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It's been a long minute, but the boys are back! Darryl & Jamele reflect on the past year and a half away as they both step into fatherhood. Drake drops the highly anticipated Iceman project alongside Maid of Honour and Habibti. The guys share their early favorites from all 3 albums and thoughts on the Iceman rollout. They share other projects that have been in rotation, give their predictions on the NBA Finals and more. Listen to the full episode now! Featured Wines: 2015 Chateau Aney 2022 Chosen Family Chardonnay

It's a reunion for the guys after some time off from recording! In light of the election, they have a few laughs around the process of voting & overall results. They review this year's Grammy nominations & share their predictions on the Hip Hop and R&B categories. They dive into Lil Durk after his Murder for Hire case, while touching on Bronny heading to the G-League. The guys show love to the Detroit Lions on the season thus far & much more! Listen to the full episode now!

The guys return to the studio for a much needed check in after a couple weeks off. As football season is finally underway, the guys dive into their fantasy teams & the Lions recent loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The guys pay homage to Rich Homie Quan & touch on his run in the industry. Diddy is back in the headlines as he was taken into federal custody in New York which leads to a conversation on what's next based on the allegations & charges. With Shannon Sharpe going viral over his IG live audio, the guys give their "First Take" which leads to a debate on the validity of Paul Pierce on the court. The guys wrap things up with their early takes on Kendrick Lamar headlining Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans. Listen to the full episode now!

The guys return to the studio fresh off of Darryl's weekend Up North, Big Camp Szn 5 in the U.P. & other travels around the states in August. After a recap of the recent travels to start the month, the guys dive into some of the new music that dropped over the beginning of August. They give their first takes & thoughts on Drake's latest 100 GIGS release which included bts footage & 3 new tracks. With Latto's latest project, Sugar Honey Iced Tea, they share their thoughts & give Latto her flowers. Kanye & Ty Dolla $ign release VULTURES 2 & the guys dive into some of their favorite tracks from the album. Big Sean's album gets delayed but they give Sean props on his single "On Up" & much more. Listen to the full episode now! The wines this episode brought to you by the worlds most planted grape, Cabernet Sauvignon. 2018 Silver Oak Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2022 Modales La Gracia Cabernet Sauvignon

The guys are back in the studio one last time in the month of July. Jamele & Wayne recap a heated night at the Tin Can for beer pong & the guys all get ready for Darryl's wedding up North! The guys then briefly react to the news of Vice President Kamala Harris becoming the Democratic nominee in the upcoming presidential election. The 2024 Paris Olympics have commenced & the guys react to the first U.S. basketball game in group play while also discussing the value of each player. In music, the guys react & give their first takes on Drake's recent releases on Gordo's latest album, DIAMANTE. Childish Gambino releases his latest project, Bando Stone & the New World & the guys give their early thoughts on the album. Big Sean announces that he's releasing a new album in August, Mustard releases his newest album Faith of a Mustard Seed, Central Cee releases his latest single, gen z luv & more. Listen to the full episode now! Wines this episode brought to you by the guys over at Chosen Family Wines in Oregon as well as the folks over at 2 Lads Winery in Traverse City, MI. 2022 Chosen Family Reserve Pinot Noir 2022 2 Lads Late Harvest Riesling

The guys make a return to the studio after Darryl's bachelor weekend in Cancun. Wayne & Darryl recap some of the highlights & memorable moments. After a couple days in Chicago, Jamele recaps a trip to The Windy City & gives his thoughts on their traffic. As the guys head into the studio, Big Sean releases his On The Radar freestyle which leaves them underwhelmed overall. They give their brief thoughts on the assassination attempt on the former president in Pennsylvania last weekend & share some predictions moving forward. Jaylen Brown makes the news after pulling up to NBA Summer League with his girlfriend, Kysre Gondrezick & Angel Reese. They dive into the comments that went viral from Brown at the game, him not being on the roster this summer for USA Basketball & pose the question to each other if they're getting flown out or not. Listen now to the full episode! Wine featured this week was: House of Brown 2021 Red Blend A huge thank you to GR Noir in Downtown Grand Rapids for providing the bottle. Be sure to check them out if you're downtown looking for a glass of wine & good jazz.

The guys return to the studio a few days after hosting The Pop Out Watch Party. They recap Kendrick's Juneteenth victory lap concert & much more in this episode. Listen to the full episode now! Wines for this episode brought to you by Michigan distributor, Eagle Eye Brands! 2021 Kumusha Sauvignon Blanc 2022 Kumusha Cabernet Sauvignon

Your favorite pod guys are back after a couple weeks off! After months of planning, Wayne & Jamele share their experience being in Northern Michigan for Maryam + Company's third immersive food & wine experience, Field Blends. Darryl is keeping up with being gluten free & remaining active while pushing The Matthews Group forward. As the YSL case continues, the guys share their thoughts on what's to come & revisit some of their favorite Young Thug songs. The NBA Finals come to a conclusion & everyone gives their takes on how the series played out. With Power Book II: Ghost starting back up, the guys give their takes on the new season & much more. In music, Don Toliver drops his latest album HARDSTONE PSYCHO & the guys give their early first takes & revisit Don's catalog. They also share some of their favorites from Tems latest project, Born in the Wild. Listen in now to the full episode! Wines for this episode brought to you by BOS Wine in Elk Rapids, Michigan 2021 BOS Wishflower 2023 BOS Shipwreck

The guys return to the studio as the month of May & Michigan Wine Month comes to a close. They touch on their Memorial Day weekends & dive deep into the newly released Apple Music 100 Best Albums. From the positioning of certain albums to the albums that missed the cut & everything in between, listen now to hear it all! In new music they react to new Don Toliver, Cash Cobain & J. Cole, A Boogie & more!

It's Michigan Wine Month & the guys are back in the studio with Michigan wine in hand for this episode! As Drake announces through Instagram "Good times. Summer vibes up next." the guys give their final thoughts on how the beef has played out & what is next for both artists. They react to the DJ Akademiks rape allegations as well as share their thoughts on the viral video of Tik Tok teacher, JaqLee who let female students unbraid his hair. In music, the guys show love to Gunna after his latest album "One of Wun". They also touch on new music, Coco Jones, 4batz, Charlotte Day Wilson & more! Listen in to the full episode now! Michigan wines for this episode include: 2021 Bramble by Folklor Wine & Cider 2023 Sauvignon Blanc by Modales Wines

The guys return this episode to unpack more of the Drake & Kendrick beef. Kendrick kicked things off May 3rd with "6:16 in LA", Drake followed up with "Family Matters" & "Buried Alive", which led to Kendrick's release of "Meet The Grahams" minutes after. On May 4th Kendrick then released "Not Like Us". Drake rounded out the weekend on May 5th with "The Heart Part 6" The guys go through the tracks individually & dissect different verses while reflecting on where they were when the respective tracks dropped. Listen to the full episode now! Wines enjoyed this episode: Ercole Moscato d'Asti & 2021 Muller Catoir Riesling Trocken You can find these wines at The Crushed Grape in Grand Rapids, MI !

The guys are back this episode just like Kendrick Lamar. After giving some early listens to Kendrick's diss track, Euphoria throughout the day on Tuesday, the guys return to the studio that same evening to give their early takes! While they spend most of the episode dissecting & discussing the beef, they take a few moments to look back on when the podcast started. This episode marks 4 years to date since the publishing of Episode 1! In other music, PARTYNEXTDOOR releases his album P4 & after last episode of being unsure, the guys show their love to what they’ve heard thus far through their first listens. Listen in to the full episode now! Wine for this episode: 2021 “It Was All A Dream” by The Roots Fund, Tank Garage Winery, Blundstone & Artist, Dwight White II

In this episode, the guys are joined by newly appointed Director of Events for The Veraison Project, Ken Pettus. From the early days of Clubhouse to now, Ken shares insights on his journey into the industry, the initiatives of The Veraison Project & what's to come within his new role. Listen in to the full episode now! Follow Ken & The Veraison Project to stay up to date on the work they are doing in the industry! Ken's IG https://www.instagram.com/kenplush/ The Veraison Project IG https://www.instagram.com/theveraisonproject/ Unwine 101 IG https://www.instagram.com/unwine101/

The guys are back with a lot to unpack! Drake leaks his diss to Kendrick, “Push Ups” & Rick Ross responds with a diss to Drake, “Champagne Moments”. The guys go through both tracks and give their thoughts while dissecting some of the jabs mentioned in the tracks. Conversations shift slightly to who the bigger artist is between Drake & The Weeknd. From there, they give their thoughts on the Metro & Future project, “We Still Don’t Trust You”, they weigh in on expectations for PARTYNEXTDOOR’s upcoming project “P4”, they shoutout CartierKB’s latest project, “Where’s KB?” & more! Listen in to the full episode now!

The guys are back in the studio & have a lot to unpack on this one. J Cole releases his latest project, Might Delete Later which includes a response to Kendrick Lamar. The guys dive into to their feelings when they first heard the project & share their feelings when they heard J Cole's apology at Dreamville Fest a couple days after the project was released. Album expectations for The Fall Off are given along with what they think will happen next between Drake & Kendrick in the feud. Outside of the fiasco with the Big 3, they touch on Bryson Tiller's self titled album, Concrete Boys project It's Us Vol. 1, Courtney Bell's latest single with Conway the Machine, NCAA Women's Championship & more. Listen to the full episode now! As the NBA announces Kendall-Jackson as the official wine partner of the league & the WNBA announces La Crema as their official wine partner, the guys enjoy both the 2022 Kendall-Jackson Vintner's Reserve Chardonnay as well as the 2022 La Crema Sonoma Coast Chardonnay for Episode 170