Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Van and Rachel welcome The Ringer’s Logan Murdock to react to Ja Rule’s confrontation with Uncle Murda and Tony Yayo on a flight, before they discuss more revelations from the Epstein files, hip-hop in the Trump era, and an HGTV show’s cancellation for the host's use of the N-word.

(0:00) Intro
(3:19) Ja Rule vs. G-Unit in 2026
(19:15) Latest Epstein updates
(1:02:15) Symone Sanders Townsend and Eugene Daniels join the show
(1:39:33) James Talarico vs. Jasmine Crockett
(1:50:53) Hip-hop serves only itself?
(2:01:36) The N-word and HGTV’s ‘Rehab Addict’

Hosts: Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay
Guest: Logan Murdock, Symone Sanders Townsend, and Eugene Daniels
Producers: Donnie Beacham Jr. and Jade Whaley
Social Producer: Bernard Moore

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