224 The Basement

Season 2 of 224 The Basemen kicks off with some special guests, Ace's & Malik's better halves Monet & Rae. We break down the New Mortal Kombat Movie, discuss The Zola, Fast 9, and Shang Chi Trailers and a complete lack of enthusiasm for this years Academy Awards.

Today in The Basement: Malik finally finishes The Last of Us Part II, Cardi B divorces offset, Kanye West does his Grammy like Celina Powell, Joe Montana snuffs an old lady, Ace lets us know what he really thinks of DJ Akademics, Joe Budden starts his own network, we review Alicia Keys "Alicia" album, and Malik tells you all the rappers better than Lupe Fiasco. |Recommendations | Ace: Woke (Hulu) | Malik: Ncredible AX1 Headphones

Today on The Basement: We discuss the shooting of Jacob Blake, Joe Budden leaving Spotify, Nas' "Kings Disease" Vs. Freddie Gibbs "Alfredo," RZA sells a large portion of his catalogue, Why you cant argue with conservatives on the Internet, and Queen & Slim. Recommendations | Malik: Cobra Kai (Netflix) | Ace: Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories (Netflix)

Today In The Basement: WAP crushes half a dozen streaming records, Meg thee Stallion finally reveals the truth of what happened that one faithful night at a Kardashians house, Stuart D, Baker, Diamond and Silk, and Tory Lanez takes Sucka's of the Week. We look over Lovecraft Country on HBO, Method Man Vs. Math Hoffa, SZA's album delays and we take a deep dive into the instant classic that is Nas' new album: Kings Disease. |Recommendations| Malik: Snopes.com | Ace: Marvel Puzzle Quest (App) |

Today in The Basement: Talib Kweli Gets banned from Twitter, Marty Janetty catches a body, The Spotify CEO gets dragged across all social media platforms, Akademics Vs. Meek Mill, The "Judas and The Black Messiah" trailer, and of course we discuss the now infamous "Wap" video by Cardi B and Meg Thee Stallion. Recommendations | Malik: Clerks by Kevin Smith | Ace: Black Sands Entertainment.

Malik breaks down the traumatic prologue of The Last of Us 2, Some how the review of Knives turned into Ben Affleck vs. The World, Eminem isn't Top 10 to Snoop, Ageism in Hip Hop and The 40 over 40 list, The 2 Man Power Trip, and Netflix bags up everything great about UPN. | Recommendations | Malik: Kingdom available (NetFlix) | Ace: Warrior Nun (Netflix) |

Malik & Ace discuss Fatal Affair on Netflix, Nicki Minaj announces her pregnancy, Kanye lashes out at his wife and her family, Trouble in paradise over at Quality Control, and New Life 2 by TheCav

Today on The Basement: Megan Thee Stallion Vs. Tory Lanez, and Nick Cannon Vs His Mouth. We also touch on The Old Guard on Netflix and The soundtrack to Insecure Season 4. DMX Vs. Snoop Dogg, The Adventures of Moonman & Slim Shady and there's also a Drake 2 pack we been meaning to get to. | Recommendations: | ACE: Ghost of Tsushima on Playstation | Malik: The Joe Budden Podcast.

Today In The Basement: Malik and Ace go over the Will, Jada, and August Alsina love triangle, The Florida Costco guy, the untimely but seemingly inevitable death of one Richard Rose and We touch on Tinashe's post RCA album "Songs For You" and Ad Astra starring Brad Pitt. | Recommendations: | Malik: "Peaky Blinders" (Netflix) | ACE: "Whisper" by Braxton Books (@braxtonbooks on IG)

Today in The Basement: Mahomes half a billy contract, Kanye Announces his presidential bid, Jersey Mike's Sub fall victim to an internet hoax, and The NFL Team in Washington is finally considering changing their name. We also go over "13th" by Tash Caeser and American Assassin on Netflix.
| Recommendations: | Malik: The Last of Us | Ace: The Black Godfather (Netflix)