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Singer-songwriter Durand Bernarr joins the JBP following the release of his latest album ‘BERNARR.’ to talk about the making of the project, his rise in music, and branching out into other creative fields. He also discusses his GRAMMY speech, Tiny Desk performance, potentially playing Prince in a biopic, life beyond music, and more. Later, the Drake conversation continues, including Emanny and Flip’s thoughts on the projects, Drake and Future’s reunion, Drake’s shots at Joe and their relationship history, what’s next for The Boy, and much more!

The JBP spends its latest episode with their review of Drake’s long anticipated ‘ICEMAN’ album as they go through each song on the project highlighting their favorites as well as who caught disses, if independence is in the cards, plus his relationships with artists and athletes moving forward. The Toronto rapper also dropped an additional two projects in ‘Maid of Honour’ and ‘Habibti’ leading the JBP to cover more music and discuss potential reasons for releasing three albums at once, Drake’s rollout with ICEMAN Episode 4, and more.

Friend of the show and R&B star Eric Bellinger joins to talk about the making of his latest singles and album dropping this summer. He also breaks down his new deal, the state of male R&B, the dispute between Brandy and Darkchild, the best decades of R&B, why he stopped throwing his popular R&B events, and more. The JBP later reconvenes to discuss taking kinks too far, when to do things for free versus for money, Michael Jackson’s business acumen, and much more!

JBP Rewind | Episode 11 - "Keep It Professional"

Joe and Flip begin by recapping a recent phone call before Marc shares his gripes with honorary degrees and Joe calls out an old picture of Ish wearing an OVO shirt. Next, Emanny and Flip get heated, Latto says she’s retiring from music, and Marc asks for parenting advice. The crew also discusses the Red Hot Chili Peppers selling their catalog to Warner for over $300M, Nick Cannon’s accountant stealing $2M and fleeing the country, Ne-Yo saying people are hating on him because he practices polyamory, and much more!

TDE’s own Punch joins the JBP and begins by detailing his start with the label and how he handles when the media criticizes the label’s decisions before sharing a story about when Kendrick Lamar and J. Cole were beefing following the release of “Control.” Next, the room looks back on the Kendrick-Drake battle while also discussing bot allegations, SZA and Doechii’s development, Kendrick and SZA’s tour, anticipation for Drake’s ‘Iceman,’ and much more! The crew later reconvenes to talk about the early stages of Joe planning his birthday party, how men look at bartenders differently when they post their boyfriends, Stefon Diggs being found not guilty, and more.

JBP Rewind | Episode 10 - “I Receive That”

New York Rap legend AZ joins the JBP in its latest Patreon exclusive episode to discuss his upcoming album Do or Die III coming May 8th. The crew asks AZ about ‘Life’s a Bitch’, what happened to The Firm, and his experience with the music business. The rapper also talks life in Brooklyn and his favorite rap albums of all-time. Friend of the Show Salehe Bembury returns as he asks Emanny about his back and forth with Tyrese as well as topics Salehe is surprised that the JBP covers. Joe asks the room about boxer brands, hiring an assistant, fake merchandise, and much more!

Rising R&B star Isaia Huron joins the show on the heels of the release of his new project, ‘Mr. Lovebomb,’ to break down how he got his start in music, making the album, and collaborating with Kehlani. Isaia also talks about his musical inspirations, eclectic nature, current tour, plans for the future, and more. The JBP later reconvenes to discuss why Ish was late for work, the fallout from the oxtail argument, the latest in the Diana Russini-Mike Vrabel saga, the NBA’s new draft lottery process, and much more!

JBP Rewind | Episode 9 - “That’s Not What We Talking About”