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Political predictions and the Politics of the Grammys

Here's our recap of the predictions and our input of the Grammys politics and is Hip Hop/Rap really getting shunned as being a competing genre in Music? Is China secretly trying to be the world power? Is prostitution  the viable choice for weird dudes being charged for sexual abuse.  And damn did you see look on Jay Z face at the grammys?

2016 Jacqueline Bahue Cabernet Franc

Opens with Spearmint, Mint, and Ripe Cherries. then to a bit of Cola, Vanilla, and Earth. Bit of an alcohol bite, but Oak & Cedar, Roasted Green Chile and Paprika. A noticeable Sandalwood scents. Long finish of Oak/ Cherry/ Strawberry. Nicely balanced Tannins and Acidity. 

3 billboards outside ebbing missouri

After months have passed without a culprit in her daughter's murder case, Mildred Hayes makes a bold move, painting three signs leading into her town with a controversial message directed at William Willoughby, the town's revered chief of police. When his second-in-command, Officer Dixon -- an immature mother's boy with a penchant for violence -- gets involved, the battle is only exacerbated.

 

 

insecure season 2 HBO review

Alicia and I return with our review of the critically acclaimed series insecure by Issa Rae.  We took a minute to get to look at this amazing series because of the many new and interesting shows coming out this year but we really missed another great season Issa Rae has created.  Check out our thoughts of this outstanding AfricanAmerican HBO series.

Russian media, 60 minutes, Net Neutrality, Trumps health, what?

We return with some quick conversations about our media compared to Russian media  with a conversation with Leslie Stahl from 60 minutes.  We touch back on net neutrality, internet service, Nukes with the North Koreans and some lost predications from last time. 

Migos Culture II & Dave East Paranoia 2

As the Migos take over the music industry, we break down their new release and we take a stab at the new Dave East P2.  For a 24 track release for this new Migos release, its sort of expected to have some eye brow raised cuts on here so we were prepared.  Also the much anticipated Dave East return was something we really needed to hear based on his last performance.

The Shape of Water

Elisa is a mute, isolated woman who works as a cleaning lady in a hidden, high-security government laboratory in 1962 Baltimore. Her life changes forever when she discovers the lab's classified secret -- a mysterious, scaled creature from South America that lives in a water tank. As Elisa develops a unique bond with her new friend, she soon learns that its fate and very survival lies in the hands of a hostile government agent and a marine biologist

Master of None Season II (Netflix)

We missed the review for the first season of Master of none by one of our favorite character comedians Aziz Ansari.  He returns after being broken hearted by his last white girlfriend and escapes to Italy to get away.  But returns back to New york with some uniquely created episodes.

Ansari plays the role of Dev, a New York-based actor who is struggling to identify what he really wants, both personally and professionally. The series reveals glimpses of Dev's younger years, and explores current aspects of his life, including modern etiquette (regarding texting and social media), and being young and single in the city.

Negast Footwear - Tarik Edmonson

​​​​​Tarik created the Negast footwear to pay homage to some of our most powerful ancestor. Always having the one for design, Tarik feels representing our ancestor in our designer clothes is the symbolism that can turn our whole community around. In this interview we get into the grind behind finding the right designers and how important it is to pass our businesses do generations 

End of year best and worst TV shows 2017

Alicia and I sit down and go through or best and worst TV shows of the year. We had some amazing TV series that the streaming services created and we really had a great time binge watching these series.  Unlike the theatrical movie releases, TV really created some serious well worth watching series. Some of these shows were international some were from smaller known creators.