2J3BD

Eric, Jeff, Styles and Sheek got together in Yonkers to break down Cooley High, the 1975 independent hood coming-of-age comedy-drama. We discussed brotherhood, why young actors in the '70s looked 40 years old, the amazing Motown soundtrack, what we think of zoos, the way white people clap, how difficult it is to leave home when things are bad, fat massages, how Teen Wolf would do in Cabrini Green,...

Eric, Jeff, Sheek, Styles and Jadakiss got together in Yonkers to celebrate 2J3BD's 100th episode!!! For this monumental episode, we broke down The Founder, the 2016 biographical drama starring Michael Keaton as businessman Ray Kroc, and detailing his creation of the McDonald's fast-food restaurant chain. We discussed who is more responsible for this iconic American brand: the brothers who pr...

Eric, Jeff, Styles, Sheek and Jadakiss got together in Yonkers to break down the 2000 neo-Western crime drama film starring Ryan Phillippe, Benicio del Toro, Juliette Lewis, Taye Diggs, Nicky Katt, Scott Wilson and James Caan. We discussed the most effective way to handle someone sitting on the hood of your car, which character had the best idea in this movie, who would fare best without a weapon,...

Eric, Jeff, Styles, Sheek and Jadakiss got together in Yonkers to break down the 1979 cult classic The Warriors. We discussed the longest trips home, what Cyrus got right in his speeches, who was the most G in the film, what crew we’d most like to be a part of, how far a wooden baseball bat can get you, where Styles P has been for three episodes and so much more!!! PLUS: What’s Sheek Mad About?!!!...

Eric, Jeff, Sheek, Jadakiss and special guest Kay Rosewood got together in Yonkers to break down the 1991 musical drama film directed by Robert Townsend and starring Townsend, Michael Wright, Leon Robinson, Harry J. Lennix, Tico Wells, John Canada Terrell, Harold Nicholas and Diahann Carroll and depicts the rise and fall of a Motown-inspired soul act. We discuss the biggest sucker in this film, th...

Eric, Jeff, Sheek and Jadakiss got together in Yonkers to break down Napoleon Dynamite, the 2004 comedy film starring Jon Heder as the title character. We discussed Napoleon's swag, high school mustaches, what Kip and La'Fawnduh connect on, what the best Time Machine movies are, what Uncle Rico's problem with Napoleon is, whether Sheek likes this type of humor, whether Deb is a good sales person,...

Eric, Jeff, Styles, Sheek, Jadakiss and special guest Maryland Governor Wes Moore got together at Roc Nation headquarters to break down 300, the 2006 epic historical fantasy action film directed by Zack Snyder and starring Gerard Butler, Rodrigo Santor, Lena Headey and Michael Fassbender in his film debut. First and foremost, we acknowledged that Gov. Moore and Styles P are in fact two different p...

Eric, Jeff, Sheek, Jadakiss and the secret weapon Greg Mayo - the composer of all the 2J3BD jingles and theme songs - got together in Yonkers to break down Good Will Hunting, the 1997 drama written by and starring Ben Affleck and Matt Damon. We discussed who was the most G, whether Will and Skylar end up together, "How you like them apples," which character has the biggest chip on their shoulder,...

Eric, Jeff, Styles, Sheek and Jadakiss got together in Yonkers to break down The Night Comes for Us, the 2018 Indonesian action thriller film written and directed by Timo Tjahjanto and starring Iko Uwais, Joe Taslim, Julie Estelle, Sunny Pang, Zack Lee and Shareefa Daanish. We discussed how violence could be art, whether Ito is good at his job, whether this film has a happy ending, how the women k...

Eric, Jeff, Styles and Sheek got together in Yonkers to break down Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, the 2004 science fiction romantic comedy-drama film directed by Michel Gondry, written by Charlie Kaufman and starring Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet. We discussed fate, the morals around mental erasure, whether we believe in time travel, how this story changes if Jim Carrey's character is Joell...

Eric, Jeff, Styles, Sheek, Jadakiss and Greg Mayo got together with another sold out crowd at City Winery in New York City for a LIVE SHOWCAST, breaking down the 2004 teen comedy film written by Tina Fey and starring Lindsay Lohan. We debated who the most G character was, whether Caty was destined to become a plastic, which characters would remain friends after high school, why Amy Poehler's cool...

Eric, Jeff, Styles, Sheek and Jadakiss got together in Yonkers to break down the 2010 crime thriller film co-written and directed by Ben Affleck and starring Affleck, Rebecca Hall, Jon Hamm, Jeremy Renner and Blake Lively. We discuss how far honor amongst thieves goes, if Jem's life is a success, the best and worst parts of being a townie, what was the more dangerous tell between Jem's tattoo and...

Eric, Jeff, Styles, Sheek and Jadakiss got together in Yonkers to break down the 1974 American action and crime comedy, directed by and starring Sidney Poitier, with Bill Cosby and Harry Belafonte co-starring. We discussed the style and flavor of 1970s Black America, the most effective way to get stolen goods back, if Poitier was a funny actor, whether Poitier's character was a decent man or a has...

Eric, Jeff, Styles, Sheek, Jadakiss and Beloved got together in Yonkers to break down Pretty Woman, the 1990 romantic comedy starring Richard Gere and Julia Roberts. We discuss whether you can make a hoe into a housewife, who saved whose life, how this movie would be different if Julia Roberts' character was 31 years old, what Hector Elizondo's long game was, whether Richard Gere lost his moj...

Eric, Jeff, Styles, Sheek and Jadakiss got together in Yonkers to break down the 1982 American buddy cop action comedy film starring Nick Nolte and Eddie Murphy. We discussed where this film stands in culture, the amazingly ridiculous stunt men, how bad a negotiator Eddie's character Reggie was, how bad of a cop Nick Nolte was, Jack and Reggie vs. Shrek and Donkey, who won the fist fight between E...

Eric, Jeff, Styles, Sheek and Jadakiss got together in Yonkers to break down the 1993 crime drama film directed by Brian De Palma and starring Al Pacino, Sean Penn, Penelope Ann Miller, Luis Guzman and John Leguizamo. We broke down Carlito's biggest mistakes, whether Carlito is a window or an aisle guy, how Carlito compares to Spider-Man, how good each of our intuition is, how Sean Penn played an...

Eric, Jeff, Styles, Sheek and Jadakiss... were on vacation, so we put together the second compilation of THE BEST moments from 2J3BD. This episode is meant to be enjoyed and shared - if there's someone in your life who hasn't listened or watched or understood why you love this showcast, send this their way!!! And hey... get your tickets to see us live on stage at City Winery in NYC on August 13th!...

Eric, Jeff, Styles, Sheek and Jadakiss... were on vacation, so we put together the first compilation of THE BEST moments from 2J3BD. This episode is meant to be enjoyed and shared - if there's someone in your life who hasn't listened or watched or understood why you love this showcast, send this their way!!! And hey... get your tickets to see us live on stage at City Winery in NYC on August 13th!!...

Eric, Jeff, Styles, Sheek and Jadakiss got together in Yonkers to break down the 1998 neo-noir crime comedy film written and directed by The Coen Brothers and starring Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Julianne Moore, Steve Buscemi and John Turturro. After we announced our NEXT LIVE SHOW, we played a game of Crackhead or Big Lebowski, then discussed mistaken identity, the best/worst bowling teammates, w...

Eric, Jeff, Styles, Sheek and Jadakiss got together in Yonkers to break down the 1995 revisionist Western directed by Sam Raimi and starring Sharon Stone, Gene Hackman, Russell Crowe and Leonardo DiCaprio. We discussed loyalty, ambition, courage and honesty in the Wild West, which character would make the best baseball manager, how you'd sell a plant-based lifestyle to Gene Hackman's character, wh...

Eric, Jeff, Styles, Sheek and Jadakiss got together in Yonkers to break down the 1989 sports comedy film starring Tom Berenger, Charlie Sheen, Wesley Snipes, Bob Uecker, Rene Russo, Dennis Haysbert and Corbin Bernsen. We discussed if any achieve greatness if you try hard enough, how good we all are at pep talks, the most iconic characters in this film, how good Sheek would be at Supermarket Sweep,...

Eric, Jeff, Styles, Sheek and Jadakiss got together in Yonkers to break down Hulk Hogan: Real American, the 2026 four-part documentary series, co-produced by WWE and released on Netflix. We discuss Hulk Hogan's rise, fall, rebounds and chaos, his racism, kayfabe, how Terry Bollea and Hulk Hogan co-existed, the value of championship belts, what being a "real American" meant and means, our personal...

Eric, Jeff, Styles, Sheek and Jadakiss got together in Yonkers to break down City of God, the 2002 Portuguese-language epic crime film directed by Fernando Meirelles and co-directed by Kátia Lund. We discussed the "crabs in a barrel" theory, what's beautiful about the slums, when we all turned into adults, whether children who sign up for a job have to live by the same rules as adults, who's to bl...

Eric, Jeff, Styles, Sheek and Jadakiss got together in Yonkers to break down Terminator 2: Judgement Day, the 1991 science fiction action film directed by James Cameron, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton and Robert Patrick. After playing a game of Terminator or Crackhead, we discussed whether Arnold is a better villain or better hero, the most annoying part of the T-1000's day, the bo...

Eric, Jeff, Styles, Sheek, Jadakiss and Tony Moxberg got together in Yonkers to break down the 1989 dark comedy starring Andrew McCarthy, Jonathan Silverman, Catherine Mary Stewart and Terry Kiser. We start off by recapping our amazing live show in Brooklyn and of course Styles and Mox go nuclear over who won the R&B battle. When we do get to the movie, we discussed the best dead guy role, what tr...