Conscious Approach

In this episode, we discuss the ugly ongoing fallout from Marcellus Wiley’s divorce, including claims of infidelity and voodoo curses, the punch heard round the sports world with Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro, and T.I.’s thoughts on not wanting his kids to follow in his footsteps by entering the entertainment business, saying that we don’t have enough lawyers, doctors, etc. We also comment on the viral debate around “Voice Memo Guy” and whether it’s dating coercion, the equally viral debate around the woman in the Chris Brown performance and the alleged fallout in her own relationship, and 38 Spesh responding to Fat Joe and Jadakiss, who dissed him on a song about the aroma of drugs, a theme Spesh suggests should be past rappers who are north of 50 years old.

We're back to discuss Lupe Fiasco's belief that Nas isn't high on his list of rap's best lyricists, India.Arie doubling down on her comments about Yung Miami's "Spend Dat" song and the dangers of not monitoring what you listen to, and Kayla Nicole's advice to Black men and her belief that they need to stand up for Black women more. We also discuss Sony's decision to eliminate physical media beginning in January 2027, Stephen A. Smith's comments that the Lakers won't do well because they're anchored around three white players, and Jaylen Brown clapping back at critics who claim that he looks at himself as the smartest person in the room.

We return to discuss Daphne Joy talking about how she prefers men who worship her and wouldn’t mind if they were on leashes, Dave Chappelle lamenting the advancement of technology and automation, and what he perceives to be the removal of critical thinking from the culture, and Tyler the Creator expressing problems with Meta glasses and his desire to see them banned, pointing to the potential issues with invasion of privacy. We also discuss the release by the Detroit Lions of Terrion Arnold following kidnapping and armed robbery charges, Ebro not being a fan of 50 Cent, Busta Rhymes, Ja Rule, and Timbaland performing at an upcoming MAGA club event in recognition of July 4th, and comedian Haha Davis divulging to Shannon Sharpe that he and his former girl dabbled in swinging and he watched.

We discuss Wanda Sykes' critique of Tony Hinchcliffe’s George Floyd joke at the Kevin Hart roast, DJ Akademiks saying that Drake’s first albums are valued more than Jay-Z’s entire catalog, and Jeezy staying that he takes himself out on dates in an effort of self-care since getting divorced from Jeannie Mai. We also discuss Texas Tech QB Brendan Torsby’s gambling scandal, Dee1 suggesting that all strip clubs be shut down, and Boosie’s disapproval of Caleb Williams and his painted fingernails being on the cover of Madden ’27.

We return to discuss director Christopher Nolan purposefully living life with a flip phone and no email, Jeff Bezos expressing his belief that the low earners should pay no taxes, and streamer N3on talking about how difficult it is for him to even ask a woman on a date if he doesn’t have a camera around to stream for content. We also get into Steve Harvey warning young men against becoming like Diddy, Joy Taylor suggesting that we would have drive-thru abortions if men could get pregnant, and DJ Vlad saying he’d take $15 million from an NBA player to have his anal virginity taken 😳.

We discuss Uncle Luke’s suggesting that Black people should pool their money and resources together to buy Spirit Airlines, Taraji P. Henson expressing some confusion over why celebrities supported and attended the Jeff Bezos/Amazon-backed Met Gala, and Draymond Green wondering whether Steve Kerr stymied his potential as an offensive player. We also talk about Fat Joe dissing J. Cole’s brief stint as a professional basketball player in China, Adrien Broner lamenting spending $80,000 on a woman so she would sleep with him, and Ne-Yo Speculating that his polyamorous relationship has cost him deals and hurt his career.

M.I.A. was on tour with Kid Cudi before getting booted for being offensive by going on “Republican” rants and calling people in the crowd illegals. Was she unfairly fired from the tour? Elsewhere, Lil Wayne’s daughter, Reginae Carter, recently talked about being denied from private schools in Atlanta because of the lyrics of Wayne. Were those school right in exercising the discretion that she alleges they did? Plus, Nick Cannon has double standards when it comes to his son and daughter dating, and he isn’t ashamed to admit it, saying his son can date but his daughter has to live by different rules. Is this fair or foul? Plus, we discuss Ice Spice’s apparent new Wendy’s deal after getting into viral fight at McDonald’s, Robert Downey Jr. being critical of influencer culture, and Finesse2Tymes learning that he is in a 360 record deal thanks to ChatGPT.

For this episode, we discuss Travis Hunter’s wife sharing some advice for women who are wives and girlfriends of NFL draftees on how to conduct yourself at the draft, Trick Daddy discussing why he refuses to date women over 36, and internet streets going crazy over the breakup of Megan Thee Stallion and Klay Thompson, and her claim that he cheated on her. We also talk about Damon Jones pleading guilty to conspiracy, Alicia Keys talking about the “good ole boy” network in the music industry, and DaBaby suggesting he is on the same level as Drake, J. Cole, and Kendrick Lamar.

On this episode, we discuss Dave Chappelle defending his position to perform in Saudi Arabia despite backlash, actress Shannon Elizabeth of American Pie starting an Onlyfans account, and sophisticated surveillance equipment at Madison Square Garden that people believe is being used to spy on patrons,. We also discuss Tyrese Haliburton explaining to Cam'ron how we feels about getting flack for being around white women, why inventor Julian Brown decided not to patent his invention that converts plastic waste into fuel, and how Mary J. Blige feels today about being a part of an ad for Burger King many years ago that many believed to be racially stereotypical.

On this episode, we give our thoughts on Meagan Good choosing to give up her cat for Jonathan Majors, saying she “chose the man,” Afroman saying that his 195-acre property will welcome people from the community who don’t want to be referred to by the N-word because the word will be banned there, and DJ Akademiks blaming Kendrick Lamar for hip-hop’s mainstream decline. Plus, we discuss Donald Trump posting a pic of him depicted as Jesus and saying it was supposed to be him as a doctor, Tia Mowry going viral in her sheer lingerie as she asks whether this is who she always was, and OG rapper Richie Rich lamenting the manufactured nature of the music industry when appearing on an episode of All the Smoke.