Sophisticated Ignorance

Nieema was out of town this week so I hold it down with my homegirls Bianca (@yo.bianca) & first timer on the show Yaz (@notoriousyaz). We discuss season two of Insecure, whether we're #teamIssa or #teamlawrence, whether Tammy is a bird, if Molly needs therapy & our show predictions. Next up we discuss the success of Cardi B's "Bodak Yellow", Rick Ross' comments on why he won't hire female talent,...

This week's episode is really self titled cause we ain't got no topic lol... So we have our usual run down on current events; Mike Vick's comments on Colin Kaepernick, the shitty MTA service this past week, negligence by Walmart, R. Kelly allegedly housing women in a cult, Usher allegedly giving a woman herpes, the unfortunate suicide of Linkin Park lead singer Chester Bennington, OJ Simpson to be...

We jump right into current events as we discuss podcaster Taxstone indicted for murder (#FreeTax), Beyonce introducing the world to the twins, Rumi & Sir Carter, the sonic jabs between Timbaland & Swizz Beatz & the news of Mel B forced to pay spousal support. Back on our fatherhood episode, friend of the show Antoine Bennett introduced us to the term "sassy nigga". So we decide to get more in dept...

And we back!!! We took last week off for the July 4th weekend but get right back into the swing of things with our latest episode. We give our thoughts on Power, the social media mess that was Rob & Chyna, Jay-Z's 4:44 album & the now tumultuous relationship between him & Kanye which leads our focus this week. We define what a true friendship is, qualifications for someone to be a friend or best f...

Nieema's back & this week we were joined by Collin Smith of Only Child Syndrome Podcast, we do our usual rundown of current events leading off with the unfortunate passing of Prodigy of Mobb Deep, the Philando Castile case, Safaree & Meek Mill's altercation & the return of Starz's Power Collin gives us a break down of who he is, the driving force behind the start of his podcast & his long term goa...

Nieema wasn't in town this week so Bianca joined in to discuss hip hop & r&b for our music themed episode. We get into Tax pleading guilty to a gun charge, Fabolous getting a key to Brooklyn, XXL's Freshmen list for 2017 & the Carter's great week as Jay Z gets inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame & the arrival of their twins. Our longest episode to date as we discuss how hip hop influences c...

This week is a dual episode as we do a part two to last week's NY focused episode which we then transition to kids growing up in today's society in comparison to how we grew up in the 90s & early 00s. For the NY segment we discuss NY fashion trends that never go out of style, food staples, the music that transcends time & some more slang. We then transition to kids today, are they a lost generatio...

We start off the episode revisiting Dapper Dan vs Gucci, Destiney Bleu vs Khloe Kardashian, Bill Maher racial comments, Tiger Woods DUI, Lebron's home vandalism, TI vs Tiny, The Real Sidechicks of Charlotte & lastly August Alsina battling disease... The focus this week is the city that molded who we are, NYC! Is nyc really the greatest city in the world. what it means being from ny, growing up in...

We want to send our thoughts & prayers to those affected by the tragic event in Manchester Along with that unfortunate event we talk Drake winning at the BBMA's, Nicki Minaj & Nas in the press & Bryson Tiller's new album... But the topic for this week is materialism, the difference between being high maintenance vs a gold digger, have we ever been materialistic, dating materialistic people, materi...

We revisit the tragic event in Times Square, NFL player Antonio Cromartie having his 14th child, Colin Kaepernick jersey being donated to the African American museum in DC, a Notorious B.I.G. mural in Brooklyn, a man suing his date over texting, the viral sensation "Romphims" & YG's Pop It, Shake It video which leads to our focus for episode 37... We have a long discussion on how we feel about pla...

We recap on the law suit against Diddy, Fabolous caught on Facetime, the passing of Christopher "Big Black" Boykin & Bow Wow being a fraud... But the focus this week is the idea of tricking, we discuss what we think tricking is, whether it is a bad thing or just people jealous, have we ever been tricked on or tricked on someone, is it more socially accepted, who benefits more, how you get someone...

We start off recapping the MET Gala, a potential Jay Z album in 2017, Nicki Minaj giving back to fans, Chris Brown legal issues, Joe Budden vs Lil' Yatchy, Funk Flex rants & the fuckery from Kylie Jenner, YesJulz & Katy Perry... But the focus this week is on the dreadful friend zone, we discuss what it is, what causes one to be put in the friend zone, possible pros & cons, male vs female behavior,...

We revisit Mel B's divorce, Serena Williams pregnancy announcement, the backlash on the Shea Moisture commercial, Fyre festival failure, DMX checks into rehab & Melo trying to reconcile with Lala... But the focus this week is the transition into the summer months, we talk cuffin' season being over and how to break up with your cuff, top places in NYC for THOT-tivities, the art of flirting, the sig...

We revisit Melo & Lala breakup, Janet Jackson divorce, Drake's alleged unborn child, the Facebook killer in Cleveland, YesJulz blasted for a $15k meetup, the passing of Celtics' guard Isaiah Thomas' sister, former Patriots player Aaron Hernandez suicide in jail & FoxNews letting go of Bill O'Reilly amid his sexual harassment case... The focus this week is friends with benefits, we define what they...

We revisit the United Airlines debacle, the late Charlie Murphy, Trumps attack on Afghanistan, a Georgia teen accidentally killing himself on IG live, J Cole's 4 Your Eyez Only Documentary on HBO & the announcement that NYC public colleges will be free moving forward. But the focus this week is positive thinking, we define what it is, the benefits of a positive mindset, whether positive thinking c...

We first give our thoughts on Beyonce's Die For You video, the events in Syria, the controversial Pepsi ad with Kendall Jenner & the backlash on comments made by French Montana. The focus this week is on the basic bitches & fuck girls. We define what a basic bitch & fuck girl is, the differences between the two, whether they can transition to being an upstanding woman & lastly we share some basic...

We discuss motivational speaker Derrick Jaxn clapping back at a woman about single mothers, Samuel L. Jackson comments about Get Out & British vs American actors in general, Uberbae & getting flown out, criticism of Kendrick Lamar's Humble & Rikers Island closing... This week we are joined by Derrick & Devorah of The Blueprint Live podcast. You will remember us being guests on their show in early...

First we would like to announce that we are part of the Suite929 network. We will continue to have the same great content but will have more visuals, new website coming & just have the show grow overall. We tackle some current events as revisit that black athlete who's actually a scammer, new Sesame Street character, Dave Chappelle's return & the unfortunate teenage girls missing in DC. This week...

We give our opinions on Rick Ross's warning to Meek about Nicki, his issues with Birdman over Lil' Wayne, the release of Drake's More Life, the swindle from the Atlanta orgy, some black athletes view on black women & we review the film, Get Out. This week we are joined by Suraiyah Ortiz. Suraiyah is a comedian from Harlem, we discuss her upbringing, when she decided that comedy was the right path...

We touch on Ciara's maternity pics, Nicki Minaj responds to Remy Ma, an Atlanta orgy party, International Women's Day & honoring 20 years since Notorious Big's passing... This week we welcome Britney to the show. Britney is a special needs teacher in Brooklyn; we revisit her passion for teaching, how she feels about the NYC school system, charter vs public schools, college & more... Make sure to s...

We briefly touch on Remy Ma still going in on Nicki Minaj, Lira Galore sextape, backlash on Tabria Majors & recap the Oscars... But for Woman's History Month we have the lovely Brittany Hall (@myhallway) on the show this week. Many remember Brittany as Hot Wings on Vh1's Real Chance of Love, not only do we touch on how she got on the show, we retrace her upbringing in DC, how life had changed afte...

Nieema was suffering from a stomach virus (feel better!) but was still able to call & join in this week as we welcome back V (@vixonj) to the show. We go revisit the City Island Brawl, Just Blaze & Swizz Beats battle of the beats, Nicki Minaj vs Remy Ma & comedian JessHilarious taking a stand... The focus this week is black representation, how blacks have been viewed in media throughout history, t...

We had the pleasure to finally get Bianca Bey(@yo.bianca) in the studio with us. Along with being behind the scenes for the show as executive producer, she also runs her own athleisure apparel line, Magna Luxury. We recap the Grammy's, give our feedback on #HurtBae video & Sheneka Adams new relationship. But the focus this week is all things melanin related. We tackle the back & forth battle of li...

After we discuss Jim Jones vs Cam'ron & Charles Oakley getting arrested at MSG, we focus on that four letter word in the spirit of Valentine's Day. We revisit our best & worst Valentine's Day, describe what love means to us, if we ever experienced love, examples of love growing up, how we think society views love now, social media & its affect on love & more. Make sure to subscribe on SoundCloud &...

Happy Black History Month!!! We start off this week's episode with the announcement of Beyonce having twins, but the focus this week is all things black. We try to restore our lineage as kings & queens, things black men need to hear more, ways to support & value women, how come we don't support black businesses, why it is important to buy black and some solutions to regaining our love for our fell...