Gems & Juice Podcast

Rockett, Figgy and Jasmine break down a new release-heavy week including new projects from Takeoff, Metro Boomin, Swizz Beatz, Metro Boomin and Curren$y & Freddie Gibbs(7:48). We also discuss the escalation and apparent end of the Nicki Minaj/Cardi B beef(53:16), Kanye removing himself from politics(1:29:00), Niecy Nash starting a hotline for white people complaining about black people(1:41:15), a...

Rockett, Figgy and Jasmine return to break down another drama-filled week in hip-hop in entertainment. They review the video for Sicko Mode(6:30), Rockett recounts his experience at Game 5 of the ALCS(10:28), new music including Nicki Minaj sending shots yet again(15:50), Drake's appearance on The Shop(23:13), Pusha T's response on The Joe Budden Podcast(36:34) and J Prince's response to Pusha T's...

Rockett, Figgy, Jasmine and Jess Escobar break down another wild week in hip-hop and entertainment including new music from Quavo, Ella Mai, Usher and Kodak Black(9:40), a new Bad Bunny song featuring Drake leads us into a discussion on whether Drake is guilty of cultural appropriation(57:33), reaction to Kanye West's controversial White House visit and rant (1:11:30), a debate on the double stand...

Rockett, Figgy and Jasmine celebrate the 50th episode of the podcast and Figgy's 30th birthday with special guests Kevin Walker and Kevin Rawls of the KevinKev Youtube show, and Leroy Cook! We revisit some of our classic debates including the final word on R. Kelly vs. Chris Brown, Kanye West, our favorite albums of the year, Bill Cosby, relationship dilemmas and a whole lot more.

Rockett and Figgy are joined by Jess Escobar as we react to the long-awaited release of Lil Wayne's Carter V album(15:50). Was it worth the wait? We also review new music from Young Thug(48:30), share our expectations from the upcoming Kanye West album(52:41), react to the sentencing of Bill Cosby(1:05:58), ask if it's possible to continue a relationship after someone cheated (1:32:08), whether a...

Rockett, Figgy and Jasmine return to break down another busy week in hip-hop. We start with a Cleveland tribute in honor of the Browns actually winning a game(0:01), review new releases from 6lack, Wale, Lupe Fiasco, Prince and Pardison Fontaine(11:04), react to Kanye announcing the release date of his new album and his renewed beef with Drake(37:15), discuss the Katt Williams vs Kevin Hart beef(5...

Rockett and Figgy link up to discuss a diss-heavy week in hip-hop. We start off with Figgy's review of the Beyonce & Jay-Z concert(02:02), then discuss Eminem's 4-part interview with Sway(05:17) leading into our thoughts on his 'Killshot' diss towards MGK(08:13). We also discuss Nicki Minaj's anti-Cardi B rant on Queen Radio(34:46), NFL headlines(48:56), Figgy reviews 'Black Klansman'(1:03:32), ou...

Rockett, Jasmine and Figgy link up again and react to the sudden passing of Mac Miller(4:33). We also break down the Cardi B vs Nicki Minaj fight at New York Fashion Week(21:32), discuss the replies from MGK and Joe Budden towards Eminem(49:16), rate the Kanye West apology towards Drake and the Kim Kardashian rumors resurfacing(1:22:48), give our takes on Nike's new ad campaign featuring Colin Kae...

Rockett and Figgy reunite with Jewlz to break down another wild week in hip hop. We give our takes on the surprise release of Eminem's new album Kamikaze(12:07) and break down the individual disses on the album and whether they were effective(29:29). Jewlz also weighs in on our ongoing Chris Brown vs R Kelly debate(47:01) and we give our thoughts on Eminem's place in hip hop(56:31). We also react...

The crew reunites to break down a busy week including the historically low-rated VMAs(7:00), Nicki Minaj's social media meltdown following her album debuting at #2(20:05), whether her complaints about Billboard numbers are valid(41:00) and whether someone is allowed to "write" a freestyle(51:04). We also react to Madonna's embarrassing Aretha Franklin tribute(59:52) and Ludacris vs 6ix9ine(1:08:44...

Rockett and Figgy are joined by special guest co-host Mar as we react to the passing of Aretha Franklin and the incoming tribute performances(7:24), review Young Thug's Slime Language project(28:27), break down Nicki Minaj's beef with Safaree(46:20)and the Pitchfork article critiquing her alliance with 6ix9ine(1:07:21), discuss Teyana Taylor kicking Jeremih off his own tour(1:21:49), react to Juel...

The crew links up again to review the release of Nicki Minaj's third studio album Queen from all angles(4:57). Did she silence her critics? We also discuss 6ix9ine facing prison time(1:04:37), Kanye's controversial appearance on Jimmy Kimmel(1:13:55) and the short-lived Deandre Hopkins/Iggy Azalea relationship(1:31:06). We also debate if/how women should shoot their shot(1:40:34), DL Hughley's wif...

The crew returns in full force to break down a loaded week in music and entertainment. We give our thoughts on Travis Scott's long-awaited Astroworld album(7:44), Jasmine reviews YG's new album(26:40), we take a look at new projects from Mac Miller and Iggy Azalea which spins into a white rapper history lesson(35:16), we discuss new music from Ella Mai and question if she's a one-hit wonder(48:34)...

Figgy and Rockett are joined by special guest co-host Ninfa and discuss the R Kelly "confession" song(7:00), an attempted image change for Tinashe (16:50), Nicki Minaj's new features(24:35), Cardi B stepping away from touring with Bruno Mars and the reported low sales of Beyonce/Jay-Z tour tickets(35:46), a renewed Floyd Mayweather vs 50 Cent beef(43:49), 6ix9ine's alleged kidnapping and robbery i...

The crew returns to commemorate the birthday of DJ Screw (0:00), discuss the new album from The Internet (10:00), debate Young Thug's claim that he invented the metrosexual "drip" style (13:40), give our thoughts on the Azealia Banks/Wild 'n Out situation, Jimmy Garoppolo's pornstar date has us question whether we could date a pornstar (43:09), we explore the etiquette of sending nudes and more re...

On a Friday the 13th edition of the podcast we review new music from Wiz Khalifa, Childish Gambino and Drake, react to the birth and name of Cardi B and Offset's child, discuss the apparent cancellation of Charlemagne Tha God and Papa John's, 6ix9ine's arrest and more. Also in What A Bro Knows Jasmine asks if it's ok for your partner to celebrate their birthday without you and if it's wrong to tex...

The crew rejoins to review new music from Future, Meek Mill, the many Boo'd Up remixes and a potential Nicki diss from Cardi B. We also celebrate 50 Cent's birthday, re-visit Drake's album and the rumors circulating around his beef with Kanye, react to Chris Brown's latest arrest, discuss Chance The Rapper pulling a Nicki Minaj in a fan's DMs, review the Power season 5 premiere and more. Figgy als...

The crew returns to break down Drake's much-anticipated double album release. Was it better than we expected? Where does it rank among the other June music releases? We also discuss Nicki Minaj blowing up at a random Twitter user for criticizing her music, Teyana Taylor "updating" her new album, NBA free agency rumors and more. Also Figgy reviews Luke Cage season 2 and Jasmine reviews the Jay/Bey...

Rockett and Figgy reunite with Jewlz to break down a whirlwind week in hip-hop starting with our reaction to the murder of XXXtentacion and the controversy surrounding his memory on social media. We also review new albums from Jay-Z/Beyonce and Teyana Taylor, re-visit 'Nasir' and rank all the G.O.O.D. Music releases from the past month, discuss Donald Glover plagiarism accusations and more. Figgy...

The crew links up to rate (an early leaked version of) the new Nas album. Was it worth the wait? We also discuss the new Jay Rock album, Bey and Jay's nudes, Nicki Minaj's controversial interview comments, 6ix9ine's Chicago tour and more. Also the Cancellation Tour 2018 comes for Jamie Foxx and Ariana Grande's sudden engagement makes us question how long a relationship should last before a marriag...

The crew assembles to discuss the apparent anticlimactic end to the Drake/Pusha T beef. Is it really over? We also rate the Kid Cudi & Kanye collab album, Figgy's experience at Monday Night Raw, the Superfly remake, Lil Wayne's big legal win vs Cash Money, the upcoming LeBron offseason drama and more. Also an Instagram model's experience with Future leads us into a discussion about expectations in...

The crew links up to break down Pusha T's vicious response record aimed at Drake. Is Drizzy officially on the ropes? We also discuss Kanye's new polarizing album, the NBA Finals, the cancellation of Roseanne and a few topics we didn't get to last week including J Cole interviewing Lil Pump, Will Smith returning to rap and a lot more.

The crew assembles on a Memorial Day weekend edition of the podcast to breakdown a wild week in hip hop. We rate the new A$AP Rocky and Pusha T albums, the Pusha T vs Drake beef, the potential cancellation of Morgan Freeman, SZA's live performing issues, Kendrick Lamar sparking a debate over the n-word and more.

The crew breaks down another week in hip hop & entertainment with topics including: new music from J. Lo, Lil Baby and Kevin Gates, the impending cancellation of Chris Brown and whether he's a better artist than R. Kelly, Cardi B vs Azealia Banks, Laurel vs Yanni and more. Figgy also shares his experience meeting Shaq and Jaz wants to know if a man buying your girl a drink is disrespectful.

The crew reassembles to break down a hectic week in the hip-hop world: including Playboi Carti's latest album, the new Childish Gambino single/video, Tidal under fire for allegedly boosting streams, Spotify removing R. Kelly and XXXTentacion from playlists due to a new policy, Meek Mill's Breakfast Club interview and more. Jasmine also shares her JMBLYA 2018 festival experience and we delve into t...