Black people walk through life differently. Someone looking in from the outside can try and understand but they’ll never fully grasp the day-to-day, can't-turn-it-off, always-there awareness of being black. From dating, success, culture and the many social ills that fall in between. Join the convo a…
In this thought-provoking podcast episode, we delve into the complex intersection of morals, ambition, and success within the Black community. Exploring the lengths individuals are willing to go to attain wealth and fame, we confront questions about the ethical boundaries we navigate in pursuit of success. Join us as we navigate this nuanced discussion, shedding light on the moral dilemmas faced by many within the Black community on their journey to financial prosperity and recognition.SegmentsThe Root: Why are we always becoming second parents to our own siblings? You are your brother's keeper.You Had To Be There: Free Mason Rick Ross feat Jay-Z YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/issablackthingInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/issablackthingTwitter: https://twitter.com/IssaBlackThingTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@issablackthing
Join us on this emotional journey as we explore the highs and lows of love in this week's episode. We'll delve into the bittersweet experience of reconnecting with a past romantic interest after things had ended. It's a tale of nostalgia, second chances, and the art of "spinning the block" in the intricate dance of love and life.SegmentsThe Root: Why is purchasing certain gift considered a bad omen for your S/O?You Had To Be There: Int'l Players Anthem (I Choose You) by UGK feat. Outkast YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/issablackthingInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/issablackthingTwitter: https://twitter.com/IssaBlackThingTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@issablackthing
In this episode, we dissect the elusive criteria that define a Hip-Hop legend. From groundbreaking lyricism to cultural impact, we explore the elements that elevate an artist to legendary status. Join us as we draw comparisons between the OG icons and the fresh voices shaping the hip-hop landscape today, debating who truly stands as the torchbearer for the genre's evolution.SegmentsThe Root: Why is there always an issue with selling grandma's house?You Had To Be There: White Tee by Dem Franchise Boyz YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/issablackthingInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/issablackthingTwitter: https://twitter.com/IssaBlackThingTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@issablackthing
In this insightful episode, we take a close look at interracial dating within the Black community. "The Urge to Swirl" explores personal stories and experiences, shedding light on the joys, challenges, and cultural significance of love that knows no color lines. Tune in for a candid discussion about the evolving landscape of relationships and the role of diversity in reshaping the way we connect and love in today's world.SegmentsThe Root: Why do Black people refuse to eat for just anyone?You Had To Be There: Calling Me by Lil' Zane YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/issablackthingInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/issablackthingTwitter: https://twitter.com/IssaBlackThingTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@issablackthing
Discover the rich tapestry of Black spirituality and its profound connection with God. Join us as we explore the unique and powerful ways in which Black individuals have forged a deep, resilient relationship with the divine, offering insights into their faith, culture, and spiritualitySegmentsThe Root: Why don't men mix and match name brand clothing.You Had To Be There: Sexy by NeYo YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/issablackthingInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/issablackthingTwitter: https://twitter.com/IssaBlackThingTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@issablackthing
Is blood really thicker than water? Would you trade in some of your family members? Love them or hate them family is family.SegmentsThe Root: Why do we always have to dress up when out in public.You Had To Be There: It's Going Down by Yung Joc YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/issablackthingInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/issablackthingTwitter: https://twitter.com/IssaBlackThingTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@issablackthing
Tipping has gotten out of hand and we have had it. B*tch this my money! Listen in as we exchange our own personal afflictions of tipping.SegmentsThe Root: Why do we not tell our partner how much we make?You Had To Be There: Lovers & Friends by Usher feat. Lil John & Ludacris YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/issablackthingInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/issablackthingTwitter: https://twitter.com/IssaBlackThingTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@issablackthing
With BET being up for auction we came in to give our opinions of the rise and fall of BET.SegmentsThe Root: Why do we take games so seriously?You Had To Be There: Because I Got High by Afroman YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/issablackthingInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/issablackthingTwitter: https://twitter.com/IssaBlackThingTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@issablackthing
Do African-Americans have culture?SegmentsThe Root: Why do we always wear Burberry shirts whenever we have a baby shower?You Had To Be There: I'm Sprung by T-Pain YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/issablackthingInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/issablackthingTwitter: https://twitter.com/IssaBlackThingTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@issablackthing
Even when masculinity is fluid there is always time to be a man.SegmentsThe Root: Why do men use the phrase “Pause”You Had To Be There: U Got It Bad by Usher YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/issablackthingInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/issablackthingTwitter: https://twitter.com/IssaBlackThingTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@issablackthing
There are plenty of behaviors and ideologies that got our community in a choke hold. Let's rank a few!SegmentsThe Root: Why do we give our kids exotic sounding names?You Had To Be There: Keep Ya Head Up by Tupac YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/issablackthingInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/issablackthingTwitter: https://twitter.com/IssaBlackThingTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@issablackthing
We can always recognizes our Black Celebrities but can never remember their name. They are Black famous .SegmentsThe Root: Why do we ask "who all going" before we commit to attending a event?You Had To Be There: Peaches & cream by 112 YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/issablackthingInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/issablackthingTwitter: https://twitter.com/IssaBlackThingTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@issablackthing
Time to ask Black Men what we all wanted to know. Tune in as Giddy ask Jody and Lou the questions we all wanted to know from Black Men.SegmentsThe Root: Why are Black Men so loyal to their barber?You Had To Be There: No more by Ruff Endz YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/issablackthingInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/issablackthingTwitter: https://twitter.com/IssaBlackThingTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@issablackthing
Are female rappers actually empowering women to be open about their sexuality, or is it just reducing them to being sexual objects? Tune in as we discuss our opinions about the current status of female hiphop. YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/issablackthingInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/issablackthingTwitter: https://twitter.com/IssaBlackThingTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@issablackthing
Does the black community no longer have claim to AAVE anymore due to it being the most popular genre of music? Has Hiphop becoming the most popular genre of music caused a negative impact on black culture, now making it “POP culture” or internet culture? Has this popularity opened up the culture to vultures and outsiders whose intentions are to exploit it. YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/issablackthingInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/issablackthingTwitter: https://twitter.com/IssaBlackThingTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@issablackthing
Have your ever been the only Black person in a room? Join us we discussing our experiences of moving through spaces as African-Americans. YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/issablackthingInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/issablackthingTwitter: https://twitter.com/IssaBlackThingTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@issablackthing
When children turn 18 they are now legally an adult. What is the next move for them as their parent? Do they stay in your house but pay bills or do you kick them out and let them fend for themselves. Tune in to this week's episode as we discuss the topic our personal picks for our children. YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/issablackthingInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/issablackthingTwitter: https://twitter.com/IssaBlackThingTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@issablackthing
Black classism is a type of discrimination that happens within the Black community based on social status or economic level. It means that people are judged and treated differently based on how much money they have, their education level, their job, or other factors that determine their social status. Tune in to this week's episode as we discuss the topic. YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/issablackthingInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/issablackthingTwitter: https://twitter.com/IssaBlackThingTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@issablackthing
The 90's was a decade of revolutionary and iconic movements in the culture. This ranged from fashion, music, sports, film and television. Be sure to tune as we discuss some of the best things about the 90's. YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/issablackthingInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/issablackthingTwitter: https://twitter.com/IssaBlackThingTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@issablackthing
Today we are focusing on our personal green flags that we find attractive in our relationships. This is your green flag to listen in to the compare yours with ours. YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/issablackthingInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/issablackthingTwitter: https://twitter.com/IssaBlackThingTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@issablackthing
The Passport Bro's are embarking on their quest of love by seeking out foreign women with “divine feminine energy.” Is this a mission of love or is this a conquest for lack luster men to finally feel superior. Be sure to tune in to this episode to hear our opinions on the Passport Bro's. YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/issablackthingInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/issablackthingTwitter: https://twitter.com/IssaBlackThingTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@issablackthing
Waiting can be a long strenuous thing to do. Do you have the patience for the things you want in life? Tune on as we discuss our level of patience for the things we want. YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/issablackthingInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/issablackthingTwitter: https://twitter.com/IssaBlackThingTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@issablackthing
Can the man still be considered the leader in his household if he's not the breadwinner? Tune in as we figure out the truth to this question. YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/issablackthingInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/issablackthingTwitter: https://twitter.com/IssaBlackThingTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@issablackthing
Most of us are extremely with all of our daily responsibilities and it can be difficult to maintain certain friendships. We need friends who don't require much maintenance because of this. Tune in to this week's episode to listen to our takes on low- maintenance friendships. Most of us are extremely with all of our daily responsibilities and it can be difficult to maintain certain friendships. We need friends who don't require much maintenance because of this. Tune in to this week's episode to listen to our takes on low- maintenance friendships.YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/issablackthingInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/issablackthingTwitter: https://twitter.com/IssaBlackThingTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@issablackthing
The dark skinned experience is extremely diverse and complex. We all go our through many struggles and challenges as dark- skinned people. Listen to us as we share our own experiences on the topic of colorism, skin bleaching, dark skinned privilege and more. Tune in to this week's episode as we have a transparent conversation about our dark-skinned experience. Feel free to share your own experience in the comments. YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/issablackthingInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/issablackthingTwitter: https://twitter.com/IssaBlackThingTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@issablackthing
Should you have to be mindful of the content you post on social media account as a working professional? Where does these blurred lines end. YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/issablackthingInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/issablackthingTwitter: https://twitter.com/IssaBlackThing
Does everyone deserve a redemption arc after falling from grace? Tune in as we give examples and what we deem as acceptable instances for someone to have an redemption arc YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/issablackthingInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/issablackthingTwitter: https://twitter.com/IssaBlackThing
How much disrespect are you willing to put up with in the workplace/internship? Sometimes we find ourselves tolerating disrespect from upper management because “the pay is good” or because we believe we are not capable of “finding something better”. You should never, under any circumstances, allow someone to disrespect you! The more chances you give them; the greater the likelihood that they will continue to disrespect you. Tune in to this week's episode as we discuss our tolerance level to disrespect. YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/issablackthingInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/issablackthingTwitter: https://twitter.com/IssaBlackThing
Would you let bae know that you're catching feelings for your work bae? The majority of us may have encountered this conflict in the workplace. Most of us are aware that the butterflies we feel when work bae comes around are probably not "real feelings" and may be the result of constant exposure, it is nonetheless essential for us to acknowledge them. Watch this episode to learn how we deal with these "surface level feelings" we may have towards our work husbands/wives. YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/issablackthingInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/issablackthingTwitter: https://twitter.com/IssaBlackThing
One of the most important aspects of building a healthy relationship is being "equally yoked," or “joined together”, it is the degree to which you and your partner share the same set of values and beliefs. Tune in as we tell stories about the friends, mentors, and significant others who physically, emotionally, and spiritually poured into our lives. YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/issablackthingInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/issablackthingTwitter: https://twitter.com/IssaBlackThing
Do you have solid friend or are you in a echo chamber?SegmentsGlow Up With Godiva : “I just learned how to bathe properly”Internet News: Power Slap by Dana White, Brian Walshe questionable search history after Spouse vanishing and more. YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/issablackthingInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/issablackthingTwitter: https://twitter.com/IssaBlackThing
It is MLK weekend and a new statue was unveiled in the city of Boston dedicated to Martin Luther King and his wife, Coretta Scott King.Tennessee cop fired for letting her colleagues run high speed trains on her.Join us as we also discuss the expectations of the weed man. YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/issablackthingInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/issablackthingTwitter: https://twitter.com/IssaBlackThing
It's a new year and we have to reflect on the past to look forward for the future.YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/issablackthingInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/issablackthingTwitter: https://twitter.com/IssaBlackThing
"You Either Die A Hero, Or You Live Long Enough To See Yourself Become The Villain."YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/issablackthingInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/issablackthingTwitter: https://twitter.com/IssaBlackThing
There are all types of boundaries within friendship and relationships. Sometimes you just have to declare them.YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/issablackthingInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/issablackthingTwitter: https://twitter.com/IssaBlackThing
Imagine if everyone had an Kanye approach on topics, just diarrhea of the mouth. Listen in as we discuss pop culture, family and entertainment. YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/issablackthingInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/issablackthingTwitter: https://twitter.com/IssaBlackThing
Tonight is game night! Listen in as the IBT crew uses a deck for a surprise spice throughout the night. Let's Get Deep is a turn based card game that will have you asking and answering questions from various levels of intimacy which would include: Ice Breaker, Deep, and Deeper. YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/issablackthingInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/issablackthingTwitter: https://twitter.com/IssaBlackThing
What are you suppose to do when you don't like your friend's partner?YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/issablackthingInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/issablackthingTwitter: https://twitter.com/IssaBlackThing
Leave that pain and struggling lifestyle alone and get into the soft life era!YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/issablackthingInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/issablackthingTwitter: https://twitter.com/IssaBlackThing
Our brothers have been through a treacherous week with countless cheating accusations and infidelity claims. Just a friendly reminder BLACK MEN DON'T CHEAT! YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/issablackthingInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/issablackthingTwitter: https://twitter.com/IssaBlackThing
Tonight is game night! Everyday we embody the Black essence and culture so today we putting it to the test. We are playing CultureTags (this is not an ad)! The spirited and popular game that will test just how well you know the culture. If you know what WHHW or IYKYK means, then you've just played CultureTags! YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/issablackthingInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/issablackthingTwitter: https://twitter.com/IssaBlackThing
The truth don't matter if the lie is more entertaining .Read The Room: Just a voice note YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/issablackthingInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/issablackthingTwitter: https://twitter.com/IssaBlackThing
Sometimes the truth can be a hard pill to swallow. Could you handle the hard ugly truth or would you rather be spoon fed lies? YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/issablackthingInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/issablackthingTwitter: https://twitter.com/IssaBlackThing
Being turnt at the club is a different level of fun. Tune in as we discuss some of our own club etiquette rules and regulations.Read The Room: Keeping up with the Joneses YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/issablackthingInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/issablackthingTwitter: https://twitter.com/IssaBlackThing
Some people can have it all and still find a way to mess it up. Some people have nothing and have tremendous growth. And other plateau and stay the same. Which one are you? Read The Room: R. Kelly getting 30 years YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/issablackthingInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/issablackthingTwitter: https://twitter.com/IssaBlackThing
If you don't drink regular milk or think that you're too good to take public transportation you just might be boujee. We all a little boujee one way or the other.Read The Room: Learning to orgasmGrowing Up Black: Greeting people whenever you enter a room YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/issablackthingInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/issablackthingTwitter: https://twitter.com/IssaBlackThing
Everyone has wins but L last forever! Check da crew out as we tell a few stories of us going out sad.Read The Room: Pull up if you want to! YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkdSSPiYECSr0x3sLYo_jUQInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/issablackthingTwitter: https://twitter.com/IssaBlackThing
Tonight is game night! We will be rapping and sing to our favorite tracks with authority. Our game of choice is the one and only AuxGod music battle card game (this is not an ad). Listen in and let us know who is the real Aux God in da crew! YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkdSSPiYECSr0x3sLYo_jUQInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/issablackthingTwitter: https://twitter.com/IssaBlackThing
We have one question. Why yall like summer so much? Tune in as we try to figure out why summer is considered the best season of the year.Read The Room: Local Florida woman breaks into someone home and suck his dick.Growing Up Black: Best childhood games. YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkdSSPiYECSr0x3sLYo_jUQInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/issablackthingTwitter: https://twitter.com/IssaBlackThing
You just been invited to a function by one of your friends and the first thing you gotta ask is “Who finna be over there?” It is standard practice to get an idea of the vibes before even committing to going to a function.Read The Room: Karma do your worst!Growing Up Black: Leaving children home alone. YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkdSSPiYECSr0x3sLYo_jUQInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/issablackthingTwitter: https://twitter.com/IssaBlackThing
Do you like the smell of farts? The taste of mayonnaise? Well guess what? Everyone like something that is weird or unusual. You are not alone and you will be judged about it! Read The Room: Why do people aspire to be a celebrities doppelgängerGrowing Up Black: Living vicariously through your children. YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/issablackthingInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/issablackthingTwitter: https://twitter.com/IssaBlackThing