Off of Joe's 46th birthday, the crew reacts to the party over the weekend which included Joe getting engaged along with the announcement of a baby girl on the way (19:45). Joe then sends his thank-yous to everyone involved (30:46), the room reacts to Ish and Joe wearing the same color jacket (1:09:17), and more on the NFL scammer story as a man defrauds women out of $1.3 million (1:22:53). Keefe D has been found guilty in the murder of Tupac (1:47:00), more trial updates including D4vd, MO3, and Lil Durk (1:54:38), and Marc Lamont Hill discusses clipper-gate (2:08:54). Also, the JBP reacts to NORE and DJ Vlad beefing (2:33:35), a Bank of America VP was stabbed and killed in New York leading the room to debate deescalation following the death of the assailant (2:45:18), and more.

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Heading into Joe's birthday weekend, the JBP kicks off this episode discussing the cost of barbers (1:25) before Joe addresses the fans who wanted the crew to talk about Lil Durk's trial (41:38). The room then dives into the DJ Vlad & Elliott Wilson interview with Hit-Boy and whether you can 'knock a hustle' (1:23:25), Hit-Boy speaks on his relationship with Nas (1:34:55), plus the investments into his father's rap career leads to a conversation over Hit-Boy's decision making (1:44:00). Also, the new Druski CTE skit is met with criticism (2:25:29), Lady Gaga sends shade towards Madonna (2:35:49), footage of Gladys Knight performing on tour (2:47:13), new music (3:07:05), and much more.

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 The JBP kicks off this episode discussing Serayah publicly ending her engagement with Joey Bada$$ (24:19) before turning to San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York being arrested in Ohio for enlisting the services of a prostitute for $140 (1:24:20). The crew then sends their best after the passing of actor Michael Wright highlighting his role in 'The Five Heartbeats' (1:46:30), another hypothetical Verzuz pits Avant against Ginuwine (1:53:27), and country music legend Dolly Parton passes at the age of 80 (2:07:45). Also, the room reacts to PVNCH calling Rapsody's top-5 rappers list 'trendy' (2:22:00), J.R. Writer has 3 diss records for Joe (2:40:04), Target is in hot water once again (2:49:30), debates over a number of Pharell and Neptunes beats (3:04:10).

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The latest episode from the JBP begins with a recap of the Donell Jones & Joe Thomas Verzuz (27:33) before the room talks about diva behaviors after reacting to the viral video of Usher and a doorman (52:00). In new music, Ransom drops 'The Price of Clarity' (1:18:43), a new single from Lucky Daye & Leon Thomas (1:28:22) as well as Tsu Surf (1:48:18), and The Game drops 'The Documentary 3' (1:55:00). Also, a trio of trial updates including Lil Durk (2:23:10), Mona discusses Karmelo Anthony (2:27:22), Keefe D (2:31:28), and much more. 

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