Fat Joe & Jadakiss on BET canceling Hip Hop & Soul Train Awards, will.i.am’s Black Thought vs. Jay-Z, Jelly Roll SummerSlam story

On today’s episode, Fat Joe and Jadakiss react to the news that BET will be indefinitely suspending the Hip Hop and Soul Train Awards. Joe and Jada mourn the loss of two staples in rap culture, discuss Joe and Kevin Hart’s turns hosting the awards, and question the reasoning behind the surprise cancellations. After, Joe and Jada give props to Raekwon of Wu-Tang Clan, Freddie Gibbs, and Mobb Deep’s Havoc on their new records, celebrate the anniversary of The Lox vs. Dipset Verzuz battle, debate will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas saying that The Roots’ Black Thought is “a trillion times better” than Jay-Z, give props to New Jersey hip hop legends like Lauryn Hill, Redman, Naughty By Nature, and more, react to WILD WNBA fans throwing “jointskis” at the Indiana Fever’s Sophie Cunningham, and Joe tells a hilarious story from SummerSlam about his run-in with Jelly Roll.

2:30 – BET cancels Hip Hop & Soul Train Awards

12:15 – 4-year anniversary of The Lox vs. Dipset Verzuz

14:30 – Living through 1980s crack epidemic

21:00 – Raekwon & Freddie Gibbs records

29:30 – The 3 birthplaces of hip hop

32:30 – will.i.am says Black Thought “a trillion times better” than Jay-Z

40:00 – RIP Howie Tee

43:00 – Lauryn Hill, Redman & New Jersey hip hop

50:00 – Gilbert Arenas & the Morris twins’ legal issues

58:45 – Fat Joe’s Jelly Roll SummerSlam story

1:06:30 – WNBA fans are WILD

1:11:30 – “Yesterday’s price is not today’s price!”

1:14:15 – Answering fan questions

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