4 chapters across the catalog
Representative Maxine Waters praised Megan Thee Stallion during an interview for Harper's Bazaar, calling the song WAP an example of "audacity" and women taking charge of their own narrative. Mo Facts argues that this endorsement is a form of political pandering and commoditization of human beings. The discussion notes that the story was pushed on both hip-hop stations and older "black boomer" radio programs like the Ricky Smiley Morning Show to normalize "thot culture."
Kamala Harris addressed memes on The Breakfast Club that claimed she was not African American because she was raised in Canada by immigrant parents. Harris clarified she was born in Oakland and only lived in Montreal during high school. She compared the scrutiny to the "birther" attacks against Barack Obama, calling it an attempt to sow division.
Legendary radio host Tom Joyner signed off from his syndicated morning show after 25 years. Joyner was famously credited with registering 250,000 black voters and served as a primary gatekeeper for Democratic politicians. The hosts discuss the decline of traditional radio in the face of podcasting and the shift in target demographics from "boomers" to younger voters.
Charlemagne the God, host of The Breakfast Club, is analyzed as a potential political operative for the Democratic Party due to his massive reach among black and Hispanic listeners. Despite his influence, he faces criticism from the ADOS movement for his support of Kamala Harris, who is of Jamaican and Indian descent rather than ADOS. The media's refusal to use the term ADOS is contrasted with the frequent use of terms like "Bernie Bros."
