Simpin After Dark

Welcome to the fourth annual Psycho Lover Halloween special edition episode of Simpin After Dark, where I get into submissions from you, the listener! Karagan joins me to talk about IAMDDB's 2023 single, "Where did the Love Go?", which is about choosing yourself and remaining true to yourself no matter what. There's some fun lines in there that lead us to talk about the type of men that are obsess...

I'm doing a full in depth review of Kali Uchis new album, Red Moon In Venus. The album beautifully explores themes of romance, self love, and sensuality. It tells the story of a new relationship blooming from the honeymoon stage, and going through the natural cycle of insecurities and problems arising, while learning to navigate everything the universe throws their way. It's super relevant and has...

Today I have another amazing reoccurring guest, ceci bendita, join me to talk about KAROL G's new song, "TQG", featuring Shakira, from her new album, Mañana Será Bonito . It'a all about thriving after leaving someone who could never handle you and was ultimately holding you back. Both of these baddies have been thriving in their lives and careers, after moving on from dusty lames that couldn't kee...

Karagan joins me to talk about FLO's song, "Not My Job", which is all about setting boundaries and not dealing with men that aren't doing the work to be better partners, because it's not our job as women to make them into something they're not. It's a fun little bop with an early 2000's R&B vibe, and it has a great message that we can all apply to our lives. We continue last week's conversatio...

April joins me to talk about Kali Uchis' latest single, "I Wish you Roses", from her highly anticipated album, Red Moon in Venus, dropping March 3rd, 2023. It's all about releasing people with love and grace, and trusting that you'll be better off, and they'll get what's coming to them. She emphasizes that she expects to be treated like a queen, and if that isn't happening then she'll be gone, and...

Today I start by explaining the brat kink that I promised I'd get into last episode, and the kink of telling your sub what to wear. While searching for what that kink is called or if it's even a thing at all, I learned about candaulism, and dollification, which are super interesting so brace yourself for a little history and BDSM sidebar. Elle Eliades's latest single, "More to Love" is a beautiful...

Today I'm getting into UK R&B singer, Jaz Karis's, 7 song EP, "DEAR JAZ" (2022). It's an honest and vulnerable expression of the difficulty of breakups, the back and forths, and becoming whole again. She realizes she's dealing with a narcissist who is breaking her down and making her feel as if she's an option, so she makes the difficult decision to move on and heal, which is a story that many...

Happy new year angels! Tonight I get into an upcoming rnb artist, Avenoir's recent single, "Shameless". His music and vibes are very reminiscent of Brent Faiyaz so you can expect just the perfect dash of toxic lyrics (aka avoidant attachment dynamic). The song is about a back and forth between him and a girl who he "loves" but can't be serious with because of his trust issues and basically telling...

SZA finally dropped an album after five long years and I'm getting into some of my favorite tracks from this amazing project, S.O.S. The pick me's made it a point to go out of their way to proclaim how they can not relate and are above the themes that S.Z.A. poured her heart and soul into, so I'm going out of my way to explain why their takes are so surface level, annoying, and unnecessary. A spec...

Yung Student Loans joins me to do a deep dive into his latest release, "KING OF THE LOWKEY: AN EMO SPACE ODYSSEY (STORY MODE)" . This album tells the story of Yung Student Loans finding out a girl he's been messing with has been proposed to, and the way his feelings change from the beginning to the end. He starts as a side piece who's down for a good time but slowly begins to question if maybe the...

Almondmilkhunni joins me today to talk about her new song "MISS U". It's about missing her man when he leaves to go on tour, and trying to hold it together and to not act out because of it. It's similar to being in a long distance relationship so we talk about the ups and downs and how to get through it. We talk about her journey as an artist for a bit and her process of making music and staying t...

Tonight I'm getting into JAKHKOY's latest single, "Bitter", which is all about grieving something that could've been. We've all had talking stages that failed, or even just grieved a potential future with someone that keeps giving you hope but stays bailing. It sucks, and we might feel bitter, but all you can do is accept it and move on. Then I get into some really good Tik Tok material that all f...

My guest, Karagan, joins me today to get into some of Lana Del Rey's songs including, "Young and Beautiful", "Shades of Cool", and an unreleased song, "Put Me in a Movie". They all dance around the themes of society's obsession with women's youth and beauty and its perceived time limit, the power that men hold over women and their desire for that youth, and just age gaps in relationships in genera...

It's the Halloween special edition episode! Join me and my reoccurring guest, April (my sister), to talk about the songs, "Pain" & "Just For Me", from PinkPantheress's 2021 mixtape, "To Hell Wit It". Both songs lean into the themes of unhealthy romantic obsessions and breakups. We talk about creepy behaviors we may or may not have participated in before like driving by someone's house to catch...

Today I'm getting into the lyrics behind Baby Tate's latest mixtape, Mani/Pedi. It focuses on being honest about the relationships we have with others, and ourselves. I picked 8 songs: “Ain’t No Love” (ft. 2 Chainz), Do Better, Karma, Sl*t Him Out Again (ft. Kali), Mani, 4Lifers, What’s Love, & Honest. There are so many great themes from being smart about who you cry over, being scared to fall...

Welcome to season 6 of Simpin After Dark! Today I’m talkin about Ari Lennox’s newest album, age/sex/location, focusing on the songs: “POF”, “Waste My Time”, “Boy Bye (Ft. Lucky Daye)”, “Leak it (Ft. Chlöe)”, “Blocking You”, & “Queen Space (Ft. Summer Walker”. It’s all about the transitional space of growth and self-love that most of us go through at some point in our healing journey. It’s norm...

It's the season finale y'all! I had to end it off with my girls April and Alexa so it's a family affair and we're talking Bad Bunny's song "Tití Me Preguntó" from his recent album Un Verano Sin Ti. It's about him loving his single life and being too scared of love, or trusting anyone. In the music video, he gets kidnapped and dropped off at his wedding where his real life girlfriend come...

Master Steph came through to get into Ella Mai's song, "How" ft. Roddy Rich, from her latest album Heart On My Sleeve. It's all about someone switching up on you when you least expected it, so in turn you have to learn to be on your own and work on your self, because at the end of the day, time heals, but you gotta do the work if you wanna come out better than before. We jump straight in...

I got a solo episode talking about ImaniCarolyn's 2021 song, "Water". It's a bop! It's all about tryna break free from someone who won't stop playing games but also won't let you go. I'm also catching up on a few topics from previous episodes that slipped my mind. I'm talking about girls that try to be the cool girlfriend by breaking their neck to check out girls asses with their men. There are la...

Today I'm getting into Ne-Yo's 2008 song, "Miss Independent", with a guest - ceci bendita . The song is all about Ne-Yo seeing a woman being a boss, getting it all by herself, and him being obsessed and so happy that it seems like he doesn't need to offer or do anything for her. It's funny hearing this song and thinking about the meaning now that we’re older. We talk about the relevance the song h...

I'm getting into Megan Thee Stallion's song, "Plan B" today! It's all about knowing your worth and not putting your faith into an ain't sh** man. I talk about how some jealous insecure people will try to date your ex when you're done with them and how a lot of times it's because they wanna be you, but you can't pay them no mind. Of course I had to get into abortion rights and contraception, being...

It's a special episode today! I'm getting into the song "ABT U", by BLKGLFNKS , who also happens to be my guest today. It's his second time on the podcast, and we're going over his lyrics on his new song dropping this Friday, April 29th, so we're getting a special sneak peak! "ABT U" is about meeting someone that looks just like ur type and becoming immediately infatuated and watching your whole l...

This episode I'm getting into Sabrina Claudio's song, "Problem With You", from her 2019 album Truth is. It's all about the struggles of an over thinker with an anxious attachment dealing with a partner that doesn't take any accountability about the way their behavior is damaging the relationship and the way they feel. Part of the problem of course can be the nitpicking and constant over-...

Today I'm getting into MARG's song, "Promise Me" which is all about falling for someone quickly and feeling like it was destined and you're meant for one another. It leads into a conversation about how when we apply to much pressure with someone that doesn't like you, you look like a creep, and some people need to learn to read social cues better. I also talk about the difference between being con...

I'm getting into Lucky Daye's song, "Over", from his recent album Candydrip. It's about that toxic relationship that you keep going back to and feels impossible to let go of. He compares it to being trapped in a bad dream that you can't escape. Sometimes we fear letting go of someone because we think they might change for the next person and if we would've just been patient and given them one...