J.Cole has been outsideeee since dropping The Fall Off album and I wonder, what's next??

In this Brain Squeeze episode, I highlight this incredible Trunk Tour J.Cole is on after dropping his highly anticipated album, The Fall Off. He's taking it wayyy back to being outside selling CD's out the back of the trunk and the fans are loving it. But is this truly the end of J.Cole's rap career? Let's get into these juicy thoughts!

Ella Mai and Ari Lennox recently dropped new R&B albums and the girls are loving them...but I have some juicy thoughts.

In today's Brain Squeeze episode I give my review on Ella Mai's new album, "Do You Still Love Me?" and Ari Lennox's "Vacancy." The gworlss are loving it from what I'm seeing on social media, but I think I'm a tough critic. Take a listen to my honest thoughts on these albums and what I feel like R&B is missing today.

This episode is a squeeze on the Super Bowl, and we’re talking way more than football.

I recap the night from Coco Jones’ powerful rendition of Lift Every Voice and Sing to the tech and AI-heavy commercials that felt more like normalization than marketing. We get into the Ring “search party” ad and what it might say about surveillance because I know it wasn't just about no dogs!

I also break down Bad Bunny’s halftime show, his love letter to Puerto Rico, and why you don’t need to understand every lyric to feel the message. Plus, why Turning Point USA’s “counter halftime” was trash, and whether Chris Brown could really be next up on the big stage.

HAPPY FRIDAY!! We made it to the end of the week, and the first week of the Brain Squeeze Podcast, so we have to get into The Weekly Squeeze!

In today's Brain Squeeze episode I introduce The Weekly Squeeze, a chit chat about things that happened this week that can ease us into the weekend. Today I talked about how my Juice 75 is going (my version of the 75 Hard) and my experience as a guest reader for a few kiddo classes for Black History Month. Then I give a sour squeeze to rapper Glorilla's sister, Scar Face a.k.a. "Bro-Rilla" a.k.a. Victoria Woods, for talking too much trying to get her 15 minutes of fame using her sister's name smh.

Bay Area Rapper, LaRussell, announced his new partnership with Roc Nation and it's got the community talking!

In this Brain Squeeze episode, I talk about what LaRussell's new deal represents for this new era of independent creators and why some people aren't too pleased with the deal.

In this episode of Brain Squeeze, I’m recapping the Verzuz battle that went down over Grammy Weekend between Mike WiLL Made-It and Hit-Boy.

I talk about why it was refreshing to see producers finally get their moment, because let’s be real, they’re the backbone of our favorite songs and the reason certain records hit the way they do. I also break down who I thought won the battle (Mike WiLL, no hesitation), why Hit-Boy’s energy felt a little off to me, and how the crowd lowkey ruined the vibe.

Overall? I was surprised by how much I actually enjoyed the battle, but I want to know what y'all thought about it if you tapped in!

Several major talk shows are coming to an end, and it raises a bigger question: is network TV actually dying, or just struggling to keep up?

In this episode of Brain Squeeze, I break down what the end of traditional talk shows says about where audiences are going, why advertisers are shifting their money, and how conversation-based media has moved beyond TV.

From daytime talk shows to late night, this feels like the first domino in a much larger shift. And whether it's media, business or creative work, the blueprint is being made right now.

Welcome to the very first episode of Brain Squeeze — your go-to drop of juice for what’s happening right now!

In this episode, I introduce what Brain Squeeze is all about and why I created this space to think out loud and process culture in real time. I recap the 68th Grammy Awards, share a few of my favorite moments from the night, and talk about artists who used their acceptance speeches to speak out against injustice.

After getting a text that made me pause, it led me to wonder a bigger question: who do we expect to speak up in moments like this — and is it really an artist’s responsibility to do so every time they’re handed a mic?

I reflect on the pressure placed on Black artists to always lead these conversations, and question if that's a fair expectation.