Joe and Jada – Fat Joe & Jadakiss React to Bad Bunny Earning Super Bowl, Mark Sanchez Arrested, ESPN's NBA Rankings

Date: October 7, 2025
Hosts: Fat Joe & Jadakiss
Podcast: Joe and Jada (iHeartPodcasts and The Volume)

Episode Overview

This lively episode of Joe and Jada brings Fat Joe and Jadakiss together for a fresh round of unfiltered takes and behind-the-scenes storytelling. They tackle major headlines in sports and pop culture, focusing especially on Bad Bunny's historic Super Bowl halftime booking, the controversy around ESPN's new NBA player rankings, and Mark Sanchez's brush with the law. The hosts weave in streetwise humor, real talk from their hip-hop roots, and candid reflections on race, legacy, and how the game (in sports and music) is always evolving.

Main Discussion Points & Insights

1. Prison Visits, Community Work, and Hip-Hop Roots

• Jadakiss shares powerful stories from visits to Marcy Correctional and Mid State prisons (04:22–08:10). He highlights programs designed to bridge understanding between staff and inmates, reduce violence, and create better prison conditions.
  • "The dudes I was with asked [the staff], do y'all want to keep this going or do y'all want us to fix?" — Jada (05:58)
  • Both hosts salute activists and program leaders helping uplift incarcerated people.
  • Fat Joe reminisces about performing in prison yards, reflecting on seeing familiar faces locked up.

2. Middle East Encounters: Abu Dhabi Travels & Royalty

• Fat Joe gives a hilarious and revealing account of his Abu Dhabi trip, sharing brushes with NBA legends and Emirati royalty (08:26–12:06).
  • "His Royal Highness came up to me and salute the God... these guys are my guys.” — Fat Joe (11:04)
  • They compare food at Abu Dhabi’s Brooklyn Chop House to NYC, spotlighting embassies of hip-hop and business overseas.
• AI & Dubai Greeters: Fat Joe claims he encountered robotic “greeters”—possibly AI—at Dubai airports, reflecting on how tech is changing basic human interaction.
  • “I think they got AI greeters in Dubai. Already working... By the third one, we just started going, 'yo, these dudes is AI or what?'” — Fat Joe (18:02)

3. NBA Talk: Knicks, French Prospects & ESPN's Top 100

• Fat Joe launches into Knicks optimism, touting their deep bench and predicting a championship run (12:06–13:18).
  • Riffs on French-African talent, especially Gershon (14:05–14:33) and his neighborship with Wembanyama connections.
• ESPN Rankings Controversy (23:19–28:52):
  • Debates Jokic as #1, critiques Luka Doncic’s ranking, and argues Anthony Edwards should rank even higher.
  • Fat Joe passionately campaigns for Jalen Brunson to be in the top five, decrying legacy bias in media rankings.
  • “He [Jalen Brunson] should be top five... He’s way better than Luka right now. We went to the finals, man." — Fat Joe (27:19, 43:43)

4. Halftime Shows & Race in America: Defending Bad Bunny’s Booking

• Bad Bunny Headlines the Super Bowl (39:30–45:48):
  • Jada celebrates Bad Bunny's economic impact and global tour.
  • Both address backlash, framing complaints as driven by racism and xenophobia.
    • “The problem with America is so racist... at the end of the day, Kendrick Lamar did it last year... Now you got a guy who’s Puerto Rican, by the way, ICE cannot arrest Puerto Ricans. We’re Americans, duh." — Fat Joe (40:03)
  • Joe slams media and social corollaries always dragging race into culture and entertainment debates.
  • They discuss new Apple live translation features for the halftime show and joke about iPhone updates (43:13–44:21).
  • “If next year they bring the K-pop guys... you would have to understand, they the biggest in the game.” — Fat Joe (43:43)

5. Tour Stories: Mexico, Being Robbed, and Staying Grounded

• Fat Joe recounts wild touring stories, including driving through Mexico, being extorted by police, and turning to faith during scary situations (46:06–51:47).
  • "I got stuck up by the police... they keep pulling us over, yo, $100, they sticking us up." — Fat Joe (48:09)
  • Reflects on the hustle, legendary studio days, and infamous pranks with Big Pun in Battery Studio (51:47–54:23).

6. Mark Sanchez: “Ketchup Legend” Arrest Story

• Jada brings up Mark Sanchez’s recent legal trouble.
  • The hosts joke about age, self-defense, and legendary street wisdom after Sanchez allegedly fought—and lost to—a 70-year-old man (55:54–59:30).
    • “69-year-old man gave him that ketchup. Legend. Like, that ketchup will save your life.” — Fat Joe (58:20)

7. Street Codes, Old School vs. New School, and How Beef Gets Settled

• Fat Joe and Jada muse on the rules of fighting (60:13–64:41), lamenting the end of “fair ones,” and detailing how, at their age, disputes get settled by entourage or security.
  • Joe tells a formative childhood story about his brother, emphasizing street codes and the dynamics of one-on-one fights.
    • “There’s no fair ones... no one-on-ones... my crew gonna dance on you, my security gonna shoot your face” — Fat Joe (60:13)

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Fat Joe on AI in Dubai:
  “I think they got AI greeters in Dubai. Already working… By the third one, we just started going, ‘yo, these dudes is AI or what?’” (18:02)

• Jadakiss on Community & Prison Work:
  “We was able to sit down, you know what I mean, kick some real life… try to get their mind right… if you want to get some better things going on in the jail, you got to collaborate with the staff and the COs.” (04:49–05:58)

• Fat Joe on Race and Bad Bunny at the Super Bowl:
  “The problem with America is so racist… at the end of the day, Kendrick Lamar did it last year. Is he big enough? Is he this? The ratings was through the roof… Now you got a guy who’s Puerto Rican, by the way, ICE cannot arrest Puerto Ricans. We’re Americans, duh.” (40:03)

• Fat Joe’s Hot Take on NBA Rankings:
  “Jalen Brunson should be top five... He’s way better than Luka right now. We went to the finals, man.” (27:19, 43:43)

• On Mark Sanchez getting beat up by an older man:
  “69-year-old man gave him that ketchup... like, that ketchup will save your life.” (58:20)

• Fat Joe on squaring up in 2025:
  “There’s no fair ones... no one-on-ones... my crew gonna dance on you, my security gonna shoot your face.” (60:13)

Segment Timestamps

| Time | Segment | |-------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 04:22-08:10 | Jadakiss on prison visits, Second Chance University, and real talk with inmates | | 08:26-12:06 | Fat Joe’s Abu Dhabi trip: NBA legends, Royal Highness, and Brooklyn Chop House | | 17:47-21:47 | Fat Joe’s “AI Greeters” theory in Dubai | | 23:19-28:52 | ESPN NBA Top 100 Debate: Fat Joe breaks down the list, campaigns for Jalen Brunson | | 39:30-45:48 | Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl booking, race in headline performances, and new Apple translations | | 46:06-51:47 | Wild touring stories: Mexico bribes, turning to the Bible in crisis, Battery Studio memories | | 55:54-59:30 | Mark Sanchez’s arrest and the story of the “ketchup legend” | | 60:13-64:41 | Street fight codes, aged wisdom, and the end of one-on-one beefs |

Takeaways

• Fat Joe and Jada bring a unique hip-hop perspective to current events, using humor, directness, and street wisdom.
• Racial narratives around pop culture milestones like the Super Bowl halftime are called out and critiqued.
• They champion underappreciated NBA talent while critiquing media bias in sports rankings.
• Personal stories about traveling, the music grind, and navigating street codes make the show rich, candid, and relatable for hip-hop fans and sports heads alike.

Whether you’re tuning in for the real talk on NBA drama, hip-hop tour memories, or the raw honesty about race and culture, Joe and Jada delivers a blend of laughs, wisdom, and unfiltered opinion that's uniquely theirs.