About this Episode

Happy Hour 72

We're back this week with episode 72! In this episode we review the lates in New Music, What's Poppin with culture, talk about the recent movies, and cover the news and our routine with politricks.

New Music

Ari Lennox - Facetime; QUIN - Fairy Love; good to me - Emotional Oranges; Melii - Fresh Air; Mary J Blige feat NaS - Thriving; Ciara - Beauty Marks (album); Lowkey - Full Crate; Jhene Aiko - Triggered (freestlye)

What’s Poppin

Chris Brown’s new album Indigo to have 30 songs for his 30th birthday.

Billboard Music Awards - Taylor Swift opens with Mayo-chella.
Maria Carey got music icon award.

Prince memoir titled, The Beautiful Ones to be release October 2019. Working with Dan Piepenbring. Includes unfinished manuscript, photos, etc.

Kiss N’ Grind at the Sofitel Hotel.

SnapChat Filters changing gender.

Kim & Kanye welcome 4th child, a boy. / Duke and Duchess of Sussex welcome new baby boy Archie.

Movies

Long Shot w/ Charlize Theron & Seth Rogan.

Aladdin comes out May 27

Foster, documentary on HBO describing child protective law in CA.

Game of Thrones - is there a fourth dragon?

Rihanna becomes first black woman to head a fashion house, Fenty - joining French luxury goods group #LVMH, owners such houses like Moet & Chandon, Givanche, Dior & Louis Vuitton. First house since Christian Lacroix in ’87.

Met Gala - who was blessed dressed for theme “Camp.”

Kim K / Kanye / Ciara / Lady Gaga

News

Father in Queens, NY, trapped 3 year old daughter in car and set it on fire as child revenge against soon to be ex-wife.

Shooting at STEMS School Highlands Ranch on 5/07, a charter school in Denver County, CO. One student killed, eight injured. 55th School shooting this year. first incident of two active shooters since Columbine tragedy.

John Singleton, 51, prolific director of classic films such as Boyz N Da Hood, Poetic Justice.

POLITRICKS

Trump imposes trade tariffs on China - affecting virtually all Chinese imports.
tariffs are taxes that are paid at the port of entry by the importers. After they distribute goods, taxes are added, and will increase the price of the goods (like washers, electronics, etc) we buy, and items that are made (think of little screws, or parts of a machine)

Democrats in House of Representatives contemplate impeachment.
Trump is not cooperating with any congressional records requests.
Looking into his taxes.

Full Mueller Report on Russian Interference in the 2016 election.
Dealings with Deutsche Bank and 22 other pending investigations that could lead to obstruction of justice claims.
Over 800 former federal prosecutors state that if Trump weren’t president he would be charged.