Cocktails and Cousins

The Past & The Future

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Today’s Topic: The Future vs. Russell conversation

In this episode we talk about Jream’s pizza fiasco, what we’re looking forward to, should Ciara had stayed with Future, the black male obsession with Future, Russell being a relationship man, what is Future’s personality, healthy black love, toxic love, being a mature adult, Ciara in the industry for years, October & November Scorpios, being corny, social perception, projecting fears onto others, parenting and dating, Future trying to hurt Russell, a quick mention of Jada Pinkett-Smith, normalizing black male infidelity but not a black man loving a black woman properly, simps, dealing with baggage, settling in relationships, standards and soo much more

The featured cocktail for this show: The Past & The Future

Chris on the Rocks

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Today’s Topic: The Smack Heard Round the World

In this episode we talk about Tranise going to an amazing Jazmine Sullivan concert, live concert vs. studio album, Jream & Rory’s Easter bunny house experience, Jream and Lauryn’s upcoming album, our first time going live while recording, Jream’s take on the Oscar’s slap, was the slap staged, reactions, team Will or team Chris, Will getting joked on social media, actions and reactions, are comedians needed, watching stand up, everybody having an opinion, white people the most violent pigments, humanizing celebrities, worrying about white people’s perception, grace for Will Smith, the historic slap, Will Smith celebrity status, open marriage, August Alsina blowing up the Smiths’ arrangement, family vs. the world, the male ego, cheating vs. open relationship, hating the lick back, male standards that males can’t meet, Jada being labeled as a bad woman to discourage other women, poor Lupita, Will vs. Tupac, handle people gently, when Jream had to roll up on a opp, you can’t choose your consequences only your action, make better choices, funny vs. disrespectful, lesser consequences for white people and too much more

The featured cocktail for this show: Chris on the Rocks

Mother May I

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Today’s Topic: Growing Up in Different Generations

In this episode we have an guest, Jream’s mom aka The Real Sweet Chocolate, we talk about the differences in generations, Jream vs. his mom, having your first child, RIP Aunt Carol Lee, having family support, raising Jream, having a larger family, hoochie mama, coochie bond, being alone in a large family, family weekends, favorite old clubs, The Foxes Den, club hopping, Jream sneaking to the club, being on punishment, the school calling your mother, Trae’s after school trauma story, childhood upbringing, the change in violence from generation to generation, fighting for your family, kids growing up in different generations, cousins like siblings, household differences, advice for the newer generation and soo much more

The featured cocktail for this show: Mother May I

Public Privacy

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Today’s Topic: Living in the Public Eye

In this episode we talk about what we’re looking forward to in the upcoming weeks, brunchin’ in DC, Tranise going to see Jazmine Sullivan, Covid changes, Summer Walker changing her set, Behind the Music, living in the public eye, Over It is a certified classic, letting the public into your life, dealing with problems like Queen Bey, red flags & heart emojis, Maddie & Nate, being delusional in relationships, the viral generation, getting past grand-daddy, the moments, OPP, Gina Rodriguez with the heebie jeebies, Afro-Latina, Beanie Sigel stealing vs regular people, perception, how it’s impossible to please everyone, setting your boundaries and standards, taking social media breaks, mental health, emotional wellbeing, put yourself first, Lauryn Hill, Rihanna pregnancy fashion, Black Mirror, dealing with fame, the spotlight burning, being well off vs. being famous, real journalists vs. social media journalists, Tasha K paying Cardi B, let social personalities be human and soo much more

The featured cocktail for this show: Public Privacy

A Viral Moment

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Today’s Topic: Platforms & Positions

In this episode we talk about what’s new, Tariq St. Patrick producing drill music, Fezco before the fame, Ashtray being a professional boxer, we hate show breaks, P Valley Season 2, producing shows during Covid, scarcity in media, Brandon getting killed off of The Chi, Proud Family: Louder & Prouder, how Omari Hardwick wants to be more than Ghost, the dancing gorilla from Tik Tok, the rise of reality TV, Kanye’s documentary on Netflix, Kanye as a beat maker & producer, Trae’s fashion inspirations, Trae’s live Covid test results, creating & developing your platform, Uncle Luke, building on a platform vs. creating your own, Jream hates being wrong, Benjamin Franklin and the girls, Pharrell, the brand argument, Saintuso, having different skills but one platform, limiting yourself to one niche, the demand of being a social media personality, happiness is a journey, putting Tranise on mute, learning your pace & your lane, red pill and blue pill, the path of the old way, the creation of new lanes, the damage of no shade, a lot of hollering occurs, NeNe Leakes, being typecast, going viral, House of Dereon, being multifaceted and soo much more

The featured cocktail for this show: A Viral Moment

A Two Dollar Hoe

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Today’s Topic: Sex Workers 

In this episode we talk about what purchases we want to make, Telfar, Brandon Blackwood, two dollar hoe, prostitution, BBLs, getting bodies done, rapper baby mommas, investments, butt injections, K. Michelle, Summerella, 90s vixens, strippers, the term sex worker, OnlyFans, the sex outreach team, Nicki Minaj, Cardi, E-Sex workers, dating a person that does OnlyFans and soo much more

The featured cocktail for this show: A Two Dollar Hoe

Clock Out For Me Baby

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Today’s Topic: Work Life Balance

In this episode we have an in studio guest, Zhane aka @vanitybluess, we talk about inspo for our social media handles, Jream doing his glam look throughout the show, Jream’s Chuckie Cheese experience, the going to Kentucky childhood song, Sister Rita vs. Senorita, losing AirPods, go back and listen to our show on travel, GoGo music, NOLA music, CIAA in Baltimore, rocking off in Baltimore, work life balance, just hay fever, dealing with work stress, the health care field, dealing with patients, y’all favorite uncle acting up again, our different struggles in our career paths, dealing with customers & coworkers, what we do when we’re off the clock, shaking off work stress, not allowing work to destroy you, calling out, PTO days, pre-pandemic work and now, is Covid really just hay fever, lack of healthcare workers, risks in the healthcare field, we talk to a teacher about her views on the mask mandate, little kids and masks, how masks are affecting the kids school experience, masks break, Abbott Elementary, Ms. PJ class chronicles, Gayle getting her role on Abbott Elementary, black vs. white shooters, be smart parents, filing kids pictures, don’t care about your job more than your job cares about you, good time not a long time, shoutout to unions, you only get one, finding an outlet from work, Zhane’s travel stories, Black History Forever, working when you’re off the clock, Jream’s possible food tasting career, taking care of yourself as a whole, don’t make work your entire life and soo much more

The featured cocktail for this show: Clock Out For Me Baby

Out With the Old In With The New

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Today’s Topic: Generational Differences

In this episode we talk about movies that we are looking forward to, Spiderman and other Marvel movies, Raising Dion Season 2, Trae’s conversation with her coworkers, black generational differences in thinking, gender roles, hating men, training, black men trajectory, shame and fame, disagreement vs. disrespect, opinions, give respect to get it, teaching girls to use their body for financial means, Trae goes off chile, Jream on that Ether beat, the elders, past, present and future, gaslighting, bologna eating days,  never stop learning and soo much more

The featured cocktail for this show: Out With the Old In With The New

BMF - Black MothaF$*ker

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Today’s Topic: The Importance of Black History Month

In this episode we talk about what we ate that was new, lil Debbie cakes & ice creams, black history month, black future month, Southside, the main girls, Martin Luther King, black culture, erasure, black education, fashion, black playboy bunny, Dapper Dan, gatekeepers, Dreamgirls, Black History Month demands, Juneteenth, black representation, segregation, black economic growth and soo much more

The featured cocktail for this show: BMF - Black MothaF$*ker

Two Faced

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Today’s Topic: Social Media Personality

In this episode we talk about what we’re looking forward to, Valentine’s Day, black men & romance, Material Gworl, potato hate, social media personality, NFTs, J.G. Wentworth, highlights, posts, what you like, the truth to your post, Boosie Loosie, post to be, social media validation, air mattress queens, knowing what to post, private vs. public, local celebrities, fighting on live, The Circle, Catfish, makeup artists on socials, SMPD (social media personality disorder), supporting businesses on social media, play money, the Instagram girls, fake luxury, pretending, jive turkeys, change as a part of life, millionaire by 30, social media red flag, live in your truth and soo much more

The featured cocktail for this show: Two Faced