Joe and Jada Podcast: "Fat Joe & Jadakiss on Zohran's Shoutout, Snoop Dogg-50 Cent Debate, Grammys Picks, SMELLIEST Rappers"

Date: January 8, 2026
Podcast: Joe and Jada
Hosts: Fat Joe & Jadakiss
Production: iHeartPodcasts & The Volume

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In this lively, free-flowing episode, Fat Joe and Jadakiss ring in 2026 with their honest, hilarious, and raw takes on the best (and worst) of music, sports, pop culture, and, yes, the smelliest legends in hip-hop. Without guests and riding high on unfiltered energy, the duo bounce between personal stories, Grammy predictions, sports talk, and infamous industry rumors—delivering the signature chemistry that fans crave.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Life Updates, Health, and Holiday Stories

Timestamps: 03:02 – 12:47

• The pair discuss New Year’s Eve and holiday shenanigans—Joe’s first ever spent at home, while Jada nearly burns his house down trying to light a fire for Christmas spirit.
  • “I almost set my crib on fire for Christmas.” – Jadakiss (07:19)
• Fat Joe talks about his knee injury, treatments with “Dr. Rock,” and his successful weight loss by fasting and keto diet (“I lost ten pounds. I ain't been like this since junior high.” - Fat Joe, 11:19).
• Both reflect on aging, health, and growing ambition for 2026.
  • "I'm hungry like I was in Forest Projects. We going for everything this year..." – Fat Joe (11:57)

2. “Dirty Section” of YouTube/Podcasting

Timestamps: 12:47 – 17:08

• Joe explains “The Dirty Section”—podcasters/bloggers hating on everyone and pulling others down when they try to elevate or leave the space.
  • “There’s a king of the dirty section…” – Fat Joe (13:43)
• The duo discuss the phenomenon of crabs-in-a-barrel mentality: people from your old environment attacking you when you level up.
  • "No matter how big you are...every now and then you gotta touch the third rail.” – Fat Joe (16:51)
• Jada admits he needs a “quarterly outburst” to keep it real with the streets.

3. NBA & Sports Talk

Timestamps: 17:29 – 22:15

• Extended Knicks/league talk including disappointment over losing streaks and the impact of key players like Josh Hart and Karl-Anthony Towns.
  • "He's like our Draymond...things that doesn’t show up on the stat sheet, but when he ain’t there, it hurts us." – Jadakiss (17:32)
• Spiraling into wrestling nostalgia: Fat Joe shares a classic Iron Sheik story involving booze, weed, and requests for “something for the nose.”
  • "He comes back 30 minutes later, he says, Cocaine, perhaps something for the nose..." – Fat Joe (21:13)
• Laments over not using his home gym (“it's just a closet now”) and running out of closet space with their wives' differing views on giving away vs. selling clothes.

4. Hip-Hop Fashion and Cold Weather Survival

Timestamps: 22:52 – 27:41

• Fun back-and-forth about minks and luxury winter attire in NYC.
  • “When you live in the projects that first day this shit get 95...everybody want to get an AC.” – Fat Joe (25:48)
• Comparing how “white people never get cold” versus everyone else—plus tales of Action Bronson in shorts during blizzards.

5. Grammy Awards Predictions & “Cheat Codes”

Timestamps: 30:18 – 36:33

• Debate about 2026 Grammy picks: Clips are favorites, and the role Pharrell and John Legend play as “cheat codes” for awards.
  • “The cheat code to the Grammys is always John Legend on a song.” – Fat Joe (30:56)
  • “John Legend is the Samuel Jackson of music. How they call Samuel for everything, they call John Legend for anything.” – Jadakiss (31:17)
• Discussion of nominees and categories: Clips (multiple), Kendrick Lamar (9 nods), Tyler the Creator, Doechii, Cardi B.
• Clear-eyed assessment:
  • "Kendrick clean up. Clips one, possibly two. Doechii definitely getting one. Tyler...Cardi can get one in." – Jadakiss (35:48)
• Quick sidebar on which artists “smell great” or... don’t.

6. The “Smelliest” Rappers & Industry Legends

Timestamps: 36:33 – 43:00

• Hilarious, legendary segment on rumors of the “smelliest” icons in hip-hop—specifically those known to use “vegan” or “fake” deodorant, which leads to “close but no cigar” types of musty odors.
  • “If your deodorant ain’t got a little cancer with it…” – Fat Joe (40:11)
• Both recount stories of women and men in the industry rumored to have... unique scents.
  • “One of the rumors is one of our legendary legends...smells like shit.” – Jadakiss (37:11)
• Fat Joe confesses a longtime friend “stunk” as a kid, and how the hood doesn’t let it go.
• Memorable speculation: Do people who stink know they stink?
  • “Do they live with that shit so much that they don’t know?” – Fat Joe (41:21)

7. Wild Street Stories & Hood Justice

Timestamps: 43:00 – 48:54

• Joe tells a wild Bronx story about a naked, mentally ill man aboard Fordham Road and the over-the-top “universal beatdown” he received after a confrontation.
  • “When I tell you, everybody chucked this big dude. The most decent person who gives to charity kicked that dude in his head.” – Fat Joe (45:28)
• Fat Joe shares a deeply personal childhood moment with a machete—he defends a neighbor girl from a would-be assailant and promises never to tell the story until years later when she reveals it at his brother’s funeral.
  • “She walks in and goes, joe. In front of the whole funeral, you saved my life.” – Fat Joe (52:38)

8. On Snitching, 50 Cent vs. Snoop Dogg Fame, and the State of Hip-Hop

Timestamps: 53:43 – 59:31

• Debate over 6ix9ine (“69”) being a “rat,” streamer culture, and how “kids don’t care about morals anymore.”
  • “Did we miss something with the kids? Letting them know snitches gets…” – Fat Joe (54:55)
• Fat Joe floats “blasphemous” idea: 50 Cent may be nearing Snoop Dogg as the most famous rapper alive due to social media presence and global reach.
  • "I've always said, Snoop Doggy Dogg is the most famous rapper. I think 50 Cent knocking on his door." – Fat Joe (56:29)
  • Jadakiss: “Snoop is very known. Snoop is very healthy. Snoop has that name.” (57:33)
• Fat Joe hears from Dubai, “they learn U.S. news from 50’s posts.”

9. Rapid-Fire: NFL Playoffs, Shoes, Super Bowl Picks

Timestamps: 61:53 – end

• Quick takes on NFL matchups and playoff predictions (Patriots, Rams, Packers, Eagles, 49ers, Jaguars, more).
  • "Football's any given Sunday, man. Anybody." – Jadakiss (65:22)
• Fat Joe shows off rare sneaker finds, debates on shoe exclusivity in Texas.
• Super Bowl plans: both expect to be in attendance, “It’s litty out there!”
• Brief dull of NFL MVP and awards—Slight accusations of racial/narrative bias in voting.
  • "As a running back you have to do outstanding...it might be a racist category." – Fat Joe & Jadakiss (66:02)

Notable Quotes & Moments

• “Every now and then, no matter how big you are, you gotta touch the third rail...that way they know he ain't all the way bougie.” – Fat Joe (16:51)
• “You borrow money for AC...you gone that first hot day. You like yo, I need an AC.” – Fat Joe (25:48)
• “The cheat code to the Grammys is always John Legend on a song.” – Fat Joe (30:56)
• “One of the rumors is one of our legendary legends...smells like shit.” – Jadakiss (37:11)
• “If your deodorant ain’t got a little cancer with it...” – Fat Joe (40:11)
• “Do people who stink know they stink? ...Do they live with that shit so much that they don’t know?” – Fat Joe (41:21)
• “I've always said, Snoop Doggy Dogg is the most famous rapper. I think 50 Cent knocking on his door.” – Fat Joe (56:29)

Memorable & Hilarious Exchanges

• Fat Joe’s story about saving a neighbor with a machete at age 10 (52:38)
• The “legendary” smelliest rapper debate and the science of bad deodorant (37:11, 40:11)
• Chasing wardrobe space capped by, “You run out of closet space...my house is done.” – Fat Joe (22:15)
• The Iron Sheik story—“Perhaps something for the nose.” – Fat Joe (20:40)

Tone & Language

The episode is raw, comedic, brutally honest, and sprinkled with classic New York lexicon, slang, and storytelling heat. The chemistry between Fat Joe and Jadakiss keeps the conversation kinetic, meandering but always anchored in authenticity, with hilarious observations and brash, sometimes politically incorrect, takes.

For Fans Who Missed It

This episode is classic Joe & Jada: packed with rants, jokes, industry secrets, street wisdom, Grammy predictions, rap folklore, and the kind of story-driven authenticity only these two can deliver.

Skip to:

• 03:00 for personal/family updates and health kick stories
• 12:47 for the “dirty section” of the hip hop internet
• 30:18 for Grammy picks
• 36:33 for the hilarious, unfiltered “smelliest rappers” section
• 56:29 for Snoop Dogg vs. 50 Cent global fame debate

Summary compiled in the language and spirit of the hosts.