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Let’s Get to the BOTTOM of Cardi B’s Woman of the Year Award

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Don’t get mad at Cardi B for becoming Billboard’s 2020 Woman of the Year. Instead, take issue with the people because it is the people who glorify the behavior and make her so influential.

Cardi B was bestowed Billboard’s 2020 Woman of the Year honor, and people had issues with it. While questions over the validity of the appointment are fine, if you have a problem with Cardi B winning this award, then you probably have a problem with a deeper issue in our culture. Let’s talk about that deeper issue.

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Dave Chappelle Urges Fans to Not Watch “Chappelle’s Show”. Ownership Matters!

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Dave Chappelle is another cautionary tale on the importance of knowing your worth and having an ownership mentality.

During a recent stand-up set, comedian Dave Chappelle took some time to plead with his fans to not watch reruns of his early-2000s sketch-comedy show “Chappelle’s Show” because he does not own a piece of it, and thus is not paid royalties for the work that he created. This prompted us to continue our ongoing conversation about the importance of ownership, and how it is the key to freedom in life. This is also the first episode in which we have a guest contributor to the platform – local artist and friend of the channel Titaness Writes! Follow “Tite” on the channels below for everything she has going on musically and otherwise!

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Nick Cannon and Why Cancel Culture Has to Go

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Why can’t we be mindful of one’s body of work and use mistakes as a teachable moment, rather than resorting to ‘Cancel Culture’?

We discuss the fallout from Nick Cannon’s antisemitic remarks during his podcast and his subsequent firing by CBS/Viacom. We also get into the value of teachable moments, why “cancel culture” is a problem that needs to go away, and why we should be reasonable enough to consider a person’s body of work before becoming cyber bullies who want to cancel someone who has done positive things throughout their career.

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VIDEO: Tyler, the Creator Criticizes the Grammys – Our Thoughts

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Tyler, the Creator speaks on the Grammys’ dismissiveness of hip-hop while accepting his award for Best Rap Album. Does he have a point?

When reflecting on his win for Best Rap Album, Tyler, the Creator commented on what he feels is a dismissive attitude towards black music and black artists at the Grammys, criticizing the ‘urban’ category distinction. Diddy also shared similar sentiments when he remarked that hip-hop has never been respected by the Grammys. We discuss the validity and possible counterpoints to those claims.

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VIDEO: Jesus is King: The Commentary of Kanye West

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Kanye West

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Kanye West’s latest album release shows that we are still anti-Kanye, but what are the lessons that can be learned from him?

Kanye West has become a lighting rod in recent memory, both for his artistic inclinations as well as for his views on societal issues. Although he continues to march to the beat of his own drum, the combination of his musical choices and his opinions has often sparked debate and created controversy, with everyone weighing in on everything from his blackness to his sanity.

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