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This week, Bri Nicole (IG: @thebriinicolee) stopped by the podcast to discuss her navigating through the film and TV industry. T, Scoe, and Bri Nicole discussed going viral on TikTok and having to figure out how to avoid having your videos muted or taken down. Bri talked about how being an actress is a gift that comes naturally. The actress also opened up about finding a balance between co-parenting and pursuing her dreams to be a major film and TV actress, as well as breaking barriers as a black creator. Remember to watch, like, listen and subscribe to the ChoppedByT Podcast on YouTube, Spotify, or wherever you go to find your favorite podcasts. 

Timestamps:

2:22 - How to go viral on TikTok

5:22 - Why it’s hard to trust actors

7:37 - Have you ever used your gifts to exploit somebody?

12:52 - Does acting come naturally?

15:52 - How to land new acting gigs on projects

16:37 - What are your favorite characters to play in TV/Movies/Series?

21:52 - What’s it like dating your Zodiac sign?

25:52 - Do actors take their roles home with them?

28:37 - What’s it like to balance being an actress and a mother?

40:37 - Do actors get stalked?

52:52: Does being a creator affect your relationships with people?

55:37 - How to date insecure men

1:04:52 - How to build and grow your emotional intelligence

1:06:22 - The worst insult you’ve ever said to a man

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This episode epitomizes everything about our podcast. Inspired by Drake’s new album “Certified Lover Boy,” Bria and Scoe sat down to have a real and raw conversation about saving their relationship. The couple talked about everything from resisting cheating in long-distance relationships, sacrificing quality time spent to pursue future goals, and dealing with relationship anxiety.

Timestamps:

2:13 - How did Bria and Roscoe first meet?

4:43 - What were Bria and Roscoe’s first impressions of each other?

6:46 - Why did Bria friend zone Roscoe/put him on the backburner?

7:47 - What made Roscoe open up to Bria?

8:39 - How did it make Roscoe feel dealing with a woman on her terms?

9:49 - What does Bria love most about Roscoe?

10:53 - What is the biggest problem in Bria and Roscoe’s relationship?

13:57 - Is there a disconnect in Bria and Roscoe’s relationship due to future planning versus living for today?

16:56 - How does anxiety affect Bria and Roscoe’s relationship?

24:16 - Why was it easier to resist cheating in a long-distance relationship?

26:34 - What’s a question you’ve always wanted to ask your partner?

34:38 - How does Bria feel about Roscoe being nonchalant?

39:26 - What sacrifices are you making in your relationship?

42:24 - What does the future hold?

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The guys (T → IG: @_high_powered_ & Scoe →  IG: @roscoeg_731) sat down with Nutrition Coach Treena Hassell (IG: @like_treena). The Spin Class instructor opened up about how to develop clean eating habits, including eliminating triggering fatphobic comments, monitoring childhood obesity, black history told through soul food and more.

Timestamps:

3:30 - MANE Dish meal prep business by Treena Hassell

5:25 -  Why going on a fitness journey can be difficult

5:59 - Fat and body shaming conversation

7:15 - Why calling people fat can be triggering

11:45 - Why you shouldn’t call kids “thick”

15:15 - How to fight against childhood obesity

16:00 - Diabetes and other illnesses running in the black community and why

18:10 - How systematic racism runs through everything, including food

20:00 - Unclean eating habits due to both parents working

28:30 - How to prevent diabetes and high blood pressure

35:30 - Do waist trainers really work?

39:30 - How much does it cost to go to Spin class?

43:40 - Do children need milk?

45:00 - Parenting conversations about your children’s diets

54:30 - The driving factor behind going into the nutrition business

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I’m so glad I got my own. Still getting money with the team. If those lines sound familiar, then you’ll recognize this week’s podcast guest: Boo Syrup (IG: @BooSyrup). The artist of the ChoppedByT Podcast’s intro song joined the show to discuss his journey from Bolivar, TN to projects with 100,000-plus streams. It was a deep dive into Boo Syrup’s history working with Producer Zaytoven & more!

Timestamps:

5:35 - School wasn’t for Boo Syrup

6:30 - It was easier to rap sometimes than it was to talk

9:00 - Hearing bad music made Boo Syrup push harder to make it as an artist

11:50 - The number one thing stopping Boo Syrup from making it in the music industry

12:30 - Working with Producer Zaytoven

18:10 - Being protective of your close friends

20:30 - Streaming success of Boo Syrup’s music

23:20 - Coming from a small town like Bolivar, Tennessee and fighting against trying to win over that audience

25:10 - The feeling of not being mentioned on a list of rappers from your hometown

31:10 - Moving with love in everything you do

32:50 - Releasing full-length albums/projects versus releasing one song at a time

38:15 - What’s new to an artist or fan may end up becoming old if too much time has passed

39:30 - Having your music business together

42:00 - Staying humble with the resources you have in the music industry

45:00 - What helps Boo Syrup get into a creative mood in the studio?

46:15 - The feeling of more people against you back in your hometown then out in the world

50:00 - The fear of quitting before your idea takes off

52:45 - Being the reason other rappers continued making music

58:00 - Where would Boo Syrup see himself a year from now?

1:02:20 - How could you invite disrespectful people into your space?

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Special shoutout to Mr. and Mrs. Terrevus (Adijas - IG: @karleixanadditri_mom) Minter, who joined this week’s podcast episode to drop knowledge and everyday habits to build a strong relationship. The couple shared everything from child-rearing advice for boys and girls to if cheating is a deal-breaker in your relationship. It’s an episode that you DON'T want to miss out on.

Timestamps:

3:10 - How to allow God sustain your relationship

5:40 - Picking and choosing your battles

7:55 - Avoiding approaching your relationship like you’re single

12:10 - Establishing healthy boundaries with your children

15:40 - How to mentally raise up boys

22:40 - Spending time alone and learning yourself

28:28 - How to handle cheating in your relationship

34:55 - How polygamy can save the human race

38:25 - The hallucination of control in a relationship

39:10 - The difference between having and not having a father

1:00:25 - How children can change your purpose in life

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From Teen Mom To Entrepreneur. Family, licensed braider, and mother Erkijah (Instagram: @shes_akiiper) joined this week’s podcast to plug “KnotsByKee,” her hair-braiding business. Erkijah opened up about becoming a teen mother, having a village around her child, balancing jealousy and influence while growing up in a small town, balancing creativity and chasing entrepreneurship, and more!

Timestamps:

2:15 - Hair Braiding business (entrepreneur)

4:00 - Growing out of Fem Dom and being an early mother

6:15 - Can men get postpartum depression?

8:15 - Men not taking up for their kids

10:15 - Did your baby’s father get you pregnant on purpose?

14:15 - How do you feel about nonchalant men?

16:00 - Dimming your partner’s flame can be a good thing

20:15 - Sex being a large part of relationships

28:15 - T growing up raising his family members

31:15 - Imitation versus influence

38:45 - Giving your father a hard time for you grew up

43:15 - All fathers deserve grace

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We sat down with the Chief Operating Officer of the Evolve Sisu Foundation BT (Instagram: @b_taylor_gang_), who gave us plenty of tips for training and developing future leaders on the field, in the classroom, and in the real world. T, Scoe, and BT also discussed what the ESV Foundation covers, branding in college sports with the passing of the NIL NCAA rule, knowing you’re good and bragging about it, and more!

Timestamps:

3:30 - Starting a criminal enterprise with kids 

5:30 - Sports is an outlet to help kids stay out of trouble

8:45 - Evolve Sisu Foundation

10:00 - Being from a smaller town, a foundation would’ve benefited

12:15 - High school coaches blocking college scholarships

13:15 - AIR Recruiting; talent will get you noticed

16:45 - Name Image Likeness (NIL) new NCAA rule 

25:00 - Becoming the next Maverick Carter

29:00 - College scholarships are year to year (contracts)

34:00 - Speaking the language of black athletes in Nashville

37:00 - Does cancel culture really exist?

44:00 - The longevity of saving money 

48:30 - Athletes like Jalen Ramsey knowing they’re good and not being humble

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Try not to laugh at the hilarious and talented Mia, who joined us on the ChoppedByT Podcast to discuss a sexual incident with a man that ended up with her getting pooped on, different sexual positions, but you will and will not tolerate when it comes to sexual advances from men and women, and much more!

Timestamps:

3:30 - Being vanilla in the bedroom (boring) 

5:30 - Pegging leads to getting pooped on 

7:30 - Why men don’t open up about their sexuality

19:00 - What fuels your sexual free spirit 

28:00 - Overly aggressive women in bed 

37:00 - The fiance perspective when it comes to sex

45:00 - Would you let somebody poop on you for a trip to Dubai

51:00 - Dating white men

53:00 - Demo and T being tried by men 

1:02:00 - Black women dealing with what they go through in the world

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Learn how to use your Instagram Account to Make Money from New Orleans artist and content creator Y.Luck. He dropped by the podcast to inform everybody how the city of New Orleans influences EVERYTHING, from Subway and the Poor Boy (Po-Boy) sandwich, to Drake sampling Big Freedia and bounce music, to competing record labels. Y.Luck even dropped knowledge about interpreting the Bible. 

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Cuban Poetry in Motion. Entrepreneur and Poet Ticay stopped by for a deep conversation on her experience as an upcoming artist and business owner, her Cuban and Costa Rican heritage, being weary of who you do business with and vent to, and so much more!

Timestamps:

4:30 - Losing creativity and passion to write

6:30 - B*tch you hurt me

11:00 - Cuban and Costa Rican Bloodline

25:00 - Cuba and Fidel Castro from parent POV

32:00 - Worshipping Fidel Castro

36:00 - The theory on art

42:00 - Going through something to have something revealed

51:00 - Be careful who you vent to

1:00:00 - Life Is Poetry In Motion

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