The 3rd Verse Podcast

Stat Quo and Justin Hunte break down beef de-escalation in real time, the story behind Chamillionaire's "Mixtape Messiah" and the Kanye-produced "Call Some Hoes," a Top Dawg/TDE interview breakdown, this week's Billboard 200 movement (GNX, Future, Rick Ross, ASAP Rocky, Kendrick's "Reincarnated"), the Flacco/Nick Fuentes fallout, and a label-industry story about beat theft and false promises — plus a first look at Thursday's Terrace Martin sit-down on the making of To Pimp a Butterfly.

We sit down with legendary producer Mark Batson to go inside the making of Eminem's "Relapse" album — from its original concept title "King Mathers," to the Nas and accent stories, to the Detox sessions that never made it out. Plus: Game called in to set the record straight on the Top Dawg viral moment.

Stat Quo and Justin Hunt react to Glasses Malone's claim that Drake is funding a campaign against YG, break down A$AP Rocky's wild career jump from Iggy Azalea to Rihanna with a new "Overachiever Award," pick apart Rick Ross's new album bar-by-bar, and run the full Billboard chart report. Plus: book recommendations, favorite mixtapes, and a live "who said what" mix-up between Stat and S-Teet.

The crew ranks every major album that dropped out of the Kendrick Lamar beef era — Future, Rick Ross, ASAP Rocky, Kanye, J. Cole, and Drake — on quality, impact, and who actually delivered versus who dropped the ball.

Stat breaks down why Future got rewarded for a mediocre album while Larry June's better project got overlooked, roasts Tory Lanez for rapping about private planes from a jail cell, and makes the case for why Rick Ross needs real pushback in the studio.

Stat Quo & Justin Hunte go live with Glasses Malone to talk about Kendrick Lamar's newest leak, The Game vs. YG on their Versus battle, and other breaking news in Hip-Hop.

Stat Quo & Justin Hunte go live in the studio to talk about Kendrick Lamar's newest leak, The Game vs. YG on their Versus battle, and other breaking news in Hip-Hop.

Stat Quo, DJ Mormile & Justin Hunte listen to the new Rick Ross & Larry June albums LIVE!

Justin and Stat Quo run the Billboard chart report, dig into Luminate's hip-hop decline data and the streamer-vs-rapper money debate, break down Memphis Bleek's Jay-Z defense and Dame Dash's brutal Yankee Stadium roast, react to the Ebro/Rosenberg blowup, and drop never-before-seen footage of the 3rd Verse theme song recording session.

Justin Hunte & Stat Quo break down Jay-Z's Yankee Stadium run and the Kaepernick freestyle backlash, dig into the NBA YoungBoy vs. Future blowup, react to Kai Cenat and streamer diss tracks, and somehow end up debating white underwear and Stat's colonic horror story.