In Living Black

Happy Halloween The crew sits down and brings the energy. In the beginning they discussed their likes and dislikes about Halloween (1:00). The Talkative brought in a list of questions to ask everyone which some questions caused for some deep conversation (11:15). The Cool looks within himself and discusses why his laidback type attitude doesn't bold with his love ones (24:45). The Opinionated goes into a big rant about support in the black and brown community. He shares a special message that everyone else in the room related to and discovers it may not be what people want to hear but they need to hear it (54:40). The Talkative rediscovers herself through this episode and ends up changing her real name (1:40:00). Instagram The Opinionated - @JDTheOpinionated The Talkative - @lala.toya The Cool - @jsaint_ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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The crew is back and we are discussing one last coon besides Kanye West. A black 16 year old girl whose name we won't disclose because we can't bring fame to lames. She was recently on the Dr. Phil show discussing why she feels that she is caucasian and not black. We discussed our disgust for the poor child (2:40). The Opinionated shared his uncomfortable story about a situation that happened recently. Then ask everyone how they would had handled the situation (27:00). NEW MUSIC & NEW ARTISTS ALERT (47:00) *Brent Faiyaz *Summer Walker *Joji *MihTy Plus MORE! The Opinionated wanted to discuss his love for J.Cole and how much he means to him in a artistic approach. Then went along to state why he thinks J.Cole has a edge over Kendrick Lamar (1:07:00). Make sure to subscribe, comment and rate on Apple Podcasts. Follow us on Spotify and look for us on all podcasts platforms if you have to. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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We lost one of our heroes to the other side, yep you guest it "Kanye Omarie West". Definitely one of the biggest disappointments of the year thus far. The Talkative is completely done with him and The Cool been removed himself but the Opinionated had to put all his anger aside and come to terms with the reality. Kanye West is officially a coon. Listen to our last take on Kanye West (10:00). The crew moves on to Drake on Lebron James new show on HBO "The Shop" and discuss Drake talking about the rules in the rap game. Even touched on who really shared the information about Drake new kid. Was it Drake in house producer "40" girl? Or did Pusha T lie on the Joe Budden Podcast just to throw them off (27:30). Vic Mensa had some words for the recently deceased XXX Tentacion on the BET HipHop awards cypher and people did not like it. How did you guys feel about his apology to his mother posted on his instagram? Did you think he was wrong? Let us know on Twitter @OTCPodcast_ (45:30). NEW MUSIC ALERT!!! The crew gets into the new music that dropped last week and uncover what new drops we are excited to hear (54:45). #AskOTC This week we take in a question asked by a fan (1:22:15). Thank you for supporting. Be sure to Subscribe/Rate/Follow/Comment & Share Instagram: The Opinionated: @JDTheOpinionated The Talkative: @lala.toya The Cool: @JSaint_ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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The crew sits down and get right to the new music they couldn't get to last week. The Opinionated discussed his disappointment for the debut Sheck Wes album that recently came out. The Cool apologizes to Logic for disregarding his music too early. #AskOTC The crew sits down and goes in depth with questions asked by the fans. Keep on sending those questions, we'll get to them. Instagram The Opinionated: @JDTheOpinionated The Talkative: @lala.toya The Cool: @Jsaint_ Follow us on instagram and Twitter @OTCPodcast_ Make sure to Subscribe/Follow/Comment/Rate & Share See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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The crew sits down missing one other cast member "The Cool", but The Opinionated and The Talkative worked it out. They started off the conversation discussing Kanye West and all of his media antics regarding politics, worldly issues and his music. The Opinionated shares how he feels on Kanye West and how it hurts us has a black and brown community (2:15). Later in the conversation, they discuss Bill Cosby verdict for the rape charges held against him. The Opinionated gives his honest take on the whole thing while The Talkative debates (31:20). The Talkative brought to the show questions to think about such as: Things you would change? How to take control of your life? How to handle criticism? Listen to our takes on the questions and we want you involved too. Hit us @OTCPodcast_ both on instagram and Twitter. Please Subscribe/Follow/Rate/Comment & Share ! Instagram: The Opinionated: @JDTheOpinionated The Talkative: @lala.toya The Cool: @Jsaint_ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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This episode is for everyone seeking growth within themselves no matter what profession. The crew sits down and talks Lil Wayne new project "Tha Carter V". Touches on what's to come from Kanye West new music. Are we even excited for it? Then we sat down with the artist "May Thurd" and talked on many topics (30:45). Topics revolving mental health, the importance of education and solutions to best help the black community. When is too much tough love enough? The crew touch base on how tough love may be perceived by your love ones. Social media, is it the beginning of destruction within the young generation? Can it be turned around? The crew unpacks why they might think social media destroys us mental. We hope you gain something from this episode. The understanding that you are not alone in the mental health battle. We also hope to inspire people that may be feeling like they are out of time, YOU ARE NOT. Find your niche and keep on pushing. Please make sure you Subscribe/Follow/Rate/Comment/Share Instagram: O.T.C Podcast: @OTCPodcast_ The Opinionated: @JDTheOpinionated The Talkative: @lala.toya The Cool: @Jsaint_ May Thurd: @MayThurd_ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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The crew sits down and uncover a lot of current events. How did y'all feel about Katt Williams hating on Tiffany Haddish? The crew talks a little bit on their views of Katt Williams and what might had drove him to say these things. Cardi B has been in the headlines a lot recently and It hasn't been for anything positive, we sit down and uncover if Cardi B is a colorist or not. The new iPhone X drops soon, are we tired of Apple selling us cameras or we just like new things? We also discuss the great features in iOS 12 and how It may be beneficial moving forward. LALA Toya has a message for a fan (46:22). KANYE WEST MOVING TO CHICAGO! Do we believe him? Hear our thoughts on Kanye new album announcements (49:50). Lil Wayne dropping Tha Carter V, do you care (58:10)? NEW MUSIC ALERT! 6lack album just dropped last week, LALA Toya talks about her love for the project. The crew goes around and pick their favorite songs off the album (1:06:15). Wale new EP "Free Lunch" dropped, we discuss our favorites and why this might be Wale year (1:16:37). LALA Toya dives into Noname project on a deeper level. Discusses her uniqueness on every track and why she loves her so much (1:23:12). Main Event: Top 10 Hip/Hop albums THUS far (1:40:00). Are You DUMB Segment: Two Racist White Women discuss their "Black men Experience" (1:50:00). Instagram: The Opinionated: @JDTheOpinionated The Talkative: @lala.toya The Cool: @JSaint_ Please be sure to Rate/Comment/Subscribe/Follow See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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The crew sits down and have a discussion about mental health and the epidemic it is becoming. How challenging it may be to overcome mental illness and the different outlets you can take to help. Toya gets personal and breaks down what is anxiety and how it feels to have it. She talks about her episodes with depression and much more (4:20). Certain point in the discussion we touched base on Mac Miller and what may had caused him to overdose (23:00). The Crew then sits down and discuss Queen Radio on Apple Music and our thoughts on Nicki Minaj latest rant on Cardi B (34:44). We then moved to our most common segment "Black Excellence" (57:44). Did you guys catch the latest episode of Insecure? We discussed what we loved about it and what we didn't love so much (1:13:00). "NEW MUSIC ALERT" Segment (1:26:00)!!! Remember to Subscribe, Follow, Like, Share, Comment and Rate us. Instagram The Opinionated: @JDTheOpinionated The Talkative: @lala.toya The Cool: @jsaint_ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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September 8th, 2018 was a sad day when we lost the LEGENDARY Mac Miller. R.I.P King In the very beginning Bari the Cool aired out how he really feels (2:00). Bari also discusses Drake performance at the Barclays (11:00). The Opinionated and The Talkative discuss their experience with Afro Punk and the interaction with Denzel Curry (20:00). The crew settles down and get into the music talk by starting off with Nicki Minaj and Queen Radio (30:00). Talk of the week, Eminem dropped a surprised album "Kamikaze" that mentioned a lot of major names. Was it really starting beef or did he just mention names? Was this the old Eminem or the new one (44:15)? We gave our takes on Joe Budden responses to Eminem (50:25). Also congratulated Joe for his accomplishments with Spotify and Revolt (58:45). Bari touches on his loss of interest for Kanye and talks about how he doesn't want to see Kanye release anymore material besides the Yeezys (1:16:20). We then discussed the latest scandal about the former star Geoffrey Owens on the Cosby Show that was outed on Labor Day for working at Trader Joes (1:40:20). To everyone dealing with mental illness, please know and understand that you're never alone. There are many outlets to go and speak to someone that can help you ease your process on dealing with your illness. Instagram: @otcpodcast_ The Opinionated: @JDTheOpinionated The Talkative: @lala.toya The Cool: @Jsaint_ Subscribe/Comment/Share/Follow See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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& we ARE BACK! We have up a new and very talented artist "A.R". We discussed his views on Hip/Hop current state, the importance of time and his pathway to evolve as an artist and a man. Listen out for that epic freestyle (46:27).We also touched on mental health and the reasons why mental health is so big in the Black and Brown community & much more. Most of us suffer from mental health and there outlets to help ease the journey. Whether it is talking to a therapist, your friends, your family or just creating. Make sure you find it, you are never alone in your pain. Song in Beginning: Blindfold - A.R Song in the end: No Favors - A.R Instagram: The Opinionated: @JDTheOpinionated The Talkative: @Lala.Toya The Cool: @jsaint_ A.R: @a.rtheartist Subscribe/Share See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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