Gems & Juice Podcast

The crew assembles with special guest host Khrysy to discuss the latest Kanye West controversies, the new Rae Sremmurd album, Nicki Minaj's latest videos, the NBA playoffs, another heated southern rap debate & more. We also give our thoughts on the upcoming season of Power and Khrysy shares her Beyonce Coachella experience.

The crew reassembles to break down all the madness in the world of hip-hop and entertainment from the past few weeks including everything Kanye, Meek Mill's release from prison, the Bill Cosby ruling, the cancellation of R. Kelly and Issa Rae and more. Jasmine also defends the new J. Cole album from online haters, we review Arian Foster's debut album, we discuss producers vs artists in the current...

The crew returns to discuss all things Coachella including The Queen's historic, legendary, mesmerizing, revolutionary 2-hour extravaganza. Has she officially dethroned Michael Jackson as the best performer of all time? We also give our thoughts on the new Nicki Minaj tracks and her beef with Cardi B/Quavo, Drake's forthcoming album, Taylor Swift butchering a classic jam, the Starbucks boycott, T....

The crew returns to break down Cardi B's debut album from every angle. What were the hits? What were the misses? How many Instagram twerk videos will it inspire? We also talk new releases from A$AP Rocky, The Weeknd and more. Also: our Beyonce corresponent Jasmine investigates who bit The Queen, domestic abuse charges against Fabolous, Safaree getting robbed, Black Chyna fighting at Six Flags and...

The crew assembles after a long night to touch on a cornucopia of hip-hop topics including the Migos/Drake video, Jay Z & Beyonce's new tour & possible collab album, iHeartMedia declaring bankruptcy and more. Also Figgy gets put on the hot seat for his controversial Mariah Carey opinion expressed on a sports radio show, resident Instagram detective Jasmine has compiled evidence on why a new Beyonc...

Supposed breakups with Amber Rose/21 Savage and Big Sean/Jhene Aiko has the crew debating social media rules for relationships, we talk about the on-air fight between DJ Envy and Desus & Mero, what the rumored Cardi B pregnancy could do for her career, Drake making video games cool and more. We also discuss when/if thirst goes too far with the lovely Jasmine.

The crew is joined once again by Jasmine as we talk Rick Ross' recovery, Oscars,Twitter turning on Bruno Mars and a lot more. We also get called haters by Aaliyah fans and we shared the pettiest reasons why someone stopped talking to us.

The OG crew is back to discuss Rick Ross' hospitalization and conflicting reports of how serious it is. Where does Ross rank among hip hop legends? We also talk new music from Phonte, Rae Sremmurd, Jay-Z & Beyonce, Future and more. Figgy wants to know if Safaree could be the next Cardi B and Jewlz wants to know how "foreign" is too foreign in a relationship.

Rockett and Figgy collab with special guest host Jasmine to discuss how Marvel's Black Panther film made us blacker. We also talk Nipsey's new album, Drake's charitable music video, Mo'Nique vs the world, the Black Chyna sextape, the possible pending release of Kodak Black and more. Also a ratchet Facebook edition of What A Bro Knows.

We're back! The gang returns to talk Culture II, Grammys, Netflix boycotts, the (supposedly) upcoming Martin reboot and more. Are Migos really the biggest hip-hop group ever? Who won the Houston sports radio battle of 2018? Also an update on Jewlz' love life turns into a convo about couple sleeping habits.

The crew reassembles to catch up on all the ratchetry from weeks prior. Topics include Meek Mill's prison sentence, Chris Brown's 45-track album, Nicki Minaj trying to "break the internet", the cast of the live action Lion King and a lot more. We also talk second chances and the problem with food dates in What A Bro Knows.

The crew assembles to talk Offset & Cardi B's engagement, Texans owner Bob McNair's controversial comments, Lil B getting jumped, XXXTentacion quitting music and more. Also Jewlz regales us with her PoF dating tales.

The crew reassembles to talk Future & Young Thug's new mixtape, Gucci Mane's BET-sponsored wedding. Metro Boomin vs Atlantic Records, the start of the NBA season and more. Also Gabrielle Union got us wondering how far women will go to please a man and what the hell is a push gift?

The crew assembles on a Friday the 13th edition of the show to give their takes on the 2017 BET Hip Hop Awards, Which cypers were good/trash? Who actually showed up? We also talk Gucci Mane's new album, Nelly/Harvey Weinstein sexual assault allegations, Jemele Hill's suspension, Puffy wanting to buy the NFL and more. Also Rockett shares his Jay-Z ACL experience and we debate which guilty pleasures...

Will Jewlz have to disown 21 Savage after his SlutWalk appearance? Is Cardi B's rise good for hip hop? Has Conspiracy Facebook finally gone too far? Is it snitching to name the person who shot you? What are the text message rules in a relationship? The crew assembles to answer all this and more in Episode 14.

Is there beef between the Gems & Juice crew?!?!?! Find out as a debate over our top 5 artists gets a little heated. We also talk about the Hip Hop Honors, Kevin Hart cheating/extortion, Kyle Jenner's pregnancy, Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving being weird and a lot more.

The crew reassembles to discuss the Queen's return to her hometown in need, Trae Tha Truth vs 97.9, BET Hip Hop Awards nominees, Nas & Nicki Minaj's mushiness, Facebook conspiracy theories, Jemele Hill vs Donald Trump, XXXTentacion's rise and the separation of art from artists and more. We also explore whether open/long distance relationships work and someone takes credit for Arthur gaining respec...

The crew reassembles in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey to discuss their own experiences dealing with the storm, the city's response, Joel Osteen getting dragged and more. We also talk VMAs, McGregor Vs Mayweather, Lil Uzi Vert and A$AP Mob releases, Lonzo Ball saying Nas is outdated, communication rules between men and women and ask what's the best way to break up.

On a very special episode of the podcast, the crew talks mentorship in hip-hop with Jay-Z, Master P and Kodak Black, LeBron leaving Cleveland, a Drake-less Billboard Top 100, ranking Kanye's albums, Charlottesville, worst dates and more.

The forces of ratchetness bring the crew together again to discuss Andre 3K feeling to old to rap, Kanye suing for $10 million, Trans Twitter coming after Dave Chappelle and Lil Duval, Bobby Valentino and Usher getting caught up, the truth behind the Fugees reunion and more. Also is it ever ok to wife a stripper or ex-stripper? (nah)

A wrap up of all things ratchet this week leads the crew to discuss Drake retiring strippers, Meek Mill vs Trick Daddy, Amber Rose calling Philly women ugly and more. We also debate the song of the summer, ex-privileges, "closure" in relationships and Jewlz is forced to defend her favorite rapper once again.

In Episode 7 we track the downfall of black entertainment heroes R Kelly, Mike Vick, OJ and Usher. We also talk about Chance saving the podcast, Kanye vs Jay, ex-boyfriend/girlfriend rules, Kyrie Irving wanting out of Cleveland and more.

The gang assembles to talk all things hip-hop when breaking news occurs: Beyoncé drops a picture of her 1-month-old twins. Is she doing too much or is she truly this generation's Michael Jackson? We discuss that plus the new streaming music landscape, Blac Chyna on Good Morning America, new releases and we help out Jewlz with her dating app profile.

In Episode 5 we break down Jay-Z's 4:44 album and the reaction around the hip-hop world. Should rappers ever retire? Also Rob Kardashian/Blac Chyna drama and infidelity double standards.

On a special early edition of the podcast we break down the fights, drama and surprises of the 2017 BET Awards. What was good? What was terrible? We answer all that and explore whether social media destroys relationships.