Episode 497 | The Jig Is Up

About this episode

The episode discusses recent events in hip hop, including JID's BET Awards comments, Lupe Fiasco's performance issues, and predictions for the NBA Playoffs.

Happy Friday! The Prophet Malhamed gets his flowers for his JID and J.Cole take from months ago, and the crew discusses JID addressing the BET Awards and Cole’s verse on “99 Builds Freestyle”. Lupe Fiasco caught some flack for forgetting lyrics at his show, as well as for his rant about people illegally downloading his debut album back in the day. Don Toliver becomes the first rapper to hit a million copies sold in 2026, BET announces their nominees, and Ray Daniels predicts Jay-Z is dropping a Drake diss. The guys share some more NBA Playoffs predictions, and react to Summer Jam’s lineup. Have a great weekend, and we’ll see you next week! All lines provided by Hard Rock Bet Visit your nearest Boost Mobile store or https://www.boostmobile.com/promo/25-forever See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Rory, MAL

Topics covered

• music industry
• NBA Playoffs
• BET Awards
• hip hop culture
• album sales
• live performances

Keywords

• JID
• J.Cole
• Lupe Fiasco
• Don Toliver
• Jay-Z
• Drake
• BET Awards
• NBA Playoffs
• Summer Jam

Sponsors

Hard Rock Bet, Boost Mobile

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