Consequence is an MC who’s worked closely with Kanye. Some say he’s Kanye’s ghostwriter. Is he? We talk about it. Plus what it’s like to work with Kanye including how Kanye totally screwed up Cons’s solo career. Also what it’s like to grow up with Q-Tip. This is a real inside-an-MC’s-life kindof conversation. One of my favorites of the year.

Host & Writer: Touré

Executive Producers: Ryan Woodhall and Ashley J. Hobbs

Associate Producer: Adell Coleman

Booker: Rae Holliday

Engineer: Claire McHale

Photographers: Podstream Studios

The House: DCP Entertainment

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Melyssa Ford is an icon. She’s been a star for over 20 years and we’ve been friends for that long. She’s smart, she’s fun, she’s got some things she’s vulnerable about. We talk about never getting married, surviving a brain injury, being perimenopausal, being a sex symbol and why The Joe Budden show works so damn well.

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Eric Benet has been a friend for a long time but we’ve never really sat down and discussed his whole story. How did he get from Milwaukee to Hollywood? He’s a great storyteller so we run through how he discovered that he’s good looking, how he learned how to sing, how he pulled Halle Berry, and more. He’s a lot of fun to hang with.

Toure Show Episode 450

Host & Writer: Touré

Executive Producers: Ryan Woodhall and Ashley J. Hobbs

Associate Producer: Adell Coleman

Booker: Rae Holliday

Engineer: Claire McHale

Photographers: Podstream Studios

The House: DCP Entertainment

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Eboni K. Williams is a lawyer, a broadcaster, a Real Housewife, a friend, and an amazing person. In this fascinating convo we talk about why she should not date a bus driver, what she’s looking for in a relationship, her future as a mother, and more.

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Tommy Davidson is a legendary comic with a trans son. I did not intend to talk a lot about that—the man is on tour with Katt Williams. I’d planned to talk about comedy and we did that but somehow we kept coming back to talking about his trans son. It’s a very honest conversation.

Toure Show Episode 449

Host & Writer: Touré

Executive Producers: Ryan Woodhall and Ashley J. Hobbs

Associate Producer: Adell Coleman

Booker: Rae Holliday

Engineer: Claire McHale

Photographers: Podstream Studios

The House: DCP Entertainment

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Diddy is in jail awaiting trial for a slew of horrific charges. If you want to look back at who he was before everything fell apart, listen to this onstage interview from 2017.

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Love McPherson is a relationship expert and marriage counselor who loves to help people create healthy relationships. In this convo we talk about surviving infidelity, fighting fairly, and how to make your relationship better.

Toure Show Episode 448

Host & Writer: Touré

Executive Producers: Ryan Woodhall and Ashley J. Hobbs

Associate Producer: Adell Coleman

Booker: Rae Holliday

Engineer: Claire McHale

Photographers: Podstream Studios

The House: DCP Entertainment

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Hakim Green was part of Channel Live a hot 90s rap duo known for the massive hit “Mad-Izm.” The success of that record changed Green’s life in many ways—because he known for talking about weed, people started asking him for it. So he started selling it. But the struggle to make another massive hit led to depression, failure, and homelessness. It’s an incredible life story.

Toure Show Episode 447

Host & Writer: Touré

Executive Producers: Ryan Woodhall and Ashley J. Hobbs

Associate Producer: Adell Coleman

Booker: Rae Holliday

Engineer: Claire McHale

Photographers: Podstream Studios

The House: DCP Entertainment

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Taylor Townsend is one of my favorite current professional tennis players because she’s unrelentingly aggressive. She’s a serve and volleyer which is something no one does anymore! And she’s a survivor. Her journey has put her through a lot—she was the best junior player in the world when the USTA refused to back her because, well, she weighs more than the average player. But she was beating everyone! She’s been away recently on maternity leave but she’ll be back on the WTA circuit soon. We talk about technique, growing as a player, dealing with the USTA, playing against Serena, and much more.

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Justin Simien is an amazing director (Dear White People) who’s made a hot new doc called Hollywood Black which explores the history of Black folks in cinema. Really deep look at everything from Birth of A Nation to the success of Jordan Peele. The doc is on MGM+. We go deep into the history of Black cinema and talk/argue about Blaxploitation, Hattie McDaniel, Denzel, Tarantino, what the definition of a Black film is, and more.

Toure Show Episode 446

Host & Writer: Touré

Executive Producers: Ryan Woodhall and Ashley J. Hobbs

Associate Producer: Adell Coleman

Booker: Rae Holliday

Engineer: Claire McHale

Photographers: Podstream Studios

The House: DCP Entertainment

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Andy Roddick is a tennis legend—he was #1 in the world. We talk about how to hit a great serve, what it’s like to play against some of history’s best, if he choked against Federer at Wimbledon, and what is mental toughness?

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