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Armon, Miss2Bees, and Will reunite after New York city was pummeled with snow and begin with WHAT’S BUZZIN - Kanye West’s apology letter in The Wall Street Journal (3:30), Nicki Minaj’s MAGA alignment (10:35), Don Lemon’s arrest in Minnesota (21:00), and Eve’s long overdue GRAMMY recognition (28:05). Next, the LUNCH BREAK - snowstorm dating stories (32:40) and our dependence on Apple products (41:05) - and CHAT - new certifications and achievements for Rihanna’s ‘ANTI’ (47:35) and reactions to J. Cole’s ‘Birthday Blizzard ‘26’ (52:05). This week’s BOARD MEETING examines the rift between Jim Jones and Kid Cudi over who is responsible for the widespread success of Cudi’s record “Day N Nite” (1:13:29). Stay Busy with Armon Sadler⁠ https://www.instagram.com/staybusypod/⁠⁠ https://twitter.com/staybusypod⁠⁠ https://www.tiktok.com/@staybusypod⁠ Armon⁠ https://www.instagram.com/armonsadler/⁠⁠ https://x.com/armonsadler Will Foster https://www.instagram.com/wxllxxm/ https://x.com/WxLLxxM Miss2Bees https://www.instagram.com/miss2bees/ https://x.com/miss2bees Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Armon, Miss2Bees and Will kick off 2026 with WHAT’S BUZZIN - Fetty Wap’s release from prison (10:05) and news that Lil Durk has been in solitary confinement for four and a half months over an illegal Apple Watch (14:39) - before diving into the LUNCH BREAK (20:16) - end of year recaps on social media and when it is too late to wish someone a Happy New Year. For the CHAT, the crew discusses French Montana and Max B’s ‘Coke Wave 3.5: Narcos’ (31:51), Jaymin’s “Wamu” (38:41), and Bruno Mars announcing his next album (41:19). This week's BOARD MEETING is a responsible revisit of Rihanna’s ‘ANTI’ ahead of its ten-year anniversary and what to expect from her musically going forward (58:44). Stay Busy with Armon Sadler⁠ https://www.instagram.com/staybusypod/⁠⁠ https://twitter.com/staybusypod⁠⁠ https://www.tiktok.com/@staybusypod⁠ Armon⁠ https://www.instagram.com/armonsadler/⁠⁠ https://x.com/armonsadler Will Foster https://www.instagram.com/wxllxxm/ https://x.com/WxLLxxM Miss2Bees https://www.instagram.com/miss2bees/ https://x.com/miss2bees Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For the final episode of 2025, Armon, Miss2Bees, and Will break down the top moments of the year by month and discuss the best shows and movies, their favorite albums and singles, MVPs, predictions for 2026 and New Year's resolutions, and much more! Stay Busy with Armon Sadler⁠ https://www.instagram.com/staybusypod/⁠⁠ https://twitter.com/staybusypod⁠⁠ https://www.tiktok.com/@staybusypod⁠ Armon⁠ https://www.instagram.com/armonsadler/⁠⁠ https://x.com/armonsadler Will Foster https://www.instagram.com/wxllxxm/ https://x.com/WxLLxxM Miss2Bees https://www.instagram.com/miss2bees/ https://x.com/miss2bees Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nominate Miss2Bees for The Creative Collective's 2026 creative class by Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at 11:59PM ET (Visit @miss2bees on IG for a cheat sheet) - https://form.typeform.com/to/urewC4hP This week, Miss2Bees kicks things off with WHAT’S BUZZIN’ - Chelley and Ace of Love Island USA S7 have split (7:06) and Hot 97 has cancelled Ebro In The Morning (14:42) - before the crew dives into the LUNCH BREAK and CHAT - The University of Michigan fired football coach Sherrone Moore for having an inappropriate relationship with a staffer (25:02), Nas & DJ Premier’s ‘Light-Years’ (36:32) JayDon’s “Lullaby” [mega remix] (47:15), and 21 Savage’s ‘WHAT HAPPENED TO THE STREETS?’ (57:47). Later, Will shares an up-and- coming artist he is excited about for WHAT YOU ON (1:16:54) and Armon dives into the WORD OF THE WEEK (1:18:55). The BOARD MEETING (1:23:06) is a discussion on all things Christmas, including favorite movies, music, traditions, and much more! Stay Busy with Armon Sadler⁠ https://www.instagram.com/staybusypod/⁠⁠ https://twitter.com/staybusypod⁠⁠ https://www.tiktok.com/@staybusypod⁠ Armon⁠ https://www.instagram.com/armonsadler/⁠⁠ https://x.com/armonsadler Will Foster https://www.instagram.com/wxllxxm/ https://x.com/WxLLxxM Miss2Bees https://www.instagram.com/miss2bees/ https://x.com/miss2bees Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, the crew is back following the Thanksgiving holiday, and Miss2Bees begins with WHAT’S BUZZIN - the host of The Streamer Awards comparing Kai Cenat to Diddy (5:53) plus a review of ‘Sean Combs: The Reckoning’ on Netflix (10:48). Next, the group dives into the LUNCH BREAK - Armon’s Miami trip (23:47) and questionable decision to start watching ‘Baddies’ on Zeus (28:33) - and CHAT - Spotify Wrapped 2025 (35:07), Disclosure & Leon Thomas’ “Deeper” (43:03), and Lil Baby’s ‘The Leaks’ (46:25). Armon then introduces a new segment - LINE ITEMS - where he gives a lyrical breakdown of Giveon’s “Backup Plan” (56:36) The episode closes with the BOARD MEETING (1:10:09), which this week focuses on who should be considered a journalist following a court ruling that declared blogger Milagro Cooper a media defendant amidst a defamation suit by Megan Thee Stallion. Stay Busy with Armon Sadler⁠ https://www.instagram.com/staybusypod/⁠⁠ https://twitter.com/staybusypod⁠⁠ https://www.tiktok.com/@staybusypod⁠ Armon⁠ https://www.instagram.com/armonsadler/⁠⁠ https://x.com/armonsadler Will Foster https://www.instagram.com/wxllxxm/ https://x.com/WxLLxxM Miss2Bees https://www.instagram.com/miss2bees/ https://x.com/miss2bees Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Armon welcomes rising R&B talent SWEATA to discuss returning to New York for rollout season and his journey from church-trained musician to producer and now artist. He breaks down creating Sweata Weather Vol. 1 with 9th Wonder, the mentorship of Devvon Terrell, and finding confidence in elite industry rooms with cosigns from Usher and L.A. Reid (05:00). SWEATA reflects on R&B’s evolution, his desire to revive experimentation and rap/R&B duets, and the lessons learned about overthinking and trusting his sound (21:42). He shares the story behind his breakout Yebba collaboration “Waterfall” (43:47) and the creation of his single “Good Thing,” including clearing an Outkast sample and aiming to restore youthful energy to R&B (55:48). They close with his dream collaborations—HER, Bruno Mars, Kendrick Lamar, Babyface, Stevie Wonder—and a fun comparison to wrestling star Trick Williams (01:01:52). Stay Busy with Armon Sadler⁠ https://www.instagram.com/staybusypod/⁠⁠ https://twitter.com/staybusypod⁠⁠ https://www.tiktok.com/@staybusypod⁠ Armon⁠ https://www.instagram.com/armonsadler/⁠⁠ https://x.com/armonsadler Will Foster https://www.instagram.com/wxllxxm/ https://x.com/WxLLxxM Miss2Bees https://www.instagram.com/miss2bees/ https://x.com/miss2bees Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Armon, Will Foster, and Miss2Bees are back after some time apart. Miss2Bees debuts her new segment What’s Buzzing on These Streets, calling out Tory Lanez’s own appeal filings as an effective admission in the Megan Thee Stallion case and unpacking how legal journalism and misinformation are failing the culture (3:40), before the team revisits Omarion vs. Mario, live vocals, and early-2000s R&B egos (9:40). They then dive into “Rory-Gate,” resurfaced tweets, Twitter Spaces damage control, and what the saga reveals about anti-Blackness and how Black women are routinely targeted (16:38). Next, a deep breakdown of the 2026 GRAMMY nominations across Hip-Hop, R&B, Album and Song of the Year, touching Bad Bunny’s run, K-Pop Demon Hunters, Cardi B and Gunna snubs, Mariah the Scientist discourse, and how kids shape the charts (31:58). From there, the gang reviews new music—Cardi B, Latto & Jeezy’s “Everytime” remix and whether it should’ve been on the original album (55:19), Meek Mill’s Indie Pack Vol. 1 and his “Fourth of July” visual, hood PTSD, and AI chains (57:40), Summer Walker’s Finally Over It trilogy finale and where it ranks next to Over It and Still Over It (1:06:45), plus Wale’s everything is a lot., his immigrant-parent text thread, catalog, and longevity (1:13:28). In this week’s Board Meeting, Armon opens up about being laid off in the VIBE/Rolling Stone merger and uses that to examine media consolidation, Black writers and label staff being cut, DEI rollbacks, lazy A&R, AI artists, the death of discovery, and what a return to Black-run boutique systems could look like (1:22:25). Will then introduces his new discovery segment, spotlighting rising Southern-rooted artist Gabriel Jacoby and why his warm, live-instrument, Sunday-clean-the-house soul feels like the kind of music listeners can really connect to right now (1:50:16). As always, the episode closes with the SLIDE DECK, which going forward will only be available on Patreon - patreon.com/staybusypod Stay Busy with Armon Sadler⁠ https://www.instagram.com/staybusypod/⁠⁠ https://twitter.com/staybusypod⁠⁠ https://www.tiktok.com/@staybusypod⁠ Armon⁠ https://www.instagram.com/armonsadler/⁠⁠ https://x.com/armonsadler Will Foster https://www.instagram.com/wxllxxm/ https://x.com/WxLLxxM Miss2Bees https://www.instagram.com/miss2bees/ https://x.com/miss2bees Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Armon and Will Foster are joined by friends of the show Justin “J5” Davis and Kameron Hay to discuss the state of Hip-Hop in 2025 (3:18), Young Thug’s latest album ‘UY SCUTI’ and the internet’s reaction to the rapper’s past few months (21:40), and much more! Stay Busy with Armon Sadler⁠ https://www.instagram.com/staybusypod/⁠⁠ https://twitter.com/staybusypod⁠⁠ https://www.tiktok.com/@staybusypod⁠ Armon⁠ https://www.instagram.com/armonsadler/⁠⁠ https://twitter.com/armonsadler⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Armon is joined by Ahmad Davis, Senior Artist Relations Manager at United Masters. The guys kick things off with a quick LUNCH BREAK - the state of the NFL season (5:02) - before diving into the CHAT - the ten year anniversary of Drake and Future’s ‘What A Time To Be Alive’ (10:04), Young Thug’s “I Miss My Dogs” (18:11), Hunxho’s ‘For Her 2’ (24:49), Cardi B’s ‘Am I The Drama?’ (32:23), and Ahmad’s thoughts on music in 2025 (42:19). For the BOARD MEETING (51:00), Ahmad talks about moving to New York, how he ended up at United Masters, what his role entails, how he envisions his career progressing, and much more! As always, the episode closes with the SLIDE DECK, which going forward will only be available on Patreon - patreon.com/staybusypod Stay Busy with Armon Sadler⁠ https://www.instagram.com/staybusypod/⁠⁠ https://twitter.com/staybusypod⁠⁠ https://www.tiktok.com/@staybusypod⁠ Armon⁠ https://www.instagram.com/armonsadler/⁠⁠ https://twitter.com/armonsadler⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Armon is joined by multi-media music journalist, on-camera host and PR executive, Tallie Spencer. The duo begins with a quick LUNCH BREAK - Tallie’s opinions on season five of ‘You’ (5:35) and her sports fandom (8:20) - before diving into the CHAT - Leon Thomas’ place in R&B (10:42), Young Thug’s leaked jail calls (14:23), Drake’s ICEMAN EPISODE 3 (26:15), Justin Bieber’s ‘SWAG II’ (41:44), and Tallie’s top albums of the year (48:40). Next, Armon asks Tallie some questions about what it means to be a #RealLover (54:32) and introduces a rapid fire segment to get to know Tallie better (1:06:37). For the BOARD MEETING (1:09:08), Tallie speaks on her childhood, college years, navigating the entertainment industry, her current ventures, and much more! As always, the episode closes with the SLIDE DECK, which going forward will only be available on Patreon - patreon.com/staybusypod Stay Busy with Armon Sadler⁠ https://www.instagram.com/staybusypod/⁠⁠ https://twitter.com/staybusypod⁠⁠ https://www.tiktok.com/@staybusypod⁠ Armon⁠ https://www.instagram.com/armonsadler/⁠⁠ https://twitter.com/armonsadler⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Armon returns with a solo episode, and kicks things off with the LUNCH BREAK - live reactions to WWE: Clash In Paris (3:39) and the Dallas Cowboys trading star defensive end Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers (4:28). For the CHAT, Armon dives into Jason Martin’s tweet about the use of AI in music (5:42), new albums - Offset’s ‘Kiari’ (12:34), Mariah the Scientist’s ‘HEARTS SOLD SEPARATELY’ (16:45), Sabrina Carpenter’s ‘Man’s Best Friend’ (21:47) - the two new singles from dvsn (28:24), and final thoughts about this year’s song of the summer debate (35:40). As always, the episode closes with the SLIDE DECK, which going forward will only be available on Patreon - patreon.com/staybusypod Stay Busy with Armon Sadler⁠ https://www.instagram.com/staybusypod/⁠⁠ https://twitter.com/staybusypod⁠⁠ https://www.tiktok.com/@staybusypod⁠ Armon⁠ https://www.instagram.com/armonsadler/⁠⁠ https://twitter.com/armonsadler⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Will Foster returns to the podcast, as he and Armon kick things off with the LUNCH BREAK - a New York Yankees check-in (3:55) and early NFL predictions (9:11) - before diving into the CHAT - Armon received a letter from a VIBE reader (13:42), Taylor Swift announces her new album ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ on New Heights with Jason and Travis Kelce (19:45), Cardi B’s “Imaginary Playerz” (25:53), Roy Woods & Chow Lee’s “One Night Stand” (33:18), and Will’s favorite projects of the year thus far (36:47). For the BOARD MEETING (44:55), the guys share some life updates and discuss the difficulties that come with comparing yourself to others in the social media era. As always, the episode closes with the SLIDE DECK, which going forward will only be available on Patreon - patreon.com/staybusypod Stay Busy with Armon Sadler⁠ https://www.instagram.com/staybusypod/⁠⁠ https://twitter.com/staybusypod⁠⁠ https://www.tiktok.com/@staybusypod⁠ Armon⁠ https://www.instagram.com/armonsadler/⁠⁠ https://twitter.com/armonsadler⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Subscribe to our Patreon for early access to all episodes and to catch the full Patreon exclusive segment in which Eddie shares some hot takes, including overrated foods, athletes, and artists, a Drake project he can live without, and more - patreon.com/staybusypod This week, Armon is joined by the legendary journalist and multimedia personality, Eddie “Bansky” Gonzalez. The guys kick things off with the LUNCH BREAK - WWE SummerSlam recap (3:01), Shedeur Sanders’ first NFL preseason game (10:56), and Eddie’s NBA predictions for the coming season (16:01) - before diving into the CHAT - Lil Wayne’s classic mixtapes are now on streaming services (23:29), Gunna’s ‘The Last Wun’ (30:56), and Bryson Tiller’s ‘The Vices’ (41:21). For this week’s PATREON EXCLUSIVE preview (47:49), Eddie shares some hot takes, including overrated foods, athletes, and artists, a Drake project he can live without, and more. Next comes the BOARD MEETING (54:16), where Eddie speaks on his relationship with Kevin Durant and how it shaped his career, the state of music journalism, the greatest Tweets of all time, and much more! As always, the episode closes with the SLIDE DECK, which going forward will only be available on Patreon - patreon.com/staybusypod Stay Busy with Armon Sadler⁠ https://www.instagram.com/staybusypod/⁠⁠ https://twitter.com/staybusypod⁠⁠ https://www.tiktok.com/@staybusypod⁠ Armon⁠ https://www.instagram.com/armonsadler/⁠⁠ https://twitter.com/armonsadler⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Armon sits down with Kevin Joseph, Founder & CEO of Samples N’ Friends, an interactive, sing-along experience designed to cultivate community for the music lovers. The guys kick things off with the LUNCH BREAK - Hulk Hogan’s passing (3:27), Netflix’s ‘WWE: Unreal” (11:17), and Luka Doncic’s shocking body transformation (21:50) - before diving into the CHAT - Tyler, The Creator’s ‘DON’T TAP THE GLASS’ (26:02), Metro Boomin’s ‘A Futuristic Summa’ (30:50), Chris Brown & Bryson Tiller’s “It Depends” (38:05), Drake & Central Cee’s “Which One” (40:56), and Kevin’s top five projects of the year so far (54:46). For the BOARD MEETING (1:01:21), Kevin talks about the origin and early days of Samples N’ Friends, building his team, taking the show on the road to the BET Awards and Dreamville Fest, his aspirations for the brand, and much more! As always, the episode closes with the SLIDE DECK, which going forward will only be available on Patreon - patreon.com/staybusypod Stay Busy with Armon Sadler⁠ https://www.instagram.com/staybusypod/⁠⁠ https://twitter.com/staybusypod⁠⁠ https://www.tiktok.com/@staybusypod⁠ Armon⁠ https://www.instagram.com/armonsadler/⁠⁠ https://twitter.com/armonsadler⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Armon sat down with WWE Intercontinental Champion, Dominik Mysterio, to discuss his title defense against AJ Styles at SummerSlam, his partnership with Chase Freedom Unlimited, Liv Morgan's injury, potential additions to Judgment Day, and much more! Stay Busy with Armon Sadler⁠ https://www.instagram.com/staybusypod/⁠⁠ https://twitter.com/staybusypod⁠⁠ https://www.tiktok.com/@staybusypod⁠ Armon⁠ https://www.instagram.com/armonsadler/⁠⁠ https://twitter.com/armonsadler⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices