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On this episode of For The Record, Shylow Stoops (aka Shyeem Ambrose) joins KRISTODOTCOM for another great episode. Shyeem discusses the inspirations that aided his early development and crafted his career trajectory towards the world of graphic design, apparel, and excellence in the cannabis industry. He lets us in on the technical side of graphic design and creating an apparel line, including what is involved in designing a shoe! Shyeem talks about the importance of branding and why he chooses to represent his artist vision through his mascot, Stoopy! Shyeem also gives his thoughts on how he thinks AI will impact the design world and whether designers are in trouble...

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Shylow Stoops

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KRISTODOTCOM https://www.instagram.com/kristodotcom/

Videography

Matthew Lum https://www.instagram.com/matthew.lum/

Photography

Brayden Rastad https://www.instagram.com/braydenrastadphoto/

Music

PELLY https://www.instagram.com/pellyforever/

AYEB https://www.instagram.com/the1ayeb

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Issac Tewolde https://www.instagram.com/issactewolde/

Special Thanks to Burb https://www.instagram.com/shopburb/

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HOLD YOUR HORSES… The Certified Platinum Show is now here! This week, the crew discussed new music from Big Scar, Jay Critch, A Boogie, Ken Carson and more (04:54)... Dana gives us this week’s “Sh!t We Don’t Care About” including a segment on French Montana being named Africa’s most streamed artist (27:00)... Joe Budden is HAPPY that you podcasters have failed after realizing that this industry will take a lot more than mid-roll advertising to make some real money (37:05)... Chris Brown seems to take another news-cycle beating, where he had a back and forth with childhood actress Kiely Williams about his new record with Chloe Bailey (50:40)...

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Certified Tracks (01:04:14): (KDOT) Dropping Out of Love - Cheri Dennis; (DANA) They Don’t Care About Us - Michael Jackson; (MCDOWELL) Paperwork Party - Babyface Ray

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Released: February 20th, 2023

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On this (backlogged) episode of The Certified Platinum Show, the crew discussed new music from Smokepurpp, Beyoncé, Central Cee and more (10:21)... Dana gives us this week’s “Sh!t We Don’t Care About” including a segment on the MSCHF Red Boot phenomenon (31:51)... With The Grammys having been this week, the guys break down the events that occurred including an unfortunate backstage incident involving Quavo and Offset, the RIZZ being sprinkled on Adele throughout the night, and more (34:43)... The boys go over their Super Bowl XLVII predictions, including what they think will happen at Rihanna’s halftime show (50:07)... P and Coach K have announced the sale of Quality Control Music (label home of Lil Baby, Lil Yachty, City Girls, Migos and more) to Hybe America, which is owned and operated by Scooter Braun (53:40)...

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Certified Tracks (01:04:14): (KDOT) People - Libianca; (DANA) I’m Supposed To Die Tonight - 50 Cent; (MCDOWELL) Catch Me Outside - Ski Mask the Slump God

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Released: February 20th, 2023

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On this episode of The Certified Platinum Show, the crew discusses new music from JayDaYungan, Logic, SleazyWorldGo, Money Musik, Sahbabii and more (08:56)... Dana gives us this week’s “Sh!t We Don’t Care About” including a segment on Kyle Kuzma’s latest pre-game outfit and Latto’s latest panty accusations (25:49)... DJ Drama claims that “I Just Wanna Rock” has overtaken Meek Mill’s “Dreams and Nightmares” as Philadelphia's anthem… True or faux? (40:24)... Elton John’s farewell tour “Yellow Brick Road” has grossed over $800M, marking it the highest grossing tour of all time (46:53)... This is a great achievement, but may be a short lived statistic, as Beyonce has just announced the tour dates for her RENAISSANCE TOUR scheduled this summer, with a landmark stipulation that we’ve never seen before; tickets cannot be resold for more than they are purchased (50:05)... 50GB of Michael Jackson music has been swiped by a thief in the night! (or, at a seminar…) (53:28)...

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Certified Tracks (55:40): (KDOT) Please - Sha Money XL ft. Warren Wint & Rain; (DANA) Tonight’s da Night - Redman; (MCDOWELL) It’s All On U - Icewear Vezzo ft. Kodak Black

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Released: February 6th, 2023

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It’s the CERTIFIED PLATINUM SHOW in ya ears, produced by CPN... On this week’s episode, the crew discusses new music from Lil Yachty, Popcaan, Cordae, Rae Sremmurd, Ninetyfour and more (13:48)... Dana gives us this week’s “Sh!t We Don’t Care About” including a segment on Blueface & Chrisean Rock (29:17)... Amidst all the Kanye drama that ensued, the paparazzi still won’t let up on Ye. It seems as though he was brought to his wits end, where he pulled the “Bad Bunny specialty” and threw a driver’s phone into the street (34:15)... Both Dr. Dre and Justin Bieber have announced the sale of their master recordings to two different music asset companies for a similar amount of approximately $200M… can we get a word with the assessment inspector please? (46:43)... Drake performs a special show at The Apollo Theatre in Harlem, New York. The rapper brought out his friends such as 21 Savage, Lil Uzi Vert, Dipset, and more... Ice Spice clocks in 13K first week unit sales with the release of her EP “Like..?”, an excellent feat for an up-and-coming artist such as herself (56:10)...

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Certified Tracks (01:02:50): (KDOT) Water (Rehydrated) - Joe Gifted ft. Gucci Mane & Quavo; (DANA) Sh!t - Future; (MCDOWELL) GTA - Veeze, Lucki & Dae Money

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Released: January 30th, 2023

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START your flight protocol & prepare to take flight on this new episode of The Certified Platinum Show, produced by The Certified Platinum Network. The crew discusses new music from Trippie Redd, Charmaine, Rich The Kid and more (05:29)... Dana gives us this week’s “Sh!t We Don’t Care About” (21:12)... J. Cole is caught performing another selfless act, when he gifted a YouTube beatmaker a verse on one of his “J. Cole type-beats” after feeling inspired by the producer’s passion (28:51)... Flo Rida proves to be the luckiest rapper in the game, when he strikes a whopping $82M win in a lawsuit against his partners “Celsius Energy Drink”! We know his exes are singing “I Cry” (35:28)... An unfortunate turn of events have occurred, where world famous athlete Usain Bolt has allegedly been scammed of a $12M life savings fund. To say that the fastest runner in the world GOT ran off on is SO ironic, you really couldn’t write this in a movie (39:34)...

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Certified Tracks (00:42:37): (KDOT) Red - YoungBoy Never Broke Again; (DANA) One Mic One Gun - Nas & 21 Savage; (MCDOWELL) ‘93 Til Infinity - Souls of Mischief

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Released: January 23th, 2023

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On this episode of For The Record, Hakeem Crooks (Crooksy) joins KRISTODOTCOM for yet another insightful conversation! With Crooksy’s extensive on-the-field knowledge in running an entertainment company, he brings us along through what it takes to do what he does! Crooksy talks about his beginnings in Ontario and the motivating factor to which most DJs actually start DJing…(07:27). He talks about whether DJs are “the new promoters” (16:03) and his beginnings in creating a party series titled “Cold Drinks” (23:08). Crooksy dives into his appearance at 2022 Breakout Festival (31:53) and DJing for Canadian rapper Pressa (40:01), as well as the importance of mentorship for up and coming DJs (37:03).

Join us for another introspective conversation on For The Record, a series by CPN.

Hakeem Crooks (Crooksy).

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KRISTODOTCOM

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Matthew Lum

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Hit PLAY on this new episode of The Certified Platinum Show, exclusively by CPN. The crew discusses new music from BabyTron, 03 Greedo, Moneybagg Yo, GloRilla and more (07:24)... Dana gives us this week’s “Sh!t We Don’t Care About” (34:27)... The judge in the case of Jeffrey Lamar Williams (Young Thug) vs. The State of Georgia makes a surprising move when one of the jurors is found in contempt. Rather than making the juror do time, the judge allows the juror to opt into a 30-page essay… (50:21)...

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Certified Tracks (00:54:48): (KDOT) Back to Love - Chris Brown; (DANA) Sidewalks - The Weeknd ft. Kendrick Lamar; (MCDOWELL) Teslas and Rovers - Yeat

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Released: January 16th, 2023

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On this NEW 2023 episode of The Certified Platinum Show, the crew talks new music from Ab-Soul, YoungBoy Never Broke Again, Latto, Central Cee, Icee Spice and more (18:08)... Dana gives us this week’s “Sh!t We Don’t Care About” (39:22)... The verdict is in on the Tory Lanez vs. The State of California case in the shooting of Meg Thee Stallion, and it seems to be one that we may (or may not) have expected (43:22)... Dana tells a parable, a short story on the brothers Winner & Loser Lane (45:45)... It seems as though Gunna has been released, but the streets are still quiet, asking questions on exactly HOW it happened. Some are speculating that Gunna may have bit the cheese, or even that he might’ve gotten some McDonald’s while in holding and remembered something (52:15)... It seems as though family is hurting amid the tragic passing of new 1017 signee Big Scarr. His family appears to be confused on how money was transported by Gucci Mane and the people at 1017, and it looks to be a display of family turmoil amidst death (57:50)… It seems as though singles aren’t the only thing Bad Bunny is smashing (01:11:00)...

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Certified Tracks (01:20:00): (KDOT) Fallacy - Ab-Soul ft. Alemeda; (DANA) Umbrella - Metro Boomin ft. 21 Savage & Young Nudy; (MCDOWELL) Chicago - Michael Jackson

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Released: January 9th, 2023

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