Adulting is some shit during a pandemic/racedemic/war, y’all! Come through as Tamu and Aaron explore COVID anxiety in a post-CDC lifted US as ‘Rona, Omarion and they play cousins still up in these streets! They also honor one of the best to ever do it, The Notorious B.I.G. - he was killed 25 years ago. Go on and play the jam and come through, family! Thanks for listening and rockin’ with us!
Breaking up is hard to do, y’all…Come through as Aaron and Tamu talk about a real life cancel culture event…Spotify and Chick-fil-A. It’s also been 31 years since I Wanna Sex You Up by Color Me Badd became a 90s panty-dropper for the ages. Shit, we feel old!
WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT BILL COSBY, y’all. Anyone throwing a Jello Pudding Pop burn event ? Come through as Aaron and Tamu chat about the fuckery that is Bill Cosby. We also learn something new that the kids are doing…Slugging. What the whole fuck, y’all? Come through!
Like a moth to a flame, Aaron, Tamu and all of #blacktwitter were excited for “Ms. Jackson, if you’re nasty” to finally speak her truth. Come through for the sugar with a sprinkle of tea…and Jermaine Dupri is just a man. Come thru kids!
Hey y’all! Anyone else have this feeling of going nowhere fast and kinda not giving a shit? Come through as Tamu and Aaron talk about Languishing in the times of COVID. And some of these kids need to sit down somewhere and leave West Elm Conrad alone! Kids today, y’all…come thru for the extra crispy!
Happy New Year, y’all! 2022 came in and sat down….for now. While we wait, come thru as Tammy and Aaron highlight a first world problem: STUDENT LOANS. Come thru, Uncle Joe and Auntie Kami! And these kids are up to some shit…quite literally (read here). This is some WPS. Come through and have a light snack beforehand! STAY SAFE EVERYONE!
If we all had the chance, what would we say to our younger selves? Come through as Aaron and Tamu discuss the evolution of body consciousness and middle age. The kids are listening to Adele and we hear her! Let’s talk about 30! Sis is on her way to the cookout! She better not put raisins where they shouldn’t be!
Welcome to Season 2! Seems not much has changed since Aaron and Tamu last hit the Inter-waves! Come through and learn what the kids are doing. They’re chatting about MONTERO (aka Lil Nas X) and how he gives zero f*%ks! Kids today, y’all!! Thanks for listening!
Bottoms Up, y’all! It’s the season finale of When The Bill Comes Due; and it does not disappoint! Come through for part two and hear Tamu’s side of the coin. Then stick around for our throwbacks! Aaron is dancing on tables with Fergie’s London Bridge and Tamu pulls a fast one with Bottoms Up by Trey Songz feat. Nicki Minaj. Come through with Kleenex and drop it like it’s hot pants! Thanks for an amazing first season!
What the hell is a microaggression? Come through and find out! In part one of the season 1 finale, Aaron talks about the challenges of taking the high road in micro-aggressive spaces (aka WORK).
See y’all…this is what happens when Aaron and Tamu are doing too much in life - come through for this piping hot tea!
The sun is shining, we are all vaxed up, and we should be roaming free and living, right? How many of us feel lost or stuck going nowhere fast?!? Come through as Tamu and Aaron look to find any damn destination but the one they are currently on, y'all! In celebration of all things Summer, they gush over their favorite 1990s summertime jams, One More Chance by Notorious B.I.G and Together Again by Janet Jackson. Come through with a cool drink, your dream board, and some watermelon!
Happy Pride, y’all! Aaron is obvi the token gay here. Come through as he and Tamu share their thoughts in pride, Gorilla Glue Girl, CRT and more! Aaron and Tamu reminisce grooves of the summertime with Klymaxx’s Meeting in the Ladies Room and Rose Royce’s Car Wash! Fill up and you don’t have to pay…It’s been a minute, so come through and laugh more than you really should!
The sun is shining and the masks are flying! Be safe out there family...I am not my hair, right?
Come through as Aaron and Tamu chat about hair and the significance of your crown! Fried, dyed and combed to the side, it's all yours! Aaron relives his #goth phase as he goes in knee deep with a personal throwback "Two Beds and a Coffee Machine," by Savage Garden. Come thru with the tissues and the hot combs! Be safe out there, y'all!
Love is many things, yall! Come through as we talk about all Aaron and Tamu never learned about basic love. Much has happened in the past weeks - they touch on some moments too. And once again, another throwback that fell on deaf ears (but not Tamu…ahhhhh!). Bring a notebook and a pillow to yell into after you listen to Caught Out There by Kelis! This song is black girl magic therapy! Yo!
Who knew that Minnesota would become the center of racism two years in a row, y'all? It's been a busy week in America. Aaron and Tamu try to digest all this rancid hotdish being served up. Hard to feel optimistic. Nicole Renee was onto something with her 1998 gem, "Ain't Nothin' Changed." We aren't all doom and gloom (you know Aaron has no damn sense), so come through, family! We are not ok - and that's okay! #comethrough #whenthebillcomesdue
Well, that escalated quickly, y’all. 2020’s ugly brother is not looking good for humanity. Aaron and Tamu talk about the murder trial, optimism, fake liberals and Ping Pong! Tamu opened her Protest Playlist and we are blaring Sound of Da Police by KRS-ONE! He was dropping knowledge back in 1993 - were you listening to this throwback? Come through, take a brain break and bring all the receipts! Take time for you, always.
It is high tea time at Buckingham Palace and I know they all wish that tea was 420-laced! Y’all knew we were gonna read the damn tea leaves on that bomb-dropping interview! Come through as we chat about all of them royalty fees coming due for the House of Windsor! They also learn that a Grammy-winning country song was penned by a soul man. Stay by Sugarland gives a bitch all the feels. Come through, family! Aaron has been working on his announcer voice. (No comment)
Silence speaks volumes and we all know how to keep it cute for the work coins! Aaron and Tamu discuss the struggle to be authentic, opinionated and confident in work settings as people of color. They also recount a French (potentially DL-a.k.a. down low) love affair sung by Terence Trent D’Arby’s “Sign Your Name..” Come through, family! We laugh a lot on this joint!
We can't just keep it to the topic at hand, here's what else we provided color commentary on in this episode:
Can you pay our bills? Can you pay your telephone bill? Come chill. Aaron and Tamu chat about the financial challenges of growing up black. Aaron spends most of his throwback time gushing over Wendy Moten’s Come On In Out Of The Rain and convincing Tamu this needs to be her jam! It ain’t raining men, but a bitch can dream! Come thru, fam!
Are you black enough? Aaron and Tamu chat about the challenges of being cultured and black. Come through as we spill all the tea and highlight another butterfly black history moment! And their love of the 90s continues with gone too soon, beautiful, George Michael’s Freedom ‘90. Come through - we talkin’ milk and Oreos type of bills!
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