We're back with this episode dedicated to all the NEW MUSIC of 2025. Tune in as we track what was in our ears the last year.

New Music

*Top Artists and Hits of 2025 *
K-Pop Demon Hunters, Shaboozy, Elton John, Taylor Swift, Sabrina Carpenter, Kehlani Folded Single, Beyonce Album, Bad Bunny, Drake, Kedrick Lamar & Sza tour, Summer Walker Album, Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars, Lil Wayne, Pink Floyd, Mariah Carey,

_Biggest Tour: Chris Brown and Beyonce
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_Year started off with _

• Sexxy Redd / Bruno Mars - Fay Juicy, Wet - SINGLE
• Leon Thomas - MUTT single
  

POP

• Sabrina Carpenter - Expresso
• DRAKE - $ome $exy $ongs 4 U
• Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars - Die with a Smile - SINGLE

** R&B**

• Lady Wray - Cover Girl / BEST for US single
• Thundercat - Upside Down (Candy Crush) -
• Leon Thomas - PHOLKS / Just How You Are - SINGLE
• Jane Handcock - It’s Me, Not You / Stare at Me - SINGLE
• Jenevieve - CRYSALIS
• Kehlani - Folded
• Cardi B - AM I THE DRAMA
• Summer Walker - Finally Over It, The Afterparty * Heart of a Woman - SINGLE * Go Girl
  
• SAULT - 10
• TEYANA Taylor - Escape Room
• 803FRESH - Boots on the Ground
• Mariah Carey - Here for it All
• SZA & MoRuf - PT Cruiser - SINGLE
• Chris Brown -
  

RAP

• GloRilla & Sexxy Redd - Whatchi Kno about me

Gospel
Say the Name - Deitrick Haddon

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New Music

• Amber Mark & Anderson.Paak - Don’t Remind Me

• Isaiah Falls & Chase Shakur - Enticing (from Lucky You EP)

• UK R&B
  * Elmiene - Miss Hot July
  * Mnelia - burn
  * Nippa - Insecure

• Kali Uchis & Mariah the Scientist - Pretty Promises

• Stacy Kidd & Tiffany Jenkins - Look in My Eyes

• Coflo - Yapperz

• Stimulator Jones - Paradise Untold (Single)

• Cardi B & Lourdiz - On My Back

• Chance the Rapper - STAR LINE (Album)

• Chris Brown feat Bryson Tiller & Usher - It Depends (The Remix)

• (un) Folded - Kehlani & Brandy

_We're back this week with an episode of What's Poppin' - you know there's been so much goin on lately, especially with losing some great entertainers. Did you hear about Debbie Allen's new barbie? Or about Bad Bunny being the halftime show for 2026 Super Bowl? Let's talk about it!
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• Celebrity Deaths:

  • D’Angelo
  • Diane Keaton
  • Ace Fehley
  • Sam Rivers, Bassist from Limp Bizkit

• Brandy & Monica Tour -

  • Nikki Minaj & Cardi B - * Is Nikki on drugs? * Cardi B feud

• New Barbie

  • Debbie Allen is the inspiration for a new Barbie Doll!

• Sports
  * Dodgers are going to the World Series!
  * They've been to the World series 5x in the past 9 years.

• New Movies / TV

  • Him (movie) - Marlon Wayans & Tyric Withers -
  • Monster - Netflix (based on true events)
  • Loot - Apple TV
  • Golden Bachelor - getting divorced!
  • Love is Blind (netflix)
  • Super Bowl:
  • Halftime show- Bad Bunny will be the performer! * Controversy related to him being selected.

• 2025 Taste of Soul - on Crenshaw on 10/18

New Music

• Teyana Taylor visual album Escape Room + boyfriend Aaron Pierre + contempt of court with Iman Shupert for breaking
• Jenevieve - Flight Risk, new album Crysalis
• Cardi B, Imaginary players (JayZ sample) new album - Sept 19
• Netflix Hitmakers show about song writers
• KMichelle - Jack Daniels
• Kehlani new song - folded / after hours
• Chris Brown concert - It Depends + Social media viral dance accompaniment / Mutt Remix
• Amber Mark new album - Pretty idea + new song release “
• DSmoke - wake up supa new album, Biscuits ft Snoop Dogg
• Mariah Carey - new song - Sugarsweet, new album release in Sept
• Boots on the Ground - 803 fresh remix w/ Fantasia
• Fantasia track - have your way, gospel album coming out
• Glorilla gospel track w/ kirk franklin - rain down on me

_We're back this week with an episode of What's Poppin' - on this episode we catch up on what's been happening since our hiatus. We already know Diddy did it, but who's responsible? and did you hear about Lil Nas X? Let's dig in!
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• Lil Nas X situation
• Cardi B trial
• Diddy/Cassie case - Sentencing date early October
  
• Straight boys wearing skirts fashion trend
• Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce engaged
• Northwest vs. Blue Ivy - dressing too fast
• Cowboy Carter tour
• Chris Brown concert - 20 year anniversary
• Love Island - recent season * *** New Shows * ** * Hunting Wives - Netflix * Katrina documentary - Netflix * B boy blues * Forever - Netflix * WWE on Netflix - changing to ESPN+ and switching from peacock, going back to Paperview * Black Doves - Netflix * Nobody Wants This w/ Kristen Bell * Platonic - Apple TV * Wheel of Time - Amazon Prime

We're back this week with Happy Hour (like we used to do), recording live together (socially distanced) instead of via Zoom. Listen in as we catch up on New Music, What's Poppin' and Politricks.

NEW MUSIC

Toni Braxton feat. HER - Gotta Move On (Single)
Tweet - Neva Felt This Way (Single)
Jazmin Sullivan - Lost One (Single)
Verzuz: Brandy v. Monica
Monica & Lil Baby - TRENCHES (Single)
Cardi B. & Meg Thee Stallion - WAP (Single) - song hits #1 on Billboard

WHAT'S POPPIN

VMA’s on basically every cable channel and CW

Keke Palmer first black female host since 1987 - where are all the masks?!
Chadwick Boseman RIP dies from colon cancer at 43, terrible loss
Conversation on Sex Trafficking: U.S. Marshall found 39 missing children in Georgia, that were possibly sex trafficked.
Taking calculated measures.
Broadway Federal bought another bank in D.C. to make second largest black owned bank in country - 1billion in assets
Netflix: Lovecraft Country; Hulu: Love in the time of Corona
Anthony McClain shot in Pasadena in mid-Aug, released body cam of police shooting him in the back

POLITRICKS

DNC and RNC Conventions
Affirmative Action
Jacob Blake

Kyle Writtenhouse
U.S. Post Office - updates on Trumps trickery
SB 731 CA Legislation - Kenneth Ross Jr. Police de-certification bill does NOT pass
Article in The Guardian about white militia infiltrating police departments

RIP NIPSEY HUSTLE

Music
Stoop Lee - Lila.Wav; Shafiq Husayn - The Loop; Az - Genesis; Margaux - Wait; Dirty Cortez - Klassy

What’s Poppin
Kanye West - has been having “Sunday Service” all year. - will do set at the break of dawn at Coachella - mimicking Sunrise Service.
Kiss N Grind / Brunch 2 Bomb / Soulection /
Jordan Peele “US” movie 70.5 million in opening weekend. Twilight Zone new. Also said he’s never casting a white male as lead
50th NAACP Image Awards on TV One last night
Jussie Smollett exonerated of all charges. Donald Trump instigating FBI investigation
Cardi B used to drug men and steal their money. Is it the same thing as Pill Cosby?

Politricks
Mueller Investigation concluded. A.G. William Barr releases 4pg letter drawing that Mueller concluded Trump is not exonerated, but did not collude with Russia.
Trump tyring to pivot to healthcare.
Aspiring Rapper Willie McCoy shot and killed in Vallejo, CA, where 6 police emptied 25 shots. Body cam footage released.

Oscars Tonight. Who are we rooting for?, Fashion Overview
New Music
Kehlani - While We Wait (Mixtape)
Offset - Father of Four (album)
Eric Bellinger - The Rebirth 2 (Album)

*Whats Poppin *

Jussie Smollett is indicted/arrested for filing a false police report and false hate crime. Released on bond
Iyanla Vanzant’s well rounded response
R. Kelly is indicted - turns himself in Saturday morning. Judge orders 1 million dollar bail, and no contact with minors
T.I’s sister - Precious Harris - passed away in car accident
Khloe vs. Jordyn - Tristan Thompson messed around with Kylie’s best friend
Candle Magik Workshop last week - Review

Politricks

NYU School of Social Work reports of institutional racism
Gavin Newsome may loose money for high speed rail.
The Green New Deal
Democrats will subpoena Mueller probe if it is not made public per Adam Schiff.

New Music
Leven Kali - Sumwrong; Quin & 6lck - Mushroom Chocolate; Bruno Mars & Cardi B - Please Me; Kodak Black - Malcolm XXX; Ciara- Greatest Love

Whats Poppin

Jussie Smollet incident - people are skeptical about incident. Not confirmed that story is made up.
Liam Neeson - wanting to kill the next black person because his friends as raped by a black man.
Gucci - came out with monkey shirt that mocked black face. 50

Movies

What Men Want, aladdin previews, FYRE festival.
Grammys

Alicia Keys as host. Cardi B - Best Hip Hop Album; why was Jennifer Lopez doing the whole Motown tribute.

Politricks

Trump signs National Emergency bill.
Shooting in Auroroa, Illinois shot employees. Killed plant manager, intern, manager, etc.
Virginia politicians are cray

The Best of 2018

New Music

The Dream 40 track CD.

Favorite Song of 2018: Devyn (I Like It - Cardi B from Episode 30 / H.E.R. - Fill Away); Daisy (Twerk-City Girls / H.E.R-Lord is Coming); Anthony (Period - City Girls / Her-Avenue); Darrin (Amber Mark / Could’ve Been / Stimulator Jones / Kali Uchis / The Internet)

Whats POPPIN

The Millenium Tour w/ B2K reunion
Trey Songz side chick is pregnant?
Netflix: Bird Box
Usher files for divorce from his wife Grace Miguel.
Forest Whitaker and Keisha Nash-Whitaker files for Divorce after 22 years
Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth married after 10 year relationship
Chris Brown charged with 2 monkey related misdemeanors
Weird Blue Light in NY City sky
Barack Obama’s Favorites List: Music. Movies. Books - Obama’s are most admired people.

Politricks

Government shutdown…. and also shutdown earlier this year
8 year old died in U.S. custody on Christmas Eve
Climate Change: Special on Meet the Press

Question: What has 2018 revealed to us?

New Music

Hayleu - That’s Life
Tyler the Creater - Potato Salad
Sebastian Mikael - Vibe
Leven Kali - Mine
Nivea- Circles
Azjah - Spotlight
Keith Sweat - Boomerang

>& (Are we really gonna let Jacquees claim the King of R&B title?)

What’s Poppin?
Movies

Bumblebee, Aquaman, Mary Poppins, Second Act w/ JLO
Aladdin pics release - some not happy about Genie
Grammy Award Nominations

Rihanna’s new album will be out in 2019.
Fashion of the Week: Michelle Obama’s Ballenciaga boots
Penny Marshal passes away (directed BIG, A League of Their Own)
Miss Universe has first trans contestant
Rolling Loud Festival - Offset apologizes to Cardi B after interrupting her set.
Louis C.K and Chris Rock old video - are you the black person to let white people say the N word around you?
Christmas on Tuesday!! It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Universal Studios - The Grinchmas
What’s your favorite Christmas song or movie?
Do you decorate or nah?

Politricks

Trump acting frantically.
Gen Mathis Resigns
Pull out of Syria to appease Russia
Government showdown since Sat at midnight.

New Music

Sevyn Streeter- Yernin’
Gucci Mane- Evil Genius (Single- Bipolar)
Ice Cube- >Everythang’s Corrupt
Kllo- Candid
PartyNextDoor feat Jerimih - Good Crazy
112 - Tonight

Pop Culture

Cardi B breaks up with Offset; she’s not fucking with The Shaderoom
Sandra Bland HBO documentary
Red Table Talk- Topic of Forgiveness
Celebrities doing publicity stunts
Miguel got married to long time girlfriend
Compton Christmas Parade- Easy E’s surprised with performance,

Tommy the Clown dancers ( Some tea- Tommy has been sleeping with some of his underaged dancers)

Politricks

Local: New Sheriff Alex Villanueva shaking up the LA County Sheriff’s dept by reviewing all leadership positions.
John Kelley is resigning as WH Chief of staff.
Paul Manafort charged again

THE QUESTION: why are people focused on labels?

Updates
DC Trip - Darrin
Costa Rica Trip - Daisy

Pop Culture/News

New Alternative weekly magazine - The Land Magazine, rival LA Weekly
High School Girls Suspended after dressing up as columbine shooters for Halloween
Celebrity Halloween Costumes & parties - Beyonce= Flo Jo + Toni Braxton, Diddy-Clown
Nobody’s Fool - Tyler Perry move with Tina Sumpter, Tiffany Haddish, Whoopi Goldberg
Cardi B. calls out Nicki Minaj on Instagram battle of the rap queens
Netflix’s Orange is the New Black - ending after 7 seasons
Kehlani pregnant - wasn’t she a lesbian?!
Red Table Talk - Jada invite Will to the table to talk about their marriage
Bad Boys 3 - It’s Official Martin and Will announce

Politricks

Nov 6th Midterm Elections. Oprah + Obama campaigning. Resurgence of youth vote
Kanye no longer in politics - YESSS!!
Migrant Kids caravan - Trump tripling amount of US troops to border
RIP Megyn Kelly on NBC - “What’s wrong with blackface” - loses her show

*New Music *

Ella Mai - self titled debut album; Quavo - Quavo Honcho; Usher & Zaytoven - “A;” Andersen.Paak - “Tints”

AMA’s on Tuesday - highlights

POP

Kanye West in the Oval Office
Bill Cosby’s lawyers appealing court ruling.
Dancing Queen - new Netflix show

Politricks & "Equanimity"

Brett Kavanaugh sworn in as new supreme court associate justice. within this weekend ruling from supreme court ruling in favor of voter id laws that will make it harder to native americans to vote.
New GOP rallying cry of the “mob” of democrats to urge their party to vote.

CornerstoreCaroline: 53 year old white woman calls police on young black boy who brushed up against her flat backside with his backpack.

“Black baby sitter” on google.
2020 election: Elizabeth Warren, Corey Booker and Eric Garcetti already getting ready low-key.

**The QUESTION: **How do policies protect institutions rather than people of color?

*New Music *
Tha Carter V (album) - Lil Wayne; Put You On - Amber Mark feat DRAM; Sober - Nile Rodgers & Chic feat Craig David & Stefflon Don; Taki Taki - DJ Snake

NEWS

Global Citizens Concert w/Janet Jackson, Cardi B, John Legend, the weeknd, Janelle Monae
Quincy Jones documentary on Netflix
This is Us returns
Kanye West on SNL. wear MAGA hat, and goes on a rant
Young people marrying later an divorcing less
California will be first state to require women be on boards of public traded companies.
Bill Cosby convicted of 3-10 years for sexual assault.

POLITRICKS

16 women confess to sexual assault from Trump.

BRETT KavaNOT
Supreme Court Nominee showed is ass during the hearing with Dr. Ford on Thursday.

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.

Made for Now - Janet Jackson, Estelle - So Easy, Tamia - If I had to choose, Sabrina Claudio - Naked

News
Dallas officer, Amber Guyger, who enters Botham Jean on 9/6
Inside the criminal mind 17:55
Les Moonves out as CBS president, due to more assault allegations was with company for over 20 years.
Japan has typhoon and 6.8 earthquake. Two people killed.
Osaka wins US Open
Media saying Serena had meltdown - clip.

*POP / Culture
*
More baby boomers (9% of adults btwn 50-64) have used weed within the last year.
Mac Miller, RIP
Cardi B & Nikki Minaj
Colin Kaepernick commecial
NFL/Using players for entertainment
Is Nike woke?
Jim Carrey on Bill Maher, new show Kidding

TV
Inside the Criminal Mind
Power

Mental Health tip of the week - what is self-care. 55:00

Intro/Warm Up

Breaking
*Happy Birthday Jalen
*Carr fire in N. California, current death toll 8.

New Music
*Queen Naija - Medicine; Buddy (New Album) Harlan & Alondra; Mogilla - Bird’s Eye View; Poppcaan - Wine for Me

POP
*‘Stoned alone’ - new film in the works by Ryan Reynolds.
*Demi Lovato - relapsed. Recently singsong about her not being sober anymore.
*Brock Turner - wants appeal because he wanted “outer course” in sexual assault case.
*Fox News Host Kimberly Guilfoyle fired after sharing pics of male genitals (she was dating a Trump son)
*Cardi B ceases Bruno Mars tour to spend more time with her baby.
*Facebook looses over $100 billion in value. Zuckerberg lost $16 billion (due to user base flat lining)

Politricks
*Remains of 55 soldiers returned from N. Korea.
*Betsy Davos - someone untied her $10million yacht and allowed it to drift away, causing $10k in damage to a nearby dock. Not to worry, this is 1 of 10 luxury boats she owns
*Trump ordered re-election campaign items from China before tariffs kick in.
*Hackers break into voting machines within 2 hours at a Def-con convention in Las Vegas.

*Trump’s star on Walk of Fame gets destroyed - again. Guy gets bailed out by the man who did it the first time. (last time was around election). Russian soldiers on Hollywood blvd.
*Trump criticizes media “enemy of the people” - torments them at a VFW rally, which signaled rebuke from the VFW leadership.
*Trump orders $12 billion in aide to farmers who are affected by his trade tariffs.
*Michael Cohen might sing like a canary (claims that Trump knew about the June 2016 mtg where Russian intel provided information about the Clinton campaign)
released recordings of Trump knowing about the cash payments to a former playboy model who alleged an affair.

*THE QUESTION *
Socratic Question: If person B steals from person A and gives it to person C, should person C be obligated to return the money?

Breaking
Youtube Shooting
Nasin Aghdam

*New Music *
Cardi B
Sabrina Claudio
Drake New video - Nice for what

TV
Netflix - Roxanne, Roxanne
On the Block - New show on Netflix about teens in South LA.

*Politricks *
Trade Wars with China
Escalating trade wars
Aja Brown - not running for congress - she’s pregnant
Scott Pruitt - EPA Administrator misusing department funds using private planes and first class tickets. Increasing salaries of staff over white house denials.
Living at a condo in DC for $50 per month (says it was for the bedroom) which is owned by an oil lobbyist.
Fired VA Secretary David Shulkin.
Fired for a pre -approved trip in Europe with his wife - > Trump wants to privatize VA services.
Stephon Clark shooting in Sacramento update.
Alton Sterling cops aren't charged.
Jackie Lacy - LA County DA who hasn’t been charging cops.