Fearless with Jason Whitlock Shannon Sharpe, Stephen A. Smith Embrace 'Thug Life', ESPN Welcomes Gangsta Rap Era | Ep 618 (Season 1, Episode 618)
Podcast Episode | Comedy, News, Sport

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Shannon Sharpe, Stephen A. Smith Embrace 'Thug Life', ESPN Welcomes Gangsta Rap Era | Ep 618 (Season 1, Episode 618)

Podcast Episode | Comedy, News, Sport

Jason Whitlock knows a thing or two about beef. His ongoing feud with ESPN's leading man Stephen A. Smith continues to rage on, even after SAS vows never to address Whitlock again - again. Shannon Sharpe's latest beef with comedian Mike ...See moreJason Whitlock knows a thing or two about beef. His ongoing feud with ESPN's leading man Stephen A. Smith continues to rage on, even after SAS vows never to address Whitlock again - again. Shannon Sharpe's latest beef with comedian Mike Epps took a much more serious tone and escalated quickly when Epps made a not-so-subtle threat and challenged Shay Shay to hit him up at the NBA All-Star weekend in Indianapolis. Whitlock says it's the product of ESPN and sports media embracing the "gangsta rap" lifestyle. Media members like Sharpe, Stephen A., Richard Sherman, and Matt Barnes, devoid of any upstanding character traits, resort to playing the role written for them by executives like ESPN's Bob Iger. Iger takes his cues from Death Row Records' Suge Knight and carefully crafts the images of his black media stars to reflect the devolution of hip-hop in hopes of cashing in on rap's omnipresence in American pop culture. Steve Kim joins "Fearless" to discuss sports media going gangsta and add his thoughts to the continued controversy over the "black national anthem." Written by Emilia See less

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Name	Known for
Mike Epps Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004)
Corey Holcomb Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Wedding Ringer (2015)
Stephen Jackson Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Best of All the Smoke with Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson (2020)
Steve Kim Self Self See fewer	Fearless with Jason Whitlock (2020)
Chris 'Mad Dog' Russo Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Bad Lieutenant (1992)
Shannon Sharpe Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	High Flying Bird (2019)
Stephen A. Smith Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Creed III (2023)
Jason Whitlock Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	Fearless with Jason Whitlock (2020)