The JBP kicks off this episode with the reports of an altercation between Chris Brown & Usher over the weekend before the ‘Lovers & Friends’ Festival in Vegas (18:40). The long-awaited Verzuz between Puff & Jermaine Dupri is slated for Madison Square Garden in September (52:24), NBA YoungBoy goes on a Twitter rant dissing Akademiks & Lil Durk ahead of their album releases this Friday (1:04:30), & the gang reacts to the latest news on Freddie Gibbs (1:15:33). Also, Jonathan Majors gets hit with another charge (1:32:55) while Tory Lanez requests a new trial (1:38:50), MGK disses Jack Harlow in recent freestyle (1:50:50), NBA Playoffs (2:00:08), + 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 | Joyia - “Pink Skies” Ice | Lloyd Banks - “Daddy’s Little Girl” Parks | Belly - “Ambiance” Ish | PHABO - “Casamigos” Melyssa | Mikhala Jené - “Human Nature” QueenzFlip | Teejay & DJ Mac - “Drift”

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