For context: I'm chilling watching Tik Toks with my girl, right? And at some point, a clip from the "See the thing is..." Podcast pulls up on her For You Page. I start explaining to her what the show is and how it was originally a part of the Joe Budden Network.

As soon as that name comes out my mouth, she looks at me like this and we end up having a back and forth. She asked me why I watch that man's stuff, and I countered by saying that she's looking at it the wrong way.

Instead of seeing this as a knock against my character, you should Instead be questioning the current state of black and hip hop media as whole. Because with no exaggeration, they're all kind of bad in their own way. They're either problematic, hosted by problematic people, arguably exploited by non-black people, or a mix of both.

I know that this has kind of become a tired point here, but going down the list with my girl really puts things in perspective for me.

Let me break it down:

Wendy Williams was problematic and is currently off the air.

Shade Room is garbage.

Hollywood Unlocked is garbage.

The Breakfast Club is the number one radio show in the country, and it's most popular host has admitted to d***ging and raping an underaged girl. Used to harass female guest and ask inappropriate questions to minors.

Revolt is owned by Diddy.

RIP Combat Jack.

Taxstone in jail.

Adam22 is a white man that has admitted to having s***with an underaged girl and regularly hangs out with teenagers.

Vlad got the funds to start his platform after suing Ross and now uses said platform to exploit black people.

Akademiks exploited the death and gang violence involving children in Chicago. Has no qualms asking an underaged Bhad Bhabbie who she having s***with.

BET is garbage. No more TRL and 106 & Park.

Joe Budden beat a pregnant woman into miscarriaging.

All Def Digital was started by Russell Simmons.

Nicki Minaj has a radio show on Apple Music and is married to a registered s***offender.

Justin Laboy is garbage and got his show canceled.

Red Table Talk is garbage.

The Real is garbage.

Fresh and Fit brings shame to me as a Haitian Man.

SNEAKO a weirdo and got deplatformed.

ABA and PREACH too hit or miss.

NORE brought Ye on Drink Champs.

NBA Youngboy got a radio show.

Starr.

No one watches T- Pain's podcast.

No one watches Danny Brown's podcast.

No one watches Rory and Mal.

Boxden full of oldheads.

Lipstick Alley full of gay white men pretending to be black women.

KTT hates women.

Tasha K is garbage.

DEHH misinformed and out of touch.

Trap Lore Ross

Nikbagtv disappeared.

Eben Gregory disappeared.

Ed Lover stopped doing "C'mon Son"

Desus and Mero split.

Zack Fox drank his own nut on live television and got his show on Vice canceled.

Trevor Noah isn't funny.

Like what's left after all that? Kai and Adin Ross? Wack100 on Clubhouse? Kerwin Frost? Ziwe?

TLDR: IT'S ALL KIND OF GARBAGE

Put some respect on My Expert Opinion name

You right. S*** trash now. The real gems are found in the underground markets like NTS or some s***

Big AK>>>

Nigga go outside

Lipstick Alley full gay white men pretending to be black women.

KTT hates women.

NBA Youngboy has a radio show lol?

Which black platform is that?

Nigga done made 2 invalid accusations to drive his point

damn, @OP spittin facts

Is sneako a nigga and why is bringing ye on drink champs a knock on everything Nore built

He's a quarter Haitian, one drop rule

Let Ye say all that BS about Jewish People and then bragged about how many views before everyone stepped in and he had to apologize.

they aren't super relevant really but DEHH is cool and one of the few really genuine/sincere content creators out there. they've been going strong for such a long time now and regardless of how actually informed they may be on what's new or trending they're one of the few content creators left who give opinions completely detached from mainstream discourse in a sincere way

Added to OP

Fr I hope OP doesn't waste his time watching half this garbage

I look at it like this is a perfect time for some innovative black curators to come up with a multi media platform.

I’m sure it’s being done but it’s going to take a unique brand to surpass the Ak’s, Breakfast Clubs and Vladtvs.

We’d also have to collectively shift the direction of hip hop. We need better artist

I can tell when a nigga gf pissed him off

I used to love their reviews and discussions but honestly they're ages are really starting to show when they talk about any new relevant rappers and it's not as entertaining as a decade ago when they were in touch

yall gon hate him too so hush

“Revolt is owned by Diddy”

YNS clears

instead of all that @op should be watching @YoungNastyShawty for the real content