In tandem honor of Black History Month and this past Valentine's Day, Brandon, John, and Ken discuss the best, worst, and otherwise of fictitious Black couples in film, television, and even music. See where some of your favorite Black couples - from Martin and Gina to Roop and Claudine to even Noah and Wade fall in our rankings and discussion.

Brandon and John review the 2016 Grammy Awards, which featured Kendrick Lamar being ultra Black™, Justin Bieber being ultra White™, Lady Gaga being ultra awesome, and Taylor Swift being ultra mad.

After weeks upon weeks of Kanye-ing, Kanye West has finally dropped his latest album, "The Life of Pablo", amid scandals, Twitter rants, problematic statements ("BILL COSBY INNOCENT !!!!!!!!!!"), and a new Yeezy fashion show. Is the album worth the wait? Brandon, Kareem, Ken, and John discuss Kanye and "TLOP", as well as what we thought of "Deadpool", the backlash from Beyoncé's Super Bowl performance of "Formation", more #OscarsSoWhite fallout, upcoming TV show previews, and more.

Inspired by Dr. Donald Bogle, the author of "Toms, Coons, Mulattoes, Mammies and Bucks: An Interpretative History of Blacks in Films", we've collectively made a list of 30 films for our first official Black History Month movie marathon (why are there 30 and not 29? Listen and all will be explained).

Damn whatever we had planned...Beyoncé dropped the Peak Blackness™ that is "Formation" while we recording on Saturday. As such, after discussing the latest news involving the NAACP Image Awards, Sumner Redstone stepping down at Viacom, Earth Wind & Fire founder Maurice White (rest in peace), Solange cussing Jon Caramanica out, and more, Brandon, Kareem, and Ken take the time to offer commentary on the song, the video, and Blue Ivy Carter clearly plotting world domination in her cameo as they watch "Formation" for the first time.

SHOW NOTES:

• 0:00:00 Boilerplate

• 0:00:50 Open

• 0:04:23 NAACP Image Awards Coverage/Film News & Reviews

• 0:26:36 TV News & Reviews

• 0:42:31 Music News & Reviews

• 0:52:58 Ken's Say Something Nice Challenge

• 0:59:30 Post Show/Review: Beyoncé "Formation"

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Just in time for the Super Bowl, part two of this week's show finds Brandon, Kareem & John discussing the state of live sports broadcasting, in particular what cord-cutting will mean for ESPN and other sports networks, and what it could mean for the associated broadcast networks they share their sports telecast rights with. We also review FOX's very expensive and very integrated production of "Grease: Live", and wonder why exactly Coldplay has been tapped to perform the Halftime Show this week.

Part one of this week's show find our favorite indie filmmaker Bobby Huntley (@buntleyfilms on his very active Instagram) joining Brandon and John as they discuss #OscarsSoWhite fallout from angry older Oscars voters, the success of Nate Parker's "The Birth of a Nation" at Sundance, Paramount going full #Poopamount, and Byron Allen shaking up the Sundance bidding table and finding time to sue the FCC and Charter Communications for racial discrimination. Plus, we offer a reenactment of the true story behind Rihanna's new album "Anti" being leaked and a dramatic reading of Kanye West's now-classic Twitter meltdown and its aftermath.

Part two of this week's show features Brandon, Kareem, John, Ken, and Jamison discussing their favorite female superheroes and superheroes of color in the realms of comic books, film, and television, why such representation mattered to them as kids, and anticipation for the continued evolution of comic books and related media.

Part one of this week's show features Brandon, Kareem, John, Ken, and Jamison discussing more #OscarsSoWhite fallout, including a sea of supposedly well-meaning white folks who put their feet in their mouths, and one black one - Stacey Dash - who's living up to the legacy of "Clueless" in entirely the wrong way. We also discuss how the Academy is now changing the Oscar voting rules to address its diversity issue, the debut of "DC's Legends of Tomorrow", how old music is now outselling new music, and the good-intentioned horror that is Macklemore's "White Privilege II".

Part one of this week's show features Brandon, Kareem, John, Ken, and Rachel reviewing "The Revenant", "Beats of No Nation", the latest episodes of "black-ish", and discussions of Ryan Coogler directing "Black Panther", the passing of Alan Rickman, and the numerous musicians who have been accused of or convicted with sleeping with underage minors.