Ep. 6| Work Hard, Play Harder

Come kick it with us as we unpack Bravo’s new Queens of R&B series, Tocha and Tamika Scott of Xscape falling out, Kandi Burruss vs. Tamar Braxton, the Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip drama, Blac Chyna removing her implants, and the Real Housewives of Atlanta season 15 trailer release. Today we mixed things up a little bit and served up a juicy Q&A. You don’t want to miss this episode!

Did you miss us? Join us this week as we unpack the Academy Awards, Miley Cyrus’ new album, the official Little Mermaid trailer release, and Yara Shahidi starring in the new live-action Peter Pan as Tinkerbell. This week we dive into commitment and discuss why we think our generation has taken the cultural stance that we have on the subject. We get into the different stages of commitment, what it would take from a partner to make you feel comfortable committing to them, and how sometimes, we tend to overcomplicate commitment. Get into it!

Welcome to our last episode of The Melanin Diaries featuring special guest Jaylen Bryant. Today we unpacked Rihanna’s super bowl performance/pregnancy, Blac Chyna’s Mother and the Illuminati, the new Chick-fil-a cauliflower sandwich, and Jen Shah finally reporting to prison. We finished The Melanin Diaries on the subject of forgiveness, and we discussed what it actually takes to forgive someone over a racially motivated incident, what determines whether or not someone even deserves forgiveness, and what to do when you are struggling to forgive. We hope you enjoyed The Melanin Diaries. Happy Black History Month!

Tune in for part three of The Melanin Diaries featuring special guest Haley Garner. This week we got into Beyonce breaking the record for most Grammy wins, Viola Davis reaching EGOT status, Ball State’s recent kidnapping attempt, Offset and Quavo’s most recent altercation, and rated some grammy outfits. This week's segment of The Melanin Diaries is all about balance. We discuss learning how to stand up for yourself in predominantly White space in a way that still allows you to maintain professional relationships. Happy listening!

Come kick it with us and special guest Imani Brissett for part two of The Melanin Diaries! Today we chopped it up about Beyoncés ticket prices, Latto’s new mystery sugar daddy, the Academy Award nominations, and Rihanna developing a new Fenty kids clothing line. This segment of The Melanin Diaries is all about advocation. We sit down with Imani to discuss how to go about standing up against racism in predominantly White artistic spaces, how to handle people who have good intentions but struggle with ignorance, what to do with people whose perspectives and experiences are too limited to bridge cultural gaps, and what it will take to get those who are privileged to truly start to understand what it’s like to walk in our shoes. Get your notepad ready because Imani dropped some knowledge on us for free!

Welcome to The Melanin Diaries! Join guest star Mariam Bryant and us as we get into Real Housewives of Potomac star Robyn Dixon admitting her husband cheated on her (again), Chris Brown’s tax issues, Biden claiming the pandemic will end in May, Kenya Barris facing colorism allegations, Nene Leakes oldest son Brentt Leakes seemingly coming out as gay on social media, and Bravo TV’s new series “The Queens of R&B” featuring SWV and Xscape. We kicked off part one of The Melanin Diaries with a bang and unpacked what the treatment artist of color receive from their white colleagues can look like, how that impacts our creativity and mental health, and how the isolation and neglect inflicted upon us prevents community building. This episode is one for the books!

Lucky number seven hunny! Get into it with us as we unpack Beyoncé’s performance in Dubai, Kim K’s new SKIMS class at Harvard University, the Chrisley’s reporting to prison, Jen Shah’s sentencing, and former Real Housewives of Atlanta star Kim Zolciak selling her old wigs on Instagram. Today’s main topic is all about red flags, and we unpack boundary setting, when you should accept things in a relationship, when it’s time to cut it, situationships, and what to do when someone gives you green and red flags all at the same time. This episode is in fact JUICY!

Six episodes in and we’re still bringing the heat! Tune in as we chop it up about Miley’s new single, SZA’s BBL, the Rolling Stones Best 200 Singers list, the new Whitney Houston movie, and much more! We also discuss childhood nostalgia and unpack some of what made our early years so special. Happy listening!

Bring in the new year with your favs as we kick 2023 off by discussing Beyoncé’s upcoming tour, Miley’s New Year’s Eve party, R. Kelly’s ‘I Admit It’, Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss’ passing, Nene Leakes, and finally recapping 2022’s best pop culture moments. We also get into all things New Year’s and discuss our thoughts on New Year’s resolutions and what we’re looking forward to in 2023! Enjoy our first highsode and Happy New Year from M&J!

Hoe hoe hoe! Break away from your family when they start getting on your nerves, and come kick it with us as we dive into our thoughts on Secret Santa, holiday inebriation, that annual family Christmas text, our favorite Christmas traditions, and more! Happy holidays from M&J!