Belcalis spills all the tea! Regina gives us the culture shock with stories of Cardi B ranting about her issues with Nicki Minaj and a girl by the name of Treasure who does not like black people. She says that they are ugly and criminals but the thing is though, Treasure is black. Listen in to what we had to say. We have Louie a.k.a Louie The Bee who is a writer for Motif Magazine, Owner of The Daily Note brand and blog, Poet, and Rapper. We get right into talking about Depression and Anxiety, w...
Nov 01, 2018•1 hr
ON THIS EPISODE OF THE RAP UP, We talk about Ice T for riding dirty thru New York City. A R&B star bottoms out on ticket sales at a career low, Find out who and how many tickets were sold . Then we debate is drake a Pop star? what is a Pop star? Tune in enjoy
Oct 31, 2018•1 hr 12 min
We get right into talking about Bums loving each other, "Hallway Hillary" a woman who would not let a man into his apartment building then follows him to his apartment, and our parents Beyoncé & Jay-Z donating millions of dollars to cancer treatment. *Topic Of The Day* How to actually live your best life. We have help from Digital Illustrator Francheska Acevedo a.k.a F.A.C.E We talk about our own ideas of our best life, how we're reaching it, and the things we need to live our best life. Then to...
Oct 25, 2018•1 hr 12 min
ON THIS EPISODE OF THE RAP UP, We talk about Method Man & Redman not being apart of the movie How High 2. We Speculate on Kanye’s roll in the drake versus push’s T beef ,Are there any rules in rap beef? Is anything off limits?, Find out who’s allegedly pillow talking. Then we discuss the 2018 BET Cyphers find who was our favorites of the night. Please like, share, & subscribe. Thanks Enjoy.
Oct 23, 2018•2 hr 31 min
Its all love with artists Manny X and Live R&B duo Soul Babe. We talk trashy moments, pet peeves, race & identity, & misconceptions about different people. We get into how Mary Gipson & Helena of Soul Babe connect, the challenges of a gig and taking their work and craft seriously. Then we talk to Manny X about his many skills like singing, producing, engineering, composing, owning a studio, collaborating with other artists, & shares a story about working with T-Pain. Follow Manny X on Instagram ...
Oct 21, 2018•1 hr 20 min
On this episode we have an aspiring young rap group str8 4ward and after listening to this episode you'll know why they call themselves str8 4ward. They bring spice and honesty to the conversation. We talk about how we approach someone we like, getting a snap chat username versus a number, touching the small of women's back when passing by, things they should not have done or seen (hint baby making) their intention for making music, how they met, their music style, and more. Regina presents "Wha...
Oct 10, 2018•1 hr 4 min
On this episode of THE RAP UP, We talk about Bill Cosby's Allegation and jail sentence (0:31) We reflect on Kanyes troubled antics (12;18) We discuss the latest new music releases starting off with Young Thug's "On The Run" EP, Lil Wayne's "The Carter" album, and lastly Logic's "YSIV" Album(42:02). Then We crash into a conversation about boldness. Tune in and Enjoy.
Oct 07, 2018•1 hr 17 min
On this episode we open up with. "what advice would yo give your younger self?" Then for pop culture we talk about Cardi B turning herself in for an alleged fight at a strip club and then go into our topic of discussion: Introverts vs. Extroverts. Find out which one of us is an Introvert and Extrovert and based off what we discuss you can determine which side of the fence you're on. Lastly we announce a Providence native opening up for Ty Dolla $ign at Rhode Island College October 4th, Breast Ca...
Oct 03, 2018•37 min
IT'S SEASON 6 AND OUR 2ND YEAR ANIVERSARY! On our first episode back we had The Prince of PVD, Cambells come on the show. Cambells is a singer, rapper, songwriter, DJ, curator, and entrepreneur. Before we get to Cambells, Regina tells us what's poppin' in culture - The sexual assault allegations against Brett Kavanaugh, who is being nominated for the supreme court and Regina asks what we think about him being nominated. Should he stay during investigations or should he be pulled out until proven...
Sep 27, 2018•2 hr 44 min
BieberThe Rap Up #5 HIP-HOP NEWS: The passing of Mac Miller (R.I.P) Foxy Brown running away with a check without performing in NY Rumors of Mary J. Blidge and Faith Evans fighting Cardi B throwing a shoe at Nicki Minaj after Nicki throws shade Drake making peace with Chris Brown and Meek Mill John Legend being the first black man to have an EGOT Colin Kapernick being the face of NIKE Rihanna dropping a dancehall album soon NEW MUSIC: We talk about the new Lil Pump ft. Kanye West - "I Love It" T....
Sep 14, 2018•1 hr 3 min
On this episode of THE RAP UP, We talk about Kanye’s giant slippers(2:07), We touch on Nicki Minaj’s double wardrobe malfunction at The Made in America Labor Day Music Festival(10:04) Then we move on to the late August & early September’s releases(21:40) starting off with Lloyd's Tru Lp(22:17, Bun B "Return of the trill“(28:07), Don Q’s "Don season 2"(30:58), Blac Youngsta"Fuck everybody 2"(33:50), and lastly Eminem’s surprise album “Kamikaze"(42:02). We crash into a deep breakdown of Eminem's n...
Sep 07, 2018•2 hr 33 min
*Cue The Undertaker's Funeral Music* We waste no time on trashing Nicki Minaj's new album Queen. We waited so long for this album release just for it to be trash. It was a unanimous vote on this album being trash. We go track by track and talk about how it was trash with the exception of a few. Then we get into Safaree (Nicki Minaj's Ex) going on twitter and responding to all the blatant shade Nicki Minaj threw at Safaree on Hot 97s Funk Flex Show. Then we go into some singles that were released...
Aug 16, 2018•49 min
We had the pleasure of sitting down with flawless who is an independent platinum recording artist. He has 19k subscribers and over 3 million views on Youtube, and 25 million streams and counting. He shares with us the stories of his struggles, milestones, and ghost stories. Flawless tells us all about the grind and how he has taken all the risks to achieve all of his goals. But first we open with some celebrity gossip for the "Culture Shock" and talk about the Kardashians having a Titter feud an...
Aug 14, 2018•2 hr 45 min
On this episode of The Rap Up we talk about August's first week release starting off with Iggy Azalea's "Survive The Summer" then moving on to YG's "Stay Dangerous", Mac Miller's "Swimming", H.E.R "I Used to Know Her", and Travis Scott's "Astroworld." Find out who has no hope in Nicki Minaj's new album and who says that Iggy's "Kream" ft. Tyga is better than Nicki's "Chun Li." Tyga being out of the sunken place and Mac Miller's Rebirth. 21 Savage and Amber Rose's short term love, H.E.R being the...
Aug 13, 2018•51 min
On this episode its just Cristina and Banz. We know, we know, we miss Regina too. Topic of Conversation: When it comes to women touching men inappropriately is there a double standard? Then we talk about how to approach someone in 2018, online dating apps & more "The Culture Shock" -Lebron James opens up a new school in his hometown in Ohio -Califronia is looking to restrict plastic straws and have a different idea for bottle caps and ways to recycle -Kid Fury of The Read Podcast gets the call t...
Aug 01, 2018•52 min
We talking all things Hip-Hop This is the first edition of our new Podcast series called "Rap It Up" We will have a new co-host joining us - Wendell a.k.a Bams On this episode we talked about projects that came out Summer 2018 so far; The hottest track and the hottest artist of the summer. We also give yall the culture shock with the rumors of Charlamagne Tha God raping his wife, Wiz Khalifa going #2 on the Billboard 200s, and Nicki Minaj doing a feature with Tekashi 69 and Banz says she is cryi...
Jul 26, 2018•1 hr 6 min
This episode we did a topic that a listener suggested. (Shoutout to Mo!) We talked about our purpose, have we found it, how do we find it, shared some advice to those looking for their purpose in life and more. Regna gave us the culture shock Disney buying out 21st Century Fox & Kylie Jenner being named the youngest self-made billionaire woman in history by Forbes Magazine. Kylie reached 900 million dollars in 3 years. Some people have been arguing whether she is self-made or not. Find out which...
Jul 19, 2018•38 min
The thrill, feels so good but it's so wrong We go in on to talking about the thrill and people making up a fake persona on social media, the thrill of being liked and having a large following on social media being apart of today's culture, meeting people you follow on social media in real life and seeing the difference and holding people accountable for the things they do and say on social media. Are people being positive because it's trendy? Does your social media reflect who you are in real li...
Jul 10, 2018•1 hr 4 min
On this episode we discuss what being "Out Here" means and how people use the term then we go on to talk about how we live our best lives in the summer time. Find out who is lit and who is just chillin. But first we start off with a Day Trill recap and find out why Banz missed out. Regina gives the culture shock by talking about the release of Drake's new album "scorpion", Cardi B getting another #1 single and "Be Careful" going platinum, Remy Ma and Papoose getting married AGAIN and announcing ...
Jul 04, 2018•48 min
We giving yall a treat in honor of Day Trill In January we had the pleasure of interviewing Sabrina and Jay of Stay Silent LIVE! at Trade. We learned so much about Stay Silent, Sabrina, and Jay as individuals. We talked about the story of Stay Silent, how Day Trill began, how Jay stumbled upon an empty building that is now known as Trade Pop-up (their non-profit organization), how the two juggle business and their personal relationship, and they dropped gems on how to be a better community and h...
Jun 25, 2018•2 hr 35 min
The Crew has been off the mic for a while but they are here to deliver They start off talking about the arts, music, and culture's PVD Fest held in Providence, RI June 7th-10th Cristina goes on to talk about the new hands free law being passed all around the country and transitions over to texting versus talking on the phone. Find out who is ignoring people's text messages and who is double texting people. Regina gives us a culture shock with the news of artist XXXtentacion passing away, Queen B...
Jun 21, 2018•1 hr
We want ya'll to keep the same energy at all times On this episode we discuss Bill Cosby being found guilty, Kanye West and his "free thoughts", 2 Black men getting kicked out of Starbucks, and 2 wild incidents at 2 different Waffle House Restaurants. Catch a dope conversation! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Press play and enjoy another dope conversation. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------...
May 08, 2018•2 hr 36 min
IT'S OUR 50TH EPISODE!!!! Regina replaces the "What's Poppin' Culture!?" for What's Poppin' in Music because April has been such a POPPIN time in music. Cardi B drops a solid album, Drake drops a fire track, and J.Cole announces an album. We talk about albums out, the ones we anticipate and singles we're bumpin'. Of course we talk BEYCHELLA! and more Then we close it out with a conversation about personal circles, how they shape you, and how people you are closest to influence you. We drop gems ...
Apr 24, 2018•2 hr 51 min
It's a bonus episode SAFE SEX with DR Phillip Chan Press play Learn something!
Apr 11, 2018•45 min
On this episode, Regina tells us what's poppin' in culture and we talk about Snapchat losing its touch and money, Chris Brown still being punished by people after 10 years, Dj Envy walking out during an interview with Desus and Mero and more. In Honor of women's history month we talk about women and confidence and who and what plays a part in women's confidence and self esteem. We talk about what can be done to build and empower women of this generation and the ones to come. We had a help from B...
Apr 02, 2018•1 hr 27 min
In honor of Marvel's Black Panther Movie breaking into a BILLION DOLLAR success in the box office. Banz takes a deepe rdive into The Black panther with a guest host, Joel. *SPOILER ALERT* THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SPOILERS Banz brings his friend Joel thru to go in on a deep dive on Black Panther and future Marvel movies They talk about the soundtrack, themes, symbolism of the film also present and future MCU characters, movies, and their favorite MCU movies. ALSO! They talk about Marvels upcoming AV...
Mar 16, 2018•1 hr 26 min
Spark Up PVD loves pop culture for real! *Mo'Nique's Voice* They talk about Fergie's rendition of the national anthem. Banz and Cristina thought it was horrible but Regina made them keep their slander to a minimum. A video of SZA's father tearing up while playing "Broken clocks" off her PLATINUM album CTRL. Celebrities using sex (per usual) to get publicity Blac Chyna sucking her way to the top and making a mess... literally and Safaree allegedly leaking his own dick pics Oh and of course they h...
Mar 07, 2018•1 hr 22 min
In honor of Wakanda (we know its make believe ... roll with it) we dove into the movie so *SPOILER ALERT* We go in on this film because it is our duty We talk about the characters, our favorite parts, the themes and symbolism in the film AAAAAND! We even talk about Africa and how things in the movie connect to the real world of the past and today. We are rewriting history with this film. Congratulations to Ryan Coogler and the Black Panther cast and crew Females kicking butt and men bowing down ...
Feb 27, 2018•1 hr 24 min
We say goodbye to Rob who will no longer be recording with us - find out why. Then we go on to talk about the Kardashians a.k.a the baby makers Justin Timberlake's halftime show - was it trash or was it good?, Kim being naked on Instagram...AGAIN! And lastly we talk all about our 4 day event at Trade Pop-Up An art Showcase, Pop Up Shop Plaza, and 2 LIVE PODCASTS one including an exclusive interview with Sabrina and Jay of Stay Silent and we gave shoutouts to everyone that came out and/or helped ...
Feb 12, 2018•54 min
Episode 44 is the Season Finale of Season 4! We talk about Net Neutrality and the FCC The importance of using your voice and staying educated a.k.a Staying "Woke" Thank you for tuning in to another Season! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Press play and enjoy another dope conversation. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you for listening to Spark Up PVD! Thank you to all ...
Dec 27, 2017•55 min
