Blake's Takes
Blake's Takes brings you in depth discussions on hip hop, sports, politics, social issues, and much more. Every week, we sit down to discuss recent events and examine the broader contextual meaning behind the most talked about occurrences in today's world while also chopping it up about the best new music out. We are your one stop shop for hot takes on all things relevant to the culture.
Episodes
November 18, 2019 • 26 mins
Waddup y'all! This past month, myself and Trey had the privilege of being at some pretty special concerts. We peeped Rod Wave & Kevin Gates at Express Live in Columbus and Rapsody & Big K.R.I.T at the House of Blues in Cleveland, plus I caught EarthGang at Skully's! Listen to our recap of some incredible moments & performances from a wild month of shows.
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October 13, 2019 • 28 mins
Trump's attempt to seek assistance investigating the Bidens from Ukraine (and others) has led to this...we may ACTUALLY get an impeachment hearing y'all!
We discussed how Trump's privilege led to him making such moronic mistakes in these events, how we see the political world on both sides going on from here, and if we might actually see this idiot actually removed from office. Myles also put out possibly the best consp...
We discussed how Trump's privilege led to him making such moronic mistakes in these events, how we see the political world on both sides going on from here, and if we might actually see this idiot actually removed from office. Myles also put out possibly the best consp...
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August 29, 2019 • 48 mins
On Sunday, we were absolutely honored and privileged to be able to attend multiple historic events that took place in Dayton in honor of the victims of the mass shooting that took place there a year ago. We attended Kanye West's "Sunday Service," as well as Dave Chappelle's "Gem City Shine" block party featuring surprise appearances from Stevie Wonder, Chance The Rapper, Jon Stewart and many more.
While the ...
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June 28, 2019 • 31 mins
We had a whole lot of music to catch up on since the last time we talked new projects, so we broke it down into a few episodes for y'all! In this first part we talked DaBaby's project and his legendary ass whoopin he handed out on IG live, as well as new work from Stunna 4 Vegas, Tobi, YG, Money Man, Rico Nasty, Young Thug, J. Cole, & more!
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June 27, 2019 • 50 mins
We're back y'all!
After a brief hiatus to edit my SXSW video (go peep if you haven't already!), we're back to talk about all the drama that has unfolded in the NBA world in a matter of weeks. We talked about the Raptors victory, Kawhi's decision, whether the Warriors are done, AD's trade to the Lakers, and many more storylines that are all in play for what is already stacking up to be a crazy offseason.
We ...
After a brief hiatus to edit my SXSW video (go peep if you haven't already!), we're back to talk about all the drama that has unfolded in the NBA world in a matter of weeks. We talked about the Raptors victory, Kawhi's decision, whether the Warriors are done, AD's trade to the Lakers, and many more storylines that are all in play for what is already stacking up to be a crazy offseason.
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May 10, 2019 • 44 mins
As some of you know, I recently had an absolutely life changing experience down in Austin for South By Southwest 2019. I got the privilege of officially covering the event for iHeartRadio and SXSW itself, and I am SO excited to get my documentary out to y'all soon!
Until then, I decided that a recap more from my perspective as an acting member of the press who is actually a superfan would be a great way to offer some context on...
Until then, I decided that a recap more from my perspective as an acting member of the press who is actually a superfan would be a great way to offer some context on...
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April 18, 2019 • 45 mins
As some of you know, I recently had an absolutely life changing experience down in Austin for South By Southwest 2019. I got the privilege of officially covering the event for iHeartRadio and SXSW itself, and I am SO excited to get my documentary out to y'all soon!
Until then, I decided that a recap more from my perspective as an acting member of the press who is actually a superfan would be a great way to offer some context on...
Until then, I decided that a recap more from my perspective as an acting member of the press who is actually a superfan would be a great way to offer some context on...
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April 5, 2019 • 46 mins
As some of you know, I recently had an absolutely life changing experience down in Austin for South By Southwest 2019. I got the privilege of officially covering the event for iHeartRadio and SXSW itself, and I am SO excited to get my documentary out to y'all soon!
Until then, I decided that a recap more from my perspective as an acting member of the press who is actually a superfan would be a great way to offer some context on...
Until then, I decided that a recap more from my perspective as an acting member of the press who is actually a superfan would be a great way to offer some context on...
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April 2, 2019 • 58 mins
Leader. Real. Motivational. Inspirational. These are all just words to some people, but to Nipsey Hussle living these characteristics every single day was a way of life. We lost an important one y'all. And it hurts. We hadn't planned on recording today, but we decided that turning all this energy into something productive and inspirational sounded like a fitting way to pay our respects to the legend we just lost. So...
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March 5, 2019 • 18 mins
I will be OFFICIALLY covering South By Southwest 2109 down in Austin, Texas for iHeartRadio and 106.7 The Beat y'all! As I get ready to SXSW for my 3rd straight year, I thought I would give you a little taste of all the incredible events that I will be documenting! On the tentative schedule so far is "The Daily Show" team, AOC, Tierra Whack, Miguel, Nile Rodgers, The Beastie Boys, the World Premier of "Us," Zo...
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We hit a whole bunch of topics on this one! We started with our latest edition of White People Wylin' and discussed Robert Kraft's prostitution scandal, Nick Sandmann's lawsuit, the Coast Guard TERRORIST, & more.
Next, we talked the newest details of Jussie Smollett's horrible attempted execution of his disgusting plot to advance his career and looked at Charles Barkley's legendary rant on the matter on In...
Next, we talked the newest details of Jussie Smollett's horrible attempted execution of his disgusting plot to advance his career and looked at Charles Barkley's legendary rant on the matter on In...
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February 24, 2019 • 40 mins
We touched on a bunch of new music this episode including work from DaBaby, Juicy J, Cardi B, Berner + Mozzy, John Legend, Wiz Khalifa + Curren$y, & more! We also stumbled into the topics Wiz Khalifa's influence, the best stoner movies, and how the UK accent in rap is funny to Trey and I.
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February 21, 2019 • 28 mins
Jussie Smollett was arrested by the Chicago Police Department today and has been charged with a felony for lying about the alleged hate crime he was the victim of recently. In lieu of this disturbing news, we discussed the implications of this extremely destructive attempt to gain acclaim at the expense of multiple oppressed communities. We talked about how this will arm racists with ammo to dismiss future REAL hate crimes, the i...
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February 19, 2019 • 33 mins
NBA All Star Weekend always brings us memorable and historic moments, and the 2019 edition in Charlotte was no different. We talked about a range of topics from the event both on and off the court including Jason Tatum's game winner in the Skills Competition, the crazy high scores in the 3 Point Contest where Joe Harris shocked Steph, Diallo's dunk over Shaq, memorable moments from Team Lebron's victory over Team Giann...
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February 18, 2019 • 30 mins
This episode, we continued one of my favorite new segments where we all try to stump each other with music that was culturally relevant to our respective upbringings that the others missed out on! The result is always a combination of pure comedy, cultural education, and a history lesson! You might even find yourself walking away with some new classics to bump!
The songs used this time were (In order):
"Hate (I Really Don'...
The songs used this time were (In order):
"Hate (I Really Don'...
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February 16, 2019 • 35 mins
We talked about new music this week from EARTHGANG, Jamilia Woods, Rexx Life Raj, Gary Clark Jr, DaBaby, + more! We also talked rap in marketing campaigns and how giving the artist creative control makes a huge difference in the end product!
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February 15, 2019 • 38 mins
We discussed some of the biggest stories in the world of sports this time! We talked the NBA Trade Deadline topics including the Anthony Davis drama, if Tobias Harris to the 76ers allows them to compete with the Warriors, if Kevin Durant really might go to the Knicks, and more.
We also visited some stories from the NFL including Kareem Hunt's signing with the Browns and Kyler Murray's decision to play football over baseba...
We also visited some stories from the NFL including Kareem Hunt's signing with the Browns and Kyler Murray's decision to play football over baseba...
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February 13, 2019 • 29 mins
We discussed some of the best new music out this time including Boogie's "Everything's For Sale," Dreezy's "Big Dreez," & Julia Michaels' "Inner Monologue Part 1." We also highlighted one of my absolute favorite new artists in Samm Henshaw, reacted to Marshmello's Fortnite concert, talked about the live concert experience at different sized venues, debated the importance of visuals b...
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February 12, 2019 • 34 mins
The Grammys always stir debate, especially in the hip hop community, and the 61st edition of the show was no different. We touched on various topics from the show including Alicia Keys' immaculate hosting, the increase in female representation, hip hop's complex relationship with the Grammys, the best performances & biggest winners of the night. and much more!
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February 7, 2019 • 45 mins
We discussed some of the biggest social issues pertaining to massive stories in the entertainment world this time around. We dove into the detainment of 21 Savage by I.C.E, the alleged attack on "Empire" star Jussie Smollett, Terry Crews' fighting the stigma of men being able to fight off sexual assault, & Liam Neeson's blatantly racist statements.
We dove deeper as always on all these issues and talked about ho...
We dove deeper as always on all these issues and talked about ho...
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