Open Gem: The Podcast Uncle Leon, Nyce & Bnag

SUMMARYThis week's episode features a friend of the show, Sierra (@sese_baby), who has been wanting to kick with us for a while now -- and she did not disappoint. After getting a few things off her chest about the male species (4:30), she fit right in as we dissected almost everything about the Drake-Kendrick beef (25:46). From there, she talked with us about prom now vs. prom back then (51:10), the teacher who was fired for allowing students to braid his hair (55:26), random childhood memori...

SUMMARYYou ever sign up to run a 10K and forget to train for it? Bnag came ready to tell his story from this past weekend (2:43) before Uncle Leon opened up about his recent struggles with change (13:10). The fellas then talk about men being limited to one heartbreak (28:43), how they'd spend $15 million in two hours (45:16), Joe Biden signing TikTok ban bill (1:12:57) and so much more!GEM OF THE WEEK"Don't commit to your pain so much that your healing doesn't stand a chance."Don't forget to ...

SUMMARYWe got right into all the drama around J. Cole dropping "Might Delete Later" (4:00) and then apologizing at Dreamville Fest for dissing Kendrick Lamar (13:11). After a lengthy discussion, we talked UConn & South Carolina winning national titles (31:12), debated which superpower we'd take from the solar eclipse (47:35), recognized Meg the Stallion & Glorilla for bringing us the #WannaBeChallenge (1:11:04) and so much more!GEM OF THE WEEK"The misunderstanding is that winning alwa...

SUMMARYWould you rather smoke crack before every family function or lick every doorknob you ever use? That's how we started this week's episode (6:00) before somehow transitioning into a preview of Dreamville Fest (18:30). We went on to discuss women's college basketball making history this week (28:50), how the "I'm just a girl" phrase has taken over (45:35), the current cost of living/inflation (51:25) and so much more!GEM OF THE WEEK"No matter what's brought your way in this life, if you c...

SUMMARYThe house raid, the alleged getaway plane, the lawsuits...y'all already know we had to start this week's episode off talking about all of the drama surrounding Diddy (11:33). From there we get into Kendrick taking shots at Drake & J. Cole (28:02), Beyonce dropping "Cowboy Carter" (40:18) and March Madness (45:10). We also discuss the Francis Scott Key bridge collapsing (57:25), share our favorite white people sayings (1:04:11) and so much more!GEM OF THE WEEK"The struggle that you ...

SUMMARYIt's been a few weeks since we kicked it but we made sure to come back with a good one! MACHINEMOOK joined us this week to talk how he got started in music (5:25), what artists inspired him (9:20) and the process/motivation behind his debut EP "Honeymoon" (20:23). He also chimed in to discuss the difference between a hit and a classic record (49:30), the "Quiet on Set" documentary (1:13:40) and so much more!GEM OF THE WEEK"There is no right way to success." - MACHINEMOOKDon't forget to...