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FULL SHOW: Academy Responds to Teyana Taylor Incident, Ma$e & Shyne Speak on Diddy Allegations + Shaggy, Robin Thicke & Rip Micheals Interview

·1 hr 45 min·5 clips

Shaggy admits he lost all publishing on 'Angel' due to using samples to break into radio.

The episode opens with Jess Hilarious announcing she's starting a 21-day detox after consulting a wellness expert, but her co-hosts quickly expose that she took an edible that very morning, leading to extended comedic debate about whether marijuana counts as part of a detox. DJ Envy and Lauren LaRosa share front page news including over 3,000 flight cancellations stranding travelers nationwide, with discussion of how airlines do not cover hotel costs during weather-related disruptions. Walmart is paying 00 million to settle claims that it misled delivery drivers about earnings through its Spark app, and listeners are encouraged to check their accounts. Shaggy and Robin Thicke sit down together to promote their new collaboration, discussing the influence of Bill Withers on the record and their shared love of soul and R&B. Shaggy discusses how he broke into radio through urban AC by making relatable, crossover reggae-soul records, and Robin Thicke reflects on returning to his musical roots after controversy. Both artists discuss the importance of gratitude with age and how life's hardships ultimately make for better artistry. Comedian and producer Rip Michaels joins the show to promote his April Fool's Day comedy concert at Barclays Center, candidly sharing that he nearly died from a congenital heart condition and was abandoned by nearly everyone in the industry while hospitalized. He reveals Justina Valentine was the only person in entertainment who helped him by writing him into a film so he could maintain health insurance. The show covers the Mase and Shine podcast appearance where they discussed their shared history with Diddy, the allegation that enablers around Puff bear responsibility, and the awkward backstory of Mase discovering Shine had been secretly dating Brandy at the same time. Lauren LaRosa reports on Cardi B's new haircare line Grow Good Beauty launching during her tour. The hosts debate Jack Harlow's neo-soul album, with Jess remaining unimpressed and Charlamagne defending it as not terrible. The show closes with a tribute to Justice from Poetic Justice as part of Women's History Month.

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A reflective interview about making work matter, family history, and learning from hard seasons.

The segment settles into a reflective interview rather than a quick hit of radio. It stays on the work of making new material mean something, the long process of writing dozens of songs before narrowing a project, and the ways kids, family history, and a divorce at age seven…

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A fast Breakfast Club ride that turns music talk into honest, lived-in reflection.

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