The Black Umbrella

Happy #TBUthursday!

Frenchie speaks on the breakup of Chelsea and Kwame from the Netflix show Love Is Blind in this week's FTB segment. Nika does a much-needed political check-in with us, and we share our thoughts about where this administration is headed. 

WOTD: Elevate- to raise in rank or status

Question: What would elevate your lifestyle today? 

GUTS OF WIND: 

New Music: 

Singles: 

• Jorja Smith-  “What’s Done Is Done”

Albums: 

• Tone Stith- THE EDGE 

• Tank and The Bangas- The Last Balloon

• Mya-  Retrospect 

• Drake- ICEMAN, HABIBTI, MAID OF HONOUR

TBU Season 8 Playlist: 

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1H2mT2bJsJqZMfkvO1h8bb?si=1ddfca97208b4516

Click the link below to check out our Spotify playlist. It is updated weekly with the music we discuss on the show! 

Happy #TBUthursday!

Frenchie’s FTB segment includes a Cirque Poop Parlay that leads right to getting late-night Taco Bell.

WOTD: Skill- the ability to use one's knowledge effectively and readily in execution or performance

Question: What is a skill you would like to master?

GUTS OF WIND: 

New Music: 

Singles: 

• Chenayder- “Wonder”

• FLO- “Therapy at the Club”

• Kelela- “linknb”

• Naomi Sharon- “Better Days”

Albums: 

• Nomi- sweet talk

• Kyle Dion- Nature’s Perfume

TBU Season 8 Playlist: 

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1H2mT2bJsJqZMfkvO1h8bb?si=1ddfca97208b4516

Click the link below to check out our Spotify playlist. It is updated weekly with the music we discuss on the show!

Happy #TBUthursday!

Frenchie’s FTB segment allows us to reminisce about early 2000s nostalgia, Men being Megan Thee Stallion’s nuggets haters, and Robert Glasper’s disdain for folks hopping into pictures they know they don’t belong in. Frenchie also leads this week's Under Our Umbrella segment by letting everyone know that you can detach from this mindset of being someone's dream person vs. living for who you dream of being. 

WOTD: Victory- achievement of mastery or success in a struggle or endeavor against odds or difficulties

Question: When was your last victory?

GUTS OF WIND: 

New Music: 

Album: 

Throwback: NSYNC- “Tearin’ Up My Heart”

Singles: 

• Cherry- “Bottles & Lights” 

Albums: 

• India Shawn- Subject To Change EP

• DRAM- SHAKE TAPE

• Kasey Musgraves- Middle of Nowhere

• Isaiah Rashad- IT’S BEEN AWFUL

• Zara Larsson- Midnight Sun: Girls Trip 

• Durand Bernarr- BERNARR

TBU Season 8 Playlist: 

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1H2mT2bJsJqZMfkvO1h8bb?si=1ddfca97208b4516

Click the link below to check out our Spotify playlist. It is updated weekly with the music we discuss on the show! 

Happy #TBUthursday!

Frenchie’s FTB segment talks all about pool party etiquette, the new Michael biopic, and letting Klay know to sashay away. Nika presents some jobs from the Victorian Era to us, and we talk about which ones we could see ourselves doing this week’s under our umbrella.

WOTD: Emotional- Appealing to or arousing emotion

Question: What’s a song that was really emotional to you as a kid?

GUTS OF WIND: 

New Music: 

Album: 

• Kehlani- Kehlani

• Jai’Len Josey- Serial Romantic

Join our Discord and hop into a discussion with us!:  https://discord.com/invite/rX9yCksxaJ

TBU Season 8 Playlist: 

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1H2mT2bJsJqZMfkvO1h8bb?si=1ddfca97208b4516

Click the link below to check out our Spotify playlist. It is updated weekly with the music we discuss on the show!

Happy #TBUthursday!

Frenchie’s FTB segment talks all about cake in the face, Coach Stormy being in some low vibrational trouble with the FTC, and Ice Spice’s scuffle in the McDonald’s. This week's under our umbrella focuses on society's overconsumption of entertainment media and the burnout that comes with it. 

WOTD: King- a male monarch of a major territorial unit.

Question: Who is the king of Pop?

GUTS OF WIND: 

Throwback: Kehlani- “The Way”

• Singles:

• JT- “Numb”

• Tyla ft. Zara Larsson- “She Did It Again” 

• Natanya- “DON’T ASK!”

• Kirby- “Lose Myself”

• Kasey Musgraves- “Middle of Nowhere” 

Projects:

• Jessie Ware- Superbloom

• Amma- Middle Child 

• Sexyy Red- Yo Favorite Trappa Favorite Rappa

• Honey Dijon- The Nightlife

Join our Discord and hop into a discussion with us!:  https://discord.com/invite/rX9yCksxaJ

TBU Season 8 Playlist: 

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1H2mT2bJsJqZMfkvO1h8bb?si=1ddfca97208b4516

Click the link below to check out our Spotify playlist. It is updated weekly with the music we discuss on the show!

Happy #TBUthursday!

Frenchie’s FTB segment talks all about AI dating, shady friends, and lack of etiquette when it comes to returning clothes. This week's under our umbrella focuses on society's overconsumption of entertainment media and the burnout that comes with it. 

WOTD:  Rewatch - to watch (something, such as a movie or television program) again

Question: What is one of your favorite movie/tv rewatches?

GUTS OF WIND: 

Throwback: Michelle Williams- “When Jesus Say Yes”

Singles: 

• Lady Gaga & Doechii- “Runway”

• Kelela- “idea 1”

• Kehlani- “Back and Forth”

Projects: 

• Momo Boyd- Miss Michigan

• Tink- Fuck, Marry, Kill

• Buddy- Simmie Sims III

• Bossman dlow- chicken talkin bastard 

• Juvenile- Boiling Point

Join our Discord and hop into a discussion with us!:  https://discord.com/invite/rX9yCksxaJ

TBU Season 8 Playlist: 

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1H2mT2bJsJqZMfkvO1h8bb?si=1ddfca97208b4516

Click the link below to check out our Spotify playlist. It is updated weekly with the music we discuss on the show! 

Happy #TBUthursday!

Frenchie’s FTB segment talks all about the drama between AKAs and Trick Daddy, Deontay Wilder’s less-than-smart comments, and Kristi Noem’s hot air balloon! Having trouble sleeping? Nika has some tips for you to help enhance your quality of sleep. We give our thoughts on them and share what we do that helps us sleep. 

WOTD:  Device - a piece of equipment or a mechanism designed to serve a special purpose or perform a special function

Question:  Is there a device from a tv/movie that you wish were real?

GUTS OF WIND: 

Throwback: Tweet- “Beautiful”

Singles: 

• Ravyn Lenae ft. Dominic Fike- “Reputation”

• Ravyn Lenae- “Bobby”

• Sekou (See-Coo) - “ Dangerous Lover”

• Momo Boyd- “Cold Hands” 

• LAYA- “LUber”

• India Shawn- “Rain On Me”

• Mary J. Blige- “Want Love”

Projects: 

• Swae Lee- SAME DIFFERENCE

• Thundercat- Distracted

• Lekan- For All The Right Reasons Vol. 1

Join our Discord and hop into a discussion with us!:  https://discord.com/invite/rX9yCksxaJ

TBU Season 8 Playlist: 

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1H2mT2bJsJqZMfkvO1h8bb?si=1ddfca97208b4516

Click the link below to check out our Spotify playlist. It is updated weekly with the music we discuss on the show!

Happy #TBUthursday!

Life has its ups and downs, and sometimes it can be hard to press on when you’re in low spirits or feel like you are hitting a wall at every turn. Wes leads this week’s under our umbrella with a little encouragement in letting us all know life is still what we make it as long as we put in the necessary work and hold ourselves accountable. Don’t give up :).

WOTD: Urge- a continuing impulse toward an activity or goal: a strong need or desire to do or have something. 

Question: What is something you have to fight the urge to do?

GUTS OF WIND: 

Throwback: Brandy- “Put That On Everything”

Singles: 

• Momo Boyd- “She’s A Sweetheart”

• Jenevieve ft. Jordan Ward- Waiting Room 

• Miley Cyrus- “Younger You” 

• Ne-Yo- “Up Out & Gone”

Projects: 

• Justine Skye- CANDY EP 

• Elmiene- sounds for someone

Join our Discord and hop in discussion with us!:  https://discord.com/invite/rX9yCksxaJ

TBU Season 8 Playlist: 

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1H2mT2bJsJqZMfkvO1h8bb?si=1ddfca97208b4516

Click the link below to check out our Spotify playlist. It is updated weekly with the music we discuss on the show!

Happy #TBUthursday!

Sometimes you just need to have faith and step into your purpose. Frenchie talks to us about our growth in the year and how sometimes we can get in our own way in order to stay surrounded by what’s familiar. However, what’s familiar won’t help you grow. 

WOTD: Pretend- to give a false appearance of being, possessing, or performing.

Question: What would you do if you saw someone in public you clearly knew, and they pretended not to know you? They are also using a different name. 

GUTS OF WIND: 

Throwback: Mariah Carey- “Stay the Night”

Singles: 

• Miles Caton- “Don’t Hate Me”

• Coco Jones- “LUVAGIRL”

• Flo- “Leak It”

• Latto- “Business & Personal”

• Tank And The Bangas- “Move” ft. Lucky Daye

• Durand Bernarr & James Fauntleroy- “Wild Ride”

Projects: 

• Samara Cyn- Detour

• Alex Isley- “When The City Sleeps”

• Mike WILL Made-it- R3SET

Join our Discord and hop in discussion with us!:  https://discord.com/invite/rX9yCksxaJ

TBU Season 8 Playlist: 

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1H2mT2bJsJqZMfkvO1h8bb?si=1ddfca97208b4516

Click the link below to check out our Spotify playlist. It is updated weekly with the music we discuss on the show!

Happy #TBUthursday!

Mercury is in retrograde, and the technology is on the fritz! Join us as Frenchie gives us the dos and don'ts of decorating the bathroom & her thoughts on Jack Harlow’s identity crisis. Nika challenges us to create our own 2026 Bingo Card in this week's under our umbrella segment. 

WOTD: Remember- to bring to mind or think of again

Question: What’s the first movie you remember seeing in the movie theater? 

GUTS OF WIND: 

Throwback: Raven-Symone- “Alice”

Singles: 

• Duece Flame- “Flight School”

• Samara Cyn- “oooshxt!”

• Kacey Musgrave- “Dry Spell”

• Momo Boyd- “Strong”

• YG- STATE OF EMERGENCY

• Thundercat & WILLOW- “ThunderWave”

Projects: 

• Denzell Curry- “Strictly 4 The Scythe”

• Buddy- House Jam

Join our Discord and hop in discussion with us!:  https://discord.com/invite/rX9yCksxaJ

TBU Season 8 Playlist: 

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1H2mT2bJsJqZMfkvO1h8bb?si=1ddfca97208b4516

Click the link below to check out our Spotify playlist. It is updated weekly with the music we discuss on the show!