222. Locked In

Nope. I couldn't leave Wale and everything is a lot in the place I left it last episode so I break down the entire album. I also discuss his growth from 2017 to now, why "Where To Start" should be played two times in a row, and even why I try to avoid lead singles. After, I discuss how LeBron can't finish his career in peace and drop my Ray Allen theory.

I just got my ninth live-action Spider-Man film and 11th since 2002 if you're counting Spider-Verse (which you should unless you hate Spider-Man). So what is my major malfunction? After a spoiler warning, I break down what didn't work for me in Spider-Man: Brand New Day and the couple things that did. Up top, I talk about all the media I've been consuming since we last talked.I forgot to say this but the V-Max reveal wasn't well done either.

Costarring Errick Greenlee & Marcus Robinson. Special guest appearance by Oroku Saki aka Thee Shredder.As much as I've championed Jaÿ-Z over the years on this very podcast, Jaÿ is still human. Very human. Handsome Bane threw the pass to Marc Rob for us to draft Jaÿ-Z songs and albums that were Hov on his lesser days. Marc Rob formulated the categories. Me? All I did was show up and record. Sometimes it be like that. We also break down our personal top 5 Jaÿ albums after the draft and then Oroku Saki called and left me a voicemail with his choices. Billionaire Hov isn't for everyone... In fact, any billionaire usually isn't for everyone. Our picks cover it all though.

Although I was curious at first, I really have tried to take an anti-A.I. stance. As a creator, the idea that you can plug a prompt into a chat and get almost anything you desire is nuts (and a lot of it is stolen). Not to mention the water use just to run all of these bots.But what if I told you that I stepped a little too far into the world of A.I. and while I haven't succumbed, I haven't exactly stopped either...After that confession, why do fanbases get so enraged when a show or movie doesn't go the way they hoped it would go? I examine this and talk about Stranger Things 5 (spoilers).

Costarring Errick Greenlee, Michael Lamerique & Marcus RobinsonOn January 8, 2016, I released the first episode of Hyphen Nation. Recorded from the parking lot of a local Morgantown Kroger with a laptop and a headset mic, never did I dream that my little podcast would be at 200+ episodes and still active 10 years later but here we are!To celebrate, I recruited the Brain Trust aka the Diamond Dogs Handsome Bane, Lam, and Marc Rob to celebrate with me. In the first half, we talk about Will Smith's career taking it's downturn, how no one has replaced Twitter despite multiple efforts, relive some 2016 things, and many more alleys and detours.In the back half, Handsome Bane carved out some time so he could still contribute more than just a visit, and we talk about the death of Hulk Hogan, where he's finding joy in professional wrestling these days, and God.Here's to another 10 years? Maybe? Who knows. Thanks y'all.IMPORTANT LISTENING INFO: I apologize for the quality of my microphone in the second half. I hooked my condenser mic up to Zoom and even after all these years, they don't like each other.

In this episode of THE BARACK OBAMA APPROVED WORLD'S GREATEST PODCAST, I go back to the movies. I was unfortunately unable to make the most recent episode of We Should Do This Again Sometime but I give you my draft picks anyway (but seriously, go listen to that episode first)! (7:39) I talk about the latest season of King Of The Hill (39:31), which then leads to some recommendations before I end with my rant about the cost of streaming and WWE trying to push me out of the product (49:04). It might be back to the pirate life for me. Only time will tell.

On today's pod, I talk about how nice my social media break was, Wiz Khalifa and Kush + Orange Juice 2, give WrestleMania XLI predictions, and talk about the comfort that Guy's Grocery Games brings me. When it's good, I'mma tell you. This one's good.

(Costarring Michael Lamerique, Marcus Robinson & Errick Greenlee)Man, sometimes you need to hop on the phone and talk to the homies. So, for the last time on Skype (probably), I'm joined by Lam, Marc Rob, and Handsome Bane to simply cut up. Yeah, we talk about the Whitman Storm's basketball season. Yeah, apparently some of us don't like Superman. And yeah, Bret Hart stops by with jokes.But sometimes you just need to hop on the phone and talk to the homies.

It's almost been 8 years but the results remain the same: When Thee Marc Rob and I get together in a room magic happens. I was going to do a solo episode breaking down my journey through creating my second album HYPHEN. But if you listened to 217., Marc Rob said pump your breaks homeboy! What follows is a delightful look at myself, told through the lens of one of my best friends. Thank you all for your support and as always, more to come.

I lost one of my best friends, Moose Smith, last summer. Today, I tell you about him.