Episode 941 | "9th Wonder Is Listening"
6/27/20262 hr 59 min
The latest episode from the JBP kicks off with the B2K and Pretty Ricky Verzuz (35:15) before moving to Big Daddy Kane's recent Barz Open Challenge (57:54). In new music, T.I.'s album 'KILL THE KING' (1:11:45) drops along with Benny the Butcher's 'The Plugs I Met 2.5' (1:17:05), and kwn's 'and all pride aside' (1:27:40). Lizzo's new project was met with low first-week sales which leads the room to discuss the change in direction from artists and music labels (1:31:43), new evidence in the Pooh Shiesty robbery case (1:42:36), and the cast doesn't care for Richard Jefferson's joke to Jay Williams during the 2026 NBA Draft (1:55:00). Also, the JBP discusses Lavar Ball's comments following the news that he and his wife are separating (2:15:00), Jenifer Lewis' appearance on Keke Palmer's podcast (2:34:05), and much more!
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First 90 secondsParks· Host0:00
The thoughts, views, and opinions expressed by this podcast, as well as its hosts, are for entertainment purposes only. I repeat, it is not serious. It is not real. No one is exposing, revealing, indicting, or telling you anything about themselves. Also, we do not encourage you to try this at home. We are trained professionals who do not have your best interest at heart, or our own. [laughs] Enjoy the show.
Joe Budden· Host0:27
Is anybody going, "And he calls himself a professional"?
Marc Lamont Hill· Panelist0:30
[laughs] [laughs] And we're starting.
Joe Budden· Host0:32
Why do y'all [laughs] never know that we're starting?
Marc Lamont Hill· Panelist0:34
'Cause it's seven minutes earlier- You got a, a- ... than we normally start ...
Joe Budden· Host0:36
a, a, a bagel in your, a bacon, egg, and cheese [laughs] - As a Muslim ... as a, as a non- Turkey bacon.
Marc Lamont Hill· Panelist0:42
Ah ...
Joe Budden· Host0:42
as a non-praying Muslim ...
Marc Lamont Hill· Panelist0:44
always, always turkey. Ah, okay.
Joe Budden· Host0:44
You still got the fucking, that dirty, that dirty- Dirty ... Diana phone case.
Parks· Host0:49
[laughs] Oh, I'm keeping this.
Joe Budden· Host0:50
That red shit that I told you to change.
Parks· Host0:53
Yeah, that's gonna go.
Joe Budden· Host0:53
Your classic gray jeans. Come on, Mark.
Marc Lamont Hill· Panelist0:56
So we're back and better.
Joe Budden· Host0:56
We got a, we got a show to do.
Parks· Host0:57
He went baggy.
Marc Lamont Hill· Panelist0:58
We started seven minutes early.
Joe Budden· Host0:59
I see, I- You went baggy today? No, we didn't. We're starting 22 minutes late.
Parks· Host1:02
[laughs] [laughs] Yeah. Yeah.
Joe Budden· Host1:04
And really that's 32, my math bad, 30, that, that 52 minutes late.
Parks· Host1:10
52.
Marc Lamont Hill· Panelist1:10
Look.
Joe Budden· Host1:10
It's really 52 minutes late, but it's good to see everybody.
Parks· Host1:14
Very good.
Joe Budden· Host1:14
Or almost everybody.
Marc Lamont Hill· Panelist1:15
Almost everybody.
Parks· Host1:15
[laughs] So, listen- That's the only reason I think we starting, ain't nobody here.
Joe Budden· Host1:17
[laughs] Everybody's here, Mark. That's, that's the thing, man.
Marc Lamont Hill· Panelist1:21
Oh, that's philosophical.
Joe Budden· Host1:22
Yeah, everybody's here.
Marc Lamont Hill· Panelist1:23
Mm-hmm. It's true.
Joe Budden· Host1:23
Everybody's here.
Parks· Host1:24
Everybody here.
Marc Lamont Hill· Panelist1:25
The audience is here, so.
Joe Budden· Host1:26
Yeah.
Parks· Host1:26
They don't care.
Marc Lamont Hill· Panelist1:27
That's true.
Joe Budden· Host1:27
The large crew is a luxury.