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Welcome welcome WELCOME. It’s another brand spankin’ new episode of The Certified Platinum Show (or CPS for short). This week, we bid a heartfelt farewell to the great DMX, who impacted the world in such amazing ways. Being a symbol of “reformation”, he truly showed the world what it was to live in Christ through everything that you do. We will remember his impact forever.

Sean “Diddy” Combs wrote an open letter to General Motors this week, expressing his disgruntlement for the way he feels that Black people are treated by large organizations that have no intention of reaching a hand back. Diddy was met with both praise and criticism, as his message was fogged by some people’s view on his own business dealings. This spawned a conversation involving good business vs. bad business, and whether the music industry should contain a Code of Ethics that should be followed to ensure nobody is taken advantage of… (12:25)

The shoe company “MSCHF” will be recalling the Lil Nas X “Satan Shoes” after reaching a settlement with Nike. The company announced that they have achieved the “artistic intent” of the shoe announcement. Quite evident here that no matter what, when Nike comes knockin, everybody answers… (20:35)

Kid Cudi shocked America this week, when he performed on Saturday Night Live, wearing a floral dress designed by, ya boy, Virgil Abloh… The guys all felt indifferent about the artistic messaging for all their own reasons, and it sparked many conversations in the crew that some might even consider… were “on the edge”...(22:55)

New Music: (33:33)

Certified Tracks (48:18): (KDOT) Hurt - Blxst; (DANA) Ain’t No Sunshine - DMX; (MCDOWELL) Fortunate - Maxwell

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Released: April 12th, 2021

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