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Wudup doe? This week on the podcast I bring on my blood, DJ Mikael to recap Game 2 of the NBA Finals, appreciate what the Golden State Warriors are, and he proceeds to takes down LeBron James as a team player. Game 2 was another close game and Warriors pulled out another one out their you know what. At halftime it look like the Toronto could move forward with a win but the Raptors let the “Third Quarter Warriors” come alive by letting them score 18 straight points. Add that to the fact no one was able to hit open shots and it looks like going to Oakland will be even more up hill. Mikael and I also appreciate the Warriors and what they have meant to NBA fandom. They are hard to stop and we have connection to one of the Warriors from Saginaw, Michigan. We wrap up with a bonus conversations about why Mikael thinks LeBron James is a bad teammate. He has some severe drawbacks as the focal point of the team. I’m not in 100% agreeance but I entertain some the points he was making. Thanks for listening! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/darudownsouth/message

This week on the #DaRundownSouth Podcast, Keith Nelson Jr. joins us once again to help preview the NBA Finals discuss the off-season storylines. Tracklist 4:19 DaBaby and Dreamville vs TDE 13:23 NBA Finals - Golden State Warriors Path 24:33 NBA Finals Toronto Raptors Path 41:52 NBA Off-season Story lines   It’s really happening. In the year 2019, the NBA Finals will feature the Golden State Warriors against the Toronto Raptors. Tan Drake will be hosting Game 1&2 and Kawhi will get his first crack at the Golden State since his ankle was compromised since 2016. The Warriors are going for the Three-peat (Copyright to Pat Riley) title and their fourth in five years. It has been looked at as a forgone conclusion that the Warriors are going to win in 4 to 6 games . The host of this podcast may have some unreasonable confidence in the Raptors abilities to stop Warriors. Either way this Finals will series be different from the last five years. There is no LeBron to speak of. There is legacy talk and speculation of where Kevin Durant and Kawhi Leonard will land next year. Thanks for listening. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/darudownsouth/message

On this episode of the podcast my homey Hooks drops in to help recover from the dramatics. We recap a crazy night of basketball in the NBA; Looking at both Game 7s and follow up with a Conference Finals Preview. Thanks for Listening! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/darudownsouth/message

This week on the podcast I have on DeAnthony Arnett of the Unsportsmanlike Conduct Podcast from the 4Cast Netword based out of Detroit. Dee and I go way back since he is my first cousin but you all may know him from some notable athletic endeavors, epsecially the time spent playing Divsion 1 football. We discuss the NBA matchups in the playoffs and explore subtopics with each, like where are key free agents landing. After that I ask Deanthony about a few interesting people he has crossed paths with in the past. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/darudownsouth/message

Hey this week on the podcast I welcome in the new listner with a reintroduction. I go over my podcast journey from the last six years. Some ups and downs, lessons learned and a new evolution of the podcast to come. I also have two observations since I have come back to podcasting and one unpopular take. I end the podcast by recommending Pat Flynn's Smart Passive Income and Count The Dings BOM Podcast.- Thanks for listening! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/darudownsouth/message

This week on the podcast I have my good friend Jez come on the podcast to help rundown so topics. It has been almost a month since the last podcast, so I decided to cram in as many topics as possible into one episode. We begin by talking to Jez in a cold open about his adjustment from Atlanta to D.C. Then we go into LeBron and the bubbling narrative that is trying to give Kevin Durant the crown this year. (13:20) We keep sports going and transition into Rob Gronkowski retiring from the NFL and the mark he left on the game for fans like us (25:30) The main topic for this episode is the cost of attention. We group the Jussie Smollett story (31:00) with the Kodak Black need to say outlandish things (34:50) because both of these individuals have behavior that stems from the need of attention. It seems that the art isn't carrying them where they want and have chosen other avenues to boost their profile. On the other end of the spectrum, Cardi B is getting unwanted attention for some comments she made before she came up. (42:18) She stated she used sex to lure men into a setup where they would get drugged and robbed by Cardi. People have been comparing her to Bill Cosby and R. Kelly but that may be a bit much. We explore a few different angles. We close the podcast with the college admissions scandal and some different aspects of snitching. Mainly because the key cooperator was black Yale soccer coach that tried to get $450,000 from a father. Thanks for listening! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/darudownsouth/message

This week on the podcast, Keith Nelson Jr. joins us once again to cover everything that has happened in the last couple weeks. We kick the pod off by discussing Jessie Smollett's shenanigans. (4:50) Going off the deep end wouldn't describe what he did. We try to navigate him from here. We follow up with some Oscar talk. (15:40) Not the deepest coverage since the Oscars and the Grammy are both just hard to swallow. We then get into the weeds with Tristan Thompson's recent mess up with the Kardashian clique member Jordyn Woods. (23:35) Seems like Tristan is having some difficulty zipping his feelings up. Jordyn came on Red Table Talk to discuss what happened with her and the Kardashians. Keith and I agree this might be a big look for Facebook Watch. (34:56) We end the podcast a discussion around Black Twitter's darling Solange and her Black Planet Takeover (37:40). --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/darudownsouth/message

This week on the Podcast we welcome back J.R. Gamble from The Shadow League. We start the podcast off by touching on Michael Vick's cultural impact on Atlanta and football fandom in general. We follow up with some NBA trade deadline reactions. What deal was the biggest? What deal is a waste? Which deal was underrated but sneakily important? We go through it all and spin forward on the rest of the season to come. Thanks for listening! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/darudownsouth/message

This week on the podcast Keith Nelson Jr. to rundown the rush of new music. Headlining this episode are two R&B projects headed by Hip-Hop producers. Ella Mai self-titled debut features DJ Mustard and Usher and Zaytoven join together to make "A" (10:30) We contrast the expectations versus the reality of what both projects could be. We also review Quavo's solo effort "Quavo Huncho" and examine the production cycles of Quality Control. (31:19) Is there a lack of quality control or does the streaming era dilute the importance of a solo album? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/darudownsouth/message

Welcome back #DaRundown South Podcast. This week we are joined by Keith Nelson Jr. once again to break down some big-picture topics. 04:13 Nicki Minaj Missteps Darling Nicki, where are we today? Nicki Minaj has been the face of female Hip-Hop for the 10 years or so. Her new album, Queen, drops in the shadow of the recently minted Cardi B. With sales that are pretty good for most, do not live up to the Barbie's standard. Add that to low ticket sales of a"postponed" North American tour and we could be seeing someone who's very frustrated with the new streaming era metrics. It's not a stretch to say she is taking her frustration out on Travis Scott and his family. Kylie Jenner seemed nothing more than show some support to her massive following of zombies. Using paper thin arguments on Twitter and Queen Radio Minaj is showing some real insecurity about her position in the game today. It could be some karma get back for not wanting to support the elevation of other female artists. http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-nicki-minaj-queen-album-tour-20180824-story.html 29:21 The Hip-Hop Union Party Is Hip-Hop big enough to start a union? Busta Rhymes seems to think so. A subject Keith Nelson Jr. recently brought up to the legendary rapper in a recent interview.  The socialist idea of having a collectively bargained salary http://hiphop-n-more.com/2018/07/exclusive-busta-rhymes-new-album-done-hip-hop-should-form-union/ 52:23 S#!t That I Missed: Tru Life  signs with Future's Freebandz Tru Life is a rapper from yesteryear and used to be signed to Jay-Z's Roc-A-Fella imprint. He may be more infamous for his beef but being good enough to sign before. Now he is made post-prison stint to sign with Future's Freebandz label. It's a footnote amongst the trending topics of September 2017  In other day and times this would have been a story that would have taken some time to investigate the long-term play and possibility of starting a trend. None of these were explored by major outlets which may be a result of a lack in present-day lexicon or it could be the victim of the Twitter/social media tail eating news stream that deals much more commerce than journalism. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/darudownsouth/message

Welcome to #DaRundown South Podcast Season 3.  In this first episode of the season, Keith Nelson Jr. joins the podcast. From Drake, Pusha T,  Beyonce and Jay-Z, Wiz Khalifa, Jay Rock, and many more, there we some monster music drops this summer. We pick some personal highlights from the streaming buffet that may not have taken over your timeline. (5:30)  We follow that with a good look at Travis Scott Astroworld. Keith and I dissect some of the themes of the album, where this album ranks amongst the other Travis Scott Albums, why his first-week sales validate a concept in style. (19:42) With Travis Scott dominating the charts, we decided to take a moment to rank Auto Era Rap artists. The conversation quickly turned into a discussion on how to appreciate Autotune Era Rap and establishing a class of artists that clearly separate themselves from what is here from the trends.  We quickly discover the lack of depth in this class and explore some ways to strengthen it.  (41:27) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/darudownsouth/message

This week on a special report. we sit down with J. Hicks from the Hip-Hop Sports Report to talk about the recent developments with the Cleveland Cavaliers and Kyrie Irving. Due to some technology set backs its a little late yet the conversation is still relevant until further developments. We break down the Cavs, on every level from the owner Dan Gilbert, to the GM position, down to the players and we examine how we get here. Thanks for listening! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/darudownsouth/message

This week on the podcast we discuss the NBA Draft and all the trades that have people on the move. We then get into Jay-Z is dropping 4:44 June 30th and DJ Khaled dropping Grateful June 23th. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/darudownsouth/message

This week Keith Nelson Jr. joins the pod to discuss the NBA Finals and Michael Vick's retirement. The Goledn State Warriors are champions. So what's LeBron's next move? We move on quick. Kevin Love seems to already be traded. And somehow Paul George has made it on Cavs. The Warriors have shown their dominance doesn't seemed to be going away so there isn't much to mention after that. Michael Vick is retiring with the Falcons and the franchise is too afraid to give him his moment opting to put him next to Roddy White. It's cowardly to say the least. Thanks for listening! hit us up @DarundownSouth on Twitter cl@darundown.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/darudownsouth/message

Wudup people. Game 1 of the NBA Finals was a blow out to say the least. We wrap with Eazy's Life and Keith Nelson Jr. and discuss some of the takeaways from the NBA Finals initial game. We look what the Cavs can do to slow down the Warriors offense and why Kevin Durant made so much sense when you look at what happen in the finals last year. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/darudownsouth/message

It's finally here. After a week off from any action the NBA Finals start tonight. We ran down a couple of the top story lines, key match-ups and and make picks with Keith Nelson Jr. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/darudownsouth/message

Here's a bonus episode. Candid conversation with Keith Nelson Jr. of Digital Trends. We hit on the Kendrick Lamar, FyreFest + Ja Rule, James Harden disappearance, Bow Wow and little more. Thanks for listening --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/darudownsouth/message

Wudup doe! Here is a little mini podcast. This week I'm solo. Its me doing a Stugotz impersonation, nothing but hot takes. I discuss what home team Falcons have done so far and why Browns are a startup company. Then I jump into Future two new albums Future and HNDRXX which could be related to the lawsuit he currently has with Rocko and A-1 Records. I wrap by talking about my favorite person right now Lavar Ball. The father of the Ball boys who started his own brand for them and has taking quite the backlash for having the nerve to own his own name. As you can see I'm on Ball's side of things. Thanks for listening! Follow the show on Twitter @DaRundownSouth --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/darudownsouth/message

Has it been that long? With the 74 episode over the course of 4 years, I had some high points and very quiet low points. Maybe this your first one. Maybe you heard some and I made you mad because there was no pod for 6 months. Whatever the case this podcast was made to show you what we are capable of and highlight some of the bright spots on the internet. I also want to shout out the TrueHoop TV podcast that is in hiatus. I miss that thing so much, I started to post on Reddit. We are in the process of making some big changes and trying some new things out. So in the meantime here is something hefty to chew on. Check below for a complete list of chapters in the podcast. 6:30 Keith Nelson Jr. of Digital Trends on Drake "More Life" #DRDS Ep. 71 18:00 Jamie Broadnax Of Black Girl Nerds on Shonda Rhimes #DRDS 49 25:48 Sekou Smith of NBA Hangtime Blog and Podcast #DRDS Ep. 33 33:58 Vann Newkirk II of The Atlantic On Donald Trump and J.Cole #DRDS Ep. 47 49:42 Keith Nelson Jr talking Houston/Atlanta (Freelance Strippers) #DRDS Ep. 69 55:15 Dr. Wizdom Powell of UNC on Rachel Dolezal #DRDS Ep. 42 1:02:36 KC and Chris Lehman of BlackisOnline on comedy and the entertainment industry #DRDS Ep. 40 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/darudownsouth/message

This week on the podcast we are heavy on the music. We talk with writer Keith Nelson Jr. of Digital Trends to talk about the Drake's "More Life" and the conversation around it, Rick Ross' "Rather You Than Me" and Kendrick Lamar new song "The Heart Part IV" and the upcoming project. I end the podcast with call in from Eazy's Life and I get his comments on the Drake as well and wrap up with a little Atlanta Hawks talk. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/darudownsouth/message