Welcome back to Should We Be Doing This! Episode eleven kicks off with Reese recapping his recent work woes. The crew covers the recent string of Fentanyl related deaths and the history of the drug. We also pose the question: if you're over 30 with no kids, is that a red flag? Lechelle gets major kudos about her new wig collection and talks about double standards for men and women. Who else has two birthdays? Tune in and make sure to share with your people! Make sure to leave us a review!

The Fentanyl

Listen in to the JBP as the gang starts by reading social media reactions to the tape release of Adam22’s wife (34:02) before turning to new music including King Von’s posthumous project (46:32) & Justin Timberlake hopping on Coco Jones’ ‘ICU’ for the remix (49:09). Hollywood prepares to shut down as the actors join the writers on strike (54:14) while Joe explains why music needs to do the same thing (1:05:35), the pod debates Ice Cube vs. Biggie when it comes to storytelling in music (1:33:37), and JAY-Z’s ‘The Book of Hov’ exhibit comes to Brooklyn (1:45:43). Also, Lil Baby has canceled a number of shows on his nationwide tour (2:05:54), Uzi responds to experimenting with his music and says he’s “trying” (2:25:15), Part of the Show returns (2:33:00), + MORE! 

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Sleeper Picks: 

Joe | Joseph Solomon - “Black Like You”

Ice | King Von (feat. 42 Dugg) - “GangLand”

Parks | CMR - “Midtro”

Ish | alayna - “Who Am I Now”

Melyssa | Kwaku Asante - “Molasses”

Episode 644 | "Stay in School"

Before hitting vacation, the JBP starts this episode with conflicting reports on the Travis Scott show scheduled in Egypt for later this month and whether or not it will still take place (25:05). Nas & Hit-Boy are slated to drop ‘Magic 2’ this Friday (1:04:18), Elliott Wilson & Rob Markman trade jabs in a series of tweets (1:15:20), and Boosie & his daughter are beefing online (1:40:40). Also, Ish calls out Adam22 for two of his recent episodes (2:05:23), other rap beefs continue including Talib Kweli & Consequence (2:16:38), Part of the Show returns (2:29:16), + MORE! 

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Sleeper Picks: 

Joe | Maeta - “ASMR”

Ice | Lil Tjay - “June 22nd”

Parks | Jourden - “Flow”

Ish | Chikoruss - “Body Language”

Episode 645 | "Own 'Em Forever"

Welcome Back! Thanks for rocking with us during our hiatus, but we're back...I think. Comedian Gary King Clark joins the team this week and quickly builds rapport with Reese and Carson. Join us in our foolishness!

The 30 Guys

The Rich Aunties

The JBP kicks off this episode discussing their weekends (11:57) which featured celebrating a number of birthday parties before the room turns their attention to the new music released last week as Ish addresses the Diddy & Cleo Sol projects (27:33). Drake has pushed back the release date for his album ‘For All The Dogs’ (37:22) while also receiving pushback from Halle Berry for using her photo to promote the ‘Slime You Out’ single (41:25). HBO has canceled ‘Winning Time’ after two seasons (59:06), Russell Brand has sexual assault allegations brought against him (1:06:10), and the gang recaps Colorado beating Colorado State (1:26:20). Coach Roy Johnson of Bishop Sycamore joins to talk about the HBO documentary ‘BS High’ (1:32:42), the ESPN game vs. IMG Academy (1:51:28), mistakes he made and whether he profited (2:20:20), and his future as a coach (2:29:43). Also, Geechi Gotti vs. Eazy The Block Captain took place on Chrome 23 over the weekend (2:50:20), Joe explains the interview process with certain guests after receiving some backlash on X (2:58:52), + MORE! 

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Sleeper Picks: 

Joe | Diddy (feat. Swae Lee) - “Tough Love”

Ice | Fabolous - “Ain’t Nuthin Ta F*ck Wit”

Parks | Little Brother - “Wish Me Well”

Ish | Tone Stith - “Lonely”

Melyssa | Lola Consuelos - “Divine Timing”

Episode 659 | "Color Commentators"

The JBP begins this episode discussing Drake’s lyric from ‘Tuscan Leather’ a decade ago (12:55) before turning to more details on Jeezy & Jeannie Mai’s separation (20:52). Recapping new music, Doja Cat drops her album ‘Scarlet’ (49:52) and Ice announces the release date for Lil Wayne’s ‘Tha Fix Before Tha VI’ (1:00:22). Jada Pinkett Smith shares an old video of her and Tupac (1:07:09),  Nicki Minaj & Cardi B continue to beef (1:17:00), and Chrisean Rock is being criticized for the handling of her baby in public (1:43:22). Also, the latest updates on the WGA strike (2:32:40), Joe reads a few different Part of the Show questions (2:39:17), + MORE!

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leeper Picks: 

Joe | Diddy & NOVA WAV - “What’s Love”

Ice | Doja Cat - “Often”

Parks | Elcamino & Black Soprano Family (feat. Inspectah Deck) - “Victory”

Ish | Destiny Rogers - “Save My Love”

Melyssa | Juniper & Sango (feat. Xavier Omär) - “Tell Me”

Episode 660 | “Here Come Thicko”

Wrong Hands

Wrong Hands (Produced by TreyMxn)

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The Argument

The gang is all here and we're joined by porn legend Rome Major and Seattle music legend J Pinder to talk about their new projects and we find out Rome's favorite actresses to work with and the new up and comers. Great episode, come join the fun and catch up with us!

The Entertainer

Welcome back! A couple episodes ago we, Reese, ruffled some feathers of some of our listeners so we invited them to a conversation! Pop the top on this episode and take a listen! We love and appreciate these women for taking their time to have this conversation!

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