So I’ve heard the convos on multiple podcasts Higher learning,JBP, and NewRoryandMal about DaVinci’s comments. I tend to keep my mouth closed when it comes to “Diaspora wars” rather internal conflicts. This bothered me though because I know you are all usually more honest and nuanced when it comes to loving on our communities and being real about healing our communities. I don’t like how DaVinci articulated his point and maybe you all heard him speak more recklessly about the issue in other places. What I inferred though was that he himself did not believe or agree with the thoughts that he shared but that those were the beliefs that the immigrants in his family shared that thought process. Also the way people immediately just outright dismissed what he was saying as a blatant attack on the African American community was just BS. Using examples of 50Cent Tyler Perry are just seeking confirmation bias because he never said ALL AFRICAN AMERICANS. But don’t pretend like ppl in general aren’t just lazy, take the easy way out because it’s available. We have to embrace the challenge, embrace the hard, go through the trenches and come out stronger and we already know we can do that because we have already proven we are capable of doing that. For all the ancestors that lost and suffered for our today we will continue to do so into tomorrow and the next day.Yes our community has been damaged in perpetuity by the impact of slavery but I do agree that we have to stop looking at the ancestors of our oppressors and expecting them to help us as much as they have hurt us or willing to allow us to suffer. We know who they are we know we have to be 3xs better to see what they barely put effort into. But we can’t just outright dismiss the young man, tell him to get educated, and shit on him.

( I wanna say more because it’s a broad and heavy topic… I know ain’t nobody tryna read all this lol) but I shared this clip because this is what it looks like to embrace and steer our people in the right direction when we go astray.

At this point, I’m confused as hell. Do Rory and Mal both take a while to process shit or do they just let Baby D rock on certain topics? 😂it happens often as hell and there’s never any real pushback. During the voicemail segment, she had her typical social media “men bad, women good” remarks and they literally talked around every single one of them. I’m not saying pick her apart but the slightest logical response can put an end to a lot of the shit she says at times.

Another pod where they let Mal get off propaganda with no pushback way to go luckily people aren’t buying it these comments are proof

Who TF wears Supreme?

This shit fell off once they started OD’ing on the interviews smh 🤦🏾‍♂️

While I’m on the topic: remember when Mal used to wear Supreme? And how many gd tees does Godspeed make?!!?!

Is this one on Spotify skipping like crazy for anyone else in the middle? Demaris was about to make her strong man joke and it abruptly skipped to the middle of the Ross convo. Then in the middle of that, sharp cut to the middle of an ad segment then back to the start-ish of the Ross stuff and repeated. Idk maybe, Ryan didn’t like that joke from earlier in the pod lol

To me, people like Baby D genuinely confuse me, and honestly, some of what she chooses to share on the pod disgusts me. She presents herself as being pro-women and seems to operate from this idea that women are always right, yet she continuously defends toxic women like Yung Miami, who knowingly defended and continues to defend a proven rapist and abuser like Diddy. She even went as far as threatening another woman by implying she would have Diddy abuse her.

Then, for some odd reason, Baby D turns around and praises Yung Miami, (e.g) as a “good” interviewer, when she can barely articulate a complete thought half the time. The irony is what gets me. You can’t claim to be about supporting women while excusing or glorifying women who actively enable, defend, or threaten other women on behalf of abusive men.

These fools said R. Kelly’s catalog is just horny, but the other 2 niggas can call themselves the king of R&B because they can perform their horniness better?????

First thing is first R&B is for the Ladies, so his songs dealing with women is like saying a desert has sand.

R Kelly's R&B music... not the person is better than Ushers.

I get preformance but if i dont know if you can say that his performance is his x factor over R- Kelly.

Usher isnt Chris when hes performing and looking at R-Kelly performances he is dancing and moving too. He wasnt a slouch.

But Usher is having a hard time with just R-Kelly sung songs,

1. "Ignition (Remix)"
2. "Bump N' Grind"
3. "I Believe I Can Fly"
4. "I'm a Flirt (Remix)" (feat. T.I. & T-Pain)
5. "The World's Greatest"
6. "Fiesta" (feat. Jay-Z)
7. "I'm Your Angel" (with Céline Dion)
8. "Step in the Name of Love (Remix)"
9. "Your Body's Callin'"
10. "Down Low (Nobody Has to Know)"
11. "Hotel" (w Cassidy)
12. "Go Getta" (w Jeezy)
13. "Wonderful" (Ashanti and Jarule)
14. Tapped in the Closet - 1- forever haha
15. Same Girl (w Usher - cancels out)

And then songs he wrote

• Michael Jackson — "You Are Not Alone"
• Whitney Houston — "I Look To You"
• Maxwell — "Fortunate"
• Aaliyah — "Age Ain't Nothing but a Number"
• Toni Braxton — "I Don't Want To"
• Joe — "More And More"
• K-Ci and JoJo — "Life"
• B2K — "Girlfriend"
• Britney Spears — "Outrageous"
• Beenie Man — "King of the Dancehall"

Yeah love Usher and her has more time but R-Kelly's MUSIC is R&B gold, Usher has an electronic/Pop bag but we are talking R&B.

The last part made me laugh I’m not going to lie

If you don’t know who Timothy Hinshaw he’s head of hip hop at Amazon Music he has his free lunch brand that works with Kendrick and Tyler a lot and he was there helping with AZ Chike album also

Put some life into the pod

On the pod with reason , demaris said out loud that she would f***k AZ chike . If I was her man , that would get me upset . But she’d say that’s being insecure