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LL COOL J will host the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards on Sept. 7, marking his first time as the show’s solo emcee. The live broadcast from UBS Arena will air at 8 p.m. Eastern on CBS, simulcast on MTV, and streamed on Paramount+ in the United States. The rapper, actor, and Rock & Roll…
In the latest episode from the JBP, Joe shares a couple stories from his weekend before the room turns to the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump on Saturday (29:20). The Bionic Six then pivots to Amber Rose’s speech at the Republican National Convention (54:04), Alec Baldwin’s case has been dismissed (1:15:46), and Ice…
Building on the success of the first single, “Saturday Night Special” featuring Rick Ross and Fat Joe, LL Cool J has released the second track from “The FORCE,” titled “Passion.” The new track begins with the sound of static electricity on vinyl. The hip-hop legend will release his 14th studio album, “The FORCE (Frequencies of…
The JBP kicks off this episode with their thoughts on the Rolling Stone article covering Diddy’s history of violence (34:01). In new music, Eminem drops his single ‘Houdini’ (1:15:54), Meek Mill releases ‘5AM IN PHILLY’ (1:18:48), and ‘Wanna Be’ by Cardi B, Meg Thee Stallion, & GloRilla also released (1:23:30). Also, Usher is set to…
Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has been urged by Eminem, following his rendition of Eminem’s track “Lose Yourself” at the Iowa State Fair, to desist from using the artist’s music for his campaign. BMI, a performing rights organization, acting on Eminem’s request, has communicated to Ramaswamy’s campaign that it will cease licensing the rapper’s music….
The JBP kicks off this week’s episode with a recap of Hip-Hop 50 Live at Yankee Stadium from over the weekend (11:42) which leads to a message Joe has for music labels (26:10). A discussion on samples in Hip-Hop includes Flip sharing an issue he has with Steely Dan over ‘Deja Vu’ (42:29), Melle Mel…
DJ Khaled connects with Zane Lowe to celebrate a new chapter for his artistry and break down his thirteenth studio album, ‘GOD DID’. DJ Khaled discusses the ups and downs of the journey it took to make this album complete. Through collaborations with his close friends such as Eminem and Kanye West, songs like “USE…
