Episode 912 | "Heaven Sent"
3/18/20263 hr 32 min
The latest episode from the JBP kicks off with a recap of the 2026 Oscars including Michael B. Jordan taking home best actor (20:13). The crew also discusses Ava Duvernay publicly unveiling her relationship on the red carpet (51:53), Joe shares his thoughts on the recent exchange between N.O.R.E. and Peter Rosenberg (1:02:04), plus the internet jokes on Jack Harlow (1:12:28). LaRussell receives backlash for his latest song (1:26:53), The Roots Picnic (1:43:34), and Marc Lamont Hill pays respects to Kiki Shepard (2:16:00). Also, **SPOILER ALERT** the room discusses DTF St. Louis on HBO (2:25:43), Ice asks the room a question about personal happiness (2:38:45), Marc and Ish discuss the New York tax proposal from Mamdani (2:57:42), and more.
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First 90 secondsJoe Budden· Host0:00
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Ish· Host0:27
La, la, la, la, la.
Joe Budden· Host0:30
Oh.
Ish· Host0:30
La, la, la, la, la. The level, the level, the level.
Joe Budden· Host0:33
Yo, yo, yo.
Ish· Host0:34
The level, the level, the level, the level, the levels, the levels. Mic check. Mic, mic, mic, mic, mic, mic, mic, mic.
Joe Budden· Host0:38
All right. I'm good. Y'all good?
Parks· Host0:40
We good.
Ish· Host0:40
We're great. We're great.
Joe Budden· Host0:41
All right. We are good. Hit the button. Let's go.
Parks· Host0:43
The button is on.
Joe Budden· Host0:44
Oh, shit. Come on, man. We here already. What's going on? What's popping?
Parks· Host0:47
Chilling. How you feeling?
Joe Budden· Host0:48
Real good. Well, that's not true. [laughs] That's not true. I can't even lie.
Ish· Host0:53
So you're not real good?
Joe Budden· Host0:54
What's going on, man? Uh, I celebrated my dad's 70th birthday yesterday.
Parks· Host0:58
Happy birthday, pops.
Ish· Host0:58
[clapping] Happy birthday, pops.
Joe Budden· Host0:59
Yes, sir-ski. Happy birthday, pops. 70. Good to know how old your parents are. [laughs] Thought he was a couple years older. [laughs] I don't know. Once the cane comes out, [laughs] nigga, I'll put you at 75 minimum. [laughs] Uh- Ah ... went to an Italian restaurant.
Parks· Host1:13
Okay.
Joe Budden· Host1:15
I can't eat Italian anymore. It's over.
Parks· Host1:17
Was it, uh, bougie Italian or kinda, like, regular Italian?
Joe Budden· Host1:19
Nah, it was real good Italian food right there in Harlem, but I can't do it anymore.
Parks· Host1:23
Oh, yeah?
Joe Budden· Host1:23
I can't. That rigatoni had me hugging the smart toilet all night long.
Parks· Host1:26
Oh, no.
Joe Budden· Host1:26
All night long. Throwing up mad shit.
Ish· Host1:29
Oh,