The 3rd Verse Podcast

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  DJ Akademiks vs. Roc Nation: What's Really Going On 21.08.2026 2u 38min

  Stat Quo and Justin Hunte break down DJ Akademiks' escalating war with Roc Nation — the Stake lawsuit claims, the swatting allegations, and his new beef with Rob Markman, Loren LaRosa, and Marc Lamont Hill.
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  Justin's Report From Inside the Tupac Murder Trial 19.08.2026 2u 53min

  Justin Hunte was in the courtroom for the Tupac Shakur murder trial — he joins Stat Quo and DJ Mormile live to share what he saw and break down where the case stands.
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  Nipsey Hussle's 'Prolific' Album With Blacc Sam and Bino Rideaux 17.08.2026 1u 3min

  Nipsey Hussle's 'Prolific' Album With Blacc Sam and Bino Rideaux
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  Terrace Martin Breaks Down the Making of To Pimp a Butterfly 14.08.2026 4u 22min

  Terrace Martin joins Stat Quo and Justin Hunte to break down the making of Kendrick Lamar's To Pimp a Butterfly from the inside — the sessions, the collaborators, and the stories that never made it into a
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  Does Universal Music Really Own & Control The Music Industry? 12.08.2026 4u 20min

  Stat Quo and Justin Hunte break down beef de-escalation in real time, the story behind Chamillionaire's "Mixtape Messiah" and the Kanye-produced "Call Some Hoes," a Top Dawg/TDE interview breakdown, this week's Billboard 200 movement (GNX, Future, Rick Ross, ASAP Rocky, Kendrick's "Reincarnated"), the Flacco/Nick Fuentes fallout, and a label-industry story about beat theft and false promises — plus a first look at Thursday's Terrace Martin sit-down on the making of To Pimp a Butterfly.
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  Revisiting Eminem's 'Relapse' Album With Special Guest Mark Batson - LIVE! 07.08.2026 3u 21min

  We sit down with legendary producer Mark Batson to go inside the making of Eminem's "Relapse" album — from its original concept title "King Mathers," to the Nas and accent stories, to the Detox sessions that never made it out. Plus: Game called in to set the record straight on the Top Dawg viral moment.
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  Glasses Malone Says Drake Is Funding a Case Against YG 05.08.2026 3u 40min

  Stat Quo and Justin Hunt react to Glasses Malone's claim that Drake is funding a campaign against YG, break down A$AP Rocky's wild career jump from Iggy Azalea to Rihanna with a new "Overachiever Award," pick apart Rick Ross's new album bar-by-bar, and run the full Billboard chart report. Plus: book recommendations, favorite mixtapes, and a live "who said what" mix-up between Stat and S-Teet.
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  Post-Battle Album Rankings: Who Came Out On Top? 31.07.2026 4u 12min

  The crew ranks every major album that dropped out of the Kendrick Lamar beef era — Future, Rick Ross, ASAP Rocky, Kanye, J. Cole, and Drake — on quality, impact, and who actually delivered versus who dropped the ball.
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  Future & Rick Ross Got Rewarded For Mediocrity + Drake's Biggest Mistake 29.07.2026 3u 53min

  Stat breaks down why Future got rewarded for a mediocre album while Larry June's better project got overlooked, roasts Tory Lanez for rapping about private planes from a jail cell, and makes the case for why Rick Ross needs real pushback in the studio.
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  The Game Verzuz YG + 50 Cent Beef | Full Breakdown With Special Guest Glasses Malone 24.07.2026 3u 28min

  Stat Quo & Justin Hunte go live with Glasses Malone to talk about Kendrick Lamar's newest leak, The Game vs. YG on their Versus battle, and other breaking news in Hip-Hop.
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  The Game vs. YG - Who Wins? │ The 3rd Verse Morning Show 22.07.2026 3u 13min

  Stat Quo & Justin Hunte go live in the studio to talk about Kendrick Lamar's newest leak, The Game vs. YG on their Versus battle, and other breaking news in Hip-Hop.
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  Reacting LIVE to Rick Ross & Larry June's New Albums │ The 3rd Verse Podcast Music Review 20.07.2026 3u 35min

  Stat Quo, DJ Mormile & Justin Hunte listen to the new Rick Ross & Larry June albums LIVE!
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  Dame Dash Roasts Jay-Z's Yankee Stadium Shows + Ebro vs Rosenberg Blowup 17.07.2026 3u 32min

  Justin and Stat Quo run the Billboard chart report, dig into Luminate's hip-hop decline data and the streamer-vs-rapper money debate, break down Memphis Bleek's Jay-Z defense and Dame Dash's brutal Yankee Stadium roast, react to the Ebro/Rosenberg blowup, and drop never-before-seen footage of the 3rd Verse theme song recording session.
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  Jay-Z's Yankee Stadium Takeover + NBA Youngboy vs FUTURE + Kai Cenat Diss Tracks 15.07.2026 3u 23min

  Justin Hunte & Stat Quo break down Jay-Z's Yankee Stadium run and the Kaepernick freestyle backlash, dig into the NBA YoungBoy vs. Future blowup, react to Kai Cenat and streamer diss tracks, and somehow end up debating white underwear and Stat's colonic horror story.
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  Future 'The Real Me' LIVE Analysis | The 3rd Verse Podcast Weekly Music Review 13.07.2026 2u 6min

  The 3rd Verse Podcast Reviews Future's "The Real Me"
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  Hot 100 Breakdown + Kendrick's Next Album + J. Cole's Fall Off Magazine | 3rd Verse Thursday LIVE! 11.07.2026 3u 29min

  Justin, Stat Quo, and DJ Mormile break down the Hot 100, debate Kendrick's most important album and J. Cole's Fall Off Magazine, weigh in on the BTS Grammy category controversy, and spiral into an unhinged "Stat's height" saga with the chat.
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  Yung Miami VS India Arie "Spend That" Debate + Lupe Fiasco Clarifies Nas Comments 08.07.2026 3u 53min

  The 3rd Verse Podcast breaks down the hottest topics in Hip-Hop — new music, culture, and the conversations everyone's having. New episodes every Tuesday and Thursday morning.
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  We React to Ken Carson's 'Xperiment' - Here's What We Think 06.07.2026 1u 30min

  We break down Ken Carson's new album Xperiment track by track in this live first-listen reaction! The 3rd Verse Podcast goes through the tracklist — including Death Note, Shades On, The Ritual, Ghost (feat. Lil Uzi Vert), So Many Bags, Amnesia, Knocking, Addiction, and the closer We Did It (feat. Playboi Carti) — with honest, unfiltered reactions and a final verdict on whether Xperiment lives up to the hype.
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  Drake +Yung Miami + Lupe Fiasco + Billboard Chart Report ⎜3rd Verse Thursday LIVE Morning Show 03.07.2026 3u 39min

  Stat Quo, Justin Hunte & DJ Mormile take on this week's hottest topics in Hip-Hop.
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  BET Awards + Lupe Fiasco vs Kendrick Lamar? + MORE ⎜ The 3rd Verse Morning Show 01.07.2026 3u 39min

  Lupe Fiasco says hundreds of rappers are better than Kendrick Lamar — and Stat Quo and Justin Hunte break down why that take is destroying his own legacy, plus the most controversial wins from the 2026 BET Awards.