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The guys discuss Ja Morant returning from suspension, the most exciting players in the NBA, Luka Doncic potentially taking a leap, Rudy Gobert's impact on defense compared to two Hall of Famers, the Detroit Pistons losing streak, favorite hoop moments of 2023 and more.

The guys discuss Liverpool-Arsenal, Christopher Nkunku and Rasmus Hojlund scoring their first Premier League goals, Manchester City winning the FIFA Club World Cup, the Super League's rebrand, league tables across Europe's top 5 leagues, their favorite moments of the year and more,

Jamaal and Dan debate who is the best mixtape rapper of all time. They review new music from Valee, Paco Panama, Gucci Mane & B.G., breakdown rhyme styles, Playboi Carti's rollout, the best street rappers of the 2010s and more.

The best soccer podcast in the world breaks down the Club World Cup, the Champions League round of 16 draw, Harry Kane's pursuit of the Bundesliga single-season goal scoring record, the biggest busts in our favorite team's history and more.

The Los Angeles Lakers are the first NBA In-Season Tournament champions and one of us was there to witness greatness. Zion Williamson is being criticized for his weight, Giannis Antetokounmpo goes bonkers for a basketball, the Wizards might move to Virginia and Draymond Green is suspended indefinitely.

The fellas discuss Nicki Minaj's new album, Jamaal's music taste confusing a childhood friend, Playboi Carti's latest song, Virginia potentially getting the Wizards and Capitals, Giannis Antetokounmpo putting on for his family, Draymond Green's potential as a pass rusher and more.

The guys discuss Manchester United crashing out of Europe completely after losing to Bayern Munich, Palmeiras winning the Brasileirão in back to back seasons, the Columbus Crew winning the MLS Cup, Aston Villa defeating Arsenal, Girona being the feel good story in Spain and more.

Zion Williamson is being criticized for his weight.

The best basketball podcast in the world discusses the Indiana Pacers making the Finals of the NBA In-Season Tournament, the Phoenix Suns suffer a controversial quarterfinal loss to the Los Angeles Lakers, the best coaches in the world today and more.

The guys discuss Manchester United's 2-1 victory over Chelsea, Arsenal's comeback victory against Luton Town, Liverpool's recent results, Manchester City losing to Aston Villa, Leroy Sane's resurgence, the MLS playoffs, Saudi Arabia potentially purchasing the UEFA Champions League and more.

The guys discuss rappers that have the best PR, Tha Carter II, their DMV rap power rankings, Grand Theft Auto 6, Fat Joe saying most of his rhymes are lies, Ether being released on Jay-Z's birthday and more.

Norfolk State University is officially a basketball school.

The guys discuss Tyrese Haliburton's leap to stardom, the Orlando Magic's fast start to the season, the Detroit Pistons and the San Antonio Spurs losing streaks, the New York Knicks suing the Toronto Raptors, DeAndre Ayton's role with the Portland Trail Blazers and more.

After a week off, the guys discuss new music from Kamaiyah and Gleesh, mysterious musicians, R&B falling off because two artists stopped making music, an NFL cameraman getting suspended, the best songs certain rappers have made for functions and more.

The Premier League race heats up after Manchester City's 1-1 draw against Liverpool, Mikel Arteta has coached Arsenal for 200 games, Chelsea is off to a slower start compared to last season, Manchester United's newest crop of wonderkids leads them to victory, the MLS playoffs are in the final stages and more.

The Freddie Gibbs-Benny The Butcher beef has been intensified after a picture was released.

Dan discusses the impact Kanye West's 4th studio album had on his career and the music industry.

Happy Holidays. On this episode, the guys discuss the Detroit Pistons' 12-game losing streak, Jeremy Sochan playing point guard for the San Antonio Spurs, the Golden State Warriors passing on LaMelo Ball, Damian Lillard's blunder at the end of the Milwaukee Bucks-Boston Celtics game and more.

On this episode, the guys discuss Norway failing to qualify for Euro 2024, Germany using Kai Havertz at LB, Gavi's season ending due to injury, Romelu Lukaku rising up the all-time international scoring list, the best rivalries in international soccer, Chelsea and Manchester City potentially getting punished for FFP violations and more.

On Future's 40th birthday, Dan lists his 40 favorite songs from Pluto.

On a special edition of The Last Dan, Dan is joined by Claytus and Marcus of Champagne Soccer. They discuss Everton receiving a 10-point deduction for Financial Fair Play violations and the USA men's national team defeating Trinidad and Tobago in the CONCACAF Nations League. They also give early reviews on New Blue Sun by Andre 3000, Drake's deluxe album and Welcome 2 ColleGrove by Lil Wayne and 2 Chainz.

Listen to the best minds in the basketball world discuss NBA commissioner Adam Silver demanding more from the media, Lou Williams questioning the validity of the Los Angles Lakers' title in 2020 and Draymond Green getting a five-game suspension after choking Rudy Gobert. They also evaluate every number overall pick in the draft since 2010.

After the explosive end to their last episode, Dan and Jamaal are more calm. However, the content is still entertaining. They discuss new music from Larry June and Cardo, Rick Ross and Meek Mill, NBA Youngboy and Kodak Black, Pusha T potentially being an underachiever, Lil Yachty's comments on the state of rap and more.

The guys discuss the exhilarating 4-4 draw between Chelsea and Manchester City, the NWSL Final, the African Football League Final, Harry Kane being the most in-form player in the world, analytical usage amongst English clubs, Luis Enrique criticizing Kylian Mbappe and more.

The guys discuss the start of the in-season tournament, Joel Embiid's place in history, Giannis Antetokounmpo's role as a closer for the Milwaukee Bucks, Carmelo Anthony's comments on 'ring culture' diminishing careers, Magic Johnson vs. Steph Curry, LeBron James opening his own museum and more.

Colors can cloud our outlook on life.

The guys discuss Glasses Malone claiming that only people from the street are hip-hop, Niontay's EP Demon Muppy, KP Skywalka's project Rhythm N Bip, upcoming albums from Rick Ross and Meek Mill along with Larry June and Cardo, new music from B.G., football being whiter than soccer and more.

The guys discuss Fluminense defeating Boca Juniors in the Copa Libertadores final. Fernando Diniz's radical tactics are stamping with silverware. They also breakdown Chelsea ending Tottenham's undefeated run in the Premier League, Arsenal blaming the referees for their loss against Newcastle, Jeremy Doku having an iconic performance against Bournemouth, the most annoying fanbases, new club competitions and more.

Arsenal and Bayern Munich suffer terrible defeats in cup competition, Manchester United can't get right, Lionel Messi controversially wins his eighth Ballon d'Or, Bayer Leverkusen is a goalscoring juggernaut and the MLS playoffs has started. Tune in to stay informed with the latest surrounding the beautiful game.

The guys discuss black culture influencing the world, the NBA being the best league for humor, banter and storylines, the City Girls' low album sales projections, high school sports in the DMV, DJ Akademiks' beef with Saucy Santana and more.

The NBA regular season has started and the guys begin the show discussing opening night between the Nuggets-Lakers and Suns-Warriors games. Anthony Davis has a new nickname. They also talk about limitations in a hall of famer's game that may have helped his longevity, their favorite dunk so far and Anthony Edwards' controversial commercial. We predict award winners and one of the answers will shock you. Tune in and prepare to be entertained.

The best duo in the podcasting world discuss the NBA season returning, Shannon Sharpe critiquing Lamar Jackson, Veeze's deluxe album, El Cousteau, Niontay and Sideshow representing a new wave in rap, Megan the Stallion announcing that she's an independent artist and more.

The guys discuss James Harden skipping practice, video games once again and preview the 2023-24 NBA season. They go over each team and predict if they'll be better or worse compared to last year. Then they pick division winners and the NBA Finals.

Jamaal and Dan discuss Stephen A. Smith's beef with Jason Whitlock, former athletes in media criticizing current athletes, Adonis' new single and the hate he's getting, Playboi Carti's label having a successful year, new albums from Offset, Westside Gunn, Peezy, Jay Worthy, Kamaiyah & Harry Fraud and more.

The guys discuss Norway struggling to qualify for Euro 2024, how their national teams are performing during the international break, Cristiano Ronaldo attempting to score 1000 career goals, Lionel Messi reportedly winning his 8th Ballon d'Or, the habits a hero can pass onto a supporter and more.

The guys mention their NBA League Pass teams for the upcoming season. They also give their preseason observations, show love to the ABA's influence on basketball today, wonder if basketball was more popular in the past, debate Magic vs. Steph, debate Jusuf Nurkic vs. DeAndre Ayton and more.

The guys discuss Drake's latest album, For All The Dogs, his place in music today, the proper way to make a youthful project, rap sales being down 40% compared to 2022, J. Cole's opportunity to become the best rapper in the world and more.

Arsenal defeats Manchester City 1-0 thanks to a captain deflecto header by Nathan Ake, Chelsea's attacking form continues, Scott McTominay saves Manchester United in Fergie Time, Alexis Mac Allister continues to play defensive midfielder for Liverpool and Eden Hazard retires. It might be an international break but there's plenty to talk about.

Wiz Khalifa's mixtape, Khali Sober, is a pleasant surprise combined with a splash of nostalgia. .

All of our teams took a step back recently and we breakdown the results. Chelsea finally scores a Premier League goal, Bayern Munich continues to drop points in matches against big teams, Bukayo Saka is injured, VAR is under surveillance and Andre Onana continues to lose confidence on the pitch. The guys discuss all of these topics and more.

Okayplayer recently fired their entire editorial staff. Music journalism is in a weird place right now.

The guys breakdown the Damian Lillard trade in a multitude of ways. The Phoenix Suns have more depth thanks to offloading DeAndre Ayton, are they now ready to win a championship? The Miami Heat were favorites to acquire Lillard but Pat Riley didn't pull the trigger. Will the Heat regret it? Tune in to find out.

Lil Wayne turns 41 and the guys honor his legacy. They also make an all-time top 10 rappers' list. discuss the criticism Deion Sanders is receiving from a faction in the media, Tyreek Hill being the new Randy Moss and more.

The guys are back and they debut two new segments. Jamar, our La Liga and Real Madrid correspondent, breaks down the latest regarding Los Blancos. They also discuss the latest trends in tactics, Jadon Sancho getting banned from Manchester United, Ivan Toney potentially being sold in January, Victor Osimhen getting cyber bullied by Napoli and more.

Do moves have expiration dates? What rapper has a career that's comparable to Carmelo Anthony? Is there a Naismith Hall of Famer that can replicate what Deion Sanders is doing as a coach? Find out the answers to these questions and more on this episode.

The guys give their review of 50 Cent's concert in Baltimore and what happened afterwards, They also discuss Magic 3 by Nas, the Michael deluxe album from Killer Mike, Veeze signing a deal with Warner Bros, the recording process for rappers and more.

The guys discuss Dennis Schroder leading Germany to the FIBA World Cup title, the NBA implementing new rules to make sure "stars" play in more games, LeBron calling guys to play for Team USA next year, Larry Brown's favorite phrase and more.

Osei returns to let Jamaal and Dan know how it was attending Gunna's concert in New York. They also discuss how Gunna's catalog compares to Young Thug, Biggie vs. 2Pac in 2023, Sexyy Red at Monday Night Football, DJs trying to move on from older music and more.

The guys talk about Bayern Munich facing Bayer Leverkusen on Friday, Germany firing Hansi Flick, Lamine Yamal becoming the youngest goalscorer in Spain's history, Neymar becoming Brazil's all-time leading scorer in official matches and more.