This episode reeks of throwback. We dive really heavy into the 90s. All of the wind suits, tv shows, and all of that good stuff. Our Black Magic goes to Sheila Johnson. In Rude Talk, 90s aside, we talk about popular TikTok relationship videos that have gone viral and dating while broke. In Living While Black, we congratulate Kamala Harris on being selected as Biden's VP candidate, children & the coronavirus, and joy. We finish the episode with "joy" because we have to take a moment away from...
Aug 19, 2020•1 hr 19 min
Okay okay. We aren't always petty, but some times the moment does call for it. Another week, another episode because why? We Always Postin'. Black Magic this week goes to Alexis Franklin, the artist who captured Breonna Taylor's spirit on the cover of O Magazine. Check her out on Instagram at @alexis_art. In Rude Talk, we discuss if it is problematic to propose to someone right after giving birth. We have our opinion but we would love to hear yours. We also discuss unpopular dating beliefs and o...
Aug 12, 2020•1 hr 25 min
Black Is King. Nuff said. Okay wait. There should be an episode description, right? In Black Magic, we talk about Lia Epperson. In Rude Talk, we dive into a man secretly getting a paternity test on a child. He was NOT the father. We also talk about roommates and etiquette when someone is over. In Living While Black, the highlight is Black Is King, the visual album by Beyonce. We want to leave you all with this "Better wake up because you're part of something way bigger"...
Aug 05, 2020•1 hr 13 min
We bet you read that in somebody's black momma voice, didn't you? I'm sure most of us have heard it at some point in time. Anyway, we'reeeeee backkkkkk and we are bringing you all kinds of Rude content. Black Magic goes to Malone Mukwende, a 20 year old medical student who developed a handbook so that individuals can tell what certain symptoms look like on darker skin. In Rude Talk, we talk about forgiveness and a situationship between best friends while also shouting out Ciara and Russell Wilso...
Jul 29, 2020•1 hr 17 min
But seriously...who did? No one is talking and the people who know were all in the car. Help us out! In Black Magic, we honor John Lewis and C.T. Vivian as they recently passed and had been very instrumental in their civil rights activism. In Rude Talk, we are talking relationships: Are you ending friendships when relationships end? When do you let go when you don't feel like you're a priority? Ya know...all that good stuff. In Living While Black, we take a moment to do a mental health check in ...
Jul 22, 2020•1 hr 19 min
Welcome to Rude Table Talk where your hosts are JB and Urban Laughter. This week, we talk about Kanika Alston, the creator of Frobabies. In Rude Talk, we invite Will and Jada to the rude table. Attempts to reach August were unsuccessful as he was tweeting Keke Palmer. That with a sticky situation from The Situationship and more Kanye antics created great conversation for the bawheads. Finally, the Rude Table ends in Living While Black where we discuss more about cancel culture and JB gets really...
Jul 15, 2020•1 hr 22 min
And we're back! Another episode of TRUT. If you celebrated, we hope you enjoyed your 15 Days after Juneteenth holiday. This week, for Black Magic, we are talking Opal Tometi, Alicia Garza, and Patrisse Cullors - the creators of Black Lives Matter. Just another time when black women come through to save the day. In Rude Talk, we discuss Ye and his recent announcement that he's running for president. Just a quick reminder...no one asked for this. We also talk about a good ole situation where a man...
Jul 08, 2020•1 hr 36 min
Cancel culture is a real thing. Are you really canceling, though? We meannnn we've seen some of y'all still ordering Papa Johns. We talk a great deal about cancel culture with our special guest, Cory George. Cory George the professional life coach, author, producer & facilitator. Yes, he is as good as that all sounds. He helps us get through Black Magic where we highlight Patrik-Ian Polk. We also discuss Kanye West and B. Simone in Rude Talk - have you all really canceled them and can they d...
Jul 01, 2020•2 hr 17 min
Come on, Lawrenceeeee! You really went out here raw dawging thinking that Canola Oil wasn't going to get pregnanttttt?! Happy Father's Day, though! Aside from our normal Insecure talk, we are still highlighting somebody in Black Magic. This week, the honor goes to Joan Jett Blakk. Don't know who that is? Well, this episode is for you. We also touch on the Noname/J. Cole beef, McMuffin Mandy, racial inequity in the educational system and so much more. As usual, remember that you can get 20% off a...
Jun 24, 2020•1 hr 41 min
Oh, you don't have anymore Black Lives Matter? Well, can I get an extra shot of NO RACISM! Great, that'll do. We are back with a new episode. Get into the discussions about David Wilson (Black Magic) and James Baldwin (Pride Highlight). As usual, Insecure is still on so you know we had to talk about it. Molly...we were rooting for you! We were all rooting for you!! How dare you!? We also talk about the Starbucks controversy and do a very important mental health check. We have been dealing with a...
Jun 17, 2020•1 hr 54 min
We are going to keep it simple. Here's a dose of what you can expect from this episode: - Black Magic: John Boyega - Pride Month Highlight: Nicholas Ashe and Justice Smith. They're so cute together - Insecure follow-up (through episode 8) - What would you do? (you know we keep the scenarios coming) - Backpedaling. How do you know when the apology is actually genuine? We get into all kinds of good stuff. Plus, we take a moment to reflect on funny moments that we have had with our best friends....
Jun 10, 2020•1 hr 31 min
This has been one of the most emotional weeks in a long time so we aren't going to fill this description up with a lot. Tune in. Be strong. Keep your head up high. Check on your black friends. We are not okay.
Jun 03, 2020•1 hr 37 min
We know it is just May, but we want to remind you to be sure you have registered to vote. You've heard us talking about voting, the local elections, and things like that before, but this week, we actually have Austin Davis, Democratic State Representative from District 35 in Pennsylvania. He came through and dropped all kinds of good gems all while engaging in Black Magic (where we highlight Class of 2020), our regular relationship antics in Rude Talk, and additional details related to Ahmaud Ar...
May 27, 2020•1 hr 29 min
Okay Bawheads. You all should thank us because we always want to talk about Insecure sooooo bad, but we try to postpone discussions so that we don't spoil it for y'all. Although we have our regular Black Magic and Living While Black segments, the meat and potatoes is in Rude Talk where we discuss the block party from Insecure and...How. It. Went. Down. Urban Laughter is Team Issa. JB doesn't like how either person handled things, but he makes a point to bring to light issues with Issa that he fe...
May 20, 2020•1 hr 37 min
Hotep vibes...come hither. Erykahhh and Ms. Jill Scott are hereee to realign all of our energies. Just when everything feels wonderful again....THE RONA. And here we are. A new week, new podcast shenanigans, and some wonderful banter. This week, we shout out all of our momma's favorite singer Betty Wright, music mogul Andre Harrell, and Rock N Roll legend Little Richard, as they all have passed away. In Rude Talk, we dive face first in dating do's and don't's, maintaining romantic relationships ...
May 13, 2020•1 hr 35 min
Take One. Action! JB: Welcome back to The Rude Urban Truth. We are your hosts, JB Urban Laughter: and Urban Laughter! JB: This week, we are celebrating Bria Sullivan, a is a software engineer at Google who also teaches non-technical start-up founders how to hire developers. And Diddy, again, for helping to start bring voter awareness to the forefront. Urban Laughter: That's right! Sis is killing it. And you know how Diddy is! Black Magiiiic! We also dive into the friendships on Insecure, the rec...
May 06, 2020•1 hr 48 min
We wanna go outside, but Rona won't let us! But since you can't, might as well check out this episode. We have Vee from Rebranding Your IG With Vee (@rebrandyourIF) and she is dropping all kinds of branding and marketing gems! In Black Magic, we highly Diddy, Birdman and Beyonce for their efforts during Covid-19. States are trying to open early and you know we gotta talk about it in Living While Black. And for Rude Talk, we got a new What Would You Do? You're gonna love it, bawheads
Apr 29, 2020•1 hr 26 min
Sometimes you have to sit back and remind yourself WHO THE EFF YOU ARE! This week, our guest is Andrecia of Vain by Andrecia, makeup extraordinaire and entrepreneur. She is all about body positivity and finding the beauty in yourself...so you can love every bit of it! In Black Magic, we highlight Kenya Barris and in Living While Black, we talk about the two white teens that made a TikTok of how to make a ni... well you get the idea. In Rude Talk, we are talking Insecure, the TV series, and toxic...
Apr 22, 2020•2 hr 7 min
Oh man. The conversation that we had during this episode was episode. There are some times where we feel like we generally agree on a lot of things, but this week was not the case and it made for some pretty juicy conversation. We will get to that in a minute, though. This week, our Black Magic moment goes to Floyd E. Norman, animation extraordinaire. In Living While Black, we talk about how Christian Keyes had to let a fan know that his celebrating the strength of black women does not negate th...
Apr 15, 2020•2 hr 9 min
Another week, another episode, and another guest! This week, we have total package entertainer, Lutfy. He sings. He acts. He can't twerk, though. He was also threatened by Urban Laughter multiple times to have his mic cut off. He was out of control and we loved it. The conversation was flowing as we talked about Black Magic (Jonathan Jackson, co-founder of Blavity), the over-reliance of people on celebrities as it relates to philanthropy, and how we can try to cope with anxiety as we deal with M...
Apr 08, 2020•1 hr 39 min
Sugar... Spice... Some dust... And everything nice... We sound like we can whip something up, don't we? Well, even if we can't, our co-host for the week can. This week, we have Carlos from the food blog, CarlosCooking.com, with us. We may have said it before, but this week, we can confidently say that this is probably one of the best episodes we have done. Our Black Magic Woman is Angela Benton, a major pioneer in technology, and Living While Black centers on the adverse effects that Covid-19 is...
Apr 01, 2020•2 hr 6 min
Y'all hear that? Oo, I know y'all hear it. Those are the sweet sounds of Rod P.'s "Freaklanta" comin' out your speakers! Musician and rapper, Rod P., is our special guest this week. Don't think because we have a guest that we didn't give you our good ole segments, Black Magic Woman (Taryn Finley) and Living While Black (C'mon, Black people have gone through so much that there's no way that we haven't been prepared for the corona virus). Rod P. drops off his hot track "All Night" from his EP Frea...
Mar 25, 2020•1 hr 27 min
Gotta talk to this virus like it really IS somebody! Gone somewhere and sat dine! Bawheads, we know it has been a tough week. Hopefully, you are one of the many that has the ability to work from home. If you don't, be strong and let's keep praying that this ends soon. Our Black Magic Woman is the woman who started the #BlackGirlMagic hashtag many years ago, CaShawn Thompson. In Living While Black, we dispel the myth created by Black Twitter that black people aren't able to contract Covid-19. Rud...
Mar 18, 2020•1 hr 27 min
Some people handle boundaries by setting them. Urban Laughter creates boundaries with deezz hands. How do you create boundaries and handle those that don't respect your boundaries? In Black Magic, we talk about Shabria who spoke amazing life into a four year old who thought she was ugly and our unsung hero, Nia Long. Living While Black is laced with all kinds of mayhem and foolishness as we talk about cops arresting another child, Olive Garden actually complying with a request to only have a whi...
Mar 11, 2020•1 hr 9 min
We can't be the only ones that are tired of seeing people talking about what other people are doing with their money. MIND YOUR BUSINESS. And if you are one of those people that will be getting stacks on stacks back, we got a CashApp. Love you, bawhead. Anyway, in Black Magic, we talk about Jordan Peele and Nia DaCosta as they have recently released the trailer to Candyman and Nia Dennis who has wowed the world with her Beyonce inspired floor routine. In Living While Black, we go over recent rep...
Mar 04, 2020•1 hr 15 min
Rihanna said what she said and we are all the way here for! We have to tell our non-black friends that OUR problems are THEIR problems if they supposedly ride for us the way that they claim. Because of that, Rihanna is our Black Magic Woman of the week. In Living While Black, we talk about Robert Lee Noye, a black man who held a white woman hostage and forced her to watch Roots so she could understand her racist ways. We also take a moment to discuss the Kobe Bryant memorium service that was hel...
Feb 26, 2020•1 hr 21 min
Or at least that's what Urban Laughter said, but everyone doesn't agree. It is a new week so of course, we brought you a new episode. This week for Black Magic, we talk about Elyse Fox and Alvin Alley. Don't know em? Then, be sure to listen and google to learn a little more. In Living While Black, we discuss how white supremacists are finally being considered an ISIS level threat, Jaylen Butler being handcuffed and detained even after the police realize they have the wrong guy, and the transphob...
Feb 19, 2020•1 hr 16 min
Pewwwww. Boom. That was the sound of cupid's arrow hitting your crush. Gone head and jump on that. We are back with a new episode of The Rude Urban Truth. We are talking Julian Abele (he designed THEEE Duke University) and Jennifer King (She's the first African American woman to be a full-time coach in the NFL) in our Black Magic segment. Then, in Living While Black, we discuss the debauchery and foolish that is Rush Limbaugh getting the Presidential Medal of Freedom and cops in Chicago that act...
Feb 12, 2020•1 hr 35 min
It is Black History Month and we are going this whole month with that good ole Mamba Mentality. "Mamba mentality is you're going, you're competing, you're not worried about the end result. ... That's what mamba mentality truly is." This episode, we highlight Taraji P. Henson for starting her own affordable natural hair product line in our Black Magic segment and highlight once again Kobe Bryant. In Living While Black, we talk about the need for more black men to support and stand up for black wo...
Feb 05, 2020•1 hr 23 min
First, we recorded this episode before the news of Kobe Bryant's passing broke. We just wanted to take a moment to say RIP to Kobe Bryant and to send our condolences to the Bryant family. Okay so bawheads. Aren't you tired of people walking around with these bank robber wigs? All shiny and they start from the middle of your head looking like a butt hole. Well, we are, too. So either yall need to SET IT OFF or take em off. In this episode, we highlight Coco Gauff's recent achievements and Kerion ...
Jan 29, 2020•1 hr 5 min
