FULL EP | Billboard Reveals Hottest Female Rapper List; God Ain’t Pleased with Diddy; Brian McKnight Jr Tells Disheartening Story of Brian McKnight and His Dying Son; and MORE  

The Morning Hustle crew dives into celebrity mess and moral accountability in an episode that swings from rap rankings to heartbreaking family revelations. Alton kicks off the Lo’Down by breaking down Billboard’s “Top 10 Hottest Female Rappers of 2025,” running through a list that includes Ice Spice, Monaleo, Pluto, Latto, Megan Thee Stallion, Bunni B, YKNats, GloRilla, Doechii and a late-surging Cardi B in the No. 1 spot. The team debates how artists with no full album, social-media momentum, or just a couple of big features end up ranking over women like GloRilla, who’s been consistently active and growing her fanbase on tour, and Doechii, whose viral singles and high-profile performances have made her one of the most-watched new MCs in hip-hop.  

From there, Alton’s “God Ain’t Pleased” segment uses a new documentary about Diddy as a mirror for the culture, calling out how fans and industry folks have long celebrated abusive, bullying leadership styles in pursuit of access and clout—pointing back to moments like Making the Band’s infamous cheesecake walk as early red flags.  

With multiple recent lawsuits accusing Sean “Diddy” Combs of sexual assault and other abuse, and fresh public scrutiny of his past behavior, those questions about why people tolerate toxic power hits even harder. The episode closes on a somber note as Alton revisits the ongoing Brian McKnight family drama, playing Brian McKnight Jr.’s emotional recounting of a call his late brother Nico made from his deathbed—begging their father to simply say “I love you” and allegedly being told he couldn’t “arbitrarily” say that.  

The hosts wrestle with how a man famous for classic love songs could be publicly accused of disowning his biological children and legally centering his stepchildren instead, reflecting on what responsible fatherhood and accountability should really look like. 

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