Views From The Chixx

Happy New Year everyone!! It's officially 2018 and we hope that the new year has been good to you so far. To all of you new listeners out there, heeeeeyyyyyy!! ;)

We thought what better way to ring in the new year than with a proper introduction...or re-introduction I suppose. So if you were wondering who we are and why we do this, then this one is for you!

To end the year off right you know we had to do our end of year recap!! This year was a pretty big year for music, so tune in as we highlight some of our favorite musical moments and all that we look forward to for 2018.

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Music We Highlighted:

• N*E*R*D - Lemon

• Jaden Smith - Icon

• Ke$ha - Praying

What Else We Discussed:

• Our favorite musical moments of 2017

• Albums we're looking forward to in 2018

• Possible Nicki x Cardi collab one time for the culture

• A round of applause to the underdogs

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Tune in to the first official installment of our new series "The Chixx Mixx" where we run down what we currently have in heavy rotation. A little bit of this, a sprinkle of that, and a little somethin' somethin' in between.

So kick back, relax, and let us bless your ears with some new sounds! When you're done head over to Spotify for the playlist!

Vol. 1 The Chixx Mix Playlist

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Music We Highlighted:

• Sabrina Claudio - Too Much Too Late

• Russ - Wife You Up

• Childish Major - I Like You

What Else We Discussed:

• Why gym playlists are essential to life

• Drake vs Ja Rule...who really invented sing rap?

• Traptorials are a thing and we're here for it

• All Def Digital's dope ass series "The Crate"

• Is Russ the new Kanye??

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Join us as we discuss the 2018 Grammy nominations and give our honest opinions on the possible winners vs the nominees we would like to see win & why having a younger perspective during the voting process is exactly what the culture needs.

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Music We Highlighted:

• Drake + Future - Grammys

What We Discussed:

• Predictions for each top category

• Oh shit, the Grammys finally got it right

• Is Bruno Mars the next Michael Jackson?

• Why Hip Hop is the new black

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Contrary to popular belief Drake isn't the only one aiming to put Canada on the map so for this week's episode we brought on Toronto native Junior West to give you the inside scoop on who's hot and who's not from T.Dot! Tune in as we each list our top 5 artists from the 6ix and why you should be listening to them too.

Music We Highlighted:

• Majid Jordan - Body Talk

• Stretch - I Get Lonely Too

• Daniel Caesar - Take Me Away

• Jessie Reyes - Figures

• Allan Rayman - Much Too Much

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On this week's episode we feature some dope artists that we currently have in rotation who NEED to be in your playlist too! We also recap our experience at the Sonder concert from a few weeks back, discuss Hurricane Maria, and why 21 Savage may or may not be a lost cause.

Music We Highlighted:

• Sonder - Too Fast

• Jordan Rakei - Eye To Eye

• Jhene Aiko - Sativa

• Elli Ingram - Stone Cold

What We Discussed:

• Hurricane Maria and the celebs playing their part

• Why we can't expect too much from 21 Savage

• Our experience at the Sonder concert

• Jordan Rakei's Wallflower album recap

• Jhene Aiko's Trip album recap

• Elli Ingram's Love You Really album recap

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It's officially been a full week since the Season 2 finale of #Insecure and we are going through it ya'll! These withdrawals are no joke, who else is with us?? In this episode we break down some of our favorite moments from the finale, what we look forward to for season 3, and the bomb ass masterpiece that is the Insecure Soundtrack!

Music We Highlighted:

• TT The Artist - Real Bitch Problems

• Issae Rae - Broken Pussy

• Leikeli47 - Attitude

• Goldlink - Crew

• NAO - Feels Like

What We Discussed:

• Our favorite moments from Insecure's season finale

• What Issa should have done after the Daniel "incident"

• Reasons why Dro *might* be the ultimate fuck boy

• Shazam + Insecure = NECESSARY

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August 25th marks the 19th anniversary of Lauryn Hill's debut (and only!!) studio album, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill so it was only right that we broke it down for ya! In this week's episode we discuss the greatness of this album and broke down a few of our favorite tracks and what it means to us. So tune in to learn why Lauryn will without a doubt go down in history as one of the greatest to ever do it!

Music We Highlighted:

• Superstar by Lauryn Hill

• Doo Wop by Lauryn Hill

• Tell Him by Lauryn Hill

• Lost Ones by Lauryn Hill

• To Zion by Lauryn Hill

What We Discussed:

• The Miseducation breaking Billboard record in '98

• Why Lauryn no longer makes music

• Wyclef on why Fugees really broke up

• Hill's influence on Adele, Kehlani, Nicki Minaj, etc.

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YOU MAKE ME WANNAAA....JUMP! Hey Music lovers! We are kicking off Caribana season with an episode on Soca, Reggae, and the Caribbean sound that feeds the soul!

We discuss the differences between Soca and Reggae, T's playlist she created for our listening pleasure, the history behind Carnival's creation, and whether or not you should bring your significant other on the "Road" with you lol

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Music We Highlighted:

• PartyNextDoor - Not Nice

• Beenie Man -Who Am I

• Skinny Banton - Soak It

• Kes The Band - Work Out

What We Discussed:

• The origination behind Carnival/Caribana/Festival season

• Differences between Soca, Reggae, Calypso, and Dancehall

• How Carribean culture influences the sound of music today

• Drake serving us Southern Baptist Church slayage

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BACK LIKE WE NEVER LEFT!

Hey Music Lovers! We took a little time to travel, relax, and enjoy some of this beautiful NYC summer weather but now we are BACK TO WORK! In this episode, we review Jay-Z’s new album 4:44 and discuss the themes included in this album such as financial freedom, staying true to your roots, learning what true love is, etc.

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Stay tuned for more episodes and musical discussions + SEASON 2 of Views from the Chixx where we reveal more about who the Chixx are...

Music We Highlighted:

• Jay-Z - Story of OJ

• Jay-Z - 4:44

• Jay-Z - Bam

What We Discussed:

• Tidal footnotes for the title track 4:44 and Story of OJ

• What 4:44 means for black men and black culture

• The Carter's obsession with the number 4

• Why Blue Ivy never seen a ceiling in her whole life

• Our analysis of our favorite tracks from the album

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