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Pop the Trunk

Vinnie Paz and Brendan Long 219 Episodes Jul 2, 2026

Vinnie Paz, known for his music career, hosts his first podcast where he discusses music and its impact on pop culture, sports, movies, and books. Joined by Brendan and Billy, the show features free-flowing conversations from Vinnie's scattered brain, covering a wide range of topics that all stem from his unlikely DIY success story in music.

Episodes

KEOTB 210 | The Boots Ennis - Xander Zayas Aftermath Jul 2, 2026 55:46 Vinnie flies solo this week to break down Jaron "Boots" Ennis's dominant, multi-knockdown stoppage of Xander Zayas that unified the 154-pound titles at the DAZN’s Barclays Center PPV. He also covers the rest of that card (Jahi Tucker's win, a controversial Ben Whitaker stoppage loss), runs through news and notes — Usyk vacating his heavyweight belts, Floyd Mayweather's exhibition falling through a
Mailbag, Maniacs, Mediums, and Mutants | Episode 20 | Pop the Trunk Jul 1, 2026 01:53:22 Vinnie and Billy hold things down two-man-band style with Brendan out this week, and crack open the mailbag for a round of listener mail and recommendations — including no shortage of opinions on the top 50 list they've got cooking. They also bring back a beloved segment from Broad Street Breakdown and things get weird from there: a debate over psychics and mediums, an unexpected detour into a hea
The Boots Ennis - Xander Zayas Special | Knock ‘Em Out the Box | Episode 209 Jun 26, 2026 01:44:21 Boots Ennis and Xander Zayas finally collide for two junior middleweight titles, and the boys can't wait any longer to break it all down. From the questionable promotion (thanks, Knicks playoff run and World Cup chaos) to the undercard sleepers worth watching, no angle gets left on the table — including a few overdue predictions on exactly how this one ends.Plus: news on Joshua-Fury's bizarre venu
What’s Beef? | Ranking Hip-Hop's Biggest Rivalries and Who Actually Won Jun 24, 2026 02:18:04 Hip-hop runs on competition and nothing fuels it like a good beef. In this episode, the fellas do a deep dive into the genre's most legendary rivalries, tracing the lineage from the earliest battles through the records, subliminals, and feuds that shaped rap history. Some squashed it, some didn't get the chance to. We break down who we think really won.
“I’m Happy for My Dad” | Knicks Championship alongside Wu-Tang & Building Our Greatest 50 Rappers Jun 17, 2026 01:50:18 The boys are back, and this week there's an elephant in the room the size of Madison Square Garden. Vinnie and Billy are doing their best to ignore it, but Brendan isn't making it easy. The Knicks just won the championship and someone in the studio is way too happy about it — and it isn't the Philly guys. The debate over whether Wu-Tang's halftime performance had anything to do with the outcome is
Feds in My Rearview | Episode 17 | Pop the Trunk Jun 10, 2026 01:48:13 The crew weighs in on the NBA Finals and what it really costs to be a New York Knicks fan these days. From there, the conversation shifts into hip hop beef culture and where the line is between sport and disrespect.Then Vinnie tells the story of a journalist interview that spiraled into something far more serious — and why federal agents ended up at his show because of it. That leads to a discussi
Buck50 | Episode 16 | Pop the Trunk Jun 3, 2026 01:26:26 The crew kicks things off with a tale of restaurant frustration that snowballs into a broader conversation about bad service, false promises, and the unwritten code between businesses and their customers. From there, the episode digs into Complex's viral Top 50 New York Rappers of All Time list — and the crew has plenty to say. They debate whether the list is a legitimate ranking, deliberate rage
Pyramid Scheme | Knock ‘Em Out the Box | Episode 208 May 28, 2026 58:13 Vinnie holds it down solo while his co-hosts sit this one out in lieu of other shenanigans. He runs through a loaded boxing news cycle — Lomachenko's retirement reversal, Canelo's next move, the Wardley-Dubois rematch situation, and more — before breaking down the main event everyone's been arguing about: Usyk vs. Verhoeven at the Pyramids in Giza. Was Rico closer than anyone expected, or did the
Mailbag II - Heelys, Perfect Albums, and No Rite of Passage | Episode 15 | Pop the Trunk May 27, 2026 01:14:37 The mailbag is back! The crew gets into the creative process behind writing rhymes, whether a perfect album is a perfect album regardless of genre, and what happens when ego convinces someone they're an expert in everything. Billy's history with Heelys comes out, fan art makes its way into the studio, and a listener writing in from Berlin has some catching up to do. Tune in for Episode 15 of Pop t
“I Just Went to the Riot” | Episode 14 | Pop the Trunk May 20, 2026 01:27:44 After the slept-on rappers episode sparked a wave of responses from the audience, Vinnie and Brendan discuss names that didn't make the original list, artists whose careers took hard left turns, and a few who quietly reinvented themselves in ways nobody saw coming. From Philly legends to Long Island crews to a Queens MC who ended up writing for Beyoncé, the conversation covers artists who deserved
Episode 13 - "Bots and Buffets" May 13, 2026 01:28:58 The crew kicks off Episode 13 fired up, sleep-deprived, and somehow already arguing before the intro wraps. They draw battle lines on AI and Brendan drops a Mother’s Day story of a dinner gone sideways. Vinnie and Billy express their Philly sports rage and a full indictment of New York franchises enters the picture. Somewhere between an argument nobody wins, a holiday that went completely off the
No Rewind | Episode 12 | Pop the Trunk May 6, 2026 02:10:28 Pop the Trunk went live for the first time ever, and there was no safety net. What you heard was what it was. The crew wasted no time getting into it, from a big boxing weekend to the NBA playoffs, bad bets, and stories from the streets of South Philly that you genuinely had to be there for.From there it turned into exactly what Pop the Trunk does best: wrestling history, hip hop history, and the

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