The Black Umbrella

Happy #TBUthursday! Frenchie keeps it chill in this week's under our umbrella and checks in with us just to see how we are doing on the personal goals we set for the year.

 WOTD: Date- an appointment to meet at a specified time

Question: Would you let your parents set you up on a blind date? 

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New music: 

Justine Skye- “YAP”

Honey Dijon ft. Chlöe- “The Nightlife” 

Leon Thomas- “Just How You Are”

Isaiah Falls & Alex Isley - “JUST A DREAM”

Kali Uchis- Sincerely: P.S.

Carter Faith- Cherry Valley

Bryson Tiller- Solace & The Vices

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! Nika tells us all about what it means to root for an underdog on the heels of Ashley Hollis winning Big Brother 27. 

 WOTD: Bodyguard- a person or group of people hired to escort and protect another person, especially a dignitary. 

Question: What is a silly way you would protect people if you were a bodyguard? 

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New music: 

Tweet- “Toot Toot”

Syd- “GMFU”

Ari Lennox- “Vacancy”

Gabriel Jacoby- “the one”

Monaleo- “Sexy Soulaan”

Saucy Sanatana- HAUTE SAUCE

Young Thug- UY SCUTI

Zara Larsson- Midnight Sun

Olivia Dean- The Art of Loving

Rochelle Jordan- Through the wall 

Mariah Carey- Here For It All

Doja Cat- Vie

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 now living in a nation where this government's administration views exercising our First Amendment as a privilege and not our constitutional right. We should all be concerned about access to reliable information channels that are not controlled by the government.  Today we air out our grievances and brainstorm how we can continue to fight for rights while living under an administration that has proven it will use excessive force to get its point across. 

 WOTD: React- to change in response to a stimulus 

Question: How would you react if you woke up and found out you’ve switched bodies with a member of your family? 

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New music: 

Julia Michaels- “No Heartbreak’s Killed Me Yet”

RAYE- “WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!”

Thundercat- “I Wish I Didn’t Waste Your Time”

Cardi B- AM I THE DRAMA?

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! Frenchie leads us in this week's under our umbrella segment, where we discuss the importance of our friends' opinions on who we date.

 WOTD: Sport- an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment.

Question: What would you be MVP of if it were a sport?

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New music: 

Autumn Paige ft. Flyana Boss- “Let Ya”

Rochelle Jordan- “Sweet Sensation” 

Jordan Ward- “JUICY”

Ed Sheeran- Play

JADE- THAT’S SHOWBIZ BABY!

Jermaine Dupri- Magic City

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! Nika leads us in this week's under our umbrella, where she asks us questions surrounding our favorite moments in cinema.

 WOTD: Stardom- the status of being famous exceptionally talented perfromer in the world of entertainment or sports. 

Question: Who do you think is on track to stardom in the music industry 

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New music: 

Natanya- “Jezebel”

Leon Thomas- “YES IT IS (REMIX)”

Rum.gold- “Is It Something I Said”

Sevyn Streeter- “Assumptions”

Don Toliver- “Tiramisu”

Miguel- “New Martyrs (Ride 4 U) 

Ice Spice- “Gyatt”

3Quency- “Top Down”

Avenoir- Mirage

Justin Bieber- SWAG II

Elmiene- Heat the Streets

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! Wes recently went to see The Roses, a movie that chronicles a couple falling in love with each other to the point where they lose sight of the reason why they fell in love in the first place. That movie inspired him to open up a conversation on the three driving factors that led to their downfall: money, communication, and their social circle. 

 WOTD: Snap- to make a snapping sound by moving (thumb and finger) against one another. 

Question: If you can have something happen in a Thanos snap, what would it be?

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

New music: 

Ella Mai- “Tell Her” 

Dvsn- “Excited”

Jai’len Josey- “Freak”

K. Michelle- “Jack Daniel’s”

Hayley Williams- Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party

Joey Bada$$- Lonely At The Top

KIRBY- Miss Black America

Destin Conrad- wHIMSY

Tiwa Savage- This One Is Personal

Sabrina Carpenter- Man’s Best Friend

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 spent three months following these islanders on their journey to find love, and after one month out of the villa, the time has come for them to reunite and address everything that’s happened both in and outside of the villa. We get together and share our thoughts on this juicy reunion, discussing what we wanted versus what we got. 

 WOTD: Plead- make an emotional appeal

Question: What’s one of your favorite pleading songs?

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New music: 

Doja Cat- “Jealous”

Florence + The Machine- “Everybody Scream”

Khamari- “To Dry a Tear”

Amber Mark- “Let Me Love You”

Jae Stephens- SELLOUT II

Teyana Taylor- Escape Room

Ciara- CiCi

2 Chainz- Red Clay

Offset- KIARI

Laufey- A Matter of Time

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! What would you do with half a million dollars this summer? Nika had some fun with us this week, asking us if we had half a million dollars to spend and another half to hide somewhere secluded, where we would hide, and what we would spend the other half on. We only have three months, so it’s time to lock in and ball out.

 WOTD: glitch- a sudden, usually temporary malfunction or irregularity of equipment

Question: Have you ever delt with a glitch in time?

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

New music: 

Cardi B- “Imaginary Playerz”

Olivia Dean- “Man I Need”

BIA, Young Miko- “BIRTHDAY BEHAVIOR”

Elmeine- “Useless (Without You)

Zyah Belle- Are You Still Listening

Mahalia- Luvergirl EP

The Amours- Girls Will Be Girls 

Chance the Rapper- STAR LINE

Juicy J, Edea Owens- Caught Up In This Illusion

KAYTRANADA- AIN’T NO DAMN WAY

Coco Jones- Wht Not More (MORE!)

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! Want to get away? We discuss the benefits of carving out time to take short trips away from home and simply unplug and relax. 

 WOTD: propaganda- information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view

Question: What propaganda are you not falling for?

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

New music: 

• PARTYOF2- “JUST DANCE 2”

• Jenevieve- CRYSALIS

• iyla- WEEPING ANGEL

• Gunna- The Last Wun 

• Sasha Keable- act right (EP)

• Amaarae- BLACKSTAR

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! Do you have any heirlooms that have been passed down through generations in your family? Frenchie leads a discussion on traditions and the passing down of “Recipes” within each of our family units and how these things have helped to keep us connected to our roots. 

 WOTD: doppelgänger- an apparition or double of a living person

Question: Have you ever seen a doppelgänger of someone? Has someone seen one of you? 

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New music: 

• India Shawn ft. Lucky Daye- “Cotton Candy Blvd”

• Mariah the Scientist ft. Kali Uchis- “Is It a Crime”

• Kehlani- “(un)folded)”

• YG ft. Leon Thomas- “LOVERS or FRIENDS”

• Demi Lovato- “Fast”

• Chappell Roan- “The Subway”

• Saweetie- Hella Pressure

• ELHAE- Lotus Ave

• Metro Boomin- Metro Boomin Presents: A Futuristic Summa (Hosted by DJ Spinz)

• René Rapp- BITE ME

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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