2J3BD

Eric, Jeff, Styles and Sheek got together in Yonkers to break down Cooley High, the 1975 independent hood coming-of-age comedy-drama. We discussed brotherhood, why young actors in the '70s looked 40 years old, the amazing Motown soundtrack, what we think of zoos, the way white people clap, how difficult it is to leave home when things are bad, fat massages, how Teen Wolf would do in Cabrini Green, why this movie resonates so deeply in hip-hop, why Tyrone was such a dud, the most meaningful coming of age stories and so much more!!

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Eric, Jeff, Sheek, Styles and Jadakiss got together in Yonkers to celebrate 2J3BD's 100th episode!!! For this monumental episode, we broke down The Founder, the 2016 biographical drama starring Michael Keaton as businessman Ray Kroc, and detailing his creation of the McDonald's fast-food restaurant chain. We discussed who is more responsible for this iconic American brand: the brothers who provided the soul and the logistics or the man who figured out how to make it a juggernaut, how devious Ray Kroc was, whether profit or product are more important in business, who we're rooting for in this film, the distance between genius and luck, how Ray Kroc slept at night and so much more!! PLUS: an all-new sing-a-long AND Is Jadakiss Italian?!!!

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Eric, Jeff, Styles, Sheek and Jadakiss got together in Yonkers to break down the 2000 neo-Western crime drama film starring Ryan Phillippe, Benicio del Toro, Juliette Lewis, Taye Diggs, Nicky Katt, Scott Wilson and James Caan.

We discussed the most effective way to handle someone sitting on the hood of your car, which character had the best idea in this movie, who would fare best without a weapon, why it's called The Way of the Gun, what Taye Diggs' biggest mistake in the film was, who was the most rotten person in the film, who was the most G and so much more!!

PLUS: an all-new Adventures of Karate Man!!!

Shot and edited by Johan Chiriboga on SONY FX3 cameras

All music by Greg Mayo

Art direction by Brian Reddy

Executive produced by Eric Rosenthal, Jeff Rosenthal, Styles P, Sheek Louch, Jadakiss

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Eric, Jeff, Styles, Sheek and Jadakiss got together in Yonkers to break down the 1979 cult classic The Warriors. We discussed the longest trips home, what Cyrus got right in his speeches, who was the most G in the film, what crew we’d most like to be a part of, how far a wooden baseball bat can get you, where Styles P has been for three episodes and so much more!!!

PLUS: What’s Sheek Mad About?!!!

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Eric, Jeff, Sheek, Jadakiss and special guest Kay Rosewood got together in Yonkers to break down the 1991 musical drama film directed by Robert Townsend and starring Townsend, Michael Wright, Leon Robinson, Harry J. Lennix, Tico Wells, John Canada Terrell, Harold Nicholas and Diahann Carroll and depicts the rise and fall of a Motown-inspired soul act. We discuss the biggest sucker in this film, the wildest thing on Eddie's artist rider, Van Halen or Van Hagar, why R&B groups break up, why The LOX never broke up, run-ins with Motown artists, Choir Boy's biggest vice, which character had the biggest upside, should the Heartbeats have done more to help Eddie, could five Heartbeats work in one group, the ups and downs of crossing over and so much more!!!

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Eric, Jeff, Sheek and Jadakiss got together in Yonkers to break down Napoleon Dynamite, the 2004 comedy film starring Jon Heder as the title character. We discussed Napoleon's swag, high school mustaches, what Kip and La'Fawnduh connect on, what the best Time Machine movies are, what Uncle Rico's problem with Napoleon is, whether Sheek likes this type of humor, whether Deb is a good sales person, what happened to Napoleon's parents, whether Summer or Pedro would make for a better class president, fun facts about Idaho and so much more!!! PLUS: Crackhead or Napoleon Dynamite!!!

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Eric, Jeff, Styles, Sheek, Jadakiss and special guest Maryland Governor Wes Moore got together at Roc Nation headquarters to break down 300, the 2006 epic historical fantasy action film directed by Zack Snyder and starring Gerard Butler, Rodrigo Santor, Lena Headey and Michael Fassbender in his film debut. First and foremost, we acknowledged that Gov. Moore and Styles P are in fact two different people; this occasion marked the first time both men were seen in the same place at the same time! The governor explained why he believes 300 is the movie of our time and why we should believe in the power of the people, we discussed how one can win even when you lose, if there's such thing as friends in government, whether heart or muscle matters more in combat and so much more!! Plus, one of the great Richie Thumbs segments ever!!!

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Eric, Jeff, Sheek, Jadakiss and the secret weapon Greg Mayo - the composer of all the 2J3BD jingles and theme songs - got together in Yonkers to break down Good Will Hunting, the 1997 drama written by and starring Ben Affleck and Matt Damon. We discussed who was the most G, whether Will and Skylar end up together, "How you like them apples," which character has the biggest chip on their shoulder, why the math professor takes such a liking to Will, where this movie ranks on the White Scale, if you're going to war who would you want on your side from Good Will Hunting, which characters peaked in high school and SO MUCH MORE!!!

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Eric, Jeff, Styles, Sheek and Jadakiss got together in Yonkers to break down The Night Comes for Us, the 2018 Indonesian action thriller film written and directed by Timo Tjahjanto and starring Iko Uwais, Joe Taslim, Julie Estelle, Sunny Pang, Zack Lee and Shareefa Daanish. We discussed how violence could be art, whether Ito is good at his job, whether this film has a happy ending, how the women killers are the most thorough, a game of Johan vs. Yohan, why you wouldn't end things when given the chance, the most ridiculous weapon used in this movie, an AMAZING jag about Chili's Bar & Grill, PLUS: an all new Therapist Louch!!!

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Eric, Jeff, Styles and Sheek got together in Yonkers to break down Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, the 2004 science fiction romantic comedy-drama film directed by Michel Gondry, written by Charlie Kaufman and starring Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet. We discussed fate, the morals around mental erasure, whether we believe in time travel, how this story changes if Jim Carrey's character is Joell instead of Joel, why the internet loves this film so much, how much memory-erasure costs, what this movie says about commitment, whether Kate Winslet came on too hard at the beginning, why Jim Carrey's character needed a 30-min limit on crying and getting over his relationship, and SO MUCH MORE!!!

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