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Send us Fan Mail SUMMARY The Gem Rats were joined this week by Randall, one of the original members of their crew from college and someone who has seen success as an entrepreneur. Randall kicks the pod off by bashing Coming 2 America (16:03) and then shares his first impressions of Nyce, Bnag and Uncle Leon (22:15). The crew also gets into why women are getting tired of men (40:50), how entreprene...

Send us Fan Mail SUMMARY The Gem Rats were in a good mood after going live on IG right before they recorded, so they had to start off by shouting out the Deltas down at Xavier University of Louisiana (7:18) for showing love. They then get into the situation between Kirk Franklin and his son (19:05), how they see themselves as parents (30:00), what it takes to get them out of the streets (44:21) an...

Send us Fan Mail SUMMARY President Biden signed the stimulus bill Thursday afternoon so you know the guys had to discuss how they're about to act when the stimmy finally hits (11:35). They also talk NBA All-Star Weekend (17:58), quickly hit on the Royal Family scandal (31:43), give a review of Coming 2 America (41:10) and some new music that dropped (47:22), debate Elmo vs. Barney (53:50) and...

Send us Fan Mail SUMMARY The fellas are back and ready to talk everything from Texas' governor opening the state and lifting the mask mandate (8:55) to former Nike VP Ann Hebert having to resign due to the recent scandal (31:17). They also touch on Richmond possibly bringing it's first black-owned casino to the city (13:08), what it's like managing your money as an adult (44:35), th...

Send us Fan Mail SUMMARY The Gem Rats came ready to pod this week, starting off with Uncle Leon sharing what he's most looking forward to now that he's 28 (16:00). The fellas then discuss if they would ever take Viagra (26:22), recap last week's episode with Esco (30:18), congratulate JAY-Z on his most-recent business transaction (44:26), welcome Bobby Shmurda home (54:00), anticipa...

Send us Fan Mail SUMMARY This week, the guys welcome Esco -- who Nyce labeled an early candidate for "2021 Hustler of the Year" and "your favorite model's favorite model" -- to the podcast to talk about everything from her modeling career to her new sex toy line. They even gave her few minutes to speak on what she doesn't like about men (10:22) to somewhat combat all...

Send us Fan Mail SUMMARY After a longer-than-anticipated break, the guys return to talk briefly about the Super Bowl (5:15), Valentine's Day (11:39) and Gorilla Glue Girl (25:36) before getting into some HILARIOUS stories about the craziest things they've done to look good. They wrap things up by sharing what they believe a successful 2021 looks like (48:31). GEM OF THE WEEK "Someti...

Send us Fan Mail SUMMARY On the final episode of Season 1, the Gem Rats kick things off with a recap of Bnag's birthday weekend (7:45). From there, they talk their favorite moments of the year (17:30), what super powers they want to wake up with on the 21st (33:51), how many children they want (46:43), the bad things they did as kids (58:45), Bnag tells a story about the time he bit off more...

Send us Fan Mail SUMMARY It was a slow week this week, but the Gem Rats still came in ready to talk about everything from the upcoming Verzuz battle between Keyshia Cole & Ashanti (14:17) to some of the their favorite moments from Season 1 (35:32), which led to a pretty lengthy discussion about expectations men & women have when getting into relationships and how it affects both parties in...

Send us Fan Mail SUMMARY This week the Gem Rats jump right into how their Thanksgiving breaks went (5:00) before discussing why Nate Robinson got into the ring with Jake Paul (11:00). They then talk about the NBA coming back and all of the bags being handed out (20:42), have an unexpected rant about Netflix series Cobra Kai (41:35), take a look into how Larsa Pippen and Lori Harvey are moving out...

Send us Fan Mail SUMMARY This week's episode is an installment of the "THREE IN THIRTY" series (although the Gem Rats needed a little more than 30 minutes to get through their topics). Nyce started things off with his recap of the Verzuz battle between Jeezy vs. Gucci (13:42), Bnag freestyles his topic about Black Friday (27:55) and Uncle Leon gets into Thanksgiving and what everyon...

Send us Fan Mail SUMMARY After sharing some terrible dad jokes, the Gem Rats question why 2020 feels like a decade (7:55), give the backstory and their predictions for Jeezy vs. Gucci (12:58), entertain the idea of being a one-hit wonder (25:09), review some of the new music that dropped (29:12), talk Ken Walker getting a little touchy feely (50:15) and more! GEM OF THE WEEK "Hungry people ea...

Send us Fan Mail SUMMARY After what seemed like more than a week off, the Gem Rats jump right back into action by discussing  "WAP" vs. "Throat Baby" (7:45),  when shooting their shot went wrong (24:00), Biden getting Trump out of office (55:40), what they would do if they were the First Gentleman of the United States (1:05:55), recent celebrity deaths (1:11:30) and more! GEM O...

Send us Fan Mail SUMMARY This week, the Gem Rats introduce the first installment of THREE IN THIRTY, where they pay tribute to their drinking tradition by covering three topics in 30 minutes. Uncle Leon kicks things off with some Halloween talk (11:00), Nyce gives a recap of the 2020 BET Hip-Hop Awards (24:07) and Bnag closes it out with his final push to get people to the polls before Election Da...

Send us Fan Mail A recap of last week’s shenanigans started things off (12:30) before The Gem Rats bump right into some Tory & Meg talk thanks to his IG live appearance (15:15). They then discuss if they've ever been "the wrong friend" (25:43), what they would do for a PS5 (41:37), men shamelessly asking women for money, the #EndSARS movement (1:05:17) and much more! Gem of the...

Send us Fan Mail This was not your typical episode. Nyce was celebrating his 29th birthday so it was only right the Gem Rats got into some birthday talk (2:56) before taking, as they promised, three shots in thirty seconds (18:46). After that, the pod was all over the place. They reminisce on their go-to liquors from college days (21:55), celebrate finally reaching 100 subscribers on YouTube (33:0...

Send us Fan Mail The Gem Rats start off the 10th episode by discussing their favorite and least favorite things about adulthood (5:10). They also get into the characteristic that scares them the most about themselves (19:55), which cereal a serial killer would use to take out its victims (25:30), their most memorable "I'm never drinking again" moment (35:50), a mid-season recap of &...

Send us Fan Mail This week's pod opens with the fellas acknowledging International Podcast Day (4:30) right before they speak on Tory Lanez's decision to drop an album in response to his alleged shooting of Megan thee Stallion (9:05). They then get into NBA Finals predictions (21:00), the presidential debate (24:03), how they plan on ending the last quarter of the year (49:40), what&apos...

Send us Fan Mail The Gem Rats kick off the episode with some wedding talk (9:20) before they get into Joe Budden starting his own network (24:05), Kanye's contract rant (31:30), the sad-but-expected ruling in the case of Breonna Taylor (38:15), if the "talking stage" is really that important (1:01:00), why women try to break your heart after the break up (1:18:45) and so much more!...

Send us Fan Mail This week the Gem Rats talk Clippers blowing a 3-1 lead to the Nuggets (5:58), the return of the NFL and college football (13:27), Breonna Taylor's family receiving $12 million settlement from city of Louisville (25:00) and what life will be like when they get old (36:00), how they had to improvise due to lack of funds growing up (1:04:00) and so much more! NOTE: We apologize...

Send us Fan Mail With everyone in a good mood, the Gem Rats jumped right into a conversation about when and how they lost their innocence (5:00). From there, they recap their weekend trip to Atlanta (15:52), fail at their attempt to preview Patti LaBelle vs. Gladys Knight (33:33), talk Tory Lanez's alleged "apology" (43:50), give their answer to a million-dollar scenario (1:06:45) a...

Send us Fan Mail The Gem Rats came in ready to laugh after some heavy talk last week, but they couldn't go too far without saying their RIPs to Chadwick Boseman, John Thompson & Cliff Robinson (11:00). From there they get into their recap of Brandy and Monica's historic Verzuz battle (19:03), some new music that recently dropped (31:10) and the importance of Joe Budden vs. Spotify (4...

Send us Fan Mail There was no time wasted in this week's episode, as the Gem Rats jumped right into NBA teams boycotting Wednesday night's playoff games in the bubble due to the attempted murder of Jacob Blake (2:55), Meg confirming that Tory Lanez shot her (27:15), what black men can do to better protect and support black women (40:15), the Verzuz battle between Brandy and Monica (52:17...

Send us Fan Mail The fellas were a little tired from last week's shenanigans but they fought through to give insight on Jason Wright's hiring (4:30), why we should continue to say Breonna Taylor's name (12:10), Drake's new record "Laugh Now, Cry Later" (23:00), a Lil Baby mama drama (36:05), who Trey Songz and the Phoenix Suns have in common (48:10) and much more. Gem...

Send us Fan Mail While y'all were having a great week, the devil was doing every thing in his power to keep the fellas from bringing y'all brand new content. But they persevered through it all (non-stop audio & video problems, UNCLE LEON LOSING HIS LAPTOP!!! and so much more) to drop some gems on everything from the upcoming presidential election to the WAP heard around the world. Ta...