‘THE HEART PT. 6’ on Sunday night (3:41:14), the room debates whether he is waving the white flag, and more!  Become a Patron of The Joe Budden Podcast for additional bonus episodes and visual content for all things JBP! Join our Patreon here: www.patreon.com/joebudden

Episode 723 | "Fancy Feast"

Just in time for the latest episode of the JBP, Kendrick Lamar drops his response to Drake with ‘euphoria’ (23:35) as the Bionic Six goes through the record and shares their thoughts (58:54). The room then re-listens to the record and debates whether Drake is on the clock and how long before he will respond (1:10:10), a short conversation on new docs and tv shows (1:20:50) before the lyric breakdowns of ‘euphoria’ continue on (1:27:29), and Amanda Seales continues to kick Shannon Sharpe’s back in saying she felt interrogated (2:04:45). Also, A.I. reportedly has a scary accurate death calculator (2:31:25), Dave & Buster's has a new betting option (2:39:04), additional news & thoughts on Kendrick’s record (2:48:10), and much more!  Become a Patron of The Joe Budden Podcast for additional bonus episodes and visual content for all things JBP! Join our Patreon here: www.patreon.com/joebudden Sleeper Picks:  Joe | Ye Ali - “Good Girls” Ice | YG - “KNOCKA” Parks | Nascent - “Long Live Doc” Ish | The Amours - “Changes” Melyssa | UNA MIA - “Too Much”

Episode 625 | "Watch This"

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