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

We're back with this episode dedicated to NEW MUSIC - tune in!

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

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 again week via audio from our Zoom, you see (/hear) we can't wait to be out again, how about you? Pull up and listen in as we catch up with New Music, What's Poppin' and Politricks.

NEW MUSIC

• Chris Brown & Yung Thug - Slime & B (New Album)
• Kehlani - It was Good Until it Wasn’t (Album)
• Future - High Off Life - (Album)
• Joyner Lucas feat Will Smith - Will (Remix)
• Mya - You Got Me Pt II
• Buddy & Kent James - Junk Tape Vol. 1
• Salina Soto - Milli (Single)

WHAT'S POPPIN'

• Music
  • RIP Little Richard, Betty Wright, Andre Harrell, Fred Willard
  • Tekashi 6x9 - tries to say Snoop Dogg is a rat just like him.
  • Mo Fayne (from L&HH ATL) arrested for using 1/5 million of stimulus SBA loans for personal benefit.
• Commencement 2020 - Gave a message to the class of 2020
• TV
  • NETFLIX
    • Circus of Books, LA Originals, Michelle Obama’s Becoming, Dead to Me,
    • The Last OG, Keenan Ivory Wayans is the showrunner
    • THE LAST DANCE finale tonight.

COVID-19 UPDATE

• PLANDEMIC removed from the internet.
• LA Beaches are opening
• GOV. Newsom proposing new cuts in CA state spending
• Who’s still working? | What businesses are reopening?
  • In TX and GA, COVID-19 cases are increasing.

POLITRICKS

• Trump’s valet tests +, White House now has rapid tests.
• Ahmaud Arbery - killed in Brunswick, GA
• Breonna Taylor murdered by Louisville police dept with a botched warrant
• Sean Reed shot and killed by police while running away on FB Live in Indianapolis
  
• New Second round of stimulus passed in the house, offering 1200 per individual + $1200 for each eligible household.
• CA offering extra $600 in stimulus, extended to self-employed,
  • would getting extra fund promote those on unemployment to not pursue work?

We're back this week as we catch up with the usual New Music, What's Poppin and Politricks.

NEW MUSIC

A Boogie wit da Hoodie - Calm Down; Tink - Hopeless Romantic; Da Baby - Shut Up - Single; Future - life is good; Victoria Monét - Moment - Single; Coubo- Homewards

WHAT’S POPPIN

NBA All-Star Game 2020

• Chaka Kahn’s rendition of the Star Spangled Banner.
• Common & Tiffany Haddish?
• Aaron Gordon misses chance again for the Slam Dunk Contest and feels cheated. Derek Jones Jr. wins
  
• Players on Team LeBron wear #2 and Team Giannis wear #24 in loving memory.
• Kobe Bryan MVP Award to Kawhi Leonard.

Dwayne Wade introduces his daughter Zaya, 12.
Lovers and Friends on May 9th at Dignity Health Sports Park
Valentines Day Weekend (what did we do?)
Kehlani and YG call it quits.

Movies

• Bird of Prey, the photograph

POLITRICKS

Trump directs Justice Dept/ Att. General Bill Bar to lessen sentence for Roger Stone. Bar is ‘threatening’ to leave.
Trump pardons/commutes sentences to 11 individuals, most of whom were convicted of bribery.
Harvey Weinstein - jury in deliberation, is it a hung jury?

CICLAVIA - this weekend!

SKIT - Sapphire and Desire
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NEW MUSIC
Jovonie - Magic (Single); Big Boi, Sleepy Brown & Cee-Lo - Intentions (Single); Arin Ray & Kehlani - Change (Single); Naomi Sharon - Breeze (Single); Sampa the Great - Leading Us Home
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WHAT’S POPPIN’

Conception boat crew were asleep(!) when boat caught fire near Santa Cruz
JLo's new movie Hustlers earns 2nd highest weekend box office ($33 million)
Felicity Huffman gets two weeks in jail for involvement in "Varsity Blues" scandal.
Rihanna’s Diamond Ball recognized Shawn King, the social media activist with ambiguous ethnicity. But wait is Rhi pregnant?
Antonio Brown is sued by former personal trainer Britney Taylor for rape.
Kim & Kanye moving to Wyoming to live on a ranch, already bought.
Chelsea Handlers new Netflix special - Hello Privilege, it’s me Chelsea
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POLITRICKS
50,000 GM workers plan to strike tomorrow in U.S., Canada, and Mexico for better wages/benefits. First strike since 2007.
Jeff Bezos cuts health insurance for part time workers at Whole Foods,
Trump bans flavored E-cigarettes, the 6th reported dies from Vape pen in LA County.
Donald goes after Chrissy Teigan in Twitter.
Democratic Presidential debate - who did best?
Inglewood Mayors Assistant escorted out of city hall (Why?)

NEW MUSIC
Wale - BGM (Single); Fat Joe/Cardi B - YES; Jorja Smith - Be Honest; Chante Moor - Fresh Love; Fk the World - Brent Fiyaz; Gavin Turek - 2AM

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WHAT'S POPPIN'
The Conception, a scuba dive boat succumbs to Fire in Santa Cruz killing 34.
73 year old Indian Woman gives birth to twins.
McDonald’s releasing new chicken sandwich.
Black Girls Rock (airs tonight on BET).
Kanye West gets emotional during SUNDAYSERVICE
RIP LaShawn Daniels (amazing song writer) / Country Singer Kylie Rae Harrie also dies in car accident (possibly due to alcohol).
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SPORTS
Antonio Brown is released by Raiders, signs with New England Patriots.
Dwight Howard coming to the Lakers.
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TEA
YG and Kehlani are dating.
Nicki Minaj retiring / Rihanna’s new album set to be released in December.
Sending unsolicited #dickpics is now illegal in texas, and could result in a $500 fine.
Boston Straight Pride Parade
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POLITRICKS
Isaiah Washington comes out as Trump Supporter. (this nigga crazy too)
Trump alters photo of Hurricane Dorian.
Pence goes to Ireland, stays at Trump’s Hotel - over 200 miles away from where he visits.
Why do white people feel uncomfortable when slavery comes up. New

........
THE QUESTION
Are gender pronouns important?

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