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Charlamagne and Schulz discuss NBA matchups, a smear operation, and Jay-Z's surprise freestyle.

This week on Brilliant Idiots, Charlamagne and Schulz break down Knicks Vs.Spurs, KAT finally shutting up his critics, why Wembanyama might be getting crowned too soon, and whether a sweep is actually on the table. Then things get murky: Charlamagne explains why he called DJ Akademiks with a heads up about a coordinated smear operation. They close out reacting to Jay-Z's surprise freestyle at the Roots Picnic. ************************************ Sponsor Brilliant Idiots: ⁠⁠https://public.liveread.io/media-kit/brilliant-idiots⁠⁠ Jess Hilarious - Til Death Do We Parent - ⁠Pre Order⁠ 2Chainz - The Voice in my head is God - ⁠⁠Pre Order⁠⁠ The Black Family Who Built America - Cheryl McKissack Daniel -⁠⁠Order Link⁠⁠ Uncommon Favor - Dawn Staley - ⁠⁠Order Link⁠⁠ Get Honest or Die Lying Why Small Talk Sucks- By Charlamagne Tha God - ⁠⁠Order Link⁠⁠ Check out Andrew Schulz - ⁠⁠www.theandrewschulz.com⁠⁠ Check out all the podcast on Charlamagne's "Black Effect Network" - ⁠⁠https://blackeffect.com⁠⁠ Checks out AlexxMedia ⁠AM Mornings⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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