They may flip from weekly to semi-weekly to monthly like a rotating McRib , but the consistency on the iLLogical gang menu stays stacked and smoking every time! Kicking things off, the crew recaps two Grand National Tour shows across California and Nevada—with Busby, Martin, and Matt in San Francisco, and J.C. in Las Vegas—to share their favorite moments from Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s legendary coast-to-coast combo meal of a run (03:34). With the show now cookin’ on high heat, the gang reacts to ...
Jun 12, 2025•2 hr 16 min
The iLLogical gang returns to break down the one-year anniversary of Kendrick Lamar's diss tracks toward Drake (6:55), including DJ Hed’s guest appearance on Rory & Mal to debate the outcome with Mal (11:32). Meanwhile, UMG fires back with a new motion to dismiss Drake’s lawsuit (23:23), prompting J.C. to put his paralegal studies to use with his own detailed case brief (28:30). As the episode unfolds, the crew offers deeper analysis on Kendrick’s catalog since 2022 (47:55), unpacks what thi...
May 16, 2025•1 hr 59 min
The iLLogical gang is back in full swing, kicking things off with a full WrestleMania 41 recap, covering all the surprises, highs, and head-scratchers from the big weekend. The crew also celebrates the 20th anniversary of Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith, sharing personal memories and its place in the saga’s legacy. From there, it’s lights, camera, action with a review of the film SINNERS, followed by reactions to Shannon Sharpe’s latest scandal making headlines. The conversation hea...
May 01, 2025•1 hr 54 min
The iLLogical gang returns with smoke in the air, as Busby addresses a wave of resurfaced tweets that Drake Stans ran wild with (1:47), while J.C. speaks on the selective outrage that made its way into his mentions (10:53). With that handled, the crew shifts back to the world outside, starting with more Drake reference track leaks making the rounds (17:59). From there, it’s all about LeBron&B energy (32:24), Bron’s appearance with Pat McAfee reacting to Stephen A. Smith’s comments about Bron...
Apr 03, 2025•1 hr 52 min
The iLLogical gang adjusts to daylight savings time (2:15), then revisit Kendrick Lamar's critically acclaimed, ' To Pimp a Butterfly, ' for the 10-year anniversary (4:53), including memories & their first experiences with the album (6:51), debating if it’s his best body of work (39:50), and asking whether they’d want to relive that initial listen all over again (46:05). The crew also marks the one-year anniversary of Kendrick’s "Like That" verse (56:04), reflecting on its impact and lasting...
Mar 20, 2025•1 hr 57 min
The iLLogical gang return to dive into the highs and lows of Drake & PARTYNEXTDOOR’s ' $ome $exy $ongs 4 U '—from its #1 debut and record sales (9:42) to a steep second-week drop off (13:11) and Drake canceling his Australia tour, sparking rumors of low ticket sales (23:41). Meanwhile, J. Cole’s new single, "Clouds" (27:54), has fans debating his lyrics and whether the competitive content is viewed the same after backing out of the beef (38:08). Elsewhere in music, Busby gets Kevin Durant’s ...
Mar 06, 2025•1 hr 55 min
The iLLogical gang locks in for another loaded episode, kicking things off with the Mavericks sending Luka Dončić to the Lakers for Anthony Davis in a blockbuster trade that shook up the entire NBA before the deadline (01:51). The crew then dives into Super Bowl LIX, where the Eagles dominated the Chiefs in a commanding 44-22 victory (15:29). The conversation shifts to music as the crew unpacks Kendrick Lamar’s historic week, sweeping the Grammys and breaking records with his Apple Music Halftim...
Feb 20, 2025•1 hr 38 min
The iLLogical gang locks in for another loaded episode, kicking things off with a Super Bowl LIX preview, breaking down the Chiefs vs. Eagles rematch (08:05) and Kendrick Lamar's decision to bring SZA as a special guest for the halftime show (18:52). The crew also reacts to the lack of Bay Area representation at NBA All-Star Weekend (37:42) before celebrating Busby's recognition on Uproxx's Best of 2024 list (44:36). Things take a serious turn as the Hip-Hop community unites against DJ Akademiks...
Feb 06, 2025•2 hr 3 min
The iLLogical gang is back with a bang, now with audio and video on YouTube! Kicking things off in 2025, the crew dives into their holiday season recaps (2:21) and weighs in on the chaos surrounding the LA fires (15:15). Things heat up as they discuss Drake's lawsuit against UMG (17:07) and his surprise track, "Fighting Irish Freestyle" (01:00:05). Other topics include the scandal at Fox Sports involving Skip Bayless & Joy Taylor (01:21:32), the end of the 2024 NFL season *with the playoffs ...
Jan 23, 2025•2 hr 27 min
After a three-month hiatus, the iLLogical gang is back with renewed energy and plenty of West Coast bias for in-depth analysis of Kendrick Lamar's highly anticipated album, 'GNX' (5:36). This episode is packed with insights, from comparisons to 2Pac’s aka Makaveli's 'Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory ' (20:56) to the album's quintessential West Coast sound (28:35). The crew also unpacks J. Cole’s re-release strategy (1:11:20), Drake’s latest string of questionable moves (1:17:48), including fili...
Dec 01, 2024•2 hr 10 min
The iLLogical gang return to discuss *the country's political affairs (6:32), the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris (19:15), the NFL's '2024 Top-100 Players' list (34:20), how 'EA College Football 25' has made the world a better place (40:57), Marvel updates at San Diego Comic-Con, including Robert Downey Jr.'s return to the MCU as Doctor Doom (50:40), **new music, which includes Eminem's 'The Death of Slim Shady' (1:01:41), ***more updates from Kendrick Lamar vs. Drake (1:31:52), Big Sean's intervi...
Aug 05, 2024•2 hr 15 min
The iLLogical gang return to discuss why Father's Day & his 35th birthday meant so much to J.C. (2:53), Kendrick Lamar's 'The Pop Out' concert on Juneteenth (13:03) & the "Not Like Us" music video (48:42), the last rap song that was a mega-hit (1:01:53), if the concert or the music video was more damning to Drake's diss records (1:07:29), how Drake is handling the loss (1:13:08), *new music releases (1:32:32), **TV series updates (2:06:07), ***sports updates (2:26:06) and so much more! *...
Jul 08, 2024•3 hr 2 min
The iLLogical gang return to discuss the decision making of J. Cole (1:52), Drake (3:28) and Kendrick Lamar (23:22) post battle, what the criteria is for a festival (32:49), Puff Daddy's evil deeds being shown to the public (35:30), *new music, which includes Eminem's new single, "Houdini" (43:40) & Vince Staples' new album, 'DARK TIMES' (1:05:10), Power Book II: Ghost season 4 premiere (1:22:28), sports updates in the NBA, WNBA, NFL & NCAA (1:33:40) and so much more. *Other music review...
Jun 10, 2024•2 hr 13 min
The iLLogical gang analyze the aftermath of the Drake vs. Kendrick Lamar by discussing if it's the greatest Hip-Hop battle in pop culture history (10:01), if Drake can bounce back from this (27:35), were scorecards used to rank each diss record (44:27), the responses from Drake's fan base aka 'Aubrey's Angels' (1:00:52) and so much more.
May 13, 2024•2 hr 14 min
The iLLogical gang was fully prepared to have in-depth conversations about the NBA playoffs, 2Pac's estate warning Drake about "Taylor Made", the 2024 NFL Draft, Caitlin Clark in the WNBA pre-season and Reggie Bush getting his Heisman back. Then Kendrick Lamar declared "Hell Week" on Drake (3:35) by dropping "Euphoria" at 8:24am Tuesday morning, "6:16am in LA" at 6am Friday morning, "Meet the Grahams" immediately following Drake's response, "Family Matters", on Friday night and then again on Sat...
May 06, 2024•2 hr
The iLLogical gang discuss their thoughts about WrestleMania 40 (4:04), as well as the rap beef that has turned into a royal rumble, which includes J. Cole's apology (12:34), 'WE STILL DON'T TRUST YOU' by Future & Metro Boomin (16:23), Drake responding with "Push Ups" (24:43), Rick Ross responding with "Champagne Moments" (29:04), the impact that A.I. now has in feuds (34:37), Drake's second response with "Taylor Made Freestyle" (42:37) & the reactions (59:37), Kanye West inserting himse...
Apr 22, 2024•2 hr 1 min
This week, the iLLogical gang discuss J. Cole's surprise mixtape, 'Might Delete Later' (1:35), which includes his response to Kendrick Lamar on "7 Minute Drill" (9:00), Beyonce's latest album, "Act II: Cowboy Carter" (31:01), their excitement going into WrestleMania 40 (43:39) and more!
Apr 08, 2024•49 min
This week, the iLLogical gang discus the new Future & Metro Boomin album, 'WE DON'T TRUST YOU' (6:30), Kendrick Lamar's verse on "Like That" dissing Drake and J. Cole (13:48), if sides will be taken when Future & Metro Boomin release their next album on April 12 (27:51), the MAX docuseries 'Quiet on Set' (1:06:24), major developments within the Power Universe (1:19:52), NFL free agency (1:26:49), why Dodger's pitcher Shohei Ohtani's former translator is under investigation (1:16:21) and ...
Mar 25, 2024•2 hr 5 min
This week, the iLLogical duo returns to a trio as they welcome back Martin to discuss Super Bowl LVIII (4:22), the curse that keeps on cursing (16:13), Cam Newton's fight at a youth camp (27:51), Usher's halftime show (42:11), Kanye West's & Ty Dolla $ign's latest album 'Vultures 1' (48:21), Benzino still going at Eminem (1:03:15), Vince Staples' 'The Vince Staples Show' on Netflix (1:16:21), ScHoolboy Q's latest album 'Blue Lips' (1:17:22) and more!
Mar 04, 2024•1 hr 58 min
This week, the iLLogical duo discuss the road to the NFL Conference Championships (4:41), more NFL head coaching hires (21:43), Vince McMahon resigning from the WWE after the latest allegations (37:59), 'Raising Kanan' Season 3 finale predictions (51:18), updates on the Michael Jackson biopic (58:00), 21 Savage's latest album 'american dream' (1:03:17), Megan Thee Stallion & Nicki Minaj trading subliminal shots (1:14:37), tripod content (1:17:22) and more!
Jan 27, 2024•1 hr 23 min
The iLLogical duo finally return to the podcasting world to discuss the reason for their hiatus (1:09), 2023 NFL & NCAA season recaps (3:08), NFL Wild Card round predictions (17:22), NFL head coaching changes (26:26), Katt Williams (35:30) and Stephen A. Smith (39:39) setting the tone for the year, Draymond Green still wilding out (45:12), 'Raising Kanan' mid-Season 3 recap (50:33), 2023 in music (1:01:25), 2024 goals & predictions (1:12:57), Keith Lee's food tour in the Bay Area (1:21:3...
Jan 13, 2024•1 hr 33 min
Celebrating their 300th episode, the iLLogical duo discuss Terence Crawford defeating Errol Spence Jr. (2:02), a government official confirming the existence of aliens (8:39), Travis Scott finally releasing 'Utopia' (11:47), Lizzo facing harassment allegations by former background dancers (40:10), NFL running backs getting disrespected (55:19) and more!
Aug 04, 2023•1 hr 26 min
This week, the iLLogical duo discuss Mark Zuckerberg creating Threads to rival Twitter (5:31), Drake's new poetry book, 'Titles Ruin Everything' (13:30), actors & screenwriters striking in Hollywood (25:10), the 'Book of HOV' exhibit honoring Jay Z (46:32), Peyton Manning's new Netflix series, 'Quarterback' (52:33), 2023 NBA free agency (1:01:06) and more!
Jul 17, 2023•1 hr 32 min
This week, the iLLogical duo discuss J.C.'s first Father's Day (2:01), a Titanic tourist submarine gone missing (6:57), Fast X recap (18:02), cartoon adults you identify with now that you’re grown (34:33), *new music (38:51), NBA trades & 2023 NBA Draft (1:02:53) and more! *Music reviews include: Janelle Monae | 'The Age of Pleasure' (39:02) Killer Mike | 'Michael' (41:50) Gunna | 'a Gift & a Curse' (49:32)
Jun 23, 2023•1 hr 20 min
This week, the iLLogical duo discuss the final episodes of 'Power: Ghost', Season 3 (6:05), what their comfort shows are (12:35), hobbies that they'd like to share with their kids (20:31), the current music drought (29:06), Tyler, the Creator's interview on Rap Radar (38:25), Apple introducing the Vision Pro (42:54) and more!
Jun 10, 2023•54 min
This week, the iLLogical duo discuss J.C. officially becoming a father (1:05), the Lakers eliminating the Warriors from the playoffs (6:18), Janelle Monae's seductive re-brand (24:37), how the writers of 'Power: Ghost' were in their bag in Season 3 (29:48), why the unrealistic plots make the Fast & Furious saga legedary (38:38) and more!
May 16, 2023•58 min
This week, the iLLogical duo discuss Lakers vs. Warriors in the semi-finals (3:13), the greatness of Jimmy Butler (28:27), Giannis Antetokounmpo's comments about failure (32:56), Aaron Rodgers & Lamar Jackson transactions (55:54), 2023 NFL Draft (59:30), favorite Jerry Springer moments (1:15:06), Jack Harlow's new album 'JACKMAN.' (1:25:20) and more!
May 02, 2023•1 hr 41 min
This week, the iLLogical duo discuss Jim Jones going at Pusha T's legacy (5:17), how the Snowfall series finale was brilliantly concluded (7:26), Frank Ocean's infamous Coachella performance (35:23), *music reviews (47:25), labels and artists taking a stand against artificial intelligence (56:19), first round of the NBA playoffs (1:02:41) and more! *Music reviews include: Rae Sremmurd | 'Sremm 4 Life' (47:38) Curren$y & Jermaine Dupri | 'For Motivational Use Only, Vol. 1' (48:53) Mozzy | 'Ko...
Apr 24, 2023•1 hr 16 min
This week, the iLLogical duo recap a sports filled weekend highlighted by Wrestlemania 39 (1:59), Vince McMahon returning to run WWE (26:12), women's college basketball being elite all tournament (38:18), the NBA's new CBA deal (48:28) and more!
Apr 05, 2023•1 hr 4 min
This week, the iLLogical duo discuss 6ix9ine getting jumped in a gym (9:19), artificial intelligence in music (18:57), *new music being released (23:37), why 50 Cent VERZUZ Lil Wayne makes sense (45:35), why Logic must be stopped (59:15), **TV, including 'Power Book II: Ghost' returning (1:09:57) and more! *Music reviews include: 6lack | 'Since I Have a Lover' (24:54) Larry June & Alchemist | 'The Great Escape' (28:38) Tyler the Creator | 'Call Me if You Get Lost: The Estate Sale' (32:06) DJ...
Apr 01, 2023•1 hr 52 min
