The Death of Pop Smoke and the Future of Broo...

The Swedish pop star Zara Larsson sat down with Joe and Jon to discuss her stratospheric year of taking control of her career and stepping into a new era of bonafide pop superstardom. She spoke about her surge in cultural relevance — from the TikTok resurrection of her 2015 hit “ ...  Show more

The Colombian pop star Karol G sat down with Joe and Jon to discuss her recent stadium run of touring her albums – 2025’s “Tropicoqueta” and 2026’s “No Me Arrepiento de Sentir Tanto” – as well as headlining Coachella 2026. She also discusses representing Latin culture on global s ...  Show more

On February 19th, 2020, Pop Smoke’s life was tragically cut short, when he was shot and killed at the age of 20. At the time of his death, the rapper was a leading light of Brooklyn drill, the hyper-local scene that had quickly become the premier NYC hip-hop subgenre. With hits l ...  Show more

Inside the short life, promising career and tragic death of Lil Peep, who could've been the voice of a generation, with David Peisner, Christian Hoard and host Brian Hiatt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

In early December, Juice Wrld died not long after his 21st birthday. Brendan Klinkenberg and Simon Vozick-Levinson join host Brian Hiatt to look back at the rapper's genre-hopping, too-short career Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

A dudecast is in effect for the latest episode of the JBP as the guys open the pod with a discussion on skipping school to buy music and the technology kids have access to today (3:48). Sexyy Red launches a Lip Gloss line (44:30), Complex releases a Top-50 Rappers from Atlanta ...