• Jill Scott - new album ‘to whom this may concern’
• TI Comeback beef with 50cent
• 50 cent new song “no one told us what we’re here for”
• Domani (TI son) clap back ‘ms jackson’
• Rihanna supposedly back in the studio - Insta posts reveal she’s writing again! - last studio album ANTI
• Josh Levi - Hydraulic debut studio album
• Aiyana Lee - House Broken, Highest to Lowest
• Jamie Foxx - Somebody (single)
• Sexy Redd, Key Glock - Hang wit a bad bitch (single)
• Brent Fiyazz - Icon (album)
• Jorja Smith - Blue lights (HAVOC remix)
  
• Olivia Dean, Man I Need - 2nd top song on billboard, 2 songs in top 20
• Terrace Martin and Marcus Gilmore - Album Purpose -
• Anderson Paak and Amber Mark - remix
• Bad Bunny - Super Bowl performance recap

_We're back this week with our Politricks episode where we dive into the latest in political news. So much happening in the world with the recent conflict in Iran, let's get into it.
_

Trump State of the Union - BORING !
Rep. Al Green gets ousted from chambers
Longest state of union speech in history, very inappropriate content
SAVE AMERICA act
Supreme Court
Major Questions doctrine
Often applies to biden, but never of trump
Epstein Files continued

_CA Governor Race
_

• Eric Swalwell
• Tom Steyer
• Antonio Villaraigosa
• Katie Porter
• Republicans

Mayor of LA, Nithya Ryman against Karen Bass
War in Iran - Day 7 update
Trump said ‘yea people are gonna die’ insensitive piece of shit!
Bombings in Iran, Dubai, Israel, Qatar
1,045 people killed including US responsible for 175 school girls and staff, missile strike in Minab
NYC terrorist attack anti-islamic parade
Iran elects new supreme leader (his son) after US killing of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei
Gas prices increasing

We're back this week with another rendition of What's Poppin'!

Tune in!

_Major Deaths _

• Rev. Jesse Jackson
• Catherine O’hara - won post humous award at 32nd Actors Award (formerly SAG awards)
• Eric Dane
• James Van Der Beak
• Robert Duvall
• Robert Carradine

_TV/Movies
_

• All’s Fair - (on Hulu)
• Blk NWS: Terms and Conditions (independent film)
• Bridgerton (Netflix)
• Love is Blind (Netflix)
• Wuthering Heights
• New Movies Coming out
• Scream 7
• IS GOD IS
• Michael - Michael Jackson biopic
• KPOP! - Anderson Paak w/ his son
• Crime 101 w/ Halle Berry
• Beauty in Black Season 2 Pt 2
• Netflix - The RIP, Trap House
• Upcoming Movies: The Devil Wears Prada 2
• Mary J. Blige Presents: Be Happy (Lifetime) - Starring Tisha Campbell & Mehki Phifer
  

_Oscars (March 15) and Awards Season
_

• Sinners
• BAFTA awards racial slur incident fall out re: terret syndrome offensive language
• NAACP Image Awards
• Actors Awards (SAG)
• Black Actors awards
• Golden Globes -
• Emmys -
• Teyana Taylor Woman of the Year - Time magazine
• KPop Demon Hunters best original song in Oscars

_Other topics
_

• Epstein Files
• Mardi Gras
• International Women’s Day (Mar 8)/ Month - Women’s Month - MARCH 2026
• In other News
• Brittany Spears arrested in CA for DUI
• Paris & LA Fashion Week
• America’s Top Model
• Met Gala theme 2026: Fashion is Art
• Grand Opening for Marathon Burger in LBC - Black Sam & Snoop Dogg collaboration (Unfortunate gun violence & stabbings occurred)
• Queen Latifah, Taraji P henson, Taye Diggs, Sherri Shephard inks an Lifetime First Look deal
• Winter Olympics/Paralympics

_since we last had a politricks episode, the government shut down then unceremoniously re-opened. Let's get into this episode will al the frills and trickery that happened in 2025. _

US

• End of government shutdown
• DOJ released Jeffrey Epstein files, redacted pictures with Trump
• Trump Tariffs and long term impact on American people of changing decades long trade policies
• Nikki Minaj supporting Trump at recent rally

Local

• New Dept of Homeless services LA County effective Jan 31
• Running for mayor in city of compton - Andre Spicer
• Starting Jan 2026 - landlord responsible and have to provide a working stove and refrigerator
• New law - folic acid added to corn tortillas, can cancel contract with contractor for homeowners via phone or text message

Global

• LA preparing for 2028 Olympics - cleaning house with homeless population

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
_
_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 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
*

Too much stuff going on, that's why this episode is longer than typical episodes. Tune in as we catch up up.

• No Kings Day - Oct 18, 2025
• Charlie Kirk
• California - Prop 50
• LA County Board of Supervisor approved to give $2mil check to current CEO Fesia Davenport
• Katie Porter running for governor
• Trump commutes sentence of Rep. George Santos
• Ice raids continue
• National Guard in Oregon & Chicago
• Government shut down - going on 3 weeks
• Dept of Education cuts
  
• Supreme Court * Voting Rights Act (VRA) current case is Louisiana v. Callais * reportedly challenges Section 2 of the VRA
• Venezuela - shot down 11 boats,with multiple casualties near Venezuela ports - Trump said reason was because of drug cartel boats/Narco trafficking, but no way to verify without survivors (CNN) - proxy war
• Argentina - gave them 20 billion dollars to bail out country

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

_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!
_

• 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

_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!
_

• 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

It been a long time and ah ah ah! We're back this week with an episode of Politricks! We've been MIA since February and we know there is so much that has happened in the political realm. Take a listen as we dive into what's been going on.

• Immigration - How does ICE affect California? *Raids and protests, still affecting LA *Catching people with citizenship,and taking native americans
  • Trump removed security for Kamala Harris. *Gavin Newson and thuggery - media team thuggin out *Gov. Wes Moore of Maryland may be a potential running mate for 2028. *Redistricting Proposition for the CA fall ballot. Do you agree? *What strategy should the democrats employ?
  • Cheeto man - Mr. Orange guy’s antics - what he been up to lately *Tariffs - judge announced IEEPA tariff’s illegal *Recent visit to Russia to entice Putin *What is the temperature check for trump’s 2nd term? *Karen Bass - recent shootings & comments from the mayor *Jasmine Crocket rep for congress redistricting in TX *Congressional map to increase seats for Republicans w/out public *Newsom redistricts CA in response - more seats, w/ public vote
  • Former CA governor Schwarzenegar returning to politics to join the redistricting fight

We're back this week with an episode of What's Poppin, take a listen as we dive into New Music, what's new on TV and in the theaters.

New Music

• Doechii - Tiny Desk/SNL;

• Kendrick Lamar
  * New album GNX
  * Performance at Superbowl
  * Kendrick v. Drake

• SZA - SOS deluxe edition

• Ella Mai - 3 EP

• Mario - Glad You Came

• Summer Walker & Sailor - Pookie’s Reqiuem

• Joshua Idehen - Mum Does the WAshing EP

• Amber Mark - Loosies

• Snoop Dogg - Missionary

• Sexy Red & Bruno Mars - Fat Juicy & Wet

*New TV/Movies
** Missing You, WAGS, Virgin River / Netflix

• Bad Sisters / Apple TV
• One of them Days / New Movie Release
• Gladiator II
• Book Review
• Viola Davis - Finding Me
  

We're back for the first time this year! Wow, so much has happened since our last episode, tune into this episode of Politricks as we catch up on the MLK Day, the inauguration and the recent antics of the new administration. First we discuss the recent devastation in Altadena (Eaton Fire) and the Pacific Palisades.

• Intro

• Fires in LA: Palisades and Altadena
  * Speculation on what started the fire
  * Mayor Bass / Fire Chief
  * History of Altadena
  * Palisades were visited by Trump.

• Inauguration 2025 (on MLK day)
  
  * Donald Trump madness: Executive Orders put in place the 1st day in office
  * Immigration
  * ICE officers are now entering locations like public schools to eradicate criminal immigrants.
  * Have been sending those on military planes back to country of origin
  * Recent news regarding Columbia denying entry of planes. Trump now will be imposing tariffs on Columbia and
  additional sanctions on government officials and supporters of the Colombian government
  * Redefine Birth right citizenship.
  * Laken Riley Act - passed by congress requiring Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to issue detainers and take custody of illegal aliens who commit theft, burglary, larceny, and shoplifting offense
  * Elon Musk is a Nazi! Recent Nazi salute during trump inauguration
  * Said by 2040 there will be more robots than humans

• Palestine
  * Trump offered to “clear out” Gaza and force Palestinians into Jordan/Egypt.
  * Secretaries - confirmed
  * Pete Hegseth - former Fox News host is now Secretary of Defense.
  * Government now only recognized two genders.
  * Assault on DEI - banning DEI government workers.
  * Removed teaching of the Tuskegee Airmen in Air Force basic training.

• Target, Amazon and other stores have eliminated DEI programs.

• Tabitha Brown - discussed risk of boycotting stores where there products are stil lo nthe shelves.

_We're back this week with our niece Bri as a special guest. This week we're checking in on New Music, literature, and our experience on Youth Tour 2024 _

• Intro
• New Music / Artists * October London - October nights * The neighborhood * Rose + Bruno Mars - APT. * The Weeknd, ANita - Sao Paolo s * Adrian Younge - Linear Labs - Sao paolo * Freddie Gibbs - You Only Die 1nce * Megan the Stallion - Megan: Act II * Snoop Dogg - Missionary (coming in December) * Kiana Lede - Cut Ties * Cleo Sol - Fear when you fly (single)
• LAUSD * banning cell phones in schools
  
• TV Shows to revisit * Bridgerton / Netflix * Scandal / ABC - Hulu / Tubi * True Blood / HBO * Your Tour 2024
• Tyler the Creator - Chromakopia
• Book Review: * Crossing Lines by Jane C Rain

_We're back this week to review What's Poppin - where we dive into Music, Pop Culture, Sports and TV/Film
_

• Intro
• DaisyO is out! ~We love u Mary Jane~
• Music * More on Diddy do it? * More evidence about Diddy * 1,000 bottles of lubricant laced with a date rape drug. * Many people have signed up for lawsuit * Adolescents alleged to be at the parties * He always would refer to this, alleged that * Weezyana - Lil Wayne earned the key to the city. * Controversy about Kendrick being the headliner for Superbowl.
• Recent Deaths * Rich Homie Quan * Liam Page * Fat Man Scoop * DJ Clarke Kent * James Earl Jones * Kris Kristofferson * Shannon Doherty
• SPORTS * Dodgers win! * Basketball * Bronny James and LeBron * New team with JJ redick as head coach. Team is playing different * Clippers arena - Intuit Dome recently opened, yall getting tickets? * Paris Olympics - * Simon Biles * Jordan Chiles * Noah Lyles * Sha'carri Richardson
  * Women’s Track & Field * Women’s / Men’s Basketball * Breakdancing
• TV SHOWS / MOVIES * The Penguin / HBO * Love is Blind / Netflix * Beauty in the Black / Netflix * Bel Air / Peacock

_We're back this week after a hiatus to start off with Politricks! In preparation for the November 5th election we will be reviewing California Propositions and the Presidential election. _

• Intro
• DaisyO is out! ~ We love u Mary Jane ~
• Deh Deh’s experience of Youth TOur
• What were your thoughts when Kamala was announced as the Democratic nominee in July?
• 2024 Election ! Tuesday Nov 5th. Who do we think is going to win it? Kamala Harris or Donald Trump
• The polls are tricky and all over the place
• What candidates should do -
  • CA Senate race
  • CA Propositions
• Yes or No on what California Propositions?

_We're back this week with our Summer 2024 playlist. Tune in as we track the new songs for the summer.
_

• Don Toliver - Bandit from new album Hardstone Psycho
• GloRilla - TGIF
• Tinashe - Nasty
• Channel Tres - Head Rush
• Humble Me - Killer Mike
• Mamushi - Meg the Stallion
• Alright - Victoria Monet
• King King - Queen Latifa & MC Lyte
• Wait On It - Jeremih, Chris Brown & Bryson Tiller
• 911 - Roddy Rich
• Parking Lot - DJ Mustard & Travis Scott

_We're back this week with our Politricks Episode, did you watch the debate a few weeks ago? What do you think about the upcoming election? Listen in as we share our thoughts on the two candidates.

_

• SKIT: Word on the street about the election/debate with three concerned citizens.
• Presidential Debate (Biden vs. Trump)
• Hunter Biden - convicted of 3 felonies in federal gun trial.
• Purchased a revolver in 2018
• Where is the NRA?
• Trump was convicted in late May 2024 in the “hush-money” trial - related to payments to porn star Stormy Daniels via his lawyer, Michael Cohen, which he labeled as “legal expenses” on NY state taxes.
• Supreme Court end of season (bump stocks, Tulsa court case thrown out, abortion pill)

_We're back with another episode of Oliver Happy Hour with our What's Poppin episode. You heard They Not Like Us? Listen up as we dive in...
_

• They Not Like Us! Drake vs Kendrick beef
  • Kendrick’s performance at Forum:
  • The Pop Out: Ken & Friends (DJ Hed, DJ Mustard, Tommy the Clown, Black Hippie appearances)

• BET Awards 2024

  • How was the Host: Taraji P Henson?
  • Will Smith performance
  • Usher icon award - Childish Gambino, Keke Palmer, Teyana Taylor/Victoria Monet, Marsha Ambrosia, Coco Jones, Chloe Bailey, Tinashe,
  • Sexy Red
  • Tyla

• Diddy situation - updates - Revolt sold to employees

• Juneteenth - cancellation of Leimert Park Rising

  • What did you do for Juneteenth?
  • Black on the Block - Juneteenth event

• Rihanna’s Hair Care line. Is it better than Cecred? Taraji”s, Tracee Ellis Ross? Gabrielle Union?

• Movies/TV

  • Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
  • Bad Boys for Life
  • TV Shows: The Bear (new season)

_In this episode we discuss the history of the credit card, and credit in the United States. Do you know what the impact of your credit score is? Have you checked yours recently?
_

History of Credit and the Credit Card
U.S. Credit
Gen X has the highest credit, avg $9,123.
Avg: $6,500.00
FICO score: 300 - 850
Average American FICO score: 715
AnnualCreditReport.com
Do you have a favorite credit card?
Discover purchased by Capital One
Department Stores’ reliance on their credit cards.
Score Range
Budgeting
Daisy’s story of PSLF student loan forgiveness and raising credit score from low 600’s after not using credit cards, to 800+ in 3 years

_In today's Politricks episode, we discuss Gavin Newsome's Prop 1 passing in CA, Assemblyman Isaac Bryan, and LA City Comptroller Kenneth Meijia's confrontation with Karen Bass's Administration. _

Gavin Newsome’s Prop 1 passes. What does this mean?

Assemblyman Isaac Bryan - is one of few “renters” who serve in the CA legislature.
LA City Comptroller Kenneth Meijia at odds with Mayor Bass over budget for LAPD vs other essential city services such as the Bureau of Street Services
RVs and other encampments. Does it really bother you?
Renting, buying the CA dream.
Fanie Willis updates

_Catch this episode of what's poppin' as we catch up with the recent salacious scandal with Puffy. Diddy do it?
_
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

In this OHH Episode 148 we discuss Black culture and death. what will you do for your burial? One thing we know for sure is that one day we will go!

Discussion of burial property at memorial parks.
History of memorial parks
Burial and funeral insurance
How would you like your remains to be treated?
New options to turn the body into compost. Instead of ashes you get dirt!

• 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.
_

*December 2023
*

_How would you describe this year?
_

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
**
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
*
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.

Tribute to those we know and family we’ve lost this year.

Earlean Newby
Kenny Bryant

We're back for Episode 143! Tune in as we hit What's Poppin' - discussing the recent lawsuit by Cassie Ventura against Sean "Diddy/Puff Daddy" Combs.

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

This week we're back to discuss POLITRICKS! This week we dive into the re-election and discuss the popularity of the presidency. We also discuss the new Speaker of the House sand discus foreign aid in the form of bombs/munitions.

Biden
Harris

New Speaker of the House elected - Mike Johnson (R)
Right wing republicans
Elections, have consequences
People should do research
Who should run?
Nancy Pelosi

Israel Palestine war

Funding Ukraine and middle east wars
Where is the funding coming from?

Student Loan repayments have restarted.

We're back this week after a short hiatus to bring you What's Poppin'

Today we celebrate our dearly departed, dive into the dating world and discuss the new book Worthy by JadaPickett Smith.

RIP - Richard Roundtree, Matthew Perry, Jimmy Buffet, Diane Feinstein

Jada Pinkett Smith- Book Release “Worthy” on Oct. 17th
Dating World: Is The Cheesecake Factory a NO for the first date?
Nelly & Ashanti - Back together and happy, but haters will hate!!
Mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine on Oct 25th: 19 killed, including perpetrator (Robert Card), 13 injured

This week we're back to discuss POLITRICKS! get ready to hear the dirt going around with the elected officials.

MOVIES: They Cloned Tyrone (Netflix); Extinction 2 (Netflix). Birdbox Barcelona (Netflix); Insidious: The Red Door;
NEW SHOWS: Jury Duty. Survival of the Thickest, Sweet Magnolias; Food that Built America.

LOCAL: Mark Ridley-Thomas going to jail, ya’ll!
Curren Price scandal - indicted for falsifying domestic partner HR docs, bought votes
MRT scandal; Isaac Bryan

STATE: CA releases Manson murder participant Leslie Van houten released on parole

FEDERAL: Joe Biden Re-election - is he too old still?
Kamala Harris - talks about FL re-writing history - new FL law saying students need to learn ways in which former slaves benefited from slavery.
If that’s the state standard? What are the points?
Trump will be indicted again for his role in the JAN 6 event.
Supreme Court: banned Affirmative Action

New Music: Nas new album - magic 2; Jessie Ware - free yourself; JRoc - too fast
review of tina turner the musical
Writers Guild and SAG-AFTRA strike regarding AI
Diddy - Empower Global.
Botched surgeries. Jacky Ohh, Madonna.
Jamiee Foxx recovery

Definition of human trafficking - the unlawful act of transporting or coercing people in order to benefit from their work or service, typically in the form of forced labor or sexual exploitation.

Definition of Sex trafficking - the action or practice of illegally transporting people from one country or area to another for the purpose of sexual exploitation.

Hotline - Call the National Human Trafficking Resource Center to report sex trafficking, forced labor, or to get help
1-888-373-7888 or text BeFree (233733)
1-866-347-2423

Recent Alabama abduction - Carlee Russell, we suspect she’s schizophrenic
Problem in America - other incidents
Pedophilia

How to educate everyone to be more vigilant.

New Music: Festivals coming up -
D Smoke, SiR (Work hard Play Hard - single); Rachel Kerr (I DO - single); Kiana Lede (Grudges - album); Douchi (What It Is - single); Say She She (C’est Si Bon - Single); Ambre (Who’s Loving You - EP) Janelle Monae (The Age of Pleasure - album)

Dearly Departed: Tina Turner, Jim Brown, Daniel Ellsberg, Donald Triplett (first person diagnosed with autism), Treat Williams, Pat Robertson, Ray Lewis III
New TV/Film: SILO, Ted Lasso - last season, The Last of Us, Yellowjackets, The Company You Keep, Pretty Baby - Brooke Shields, Shadow & Bone, The Consultant, The Night Agent, The Idol, Hunters

CELEBRITY GOSSIP / ENTERTAINMENT
LA & Mexico Soccer Match ended early because of homophobic chants/ harassment from fans and fights between players.
Mayweather and John Gotti III fight
Anita baker & Babyface

POLITRICKS:
Trump indicted:
Ron DeSantis has entered the race.
Diane Feinsten -
LA City Councilman representing the 9th District (including the eastside) Current Price - indicted on la county embezzlement and perjury charges.

Special Guest: Craig & Veronica Oliver
History of Social Security
SSA retirement age.
What were the messages given to you about retirement as a boomer?
What did you hope for in retirement? What were your goals for retirement
How does it feel to be retired 6 months in?
What are your goals in retirement?
Did you have any friends who did not make it to retirement?
If someone were to ask what is your professional legacy for where you worked ... .What would you say?

_We're back with this episode of Happy Hour with a focus on Politricks, listen in as we cover local, state and federal political news. _

Senate race: Diane Feinsetin needs to retire. Barbara Lee needs to be next senator
Karen Bass new budget dedicated toward homelessness
Biden just announced running again
Worry about Kamala Harris
Don Lemon fired
Warren Olney
Lawsuit against Fox News - 780 million dollars
Tucker Carlson fired
Recent school and community shootings

We're back this week with our Love & Relationship segment. We'll dive into the question of whether Black men support and protect Black women enough.

Do Black Men Love and Protect Black Women enough? Are there instances where they have/need to? Often on twitter, division between black men and women show this discord, is it real or imagined?

New Music - Monica & James Fortune, August Alsina, The Weekend Live at SoFi, Terrance Martin

Topic of Women’s History Month

Question of the Month - Is there a right age for children to transition?

Today's question of the month we speak about the recent news of conservative states passing laws to limit minors from taking medications to support gender confirmation.

We speak about the D. Wade/Gabrielle Union daughter Zaya - recent transition
Legal history of trans-civil rights?

We're back this week with our WHAT'S POPPIN' segment. We start with a continuation of last's week's topic of gentrification, and get in to the recent Chris Rock special, and talk Tyler Perry and the recent awards shows.

What’s Poppin - Housing Prices are Ridiculous!! CONT'D
General Los Angeles area - Inglewood
House cost $380k now over $900k
Black couple settle discrimination lawsuit - house was appraised at 900K, but when they allowed their white friend to be present house valued at 1.5 mil.
The Tea: Chris Rock Netflix special
Cher’s $380 million fortune is dwindling, friends say it’s the new beau AE Edwards
Tyler Perry and Byron Allen in bidding war to buy BET.
Recap: NAACP Awards, Grammy’s, Chris Brown, Rihanna Pregnancy, Award Season

We're back this month with a new episode of Happy Hour! We begin with our Politricks segment as we dive into a discussion of gentrification vs Re-Development - is there a difference?

What is gentrification? What is re-development?
Does re-development lead to gentrification?
Knocking down Jordan Downs
Is gentrification happening in South Central or Eastside LA
Happening on Westside by Inglehood

*Should Joe Biden run for reelection or step aside?
*Hakeem Jeffries is first black person to be minority leader majority leader for Democrats of the House in history of any party in congress.
*New State Bills -SID 1383: forces diversion of surplus food for food giveaways
*Karen Bass Homelessness Initiatives, transition to long term permanent housing models
*George Santos - admitted he was in Drag, initially lied. Victim of attempted murder, lied!
*TedX Compton - event details

_Celebrity news
_

*Recent deaths: Priscilla Presley, Barbara Walters, Kristie Alley, Frank O’Harris, Twitch
*Megan the Stallion and Torey Lanes case - dad said “this is the worst injustice in history” - play tapes, show receipts
*Blue Face & Krishan Rock - Crazy in Love - therapist calls her out

Movies/ TV
*The Documentary of BMF
*Sr. - Movie - Robert Downey Jr. interviews Robert Downey Sr. dad

• You People Movie - no spoilers *1619 Project *Beyonce was paid 35 million dollar to perform in Dubai

Other
*Most Recent popular news

• Monterey Park, CA Shooting - Recent Lunar New Year Incident - 7 killed in Half Moon Bay. Beverly Hills shooting
• Aging & Eriksons Stages of Development, does that impact decision making as you get older? * Integrity vs. Despair - why attack the elderly asian community?
• Do you think medications doctors prescribe create a chemical imbalance?
• Movie Comparison: Side Effects
• How severe could the side effects of antidepressants be?
• Domestic violence
• Single vs. Widowed
• What is a healthy social life of an elderly person?
• Recent passing of Twitch

Saturday, November 5, 2022
*Happy Hour 120
*

_GENERAL ELECTION on 11/8/22
_

SKIT

FEDERAL ELECTIONS

SENATOR - Alex Padilla
Secretary of State -
US REP - Maxine Waters for Congress

CA STATEWIDE
Insurance Commissioner - Ricardo Lara
ATTY General - ROB BONTA
Secretary of State - Shirley Weber

PROPOSITIONS
PROP1 - Right to reproductive freedom
Prop 26 - Legalize Sports betting on American Indian Lands
Prop 27 - Legalize spots betting and revenue for Homeless Prevention Fund
Prop 28 - Art and Music - K-12 funding initiative
Prop 29 - Dialysis Clinic Requirements Initiative
Prop 30 - Tax on Income above $2 million for Zero - Emissions
Prop 31- Flavored Tobacco Products ban referendum

LA COUNTY
Measure C - Removal of Sheriff for Cause

CITY OF COMPTON
Measure AM
Compton Unified Facilities Bond

Music
What did you listen to today

• (Daisy )Jesse Ware - running - song
• (Devyn) - Nipsey - status symbol 3 / Beyonce - Thique
• (Darrin) - Over & Over - Sylvester

WHATS POPPIN in the neighborhood

• incident with PNB Rock at the local roscoe’s
  • our family roscoe’s on Main
  • Daisy’s Roscoe’s story
  • how does this make the neighborhood look?
  • was it a targeted attack?

FINANCES

• Where did you learn how to manage your finances?
• What were the biggest financial mistakes? successes?
• What is something that you would spend your money on again!
• _HISTORY OF CREDIT _

We're back for a mid-week Happy Hour! Please be sure to check out 'New Music' in an attached episode.

WHAT'S POPPIN'

Tina biopic on HBO
DMX passed away at 50yrs old from an alleged overdose
Derek Chauvin Trial for the murder of George Floyd- HE’S GUILTY!!! on all 3 counts
Head of NYC’s BLM chapter calls for investigation of organizations’ co-founder after she spent over 3M on 4 homes
Nick Cannon out here being a rolling stone!! With 2 women pregnant (1 prego with twins-DJ Abby DelaRosa) and has a girlfriend 🥴
Chet Hanks wanted a white boy summer, got hit in the head with a pot by his black ex gf - yet he’s still out promoting WBS/BQS
Black Rob passes away @ 51yrs old in hospital from unknown circumstances
ShockG passes away at 57yrs old, he was found in a hotel room in Tampa, Fl., investigation is still under way
Makayia Bryant 15yrs old gets shot and killed by police..she called police for help but gets shot because she had a knife; trying to protect herself
Amazon Prime: Close Encounters of 5th kind

POLITRICKS

City of Compton primary nominating Election
House GOP attempts to censure Rep. Maxine Waters

We're back after a 5 month hiatus on the final day of Black History month 2021! Listen in as we catch up with what we've been up to, What's Poppin' and tune into the latest in Politricks.

THE QUESTION

Who is a current or past African American person who inspires and keeps you motivated during difficult changes happening now?

WHAT'S POPPIN'

• 78th Annual Golden Globes Awards TONIGHT
• NEW on Netflix (Behind Her Eyes, I Care a Lot, The Wrong Missy)
• NEW on HBO (Judas & The Black Messiah, Black Art: in the absence of light)
• NEW on Amazon Prime (American Skin)
• PBS (The Black Church)

POLITRICKS

• Gavin Newsome - scared to be recalled?
  • Why are people leaving CA?
• TX - recent devastation due to power grid
• We need to advocate for a new "green"-centric way of living

We're back this week with Happy Hour, listen in as we catch up on New Music, What's Poppin' and Politricks where we catch up with the wild Presidential Debate, trump catching the rona and the LA District Attorney race (because it's LOCAL too)

NEW MUSIC

Rev. Shirley Caesar - Take your knee off my kneck; YG - Out on Bail; Bryson Tiller - Out of Time feat Drake - Single; Ari Lennox - Chocolate Pomegranate; Sango - Quanto Tempo

WHAT'S POPPIN'

MUSIC
Tory Lanez come out with new ‘tell all’ album.
Mariah Carey comes out with new rarities mix + new book.
Nikki Minaj welcomes 1st child with her husband.
Chrissy Teigan and John Legen suffer miscarriage.

TV
Kiss the Ground (Netflix); The OC on (HBO Max)
Rihanna’s Savage Fenty Vol 2 (Amazon Prime)
SNL Season 46 opener w/ Meg the Stallion & Chris Rock

POLITRICKS

Trump officially nominates Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court to replace RBG. At this ceremony, many were not wearing masks.
Trumps Taxes reveal that he paid only $750 in 2016.
1st Presidential Debate
Upcoming VP debate with Kamala & Mike Pence this week
Trump catches the RONA.
is it real? or a conspiracy.

LOCAL: Los Angeles County District Attorney Debate last night with DA Jackie Lacey and George Gascón

PROVERB

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

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 with Happy Hour as catch up with New Music, talk about DMX v. Snoop in What's Poppin and what about that dumbo Ted Yoho calling AOC a "B?"

NEW MUSIC

• Verbs (feat Steve Lacey) - Peyton
• Counterfeit - PJ
• Ego Death Feat - Ty Dolla Sign feat Kanye West
• MOVIN’ DIFFERENT - Wale

WHAT'S POPPIN

• DMX + Snoop’s vs Battle on IG Live.
• Update on Meg the Stallion and Torey Lanes shooting fiasco - Kylie may be involved
  • Drea Michelle commented but received backlash for her inappropriately placed “comical” response
• LeBron James joins PUSH with other NBA players to help people with felony convictions vote in Florida
  
• NBA Disney bubble in Disneyworld. Courts setup in banquet rooms
• John Lewis casket was carried across Edmund Pettus bridge today
• Serena Williams, daughter, and other prominent women in LA now part owners of a sports team- women’s NWSL soccer team in LA - Ange’s City group, name TBD
• COVID-19 cases reach 4mil in USA, CA #1 state with diagnosis
  • 9 yr old girl from Putnam County, FL youngest to die of virus + 11yr old, 16yr old and 17 yr old
• Tamar Braxton boyfriend, David speaks out about her recent alleged attempts of suicide
• Regis Philbin passes away at 88
• Ciara and Russell Wilson welcome baby boy Win Harrison Wilson

POLITRICKS

• Bipartisan move to pass new bill that would extend $600 payments through Jan.
  • GOP wants to include sweeping loss of liability protections for businesses to the bill
• Joe Biden is up in swing states, in some cases by double digits
• Republican national convention and Trump campaign told to stop using Ronald Reagan’s name
• Rep Ted Yoho called AOC a “fucking bitch”. She responded to him eloquently when he tried to apologize during a meeting

We're back this week with Happy Hour as we catch up with New Music, see What's Poppin' with Jada and Will at the Red Table and talk the Politricks of Trump and Ghislaine

NEW MUSIC

• Jhene Aiko - Summer 2020
• Saweetie - Tap In
• August Alsina - Entanglement
• DJ Khalid - Popstar

WHAT'S POPPIN

• Red Table Talk -Jada Pinkett brings herself to the table w/ Will
• The history of Manhattan Beach (Bruce’s Beach back in 1920)
• KANYE WEST - started his presidential campaign in N. Carolina over the weekend.
  • Kanye is in Cody, WY because he doesn’t want any help.
• Meagan the Stallion is shot by Tory Lanez outsie of a hollywood hills party.
• Nicki Minaj is pregnant.
• Naya Rivera - found dead in lake Piru.
• Rep. John Lewis \ Rev. CT Vivian recently passed away.
• Nick Cannon is fired from Viacomm.

POLITRICKS

• PORTLAND - unmarked police picking people up.
• Trump wishes Ghislaine Maxwell well while she is in jail for sex trafficking.
  • Judge assigned to Epstein case, Esther Salas loses son and husband is shot.
  • Lifetime secures series, Surviving Jeffrey Epstein.
  • Trump finally admits that COVID will be getting worse - attempting to resurrect his daily briefings. GOP now willing to discuss second round of stimulus.

Update: !!Daisy Engaged!!

NEW MUSIC

• Remi Wolf - Hello Hello Hello
• H.E.R. - I Can’t Breathe - Single
• Megan Thee Stallion - Girls in the Hood
• City Girls - Enough / Better
• Kanye West - Wash Us in the Blood (feat. Travis Scott) - Single
• Pete Rock & Camp Lo - Meagan Good (feat. Mac Miller)

WHAT'S POPPIN

• BET Awards 2020 goes virtual
  • Amanda Seales was the host who was conscious and addressed the state of black culture to black empowerment.
  • Performers each did their own performances as pre-recorded “mini videos”
  • Favorite Performer?: Megan Thee Stallion, Anderson.Paak, Summer Walker + Usher; Jennifer Hudson, Kearra + Karen Sheard closing.
• Jada/Will + August? (You. Me. & He?)
• Officers in Breonna Taylor’s case have not been arrested.
• Cops in George Floyd case were released
• Kanye West - Running for President in 2020?

POLITRICKS

• Is Independence Day for all of us to celebrate?
• Statues of toppled in several American cities and across the world.
  • christopher columbus statue in Baltimore toppled by protestors.
• Bounty that Russia paid to Taliban to kill American soldiers.
• Iran issues arrest warrant for Trump for the drone strike that killed Iranian General Qasem Soleimani.
• #sayhername VANESSA GUILLEN - was murdered at Fort Hood and taken several miles off base and buried in a shallow grave.
  • Suspect allegedly shot himself in the head when military police attempted to apprehend him.
• Krisis of KARENS - Woman pulls her gun out on Black woman who she hit with her car in a parking lot. Husband looses job
• No Fucking Around Coalition appears in Stone Mountain, GA (birthplace of the KKK) armed to confront KKK.

We're back this week with Happy Hour as we celebrate Father's Day with our Father, "C, the OG" joining us as a guest. Listen as we dive into new music, What's Poppin', review the history of Juneteenth and catch up with Politricks.

NEW MUSIC

• Teyana Taylor - The Album
• Buddy - Black 2
• Kamiyah - Black Excellence
• John Legend - Bigger Love (album)

WHAT'S POPPIN

• Verzuz - John Legend & Alicia Keys
• Hurricane Chris (Aye bay bay) arrested in Louisiana for murder.
• Aunt Jemima changing, maybe Uncle Ben, Rastus from Cream of Wheat.
  • who’s gonna replace them?
  • Uncle P’s rice and pancake mix offered by Master P.
• 19 year old commits suicide after reading wrong report on Robinhood, thinking he was in debt for over $700k.
  • if he would’ve looked the next day, transactions would’ve settled.
• Businesses reopening, although COVID + numbers still rising.
• DL Hugley passes out onstage, to find out he has COVID-19.

HISTORY OF JUNETEENTH

• Juneteenth celebrations across the country.
• Resurgence of KKK, White Supremacists and other hate groups

POLITRICKS

• Police officer in Rayshard Brooks case in ATL has been charged with murder.
• One of the detectives, Brett Hankison involved in Breonna Taylor’s shooting has been fired.
• 2 of the cops involved in G. Floyd’s death are out on bail.
  • Quick facts of
• Trump’s rally in Tulsa is a massive failure.
  • HOW COME?

TRIBUTE to FATHERS

when did you know that you wanted to be a father?
whats your favorite memory of raising us?
what’s one of the most important lessons he’s taught?
what the most most important lessons that his father taught him?