About this Episode
*HAPPY HOUR 99.25 (¼) *
We're back this week via audio from our Zoom, you see (/hear) we're keeping up with social distancing, how about you? Pull up and listen in as we catch up with New Music, What's Poppin' and Politricks.
NEW MUSIC
Ricky Dillard - More Abundantly (Medley); Kierra Sheard - Kierra (album); Meg the Stallion feat Beyonce - Savage (Remix); Drake - Dark Lane Demi Tape; Victoria Monét - Dive (single); Gaidaa - Falling Higher (single); Mahalia - BRB (single); Jael - Usually I don't (do this) - Single
WHAT'S POPPIN'
BET COVID-19 special w/ performance with big artists (John Legend, Kirk Franklin, Tyrese, Fantasia, Usher, D Smoke, Tiffany Gouche, Jhene Aiko + H.E.R.)
Oprah to give commencement speech on FB Live
Celebrities paying salaries of furloughed workers: James Corden + Trevor Noah; founder of TDE Anthony (Top Dawg) Tiffith pays rent for over 300 Nickerson Gardens/Watts projects
Anderson Cooper is a father - welcomes baby boy Wyatt to the world via surrogate
R. Kelly asking for this time for early release due to diabetes?? Says he is :high risk”
TikTok sensation Tabitha Brown signs with CAA, after carrot bacon videos goes viral
TV SHOWS
- AMC declares war on Universal Pictures…
- Netflix’s Hollywood, BLACK AF, Gentefied; FXX’s Dave (starring Lil’ Dicky); HBO’s Becky; TBS’s The Last OG (some episodes written by Keenan Ivory Wayans); ESPNS’s The Last Dance ; BET’s Boomerang
Asian “Murder Hornet” aka “Giant Sparrow Bee” - known to eat the heads of bees, and can kill humans in Japan recently found in Washington.
POLITRICKS
Trump makes order for Meat processing plants to remain open, despite many closing due to high infection of COVID-19 amongst workers.
Georgia opens back up from stay at home mandate
Protests in Orange County and on Gov Newsom Sacramento steps because of safer at home order and closure of beaches - white privilege much?
Trump suggests people use/inject disinfectant cleansers, then denies it + spreading lies through new speaker of the house.
CIM group purchases Balwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza (for $100 million)