Because I Am Podcast

We started off talking about why or why not we'd fight in the Montgomery Brawl, the most recent Twitch streamers events from Kai Cenat to iShowSpeed, Usher and Keke's announcement, TDE's impact today and more! Time Stamps: 15:19 Would You Fight In the Montgomery Brawl? 43:40 Are Twitch Influencer's Invincible? | iShowSpeed & Kai Cenat 1:03:37 Keke & Usher 1:12:33 TDE & Reason / Impactful Artists 1:47:24 How Do We Feel About Bobbi Althoff? 1:58:30 Upcoming Music 2:07:10 NFL Updates ______________________________ Wicked Radio: Tren: AMAKA - Oasis Damon: DJ Premier - Runway (feat. Westside Gunn & Rome Streetz) Had: Snoh Aalegra - Be My Summer ______________________________ Support us our Patreon: patreon.com/becausewearepodcast , for access to bonus episodes, new exclusive segments from us and full videos of the podcast. Follow us @BecauseWeArePodcast on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok!

This week we talked about Tren's experience at Drake's 'It's All A Blur' show, Drake and Kendrick being at odds with eachother, the most recent news about Lizzo, Travis Scott's newest album 'UTOPIA' and how we should listen to it, and responding to the request for a potential 4th host for the podcast, and more! Time Stamps: 9:37 It's All A Blur Tour 21:12 Drake vs. Beyoncé vs. Kendrick 28:06 Lizzo's Recent Headlines 33:32 Travis Scott's 'UTOPIA' Review 48:11 IMAX Listening Parties? 52:25 Permadeath in Video Games 55:56 Why Do They Want Us To Hate Aliens? 59:32 What Were You Afraid Of? 1:01:55 Potential 4th Host 1:08:19 Upcoming Music & Shows ______________________________ Wicked Radio: Tren: lvusm x Osquello - Moonlight  Had: Samaria - Out The Way Damon: tobi lou - Pain Boy Advanced (feat. FARADA, Polo G, Dame D.O.L.L.A) ______________________________ Support us our Patreon: patreon.com/becausewearepodcast , for access to bonus episodes, new exclusive segments from us and full videos of the podcast. Fo

This week we started off with the modern day Houdini aka Carlee Russell and her recent disappearing act, your zodiac sign getting you into trouble because of it’s stereotypes, Geno Five’s newest track ‘SIGNS’ and the toxicity test, the greatest double movie premiere in history ‘Barbenheimer’, upcoming movies and albums & much more! Time Stamps: 17:54 Gone Girl 2: Carlee Russell 30:58 Technology in our Dreams 35:58 Has Your Zodiac Sign Ever Gotten You Into Trouble? (with Special Guest - Geno Five) 51:23 Barbenheimer 1:21:36 They Cloned Jamie Foxx? 1:28:42 Has Programming gone too far? 1:31:44 Final Fantasy 16 1:38:47 How Do You Know When You’ve Got Good D? 1:48:05 Nas Magic 2 1:53:25 Upcoming Music ______________________________ Wicked Radio: Tren: Sampha - Spirit 2.0 Had: Beanie Sigel - Feel It In The Air Damon: Sleepy Hollow - Good Girls Ain’t No Fun ______________________________ Support us our Patreon: patreon.com/becausewearepodcast , for access to bonus episodes, new exclusive segments from us and

This week we started off reviewing Tren's 4th of July trip to Miami and were joined by an airline representative to explain flight delays. We talked about Twitter's downfall and the rise of new apps to replace it, Keke Palmer's antics with Usher and other celebrities calling peoples' significant others on stage, upcoming music and much more! Time Stamps: 13:14 Miami Trip/4th of July Weekend 31:51 Flight Delays 43:42 Where Did Twitter Go Wrong? 50:27 What Should We Do About Spill? 59:31 Threads 1:11:07 Elon vs. Zuck 1:15:12 Keke, Do You Love Me? 1:31:05 Is There a Statute of Limitations on Get Backs? 1:47:18 Uzi Album ______________________________ Wicked Radio: Tren: sobe - ENERGY (prod. by fullbodydurag) Damon: Lil Uzi Vert - Patience (feat. Don Toliver) Had: Tone Stith - Girls Like You ______________________________ Support us our Patreon: patreon.com/becausewearepodcast , for access to bonus episodes, new exclusive segments from us and full videos of the podcast. Follow us @BecauseWeArePodcast on YouTub

This week we started off talking the BET Awards and all that came with it and updates in the Jonathan Majors case. We then talked seriously about the open relationships agenda being pushed in media and how we feel about it, and what it would take for us to be in one. We also covered some NBA Trade updates and more thoroughly covered this latest season of Black Mirror, upcoming albums, movies, shows and much more! Time Stamps: 12:05 BET Awards 30:03 Do We Owe Jonathan Majors an apology? 42:47 Agenda Pushing/Zendaya's newest banger "Challengers" 47:49 What Does It Take For You to Be in a Happy Throuple? 1:21:39 "You're Scaring the Hoes" 1:33:08 Which Video Game Character Could You Beat Up in a Fight? 1:36:56 Black Mirror (Full Review) *SPOILERS* 1:53:06 NBA Trade Updates 2:03:04 Upcoming Music/Movie/TV Updates ______________________________ Wicked Radio: Tren: Madison McFerrin - Testify Had: Victoria Monét - On My Mama Damon: Conway the Machine - Brooklyn Chop House (feat. Fabolous & Benny The Butcher) _

On this episode, we started off talking about our weekends celebrating Father's Day and Juneteenth. We then got into some fun and hosted and played 3 different game shows created by us. We talked about the Flash, the newest season of Black Mirror, Demon Slayer, Killer Mike and Gunna's newest albums and much more! Time Stamps: 4:30 Father's Day Activities 19:14 Should everyone have Juneteenth off? 29:52 Tren's Music & Culture Game Show 1:18:22 Had's Movie & Show Game Show 1:37:03 Dame's Black Historian Death Battle 1:48:54 Guns in 90s TV Shows | Did those PSA's work? 1:56:30 Personal Black History Facts 2:10:29 The Flash 2:25:24 Black Mirror 2:36:34 Demon Slayer 2:38:36 Vinland Saga 2:41:54 Has Any Movie or Show Made You Cry? 2:44:48 Killer Mike's 'Michael' 2:49:58 Gunna's 'A Gift & a Curse" 2:56:36 Doja Cat's 'Attention' 2:57:43 BLK ODYSSY's 'Diamonds & Freaks' 3:02:08 Latto's 'Put It On Da Floor" / Cardi B ______________________________ Wicked Radio: Tren: Amaarae - Water From Wine Had: Ma

On this episode, we talked about Tren's recent vacation antics, how we feel about swinging, asking/being asked to cut someone off in your relationship, Across the Spider-Verse, The Little Mermaid, what we'd do with real life VC, Chika's recent online rant, the Kaytramine album and much more! Time Stamps: 23:49 Tren's Vacation/Swinging 56:07 Cut Em' Off 1:04:18 Tag Me! 1:19:41 Spiderman: Across the Spider-Verse 1:39:56 The Little Mermaid 1:49:24 TV Shows 1:54:53 Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom 2:00:53 Newest Spiderman Game/Playstation Showcase 2:11:34 What Would You Do with Real Life VC from 2K? 2:18:05 NBA Finals Updates 2:32:03 CHIKA's Airplane Fiasco/Online Rants 2:49:14 The Kang Dynasty Continues? 2:52:54 Music ______________________________ Wicked Radio: Tren: Chenayder - Strawberry Perfume Had: Rory - Enough (feat. reggie & Jay Electronica) Damon: 50 Cent - Ryder Music ______________________________ Support us our Patreon: patreon.com/becausewearepodcast , for access to bonus episodes, new e

On this episode, we talked about troubled mutual friendships and being associated with the company you keep. We covered the Writers Strike and what it means for the future of media, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Beyoncé's Renaissance World Tour leaks, Janelle Monáe's reveal and much more! Time Stamps: 9:02 "I'm Not Coming if They're Coming" 19:26 Guilty by Association 32:55 Good Rumors vs. Bad Rumors 53:10 You've Been Warned/Man-Whores 1:06:29 The Honey Pack 1:15:12 WGA Strike 1:29:09 Good Art vs. Bad Art 1:45:16 Drake Avoiding Female Rappers 1:59:47 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 2:20:54 Queen Bey's Tour Leaks 2:26:12 Little Mermaid Reactions 2:35:02 Janelle Monáe's Rollout 2:41:31 Met Gala/Bad Bunny 2:54:16 Freddie Gibbs 3:01:05 NBA Playoffs Updates ______________________________ Wicked Radio: Damon: Joey Bada$$ - Fallin' Jus: Coco Jones - Double Back Tren: Omarion - Alkaline Drip ______________________________ Support us our Patreon: patreon.com/becausewearepodcast , for access to bonus episodes, new

We started this week off talking about some personal experiences, then got into co-worker romances and some hard hitting questions, being called daddy and when it's preferred, our own personal conversations with AI and newest advancements, what being a one hit wonder means today, newest trailers, shows, music and much more! Time Stamps: 14:06 Sleeping Up and Work Place Relationships 22:09 Anniversaries 33:37 The Tough Questions 37:52 Nicknames/Being Called Daddy 52:07 Guns 1:03:43 Irrational Fears & Animals 1:12:45 MyAI 1:19:48 RizzGPT 1:28:00 AI Music 1:41:42 One Hit Wonders 2:03:53 Late Visuals 2:13:12 'Final Destination' 2:17:20 Favorite Story & Character Tropes 2:35:20 'Black Mirror' Season Six 2:44:28 Netflix's 'Beef' 2:56:10 NFL Updates/NBA Playoffs 3:09:39 Music 3:20:35 What Celebrity Steez Have You Taken? Damon: Lupe Fiasco - SentRock Tren: GoGo Morrow - Don't Stop Jus: Hit-Boy x The Alchemist - Slipping Into Darkness

On this week's episode, we started off talking about what should come with aging, recent AI news and updates, Spotify DJ setting the right mood for us, Jonathan Majors recent news, reality TV and if we'd fit in, upcoming movies and albums and so much more! Time Stamps: 7:13 Turning 30/Aging 14:46 AI Moving Fast 30:43 Spotify DJ: Does Xavier really know us? 36:20 The Magical World of Ringtones 49:29 Stupid, Illegal Shit 1:10:27 Mr. Majors 1:26:38 Love Is Blind/Reality TV 1:42:51 'Barbie' 1:56:24 'Super Mario' 2:27:23 NFL Updates/NBA Playoffs 2:37:37 King Von Documentary 2:45:35 Chloe Bailey 2:57:27 Do We Need More Depressed R&B Acts? 3:11:19 Wicked Radio Damon: Jorja Smith - Try Me Tren: Devin Tracy - My Lover Jus: Janelle Monáe - Float (feat. Seun Kuti & Egypt80)

This week, we talked about high school/college reunions, what we'd do with the ability to alter our own memories or others, the importance or non-importance of fame, Amazon Prime's 'Swarm', HBO's 'Last of Us', the allure of action movies, and much more! Time Stamps: 10:47 Should March be the New Year? 13:54 What Did You Wanna Be as a Kid? 20:49 High School/College Reunions 47:11 If You Could Alter Memories, Would You? 1:04:09 Would You Watch Other Peoples Memories?  1:11:51 Do You Wanna Be Famous? 1:21:19 'Swarm' 1:54:36 'Last of Us' 2:19:43 'Dave' / Diplo's Theory 2:27:23 'John Wick' 2:43:57 Chris Rock's 'Selective Outrage' 3:00:56 Ja Morant 3:20:07 Wicked Radio Damon: WESTSIDE BOOGIE - LOLSMH II Tren: Zacari - Motions (ft. Ab-Soul) Jus: Victoria Monét - Smoke (ft. Lucky Daye) For bonus content including audio and video, subscribe to our Patreon: patreon.com/becauseiampodcast

On this week's episode, Tren and Had have a very serious discussion about commitment and the importance of health insurance. We discuss our ideal proposal scenarios, apologizing for past wrongdoings, Michael B. Jordan's recent interview, Don Toliver's 'Love Sick' and Logic's 'College Park', and much more! Time Stamps: 10:25 Let's Get Married (For Insurance) 28:42 How Would You Propose? 39:21 Do You Protect Your Homies from Striking Out? 52:35 Apologizing/Being Apologized To 1:13:13 Michael B. Jordan  1:23:17 Your Forever Opps 1:29:35 'Swarm'/Stan Culture 1:44:37 The Power of Nicki 1:57:06 Nas' Performance at MSG/Legacy Acts 2:06:36 Drake & Lil Yachty's Interview 2:12:57 Drake & 21 Savage's 'Spin Bout U' Video 2:22:11 Don Toliver's 'Love Sick' 2:31:42 Logic's 'College Park' 2:42:45 Who's Invited to the Cookout? 2:51:30 I Don't Date You People 3:00:51 Wicked Radio Damon: Kali Uchis - Moral Conscience Tren: Geno Five - On God. Jus: Kenya Vaun - Overrated For bonus content including audio and video, sub

On this episode, we reviewed the Super Bowl & Rihanna's performance, travel compatibility, You People, Last of Us, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania and much more! Time Stamps: 6:28 Norovirus 14:53 Super Bowl Review 22:19 Fenty Bowl Review 32:49 Being the Main Character on your Birthday 47:33 Being Travel Compatible 1:00:10 Newest Fashion Trends 1:10:45 'White Men Can’t Jump' 1:17:36 'You People' 1:31:40 HBO's 'Last of Us' 2:12:18 Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania Review 2:45:50 The Flash Trailer 2:56:58 Chloe Bailey x Chris Brown 3:09:15 Wicked Radio Damon: Akeem Ali - Keemy Casanova He's BAD Tren: Amaria - Twilight Jus: Coco Jones x Leon Thomas - Until The End Of Time (Spotify Singles) For bonus content including audio and video, subscribe to our Patreon: patreon.com/becauseiampodcast

On this episode, we discussed our upcoming week plans including the Super Bowl & Valentine's Day, having friends or relationships exclusively online, recent NBA trade transactions and Lebron's emotions, Beyonce's Renaissance Tour, RIhanna's Fenty Bowl and much more! Time Stamps: 9:38 Superbowl Plans 22:19 Valentine's Day 49:40 Online Friends/Girlfriends 1:12:29 PPP Loan Scam/Would you do 20 months in prison for 24 million? 1:26:13 Weirdest Food Feats 1:40:08 NBA Trade Deadlines/Lebron James 2:09:26 Hogwarts Legacy 2:22:03 Lil Yachty 2:29:42 Chris Brown vs. Robert Glasper 2:43:16 Smokey Robinson's Gasms 2:46:57 Beyonce's Renaissance Tickets 2:53:07 Grammy's Hip Hop Tribute 3:03:04 Rihanna's Superbowl Concert 3:08:11 Wicked Radio 012 Damon: MIKE x Wiki x The Alchemist - One More Tren: Matt McGhee - Female Rapper Joint Jus: Tiana Major9 - Try Peace... For bonus content including audio and video, subscribe to our Patreon: patreon.com/becauseiampodcast

On this episode, we discussed everything from future plans for our Patreon exclusives, nurse's buying fake degrees, Had's unexpected night with Drake & Ice Spice, the most unbreakable records, & zombie apocalypses to upcoming music and more! Time Stamps: 2:04 Biggest Critique Listening to Yourself 9:06 Weed Education with Professor Godbolt 13:13 Patreon Exclusives 14:41 Final Fantasy: Where's the First Fantasy? 20:04 Is Mickey Mouse in a 360 Deal? 28:15 Video Games That Make Us Happy/Angry 36:19 Lying On Your Resume 45:15 Helping Someone in a Crisis ~Interlude: L U V (Patrice Rushen Remix) prod. Mikailli~ 51:51 Getting Rizzed Up 1:00:52 Had's Night with Drake & Ice Spice 1:10:10 Who is the most Impactful Rapper of All TIme? 1:31:28 Mr. Beast/Is Anything On the Internet Real Anymore? 1:36:01 Tinder and Hinge's New Subscriptions 1:48:45 The Unbreakable Records 2:05:02 Guilty Pleasure Shows 2:09:25 What's the Best Movie/TV Show based on a Video Game? 2:20:31 Last of Us/Zombie Apocalypse Scenario 2:

To open up 2023, we talked New Year's resolutions and our holiday experiences. Are you in a happy relationship? Do you think you could do it again, today? We discuss if we'd be able to. We covered NFL Playoffs and predictions, the newest Ant-Man Quantumania trailer, Netflix's newest banger, 'Kaleidoscope', and of course, upcoming music and more! Time Stamps: 15:38 Start of 2023 26:57 New Year's Resolutions 46:21 Being Single in 2023 57:21 Could You Bag Your Significant Other Again? ~Interlude: son of one - ish man~ 1:10:40 NFL Playoffs 1:23:12 Predictions 1:33:50 Passion of the Christ 2 1:35:57 Ant-Man Quantumania Newest Trailer 1:41:49 Favorite Black Actors 1:47:04 'Kaleidoscope': Review 2:12:57 Our Roles in a Heist 2:22:59 Golden Globes 2:32:28 M3GAN 2:46:30 Upcoming Albums 2:52:19 Is Frank Ocean Performing Coachella? 3:01:42 Wicked Radio 010 Damon: Sule - John Tren: UMI - say im ur luv Jus: RJ Payne - BANKS MEETS PAYNE (feat. Lloyd Banks) Outro: Flying Lotus - Luckiest Charm (Feat. Laura Darlington) F

For our final episode of 2022, we close out the year with another segment of Homie Court: Is it okay to tell your kid that they suck at something if they really do suck? Is Tren a liar and a gaslighter? Does Had need to change his parenting philosophy? We break down what our Negro Solstice super powers would be and what we'd use them for, safe spaces for Black men that enjoy niche things, losing great artists too soon and the impact it has on their fans, current & upcoming films and a BUNCH of music! Time Stamps: 3:17 Homie Court 35:11 Is Violence Ever the Answer?  45:39 Negro Solstice Powers 58:45 Safe Spaces for Black Men 1:08:05 Losing Artists Too Soon 1:28:55 GloDilla 1:38:59 R. Kelly's 'I Admit It' 1:44:36 Avatar 2 1:49:19 Cocaine Bear 1:50:59 Rush Hour 4 1:54:03 Will Smith's 'Emancipation' 1:57:57 Black Adam 2:03:37 BTS Enlisting 2:07:10 SZA's 'SOS' 2:22:00 Ab-Soul's 'HERBERT' / TDE 2:30:14 Rico Nasty's 'Freak' 2:36:52 Holiday Plans 2:44:30 Wicked Radio 009 Damon: TOBi - Flowers (A COLORS SHOW) T

This week, we talked about out Had's hate for Thanksgiving, Friendsgiving taking over, shoplifting, the newest killer robots in San Francisco, talking fashion with your significant other, AI and it's flaws, and much more! Time Stamps: 4:27 Why Had Hates Thanksgiving/Friendsgiving 10:04 Black Friday  14:41 Shoplifting/Being a Sneaky Kid 20:14 Surveillance 26:33 Killer Robots/AI 34:41 One of Your Loved Ones Going Viral 37:07 Telling Your Family Member They Suck at Something 43:51 Being Honest with your Significant Other 48:36 Telling Your Kids They Suck at Something 52:16 Letting your Significant Other Dress You/Fashion 1:04:42 Art Basel ~Simen Sez - Una Cerveza - RIP~ 1:13:32 Worst Beatz of All Time 1:23:31 Moon Knight 1:28:29 Marvel Body Morphing Actors/Deepfaking and AI 1:39:04 Building Villains in Movies 1:56:12 Deepfaking and AI Pt. 2 2:06:50 Metro Boomin's 'HEROES & VILLAINS' / Stealing Songs 2:21:47 Ab-Soul/Sza Dropping Soon 2:24:18 Quentin Miller Addressing Nas 2:32:30 21 Savage and Nas 2:34:43 W

This week, we discussed cursing etiquette, respecting trigger warnings, kink rules, artists being impactful, Black Panther 2 and much more! Time Stamps: 1:18 Cursing 14:36 Trigger Warnings 24:42 Are All Kinks Okay?/Role Playing 32:29 The Sex Playlist 39:42 What Do You Bring to the Table? 56:45 Is Drake Still Impactful? / 'Her Loss' Review 1:38:14 Is 21 Gonna Do Something For Us? 1:51:58 Do We Like The Songs or Just the Artists? 2:00:40 Steve Lacy 2:06:58 Nas' 'King Disease III' 2:27:29 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever' Review 3:09:05 Wicked Radio 007 Damon: Burna Boy - Alone Tren: Smino - Pro Freak (feat. Doechii & Fatman Scoop) Jus: Nas - Reminisce   For bonus content including audio and video, subscribe to our Patreon: patreon.com/becauseiampodcast

This week, we discussed amusement parks/carnivals, witnessing break ups over social media, side piece culture, Ye, and much more! Time Stamps: 3:43 Amusement Parks/Water Parks 15:27 Being on Both Sides of a Break Up 33:43 Coming To You as a Woman/Side Pieces 59:33 Barbarian 1:01:15 The Rehearsal 1:04:22 West World 1:07:04 HOTD 1:10:24 She Hulk Finale 1:15:40 Tren's Marvel Theory/Marvel's Business Choices 1:27:15 Atlanta 1:31:15 Anime 1:34:44 Halloween Ends 1:38:01 Rap Music/Low Vibrational 2:11:28 Baby Face's 'Girls Night Out' 2:18:45 Jeezy's 'SNOFALL' 2:22:28: Lil Baby's 'It's Only Me' 2:23:25 Quavo x Takeoff 'Only Built For Infinity Links' 2:29:59 Ye 2:47:57 Shout Out/Shut Up 2:54:38 Wicked Radio 006 Damon: BLK ODYSSY - COMPLEX OF KILLING A MAN Tren: Neon Cove - Goddess Jus: 070 Shake - Cocoon   For bonus content including audio and video, subscribe to our Patreon: patreon.com/becauseiampodcast