Bougie Black Brother

Insecure HBO series review

Modern-day black women might be described as strong and confident; in other words, just the opposite of Issa and Molly. As the best friends deal with their own real-life flaws, their insecurities come to the fore as together they cope with an endless series of uncomfortable everyday experiences. Created by co-star Issa Rae and writer/comic Larry Wilmore ("The Daily Show With Jon Stewart")

Queen Sugar episode 2 & 3

Here is are continued review of the hit series Queen Sugar.  We begin to unveil the secret lives of the other characters and things are becoming more and more interesting.  

QUEEN SUGAR / ATLANTA

Queen Sugar" tells the story of the estranged Bordelon siblings in Louisiana. At the center of the family are Nova, a journalist and activist; Charley, the wife and manager of an NBA player; and formerly incarcerated father Ralph Angel, who is searching for redemption. Following a tragedy in the family, the siblings must put their complicated lives aside so that they can come together to run the clan's struggling sugar cane farm. Also involved in the farm are Aunt Violet and family friend Remy Newell.

Atlanta is one of the top cities for young rappers looking to make a name for themselves in the business. Among those up-and-comers is Alfred Miles, a hot new artist who is trying to understand the line between real life and street life. He is managed by his cousin, Earn, who gets caught up in the local rap scene and his cousin's career after returning home to the ATL. Earn does whatever he can to try to get Alfred's career to the next level. Darius, the rapper's right-hand man and visionary, is also in Alfred's entourage. When Earn isn't busy managing his cousin's career, he spends much of his time with best friend Vanessa, who is also the mother of his daughter

Here is our take on the two new series

The BIRTH OF A NATION REVIEW 2016

This episode we review the controversial Movie by Nate Parker The Birth of a Nation.  Take from the racist movie also know as The Klansman birth of a nation in the early 1900's.  This movie  tells the story of Nat Turner is an enslaved Baptist preacher who lives on a Virginia plantation owned by Samuel Turner. With rumors of insurrection in the air, a cleric convinces Samuel that Nate should sermonize to other slaves, thereby quelling any notions of an uprising. As Nate witnesses the horrific treatment of his fellow man, he realizes that he can no longer just stand by and preach. On Aug. 21, 1831, Turner's quest for justice and freedom leads to a violent and historic rebellion in Southampton County

The Get Down - Podcast Review

This session is the review of the show on Netflix called The Get Down.  A hip hop anthology of the birth of Hop hop.  From Graffiti to hip hop on records.  We talk about our life during that time and what we saw through the eyes of children at that time.  Became the reality of what is being seen today.  We explore this with my Brother Mark as well as my Wife Alicia.

HipHop into Mainstream

This introduction to Carr Waxx starts with the classic hits of Chic and the Sugar Hill Gang. The 70's and 80's were a time of street DJ's building their skills and competing against each other for crowd dominance.  Mark and Michael discuss their experience with these records and during that era

NBA trades and the NBA championship

This episode we take a break from music and talk the NBA.  The KD signing, the impact to him and the Golden state Warriors.  Lebron James and the NBA as a whole based on these changes in the league.  Sean joins me to discuss these topics and opinions on this rainy 4th of July.

World (Music) Invasion of the 70's and 80's II

This session we go through many of the World artist that influenced the US with their interpretation of our music as well as their own sound that we began to embraced and add to our brand of music.  My brother and I talk about a lot of them and how even MTV had a big part with introducing their music and how we started listening and seeing music. 

World (Music) Invasion of the 70's - 80's Part I

This session starts the conversation about our look at the Global music invasion that changed the outlook of the US as well as how the world became a part of our music community. Our preparation, thoughts and ideas are compiled to prepare for the actual session 

Break Beats and Roller Rink Artists

This episode we look at some unknown one and done artist that shined during their time but faded away in to oblivion.  These artist was a must have for artist and filler and ensured they would keep dancers and B Boys on the floor until we could begin playing the main attractions.  We discuss our struggles and how we had to keep up with the changing trends of hip Hop music