Three Sides to a Story

Spiritual awakenings changing your perspective, Passion perceived as aggression + finding a balance with your management style, A Rex Cruz + SXSW case study on finding that balance, Aaron Rodgers re-signs with Green Bay, Deshaun Watson traded to Cleveland, What's the end goal for Colin Kaepernick's workouts, Tom Brady's pump fake retirement + return, Deion Sanders' toe amputation + impact on college football & HBCUs, The Dapper Dan + Gap hoodie drop fail & the bot effect, Slaughterhouse beef - if a crew falls out, can the brand name still be used without the collective? 

Ep. 23: Dope house experiences + go to beers back in the day, Dr. Dre, Daz, and the Death Row Records era, NFL Honors Awards, The GOAT QBs, Super Bowl Halftime Show, Why Lose Yourself doesn't hit the same as Dreams & Nightmares, Rex Cruz x Jiu-Jitsu, Coodie and the genius of Jeen-Yuhs, Kanye West vs Pete Davidson, Kim Kardashian and Amber Rose back in the day, Super Bowl ads, Joe Rogan and the n-word.

Ep. 22: Christmas + 2022 on deck. Jussie Smollett found guilty. Fumbling the bag. Bone Thugs-N-Harmony VERZUZ Three 6 Mafia. Tech N9ne's ride or die fan base. Russ drops CHOMP 2. The team making power moves. J. Prince intervenes to squash Kanye x Drake beef. Young Dolph murdered in Memphis + hate from your hometown. Making the most of your time here - Virgil Abloh's life, death, impact + the generations he inspired. The people who inspired us. Jackfruit's origins. One shot to save your life - which NBA 3PT shooter you taking? 

Season 2, Ep. 3: NFL Week 5. Jon Gruden is out as the Las Vegas Raiders head coach after his racist, homophobic, and misogynistic emails were exposed. Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Urban Meyer gets caught up when video from his bar goes viral. Ben Simmons and the Sixers feud nears a resolution. Tyson Fury vs Deontay Wilder 3. The return of The Burner with Nicky Films, creator of the new photo book, CLOUT.

Season 2, Ep. 2: Football is back. 90s Starter jackets. The NFL taunting rule. The impact of Anthony “AJ” Johnson and Michael K. Williams. Emmys Biz Markie tribute. LL Cool J and Busta Rhymes in the top MCs convo. Mexican Independence Day takes over Chicago streets. Ethnic holidays and cultural appropriation. Multiple artists air out Karen Civil for shady business practices. Revisiting DONDA vs Certified Lover Boy. Ja Rule vs Fat Joe - has VERZUZ lost its way? Breaking down Jermaine Dupri VERZUZ Puff Daddy. 2Pac's legacy 25 years after he was murdered.

Season 2, Ep. 1: New season. Aubrey's birthday. NBA 2K22 cover. Strip club chronicles. Jake Paul vs Tyron Woodley - is boxing the new WWE? How rap "beef" has changed. Kanye's DONDA rollout - art vs antics. Drake readies Certified Lover Boy. Art vs album sales - if you had a record label, would you sign Kanye or Drake? Kimye - the Kardashian cache effect.

Ep. 18: Aubrey's agency wins big. Aaron Rodgers vs The Packers. J. Cole hooping in Africa + The Off-Season. Drake wins Billboard Artist of the Decade - is he really in the G.O.A.T. MC conversation tho? NBA fans frontin like they tough from the safety net of the stands. Betting + PED and the MLB Hall of Fame. Kwame Brown claps back at everybody. Cities opening back up + mask vs no masks. Companies offering people incentives to get vaccinated.

Ep. 17: Celebrating 4/20 and cannabis culture + the cannabis culture wars. Milk wars: Almond, oat, or 2%? The code of the streets and the generational gap. The love and hate for Steph Curry. Remembering the impact and importance of Black Rob + why we need a union for rappers. Derek Chauvin is convicted on all charges in George Floyd's murder + how important Darnella Frazier's video was to get the guilty verdict. The Top 3 TV dads of all time. Bringing back THE BURNER with Felischa Marye, Bigger on BET+ creator and showrunner. 

Ep. 16: Paul Pierce + IG Live and ESPN. Cryptocurrency - Bitcoin, Nas + KD cash out on Coinbase + NFT takes off. Music outside of hip-hop we listened to in high school. Police shootings - Bodycam footage of the Adam Toldeo shooting shows he complied, contradicts official statement + Daunte Wright "accidentally" killed by a cop in a traffic stop. White people wildin on cops, and not getting shot. US Army lieutenant attacked by police officer, bodycam footage reveals police lied. US Army sergeant attacks Black kid, gets pulled up on. Coodie and Chike's upcoming Netflix documentary on Kanye West. The legacy + loss of one of the greatest artists of all time, DMX. Rest in Power Earl "DMX" Simmons December 18, 1970 - April 9, 2021

Ep. 15: Remembering Nipsey Hussle, Quavo + Saweetie elevator video, Brooklyn Nets trades + stacking NBA super teams, KD vs Michael Rapaport, concerts in the Covid era, MSCHF + Lil Nas X's unauthorized Nike "Satan Shoes", the wildest parties we ever threw, the Derek Chauvin trial + reliving the trauma of watching George Floyd's murder. #ThreeSidesToAStory

Ep. 14: Vaccines, VERZUZ recap + preview, Redman's impact + the 90s era, most random celebrities we've ever met, how to get in the rooms you wanna be in + how to move in those rooms, what we would do with a stimulus check, Chicago carjackings + stay readying, mass shootings + gun control talking points, Quavo + Saweetie, what it would take for you to leave the girl of your dreams, where we would go when travel opens back up, Spring Break outta control in Miami, and bringing back The Burner™.

Ep. 13: Bears QB moves, Aubrey's conversation with Carol H. Williams + the Black game changers who put us in the game, LeBron + Mav Carter become part Red Sox owners, Raekwon VERZUZ Ghostface, Who would win a VERZUZ with Rev. Run + DMC, GRAMMYs recap + race relations, best producers right now, Kirk Franklin + his son's phone call, Woke vs fake woke, Cancel culture + who created it, Drake, Lil Baby, Judas and the Black Messiah, Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell, Deaths of the G.O.A.T.s across generations, The impact of Grandmas. This episode is dedicated to Florence Bastiampillai. January 4, 1930 - January 29, 2021

Ep. 12: New home studio setups. Conference Championships + Super Bowl picks. Philip Rivers + the Hall of Fame. Bernie Sanders in the studio. Aubrey's tortilla experience. NBA trades + super teams. Players + fans staying loyal to teams. Presidential pardons. Cultural stereotypes + differences. Reparations. Funk Flex hating on Drake + JAY-Z. If Drake's pen be questioned + where he is in the G.O.A.T. convo. Cam vs Fab - who's the better MC + who would win in a VERZUZ. Top 5 hip-hop albums of the last 10 years. One Night in Miami. Ashanti + Keyshia Cole VERZUZ and brand sponsorships.

Ep. 11: The gang is back with the first episode of 2021, to talk the NFL Playoffs and MVP, if Philip Rivers and Eli Manning are Hall of Fame QBs, the Buffalo Bills x Benny the Butcher collaboration, MF DOOM's passing and reactions from elitists to regular fans, people frontin' on Clubhouse, Donald Trump's Twitter ban vs censorship, the white supremacist domestic terrorist attack on the U.S. Capitol and who was behind it, what impeachment would do, conspiracy theories and why they spread, the best MCs from the new generation, and how the three of us linked up.

Ep. 10: Paying our respects to DJ Indiana Jones, E-40 VERZUZ Too $hort, Game VERZUZ 50 Cent, Canelo Alvarez vs Callum Smith, who/what would you fight for $25K, roles that would be dope for Tiffany Haddish, the $600 stimulus checks + who's been getting rich off of the pandemic, James Harden trade talks, Giannis Antetokounmpo's supermax deal vs what he could've made, Akademiks vs the Gatekeepers, Randy Moss vs Jerry Rice + the top WRs of all time, and closing out 2020.

Ep. 9: Turning up at brunch, all three Ball brothers are in the NBA and how LaVar Ball did it his way, The GRAMMYs Best Rap Album nominees, Snoop as a boxing commentator, Nate Robinson vs Jake Paul, Mike Tyson vs Roy Jones Jr., cannabis brand sponsorships, who Joe Biden's proposed gun control plan could impact the most, and rappers/athletes getting shot for clout.

Ep. 8: Covid going crazy across the country, the Colts/Packers game and the history between the teams, breaking down the Jeezy/Gucci Mane VERZUZ and why it was a such a big moment for the culture and Atlanta, the difference between Jeezy and Gucci Mane's music and fans, Def Jam's legacy, if VERZUZ can help dead rap beefs, Top 3 sports logos, Top 5 TV shows, and we jump on The Burner with Beto, aka BBQ BBoy, to talk about the podcast, DJing, engineering, his crazy cooking skills, and how different cultures do Thanksgiving.

Ep. 7: Jackie's last episode of 2020, Alex Trebek and Jeopardy!, rappers dying young, the complicated logistics of a Gucci Mane/Jeezy VERZUZ, still counting the votes, Levar Burton and the all-star cast of Roots, reactions to the Biden/Harris election, fact checking vs censorship, dispensary prices, Supreme and VF Corporation, the new NBA season, agents hating on Rich Paul and Klutch Sports, and we hit cultural architect and creator of PHLI, Dave Jeff, on The Burner to talk about the history of Chicago streetwear culture, hip-hop, and brand partnerships.

Ep. 6: Making moves in advertising for the culture, the LA Dodgers World Series win + the controversy with Justin Turner celebrating with a positive COVID test, the new Busta Rhymes album + why a Busta vs T.I. VERZUZ would be lopsided, the Boosie/Mike Tyson interview, retirement age for rappers, where we'd move when people tell us to go back to our country, cities with the best women, and we jump on The Burner with Paul Saunders, business developer, investor and co-founder of cannabis lifestyle company, MEZZ.

Ep. 5: We talk 50 Cent's reaction to Joe Biden's proposed tax plan, the team payroll gap in the World Series, Jeffrey Toobin and Zoom calls, people talking reckless in the safety of social media, a grand jury member speaking out about the Breonna Taylor case, if the criticism of Ice Cube is fair, and we jump on The Burner with NBA Champion, Dr. Karida Brown Palmer, the LA Lakers' Director of Racial Equity & Action, to talk about the NBA, WNBA, social justice, and the leadership of Black women.

Ep. 4: Tony B., Rex Cruz, and Aubrey cover Kanye's presidential campaign, revisit the LeBron x G.O.A.T. debate post-NBA Finals, the NBA's effective COVID-19 plan, vaccinations and the history of distrust in the Black community, Top 5 sneakers of all time, and hit TIME Magazine cover artist extraordinaire, Charly Palmer, on The Burner, to talk creating change through Black art, and investing in art to create wealth.

Ep. 3: The Three Sides to a Story crew talks about who stole the show at the VP Debate, an important physical attribute of ladies that guys check for, our take on fraternities/sororities, the Top 10 MCs of 2010-2020, brands talking Black Lives Matter but not budgeting like it, and introduce The Burner - the podcast within a podcast - with special guest, The Chef Nikki, aka Dave Chappelle's chef, who Chris Rock was talking about on Ellen.

Ep. 2: In the second episode of Three Sides to a Story - the podcast for the people, with three perspectives on pop culture - hosts Tony B., Rex Cruz, and Aubrey talk the NBA Finals, LeBron vs Jordan, the LA Clippers, creatives and ownership of our ideas, Dr. Dre's divorce settlement, interracial relationships, the "presidential" debate, and family and community.

Ep. 1: The series premiere of Three Sides to a Story - the podcast for the people, with three perspectives on pop culture. Hosts Tony B., Rex Cruz, and Aubrey chop it up about new music from Conway, Nas, Big Sean, and Hit-Boy, the NBA MVP controversy with Giannis Antetokounmpo and LeBron James, and the heated cultural climate in the U.S.