'WE WANT A #BLACKOUTLIFE' (#BlackOutTuesday, Trina Criticises #BlackLivesMatter Protesters, Republic Records Banishes The Term 'Urban')

Welcome back to Don’t Alert the Stans! For this week’s episode, the ongoing racial tensions clamouring the world at present, once again trickle into the show’s itinerary. Kicking off this week’s news agenda, is the #BlackOutTuesday movement that took place across the music industry. Eden, Nic & Sope share their concerns around its legitimacy and how it can effectively play a part in the fight for black liberation. The self-proclaimed ‘Da Baddest Bitch’ Trina was in hot water this past week, when she voiced her disgust at the Miami #BlackLivesMatter protests and riots in support of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. Rounding up the news junket this week, is the announcement that Republic Records have decided that they are to completely do away with the racially-coded term ‘urban’ at every facet of the company. Not one to miss! To send us a voicenote, use this link: https://anchor.fm/datspodcast/message Sope’s Listens for the Week: Fred Hammond - A Closer Walk, A Song of Strength Mary J Blige – I Never Wanna Live Without You Kirk Franklin - Revolution, Silver & Gold Solange – A Seat At The Table Donny Hathaway & Roberta Flack - Be Real Black For Me, Come Ye Disconsolate. Nic’s Listens for the Week: Gunna - Wunna Chiiild – Synthetic Soul Eden’s Listens for the Week: Kano – Hoodies All Summer @Theyhavetherange – Instagram Profile Remember to RATE, REVIEW AND SUBSCRIBE!  Enjoy! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intro Music by: @Jmzofficial Artwork designed by: @_manlikemike Episode audio edited by: @TonySupremeuk ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Get involved! Don't forget to tweet us your thoughts on the episode at #DATSPOD! Rate and review us on Soundcloud, Apple Music, Spotify and Anchor Follow us on: Twitter - @datspod Instagram - @datspod Anchor – @datspodcast Hashtag - #datspod / #DontAlertTheStans