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Dec 15, 2022
Ep. 44: Dr. Dre - The Chronic 30th Anniversary
This week we are discussing the 30th anniversary of Dr. Dre's debut album, The Chronic, which was released on December 15, 1992 and features notable artists like Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg, and Warren G. We will explore the album's making and impact on hip-hop, and discuss Dre's prior work with The World Class Wreckin' Cru and N.W.A. and the role of The Chronic in the rise of West Coast hip-hop and the emergence of G-Funk.
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Dec 9, 2022
Ep. 43: New R&B For Old Heads
This week, we're discussing a topic that gets brought up on social media whenever a publication or random celebrity is looking for clicks (we see you, Diddy.) Is R&B dead? We don't think so, and we're here to talk to you about a few artists that we enjoy. Also, we take a crack at deciphering SZA lyrics and Miguel explains how any issues with current day R&B can be traced back to Gen-X.
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Nov 11, 2022
Ep. 42: Omar Epps - You Got The Juice Now
On this episode, we're talking about an actor who has been in the game for 30 years now. He debuted as a high school student/DJ, Q in Juice in 1992, and he has been working consistently been working in movies and television every year since. We discuss some of our favorite roles of his and wonder what ever happened to that rap album that he was promoting back in the day.
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Oct 28, 2022
Ep. 41: The Arsenio Hall Show - Let's Get Busy!
On this episode, we're talking about a show that was extremely pivotal to Hip Hop becoming mainstream. This show brought Black culture into living rooms all across North America on a nightly basis, at a time when pretty much no one else was doing it, and it was done in a way that wasn't sugar coated or watered down. The Arsenio Hall Show was the first late night show that was truly for us.
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Oct 14, 2022
Ep. 40: Jodeci - Don't Talk, Just Listen
We've wanted to do this episode for a while now and it's finally here. We're talking about the bad boys of R&B, Jodeci. This is one of our favorite groups, so this was a *must do* episode. We discuss their early days as gospel artists, the writing, production and backing vocals that they did for people like Tevin Campbell, Al B. Sure! and Ralph Tresvant before Forever My Lady was released, and more!
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Sep 30, 2022
Ep. 39: LL Cool J - Don't Call It a Comeback
On this episode, we're talking about the career of hip hop legend, LL Cool J. We take a run through his discography, discussing the highs and lows, our favorite tracks and Miguel explains why LL is still the G.O.A.T.
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Sep 16, 2022
Ep. 38: Mariah Carey - Butterfly 25
This week we are discussing the 25th anniversary of Mariah Carey's landmark album, Butterfly. We touch on some of the hits from her first 4 albums, and talk about how this album helped shift her image into the Mariah that we know today. By the end of the episode, Miguel contemplates joining the Lambily.
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Sep 8, 2022
Ep. 37: Can We Talk? Where The F**k Is Tevin Campbell? (Remix)
Originally released in January 2021, here’s another episode that we’ve taken from the vault and remixed. We talk about a true legend and discussed our favorite moments from his career, the songs that we loved, and wonder how he's been able to keep such a low profile in this day and age. Miguel compares Tevin to another R&B legend, (that Tevin himself confirmed in our IG comments) and Christina tells us about her days as video girl in Vancouver.
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Jun 3, 2022
Ep. 36: Teedra Moses - Daddy, I'm Too Cute To Fight...(Remix)
This episode was originally released January 2021. It was our first episode, back when we had little knowledge of what we were doing in terms of audio production. Like Teedra, we think that this episode needs a little more love, so we've cleaned up the audio (as best as we could, it was a mess, lol) and we're putting it back out on the streets today, remixed. We're discussing 2004's Complex Simplicity by Teedra Moses.
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May 20, 2022
Ep. 35: T.R.O.Y. Rewind
This week we're looking back at some of our favorite moments from the show. Join us as we reminisce (pun intended) about what made us laugh while making these episodes. If you're new to the pod, this is a great way to sample the back catalog. And for our long time listeners take a listen to see if some of your favorite moments are here. We'll be listening to clips from the episodes where we talked about - Tevin Campbell, The 1995 Source Awards, Mary J. Blige, Missy Elliott and more!
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May 6, 2022
Ep. 34: Don Cheadle - The Original Kung Fu Kenny
This week, we're talking about someone who's been in the game for over 40 years, playing a wide variety of characters, gang bangers, a wall street stockbroker, astronaut, munitions expert. Real life characters like Miles Davis and Sammy Davis Jr. Comic book action hero in the Marvel movies. We're talking about the OG Kung Fu Kenny, Don Cheadle.
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Apr 22, 2022
Ep. 33: Sandra Oh - Double Happiness
On this episode we’re going to talk about Jade Li, Eve Polastri, Dr. Christina Yang, and more! That's right, we're discussing the career of Sandra Oh. From her early work in Double Happiness and Arli$$, to her more recent work in Killing Eve and The Chair and everything in between.
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Apr 8, 2022
Ep. 32: Hey Mr. DJ - A Conversation with DJ BenHaMeen of For All Nerds
DJ BenHaMeen is a podcaster, television writer, author and Wakanda's favorite DJ. He has many shows under the For All Nerds umbrella; For All Nerds Show, Castle Black (Game Of Thrones), Safe Negro Pod (Lovecraft Country) and Views From The 616 (MCU). Or you may know him from The Combat Jack Show. We discussed growing up in Houston, sharpening his DJ skills at Howard University, writing for TV and producing podcasts. I promise you that this is the only place that you'll hear a Hollywood Shuffle reference along side a Pimp C quote this week.
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Mar 25, 2022
Ep. 31: Like This And Like That
We're discussing some of our favorite cover songs again! If you missed the first time we did it, you can check out episode 23, "You Can Get With This, Or You Can Get With That," where we talked about songs from Snoop Dogg, Rihanna, K-Ci Hailey and more. This time around, we’re running through some more classics, so join us as we listen to a few.
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Mar 11, 2022
Ep. 30: Where My Girls At - '90s Female R&B Groups
Since we talked about our favorite male R&B groups of the '90s in the last episode, you know we had to do one for the ladies. We're talking about TLC, En Vogue, SWV and even some of the lesser known acts like Nuttin' Nyce and Sudden Change.
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Feb 25, 2022
Ep. 29: Nayhoo - '90s Male R&B Groups
This week we're discussing 1990's male R&B groups. The greats, the duds and everything in between, such as Boyz II Men, Jodeci, Dru Hill, Playa and more. Why did we name this episode Nayhoo? Pull up "Can You Stand The Rain?" by New Edition, fast forward to :18 and listen to Johnny Gill set up the the next decade of R&B music with one phrase.
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Feb 11, 2022
Ep. 28: D'Angelo - How Does It Feel
This week, we're discussing one of the most talented, yet elusive singers of all time. He's also a songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist. Even though he's known to disappear for years at a time, he always makes a splash when he returns. He's much more than the naked man from that one video from back in the day, we're talking about Michael Eugene Archer aka D'Angelo.
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Jan 28, 2022
Ep. 27: Janet - Ms. Jackson If You're Nasty
This week, we're discussing one of the most well-rounded entertainers of all time. She started as a child actress in the '70s and '80s on such shows as Good Times, A New Kind Of Family, Diff'rent Strokes and Fame. Her musical career started as a teen in the '80s and since then she's released 11 studio albums and has sold well over 100 million albums worldwide. She continued her acting career in the '90s and 2000s in films like Poetic Justice, Nutty Professor II, the Why Did I Get Married series and For Colored Girls. And if you didn't know, her "first name ain't 'baby.' It's Janet."
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Jan 14, 2022
Ep. 26: Angela Bassett - Hey Auntie!
This week we're discussing someone who's had a 40+ year career which includes films and tv shows such as Boyz n The Hood, Malcolm X, Waiting to Exhale, How Stella Got Her Groove Back, The Jacksons - An American Dream, ER, American Horror Story and Black Panther. She's played real-life characters such as Dr. Betty Shabazz, Katherine Jackson, Rosa Parks and most famously, Tina Turner. Obviously, we're talking about Ms. Angela Bassett. Join us as we discuss our favorite moments from her amazing career.
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