1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:04,160 Speaker 1: Gee, I'm a homegirl that knows a little bit about 2 00:00:04,200 --> 00:00:05,680 Speaker 1: everything and everybody. 3 00:00:06,559 --> 00:00:09,720 Speaker 2: You know, if you don't lie about that. Right, Hey, y'all, 4 00:00:09,720 --> 00:00:10,160 Speaker 2: what's up. 5 00:00:10,240 --> 00:00:13,680 Speaker 1: It's Laura l Rosa and this is the latest with 6 00:00:13,800 --> 00:00:16,280 Speaker 1: Laura de Rosa. This is your daily dig on all 7 00:00:16,320 --> 00:00:20,640 Speaker 1: things pop culture, entertainment, news, exclusives, and all of the 8 00:00:20,680 --> 00:00:22,720 Speaker 1: conversations that shake the room. 9 00:00:22,760 --> 00:00:23,200 Speaker 2: Baby. 10 00:00:23,560 --> 00:00:25,639 Speaker 1: Now today, y'all know, I love it when we have 11 00:00:26,120 --> 00:00:29,200 Speaker 1: some things that intertwine it between all of them. So 12 00:00:29,240 --> 00:00:32,080 Speaker 1: today we're gonna be getting into like some pop culture things, 13 00:00:32,200 --> 00:00:34,560 Speaker 1: entertainment news. But I believe that you know the conversations 14 00:00:34,600 --> 00:00:37,120 Speaker 1: we're gonna have here, we'll shake the room a bit. 15 00:00:37,159 --> 00:00:39,720 Speaker 1: I probably will hear from you guys online, my lowriders. 16 00:00:39,720 --> 00:00:41,720 Speaker 1: You guys know I love to hear from you. So 17 00:00:41,800 --> 00:00:44,040 Speaker 1: make sure you get in the streets and in the 18 00:00:44,080 --> 00:00:46,599 Speaker 1: tweets if you have something you want to say, you're responsible. 19 00:00:46,640 --> 00:00:47,680 Speaker 2: We about to be talking about. 20 00:00:47,720 --> 00:00:51,800 Speaker 1: So the twenty twenty five VIAM Awards Video Music Awards 21 00:00:51,840 --> 00:00:55,240 Speaker 1: went down here in New York. Starts study night as 22 00:00:55,240 --> 00:00:57,600 Speaker 1: it always is. I mean, pulling up on the carpet, 23 00:00:57,640 --> 00:01:00,800 Speaker 1: you had Sierra Doja. Can those you can actually had 24 00:01:00,800 --> 00:01:03,160 Speaker 1: a moment on the carpet because she ate her lipstick 25 00:01:03,200 --> 00:01:05,360 Speaker 1: and people are still trying to figure out how, but 26 00:01:05,440 --> 00:01:08,280 Speaker 1: she looked good. You had Summer Walker pulling up on 27 00:01:08,319 --> 00:01:10,440 Speaker 1: the red carpet with a new boo who is like 28 00:01:10,480 --> 00:01:13,240 Speaker 1: a sixty seventy year old white guy, she said, f 29 00:01:13,280 --> 00:01:15,199 Speaker 1: her type. She told us that a couple months ago, 30 00:01:15,800 --> 00:01:17,920 Speaker 1: and I've actually been told because I thought this was 31 00:01:17,959 --> 00:01:20,679 Speaker 1: a joke. I thought it was something to like promote 32 00:01:21,080 --> 00:01:23,160 Speaker 1: the song that she has, but I've actually been told 33 00:01:23,200 --> 00:01:26,200 Speaker 1: that they are actually dating. It's only been a few weeks, 34 00:01:26,600 --> 00:01:28,480 Speaker 1: but she's going sugar Baby. 35 00:01:28,200 --> 00:01:28,840 Speaker 2: From here on out. 36 00:01:28,959 --> 00:01:31,680 Speaker 1: She is tired, okay, but we did hear some good 37 00:01:31,720 --> 00:01:33,959 Speaker 1: news on the carpet because Summer Walker told us that 38 00:01:34,000 --> 00:01:35,559 Speaker 1: the music is on the way. 39 00:01:36,640 --> 00:01:36,959 Speaker 2: Now. 40 00:01:37,280 --> 00:01:40,720 Speaker 1: Leaving the carpet and heading on into the awards, it 41 00:01:41,480 --> 00:01:43,360 Speaker 1: was a night. Y'all know that there's always, like when 42 00:01:43,360 --> 00:01:46,839 Speaker 1: you do VMA's or you know, whatever, the Grammys, there's 43 00:01:46,920 --> 00:01:50,320 Speaker 1: always some parts of the awards ceremony. 44 00:01:49,840 --> 00:01:51,680 Speaker 2: Where you're like, who the hell is this? 45 00:01:52,160 --> 00:01:55,400 Speaker 1: But the crazy thing about this year's awarded are I 46 00:01:55,440 --> 00:01:59,280 Speaker 1: feel like people were asking in the audience and online 47 00:01:59,520 --> 00:02:03,800 Speaker 1: who is this to the wrong people like y'all know 48 00:02:04,360 --> 00:02:06,880 Speaker 1: here the latest with a long the roads that we live. 49 00:02:07,000 --> 00:02:11,000 Speaker 1: We thrive all things black culture, hip hop, entertainment. But 50 00:02:11,040 --> 00:02:13,800 Speaker 1: I mean pop culture is my is my digest and 51 00:02:13,960 --> 00:02:16,720 Speaker 1: hip hop is a popular culture. But that means we 52 00:02:17,080 --> 00:02:19,520 Speaker 1: talk all things whenever it makes sense for us to do. 53 00:02:19,600 --> 00:02:22,920 Speaker 1: So yesterday when I was watching the VMA's, I was 54 00:02:23,000 --> 00:02:25,359 Speaker 1: just kind of like dumbfounded because I feel like whoever 55 00:02:25,600 --> 00:02:28,720 Speaker 1: feeled the seats, like the de seat feelers themselves, you 56 00:02:28,760 --> 00:02:32,000 Speaker 1: could tell them. People did not know who the hell 57 00:02:32,080 --> 00:02:35,440 Speaker 1: a Bust the Rhymes was, and it was it was 58 00:02:35,480 --> 00:02:39,240 Speaker 1: embarrassing to watch. So the night kicked off with you know, 59 00:02:39,360 --> 00:02:42,920 Speaker 1: opening performances. You had l cooj who was hosting the awards, 60 00:02:42,960 --> 00:02:45,639 Speaker 1: which is always like you know, seeing lo cooj anywhere 61 00:02:45,639 --> 00:02:46,320 Speaker 1: as always epic. 62 00:02:46,360 --> 00:02:49,000 Speaker 2: But you had lo cooj hosting the awards. It makes sense. 63 00:02:49,040 --> 00:02:49,840 Speaker 2: It's very New York. 64 00:02:50,160 --> 00:02:52,560 Speaker 1: They were, you know, paying tributes to some very memorable 65 00:02:52,680 --> 00:02:55,720 Speaker 1: names and hip hop and the music Mariah Carey Bust 66 00:02:55,760 --> 00:02:59,080 Speaker 1: the Rhymes, as I mentioned before, and Loo Cooj opens 67 00:02:59,120 --> 00:03:02,600 Speaker 1: the show. Now as opens the show Doja Cat. There's 68 00:03:02,680 --> 00:03:05,320 Speaker 1: like this like glitch and at first you really think Like, 69 00:03:05,360 --> 00:03:08,000 Speaker 1: when I was watching, I really thought something was wrong 70 00:03:08,040 --> 00:03:09,320 Speaker 1: with llokoj's broadcast. 71 00:03:09,320 --> 00:03:11,120 Speaker 2: But I'm like, yo, Ello been doing this for like 72 00:03:11,600 --> 00:03:12,359 Speaker 2: thirty years. 73 00:03:12,400 --> 00:03:15,560 Speaker 1: At this point, there's no way that a teleprompter is 74 00:03:15,600 --> 00:03:18,040 Speaker 1: going to stop him from like continuing a whole show, 75 00:03:18,040 --> 00:03:20,919 Speaker 1: because he literally stopped mid sentence. But there's a glitch 76 00:03:20,960 --> 00:03:23,399 Speaker 1: that comes on the screen and Doja Cat comes up. 77 00:03:23,800 --> 00:03:28,760 Speaker 2: Let's take a listen. That's right, we're making history. So 78 00:03:28,840 --> 00:03:31,160 Speaker 2: let's get this party starlars right now. I want to 79 00:03:31,520 --> 00:03:34,720 Speaker 2: jojacat not to be rude, but I just like to interrupt. 80 00:03:34,760 --> 00:03:37,960 Speaker 2: Can everyone sit down? I wanted not in that dressed. 81 00:03:40,040 --> 00:03:43,600 Speaker 1: I've got something really special with my sleeve featuring me 82 00:03:43,920 --> 00:03:45,280 Speaker 1: and Kenny Gg. 83 00:03:45,880 --> 00:03:49,280 Speaker 2: To sit back, relax, and turn the volume out to 84 00:03:49,440 --> 00:03:50,040 Speaker 2: full man. 85 00:03:51,640 --> 00:03:55,559 Speaker 1: So then after this, Doja Cat goes into full performance. 86 00:03:55,600 --> 00:03:58,760 Speaker 1: Now here's the beauty of like pop culture. When we 87 00:03:58,800 --> 00:04:00,960 Speaker 1: get to say, like hip hop is the popular culture, 88 00:04:01,240 --> 00:04:03,960 Speaker 1: I feel like there's not ever really a box of 89 00:04:04,040 --> 00:04:06,960 Speaker 1: things that you can put our artists into. Because you 90 00:04:07,000 --> 00:04:09,400 Speaker 1: have an artist like a Doja Cat who is extremely, 91 00:04:09,440 --> 00:04:12,800 Speaker 1: extremely what some people would consider pop and she did 92 00:04:12,880 --> 00:04:15,440 Speaker 1: a hell of a performance and displayed all of those 93 00:04:15,480 --> 00:04:18,880 Speaker 1: chops on that stage, but also you could put ciss 94 00:04:18,880 --> 00:04:21,839 Speaker 1: on her. People will argue that Doja Cat is top 95 00:04:22,040 --> 00:04:24,760 Speaker 1: female rapper as well too. So watching her last night, 96 00:04:25,160 --> 00:04:28,120 Speaker 1: I'm like, man, the way that the culture like you 97 00:04:28,160 --> 00:04:31,880 Speaker 1: know and hip hop and our artists are able to 98 00:04:31,920 --> 00:04:36,320 Speaker 1: fit mixed mingled mold and create the mold and have 99 00:04:36,440 --> 00:04:38,200 Speaker 1: been doing that for so long. Because I'm looking at 100 00:04:38,279 --> 00:04:40,920 Speaker 1: lokoj who was hosting the VMA's who is now there 101 00:04:40,960 --> 00:04:43,760 Speaker 1: are people who don't even know Lokouj as a rapper, 102 00:04:44,000 --> 00:04:47,279 Speaker 1: Like there are generations who don't understand Lokoj as the rapper. 103 00:04:47,600 --> 00:04:50,560 Speaker 1: They know him as an actor, but he's here and 104 00:04:50,600 --> 00:04:52,520 Speaker 1: he's hosted in vmma's. And then you have a Doja 105 00:04:52,520 --> 00:04:54,880 Speaker 1: Cat who there are people who do not have rap 106 00:04:54,920 --> 00:04:58,400 Speaker 1: conversations about Doja Cat. But you're looking at Dojacat on 107 00:04:58,440 --> 00:05:00,800 Speaker 1: the stage and she is giving sou pop star. 108 00:05:01,279 --> 00:05:02,240 Speaker 2: You know that she is. 109 00:05:02,600 --> 00:05:04,760 Speaker 1: But the night carry is along and then we get 110 00:05:04,800 --> 00:05:08,360 Speaker 1: into the honoring of the artist. So Mariah Carey received 111 00:05:08,360 --> 00:05:12,200 Speaker 1: the Michael Jackson Vanguard Award, which is the prestigious award 112 00:05:12,279 --> 00:05:15,080 Speaker 1: of the night at the VMA's. Now she received this 113 00:05:15,120 --> 00:05:19,039 Speaker 1: award and she shared a few remarks. I'm gonna be honest, 114 00:05:19,320 --> 00:05:21,760 Speaker 1: and I think we have these conversations all the time 115 00:05:21,920 --> 00:05:25,480 Speaker 1: with these award ceremonies. I was disappointed at the VMA's 116 00:05:25,720 --> 00:05:29,240 Speaker 1: by the time this part hit because I learned that 117 00:05:29,360 --> 00:05:32,800 Speaker 1: Mariah Carey had never received a Video Music Award, neither 118 00:05:32,920 --> 00:05:37,599 Speaker 1: had Busta Rhymes. Which it's sad that I have to 119 00:05:37,640 --> 00:05:41,680 Speaker 1: explain why a Busta Rhymes not receiving a Video Music 120 00:05:41,720 --> 00:05:45,159 Speaker 1: Award ever in his career right, thirty plus years of 121 00:05:45,200 --> 00:05:46,760 Speaker 1: his career is insane. 122 00:05:47,400 --> 00:05:48,760 Speaker 2: But we'll get into it when we get there. But 123 00:05:48,839 --> 00:05:50,040 Speaker 2: let's say, listen to Mariah. 124 00:05:49,839 --> 00:05:53,560 Speaker 3: Carey, thank you so much MTV for giving me the 125 00:05:53,680 --> 00:06:01,200 Speaker 3: Vanguard Award. I can't believe I'm getting my first VMA tonight. 126 00:06:01,760 --> 00:06:05,880 Speaker 4: I just have one question, what in the same hell 127 00:06:05,960 --> 00:06:07,039 Speaker 4: were you waiting for? 128 00:06:10,960 --> 00:06:12,720 Speaker 3: I'm kidding, I love you, I'MDJA, I love you. 129 00:06:12,720 --> 00:06:14,200 Speaker 5: Oh You're so much. This is amazing. 130 00:06:14,800 --> 00:06:18,400 Speaker 4: Being here brings back amazing memories like when I presented 131 00:06:18,480 --> 00:06:23,560 Speaker 4: Ell cool Ja his Vandguard Award, or when Whitney Houston 132 00:06:23,640 --> 00:06:26,880 Speaker 4: and I opened the show where a foe standoff and 133 00:06:27,000 --> 00:06:28,840 Speaker 4: we were both like had our addresses and we were. 134 00:06:28,760 --> 00:06:29,680 Speaker 2: Like try it on men. 135 00:06:30,720 --> 00:06:31,520 Speaker 6: It was a moment. 136 00:06:33,600 --> 00:06:35,679 Speaker 4: Music videos are my way. 137 00:06:35,520 --> 00:06:37,920 Speaker 2: Of life now, Mariah Carey. 138 00:06:37,960 --> 00:06:40,360 Speaker 1: In the beginning of that clip, she's speaking to someone 139 00:06:40,360 --> 00:06:41,800 Speaker 1: and saying, I'm so proud of you. She was talking 140 00:06:41,839 --> 00:06:45,920 Speaker 1: to Ariana Grande because Ariana Grande presented her with the award, 141 00:06:45,960 --> 00:06:49,000 Speaker 1: which Ariana Grande had talked about on the carpet prior 142 00:06:49,040 --> 00:06:51,479 Speaker 1: to even getting in the venue. How excited she was 143 00:06:51,880 --> 00:06:54,599 Speaker 1: to see Mariah Carray. Everybody was excited, you know that 144 00:06:54,760 --> 00:06:58,440 Speaker 1: night it's Mariah Carey, Like everybody was excited. Riah Carey performed, 145 00:06:58,480 --> 00:07:00,599 Speaker 1: She did a bunch of her different hits. 146 00:07:00,760 --> 00:07:00,880 Speaker 5: Now. 147 00:07:00,880 --> 00:07:02,159 Speaker 2: I thought it was fire. 148 00:07:02,000 --> 00:07:05,279 Speaker 1: That she opened up with the Fantasy remix with Odib 149 00:07:05,680 --> 00:07:07,520 Speaker 1: because it was very New York, very hip hop, and 150 00:07:07,560 --> 00:07:10,800 Speaker 1: I think sometimes because you know, again we're talking about 151 00:07:10,840 --> 00:07:13,680 Speaker 1: the ability of hip hop artists and you know, R 152 00:07:13,680 --> 00:07:16,840 Speaker 1: and B artists to almost be like chameleions and like 153 00:07:17,080 --> 00:07:20,000 Speaker 1: broaden their wings and explain and expand. People have this 154 00:07:20,040 --> 00:07:23,240 Speaker 1: conversation about j Loo all the time, like what odd 155 00:07:23,360 --> 00:07:25,600 Speaker 1: or what nod does j Lo owe to the culture 156 00:07:25,640 --> 00:07:28,880 Speaker 1: because she began in a realm that was very hip hop, 157 00:07:28,880 --> 00:07:29,520 Speaker 1: But now j. 158 00:07:29,640 --> 00:07:32,000 Speaker 2: Lo is looked at as its huge pop culture. 159 00:07:31,800 --> 00:07:34,520 Speaker 1: Artist, but when you talk about Mariah Carey, the same 160 00:07:34,560 --> 00:07:37,440 Speaker 1: can be said, like there she is huge, Mariah Carey 161 00:07:37,520 --> 00:07:38,440 Speaker 1: is Mariah Carey. 162 00:07:38,480 --> 00:07:39,920 Speaker 2: She is miss Christmas Song. 163 00:07:40,320 --> 00:07:42,440 Speaker 1: But when you think about her beginnings, Mariah Carey has 164 00:07:42,480 --> 00:07:45,000 Speaker 1: always been a fan of Rat Like always, some of 165 00:07:45,040 --> 00:07:48,600 Speaker 1: her biggest songs were inspired by like Wu Tang. I 166 00:07:48,600 --> 00:07:51,240 Speaker 1: believe it was the Wu Tang Cream. One of the 167 00:07:51,360 --> 00:07:54,360 Speaker 1: very first songs she did with Jermaine Duprie was inspired 168 00:07:54,800 --> 00:07:57,040 Speaker 1: by that song. But I thought it was fired that 169 00:07:57,160 --> 00:07:59,560 Speaker 1: she opened up with the Fantasy remix and she let 170 00:07:59,640 --> 00:08:02,040 Speaker 1: Odib's voice to be heard on that stage, you know, 171 00:08:02,080 --> 00:08:04,280 Speaker 1: recipes to him, because she she could have cut that 172 00:08:04,280 --> 00:08:06,920 Speaker 1: part out, But I think it's her paying tribute to 173 00:08:07,040 --> 00:08:10,600 Speaker 1: her roots here in New York, understanding where she came from. 174 00:08:11,200 --> 00:08:14,720 Speaker 1: She also did Honey. She also did It's like that, 175 00:08:14,840 --> 00:08:17,360 Speaker 1: y'all we Belong together. She did a whole ton of 176 00:08:17,360 --> 00:08:20,800 Speaker 1: the things, okay, and then after that, you know, show continues. 177 00:08:20,840 --> 00:08:23,240 Speaker 1: But the next big moment, in my opinion, you have 178 00:08:23,400 --> 00:08:26,640 Speaker 1: Bust the Rhymes, who does a whole metal lea songs. 179 00:08:26,680 --> 00:08:30,000 Speaker 1: He brings out patpoofs he brings out Gloverla and join 180 00:08:30,080 --> 00:08:32,280 Speaker 1: the Lucas. People were very surprised to see those two. 181 00:08:32,600 --> 00:08:35,280 Speaker 1: But he also gives a speech. In his speech, he 182 00:08:35,360 --> 00:08:39,520 Speaker 1: remembers Ananda Lewis, who was a huge MTV VJ, that 183 00:08:40,280 --> 00:08:42,720 Speaker 1: there was no mention of her from the pre show, 184 00:08:43,160 --> 00:08:46,160 Speaker 1: to the carpet to the entire show itself. And they 185 00:08:46,160 --> 00:08:48,079 Speaker 1: did a tribute to Ozzy Osbourne. So it's not like 186 00:08:48,120 --> 00:08:50,439 Speaker 1: they didn't want to do these tributes to, you know, 187 00:08:50,480 --> 00:08:53,720 Speaker 1: people who have recently passed. They did a whole tribute 188 00:08:53,760 --> 00:08:55,800 Speaker 1: to Ozzy Osbourne. There were a lot of people who 189 00:08:55,840 --> 00:08:57,720 Speaker 1: felt like there should have been a tribute for Ananda 190 00:08:57,760 --> 00:09:01,680 Speaker 1: because she was empty. Like she was the VJ, she 191 00:09:01,800 --> 00:09:04,880 Speaker 1: was the face she ushered in so many especially like 192 00:09:04,960 --> 00:09:08,080 Speaker 1: the music that was ours, the black music, that hip hop. 193 00:09:08,320 --> 00:09:10,320 Speaker 1: She fought for our music there, which is why Bust 194 00:09:10,360 --> 00:09:11,800 Speaker 1: the Rhymes took the time. Let's take a listen to 195 00:09:11,840 --> 00:09:12,480 Speaker 1: Bust the Rhymes. 196 00:09:12,840 --> 00:09:18,360 Speaker 5: Thank you, King Elle, thank you for being here, my hero, 197 00:09:18,520 --> 00:09:21,920 Speaker 5: one of my greatest inspirations, the reason I wrote my 198 00:09:21,960 --> 00:09:27,920 Speaker 5: first rhyme, Love Coach J. Y'all know I usually do 199 00:09:27,960 --> 00:09:31,040 Speaker 5: these long speeches. I'm not gonna do one today, but 200 00:09:31,160 --> 00:09:34,240 Speaker 5: next time, y'all take thirty five years to give me 201 00:09:34,280 --> 00:09:37,880 Speaker 5: one of these. Y'all gonna let me talk as long 202 00:09:37,920 --> 00:09:42,520 Speaker 5: as I want, but let me get straight to it. 203 00:09:44,600 --> 00:09:50,080 Speaker 5: See er, I love you, Yo, Gotti. Salute Mona Scott Young. 204 00:09:50,120 --> 00:09:52,679 Speaker 5: Thank you for being the mother of my career. I 205 00:09:52,679 --> 00:09:54,360 Speaker 5: want to thank my mother. I want to thank my father. 206 00:09:54,360 --> 00:09:56,800 Speaker 5: The rest of peace. Dad, what praise is due to 207 00:09:56,840 --> 00:09:59,400 Speaker 5: the most hot God is the greatest. I want to 208 00:09:59,400 --> 00:10:00,679 Speaker 5: thank my beauty with children. 209 00:10:08,520 --> 00:10:10,640 Speaker 1: I want to take a minute because so this is 210 00:10:10,640 --> 00:10:12,160 Speaker 1: what I've been trying to figure out. Right, he says, 211 00:10:12,520 --> 00:10:14,680 Speaker 1: the next time, you'll take thirty five years to give 212 00:10:14,720 --> 00:10:16,839 Speaker 1: me right. And when he said that, I'm watching the 213 00:10:16,880 --> 00:10:20,560 Speaker 1: show and I'm instantly like, wait, I know Buster Rhymes 214 00:10:20,600 --> 00:10:22,600 Speaker 1: ain't saying this is the first time. He then touched 215 00:10:22,640 --> 00:10:26,559 Speaker 1: a movement a VMA award. There's no bust the rhyme's career, 216 00:10:27,320 --> 00:10:30,600 Speaker 1: I mean, the music is epic. The career span of 217 00:10:30,679 --> 00:10:33,600 Speaker 1: his career is epic. The again we talk about the 218 00:10:33,600 --> 00:10:36,480 Speaker 1: the ability to move in shake. He's gone from music 219 00:10:36,559 --> 00:10:39,080 Speaker 1: to acting to like you know, all of that is epic. 220 00:10:39,480 --> 00:10:42,840 Speaker 1: But he is known for being the architect of the 221 00:10:43,000 --> 00:10:46,240 Speaker 1: music video for his era, there is no it's him, 222 00:10:46,480 --> 00:10:49,400 Speaker 1: and there's Missy Elliott, and then there's so many acts 223 00:10:49,400 --> 00:10:52,480 Speaker 1: to follow, Like we wouldn't have Luther Chris doing what 224 00:10:52,559 --> 00:10:54,320 Speaker 1: he did and move get out the way, we wouldn't 225 00:10:54,320 --> 00:10:56,559 Speaker 1: have look. People even talk about the babies music videos 226 00:10:56,559 --> 00:10:59,120 Speaker 1: and how over the top they are. We wouldn't have 227 00:10:59,320 --> 00:11:03,600 Speaker 1: those moments without bust the rhymes making it a normal 228 00:11:03,679 --> 00:11:06,640 Speaker 1: thing for you to really see all of the effects 229 00:11:06,640 --> 00:11:09,160 Speaker 1: and the big and the boldness of a music video. 230 00:11:09,280 --> 00:11:11,920 Speaker 1: So I'm like, I know he is not saying what 231 00:11:11,960 --> 00:11:12,640 Speaker 1: I think he is saying. 232 00:11:12,640 --> 00:11:13,480 Speaker 2: And then I looked it up. 233 00:11:13,720 --> 00:11:15,800 Speaker 1: Not only did I look it up, but I couldn't 234 00:11:15,840 --> 00:11:18,439 Speaker 1: because you know, Google gonna tell you anything. And now 235 00:11:18,679 --> 00:11:21,160 Speaker 1: I don't even be trusting Google AI anymore. Google AI 236 00:11:21,280 --> 00:11:23,559 Speaker 1: and staring me wrong a couple of times. But when 237 00:11:23,559 --> 00:11:26,320 Speaker 1: I looked it up, it gives you a breakdown from 238 00:11:26,400 --> 00:11:28,440 Speaker 1: nineteen ninety six all the way to two thousand and five, 239 00:11:29,120 --> 00:11:32,640 Speaker 1: And said, I saw nominated in nineteen ninety six for 240 00:11:32,640 --> 00:11:35,120 Speaker 1: Woo I Got you all in check. Then in nineteen 241 00:11:35,200 --> 00:11:37,400 Speaker 1: ninety eight put your hands where my eyes could see 242 00:11:37,480 --> 00:11:41,880 Speaker 1: he was nominated for Breakthrough Video, Best Male Video, Best 243 00:11:41,960 --> 00:11:46,320 Speaker 1: Rap Video, and then Best Choreography, and then in ninety nine, 244 00:11:46,920 --> 00:11:49,320 Speaker 1: What's it going to be featuring Janna Jackson, which is 245 00:11:49,720 --> 00:11:51,920 Speaker 1: like I can't even believe that I'm saying this out 246 00:11:51,920 --> 00:11:54,680 Speaker 1: of my mouth that these videos never won these awards. 247 00:11:54,800 --> 00:11:58,080 Speaker 1: He was nominated for Best hip Hop Video, Best Direction, 248 00:11:58,679 --> 00:12:02,160 Speaker 1: Best Special Effects is bust the rhymes, the special effects, 249 00:12:02,160 --> 00:12:06,479 Speaker 1: the art Direction, Best Art Direction, give me some more nominated, 250 00:12:06,480 --> 00:12:08,679 Speaker 1: Best Breakthrough Video. I can go on and on and 251 00:12:08,679 --> 00:12:12,640 Speaker 1: on and on nominated, and I didn't see one anywhere, 252 00:12:12,640 --> 00:12:15,640 Speaker 1: and I'm like, yo, this is no way, like Wikipedia 253 00:12:15,760 --> 00:12:17,839 Speaker 1: and Google have to be wrong. So I hit bus 254 00:12:17,920 --> 00:12:21,439 Speaker 1: Rhymes team and I said, hey, I'm watching the VMA's 255 00:12:21,520 --> 00:12:23,319 Speaker 1: right now, and bus Rhymes just said the next And 256 00:12:23,800 --> 00:12:26,160 Speaker 1: this is another thing too, He said the next time, 257 00:12:26,240 --> 00:12:28,480 Speaker 1: y'all take the thirty five years to you know, I'm 258 00:12:28,520 --> 00:12:30,880 Speaker 1: a talk as long as I want, because Bus Rhymes 259 00:12:30,960 --> 00:12:34,320 Speaker 1: does give his long motivational speeches whenever he's honored, and 260 00:12:34,400 --> 00:12:36,240 Speaker 1: that's been a thing over the last couple of years. 261 00:12:36,720 --> 00:12:39,520 Speaker 1: But it was very jokingly about it. Mariah Carey, it 262 00:12:39,559 --> 00:12:42,400 Speaker 1: was very jokingly about it. There are huge artists that 263 00:12:42,559 --> 00:12:46,200 Speaker 1: careers have literally changed the way people do things and 264 00:12:46,280 --> 00:12:48,200 Speaker 1: go about their music videos and their careers. 265 00:12:48,240 --> 00:12:49,319 Speaker 2: I'm like what. 266 00:12:51,120 --> 00:12:53,120 Speaker 1: They hit me back and they say, oh no, Lauren, 267 00:12:53,160 --> 00:12:56,160 Speaker 1: You're one hundred percent correct. That was his first time 268 00:12:56,240 --> 00:12:59,800 Speaker 1: ever receiving an award on the VMMA stage. He is 269 00:12:59,840 --> 00:13:02,640 Speaker 1: not dominated, be never won before. This year in twenty 270 00:13:02,679 --> 00:13:06,560 Speaker 1: twenty five, he took home the first ever Rock the 271 00:13:06,559 --> 00:13:08,600 Speaker 1: Bells Visionary Award. And for those of you guys who 272 00:13:08,600 --> 00:13:10,240 Speaker 1: don't know what Rock the Bells is, that is a 273 00:13:10,440 --> 00:13:11,480 Speaker 1: it's an organization, but. 274 00:13:11,480 --> 00:13:13,440 Speaker 2: It's also a whole music festival. 275 00:13:13,559 --> 00:13:16,600 Speaker 1: And you know, they have a platform as well across 276 00:13:16,640 --> 00:13:20,640 Speaker 1: digital radio created by l COOLJ. And the reason why 277 00:13:21,280 --> 00:13:23,960 Speaker 1: Rock the Bells is so special is because it was 278 00:13:24,040 --> 00:13:26,120 Speaker 1: created to make sure that things like what I'm talking 279 00:13:26,120 --> 00:13:29,840 Speaker 1: about don't happen. He is giving platform and continuing to 280 00:13:29,920 --> 00:13:32,920 Speaker 1: help artists who come from certain time periods and certain 281 00:13:33,000 --> 00:13:35,439 Speaker 1: errands be able to still work and get there just do. 282 00:13:35,760 --> 00:13:39,160 Speaker 1: He gives them percentages of his festival. He has helped create, 283 00:13:39,160 --> 00:13:41,400 Speaker 1: you know, radio shows for people like Rock Sanne, Rock Sanne, 284 00:13:41,480 --> 00:13:46,000 Speaker 1: like Roxanne Chatte like. He does amazing work with the platform. 285 00:13:46,000 --> 00:13:48,480 Speaker 1: I wouldn't be surprised if you know at this point 286 00:13:48,640 --> 00:13:50,920 Speaker 1: Lo COOLJ has so much pool when it comes to 287 00:13:51,000 --> 00:13:53,720 Speaker 1: VMA's and all the things that he fought for this 288 00:13:53,760 --> 00:13:56,560 Speaker 1: award himself, because I don't understand who over there at 289 00:13:56,600 --> 00:13:59,920 Speaker 1: MTV has never understood why Bust the Rhymes should be, 290 00:14:00,720 --> 00:14:04,960 Speaker 1: you know, deservant of a Video Music Award. But thank 291 00:14:05,000 --> 00:14:06,959 Speaker 1: god that somebody got smart and listening to a locuj 292 00:14:07,120 --> 00:14:09,080 Speaker 1: this year, because what in the hell are we doing? 293 00:14:09,080 --> 00:14:10,640 Speaker 2: If Buster Rohn's they never got that award. 294 00:14:11,720 --> 00:14:14,560 Speaker 1: Now, speaking of what the hell are we doing, We're 295 00:14:14,559 --> 00:14:17,280 Speaker 1: gonna take a little segue here because one of the 296 00:14:17,400 --> 00:14:19,760 Speaker 1: final moments, or not final moments, but the other big 297 00:14:19,800 --> 00:14:23,360 Speaker 1: moments of the evening was Gonna. I was surprised to 298 00:14:23,400 --> 00:14:26,840 Speaker 1: see the Video Music Awards throw Gonna so much. 299 00:14:27,320 --> 00:14:29,560 Speaker 2: I mean, I'm a Gonna fan. I listened to his music. 300 00:14:29,640 --> 00:14:32,800 Speaker 1: I know, you know Last One, his album is doing 301 00:14:32,880 --> 00:14:35,560 Speaker 1: very very well right now, but they centered a lot 302 00:14:35,640 --> 00:14:39,560 Speaker 1: around him. So Gonna dropped an under armour commercial literally 303 00:14:39,600 --> 00:14:43,040 Speaker 1: online like a preview of it right before. 304 00:14:42,800 --> 00:14:43,720 Speaker 2: The VMA's begin. 305 00:14:44,360 --> 00:14:48,080 Speaker 1: Then Gonna walk the carpet of the VMA Awards. He 306 00:14:48,120 --> 00:14:52,480 Speaker 1: looked amazing. And then there was a halftime performance that 307 00:14:52,560 --> 00:14:55,240 Speaker 1: happened for the first time ever at the VMA's and 308 00:14:55,280 --> 00:14:59,160 Speaker 1: it was gonna and under armour. Now I say this 309 00:14:59,440 --> 00:15:02,240 Speaker 1: because I I think the timing is very timely for 310 00:15:02,320 --> 00:15:04,560 Speaker 1: the VMA's. But it's ironic that all of this young 311 00:15:04,600 --> 00:15:06,680 Speaker 1: Thug Gunna stuff is happening and I don't know how. 312 00:15:06,600 --> 00:15:09,760 Speaker 2: Far out you plan, you know, a VMA award. 313 00:15:09,560 --> 00:15:11,360 Speaker 1: And something like what Gunna did, But a lot of 314 00:15:11,360 --> 00:15:14,160 Speaker 1: this stuff is pre taped too, so I don't know, 315 00:15:14,400 --> 00:15:15,960 Speaker 1: you know what the timeline was, but I'm. 316 00:15:15,760 --> 00:15:17,720 Speaker 2: Like, hmm, this is very timely. 317 00:15:18,600 --> 00:15:20,440 Speaker 1: Another way to get us talking about the VMA's, let's 318 00:15:20,440 --> 00:15:22,040 Speaker 1: take a listen to Gunna's halftime performance. 319 00:15:22,320 --> 00:15:22,760 Speaker 2: Time at the. 320 00:15:22,800 --> 00:15:36,800 Speaker 6: VMA's is about to be a problem. 321 00:15:36,920 --> 00:15:39,920 Speaker 2: But yeah, I thought that was really really timely. 322 00:15:39,960 --> 00:15:42,280 Speaker 1: I mean again, don't get me wrong, I know Gunna 323 00:15:42,480 --> 00:15:45,600 Speaker 1: is great music artists. I'm not saying the VMA's needed 324 00:15:45,640 --> 00:15:48,200 Speaker 1: the hype, but the way that they inserted themselves in 325 00:15:48,200 --> 00:15:51,600 Speaker 1: that conversation, because literally, young thug just sat down with 326 00:15:51,680 --> 00:15:55,200 Speaker 1: Bank out of Atlanta and talked about how Gunna says 327 00:15:55,200 --> 00:15:58,080 Speaker 1: literally nothing to speak his piece. 328 00:15:57,920 --> 00:15:59,920 Speaker 2: On their whole situation and explain what he did. 329 00:16:00,720 --> 00:16:03,480 Speaker 1: And then the next time we see Gunna he's literally 330 00:16:03,480 --> 00:16:06,680 Speaker 1: saying absolutely nothing, acting like life is all good. 331 00:16:06,720 --> 00:16:08,880 Speaker 2: I mean, and it's been looking all good. 332 00:16:08,920 --> 00:16:10,800 Speaker 1: He just did the five K raise, he said, the 333 00:16:10,840 --> 00:16:13,360 Speaker 1: VMA's on the carpet with his girl looking good. He 334 00:16:13,440 --> 00:16:16,240 Speaker 1: got the under Armored partnership right on time for you know, 335 00:16:16,320 --> 00:16:20,160 Speaker 1: this whole mental health and mental and physical wellness branding 336 00:16:20,200 --> 00:16:22,840 Speaker 1: that he's been doing. He living life like it's golden 337 00:16:22,920 --> 00:16:24,320 Speaker 1: right now. But I just thought it was like very 338 00:16:24,400 --> 00:16:28,320 Speaker 1: ironic that the VMA's was kind of able to play 339 00:16:28,360 --> 00:16:32,600 Speaker 1: into that whole you know, and Gunna ain't saying nothing 340 00:16:33,040 --> 00:16:36,240 Speaker 1: conversation that we had been having because of the sit 341 00:16:36,280 --> 00:16:38,680 Speaker 1: down and interview, the exclusive interview that a thug had 342 00:16:38,720 --> 00:16:41,840 Speaker 1: just did with Bank for the Perspective show out of Atlanta. 343 00:16:42,520 --> 00:16:45,240 Speaker 2: But that was the VMA's, you know, some honorable mentions. 344 00:16:45,520 --> 00:16:46,720 Speaker 2: Kenny G performed. 345 00:16:46,760 --> 00:16:49,240 Speaker 1: When Doja Kat performed, he was, you know, the music 346 00:16:49,280 --> 00:16:53,880 Speaker 1: accompanying her. Sabrina Carpenter performed as well. I actually love 347 00:16:53,920 --> 00:16:56,720 Speaker 1: Sabrina Carpenter, and I'm not like, like I don't really 348 00:16:56,720 --> 00:16:58,800 Speaker 1: get into all of the girls, Like I can't really 349 00:16:58,960 --> 00:17:00,840 Speaker 1: tell us Swift. I like her the business, but I 350 00:17:00,840 --> 00:17:03,120 Speaker 1: would never just like turn on her music. But I 351 00:17:03,160 --> 00:17:06,119 Speaker 1: actually like Sabrina Carpenter and when I watched her performances, 352 00:17:06,119 --> 00:17:07,679 Speaker 1: said that she's just so cute. I like, I like 353 00:17:07,720 --> 00:17:10,160 Speaker 1: to look at her lot on Ice, Spice came out 354 00:17:10,160 --> 00:17:11,840 Speaker 1: as well. You guys know, they have the new song 355 00:17:12,920 --> 00:17:15,359 Speaker 1: that they're promoting. We still don't even know how they 356 00:17:15,400 --> 00:17:17,879 Speaker 1: link back up because they like fake hated each other forever, 357 00:17:17,920 --> 00:17:20,240 Speaker 1: but they were on stage as well, playing into that. 358 00:17:20,640 --> 00:17:23,320 Speaker 2: And this was the first year ever that the show 359 00:17:23,480 --> 00:17:24,359 Speaker 2: was on CBS. 360 00:17:24,400 --> 00:17:26,040 Speaker 1: This was the first time ever, you guys know that 361 00:17:26,080 --> 00:17:28,920 Speaker 1: they just did that whole new merger with CBS and 362 00:17:29,000 --> 00:17:30,280 Speaker 1: sky Dance and all the things. 363 00:17:30,280 --> 00:17:31,920 Speaker 2: So good show overall. 364 00:17:31,960 --> 00:17:33,760 Speaker 1: I just, you know, I think that this show really 365 00:17:33,800 --> 00:17:37,679 Speaker 1: screamed and echoed just how amazing we are as like 366 00:17:37,760 --> 00:17:41,400 Speaker 1: black culture creators and entertainment, and just. 367 00:17:41,400 --> 00:17:43,320 Speaker 2: How slow the world still is. 368 00:17:43,560 --> 00:17:46,000 Speaker 1: Like I still cannot believe that this was the first 369 00:17:46,080 --> 00:17:50,919 Speaker 1: year that Buster Rhymes, mister video, the architect of the 370 00:17:51,040 --> 00:17:54,919 Speaker 1: music video storytelling. This is the first year that he 371 00:17:55,000 --> 00:17:57,480 Speaker 1: received a video music award. And it wasn't even I 372 00:17:57,560 --> 00:17:59,080 Speaker 1: mean it was a video music award. He got a 373 00:17:59,119 --> 00:18:02,639 Speaker 1: movement but technical it wasn't even for like a video. 374 00:18:02,760 --> 00:18:04,160 Speaker 2: It was for his whole career. 375 00:18:04,240 --> 00:18:05,960 Speaker 1: No listen, I'm gonna just let it go because I 376 00:18:06,000 --> 00:18:07,719 Speaker 1: could go for a whole another hour. This has been 377 00:18:07,720 --> 00:18:09,119 Speaker 1: a latest with Lord of the Roads. I hope you 378 00:18:09,119 --> 00:18:11,879 Speaker 1: guys enjoyed the breakdown. If you watch the VMAs, if 379 00:18:11,880 --> 00:18:14,480 Speaker 1: you tuned in, you know, let me know how you 380 00:18:14,520 --> 00:18:16,159 Speaker 1: feel about it. I do think that it was a 381 00:18:16,280 --> 00:18:19,359 Speaker 1: huge miss for the VMA's not to at least show 382 00:18:19,359 --> 00:18:21,879 Speaker 1: a photo and take a moment in you know, the 383 00:18:22,040 --> 00:18:26,640 Speaker 1: the venue for Ananda Lewis. I also think just crazy 384 00:18:26,680 --> 00:18:28,560 Speaker 1: for all the artists like a Mariah Carey and a 385 00:18:28,560 --> 00:18:30,120 Speaker 1: Bust Rhymes. You I'm gonna say it's for the fifth 386 00:18:30,119 --> 00:18:31,760 Speaker 1: time to be able to get on a stage and 387 00:18:31,880 --> 00:18:33,800 Speaker 1: talk about what they have yet to receive up until 388 00:18:33,800 --> 00:18:35,800 Speaker 1: this point in twenty twenty five. These are artists who've 389 00:18:35,800 --> 00:18:37,840 Speaker 1: been around since before I was even freaking born. 390 00:18:38,320 --> 00:18:39,440 Speaker 2: That was crazy as well. 391 00:18:39,480 --> 00:18:42,720 Speaker 1: But I mean, maybe, look, do we appreciate the inclusion 392 00:18:42,800 --> 00:18:46,080 Speaker 1: in the finally of the moment, Like finally, thirty five 393 00:18:46,119 --> 00:18:48,240 Speaker 1: years later, Bust Rhimes is getting his just through on 394 00:18:48,320 --> 00:18:51,960 Speaker 1: that stage. Finally, all this time later, Mariah Carey can say, Hey, 395 00:18:52,080 --> 00:18:55,080 Speaker 1: I have a movement do we care to, you know, 396 00:18:55,560 --> 00:18:57,639 Speaker 1: give him the nod and say thank you, or do 397 00:18:57,760 --> 00:18:59,080 Speaker 1: y'all feel like it's a little bit too late. I 398 00:18:59,119 --> 00:19:00,560 Speaker 1: want to hear from you, guys. Make sure you go 399 00:19:00,640 --> 00:19:04,000 Speaker 1: and find me. I'm Lauren Lrosa everywhere l O r 400 00:19:04,359 --> 00:19:07,399 Speaker 1: e N l O r O s A. At the 401 00:19:07,480 --> 00:19:10,120 Speaker 1: end of the day, there's always so much to talk about, 402 00:19:10,119 --> 00:19:11,840 Speaker 1: and I tell my Lauraders, y'all could. 403 00:19:11,720 --> 00:19:14,200 Speaker 2: Be anywhere with anybody. 404 00:19:13,680 --> 00:19:15,840 Speaker 1: Talking about it, but y'all choose to be right here 405 00:19:15,880 --> 00:19:18,960 Speaker 1: with me every single episode, and I appreciate you guys 406 00:19:19,000 --> 00:19:21,960 Speaker 1: for it. I will catch you in my next episode.