Episode 1! We talk about the Roger Troutman & Zapp classic "I Wanna Be Your Man", Jheri Curls, Sexy Black Men, and mustard colored shirts. 

Here's the music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBDGTP0B0Y4

black_famous Episode 1: Tana & Roger Troutman

Jen and I talk about the pop hit "Candy Rain", when young stardom goes wrong, and Beyonce's new visual album, Lemonade.  Shoutout to his royal funkiness, Prince, who passed away a week before this episode recorded. 

Here's the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cx0xzO73Amo

Bonus video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ihhJCPYHuk

Awful album cover: http://s.mxmcdn.net/images-storage/albums8/9/3/9/7/1/3/14317939_500_500.jpg

Jen & Soul for Real

Joan and I talk about Brownstone's smash hit, "If You Love Me", other grown lady girl groups of the 90s, and our mutual love of baby animals. You're really getting a mixed bag, folks. 

Original Video: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8hm4_brownstone-if-you-love-me_music

A Capella: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91NExZP5dZI

Bonus "Grapevyne": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3E5bg02oauA

Craig Mack Remix: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgmsAbw4lmM


Joan & Brownstone

Robert and I talk about Michel'le, her storied history with Dr.Dre and Death Row Records, the mythos of Suge Knight, and the 90s obsession with mustard colored shirts. 

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTA1Xg4Ejww

Bonus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4tGdnryt8Q

Robert & Michel'le

Marcel joins me at the microphone to talk about the one and only Babyface and the smash song "Whip Appeal". We get into what exactly whip appeal is, how Babyface is one of the cornerstones of the music industry, and an itty bit about Kanye. 

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fh5ejGUTGAo 
"Whip Appeal" Live at the Soul Train awards 2015: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MukEKle06cU

Marcel & Babyface

OH MAN. Dan and I have so much fun listening to the classic slow jam hit, "Hard to Say I'm Sorry" by quintet Az Yet. We talk about Dan growing up in a PBS/NPR only household, Az Yet's auspicious beginnings, and our mutual love of dogs. 

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpzPrSRQwTw\

Bonus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOyqsQNps1s

Dan & Az Yet

HOLY CRAP WE'RE BACK! Tana I talk about what's been going on during the new year (everything is terrible), how the show Arthur helped me start the 'cast up again, our massive crushes on Chance the Rapper, and how to be the best activist you can be. Also, I love how I say I'm not gonna talk about a video/song...and I end up doing exactly that! 

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bl34di2xY8

SO MANY BONUSES: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekA5XmLkf_o

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oc5XJTI4LWg

And silly Arthur Memes: https://www.buzzfeed.com/briangalindo/23-arthur-memes-that-just-went-too-far?utm_term=.vanVa973o#.mye4lxXJq

Tana & Stephen, Ziggy, and Chance

SPOILER HEAVY EPISODE!!! If you want to watch the mini-series before you listen to this episode, "The New Edition Story" will re-air on February 20th, at 5PM Eastern time. 

We get into the New Edition classic, "Can You Stand the Rain" and we talk about the fantastic 3-part BET Network movie event, "The New Edition Story". Yes, it's actually good!

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7flrKMGfwjw

Bonus: The movie version of the group performing the song http://www.bet.com/video/the-new-edition-story/2017/music-videos/full-music-video-for-can-you-stand-the-rain.html?sf56420410=1

Tana & New Edition

black_famous: people who are famous to other black people. in this case - all of the amazing r&b/hip-hop music of my childhood. FamoUS by US. 

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