Nightcap - Nightcap - Hour 2: Bengals tagging Higgins, T-Law shuts down PIT rumors, Cardi B & Stefon Diggs

Episode Date: February 18, 2025

Shannon Sharpe and Chad "Ochocinco" Johnson react to the Cincinnati Bengals planning on franchise tagging WR Tee Higgins. Later, Unc and Ocho discuss Jacksonville Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence shutting down Pittsburgh Steelers rumors, Cardi B was spotted out with Stefon Diggs on Valentine’s Day and much more!04:00 - Tee Higgins may not see free agency15:17 - Cardi B and Stefon Diggs rumors23:00 - Kendrick Lamar’s streaming record26:00 - DeMar DeRozan and Drake beef33:00 - Reginae Carter claps back at Lil Wayne’s haters36:46 - Spello-cinco43:50 - Dunk on Unc49:00 - Q&Ayyyy(Timestamps may vary based on advertisements.) #Volume #ClubSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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before the March 4th deadline. He obviously wants a new deal instead of no tag. T. Higgins' mom has something to say on this. T. Higgins' mom, number five, selfish. You see what I mean? There it is up selfish beep you see what I mean there it is up there

you see what I mean she has since deleted her tweet you see what I mean now if mama if mama tweet I know mama Higgins been listening to what I've been saying

my Bengals fans I know you in here I love y'all I love you but we can't be selfish in this instant when it comes to business we can't be selfish in this instance when it comes to business. We can't be selfish. Yes, we would love to keep

the band together. We would love to keep the band together. It's like New Edition. We want to keep them together, but it's unfair for Joe to get his money. It's unfair because Chase, oh, we can't play with him. We need every bring truck. Every bring truck coming down the pay core stadium

to pay Jamar Chase. Not for what he's done but what he can continue to do for the foreseeable future. T. Higgins deserves his money as well. He's not going to be able to get what he's worth if he stays in Cincinnati. He has to be the one to take a pay cut. Why does he have to be able to get what he's worth if he stays in cincinnati he has to be want to take a pay cut why does he have to be one to take less not only if you don't do that

you give you give people you get teams a home team discount on the second maybe the third you have to get as much as you can on your first one and fatigue for T to get what he deserves, it can't be in Cincinnati. And this is coming from someone that loves my bangles down to the core. Ocho, it's hard for me to feel sorry for a problem they created. Why did they allow the owners to keep the franchise tag in there?

You see, for a few extra practices off. You see what y'all did? See, they bargained for credit privileges. Okay. Okay, we'll give you one franchise tag, but you can't franchise me a second time. You see, when you bargain for credit privileges, when you bargain for

no credit practices, bull jobs like that, you push OTAs and training camp back a week. And then when it comes down to this, man, they franchise tag me. That's what you got the Players Association for.

Got no lifetime benefits. But I tell you what, Ocho, you ain't got as many padded practices, but you still got that franchise tag. Yeah, listen, it gives ownership leverage and it's also a good thing. Now, at times, Chad, y'all stay with me. Now, at times, the franchise tag, it's not a bad thing. Now, what it does allow, it allows teams, it gives them time.

It gives them time to try and work out a deal, to see if you can reach one in a certain amount of time, you know, because before, before a deadline hits, um, I, I guess I don't like it. Also,

I don't like the fact that the franchise tag is using it in a, in, in a way and in reason. And then basically saying we value you, we value you, but we don't think you're worth what you're asking for so we're going to give you top five money at your position

and then but just for one year I want long term security you had T. Higgins for three years you got him a four field on the franchise tag now what does T. Higgins need to show you in year five that you haven't seen in years one, two, three, or four?

Come on, man. Talk to me. Come on, man. And I see people talking about the franchise tag is not the worst thing. What if it's not the worst? He don't want it. Y'all gave him the franchise tag last year. He played well. He played well the year before.

Paid a man or allowed him to go someplace else. No other place. Baseball don't have a franchise tag. Basketball don't have a franchise tag. And it's hard to have, it's kind of hard

to have free agency when you got a set number. Why can't a center make what a quarterback makes? In baseball, a first baseman can make you just as much as a pitcher.

As just as much as a center fielder, or a third baseman. Why do you got to have, okay, the quarterback can make this, a wide receiver can make this, an edge rusher can make this, a kicker can make that. Crazy to me, that means you get what the market can bear. If I'm a systems analyst, they ain't got

no structure. Well, you know, if you do this, no. Whatever. If Apple want me, I pitch my service to Apple, Google, Microsoft. I get to go to the highest bidder. If I work for Microsoft for four years,

they don't get to put a tag on me and say, okay, I get to keep you. I want to see one more year. I want to see if you can do this again in year five. No. But that's where the players should have. Because guess what happened? They had a couple of years left on their deal. Let me tell you what the owners did.

They had a couple of years left on their deal. They went and redid the deal early. The owners ran right to the business partners. Fox, CBS, NBC, ESPN, Amazon. We got 10 years of labor, peace. We want to renegotiate our deal. Hey, listen, the business side of things is always unfair. It's the nature of the business.

I understand it. And I am an avid Bengals fan. I am one that's always stood ten toes for my Bengals at all times. But in this case, I can't. Not in this case. For the team, I understand. But for T, no. For the fans that don't understand it and selfishly want T to obviously take lessons,

which he would have to do with them paying Jamar, even with Joe Burrow restructuring in any kind of way, T Higgins is still coming out on the shitty thing. Hey, guess what? If I'm T Higgins, give me this money, and if y'all need me to restructure next year, I'll do that too. Because see, you already engaged Joe Burrow

with that $90 million. Now he restructured. All you did was take his base salary and give it to him in a signing bonus. Ain't no reason to stop it. Well, let me say, to maybe the average fan, they don't understand how it works.

So if Joe Burrow has a $40 million base salary, they give it to him in a signing bonus. Yeah. Okay, all you did is give him... Instead of me getting it September through January, you just gave it to me right now. Okay?

So nothing changes. He's still getting his money. He's still getting his worth. He's still getting what he's paid. But you telling me, now, damn, you finna franchise me again? Again.

What it's saying to players obviously it's almost an insult despite the numbers what the numbers might be now I'm not talking about the average person

I'm talking about athletes that are putting in the work putting in the time that are waiting for that moment to get that stability that security oh you don't feel I'm worth

are you gonna franchise I'm worth are you going to franchise me again why are you franchising me again and I have a great understanding that I'm not going to be able to get what I'm worth my true value do you understand what T Higgins is going to get on the open market

yes and see here's the thing they're going to overpay yes open market. Yes. And see, here's the thing. They're going to overpay. Yes. And it's like, oh, he's going to make $25 million where the going rate is $30. The going rate is $30. Man, T might see

$36, $37, man. No, I'm saying that's the going rate. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Come on, man. No, I'm saying that's the goal rate. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Come on, man. That man said, I need 60 million guaranteed. 70. It's a cold game, man.

It is. But, Ochoa, like I said, that's what your players association is supposed to be negotiating you for. Players, I think 2030

this thing is up. Will y'all please start bargaining for petty privileges? Damn padded practices. Get lifetime benefits. Do away with the franchise tax.

Get something that means something. Y'all don't want to practice in pads. What if you didn't have no franchise tag? Would that be worth it, Ocho? What if you had lifetime benefits? Would that be worth it, Ocho? Yeah.

Okay, let's just say for the sake of argument, Ocho. I played. I got in the league. I was 22. I played 10 years in the league I was 22 I played 10 years I retired 32 Now I get insurance From the league

For 5 years So I can take it To any 5 years That I want to So I take it From when I retire Until now I got insurance

Until I'm 37 It start falling apart In your 40s and 50s Yeah Let me Now you on your Yeah It start falling apart in your 40s and 50s. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Let me, let me. Now you on your own. When you look at it,

look at baseball players. People like when you, baseball players make a ton of money and they got lifetime benefits. Basketball players make a ton of money. They got lifetime benefits. Yeah. Because you know why

basketball players say we gonna set it down remember they struck yeah baseball they canceled the World Series canceled it now look at it 765 million 700 million

500 million dollar deals yeah $765 million. $700 million. $500 million deals. Yeah. And you know, it's going to take... It's going to take... It's got to be one band, one sound, huh? It's got to be one band,

one sound. And it started with the quarterback because the quarterback got to lead. They got to lead the chase. The quarterbacks have always been on their own program. They got... to lead the chase. The quarterbacks have always been on their own program. They had the QB club.

See, when the Players Association, there was a quarterback club. And then the quarterback club started taking some of the best players. They got a Neiman Smith to join. They got a Bruce. They got some of those guys. So you had your top quarterbacks. They were in the club all by themselves. They negotiated. They did things on their own

they weren't a part of the players association so see that was the first thing the owners say we got them see they already split the owners might not like each other but they're staying

32 320 toes down all I need to see is a little splintering all I need to see is a little splintering. All I need to see is a little splintering. I got you. Cardi B was spotted out with Stefan Diggs on Valentine's Day. It was rumored that Cardi B had an affair with Diggs while she was pregnant.

I said, child, oh, Lord. Hey, Stella. Hey. Hey. Hey. Hey. Uh-huh. Well, it's like.

Well, it's like I'm trying to think. How far along was she, old chump? I don't know. And she wasn't showing. I don't know. She couldn't, if she wasn't showing. I don't know about that. That could be, that could be false.

That could be, you know, a rumor of some sort. But, yeah, hey, Steph, Steph,

young, young boy be doing his thing, bro, you know? But, but, hold on, hold on.

Whoa, whoa, let's just say for the sake of argument I get it you know you married that's your girl

you know y'all do what y'all do I don't know about hitting somebody else girl Ocho hey was she pregnant

I don't think is she sure I don't think that was true I think that might have been fabricated I think that might have been fabricated and it might have been fabricated. I think that might have been fabricated. And it might have been fabricated. Whew, Lord.

Listen, I tell y'all. I tell y'all. Somebody said she was seven to eight months. Hey. I got dirt. Hey, when you've been around long enough, you hear me? Yeah. When you've been around long enough, You hear me? Yeah. When you've been around long enough,

you have great experience in this area. I have great experience in this area. And it's a lot more peaceful when you're number two as opposed to number one when you know how things go. Cardi outing with Diggs

is for the second time they've been seen out in public in less than a week. Before that, Cardi tried to downplay the rumors about Diggs during an Instagram live. Cardi filed for divorce from Offset, her husband of seven years, last August, right before giving birth to their third child.

When there's smoke, there's fire. You know that, right? You ain't hear me, huh? When there's smoke, there's fire You know that, right? I just You ain't hear me, huh? Yeah When there's smoke, there's fire See, her new dude Really ain't her new dude You just never knew

You not, you not You not hearing me I heard what you saying Her new dude Ain't her new dude You just never knew Always I heard what you're saying. Her new dude ain't her new dude. You just never knew. Oh, wait.

It's always smoke. Where there's smoke, there's fire all the time. All you have to do is... Well, I'll say... If I'm not mistaken, I think he tweeted something about, you know, you sleeping with somebody else.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Oh, man. Oh, wait. Listen, if the tweet goes out, where there's smoke, there's fire. So there you go. There you go. Oh, the plan B is always there.

It's always there. She might not cheat on you, but she knows who got next. Come on now. We've been doing this a long time. We do not live in delusion we live in reality based on experience just slumped down in the chair yeah man listen boy

yeah step step hey step step one of them ones now he won't play with you you slip up if you want to oh man yeah you can't do a georgia boy like that who else who else you mess around playing around with your girl and they steph future um trey songs before he got in trouble you know you know with the little incident trey uh drape um yeah let me let me go i got one more if you got if you got that paper that can put them

on the private planes and bring them to you you You know, you and your girl going through it and somebody, you know, she fine? Oh, yeah. All right. Oh, she unhappy? All right. I don't want that kind of problem. I don't want that kind of problem.

Yeah. It's a dirty game. Man, I'll sit out here tweeting I had you last week by the way my new beat battle oh oh they going at it petty

let that go let that go man listen the game is the game you just under you got to keep it what. You just you got to keep it. What they call it. You got to keep it. I don't know what that means, but I sound right in this situation. You got to keep it.

Yeah. Sometimes you get them. Sometimes you get God. But you live to play another day. You got to remember. She's not yours. It's just your turn. But you live to play another day You gotta remember She's not yours It's just your turn Stay with me now

She's not yours It's just your turn Damn, damn, damn Come on now Listen, you've been around long enough you hear me i've been number two yeah i've been number two long enough to know all the tricks in the games and the trade and come on now in my 20s and my 30s i'm almost 50 why you think i'm trying to wave my white flag man i don't want i don't want to. I don't want to play no hole.

Y'all can have that. I don't want to play no hole. Well, my dog Ocho coming in out the rain. It's time for me to put the old galoshes in the umbrella. Yeah, I'm hanging it up, man. I'm hanging it up. It's a dirty game. Made for This Mountain

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to hit 100 million monthly Spotify listeners. As of Monday, Kendrick had 100 million 52,025 monthly listeners, making him the first rapper to hit that figure on Spotify. He's the ninth artist to do this overall. Ariana Grande, Billie

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Post Malone, 69 million. And Ye, 67 million. That's dope, man. That's really dope. That's really, really dope. Listen, I'm happy for Kendrick obviously he's always been a phenomenal rapper you would have had to

to actually been a fan of his in general before you know the beat between him and Drake because he's always put out great music I'm not sure his music was one for for all you know that in all listening enjoyment. It wasn't that kind of music.

You would have had to have been a fan of Kendrick before to understand how good and great he is, especially as a lyricist. And listen to the story he tells. His albums were always a story. Always told a phenomenal story. And listen, he's done great work. He's done great work to date, as well as Drake.

I'm a fan of both individuals, and I'm a fan of both of their bodies of work and resumes in general. So, listen, I have no horse in that battle or fight. Right. But, you know, you don't have to pick that everybody's been picking sides oh i like this guy i like this guy like oh i like both of them i like both of them and neither one of them could beat me and rap neither one of them and drake drake know that kendrick

know that too i was a lyricist before i was a lyricist you know drake is a lover boy I was a lyricist before I was a lyricist. You know, Drake is a lover boy. I was a lover boy when Drake was in Pampers. I've been doing that. I had a heart in my, in my fade in 87. So I was doing that. You know, I had the chicks, I had the chicks in, in high school, you know, in, in junior high. Like I've been doing that. So what they doing and going through, and I lived that life two times. Drake trashes DeMar DeRozan's jersey on stage. In a newly released footage from his Sydney show, Drake was tossed a DeMar DeRozan jersey by someone in the audience as he performed Rich Flex.

After Drake realized it was DeRozan's, he slammed the NBA's vet jersey to the ground. If the audience didn't know that the two still weren't on good terms, it quickly became clear. And it's understandable, though. Coach O, check this out. Drake and DeRozan's relationship soured at the later period on stage at Kendrick Lamar's The Pop-Out Concert

and danced to Scathing Date diss track, not like us. DeRozan also appeared in the official video of the song that came out the next month. Remember when Lamar told me on Club Shae Shae, no matter what, when it comes to him, he'll forever have a friend and me and loyalty out of me because he cared. He was one. He was there for me when everything was kind of going crazy. I mean, that's what DeMar DeRozan told me.

Now, if it's a lie, he told it, but I wouldn't say it. Listen, DeMar in Toronto obviously had a relationship with Drake. I don't know the extent of that relationship when DeMar was there it was very good

and then you think about DeMar Rosen's background being from LA from Compton where Kendrick DeMar is from I understand the whole loyalty aspect of things you know off the court where Kendrick Lamar is from. I understand the whole loyalty aspect of things.

You know? Off the court, when you're not in Toronto, you are from Compton. I do understand Drake's side of it, but hold on. You my homie, man. You my dog. You should really have no horse in this race.

You understand that this song that's about me, I know that's where you from. But I thought we was cool. You ain't got to be in the video and all. You ain't got to be crit walking it, you know, throwing up the, you ain't got to be doing all that,

you know? So, okay, that's what we on. That's the type of time we on all Drake. Drake done took notes, then jotted everybody number down, not, then jotted everybody's number down. Not number,

jotted everybody's name down. That jumped on that bandwagon. Yeah, he did. When he was at war, to take they personal shots as well. Okay, it's on. Bad. Bad.

That's what it is. It was 99 against one, huh? It was 99 against one. And there's only one way Drake can win and that's in the booth continue making great music like you've always done that's it I ain't coming out no diss tracks

I'm just gonna make this stuff that's gonna sell to screaming and people gonna like he just put out an album doing what he does best an album for the ladies an album, doing what he does best. An album for the ladies. An album for the women. Oh, listen. Two things can be true.

You can lose a battle and still be sitting right on top. Yes. You can lose a battle. Don't mean you lost the war. There's a difference He lost the battle He didn't lose the war He should have just did like J. Cole He didn't lose the war J. Cole said I'm out of this

You gotta fight it that quick now I'm going to have it J. Cole said I don't want no part of that Understandable. For what? For what? Didn't make a whole lot of sense. Still doesn't.

I mean, look, the song had a catchy phrase and, I mean, it had a catchy hook. It is. It is what it is. But you Drake. Bro, you got a big old jumbo jet. It is. It is what it is. But you, Drake, bro, you got a big old jumbo jet. Got a $55 million crib in Toronto. Got a big crib in LA.

Got a crib in Houston. Probably got crib on five continents. Man, I'd have let that ride so quick. But it's tough on you. I get it. Listen, honestly, Drake and Kendrick need to be thanking me. They do. For what?

Because I chose to play football. You chose the right thing. You'd have been broke as hell. Who? Boy, you ain't ever. Listen. I just told you. I just explained to you who I was in junior high.

But I was a lover boy. You hear me? I was in junior high but I was a lover boy you hear me I was a lyricist I was like Nas I was like Nas back then in junior high no you want me to you talk about Nas you talk about Big Daddy Kane you talk about

KRS-One listen I used to rap like Big L in junior high. My teacher used to call me outside and have me rap for the principal. That's how good I was. Yeah, man. I'll tell you no lie. I'll tell you no lie. I have so many gifts

I really haven't really really been able to expound on because I just been I just been on the go I been on the go good thing you saved the world

from having to hear that and we're very thankful for that we're very thankful for that we greatly appreciate it I mean you look at Rakim ooh We're very thankful for that. We're very thankful for that. We greatly appreciate it. I mean, uh, you look at,

uh, rock him. Ooh. A little more. Different. Well, you talk about lyricism. That's not, I mean,

I grew up, I grew up in that era. KRS-One. Yes. Nasty work. Big Daddy Kane. Hey, hold on real quick chat

y'all want me to y'all chat y'all want me to give you a quick 16 real quick like y'all don't understand I come right off

the top of the head too like I'm special I'm like Lil Wayne I'm like Jay-Z and junior high I ain't writing nothing down man

I know your grades would indicate that who oh I had... Your grades? Whoa, whoa, whoa. Hold on. In high school? In junior high? Boy, I had five stars in satisfactories. What you

talking about? I know. Think about that. You're getting stars in junior high. Yeah. Y'all in the bungalow in the back. I know. Using the trailers. I know. Using the trailers. I know. Yeah, I do.

I do exactly. Oh, shit. Oh, damn. I curse. Same class the whole day. Oh, yeah. Then leave. Oh, yeah.

Homeroom here. Spell it here. Math here. I tell you no lie. I juggled in the same classroom. Chat the whole day. Hey, when it was time to go to lunch, we had the whole hand. Yeah, I know.

I know. Man, you need help with your band. You really need help. Little Wayne's daughter, RJ Day Carter, clapped back at those hating on Wayne's SNL 50 performance. After Wayne performed

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very clearly pointed out that her father was well-paid for his time while the Super Bowl performance didn't get any money to play. Y'all are some D-riders. My dad has been having fun performing for years. He is truly himself when he hits the stage. Go play with y'all mofo kids.

He collected a check after this. Y'all get down. What are y'all getting for hating, not a D-factor? Listen, I understand, President Nate. That's my dog. And you got to defend your daddy. Everyone's going to have an opinion.

Are they going to have an opinion? That's the world we live in. They want Lil Wayne to look and perform a certain way based on what we're used to seeing from Lil Wayne. But you don't get no performance like that at an event like the SNL. There's only so much you

can do. There's only so much you can do. You know, there's only so much. I mean, if he like, if I could see him at a performance like a Woodstock or a Rolling Loud or something like that, I could have something to judge it by. But I'm not going to judge Lil Wayne's performance at SNL

50 and compare it to somebody performing at the Super Bowl that's two different events that's two different things and I think what they're talking about based on what they I didn't see it

I didn't see it but the only thing they can compare it to maybe the energy maybe the stage presence maybe that's the only thing I can think of

that's the only thing I can think of because when you think about Lil Wayne performing I think energy excitement That's the only thing I can think of. That's the only thing I can think of. Because when you think about Lil Wayne performing, I think energy, excitement, engaging with the crowd, getting everybody going. I tell you what, who want to see Lil, let's just say it for a versus.

Who want to see Lil Wayne in a versus? Hold on, if you put Lil Wayne in a versus, who the hell are they going to go against? That's what I want to say. There's only a handful of people that can actually have the catalog to even go against him. Me?

Nah, people don't even sell catalogs no more. You got to go online and see it. Right, I mean, catalog, I'm speaking of his body of work as far as music is concerned. I know what you're talking about. I'm I'm

I'm well I thought I thought Tim and Swiss B Swiss I thought it was about to start verses up again that would have been good

that would have been good but I don't think anybody would probably watch as much as they did before because it was good because everybody had to be in the house. Wasn't nobody going? Yeah, using COVID. Yeah, COVID was going on. So that was a perfect time to do something like that. Who y'all like to see battle Wayne? Some people say Kanye.

Okay, that's a good one because Kanye has the catalog to be able to match. Now, the sounds are completely different. The sounds of the music are... This is apples, oranges. Still great in their own right, but completely different.

I say Lil Wayne, Jay-Z. Yeah. Yeah. but completely different. I say Lil Wayne for Jay-Z. No. All right, Ocho. We got your favorite segment back. Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah.

Chat, let's give it up. Spello Cinco. Okay, Ocho. Your first word is boudoir. What? When I lie awake in my boudoir. It's an old-fashioned word for a bedroom. Say it again.

Boudoir. Boudoir. Boudob. Boudoir. Boudoir. No. Boudoir. Boudoir. Prez had a song, When I Lie Awake in My Boudoir, I Think of You. Do You Think of Me?

Boudoir. Boudoir. Boudoir. Boudoir. B-O-O-D-O-I-R Boudoir That's a good one now You just gave me a word I never heard before I never heard nothing like that

I've read the thesaurus Nigga front to back Front to back I've read the thesaurus I've never heard that before Yeah I nigga, front to back. Front to back, I've read the thesaurus. I've never heard that before. Yeah, I guess I think you about to skip the bees. How about this here?

Poignant. Poignant? He made a very poignant point. P-O-N-I-E-N-T. P-O-N-I-E-N-T. Poignant. P-O-I-G-N-A-N-T. P-O-N-I-E-N-T. Poignant. P-O-I-G-N-A-N-T. Oh, come on, man.

What are we doing? Hold on. Let me slow down a little bit. Let me slow down a little bit because I'm being too fast and being too slick. Guillotine. Like the chokehold, like what I'm going to do

to James Harrison. Yes. I don't even know. Actually, it was a device guillotine like the chokehold like what i'm gonna do to james harrison yes i don't even actually it was a device that was used to behead someone in french in france so they brought you out to the guillotine they let it down and off with the monkeys here oh that's a good one guillotine you know you know i'm not a spell that man hold on i remember listen remember brave? Remember the movie Braveheart? Yes. When you scream freedom? Yes.

Yeah. I mean, that was an ax, but still, same concept. Guillotine. Gui. Gui. G. Man, forget this. G-E-E.

I. G-U-I-L. G-E-E-I- G-U-I-L-L-O-T-I-N-E. I didn't even finish. No, you was already off. You was already off. I was? Damn. How about this, Ocho?

Reconnaissance. What? When they send you out, when they send you out to check something out before you have to go out and do it, they sent Ocho out on a reconnaissance. When they send you out to check something out before you have to go out and do it, they sent Ocho out on a reconnaissance mission. When I was in the Army. Reconnaissance. R-E-C-O-N

A-I-S-S-A-N-C-E Incorrect. R-E-C-O-N-N A-I-S-S-A-N-C-E. Incorrect. R-E-C-O-N-N-A-I-S-S-A-N-C-E. Reconnaissance. Hey, listen, I'm feeling good too, and I'm spelling these words with confidence, and they wrong. Mm-hmm.

You confidently wrong. How about this one, Coach? Okay, I got it. I promise you. I promise you. Rapport. Rapport. Yes. wrong how about this one i got it i promise you i promise you rapport rapport yes r-e-p-o-i-r-e r-a-p-p-o-rapport. It's a good sense of understanding and trust.

Yeah, because me and my quarterback, we had a great rapport. Yeah. Hey, I'm 0 for 4. I'm 0 for 4. 1, 2, 3, 4. No, you're 0 for 5. Damn. For real?

What's this other word? See, you can't even say a word. Oh, yeah, you ain't gonna get this one. Portmanteau? Oh, a portmanteau. Oh, a portmanteau. I had one. A who?

It was an LV. What's an LV? A Louis. It's a large suitcase. It was an LV What's an LV? A Louis It's a large suitcase Say the word again Portmanteau Where you getting these words from? The thesaurus that you supposedly had read

Listen, I read it I read it I studied. Damn, hold on there. Ormanto. Yep. Or. P-O.

Mm-hmm. U-R. Mm-hmm. M-A-N-T-L-E P-O-R-T-M-A-N-T-E-A-U P-O-R-T-M-A-N-T-E-A-U P-O-R-T-M-A-N-T-E-A-U Y'all cheating me over there. Somebody over there cheating me.

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Listen to Ali and Me, now on Audible. Alright, Ocho, now it's time to dunk on. All right, I'm ready, I'm ready, I'm ready, I'm ready, I'm ready. Where we at? Okay. Hey. Hey, Chad, here we go, man. Dunk on on tonight.

We'll be based on black history and some pop culture since we are in February and it is. Oh, Lord. Oh, Lord. Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. We got him right here, chat. We got him. Let me know you're ready. Go ahead.

Chat. Stay with me and don't put the answers in the chat. Born in 1867. This entrepreneur is often cited as the first female self-made millionaire in the U.S. Thanks to her successful hair care products for black women. This entrepreneur is often cited as the first female self-made millionaire in the U.S. thanks to her successful hair care products for black women. Madam C.J. Walker. God damn it.

Somebody told you that, huh? Hey, you ran that in the chat. Okay, here we go. Okay, here we go. Here we go okay here we go here we go here we go she refused to give up her seat on a montgomery alabama bus in 1955 sparking the bus boycott and further igniting the civil rights movement what was her middle name i wish i could tell you, Ocho. Okay. Now, I just gave you that easy one

just to get you in the flow of things. Okay, I appreciate that. The Harlem Renaissance was propelled by this poet's work, including Harlem. What happened to it? Langston Hughes? You better stop playing with those shades. Give me the...

Let me log in right quick I just have a I don't doubt it Hold on Hold on Now something is a little sketchy now Now who would not have you Were you briefed on these questions

Did they give you something to study before we did this Because I'm trying to How before I even finish asking the question, you answering. Because I don't want you to say the chat didn't help me out. That's why I'm answering them fast, because you're going to say the chat helped me. Now, the Rosa Parks one, I understand.

Now, I get that one. Now, the rest of them, I ain't even finishing. You're just throwing the answer out to me. Yeah. I'm black. I went to a black school. I should know a little something. Yeah. I'm black. I went to a black school. I mean, I should know a little something. Okay. Here we go. Known as the Moses of her people.

She was an abolitionist who guided dozens of enslaved individuals to freedom via the... Nah, this ain't fair. Who is this? What was her nickname? Don't give me her real name. What was her nickname? Harriet Tubman? What was her nickname? Don't give me her real name What was her nickname? Harriet Tubman What was her nickname?

You said she was named Black Moses Okay Yeah, okay, you got that one You got that one Alright, here we go, here we go What fictional HBCU Was attended in The show A Different World?

Hillman was attended in the show A Different World. Human. Okay. Hold on. Okay, okay. In Family Matters, what was Steve Urkel's more attractive suave alter ego?

Oh. Hold on. Yeah, got it. Got him. Ooh. Mm. I don't know that one. Yeah, Stefan.

Stefan. Hey, you, hey, one. Yeah, Stefan. Stefan. Hey, you, nah, man. Hey, chat, time out, time out, time out. I need to talk to, like, because your questions were somewhat easy, and the fact that you went to an HBCU, it made it even easier for you. Now, when it came to me, now, I know I was a spelling bee champ from 1985 to 1997, but the words that I'm being asked to spell

are so far extreme. Bro, do you see the words those little kids be spelling? Yeah, but that is their profession. That ain't no profession. That ain't no profession.

Bad them kids, trust me, they can spell, but they know a lot more ish than spelling worse. Most of those kids are homeschooled. And they be graduating

like 13. See, that's the problem. I wasn't homeschooled. Now, you know, I was in the back of the bungalow. And, you know, damn, man,

I went 0 for 5. I don't, I don't, that don't sit. 0 for 6. You ain't had to say that. You ain't had to throw that at him. And I was,

I was so confident about tonight too. Chad, I let y'all down. Chad, I apologize. Like on, on behalf of me, I,

I really apologize. I let y'all down and I'm embarrassed. Not just myself, but I embarrass y'all down and I'm embarrassed, not just myself, but I embarrass y'all as well. Damn. I'm sorry, Ocho. All right. It's time for our last segment

of the evening. It's time for Q&A. God. That was horrible. Curvy Asian doll said, Oh, Joe, happy birthday to your baby. Appreciate that. Appreciate that.

Her cash app and accepting though. Love you guys and the show. I know my baby girl. She's probably watching. I know she's probably playing Call of Duty right now. You shouldn't be asleep because I know you got class in the morning. Happy birthday to my wonderful

Shia Yara Johnson, beloved. I know you got track practice class in the morning. Happy birthday to my wonderful Cheyenne Keora Johnson, beloved. I know you got track practice and I know you have class in the morning, so get off the goddamn game and go to bed.

Happy birthday, baby. Drew said, I have a solution to save the NBA All-Star game, make it East versus West again, and the winning conference gets home court advantage to the part of finals.

I agree. That's a good one. I think that was a solution. Yep. Kind of like what baseball did. That's a good one. Jay Davis says, what are your thoughts on these two $300 million contracts

paid out per game? Per game? Yeah. I mean, it's to say, I mean, I mean, you say per game yeah I mean it's to say I mean I mean you're asking how much are the is a contract worth

per game if you're making that kind of money because I think I think best I think they get paid twice a month

for the season why are they playing they get paid twice a month if I'm not mistaken Joe ain't no fun you could revive the all-star game by taking them overseas stay with me now they get played twice a month. If I'm not mistaken. Joy, no fun. You could revive the All-Star game by taking them overseas. Stay with me now.

European soccer does it in the offseason. On the offseason, could encourage players to build their brand throughout the international exposure. What do you think, Ochoa? I like that.

I like that. I mean, but a lot of them do. They go to Japan. They go to China. They go to Thailand. They go to Singapore. I mean, they go to a lot of them do. They go to Japan. They go to China. They go to Thailand. They go to Singapore. They go, I mean, they go to a lot of Asian countries. What would you, oh.

What's up? Well, Victor said, we can say a lot of things about the NBA players, but the NBA PA looks out for its players, especially their top players. Shout out to King James and CP3 for helping them get their money. NFL PA need to do better. Shut it down. You also have to understand now, before you say that,

now, remember, the players have guaranteed contracts. Their money's already guaranteed. You know what they did, right? They fought for that. They shut it down. They shut it down.

Now think about how many of them it is compared to NFL players. Players are relying on NFL players. What happened, I'm going to give you a little history. I think they struck in 82. They struck in 87. You guys got locked out in 2011. In 87, I ain't going to call no names, but y'all need to go back and look at those guys.

That a lot of those are first ballot Hall of Famers and see how many of them crossed the picket line. Hmm. I ain't going to call no names, but y'all going to take a look at it. I don't need to say, I ain't going to say anymore, but y'all go look a look at it. I don't need to say, I ain't gonna say anymore, but y'all go look at the guys that will play it.

Ryan is asking, Ocho, is a sporting event a good first date? That's a phenomenal first date. That's a great question, too. But you have to understand the type of woman you're dealing with. For a first date, you want to make sure

you've asked her questions on what she likes to do and if she likes sports if she likes sports a sporting event is a great way to break the ice hockey game nascar i'm not sure if you ever been to a nascar race you set up that is oh my goodness now obviously football is cool, but I'm just saying things that are fast-paced where you can read conversation and actually talk while you're watching. Go to, you know, I want to probably go to one, go to Daytona, Talladega, Charlotte,

Indy, one of those big super tracks where you just booking it. You got two miles, you got two miles, you got two and a half. I mean, you got that two mile oval, two and a half mile. Yeah.

Exciting. Very. Yeah. I don't know if anybody in this chat has never been in NASCAR. If you have it, even if you don't like NASCAR, the experience is different when you're actually there sitting in the stands, you will enjoy it.

Willie said the streets need go James on Club Shea Shea interview. Ocho, when we hitting first watch? Oh, boy, if you remind me, I'm going to be at first watch tomorrow morning, boy, after I hit the gym. So right there in Pine. Right there in Pine in the plaza with Walmart every time. Filthy McNasty, yo, Unc Uncle Ocho, how about a trade? Uncle gets his money,

Uncle gets his phone calls, and his trophies. Sounds like it's even to me. How can we make this happen? Are we still talking about that money? Why he even bought that up? Yeah, you know what, Ocho? We right there in New Orleans.

Where my $5,200? You forgot to tell me. You forgot to tell me. You forgot to tell me. If you had told me, I would have remembered. I would have remembered. I promise you. I would have had cash on me, too. Jordan over LeBron.

Wizards have no identity, no culture. Sheldon Pope says, Ocho, you think this Tank Davis fight going to play out? How do you think this Tank Davis fight is going to play out? How do you think this Tank Davis fight is going to play out? Are we going to get Tank versus Shakur? Oh, Tank versus Shakur? No, the Tank is fighting somebody else first. I think Brother Rose, right? And then he's asking, how are we going to get Tank versus Shakur?

Yeah, at some point, we're going to get Tank versus Shakur. I'm not sure when. Now, obviously, this Tank fight that he does have coming up, if I'm not mistaken, sometime in March, I think it's going to turn out how all the Tank fights have come out. He's fighting a quality

opponent. I don't think it's going to be a walk in the park, but at some point, at some point, like all his fights have turned out, I think he's going to come out on the winning end. And that's no disrespect to his opponent. And obviously, if him and Shakur fight, man, that's going to be nice.

That's going to be special. That's going to be a great fight. How it's going to turn out, I don't know. Because Shakur, when it comes to being a magician from a defense, Shakur's defense is his offense. His defense is his offense. So I'm not sure how that's going to turn out. The person that makes the fewest mistakes wins that fight.

Oh, that's a good question. And I think Shakur would be a good question. Hey, that tank of Shakur would be a good one. Get it, Bear. Does Shakur have enough power to keep the tank off of him, too? That's the question. Oh, that's good. Hey! Look at that little pit bull.

Hey. Hey, look at that little pit bull. What's up, Teddy? Talk. Say my name, Teddy Bear. I'm two years old. I went to the vet today and they told me that I need to I ain't gonna be able to I ain't gonna be a father.

What happened? He said, I'm gonna have to go under the goal of procedure. Oh, man, you got him neutered? I'm gonna have to. No, why? His prostate is enlarged okay okay okay and so

and plus he's got he's got the personality he's going to have so um I've only had I've only had two of my dogs

I mean one of them got like he was like nine when it happened but so probably the next month I'm going to have to when it happened. But, so, probably in the next month, I'm going to have to undergo,

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CEO of Tubi. We dive into the competitive world of streaming. What others dismiss as niche, we embrace as core. There are so many stories out there, and if you can find a way to curate and help the right person discover the right content, the term that we always hear from our audience is that they feel seen. Listen to Good Company on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. In the fall of 1986, Ronald Reagan found himself at the center of a massive scandal that looked like it might bring down his presidency. It became known as the Iran-Contra affair. The things that happened were so bizarre and insane, I can't begin to tell you.

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