In this episode, Joe and the crew discuss their New Year's plans and jump right into 2022's headlines! First, Antonio Brown's bizarre exit from football (28:35) and Tristian Thompson's latest affairs (43:40) kick things off. Next, Joe advises Kanye West to stay away from Justin LaBoy (1:00:40), Ice explains his experience with the Oculus VR headsets (1:43:00), an in-depth discussion about the Metaverse; Joe's issues with Uncle Murda's annual Wrap Up song (2:24:45) and MORE!   Become a Patron of The Joe Budden Podcast for additional bonus episodes and visual content for all things JBP: Tap in here www.patreon.com/JoeBudden   Episode 499 Sleeper Picks Joe | DIXSON - “DARLING” Ice | Devvon Terrell - “Homewrecker” Parks | Elcamino - “My Baby” (Ft. Boldy James) Ish | Perri Jones - “Free”