WHATS THE WORD

Catch up with the What's The Word crew in Episode 68 - Cody, Bree Specific, and Chris recap the St. Patrick's Day weekend before special guest DJ L falls through to join the show. The crew gets into the in's-and-outs of who they would want to perform at their weddings after video surfaces of King Louie's impromptu performance. Next, Cody shows love to the CPS schools that won state basketball championships over the weekend before t...

Episode 67 of Whats The Word Live begins with sending condolences to the family of Caleb Wilson, the student who lost his life amidst the recent investigation into hazing allegations against Omega Psi Phi at Southern University. The crew digs into the difficult conversation surrounding Wilson and question whether Greek Life has gotten too far away from its original principles. The team also sends love and light to the family of Sou...

This week, the What's The Word team is joined by special guest, DJL who is definitely not capping this episode. We kick it off with a recap of the NAACP Awards and David Banner shooting his shot on the purple carpet. Melanin Maga was a topic of discussion as Black Supporters of Trump were seen kicking it in the White House this past week and Cody introduces a great conversation about the optics of making poverty look cool. We can't...

We had a family meeting on Episode 65 of What's The Word Live as special guest Terry Roseland fell threw this week. The show kicks off with Bree recapping her trip to All-Star weekend and if the crew had any suggestions on how to fix the game. Each one of the guys give their Valentines Day experiences and Bree questions whether or not calling a man "beautiful" is a compliment in 2025. Next, Chris gives his displeasure on Jacob Lati...

Coming off of Super Bowl weekend, the What's The Word crew is back to give their takes on the game and of course, Kendrick Lamar's halftime performance. Bree, Chris and Chris D. are joined by John from DTLR to recap the show and rate it amongst the best SB shows of all-time. The crews discusses the surprises, takeaways after the rewatch, and if the beef is finally over...or just heating up with K.Dot set to go on tour this summer. ...

So even though this is not a music broadcast, the Word this week is Grammys and the crew is back to break down the historic event. Cody, Bree Specific, and Chris L. are joined by friend of the show, Dometi Pongo from MTV to break down the most noteworthy moments of Grammy night. We start with Doechii’s performance and Best Rap Album win to Babyface giving us the new mantra of 2025. Of course we get into Kendrick Lamar’s clean sweep...

With President Trump's 1st week back in office complete, the Whats The Word team drops in to the recap the week that was. Bree, Cody, and special guest Mike Jones kick off Episode 62 with breaking down Big T's administration attempting to block federal loans and grants. Next, the cast give their take on the recent brawl that took place at Thornton Township's meeting and the comments that sparked the fight which were aimed at townsh...

The Hawk is finally here in Chicago but it cant stop the Word this week. Cody, Bree, and the Chris crew fall through to rap about the week that was. Beginning with Donald Trump's Inauguration, bringing TikTok back from the dead, and the backlash black artists like Snoop and Rick Ross are receiving for performing at the presidential festivities. Dave Chappelle hosting SNL shined light on GloRilla's performance and Cody gives Glo her...

Episode 60 of What’s The Word Live begins with a family meeting about Cam and Jim Jones going back and forth, which creates a conversation about what issues should or should not remain behind closed doors. The crew also rates the Top-3 best dressed in hip-hop culture before Bree and Chris give it up to Atlanta's creative ways of coping with the recent snow wave amidst the natural disasters effecting the Palisades. We have a pubic e...

Episode 59 of What’s The Word Live kicks off the new year in a major way. We start 2025 with recapping D.Rose week in Chicago, as the crew gives their thoughts on Pooh's importance to the city and their takeaways from the events put on by his camp. Chance the Rapper caught some smoke for his performance at the Winter City Classic as Cody raises the question about entertainers performing in places that don't include their demo. Joel...

Episode 58 of What’s The Word Live brings you all the buzzworthy moments from this week! 🏆 We’re celebrating Travis Hunter’s historic Heisman win while the internet can’t stop talking about his girlfriend 👀. We also dive into Cardi B and Offset’s latest drama, the showdown between Remy Ma and Clarissa Shields 🥊, and Wayne showing love to Kendrick ahead of his Super Bowl performance—but does he still mess with Drake? 🤔

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In Episode 57, the word is Taina and Ari were spotted in the club together during Art Basel - Cody, Bree and Chris weigh on the optics coming off of the WTW exclusive interview with Herb. Big Jam 2024 happened and the crew recapped the behind-the-scenes vibes before a conversation about artist's longevity breaks out. BossMan Dlow says full-length songs are pointless and Chris brings up Andrew Schulz's flagrant comments about Kendri...