The Black Umbrella

Happy #TBUthursday!

Have you ever had to hold a friend's hand and tell them they are wrong? That’s the question Wes asks us in this week's Under Our Umbrella Segment. Also, Frenchie highlights the danger in the ongoing erasure of older forms of multimedia (DVDs, VCRs, CDs. etc.) 

WOTD: Pet- a domesticated animal kept for pleasure rather than utility 

Question: Are there animals that you’d get as a pet that are not a cat or a dog?

GUTS OF WIND: 

Throwback: Soulja Boy- “Soulja Girl”

Singles: 

• Yseult- “Freak”

• Mike WiLL Made-It, Travis Porter, Monaleo- “Standing O”

• SZN4- “Closer”

• Nia Smith- “Tough”

• TiaCorine- “WasHannin” ft. Wiz Khalifa

• Isaiah Falls- “TABOO”

Projects: 

• LaRussell- Something’s In The Water

• Yebba- Jean

• Ty Dolla $ign- girl music vol. 1 EP

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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 opens up this week's Under Our Umbrella on the topic of forgiveness. What do you consider to be an efficient apology? We’ve all been hurt at some point in our lives and have had to be on the receiving end of an apology. We highlight what things attribute to an efficient apology. 

WOTD: Wedding- a marriage ceremony, usually with its accompanying festivities: Nuptials

Question: Who is a celebrity guest you’d invite to your wedding just to see if they respond by either showing up or getting you a gift? 

GUTS OF WIND: 

Throwback: Lianne La Havas- “Lost & Found” 

Singles: 

• Duece Flame- “Blacker The Better”

• Saint Harison- “glass houses”

• RAYE- “Nightingale Lane”

• Naomi Sharon- “Miss That” 

• Juvenile & Megan Thee Stallion- “B.B.B” 

Projects: 

• GoGo Morrow- SET EP

• Bruno Mars- The Romantic

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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 Black History Month! This week, we highlight Fredrick McKinley Jones, a prolific African American inventor who patented over sixty devices, most notably the first successful mobile refrigeration system for trucks. 

Nika educates us on angel numbers in this week’s Under Our Umbrella.

WOTD: Fortuitous- a formal word that usually describes something that comes or happens by a lucky chance.

Question: Is there a fortuitous event that happened to you that you were thankful for? 

GUTS OF WIND: 

Throwback: Aretha Franklin- “Sparkle”

Singles: 

• Jai’Len Josey- “Housewife”

• Ray Vaughn- “Hit and Run” ft. AZ Chike

• Kwn- “hopeless romantic”

Projects: 

• Dess Dior- Take Notes EP

• Hilary Duff- luck… or something

• Baby Keem- Ca$ino

• WILLOW- petal rock black 

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TBU Season 8 Playlist: 

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

Happy Black History Month! This week, we highlight Brenda Lee Banks, one of the first African American women to work as a professional animator. She worked on shows like The Simpsons, Looney Tunes, and King of the Hill.

We watched the Netflix documentary Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model, and we all shared our thoughts on it. 

WOTD: Crime- an illegal act of which someone can be punished by the government especially: a gross violation of law. 

Question: What is something that is a crime TO YOU? 

GUTS OF WIND: 

Throwback: Aretha Franklin- “Sparkle”

Singles: 

• Jamie Foxx- “Somebody”

• Justine Skye- “Thong”

• Alex Isley- “Sweetest Lullabye”

• Victoria Monet- “Let Me”

Projects: 

• Buddy- Round Me EP

• Bret Faiyaz- Icon

• Tiana Major9- November Scorpio

• Jill Scott- To Whom This May Concern

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TBU Season 8 Playlist: 

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

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Happy Black History Month! This week, we highlight Ms. Shirley Raines, founder of Beauty 2 The Streetz. Her organization focuses on providing services such as hair, makeup, hygiene, and food to those who need them most. Check out b2tz.org to learn more about the organization and how you can donate your time or money towards the cause. 

Rest in peace Ms. Shirley.

Frenchie welcomes us aboard the love boat this episode, focusing on relationship dynamics and our collective understanding of what it means to be “official.” 

WOTD: Clone- an individual grown from a single somatic cell or cell nucleus and genetically identical to it. 

Question: What would you do if you had a perfect clone of yourself?

GUTS OF WIND: 

Throwback: Faith Evans- Caramel Kisses

Singles: 

• Mya- ASAP

Projects: 

• Sasha Keable- ACT II EP

• Ella Mai- Do You Still Love Me? 

• Don Toliver- OCTANE

Pop Culture:

• BENITO BOWL

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TBU Season 8 Playlist: 

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

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Happy Black History Month! This week, we highlight the father of Black History Month, Carter G. Woodson. 

Nika has us reflect on past mistakes we’ve made as children that have helped us grow into the adults we are now in this week's Under Our Umbrella. 

WOTD: Client- One that is under the protection of another.

Question: Who is your number one client in Traitors right now?

FOR THE BIRDS: 

-What qualities are important to you in a partner?

GUTS OF WIND: 

Throwback: SOS Band- “Just Be Good To Me”

Singles: 

• Tiana Major9- “energy!”

• Joyce Wrice- “Break Me In”

• Cleo Sol- “Nothing Is Impossible With You”

Projects: 

• Ari Lennox- Vacancy

• Camper- CAMPILATION

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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! In this week's Under Our Umbrella, we reflect on what motivated us in the past, how it differs from what motivates us now, and the journey that led us there. 

WOTD: Rage- A violent and uncontrolled anger

Question: Who is an artist you’d rage to?

FOR THE BIRDS: 

-Does it matter how you are approached for a date? Do you have a certain protocol you would like to be followed? 

-Red & Green flags on a first date. 

-Should dates elevate with time?

GUTS OF WIND: 

Throwback: Eric Bellinger- “Film Me”

Singles: 

Ella Mai- “100”

Hilary Duff- “Roomates”

Destin Conrad & Terrance Martin- “NOTHING IS REAL”

Projects: 

Vienna Vienna- Entertain Me

Girlfriend- Honey Water 

A$AP Rocky- Don’t Be Dumb

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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! Welcome back, TBU family. We are thrilled to bring you season 8 of The Black Umbrella and have a lot in store for you this season. 

WOTD: Interject- to throw in between or among other things. 

Question: If you overheard someone talking about you, what could they say that would make you interject? 

FOR THE BIRDS: 

-Dating Profile Faux Pas 

-N-C-L-E-C-T-A

GUST OF WIND: 

Throwback: Judy Cheeks- “So In Love (The Real Deal)” 

Music we missed: 

Wale- everything is a lot 

Tems- Love Is A Kingdom 

Summer Walker- Finally Over It

New Music: 

Jill Scott- “Beautiful People” & “Pressha”

IDK, Push T, Kaytranada- “LIFE 4 A LIFE”

Ari Lennox- “Twin Flame”

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Happy #TBUthursday! Today is a bittersweet moment as we close out our season 7. Thank you all so much for riding with us throughout this season and tuning in every #TBUThursday to get your dose of what we have to talk about. Comment on your favorite moments from Season 7; we would love to hear them. Until then, see you all next year for a very special Season 8 ;). 

 WOTD: Scare- to frighten, especially suddenly

Question: What is something that would always scare you during the holiday season?

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New music: 

Megan The Stallion- “LOVER GIRL”

B5- “Drill”

MKY- “Take Our Time”

Tyla- “CHANEL”

T-Pain- “Club Husband”

Ré Lxuise- Sorry 2 Disappoint You

Halle- love?... or something like it

Leon Thomas- PHOLKS EP

Miguel- CAOS

Daniel Casar- Son Of Spergy

Kehlani- Folded Home Pack  

Demi Lovato- It’s Not That Deep 

TBU Season 7 Playlist:

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0YiNLJRJDaszFMBEos3QNF?si=bfcb3bde8c634dfe

Apple Music:  https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/tbu-season-7-playlist/pl.u-PDb4YWBuGxZR1x

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Happy #TBUthursday! We are in the throes of the last quarter, and burnout has officially made its presence known. Wes asks Frenchies and Nika about the tools they use to help with burnout. 

 WOTD: Fantasize- to create or develop—imaginative and often fantastic views or ideas.

Question: What is something you used to fantasize about as a child?

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New music: 

Ayra Starr- “Who’s Dat Girl”

Jordan Ward & SAILORR- “SMOKIN POTNA”

Muni Long- “Delulu”

Masego- “Unhinged”

Sudan Archives- THE BPM

PARTYOF2- AMERIKA’S NEXT TOP PARTY!

Isaiah Falls- LUCKY YOU

Monaleo- Who Did The Body

Ty Dolla $ign- TYCOON

TBU Season 7 Playlist:

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0YiNLJRJDaszFMBEos3QNF?si=bfcb3bde8c634dfe

Apple Music:  https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/tbu-season-7-playlist/pl.u-PDb4YWBuGxZR1x

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