Panama is joined by sneakerheads and resellers Nicco "ATCQ" Adams and Darrius "RechargedVA" Reese to talk about their shoes, sneakerhead culture in general, and tips for buying and selling shoes on Grailed, their platform of choice for buying and selling shoes and gear. This podcast is Blacktastic! Have a Black one! Follow Nicco at @x.supreme on IG…

Panama takes center stage on this episode as he breaks down his journey into writing pre-VSB. Before he, Damon and Liz launched the website that would change the game for them, he had to get to a point to do so, which gets back to how he discovered blogs, how he actually started writing (anything) and what kinds of opportunities it opened up for hi…

Panama is joined by his 19-year-old nephew, Xavier, and his friend, Emgra, (also 19)—both college students in Alabama—to talk about why they consider JCole to be a GOAT rapper and why they think their generation is so drawn to him. They also break down their favorite rappers and we talk hip hop for the younger generations. Finally, both Xavier and …

Damon (Young) joins Panama this week to talk about his exit from Very Smart Brothas and what he will be working on in the future. Along the way though, and in typical (and lengthy) VSB-fashion, they discuss white teen movies and the differences from Black teen movies, Jay-Z and Nas on "Sorry Not Sorry," what the old VSB was like and how it will be …

TheRoot.com's Award-winning writer, wypipo-ologist and Black History savant Michael Harriot joins Pass The Peas to discuss Panama's recent VSB article that declared Jodeci to be unbeatable in a Verzuz battle. Michael Harriot disagrees vehemently with Panama's assertion and the two debate to whom and how Jodeci could lose. They also delve into some …

Panama is joined by award-winning author and Rhodes Scholar Topé Folarin to talk about their respective times at Morehouse College and what that HBCU administration life is all about, Topé's journey to becoming a writer, his debut novel, A Particular Kind of Black Man, and last but not least, Res' 2001 album, How I Do, a favorite album of both Pana…

Panama is joined by his friends from the Ill-Informed Homies Podcast (three-fourths anyway: Jibri, Frank and Manu) to discuss the the passing of rap legend DMX, his legacy in hip-hop, what made him special, his controversial and problematic lyrics and songs and some of our favorite records. Rest in Peace, Earl Simmons. Rest in Power, Dark Man X. Th…

Panama reads an essay he wrote in 2017 about Mark Morrison's 1996 jam "Return of The Mack" that was apparently controversial and then is joined by his colleague at The Root, Shanelle Genai, who decided to issue a challenge to his notion that "Return of The Mack" is the greatest song ever. She wrote an article for TheRoot.com stating that Maxwell's …

Panama is joined by Brianna Downing, owner and creative director behind one of his favorite tee-shirt brands, Stoop & Stank. Brianna and Panama talk about her origins and creative process, how Panama came to be aware of the brand and what inspires the varying messages on the shirts. Finally, Panama puts Brianna to the test based on one of her t-shi…

Panama is joined by his VerySmartBrothas.com partner, author, podcaster and writer-extraordinaire Damon Young. Dem VSB Boyz talk the 2016 Washington Post profile that Panama thought would cost him his day job because of the behind-the-scenes happenings in VSB land. They also discuss the acquisition of VSB by Univision in 2017 that turned VSB into a…

On this inaugural episode of Pass The Peas with Panama Jackson, Panama shares the story behind the notorious voicemail he received from Oprah Winfrey back in 2016 and the story about how writing on VSB took him to LA to meet Oprah. And because it's been long enough, he shares the actual voicemail. Welcome to the party. Oprah Winfrey Voicemail - 34:…

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