This week, Blue Ivy has officially muted the name North West on Twitter. Paula Deen might be sorry for calling you all the N-word, but she’s still been fired. Plus, a listener update that will gag your shorts off!

The Read – What’s In A Name?

Life is a lot of good luck, coincidence, fate, and faith....
... mostly fate and faith...
... mostly faith.

I like to consider myself balanced. 
secure enough to be vulnerable, 
strong enough to be gentle, 
wise enough to be humble, 
and powerful enough to serve others.

Join bloggers Kid Fury and Crissle for their weekly podcast covering hip-hop and pop culture's most trying stars. Throwing shade and spilling tea with a flippant and humorous attitude, no star is safe from Fury and Crissle unless their name is Beyoncé. (Or Blue Ivy.)

As transplants to New York City (Kid Fury from Miami and Crissle from Oklahoma City), The Read also serves as an on-air therapy session for two friends trying to adjust to life (and rats) in the big city.

The Read is part of the LoudSpeakers Network and is published every week on iTunes, iHeart Radio Talk, Soundcloud & Stitcher.  