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Waddup y'all! This past month, myself and Trey had the privilege of being at some pretty special concerts. We peeped Rod Wave & Kevin Gates at Express Live in Columbus and Rapsody & Big K.R.I.T at the House of Blues in Cleveland, plus I caught EarthGang at Skully's! Listen to our recap of some incredible moments & performances from a wild month of shows.
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Trump's attempt to seek assistance investigating the Bidens from Ukraine (and others) has led to this...we may ACTUALLY get an impeachment hearing y'all!
We discussed how Trump's privilege led to him making such moronic mistakes in these events, how we see the political world on both sides going on from here, and if we might actually see this idiot actually removed from office. Myles also put out possibly the best conspiracy about the whistleblower that's been hypothesized. -
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On Sunday, we were absolutely honored and privileged to be able to attend multiple historic events that took place in Dayton in honor of the victims of the mass shooting that took place there a year ago. We attended Kanye West's "Sunday Service," as well as Dave Chappelle's "Gem City Shine" block party featuring surprise appearances from Stevie Wonder, Chance The Rapper, Jon Stewart and many more.
While the performances themselves were absolutely incredible, what was more impressive was the beautiful environment that was created by the people of Dayton showing why #DaytonStrong is more than a saying. The infectious love and hope that was in the air was something truly special, and we want you to hear why. -
We had a whole lot of music to catch up on since the last time we talked new projects, so we broke it down into a few episodes for y'all! In this first part we talked DaBaby's project and his legendary ass whoopin he handed out on IG live, as well as new work from Stunna 4 Vegas, Tobi, YG, Money Man, Rico Nasty, Young Thug, J. Cole, & more!
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We're back y'all!
After a brief hiatus to edit my SXSW video (go peep if you haven't already!), we're back to talk about all the drama that has unfolded in the NBA world in a matter of weeks. We talked about the Raptors victory, Kawhi's decision, whether the Warriors are done, AD's trade to the Lakers, and many more storylines that are all in play for what is already stacking up to be a crazy offseason.
We also touched on some random topics that came up along the way including whether or not all fan bases are a-holes, the best duos in NBA history, the psychology of being an emotionally invested fan, and I share my experience growing up as a fan of a player instead of a team and discuss why I don't care at all if you don't like it. -
As some of you know, I recently had an absolutely life changing experience down in Austin for South By Southwest 2019. I got the privilege of officially covering the event for iHeartRadio and SXSW itself, and I am SO excited to get my documentary out to y'all soon!
Until then, I decided that a recap more from my perspective as an acting member of the press who is actually a superfan would be a great way to offer some context on how all of this craziness played out while also giving you a taste of the content that will be featured in my movie!
In part 3, I recapped days 7-10 which included:
- DMX's show at Revolt House (And how I finessed my way in to the super exclusive event)
- Carnage's "Heavyweight Royal Rumble"
- Nardwuar's Video Vault
- Comedy Central's "Backyard Bash"
- The Ohio State-Xichigan rivalry being relevant even in Austin
- SX Takeover Night 2 featuring DaBaby, Reason, J.I.D, Valee, + more
- My dope conversation with Andrew Barber
- Jam In The Van
- And much more!
Stay tuned for my full South By Southwest documentary, coming June 1st! -
As some of you know, I recently had an absolutely life changing experience down in Austin for South By Southwest 2019. I got the privilege of officially covering the event for iHeartRadio and SXSW itself, and I am SO excited to get my documentary out to y'all soon!
Until then, I decided that a recap more from my perspective as an acting member of the press who is actually a superfan would be a great way to offer some context on how all of this craziness played out while also giving you a taste of the content that will be featured in my movie!
In part 2, I recapped days 4-6 of my festivities at SXSW which included:
- A$AP Rocky's Panel on Fashion
- The Daily Show's Presidential Twitter Library
- Showtime House featuring Francis & The Lights
- A session on Podcasting with Spotify CMO Dawn Ostroff
- HempToday presented by CannabisNow
- NPR's Tiny Desk Family Hour
- A Mentor Session with Marketing Manager of Native Instruments Mahtab Neptune
- Torchy's Pop Up Restaurant
- Culture Collide's event featuring Tierra Whack
- EventsDC's event featuring The Glitch Mob
I also touched on how I got my bag stolen in the middle of my trip and ended up having my faith in humanity restored by the interactions that happened because of it. Stay tuned for my full length documentary recapping ALL of SXSW coming soon! -
As some of you know, I recently had an absolutely life changing experience down in Austin for South By Southwest 2019. I got the privilege of officially covering the event for iHeartRadio and SXSW itself, and I am SO excited to get my documentary out to y'all soon!
Until then, I decided that a recap more from my perspective as an acting member of the press who is actually a superfan would be a great way to offer some context on how all of this craziness played out while also giving you a taste of the content that will be featured in my movie!
In part 1, I offer an introduction to what SXSW is as a whole, how it works, who it caters to, and why you should make the trip before diving into my first 3 days of events which included:
- LG's Inspiration Gallery,
- A Lecture from Buzzfeed's CEO Jonah Paretti,
-ADP's "Breaking Barriers" break room instillation,
- Amazon's "Garden of Earthly Delights" Based on "Good Omens,"
- My failed attempt to see the World Premier of "Us,"
- Deep Eddy's "Enter Galactic" show
- A panel with Trevor Noah & "The Daily Show" cast,
- Vice's "Skateland" pop up roller rink,
- An interview with THE Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (feat. Bill Nye),
- The ACLU's 100th Anniversary Concert feat Tom Morello & Questlove,
- Michelob Ultra's "Pure Golden Hour" meditation event feat performances from Miguel, Bishop Briggs, & Cautious Clay,
- Vevo House's show feat Nelly -
Leader. Real. Motivational. Inspirational. These are all just words to some people, but to Nipsey Hussle living these characteristics every single day was a way of life. We lost an important one y'all. And it hurts. We hadn't planned on recording today, but we decided that turning all this energy into something productive and inspirational sounded like a fitting way to pay our respects to the legend we just lost. Some of the Nipsey related and inspired topics we touched on include:
- The overall need for us as human beings to do better as a society
- The INCREDIBLE legacy that Nipsey leaves behind not only in the realm of music, but in countless other areas
- The balance between the idea of "destiny" and reality and learning to live life somewhere in between
- Embracing today vs. planning for tomorrow and how time on this earth is not guaranteed
- The importance of mastering your energy and learning how to use it in productive ways
- Music's incredible ability to act as a religion
- Chasing your dreams NOW
- + SO much more.
We hope this discussion can help other people like us who are struggling to cope and can lead to personal growth in a time of heartbreak. It is absolutely what he would want.
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I will be OFFICIALLY covering South By Southwest 2109 down in Austin, Texas for iHeartRadio and 106.7 The Beat y'all! As I get ready to SXSW for my 3rd straight year, I thought I would give you a little taste of all the incredible events that I will be documenting! On the tentative schedule so far is "The Daily Show" team, AOC, Tierra Whack, Miguel, Nile Rodgers, The Beastie Boys, the World Premier of "Us," Zoe Saldana, A$AP Rocky, Nardwuar, and SO many more! Make sure to keep up with my coverage while I am there by following me on all social media @BlakesTakes23 !
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We hit a whole bunch of topics on this one! We started with our latest edition of White People Wylin' and discussed Robert Kraft's prostitution scandal, Nick Sandmann's lawsuit, the Coast Guard TERRORIST, & more.
Next, we talked the newest details of Jussie Smollett's horrible attempted execution of his disgusting plot to advance his career and looked at Charles Barkley's legendary rant on the matter on Inside The NBA.
Finally, we discussed Lisa Borders' decision to step down as the CEO of "Time's Up" in wake of her desire to defend her son from a sexual assault accusation. We dove deeper and looked at our need as a society to have a more open dialogue between sexes than ever before on matter of consent and what it means to us as individuals. -
We touched on a bunch of new music this episode including work from DaBaby, Juicy J, Cardi B, Berner + Mozzy, John Legend, Wiz Khalifa + Curren$y, & more! We also stumbled into the topics Wiz Khalifa's influence, the best stoner movies, and how the UK accent in rap is funny to Trey and I.
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Jussie Smollett was arrested by the Chicago Police Department today and has been charged with a felony for lying about the alleged hate crime he was the victim of recently. In lieu of this disturbing news, we discussed the implications of this extremely destructive attempt to gain acclaim at the expense of multiple oppressed communities. We talked about how this will arm racists with ammo to dismiss future REAL hate crimes, the importance of being able to view accusations on a case by case basis, and most importantly how we as a society NEED to learn patience when reacting to situations on social media as to not put ourselves in a position to contribute to these destructive trends ourselves.
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NBA All Star Weekend always brings us memorable and historic moments, and the 2019 edition in Charlotte was no different. We talked about a range of topics from the event both on and off the court including Jason Tatum's game winner in the Skills Competition, the crazy high scores in the 3 Point Contest where Joe Harris shocked Steph, Diallo's dunk over Shaq, memorable moments from Team Lebron's victory over Team Giannis in the All Star Game, this incredible musical performances by Meek Mill, Anthony Hamilton, & J. Cole, and more!
We also dove a littler further and discussed how the NBA is clearly more talented top to bottom than ever, the excitement of having so many young superstars in the making, and how superstars NEED to start participating in the Dunk Contest again. -
This episode, we continued one of my favorite new segments where we all try to stump each other with music that was culturally relevant to our respective upbringings that the others missed out on! The result is always a combination of pure comedy, cultural education, and a history lesson! You might even find yourself walking away with some new classics to bump!
The songs used this time were (In order):
"Hate (I Really Don't Like You" - Plain White T's
"Tubthumping" - Chumbawamba
"Handlebars" - Flobots
"Never Too Much" - Luther Vandross
"Computer Love" - Zap
"Tonite" - DJ Quik
"They Reminisce Over You "- Pete Rock & CL Smooth
"Got Til It's Gone" - Janet Jackson feat Q-Tip
"Come On Eileen" - Dexy's Midnight Runners
"Movin' Out" - Billy Joel -
We discussed some of the biggest stories in the world of sports this time! We talked the NBA Trade Deadline topics including the Anthony Davis drama, if Tobias Harris to the 76ers allows them to compete with the Warriors, if Kevin Durant really might go to the Knicks, and more.
We also visited some stories from the NFL including Kareem Hunt's signing with the Browns and Kyler Murray's decision to play football over baseball.
Along the way we touched on some random topics like social media's effects on the level of scrutiny modern athletes face, the depth of the Lakers-Celtics rivalry, measuring the importance of legacy vs team success for athletes, and more! -
We discussed some of the best new music out this time including Boogie's "Everything's For Sale," Dreezy's "Big Dreez," & Julia Michaels' "Inner Monologue Part 1." We also highlighted one of my absolute favorite new artists in Samm Henshaw, reacted to Marshmello's Fortnite concert, talked about the live concert experience at different sized venues, debated the importance of visuals being tied with albums, and more!
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The Grammys always stir debate, especially in the hip hop community, and the 61st edition of the show was no different. We touched on various topics from the show including Alicia Keys' immaculate hosting, the increase in female representation, hip hop's complex relationship with the Grammys, the best performances & biggest winners of the night. and much more!
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We discussed some of the biggest social issues pertaining to massive stories in the entertainment world this time around. We dove into the detainment of 21 Savage by I.C.E, the alleged attack on "Empire" star Jussie Smollett, Terry Crews' fighting the stigma of men being able to fight off sexual assault, & Liam Neeson's blatantly racist statements.
We dove deeper as always on all these issues and talked about how I.C.E. is evil and white people that support it don't realize they are ALL immigrants, how toxic American culture is towards black members of the LGBT community, the power dynamics behind sexual assault that transcend gender, and much more! - Montre plus
