Ep.17 - Knife Crime Is A National Emergency

In a week where:

1. Jussie Smollett pleaded innocent to 16 felony charges.
2. An Ethiopian Airlines flight crashes, killing nearly 200 people
3. Dave dropped "PSYCHODRAMA" & got me in my feelings.

We begin the show with Film/TV. (3:39) Talking about Will Smith and his illogical casting as Richard Williams in a Biopic about Serena & Venus' father. The news has brought up the conversation of Colourism and rightly so.

For the Sports segment, (15:15) F1 IS BACK. Ya boy is hyped so I decided to do a few predictions ahead of the first weekend. Who will win the first race? Who will be the best out of the four newcomers? Who is the best duo on paper?! And of course, who will win the Drivers' & Constructors' World Championships?

For the Music segment, (31:34) I wanted to talk about some words I read from lyricist Lupe Fiasco, talking about the news that radio stations across the world are taking Michael Jackson songs off the airwaves in the aftermath of the "Leaving Neverland" documentary. I reaffirm my opinions on MJ, R Kelly, the concept of "cancelling" and trying to put the "Art vs The Artist" conversation to bed.

For the Life segment, (44:33) I wanted to talk about knife crime. Statistics show that it's not just a "city" or "urban" issue. It's a problem everywhere, it's a National issue, a National Emergency. But I feel like it'll fall on deaf ears because politicians are focused on their careers and "The Exit".

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