Joe and Ish open this episode by sharing their thoughts after both the Giants and Cowboys were sent home over the weekend (9:09 ). Drake put together an impressive setlist for his shows at the Apollo Theater (19:13 ), Melyssa reads the list of Oscar Nominations (31:02 ), and Beyonce performs in Dubai for $24 million as Joe predicts what the future of live shows will look like (39:57 ). In other news, the pod reacts to Ben Simmons requesting his $800k engagement ring back (1:00:16 ), Spotify announces layoffs (1:35:20 ), Papoose has been named Head of Hip Hop at TuneCore (1:51:30 ), + MORE!

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Sleeper Picks:

Joe | RINI - "Strawberry Blossom"

Ice | Kyah Baby - "New Energy"

Parks | Grafh, Conway the Machine, & 38 Spesh - "Rain Falls"

Ish | Lagoon Wavey - "Occupied" (A COLORS SHOW)

Melyssa | ELIZA - "Wasn't Looking"