Rush Hour

Now that the multiple-year-long slog known as the presidential election is over, Buki and Jason are back with another episode to share their thoughts on the president-elect, Joe Biden. From people taking to the streets to celebrate the win of a 77-year old white racist, rapist, corrupt war criminal over a 74-year old white racist, rapist, corrupt war criminal to the need to make every public figure a "personality," we give our takes on the election season as well as the four years to come. After that, we talk about problematic queen, Ariana Grande's, latest album, "positions" [24:07]. Along the way, we share our opinions on a whole litany of topics, including but not limited to: fellow problematic queen Nicki Minaj, fellow extremely-problematic wouldn't-call-her-a-queen Doja Cat, Nav, Ohio State, and Busta Rhyme's "Arab Money." For more of The Rush Hour Podcast, check out https://linktr.ee/RushHourPod or on social media @therushhourpod, and if you like this episode, we'd appreciate if you'd leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts and share us with your friends!

The Rush Hour Podcast still, indeed, makes podcasts! It has been a quarantine-length break from podcasts, but we (still quarantining) are back with another thirty minutes of content!  In this episode, Buki and Jason share their thoughts on the late Pop Smoke's new album, "Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon," and the new Hannibal Buress special, "Miami Nights." We also talk white music comparisons to Young Thug and Gunna, "Old Town Road"-style remixes to "The Box," and explain why we haven't been able to release content with any sort of consistency. Thank you for listening! Please subscribe and share this podcast with your friends, and make sure you rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! Follow us @therushhourpod on twitter and IG, and check us out on YouTube! You can find all the links on our social media bios.

Another week, another wave of media to distract us from the ever-growing pit of despair and hopelessness within! Look, we get it. The timeline is in complete disarray. Twitter is either incredibly depressed (as usual) or just entirely too horny (...as usual). And as for IG, well, there are only so many golden hour-lit selfies in couches and depressed celebrities complaining from rooms with 12-foot ceilings that one can take. Even the unexplained-wealth lifestyle posts that fill the explore page feel just that tad bit more insidious than usual. Simply, social media has reached new heights (lows?) of social media-ness. Which is why we're back in the studio with another 45 minutes of content! Buki and Jason get to the bottom of who really started the Demon Time 

It's been a minute! Buki and Jason are back for our first episode of 2020! Yes, one could say it's been arguably an unacceptable period of time since our last podcast, but just look at your timeline. Shits happened. But we figured we'd join in on the onslaught of  C O N T E N T  that you've been bombarded with for the last month with our own covid-19-oriented podcast! Don't worry, we're not here to wax poetic about how we've rediscovered self-care through social distancing or pitch you on some $40 mandarin orange/cedar/rosemary hand soap (Aesop send us the mf check). What we have in this 18-minute pod is a time-capsule of sorts, a raw reaction from the start of the pandemic panic (March 12, to be exact lol). It's a throwback to a time of either worrying about the potentially cataclysmic effect of the virus on the broken US healthcare system, or worrying about how badly you were gonna get judged for going out on st. patrick's day weekend. It's a pretty raw podcast overall as well, which is why we decided to call this one another episode zero. Thanks for listening y'all! We truly and honestly do have more content on the way soon, please subscribe, leave us a good review on Apple Podcasts or whatever client you use to listen, and share with your friends! It would really mean a ton to us.  And most importantly, please stay safe!! We love all of y'all ❤️  

WOOOOO! Rush Hour boys back with another 60-piece of audio art! In this episode, Buki and Jason dance on the grave of Beto O'Rourke's ill-advised 2020 presidential campaign, before delving into Twitter's decision to ban political advertisements [26:09]. Then, they break down Earl Sweatshirt's new EP, Feet of Clay [38:49]. Thank y'all for listening! Please subscribe and share this podcast with your friends! We'd appreciate it if you could rate and review us on Apple Podcasts/iTunes. Also, make sure you check out our new YouTube channel, gastronomedia visuals! We got a lot of exciting new content on the way! If you have any questions, suggestions, or feedback, hit us up @therushhourpod, or individually @bukithegreat and @jzisconfused.

Yooooo Rush Hour boys are back! After giving y'all a breakdown of Frank Ocean's "DHL" on our first episode of Rush Hour Visuals (subscribe to gastronomedia visuals on YouTube!), Buki and Jason are back with a review of Kanye West's new project Jesus is King! Thank y'all for listening to the pod! Please subscribe and share this podcast with your friends! We'd also appreciate it if you could rate and review us on Apple Podcasts/iTunes! If you have any questions, suggestions, or feedback, hit us up @therushhourpod, or individually @bukithegreat and @jzisconfused. 

WOO! Rush Hour back! In this episode, the Rush Hour boys start of with an exploration of the cesspool that is social media before taking a more serious turn to discuss the Joshua Brown murder and the shady details surrounding the case [13:46]. Then, the two tackle the NBA and China beef, gliding through the controversy with their signature combination of humor and nuance [29:53]. Finally, Buki and Jason end the podcast off with a discussion of the new Summer Walker album, Over it [52:42].  Thank y'all for listening to the pod! Please subscribe and share this podcast with your friends! We'd also appreciate it if you could rate and review us on Apple Podcasts/iTunes! If you have any questions, suggestions, or feedback, hit us up @therushhourpod, or individually @bukithegreat and @jzisconfused.

The Rush Hour boys are officially back! Jason Zhang and Ibukun Babatunde return from their hiatus to hit y'all with another piece of audio art.  In this episode, the Rush Hour boys eviscerate Shane Gillis, the racist and recently-fired SNL cast member, before dissecting the sham that is Canadian PM Justin Trudeau (22:12). Then, Buki and Jason end the pod with a discussion of ex-Brockhampton member Ameer Vann's new project Emmanuel and his place in the music landscape today (32:40). Thank y'all for listening to the pod! Please share subscribe and share this podcast with your friends! Also, we'd appreciate it if you could rate and review us on iTunes/Apple Podcasts! If you have any questions, suggestions, or feedback, hit us up @therushhourpod, or individually @bukithegreat and @jzisconfused.

On this episode, the Rush Hour boys talk about ScHoolboy Q's latest single, "CHopstix," before discussing label politics, pointless food arguments, grammar, among other topics. Thank y'all for listening to the pod! If you liked this content, please subscribe and share it with your friends! Also, we'd appreciate it if you could rate and review us on iTunes/Apple Podcasts! If you have any questions or feedback, hit us up @therushhourpod, or indivdually @jzisconfused or @bukithegreat.

We're back! We've had a string of issues that in recent weeks that have delayed us from putting out content, but we back on our grind Jason Zhang and Ibukun Babatunde discuss the recent passing of Nipsey Hussle (RIP), before delving into the responses to his unfortunate death.

The Rush Hour boys discuss the re-release of Drake's 2009 mixtape, So Far Gone (7:48), before going into Gucci's most recent racist scandal and accountability in fashion as a whole. (29:42) Thank y'all for listening to the pod! If you liked this content, please subscribe and share it with your friends! Also, we'd appreciate it if you could rate and review us on iTunes/Apple Podcasts! If you have any questions or feedback, hit us up @therushhourpod, or individually @jzisconfused or @bukithegreat.

Over the course of running the pod, there's been a ton of great content that never sees the light of day. So we wanted to give y'all some bonus content! In this segment, the Rush Hour boys recap and give their thoughts on Virgil Abloh's fantastic 2018. Thanks for listening! If you liked this content, please subscribe and share it with your friends! Also, we'd appreciate it if you could rate and review us on iTunes/Apple Podcasts! If you have any questions of feedback, hit us up @therushhourpod, or individually @jzisconfused or @bukithegreat.

The Rush Hour boys recap the Super Bowl and explain why the Patriots are the symbol of white supremacy before going into the records of Democratic 2020 candidates Cory Booker (26:26) and Kamala Harris (43:24). Thank y'all for listening to the pod! If you liked this content please subscribe and share it with your friends!! It'd mean a ton to us. Also, we'd appreciate it if you could rate and review us on iTunes/Apple Podcasts! If you have any questions or feedback, hit us up @therushhourpod, or individually @bukithegreat or @jzisconfused on Twitter.

Welcome to another episode of Rush Hour: Detours! In this episode, hosts Jason Zhang and Ibukun Babatunde sit down with artist Rebecca Zanolla to discuss Banksy's recent political art statement, along with politics in art as a whole and the creative process. Rush Hour: Detours is a series that explores important and interesting topics/stories that get overlooked by the rush of the modern information cycle. So, if you have something you think needs another look, hit us up individually or @therushhourpod on Twitter! Thank you so much for listening! If you liked this content please subscribe and share this podcast with your friends! And please leave a rating and review on iTunes/Apple Podcasts! Rush Hour is completely produced by us, without any backing from a major media corporation, so we could use all the help we can get to grow this podcast. Once again, thanks!

Two podcast industry titans, Rush Hour and Tweet Limit, join forces on this podcast to talk about dating, social media, a lot more. This is the second part of our collab, the first part being hosted on the Tweet Limit podcast. The Rush Hour boys are back in 2019!! And we're coming at y'all hard in the new year, starting off with this 90-minute pod with our good friends at Tweet Limit! Go check out their podcast! Thank y'all for all of your support! We got big things coming, so stay tuned! If you like our content please share, subscribe, and leave a review on iTunes/Apple Podcasts!  Hit us up @therushhourpod on Twitter, or individually @bukithegreat or @jzisconfused on Twitter/Instagram.

The Rush Hour boys are back from a short break to keep servin' you that audio aggression!! Jason Zhang and Ibukun Babatunde tear into the Grammy nominations before talking about the new trailer for Avengers: Endgame. (30:05)

NOTE: As of the time of posting, the Democrats are projected to gain ~38 seats in the House of Representatives and Kyrsten Sinema (D) has won the Senate race in Arizona. Hosts Jason Zhang and Ibukun Babatunde discuss the 2018 midterm elections results before diving into Jonah Hill's new movie, Mid-90s.

Hosts Ibukun Babatunde and Jason Zhang discuss Hasan Minhaj's new Netflix show, The Patriot Act, before taking an in-depth look at FM!, Vince Staples's new mixtape. Thank you for listening, please subscribe, share, and review us on iTunes/Apple Podcasts!

In this episode, hosts Jason Zhang and Ibukun Babatunde go over recent proposals to rollback civil rights protections for transgender people before switching gears and talking about Lil' Yachty's new album, Nuthin' 2 Prove. Then, they discuss the mess that is Halloween/Halloweekend.

Hey y'all! We're back from a week-long break! In this episode, Ibukun Babatunde and Jason Zhang talk favorite podcasts before devolving into a Harry Potter rant. Thank you for listening! Please subscribe and share this podcast! If you like our content, we'd really appreciate if you could rate and review us on iTunes/Apple Podcasts or on your podcast client! It helps us more than you'd think.

Another late podcast, our bad. Sorry y'all, some things got in the way, again. We're still committed to Monday drops, though! Hosts Ibukun Babatunde and Jason Zhang explore the engima that is Kanye West. Then, they turn their attention once again to Brett Kavanaugh and his confirmation onto the Supreme Court.

Late podcast this time! Sorry y'all, some things came up that delayed the editing process. You can still expect new episodes every Monday! Hosts Jason Zhang and Ibukun Babatunde run through the chaotic week in the Brett Kavanaugh case before giving their takes on Brockhamton's newest album, iridescence.   

Welcome to another episode of Rush Hour: Detours! This is the second of a two-part episode dealing with the sexual harassment scandal at the New York City Ballet.  In this podcast, we sit down with Uma Balaji, friend of the pod and the person who first told us of the story, to discuss how the scandal relates to the MeToo movement before talking about the movement as a whole. Thank you for listening! Please subscribe and share this podcast! If you like our content, we'd really appreciate it if you could leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts or iTunes!  We're learning as we go along, so hit us up @therushhourpod with feedback! Rush Hour: Detours is about helping people tell their stories in the rush that is the modern information cycle. So, if you have a story that you think is worth telling, contact us!  

NOTE: New information regarding Brett Kavanaugh's ongoing sexual assault allegations has come out since this podcast was recorded. A second woman has claimed that Kavanaugh sexually harassed her during their time at Yale University, according to the New Yorker. Please check the news to stay up-to-date with this story as it continues to develop. Hosts Ibukun Babatunde and Jason Zhang discuss the Brett Kavanaugh sexual assault allegations before turning their attention to the federal court of appeals and the Establishment Democrats. Then, they lighten the mood by going over the Captain Marvel trailer and the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Please subscribe and share! If you like our content, please leave a good rating and review on Apple Podcasts and/or iTunes! They matter more than you'd think. We'd also love to hear your feedback so we can get better! Hit us up @therushhourpod!

Welcome to the first episode of Rush Hour: Detours! This is a new series where hosts Jason Zhang and Ibukun Babatunde explore topics and stories that get easily lost in the rush of the modern-day news cycle. This series won't be something that occurs regularly; we want to take our time and let stories come to us. However, regular episodes of Rush Hour will still be every Monday! This episode deals with the sexual harassment scandal at the New York City Ballet. In the first of two parts, Jason Zhang and Ibukun Babatunde interview Paige Young, ballerina at the Sarasota Ballet and friend of the pod, about her experiences in ballet and about ballet culture. We'd love to hear your feedback! We're learning as we go along, so hit us up @therushhourpod on Twitter! Thank you for listening! Please subscribe and share this podcast! We'd really appreciate if you could leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts or iTunes!

Hosts Ibukun Babatunde and Jason Zhang ruminate on the tragic passing of Mac Miller. Then, they break down the most disappointing albums of the year before roasting DC Comics and the DC Cinematic Universe. Thank you for listening! We're officially going to post weekly on Mondays! Please subscribe and share! And if you like our content, please leave a good rating and review on iTunes! They matter more than you'd think. We’d love to hear your feedback, tweet us @therushhourpod!

Nike has received praise across the board for releasing an ad campaign centering around Colin Kaepernick, but is it completely deserved? Hosts Ibukun Babatunde and Jason Zhang also tear into Eminem’s latest album, “Kamikaze,” and take a deeper look at Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings. We’d love to hear your feedback! Tweet us @therushhourpod!

Welcome to the Rush Hour Podcast! Thank you so much for listening! This is Episode 0! This episode is sort of a test run for the podcast as a whole. Future podcasts will follow a similar format to this one, albeit with better audio quality and content as we improve our own abilities. Today, we're breaking down album of the year candidates (so far), the legacy of John McCain and reaction to his unfortunate passing, and Crazy Rich Asians! We'd love it if y'all could let us know the type of content you want to hear, as well as ideas for improvement! Tweet us @therushhourpod with your feedback!