The Rated Podcast

This past weekend we both partook in multiple concerts including Tinashe and Wireless. We bring you a rundown of our highlights and lowlights of each.

#TheRatedPodcast is a weekly urban music and popular culture podcast between two old friends @ollyvade and @carlcnn

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This week on The Rated Podcast we bring you another hot topics episode. What’s been going down? On today’s list:

- The Queen of music has released break my soul. - #7 20th solo top 10 placement, 16.6 million streams

- Battle of the house music - Drake Vs Beyoncé

- The problem with saucy Santana

- The people are mad that Normani featured in Chris Brown (who is an alleged colourist) music video. Why are they annoyed with Normani?

- Chris brown says it makes sense to go up against usher in a verzuz

- Omarion vs Mario was a mess

- Tinashe HMU for a good time video

- Summer Walker is pregnant again

- BET Awards 2022 - Ratings surge by 34% in comparison to the last year. 3.2 total million viewers

- Cardi B - Hot Sh*t

- Cardi wants lil Kim on album

- Wendy Williams podcast in motion

- Wendy Williams YouTube page deleted - fans mad

- Ella Mai DFMU #1 on R&B radio/Allegedly dating Jayson Tatum (basketball)

- Ciara signs joint deal with Republic and Uptown. Officially announces Jump

- R.Kelly sentenced to 30 years in prison

- Nicki minaj pregnant?

- Ariana’s Positions reaches 1 bill streams on Spotify - first artist to have 7 songs at 1 bill

- Macy Gray & Better Midler slammed for anti trans comments "just because you change your parts don’t make you a woman”

- Lil Uzi throws phone at fans head at wireless

- Burna boy had to give up 60% of royalties to Toni for last last - label 30, him 10

- Rihanna 21st and youngest on Forbes richest self made billionaire women in America

#TheRatedPodcast is a weekly urban music and popular culture podcast between two old friends @ollyvade and @carlcnn

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Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3M4ukFO1NrrOSE37nFrmTB?si=3Oi-PGaxQua49r8VCm6ElA

This weekend the BET awards graced our screens, and apart from whoever the sound guy was, it was pretty decent. Tune into The Rated Podcast as we discuss the performances of the night:

Diddy Tribute

Jodeci - Come and Talk to Me

Mary J. Blige - I’m Going Down

Diddy, Shyne, Lil Kim, Busta Rhymes - Victory/Bad Boyz/I Need A Girl Part 2

Gotta Move On with Bryson Tiller

I’ll Be Missing You with Faith Evans

Chloe Bailey

Surprise/Treat Me

Muni Long

Time Machine/Hrs and Hrs

Lizzo

About Damn Time

Latto & Mariah Carey

It’s Givin

Big Energy Remix

Jack Harlow & Brandy

Poison Ft. Lil Wayne

First Class (not Jack with the choreo)

Giveon (problem with earpiece)

Heartbreak Anniversary/Lie Again

Ella Mai & Roddy Rich/BabyFace

DFMU

Keeps on Fallin

How

Fireboy DML

Playboy/Peru

Doechii

Persuasive/Crazy

Billy Porter

Ballroom Tribute

Kirk Franklin & Maverick City

Victoria Monet deserved better

We also give you the lowdown of the award winners, so listen until the end!

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It was the hottest day of the year so far, so how apt for us to bring you another hot topics episode. Join us as we give you the tea on what’s been going down in celebrity world while we sweat:

- B7 Buzz, Is Beyoncé coming back soon?/Beyoncé Announces new album ‘Renaissance’

- Drakes surprise album ‘honestly nevermind’

- Sza released a deluxe version of ctrl. 5 years after it was released, with 7 new songs.

- NDubz new song/video - Charmer

- Baby face & Ella Mai new collab - ‘keeps on fallin’

- Britney Spears’ ex husband crashed her wedding she has an iron clad prenup which protects her 60mill.

- The internet was mad at the list of 200 best hip hop albums that rolling stone magazine released

- They found tweets of Saucey Santana insulting blue ivy - saying her hair is nappy 7 years ago and 4 years ago he said cardi b’s child is going to be funny looking

- Chloe Bailey says “the music industry is overly saturated because artists try to make music for trends and people get bored without appreciating real artistry”

- Jennifer Hudson - second black woman to win the EGOT

- Azealia Banks goes off on one of her rants at Miami Pride festival

- JLO says co-headlining Super Bowl with Shakira was "worst idea in the world”

- Post Malone is engaged and just had a daughter

- New Issa Rae show ‘Rap Shit’ - co executive produced by the city girls

- Lizzo receives backlash for using the world ‘spazz’ in new song Grrls

- Omarion vs Mario verzuz in the works apparently.

- Remy Ma says ‘In order to qualify as a rapper, you have to write your own raps , you’re just a karaoke personality if you don’t’ - but she previously said it’s not important for female rappers to write their own lyrics

- Jhene aiko allegedly pregnant with Big Sean’s baby?

#TheRatedPodcast is a weekly urban music and popular culture podcast between two old friends @ollyvade and @carlcnn

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We’ve decided it’s time to shine some light on some of the UK artists making waves right now. We speak about US artists a lot so it’s about damn time. Join us as we share our thoughts on some of our faves:

Aitch

Ardee

Young Tee & Bugsey

Shae Universe

Ibebellah

Flo

Jvck James

Sinead Harnett

Mnelia

NSG

#TheRatedPodcast is a weekly urban music and popular culture podcast between two old friends @ollyvade and @carlcnn

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@theratedpodcast

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Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3M4ukFO1NrrOSE37nFrmTB?si=3Oi-PGaxQua49r8VCm6ElA

While we were all getting sloshed this Jubilee weekend, the entertainment industry was buzzing. Join as for another hot topics episode, where we give you the rundown of what’s been going on. Remember you heard it here first and EVERYTHING IS ALLEGED. On this week's agenda:

- Beyoncé is apparently retiring soon to work more behind the scenes in the industry (producing etc). We may have one more album from her?

- Rihanna is the first female artist to sell £40 million singles in the UK / extends lead as best selling female artist of the digital era, 155 million digital sales in the US

- Ciara has completed her 8th album and recorded the video for the first single ‘Jump’. Released a snippet and video of her twerking on a car

- Stefflon Don diss track towards Burna Boy

- Teyana Taylor retiring Forreal due to feeling unappreciated

- Chris Brown/Jack Harlow collab

- American retired NFL player RyanClark said that Chris brown is more talented than Michael Jackson.

- Doja’s next album is gonna be predominantly rap

- One of the FLO girls said “why is Nicki Minaj with a rapist”

- Naturi & Adrienne reunite - "let the healing begin"

- Megan Thee Stallion’s Plan B video

- People were complaining about Jack harlow getting a BET award nomination over Normani or Lil Nas X

- Doja’s new video for Vegas dropped

- Michael B. Jordan and Lori Harvey reportedly split

- Shakira & Husband split

- They’re TRYING to sue queen Mariah over All I want for Christmas

- Jesy’s album delayed as label send her back to the drawing board allegedly

- Big Energy platinum in Australia

- Cardi B is putting WAP and Up on her sophomore album

- Jamal Edward’s SBTV founders mother Brenda announced he died of a recreational drug induced heart attack

Listen to the episodes mentioned here:

Debut Drama: Is Jesy Nelson Problematic?

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0vGKMEBUzhB9ZDHRAwtkZT?si=rqSMBMd6RcOAEeYk_1BTcA

Mariah Carey: That’s it. That’s The Title.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/7zI5aGz8gNUHv2sSRUt6WJ?si=pgTkQqMzQP2o_Xq9gpuglg

#TheRatedPodcast is a weekly urban music and popular culture podcast between two old friends @ollyvade and @carlcnn

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@theratedpodcast

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@carlcnn

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Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3M4ukFO1NrrOSE37nFrmTB?si=3Oi-PGaxQua49r8VCm6ElA

This week at The Rated Podcast, we’re shining a spotlight on some of our favourite producers that are behind the beat of our most loved tracks. Producers don’t often get recognised so let’s pay a little homage to them. Join us through our individual lists:

Olly:

DJ Mustard

London On Da Track

Darkchild

Polow Da Don

The Dream

MNEK

JAE5

Ester Dean

Carl:

Timbaland

Jermaine Dupri

Darkchild

Missy Elliot

Soundz

Mike Will Made It

Polow Da Don

The Neptune’s

Calvin Harris

Tricky Stewart

#TheRatedPodcast is a weekly urban music and popular culture podcast between two old friends @ollyvade and @carlcnn

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Another rundown of what has the girls talking this week in pop culture. From presenter replacements to old rumours, join us as we discuss:

- Nella Rose host for catfish UK

- Wendy Williams eyeing 100million podcast deal

- Lovers and friends festival lineup

- Doja cancels festival run due to surgery on tonsils

- Doja wins best r&b album and best R&B female artist at BB music awards / Kanye winning in gospel categories

- Diddy teases new song with Bryson Tiller at BBM awards ‘gotta move on’

- N-Dubz reunite, and are going on an arena tour!

- Chloe Bailey debuts new music on Instagram live

- Migos apparently break up, quavo and take off are now a duo - unc & phew

- Mass shooting in the US in a supermarket, where are the people who were traumatised about Will Smith’s slap now

- Sean Paul / Beyoncé dating rumours / baby boy was filmed separately

- Tank says that destiny’s child was set up in the business of Beyoncé to basically make her a star. (People overlooking Kelly rowland etc)

- Teyana Taylor wins season 7 of Masked Singer

- Cardi B says she has influenced female rappers - getting backlash for it.

- Van Lethan from tmz says Brandy and Ray Jare this generations Michael and Janet Jackson

#TheRatedPodcast is a weekly urban music and popular culture podcast between two old friends @ollyvade and @carlcnn

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Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3M4ukFO1NrrOSE37nFrmTB?si=3Oi-PGaxQua49r8VCm6ElA

This week we’re discussing cancel culture, and the line between forgiveness and whether or not particular ‘cancelled’ celebs should remain so forever. Today’s list of controversial celebs include:

Sabrina Claudio

Camilla Cabello

Danileigh

DaBaby

Nella Rose

R.Kelly

Billy Cosby

Michael Jackson

Keri Hilson

Janet Jackson

Justin Timberlake

Chrissy Tiegen

What are your thoughts on cancel culture?

#TheRatedPodcast is a weekly urban music and popular culture podcast between two old friends @ollyvade and @carlcnn

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Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3M4ukFO1NrrOSE37nFrmTB?si=3Oi-PGaxQua49r8VCm6ElA

It’s the time for hot topics again and as usual The Rated Podcast has you covered. This week it’s a little more juicy and full of controversy. Buckle up. On this week’s agenda:

- Megan the stallion did an interview with Gayle King

- Kevin Samuels dies of an alleged heart attack

- Jazmine Sullivan’s Need U Bad/ Bust Your Windows are platinum and Fearless is now her first platinum album too

- Little Mix ‘Between Us’ most streamed album by girl group in Spotify history - 4.7 billion streams

^Honourable mention to Kelly rowland

- Saucy Santana signed to RCA

- Diddy joint venture with Motown - Love Records, new R&B label

- New releases: Future, Kehlani, Jack Harlow and Ella Mai

- Cookout culture. The white girl rapping along to Lil Baby on Drake’s song ‘Wants and Needs’ causes stir on the internet.

- Bree runway and SZA hit the studio together

- Pete Davidson allegedly tattoos initials of Kim and her kids names on his neck..

- Kim K wore a dress of Marilyn Monroes and has a lock of her hair gifted to her

- Queens cancelled after one season

#TheRatedPodcast is a weekly urban music and popular culture podcast between two old friends @ollyvade and @carlcnn

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Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3M4ukFO1NrrOSE37nFrmTB?si=3Oi-PGaxQua49r8VCm6ElA