Will Smith and Chris Rock have dominated the news cycle and the guys recap the slap heard around the world (8:25). Joe and the crew also discuss Tyler Perry's role-playing as Madea (1:28:50), Benny the Butcher and Freddie Gibbs tension (1:36:15), and T.I. quitting podcasting because it wasn't lucrative enough (1:43:05). Next a friend of the show and actor, Omar Epps joins the pod (1:50:20) +MORE! Become a Patron of The Joe Budden Podcast for additional bonus episodes and visual content for all things JBP: Tap in here www.patreon.com/JoeBudden Sleeper Picks Joe | Savannah Ré - “Best Is Yet To Come” Ice | Nigo & Tyler, The Creator - “Come On, Let’s Go” Parks | Superior & Stove God Cooks - “161” Ish | Mahalia - “Whatever Simon Says”

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“What did the council decide on item 42?” — answered with the speaker and the moment.