Full Show | Fat Joe Justifies Using the N-Word; Chris Rock One Condition to Return to Oscars; DDG Talks Awkward Interaction with Sanaa Lathan; Trump Promises $5,000 if Republicans Win Midterm; and More

From a fiery culture debate to an eyebrow-raising election promise, this episode of The Rickey Smiley Morning Show delivers the headlines everyone will be talking about. The crew weighs in after Fat Joe defended using the N-word by pointing to his Puerto Rican and Cuban roots, his upbringing in the South Bronx, and his lifelong connection to the birthplace of hip-hop—a claim that reignited debate about race, cultural belonging, and who has permission to use the term. Chris Rock also says he would return to the Oscars only as a nominee while promoting his new directorial effort, Misty Green, and reflecting on how the 2022 ceremony continues to overshadow his work. 

The celebrity conversation continues as DDG describes a brief encounter with Sanaa Lathan in which she took a photo but quickly turned away, leaving him feeling unacknowledged, while the cast wonders whether she was simply busy or unfamiliar with him. In politics, the team reacts to Donald Trump’s promise of a $5,000 “Trump dividend” for every adult citizen if Republicans retain both chambers of Congress; the proposal would require congressional approval and could cost more than $1 trillion. Family-law attorney Cynthia Halls rounds out the episode with practical guidance on child support, custody, court orders, co-parenting, and Georgia’s new mandatory parenting-time adjustments, which now connect scheduled overnights directly to support calculations. 

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