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Happy Hour 80
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New Music

H.E.R (I Used to Love Her); Rick Ross (Port of Miami 2); Jeezy (TM 104: the legend of the snowman); BJ the Chicago Kid (1123); Common (Let Love); Justin Skye (Bare with Me); SiR (Chasing Summer); Joe Armon-Jones & Georgia Anne Muldrow(Turn to Clear View)
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What’s Poppin’
LeBron James trademarked Taco Tuesday™
People upset with new Power theme song by Trey Songz.
SPORTS
Naomi Osaka comforts 15-year old Coco Gauff following defeat at the US Open. Black girl magic!
Tyler Skaggs, the Angels Pitcher who died on 7/1; autopsy ruled that he had opioids and fentanyl in his system. Family is suing Angeles for wrongful death.
Simone Biles brother, Tevin Biles-Thomas is charged with triple homicide in Cleveland. Simone is asking for the news to not drag her name into this.
Kevin Hart in major car crash in his 1970 Plymouth Barricuda that goes off embankment.
Malik Yoba is attracted to trans women - “I love all women.”
Richard Pryor’s son alleged that Paul Mooney molested him when he was a child. (Bodyguard confirmed that Pryor wanted that nigga dead)
Viola Davis will star as Michelle Obama in new show called “First Ladies” on Showtime that she is Exec Producer. Also cover Eleanor Roosevelt and Betty Ford.
Hurricane Dorian offers caution to Florida and Carolinas, but may devastate the Bahamas.

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Politricks

Shooting in Odessa, TX kills 7, injures over 20. White male in his 30s who was fired that day, and subsequently drove to 8 different sites on a shooting rampage, even stealing a postal truck before being shot to death by police.
Should there be more gun control?
8 new laws ease gun restrictions in Texas today.
Removing cap on armed marshals in schools, allowing gun owners to take their weapons in to places of worship, prohibiting landlords from banning tenants from having guns in their units. Were a response to the Sutherland Springs massacre in 2017, where 26 people were fatally shot.
City of LA Comptoller indicated that the Los Angeles Homeless Services >Administration has goals that are too fuzzy.

NEW MUSIC
18 yrs since the passing of Aaliyah
Jidenna (85 to Africa album); Missy Elliot (Iconology EP); Rapsody (Eve album); Syd & Charlie Heat - Have a Good Time - Single; Yuna - Black Marquee (feat G-Eazy); Jhoni Blaze - We Aint’ trippin’ single; Ly.Ebs - Different; Lord Haiti - Voyage
Hasboro now owns Death Row Records catalog

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WHAT’S POPPIN
Popeyes chicken sandwich. People going crazy over the new chicken item.
Cattle farmers going after beyond burger and impossible burger for labeling their food.
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TV
Righteous Gemstones (HBO); Black Lady Sketch Show (HBO); David Makes Man (OWN)
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Sports
Andrew Luck retires from the Indianapolis Colts.
Jay Z, Colin Kaepernick situation
Miley Cyrus “my divorce isn’t because of me cheating” - Liam officially filed for divorce
Chris Brown expecting a new son with ex gf Anika Harris.
Prominent black family (Dr. Marsha Edwards) and her two children dead after apparent murder-suicide in Atlanta.
Amazon forest fires. Farmers burning forest
Amazonian tribe recently won court battle to keep protection of their ancestral land. Native tribes lands were recently burned
1/5 breathes are from the Amazon.

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POLITRICKS
Trump cancels trip to Denmark because PM said his idea to buy Greenland is ridiculous
Cherokee Nation (Indians) would like to send delegate to Congress as promised in 200 year old treaty that initiated the Trail of Tears.
Major drop in stock market this past week, as signs show that recession is coming sooner.
Former Congressman Joe Walsh running primary against TRUMP.
Charles Koch is dead. Fuck that puto.
LAS PERLAS - has history of discrimination towards trans women (of color), owned by Pouring for Heart.

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WHAT'S POPPIN
Woman in South Dakota gives birth to triplets, but went to hospital not knowing she was pregnant.
RIP Toni Morrison
Miley Cyrus separates from Liam Hemsworth, seen with Kaitlyn Carter (former gf of Brody Jenner). Liam wanted kids, Miley didn’t want to contribute to pollution.
TSA agent fired for passing note “you ugly” to passenger.
Meek Mill documentary on Amazon Prime
Woman charged with aggravated assault for holding 4 young black teens at gunpoint in Arkansas

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SPORTS
Jay-Z meets with NFL commissioner to produce Super Bowl Halftime show.
is this a diss to Kaepernick?

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POLITRICKS
Jeffrey Epstein hanged himself.
Trump trying to crowd the media with spin that he is interested in buying Greenland.
Trump Slump - stock market has major drop this week, indicating a recession in 17-months.

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QUESTION OF THE DAY
How is dating in 2019?

Happy Hour 74

have some PRIDE

New Music
Steve Lacy - Apollo XXI; Queen Naija - Karma; Kallitechnis - Hone$Ty; Etta Bond - Back Now; Bandana - Freddie Gibbs & Madlib; Chopsticks - Schoolboy Q & Travis Scott Tim Atlas - Hold Up; No Guidance - Chris Brown feat Drake

What’s Poppin
Jalen’s Graduation / Academic Baccalaureate at Bethel.

PRIDE
the biggest pride fair for West Hollywood so far. Broadcast on ABC7
Jay-Z became first billionaire in Hip Hop.
Rihanna becomes richest female musician in the world.
NBA Finals
How did Drake become the face of this series?
Owners of the warriors pushes the Raptors’ Kyle Lowery

TV
When They See Us (Netflix); The Last O.G. (TBS); Chernobyl (HBO); Always be my Maybe (Film, Netflix); SHAFT comes out soon.

Politricks
LA Sheriff Dept gun down 24 year old man in Willowbrook. Ryan Twyman

THE QUESTION of the DAY
Whats going on with Politicks in LA
USC School of Social Work

NEW MUSIC

• Meek Mill- Championships (Album)
• Trey Songz - 11 (Album)
• Chance the Tapper - My Own Thing
• Marcia Ambroisas- Flood
• Ari Lennox - No One
• Kyle Dion - Not all the Way
• Daniel Caesar - Who Hurt You
• Ariana Grande “Thank you, next” video

Whats Poppin?

• Heavy Weight Boxers Deontay Wilder (40-0, 39 KOs) vs. Tyson Fury (27-0, 19 KOs) fight- It was a TIE! But Wilder knocked Fury out 2x!

• Movies: Widows, Creed II

• Tekashi 69 faces 32 years in prison on 6 counts

• Global Citizen Festival in Johannesburg/Mandela 100

POLITRICKS
George H. Bush passed away. Funeral will be held this coming 12/6/18 at the Washington National Cathedral. What is is legacy?

THE QUESTION

• Gender Roles
• How roles impact relationships
• Oxford Dictionary's Word of 2018 - "Toxic"

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.