This week we spoke with longtime friend of the show and friend in real life, Rob Markman. The name may ring bells from the work he's put in as an editor at XXL, MTV and Head of Artists Relations at Genius. But his voice also rings bells as an MC. Listen in as Branden sits down with Markman to talk about ageism in hip-hop, the non-beef with Berg aka Hitmaka, Brooklyn and his journey as both a participant and critic of the culture and how it's been going from rapper to journalist to rapper/journalist simultaneously. Also, Branden and Maurice talk about the impact and authenticity of Nike's new ad campaign featuring Colin Kaepernick as well as share their thoughts on new albums from OGs Eminem and Bun B.

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