This week Koko and I continue on this journey to point out the level of toxicity within music.

The songs analyzed for this episode are; The Weeknd's 2011 hit from his House Balloons EP "The Knowing" and Rihanna's 2006 track " Unfaithful" from her album titled A Girl Like Me

These songs created so many rants about relationships, infidelity, and a 90s film of the same name of one of the tracks.

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Its that season again to do another 4 part lyrical breakdown series, the theme for this year, is Toxic Tracks, an R&B subgenre that has been picking up more space throughout the industry, Koko is lending me her voice to do all 4 parts of this series

Part 1 focuses on two tracks from two different eras, Donnell Jones "Where I want to Be" & Brent Fiyaz "Wasting Time". Koko and I breakdown what makes these tracks so toxic but still enjoyable to so many of us. Tune in to all 4 parts

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This is my first attempt at a mini-pod, I have been long-winded my whole lifetime to practice the virtue of conciseness, I give my opinions on the idea of Adults complaining, I think that we should be constructive with things that are unpleasant to us, I say adults can't complain we have Adult Grievances, listen now and enjoy

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This week I give my takes on the strange phenomenon of black people, black men especially having this para-social relationship with wealthy black men who are brought up on various allegations, I speak to how we should react to these occurrences and speaking to the quiet part being said out loud, Diddy, Bill Cosby, R.Kelly, Russell Simmons, etc. do not need the protection of the black community because they weren't thinking about the black community when they caused harm.

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This week's episode is all about letting you all in to see through me, I talked about a lot of

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This week I discuss the controversy sparked from Cord Jefferson's Oscar speech, the recent expression of Amanda Seales not feeling accepted in Black Hollywood, is it a PR issue or is it her? I give my two cents on the controversial debate about "ghetto black people"

Vibe Minute songs - Blueslides - Schoolboy Q , Smile - Ta-Ku, Karma - SiR

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This week I speak on a 2017 episode titled "In my Zone", I spoke about the idea of "comfort zone", I expanded on that concept 7 years later with a new perspective around comfort zones and how they could be managed so that you can consistently expand your life,

Send it On: How do yo know when you have overstayed your comfort zone?

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Trigger Warning: Abuse, Domestic and Sexual Violence was discussed.

This week I sit with author, speaker, and clinician Shari Botwin, to discuss her story and her career in the mental health space especially assisting women and children traverse through their traumas.

Stolen Childhoods,” coming out on May 7 worldwide in hardcover, ebook, and audiobook with Tantor Media, narrated by me!! Pre-order now at www.rowman.com and use discount code RLFANDF30 at checkout.

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