Hip-Hop Sports Report

The Preseason Podcast of the Year returns with a rap only edition and special guest Jon Rivera. We look closely at the Kendrick Lamar/Drake & J Cole beef from all angles. How good was Kendrick’s diss really (7:00)? How bad was J Cole’s diss really (22:00)? Is K Dot’s reputation from the “Control” verse still […]

What started on September 7 concludes on Sunday and HHSR is here to wax poetic on Super Bowl LVIII. At the top, J Hicks shares a few quick thoughts on the Grammy Awards before getting fully into football. Are either the Chiefs or 49ers (-2.5) that good (14:15)? Why aren’t the Chiefs favored (19:40)? Is […]

The first HHSR podcast aired on November 23, 2013…10 years later, we’re still here! A disappointed turned heated J Hicks steps behind the mic to do a deep dive on the Browns of Cleveland. The conversation surrounding the team and Deshaun Watson has been grossly misrepresented, which has driven our host to take on all […]

Fall football and 50 Years of Hip-Hop! The HHSR Podcast returns with a special guest—writer, reporter, anchor, podcaster and TV host Brandon Pope! After recounting the 2016 Cleveland Cavaliers championship parade, we asked BPope about his rapidly growing career, which includes interviewing Michael B. Jordan, Keanu Reeves and Nelly, among others (10:35). Brandon also shares […]

Victor Wembanyama is the best draft prospect since… Mark Hicks drops in to tell us who VW reminds him of as a newly minted NBA superstar in the making (3:30). Which lottery team should trade up to select Scoot Henderson (26:00)? What about Brandon Miller’s perceived character issues? Which of the Thompson twins should go […]

With the Miami Heat trailing the Denver Nuggets 1-0 in the NBA Finals, J Hicks and HHSR mainstay Vince Hicks jump behind the mic to discuss Game 1 and the outlook for both teams, including if the Heat have a real chance, and whether or not Nikola Joikć or Heat coach Erik Spoelstra might be […]

You couldn’t find a more jam packed sports & hip-hop podcast if you tried! J Hicks and The Preseason Podcast of the Year kicks things off by reflecting on LeBron James breaking the NBA’s all-time scoring record (4:00). The subject turns to hip-hop at this week’s Grammy Awards (19:43), followed by a tribute worthy of […]

That’s right—it’s #MarkDraft SZN! We’re ten years into this Mark Draft life and Mark Hicks is here again to do what he does best. What should the Panthers do with the top pick? (10:00) Is it fair to knock CJ Stroud for not winning big games? (18:30) Does size matter with quarterbacks? (31:45) Which team […]

It’s a blockbuster NBA Playoffs preview mega-pod! Anthony Hueston is back as we dive deep on a host of topics. Can the Lakers pull a round 1 upset and is LeBron somehow not getting enough flowers? (5:45) Does Nikola Jokić even want to win another MVP and is it fair to criticize his lack of […]

Deshaun Watson is now the starting quarterback for the Cleveland Browns. How will Watson’s return to football impact the Browns? How has the conversation around his impact been wrongly framed? And how has the media played a role in it? J Hicks breaks it all down (3:20). Plus, we do a quick look around the […]

We celebrate 10 years in the game on The Preseason Podcast of the Year with an episode for the ages! At the top, J Hicks reflects on the last decade and the origins of HHSR. Then author Kenneth Hicks Jr. joins the show to talk HHSR by the numbers (19:30), before discussing the top 10 […]

Paolo, Chet or Jabari? Who should go #1 to Orlando and who needs to go #3? Which superstar on a lottery team needs to be traded this offseason and how should the lottery shake out? Mark Hicks is back for another #MarkDraft, plus J Hicks gives his thoughts on the NBA Finals and Steph Curry’s […]

In his previous seven Game 7s heading into Sunday night, Chris Paul averaged 20.6 points, 9.9 assists and 5.9 rebounds on .460 shooting. So what the hell happened to him and the Suns against the Mavericks? A broken J Hicks gives his immediate reaction following the Suns loss (6:45), talks about the most underrated challenge […]

It’s Mark Draft time! Mark Hicks is back for the 8th edition of the NFL Mark Draft, where he tells us what each team picking in the top 10 should do with their selection. We also discuss why Urban Meyer failed in Jacksonville, who the best receiver is in the draft, and for the first […]