_We're back this week with an episode of What's Poppin' - this week we dive into the latest, right before we wrap up 2025. Tune in, and let's get into it! _

1. Brandy & Monica “The Boy is Mine Tour”
2. The Chocolate Nutcracker review Our picture featured on ABC news
3. Happy Holidays!! Snoop hosts a star studded half time show in AZ
4. New Shows: High Horse - Compton Cowboys featured (Peacock) Bel-Air (Final Season on Peacock) Anjela Johnson Comedy special - Say I Won’t Dave Chapelle Comedy special “The Unstoppable Nigger” 50 Cent’s Diddy documentary on Netflix Music Box series on HBO
5. New Movies: Marty Supreme w/ Timothy Chalamet and Tyler Okonma, Gweneth Paltrow Avatar Fire and Ash - Nubia the Creator Favorite Christmas Movie -
6. Jake Paul & Anthony Joshua fight (Jake finally got his ass KO’d)
7. Jamie Foxx comes to Compton!! Invited by ChefBoy
8. Beyonce, Venus Williams & Nicole Kidman will co-chair the next Met Gala in May 2026 Venus Williams gets married Andrea Preti Beyonce and Jay-Z expand their home - next album is rock & roll - we suspect In September, Nicole Kidman filed for divorce from Keith Urban. Ya’ll know she Australian?

*Article in OK Magazine: Three Siblings, One Mic, and the Art of Uncovering Conversations on Pop Culture & Politics
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_Catch this episode of what's poppin' as we catch up with the recent salacious scandal with Puffy. Diddy do it?
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Music
Beyonce- Act ii Cowboy Carter (Jolene, Spaghetti, Ya Ya, Levi’s Jeans, Riverdance)
Sir - Heavy (Ignorant, Karma, Poetry in Motion)
Kendrick Lamar w/ Future & Metro Boomin - Like That
J.Cole - Might Delete Later (rap diss to Kendrick Lamar)

Pop Culture
Diddy Scandal - Accused of sex trafficking, has not been arrested
21 yr old Aoki Lee Simmons spotted with 65yr old boyfriend, Vittorio Assaf

Movies/TV/Theater:
The Whiz - now on Broadway in New York
Fat Ham - broadway show now at the Geffen Playhouse
Alvin Ailey Dance performance
FreakNic Documentary - Originated in 1983
A24’s Civil War movie

• AWARDS Show (Emmys, Grammys - Jay Z speech, SAG - Barbara Streisand icon award, Oscars)
  Movies, TV shows (American Fiction, Origin, Criminal Record, One Love, Killers of the Flower Moon, Lil Richard, new Twister movie etc)

• Wendy Williams and dementia diagnosis - new documentary

• Beyonce turns to Country

• Why hasn’t she won album of the year, has more grammy’s than anyone.

• Monique interview with Shannon Sharpe “Club ShayShay”…and D.L Hughley exchange + Monique’s son Shalon Jackson’s response

• Taraji P. Henson and black balling in Hollywood

• SuperBowl

• Usher Concert & upcoming tour

• Predicting next year's performer. Daisy bets it will be Taylor Swift.

• Tyler Perry new movie “Mea Culpa” Kelly Rowland & Trevante Rhodes

• Tiny Desk: Juvenile, Young Jeezy

Politricks - Fanie Willis (dad’s testimony), Trump owes $350 million
Primary Election - Trump wins GOP Primary in South Carolina and other states.
Jose Huizar sentenced for bribery.
Mark Ridley Thomas
Writing to Compton mayor/city council about taking over Lincoln cemetery and woodlawn.
Abortion ruling in Alabama affects IVF, now Republicans are hyper focusing on IVF.

_thank you for joining us for the last episode of 2023! if you know us, then you already know that we recap the year in review. tune in as we chime in on what the year has been for us.
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*December 2023
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_How would you describe this year?
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Daisy - this has been Good and Tough Year
Devyn - year of protecting my peace

Darrin - year of recalibration and finishing what I started

** WHAT’S POPPIN
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The Color Purple movie - remake
Keke Palmer and Darius - we have a question of the month coming up about this!
NEW SHOWS:
College Hill Celebrity Edition
First Wives Club
Usher Residency in Vegas ended

*NEW MUSIC
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Ari Lennox water bottle incident, went on stage with helmet after
Soul Train Awards hosted by Keke Palmer
50 years of Hip Hop
Renaissance Movie - Beyonce (100% on rotten tomatoes, box office opening $21 million)
New Music
Ari Lennox - Get Close (Single)
BEYONCE - My House (Single)
Andre 3000 - New Blue Sun;
I Choose You (RIMON);
Music of the year: Beyonce’s Renaissance Tour; October London

POLITRICKS
Shooting at Fixin’s
Congress: George Santos expelled.
Republicans will be defeated many times due to the abortion stance - and the threats against women’s autonomy.
Recent charge against women who had a miscarriage - .
Gavin Newsome will be the new Dem leader soon.

WHAT’S IN STORE FOR 2024.

We're back this week with an episode of Happy Hour as we discuss all things music, especially the new tracks we've been hearing.

Brittany Spears - New Book “The Woman in Me”

Justin Timberlake apology
New Music

Changes - Q
Let this Go - Joe Vinyl
Love & Other Drugs - Tkay Maidza
Gotta Slide - Sonny Digital
I might forgive...but I don’t forget (album) - Jeezy

Jenny Mai

Left Def Jam, now independent.
New Book “The Biography of Jeezy”

Cobra - Megan THE Stallion
The Renaissance Tour - Los Angeles stop.

Dec 1st concert film

Shenseea ft Lola Brooke - BEAMA
JOY (Unspeakable) - Voices of Fire feat Pharrell
8 days of Christmas - Coco Jones -

Special Forces: Hulu

We're back this week to bring you New Music, What's Poppin' and Politricks!

NEW MUSIC

• Brandy - New Album “B7”
• Jessie Ware - What’s your pleasure
• Gaidaa - Stranger (feat. Saba)

WHAT'S POPPIN

• Beyoncé's BLACK IS KING on Disney+
• Netflix adds classic Black television from UPN/CW/WB: Girlfriends, Moeisha, One on One
• Meg the Stallion makes comeback on IG. Not appreciating ppl commenting on situation when they know nothing about what happened.
  • Draya got fired from SAVAGExFENTY
• Abuse at the Ellen Show
  • details of patterns of abuse by lead producers of the Ellen show that impacted many who called the show their first job experience.
• Malik B of the legendary Roots crew passes away at age 47.
• 18yr old brother of Frank Ocean passes away in car crash
• Logic shares that Joe Budden’s statements (“he should’ve retired along time ago;” “he’s the worst rapper”) saying that such statements make people want to commit suicide.
  • the rapper is retiring after releasing his 9th studio album.
• G HEARBO launches “SWERVIN’” initiative to team up to fund therapy for 8-12 weeks for black youth 18-25.
  • he shared candidly about his own diagnosis of PTSD.
• Black & White photo challenge: what is is about? Women Empowerment??

POLITRICKS

• Bill Clinton was with two young girls on an island with Jeffrey Epstein.
• Officer who shot Michael Brown will not face any charges. St Luis prosectors decline to file charges against Darren Wilson.
• Expiration of the $600 additional fund for unemployed.
• due to Republicans wanting liability waivers for employers to send employees back to work.
• Trump wants to postpone election.

We're back this week via audio from our Zoom, you see (/hear) we're keeping up with social distancing, how about you? Pull up and listen in as we catch up with New Music, What's Poppin' and Politricks.

NEW MUSIC

Ricky Dillard - More Abundantly (Medley); Kierra Sheard - Kierra (album); Meg the Stallion feat Beyonce - Savage (Remix); Drake - Dark Lane Demi Tape; Victoria Monét - Dive (single); Gaidaa - Falling Higher (single); Mahalia - BRB (single); Jael - Usually I don't (do this) - Single

WHAT'S POPPIN'

• BET COVID-19 special w/ performance with big artists (John Legend, Kirk Franklin, Tyrese, Fantasia, Usher, D Smoke, Tiffany Gouche, Jhene Aiko + H.E.R.)
• Oprah to give commencement speech on FB Live
• Celebrities paying salaries of furloughed workers: James Corden + Trevor Noah; founder of TDE Anthony (Top Dawg) Tiffith pays rent for over 300 Nickerson Gardens/Watts projects
• Anderson Cooper is a father - welcomes baby boy Wyatt to the world via surrogate
• R. Kelly asking for this time for early release due to diabetes?? Says he is :high risk”
• TikTok sensation Tabitha Brown signs with CAA, after carrot bacon videos goes viral

TV SHOWS

• AMC declares war on Universal Pictures…

• Netflix’s Hollywood, BLACK AF, Gentefied; FXX’s Dave (starring Lil’ Dicky); HBO’s Becky; TBS’s The Last OG (some episodes written by Keenan Ivory Wayans); ESPNS’s The Last Dance ; BET’s Boomerang

• Asian “Murder Hornet” aka “Giant Sparrow Bee” - known to eat the heads of bees, and can kill humans in Japan recently found in Washington.

POLITRICKS

• Trump makes order for Meat processing plants to remain open, despite many closing due to high infection of COVID-19 amongst workers.
• Georgia opens back up from stay at home mandate
• Protests in Orange County and on Gov Newsom Sacramento steps because of safer at home order and closure of beaches - white privilege much?
• Trump suggests people use/inject disinfectant cleansers, then denies it + spreading lies through new speaker of the house.
• CIM group purchases Balwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza (for $100 million)

shooting in El Paso, Tx Walmart. 20 killed
shooting in Dayton, OH. 9 killed
Rihanna comments on Twitter “Imagine a world where it’s easier to buy an AK47 than get a visa”
A male Social Worker left twin infants in car seat for a whole day on one of the the hottest days in NYC.
Happy Birthday President Barack Obama!
Democratic Debates
How do you feel about undocumented immigrants receiving free healthcare/Medical? Gov. Gavin Newsom just signed a new bill allowed 18-26 yr old undocumented immigrants free healthcare
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WHAT'S POPPIN
ASAP Rocky released from prison in Switzerland - says it was a “humbling experience”
Nikki Murphy kissing Antoin Fuqua and Leila Rechaun
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NEW MUSIC
Brown Skin Girl - Beyonce ft. Blue Ivy (from Lion King Soundtrack) (youngest to chart on the Billboard 100); Goldlink - Diaspora (album); Cuco - feelings (para Mi); Cassie - Excuses (single); Myia - Not Feelin’ You (Single); Khadijah Lopez - We Cool; Elle Varner - Ellevation.
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FILM / TV
Darrin’s Trip to Chicago
Darrin see’s “Once Upon a Time” in Hollywood
Shark Week on Discovery channel + Seregetti narrated by Lupita Nyongo comes out today
SKIT

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Question(s) of the Day

“Hot Girl Summer”. What’s a hot girl mean? Meg the Stallion releasing a song Aug 9th and trying to trademark the term
Lori Harvey and P. Diddy dating - she’s 19/20 yrs old. Tea - she dated his son!

Happy Hour 70: Notes

Happy Resurrection Sunday

Sunday Service presented by Kanye West

New Music

Cameo - El Passo; Amber Mark - Mixer; Chris Brown feat Nicki Minaj & G-Eazy - Wobble Up; Lizzo - Cuz i love you; Kirk Franklin - Love Theory
Beyonce’s Homecoming

Pop Culture

Mya - self titled debut turns 21 years; NaS - Illmatic turns 25.
Adele announces separation from husband, was recently see at multiple locations with Drake.
John Singleton had a stroke yesterday. (Thoughts & Prayers)
Aretha Franklin - Amazing Grace - filmed at New Hope Community Church near us.
Jamie Foxx and Wanda Sykes to star in live television special tribute to ‘The Jeffersons.’
Lauren London posts pic ‘Missing You,’ posting recent video. Family plans on starting foundation.

Politricks

In Sri Lanka: 129 Christians died today in a Easter Sunday bombing targeting 3 churches and a hotel.
Mueller Report

Mueller Report has been released. Does not exonerate Trump. Mueller left a report that offers recipe for impeachment, but it is likely that congress will initiate impeachment proceedings, bedid cause the Senate is controlled by Republicans.
12 standing cases that have been referred to district courts that have yet to be concluded. This could be the real tea into Trump’s business dealings.
Trump did not commit criminal conspiracy, because his underlings did not follow through with his idiotic orders.

We're back this week with Happy Hour as we continue to give props to Nipsey Hussle, talk about Coachella and New Music, then catch up on What's Poppin and end with Politricks

RIP NIP

Ermias Joseph Asghedom aka Nipsey Hussle remembered in touching celebration of life service

Procession through the neighborhood, through Watts, Inglewood, Slauson and Crenshaw Neighborhoods in South Central.
Art Show for Nipsey at 2714 S Slauson Ave on 4/28 from 12p-6pm.
Memorials all over the city in dedication.
TMC…

Coachella

Childish Gambino, Janelle Monae, Ariana Grande, H.E.R., Andersen. Paak, and more!

Beyonce’s performance from last year will be on Netflix as a documentary.

New Music

Emotional - Saweetie feat Quavo; Get You - Adojio; Water Me- Parisalexa, Salt 0 Sophie Faith, Khalid - Free Spirit (album); Chris Brown - Back to Love, Andersen.Paak - Ventura (album)

What’s Poppin

Krave SpringBreak in Palm Springs, CA.
Wendy Williams sends divorce papers while in rehab.
Tiger Woods wins masters in 1st major victory in 14 years.
Laurie Loughlin didn’t take the plea deal with any prison time, thinking she could get away, now faces maximum of 20 years in jail.

TV/Movies

Little, movie starring IssaRae and Marsai Martin, who is also the youngest Executive Producer in history.
Guava Island - new movie filmed in Cuba starring Donald Glover and Rihanna.
GoT premieres tonight / Big Little Lies.

Politricks

Marquis Harris Dawson and gentrification in South LA.
Pete Buttigieg, mayor in Indianna is running for president.
Democrats subpoena Trump's Tax Returns

New Music
Prince - Piano & a Microphone; Pardison Fontaine feat. Cardi B- Backin’ It Up; Kyle- SuperDuperKyle, French Montana- No Stylist, Girls Don't Cry - Young Franco; India.Arie - That Magic

POP
OTR II @ the Rose Bowl
Drake - questionable relationship with Millie Bobby Brown (14 yr old actress from Stranger things), >He is in a relationship with 18 yr old Bella Harris, who he knew since she was 16 years old.
Kanye calls out Drake for rumors of Drake+Kim.
Kanye moving back to Chicago w/out KimK and the babies
Are Bert & Ernie gay?
Beyonce’s former drummer accuses her of extreme witchcraft and files a restraining order against her

Politricks
Brett Kavanaugh allegations of sexual abuse by Prof. Christine Blasey. New allegation by Yale classmate that he exposed himself to her.
Arizona Rep Paul Gosar’s family rejects him, says to vote for his opponent.

Priveledged teen, Cameron Terrell acquitted for murder, while his other friends were sentenced to prison. Cameron denied knowing his friends were armed and still drove his car to commit the crime. His fascination with gangs took a left turn when he was arrested and parents bailed him out on 5million dollar bond.