Shake It to the Max, the Grammy Rules, and Who Gets to Bet on Africa

<p>Subscribe: https://linktr.ee/RealRandR</p><p><br></p><p>AJ and Antonio dig into why the &quot;Shake It to the Max&quot; remix — a billion streams, the first Ghanaian video past 200M on YouTube — was ruled ineligible for a 2026 Grammy, and what Gamma CEO Larry Jackson&#39;s fight to overturn it says about whether the stamp still matters. Plus The Spook Who Sat by the Door, BellyGang Cushington, and new J Hus.</p><p><br></p><p>0:00 – Cold open</p><p>0:30 – SIE certified</p><p>1:00 – Detroit recap, Jalen&#39;s JuCo decision</p><p>2:15 – &quot;Shake It to the Max&quot; gets Grammy-snubbed</p><p>3:45 – Why the remix wasn&#39;t eligible</p><p>6:00 – Larry Jackson, Gamma, and the billion-dollar raise</p><p>7:30 – Do Grammys still matter?</p><p>9:45 – Making art for awards</p><p>11:15 – Betting on Africa</p><p>12:30 – The Spook Who Sat by the Door</p><p>15:00 – Steve Stoute as the in-between</p><p>16:30 – Is BellyGang Cushington a CIA operative?</p><p>18:45 – Album review: The Streets Is Yours (Re-Up)</p><p>22:45 – New music: J Hus, Nipsey x Blxst</p><p>25:00 – Trap soul as a lane</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>R&amp;R is Modern Radio for global black sounds.</p>