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)