Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Earn Your Leisure's Rashad Bilal and Troy Millings tell a music exec why Yung Miami's "Spend Dat" is bad for the culture - and it turns into the deepest Verzuz, Big L and smartest-in-hip-hop debate the Radar Report has had.
It starts with Verzuz. Who is genuinely unbeatable? Ray Daniels, Mickey Factz, Troy and Rashad split it into tiers: the producers (Dr. Dre, Diddy, Jermaine Dupri, Pharrell, Timbaland), the R&B bag (R. Kelly, Usher), the women (Rihanna, Beyonce, Mary J. Blige, Mariah Carey) and the rappers (Jay-Z, Kanye West, Drake, Future, Busta Rhymes). Ray explains why big hits can actually hurt you in a Verzuz.
Then the real one. Rashad calls Yung Miami's "Spend Dat" one of the most irresponsible records he's ever heard, and the room goes all the way there: whether we had balance growing up, whether Black culture needs more shame, who gets to be the gatekeeper, and why the women always catch it harder than the men. Ray admits he signed the guy who wrote it.
Plus Streamer University and whether streaming is a bubble, the five smartest men in hip-hop, and a full-blown Mickey Factz vs Rashad Bilal argument about Big L, Cam'ron and how you grade a career that got cut short.
CHAPTERS
0:00 Radar Report Intro With Earn Your Leisure's Troy Millings & Rashad Bilal
0:53 The Verzuz Mount Rushmore: Who Is Actually Unbeatable?
4:52 R. Kelly, Usher & the R&B Tier
7:16 Rihanna vs Beyonce vs Mary J. Blige
9:39 Where Does Mariah Carey Actually Fit?
10:26 The Rapper Tier: Jay-Z, Kanye West, Drake & Future
14:39 The Diddy vs Jermaine Dupri Moment That Changed Ray's Mind on Verzuz
15:29 Why Drake Doesn't Have "That" Intro Record
18:47 Lil Wayne, Eminem & 50 Cent: Who's Really Unbeatable?
21:15 Yung Miami's "Spend Dat" - Rashad Bilal Draws the Line
23:44 We Had Ignorant Records Too, But We Had Balance
26:16 You Can't Relate to Spending Money You Don't Have
28:43 Black People Need More Shame: Gatekeeping the Culture
32:01 Who Gets to Be the Gatekeeper?
35:14 Music vs Movies: Why We Believed the Rappers
36:52 Respecting the Hustle vs Glorifying the Worst of Us
38:29 Why the Women Catch It Harder Than the Men
40:07 Streamer University & How Streaming Money Actually Works
44:03 Is Streaming a Bubble? Kai Cenat, IShowSpeed & Adin Ross
49:38 The 2026 Minstrel Show and the Jerry Springer Comparison
52:02 The Five Smartest Men in Hip-Hop
53:38 Canibus, Kanye West, Jay-Z, Nas & Rakim
56:55 The Williams Family, KRS-One & Ice Cube Taking BIG3 Public
1:00:14 Canibus vs LL Cool J: How a Career Ends
1:06:27 Mickey Factz vs Rashad Bilal on Big L
1:11:20 Big L vs Cam'ron: Technique vs Work Ethic
1:15:29 The Harlem Ranking: Cam'ron, Mase, Jim Jones, Big L
1:17:58 Grading the Whole Career vs Grading the Prime
1:20:26 Invest Fest 2026 and Ray's Panel
1:23:39 Jay-Z's Yankee Stadium Run: Predictions
1:26:56 When Should Jay-Z Drop the Album?
1:28:32 Will Jay-Z Do the Super Bowl?
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Earn Your Leisure's Rashad Bilal and Troy Millings tell a music exec why Yung Miami's "Spend Dat" is bad for the culture - and it turns into the deepest Verzuz, Big L and smartest-in-hip-hop debate the Radar Report has had.
It starts with Verzuz. Who is genuinely unbeatable? Ray Daniels, Mickey Factz, Troy and Rashad split it into tiers: the producers (Dr. Dre, Diddy, Jermaine Dupri, Pharrell, Timbaland), the R&B bag (R. Kelly, Usher), the women (Rihanna, Beyonce, Mary J. Blige, Mariah Carey) and the rappers (Jay-Z, Kanye West, Drake, Future, Busta Rhymes). Ray explains why big hits can actually hurt you in a Verzuz.
Then the real one. Rashad calls Yung Miami's "Spend Dat" one of the most irresponsible records he's ever heard, and the room goes all the way there: whether we had balance growing up, whether Black culture needs more shame, who gets to be the gatekeeper, and why the women always catch it harder than the men. Ray admits he signed the guy who wrote it.
Plus Streamer University and whether streaming is a bubble, the five smartest men in hip-hop, and a full-blown Mickey Factz vs Rashad Bilal argument about Big L, Cam'ron and how you grade a career that got cut short.
CHAPTERS
0:00 Radar Report Intro With Earn Your Leisure's Troy Millings & Rashad Bilal
0:53 The Verzuz Mount Rushmore: Who Is Actually Unbeatable?
4:52 R. Kelly, Usher & the R&B Tier
7:16 Rihanna vs Beyonce vs Mary J. Blige
9:39 Where Does Mariah Carey Actually Fit?
10:26 The Rapper Tier: Jay-Z, Kanye West, Drake & Future
14:39 The Diddy vs Jermaine Dupri Moment That Changed Ray's Mind on Verzuz
15:29 Why Drake Doesn't Have "That" Intro Record
18:47 Lil Wayne, Eminem & 50 Cent: Who's Really Unbeatable?
21:15 Yung Miami's "Spend Dat" - Rashad Bilal Draws the Line
23:44 We Had Ignorant Records Too, But We Had Balance
26:16 You Can't Relate to Spending Money You Don't Have
28:43 Black People Need More Shame: Gatekeeping the Culture
32:01 Who Gets to Be the Gatekeeper?
35:14 Music vs Movies: Why We Believed the Rappers
36:52 Respecting the Hustle vs Glorifying the Worst of Us
38:29 Why the Women Catch It Harder Than the Men
40:07 Streamer University & How Streaming Money Actually Works
44:03 Is Streaming a Bubble? Kai Cenat, IShowSpeed & Adin Ross
49:38 The 2026 Minstrel Show and the Jerry Springer Comparison
52:02 The Five Smartest Men in Hip-Hop
53:38 Canibus, Kanye West, Jay-Z, Nas & Rakim
56:55 The Williams Family, KRS-One & Ice Cube Taking BIG3 Public
1:00:14 Canibus vs LL Cool J: How a Career Ends
1:06:27 Mickey Factz vs Rashad Bilal on Big L
1:11:20 Big L vs Cam'ron: Technique vs Work Ethic
1:15:29 The Harlem Ranking: Cam'ron, Mase, Jim Jones, Big L
1:17:58 Grading the Whole Career vs Grading the Prime
1:20:26 Invest Fest 2026 and Ray's Panel
1:23:39 Jay-Z's Yankee Stadium Run: Predictions
1:26:56 When Should Jay-Z Drop the Album?
1:28:32 Will Jay-Z Do the Super Bowl?
The Raydar Report is Ray Daniels' weekly breakdown of the music business, hip-hop culture and Atlanta - hosted by a 20-year music executive, not a journalist. New episodes every week.
Like this video? Become a channel member for more content or join our Patreon!
patreon.com/c/RayDanielsPresents
Subscribe on YouTube - bit.ly/RayDanielsYouTube
Watch full episodes of The Raydar Report - youtube.com/playlist?list=PLykiYt2yLGSiC5tGLmI-d4bkbBdgyytD4
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