On Episode 15 of The Cultural Hoops Podcast and in honor of Women's History Month a good friend of mine and former Atlanta Hawks colleague Roni Thompson stops by the show to give her thoughts on the latest NBA and Hip-Hop/R&B topics! We discuss the 2021 NBA All-Star Game & festivities, mid-season NBA awards, the new Atlanta Dream ownership group, and much more. On the Hip-Hop/R&B side we give our honest opinion on Drake's "Scary Hours 2" project, review the 2021 Grammy nominations, discuss our most anticipated albums for 2021, and plenty more.

As always, thank you for listening! If you haven't already, please subscribe to the show in any of the below platforms by clicking the link & rate and/or leave a review (all feedback is welcome). Again I really appreciate all of the support thus far on this podcast journey of mine and I hope you enjoy this episode! Stay tuned for Episode 16 The Cultural Hoops Podcast coming soon.

Peace&Love

-JG

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Intro by @whenigetfresh

Music by @SteveWStudio1

Run of Show:

NBA Topics:

·      2021 NBA All-Star Game

·      2021 Rising Stars roster

·      Mid-season Awards
·      Atlanta Dream’s new ownership group
·      What’s happening with the Hawks?

Music Topics:

·      Bobby Shmurda release

·      Drake new release: Scary Hours 2

·      Beyonce’s new Adidas x Ivy Park collection

·      2021 GRAMMYs predictions

·      Verzuz battles we NEED

·      Anticipated albums of 2021

On Episode 14 of The Cultural Hoops Podcast my former Atlanta Hawks colleague Jason Lary (with stints at also the Las Vegas Raiders and Inter Miami CF) stops by the show to give his thoughts on the latest NBA and Hip-Hop/R&B topics! We discuss the latest news on James Harden & Kyrie Irving, Giannis's historic max contract extension with the Bucks, and give our NBA 2020-2021 season predictions. On the Hip-Hop/R&B side of the house we dive into the latest Verzuz Battle between Gucci Mane & Jeezy, review the collaboration project "Pluto x Baby Pluto" between Lil Uzi Vert and Future, give our top 5 albums of the year, and plenty more.

As always, thank you for listening! If you haven't already, please subscribe to the show in any of the below platforms by clicking the link & rate and/or leave a review (all feedback is welcome). Again I really appreciate all of the support thus far on this podcast journey of mine and I hope you enjoy this episode! Stay tuned for Episode 15 The Cultural Hoops Podcast coming soon.

Peace&Love

-JG

Subscribe to The Cultural Hoops Podcast channel, if you haven't already, on any of the below platforms!

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1enIqj5JcmOWsaW4os0jth

Apple Music: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-cultural-hoops-podcast/id1459715704

Vurbl: https://vurbl.com/station/9wvc1aVCoc7/

The Cultural Hoops Podcast Website: http://tchpodcast.buzzsprout.com/

Sound Ears Media: https://www.patreon.com/soundearsmedia

Jordan's Social Handles:

Twitter- @lowkeyjg
Facebook- Jordan Grant
Instagram- @lowkeyjg
Instagram- @theculturalhoopspodcast

Jason Lary's Social Handles:

Instagram- @flythonia
Twitter- @flythonia
Facebook- Jason Lary

Podcast Network: Instagram - @soundears ; Twitter - @soundears_

Intro by @whenigetfresh

Music by @SteveWStudio1

Run of Show:

NBA Topics:

·      James Harden & Kyrie Irving offseason shenanigans

·      Thoughts on Giannis 5-year $228 million dollar extension to stay in Milwaukee vs. Paul “Playoff P” George 5-year $226 million dollar extension

·      2020-2021 NBA Season predictions
   o   East, West playoff seedings

   o   Do Lakers repeat?

   o   MVP

·      ROY predictions

·      State of the Atlanta Hawks for 2020-2021 season

Music Topics:

·      Recent Verzuz: Gucci vs Jeezy

·      Pluto x Baby Pluto album review 

·      T.I. - The L.I.B.R.A. album review 

·      Top 5 albums of 2020 for Hip-Hop & R

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On Episode 13 of The Cultural Hoops Podcast my Emerging 100 of Atlanta brother Terrell Thomas stops by the show to give his thoughts on the latest NBA and Hip-Hop/R&B topics! We discuss the outcome of the resumed 2019-2020 NBA season in the historic "bubble"and give our latest predictions on the playoffs as well as our live reaction to the 2020 NBA Draft Lottery & mock draft. On the Hip-Hop/R&B side of the house we dive into the latest Verzuz Battle between 2Chainz & Rick Ross, discuss Drake's new "Laugh Now, Cry Later" single, give our top 10 rappers, and plenty more.

As always, thank you for listening! If you haven't already, please subscribe to the show in any of the below platforms by clicking the link & rate and/or leave a review (all feedback is welcome). Again I really appreciate all of the support thus far on this podcast journey of mine and I hope you enjoy this episode! Stay tuned for Episode 14 The Cultural Hoops Podcast coming soon.

Peace&Love

-JG

Subscribe to The Cultural Hoops Podcast channel, if you haven't already, on any of the below platforms!

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1enIqj5JcmOWsaW4os0jth

Apple Music: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-cultural-hoops-podcast/id1459715704

Vurbl: https://vurbl.com/station/9wvc1aVCoc7/

The Cultural Hoops Podcast Website: http://tchpodcast.buzzsprout.com/

Jordan's Social Handles:

Twitter- @lowkeyjg
Facebook- Jordan Grant
Instagram- @lowkeyjg
Instagram- @theculturalhoopspodcast

Terrell's Social Handles:

Instagram- @terrell_esq
Facebook- Terrell Thomas

Music by @SteveWStudio1

Run of Show:

NBA Topics:

·      2020 Bubble Playoff predictions

·      Thoughts on Bubble Awards

·      NBA Awards Finalists predictions   

·      New Orleans Pelicans Alivn Gentry firing; Zion’s future

·      Phoenix Suns bubble showing, Spurs 22-year playoff streak snapped

·     State of the Atlanta Hawks for 2020-2021 season

·      2020 NBA Draft Lottery

·      2020 NBA Mock Draft

Music Topics:

·      Latest Verzuz battle track-by-track review; Rick Ross vs 2 Chainz, J. Cole’s two-pack (“Lewis Street”),