My Mic Sounds Nice

 The Arbery family's misery continues as Ahmaud Arbery killer's limitless audacity was on full display as they tried to dictate where they would serve their prison sentences. MMSN unpack their motivations, the family reaction, and ultimately what it all means. Despite blatant medical misinformation rants and sporadic racist tropes, Spotify's 100 million dollar train - the Joe Rogan Express - is squarely on its tracks. We discuss the merits of that situation, the nationwide book-burning phenomenon, and Eric Adams, the NYC Mayor, recent call, with the help of all SM companies  - of course, to cancel Drill  Music.  Join us as we dig in!

Dr. Dre brought a future Rock -n- Roll hall of fame lineup to the 2022 Super Bowl halftime show. Eminem, Snoop Dogg, 50 Cent, Mary J. Blige, Anderson Paak, and Kendrick Lamar all performed, strategically placed on a gigantic multi-stage set.  My Mic Sounds Nice weighs in on the show.  Who really delivered, who didn't, and the hidden protests to NFL objections that you likely missed.

The recent line of duty killings of two New York City police officers rocked the city and alarmed the nation, highlighting the recent increase of violence against police officers. My Mic Sounds Nice  weighs in, seeking answers as to what is behind the wave. 

And would you volunteer to work for 72 hours without any pay? Well the NFL is asking some of the halftime dancers to do just that on the upcoming Superbowl Sunday.  Has the league crossed the line again, or is this standard operating procedure. We will break down the who, what and  why of the matter,  

The year 2022 is here! And MY Mic Sounds Nice has had its first birthday,  turning one year old at the start of the New Year! In celebration, we looked back at 2021, covering the biggest headline stories AND the issues that personally resonated with us. We cover the 2021 gamut- from the absurdities of the milk crate challenge to the rise in homicide rates. So join us as we look back at a crazy year full of political strife, coronavirus  variants and Tik Tok .

The year 2022 is here! And MY Mic Sounds Nice has had its first birthday,  turning one year old at the start of the New Year! In celebration, we looked back at 2021, covering the biggest headline stories - and the issues that personally resonated with us.  From the Jan 6th capitol insurrection, to critical race theory distoriton, coronavirus variants, and the trial and conviction of Derrick Chauvin - we cover it all.  Join us on our birthday episode and look back at the cray cray that was 2021.      

 Omicron is in the building and is spreading faster than a Beyonce meme! Beyonce often breaks the internet, but will Omicron break us? Infection rates, hospitalizations, and death are up; is a dreaded 3rd lockdown possible? My Mic Sounds Nice investigates! 

Future claims he is more relevant than Jay-Z in these streets. Is he? And does it really even matter? Regardless, Jay-Z in return, let the entire world know they do not want that smoke with him on a Versus stage. Does the man who once brought out Michael Jackson on the Hot 97 Summer Jam stage have a point? Do his intricate stage shows and extensive catalog make him untouchable? My Mic Sounds Nice has a few thoughts on that one.

 In the new docuseries, "Colin in Black and White,"  former NFL QB Colin Kaepernick compares slavery to the NFL. The guys of My Mic Sounds Nice understood why he did that.  

With the exploitive power dynamic of the owners over the players and the NFL combine's herding of bodies during the thorough, reductive, impersonal physical examination of the draft class, the parallels to slavery are clear, but are they justified? 

Comparing a lucrative job that pays in the one percentile to brutal chattel slavery is quite a statement. We unpacked this show like we just returned from a three-week vacation. Join us on this special one-topic episode.

The My Mic Sounds Nice crew goes hard this week! With numerous deaths and arrests related directly to the drill genre, is it just too dangerous? We consider. Then we unpack the Michigan school shooting and ponder the question, do parents deserve to be arrested for their children actions? And finally, we exam the impact of Deion "Primetime" Sanders on Jackson St. and HBCU football. 

The Ahmaud Arbery and Kyle Rittenhouse trial matters concluded this week. Ahmaud was shot and murdered in broad daylight, yet his family struggled to get justice, taking 74 days and leaked video evidence before an arrest occurred; Kyle Rittenhouse ended the lives of two men and was deemed within his rights to do so. What do these polar opposite verdicts tell us? The crew of My Mic Sounds Nice digs deep and breaks down each trial, the racial implications, and what it is we think about it all.

Aaron Rodgers, Jay-Z, and LL Cool J were sitting in a bar...lol            No, actually join My Mic Sounds Nice this week as we check the national political temperature post the November 7th elections. We also celebrate the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductions of Jay Z and Ll Cool J, and we dig into Movember, aka men's health month, the lingering issues surrounding men's health, and the significance of the month. Finally, we analyze the Aaron Rodgers fiasco and try to figure out what it all means.