True North Views Podcast

• PRE POTPOURRI (6:20). Ontario moves into “stage 3” (6:25). • MUSIC POTPOURRI (10:38). HBDs in the Culture (11:08). Drake goes on a date (13:48). Juvenile and Mannie Fresh want you to vax that thang up (16:03). Logan Paul speaks on Hip Hop culture and has choice words for Lil Baby (20:12). Keep or Leak (23:04); a Soulja Boy x McDonald’s collab (23:08), an Akademiks x Tory Lanez podcast (24:30), a new Juice WRLD album and documentary (28:29). We got Shoutouts (29:47): 2K x Nav x The Weeknd for revamping a Toronto community centre (28:21), Dreamville for starting up a basketball tournament in Chicago (31:38), Zaila Avant-garde for winning the Scripps Spelling Bee, plus recognizing her overall greatness (33:17). New Music Report (36:50): Gustavo Guapo

• PRE POTPOURRI (7:04). Dill thinks Chris Sky aka Big Bite is a prophet (7:19). • MUSIC POTPOURRI (10:01). HBDs in the Culture (10:07). We discuss Hip Hop’s power couple Pressa

• MUSIC POTPOURRI (5:51). HBDs in the Culture (5:58). Usher says T-Pain f*cked up music (9:46). Kehlani teaches us how to pronounce her name (18:02). BuzzFeed acquires Complex (18:55). Comparing Pure Album Sales since 1999 of several “Divas” in the game including Brittney Spears, Beyonce, Alicia Keys, Taylor Swift, Rihanna, etc (22:15). Keep or Leak (28:01); NBA acknowledging the Harlem Globetrotters as an official NBA Franchise (28:07). Music sales numbers for the week vs our predictions (29:36). New Music Report (33:33): Ski Mask (36:26), Logic (40:11), Doja Cat (47:59), Justine Skye x Timbaland (53:16), DillanPonders

• MUSIC POTPOURRI (6:22). HBDs in the Culture (6:36). Discussing Canadian

• PRE POTPOURRI (7:09). What are we watching on TV (7:12)? • MUSIC POTPOURRI (11:20). HBDs in the Culture (12:05). Drake opens a new Concert Venue in Toronto (14:30). Polo G arrested in Miami (19:03). Admitted payola in the Canadian music scene (20:24)? Keep or Leak (27:16); T.I.’s final album (27:35), Wiz Khalifa celebrity MMA fight (29:33)? We got Shoutouts (32:30): Simone Biles for becoming the winningest all-around medalist in history (32:34), Teyana Taylor for becoming the first Black Woman to be named Maxim’s Sexiest Woman Alive (33:41). New Music Report (34:15): Bobby Sessions (37:53), Skyzoo (42:56), Pi’erre Bourne (45:55), Larry June (51:50), Ransom (55:19), Emotional Oranges (1:01:02), Polo G (1:03:19), Migos (1:07:43), and much more. Finally we ask, What’s In Your Rotation (1:14:24)? • POST POTPOURRI (1:18:09). CBD Organica’s infused wine is SOLD OUT (1:18:09), Hip Hop’s new power couple Pressa & Coi Leray (1:18:29). Find us on Twitter/Instagram/Youtube @truenorthviews. Find us on Facebook @tru

• PRE POTPOURRI (7:21). Introducing CBD Organica infused wine as Dill continues to expand the brand (7:24). • MUSIC POTPOURRI (12:44). HBDs in the Culture (12:51). Spotify’s “Only You”; which artists represent our astrological birth chart as Shola and Dill learn what rising and moon signs are (15:51). We got Shoutouts (26:44): Kardinal Offishal for planning a free Toronto block party and soundclash (26:48). Did Toronto music fumble “the wave” (30:11)? New Music Report (39:20): Roddy Ricch (44:45), Ty Dolla $ign x Jack Harlow x 24kGoldn (45:56), Rich The Kid x Coi Leray (46:33), Yo Gotti x DaBaby (47:41), Moneybagg Yo (48:35), H.E.R. (49:16), Meek Mill (49:37), Denzel Curry x Rico Nasty (50:53), Pressa

• MUSIC POTPOURRI (7:59). HBDs in the Culture (8:16). We predicted new Beyonce for 2021, we think we were right (10:51). Is Jennifer Lopez doing a roll out for a new album (13:23)? Who should be on the 2010s Hip Hop Mount Rushmore (18:26)? Who wins the Bow Wow vs Soulja Boy Verzuz (24:12)? 2021 BET Awards predictions (27:27). We got Shoutouts (35:55): Naomi Osaka for being the highest earning Woman Athlete ever in 2020 (36:01), Zendaya for helping crewmembers of ‘Malcom & Marie’ earn $300,000+ each (41:25). New Music Report (44:27): Mereba (47:37), Mustafa

• PRE POTPOURRI (4:43). The ceremony of giving Dill his Roc-A-Fella Chain (4:57). We discuss Toronto Police kicking homeless people out of shelters (7:51). • MUSIC POTPOURRI (11:36). HBDs in the Culture (11:42). DaBaby has more monthly listeners than Drake (13:31)? Latto officially changes her rapper name (15:06). Keep or Leak (16:52); new Migos as we ask whether their sound has ‘evolved’ (16:58), Ned’s Declassified Adulthood Survival Guide (19:00), new Bobby Shmurda leak (22:32). We got Shoutouts (24:45): J. Cole for a very interesting and technical album sales record plus ‘The Off-Season’ selling 289k first week (24:57), Nav Bhatia aka Raptors Superfan for being inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame as we discuss if fans should be allowed to be inducted (33:19), Diana Taurasi for her greatness (40:30), Soulja Boy for being the first person in Hip Hop to do everything (42:34). New Music Report (44:02): Kirk Franklin x Lil Baby (47:41), Polo G x Lil Wayne (49:27), Birdman x Roddy Ricch  Lil Wayne (50:36),

• PRE POTPOURRI (3:41). We get an update on Dill; where he’s been and how he’s feeling (3:44). • MUSIC POTPOURRI (7:24). HBDs in the Culture (7:27). Donald Glover speaks on Cancel Culture’s impact on creativity (8:50). The Joe Budden Podcast is no more, which side are you on (12:48). Meek Mill wants off the MMG label (22:48)? Nicki Minaj is back and on IG Live with Drake (26:31). Keep It or Leak It (28:21); a new Def Jam fighting video game (29:07). We got Shoutouts (30:40): J. Cole for being the first rapper to have a solo SLAM Magazine cover (30:44), Drake for being named the Artist of the Decade by Billboard (31:53), the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame inductees for their achievement (34:07). New Music Report (36:08): Nicki Minaj (39:17), Migos (42:07), 21 Savage (43:00), T Pain x Kehlani (47:03), Rowdy Rebel x A Boogie (48:39), J. Cole (50:44), and more. Finally we ask, What’s In Your Rotation (1:15:38)? • POST POTPOURRI (1:18:18). Ontario is still down bad (1:18:20). Fight Predictions after they’ve happened (1:

• MUSIC POTPOURRI (8:56). HBDs in the Culture (9:04). Facebook introduces a Spotify miniplayer within the app, MySpace style (14:34). Lil Skies’ vocals exposed (17:29). Tik Tock’er jokingly makes a Drake-type verse that sounds amazing (19:48). TDE is tweeting, Cole is tweeting, Drake’s son is on display; are we getting new music from ALL the big artists in 2021 (22:31)? It’s still f*ck the Grammys for The Weeknd (27:29). Keep It or Leak It (31:21); JID x Drake collab (31:24), a Kamaru Usman x Jake Paul boxing match (32:03), Kawhi Leonard’s ‘Culture Jam’ mixtape (37:07), Sailor Moon Netflix special (41:17). We got Shoutouts (42:41): Kendrick Lamar becomes the first rapper to achieve Gold status or above on ALL records from his ‘DAMN.’ project (42:48), Jazmine Sullivan earns her first Gold record with ‘Pick Up Your Feelings’ (44:24), Russell Westbrook for becoming the first player in NBA history to have 50 rebounds and 50 assists over a 3-game span (45:52). New Music Report (48:47): DJ Khaled (51:54), Morray (5

• PRE POTPOURRI (8:46). Dill & Harris share their weight loss secrets (8:50). • MUSIC POTPOURRI (17:05). HBDs in the Culture (17:13). Did Moula

• PRE POTPOURRI (9:26). The province of Ontario is in shambles with new Covid rules granting the police to stop and question you whenever they want (9:35). Jackie Chan plans to leave none of his $370MM estate to his son (20:16).  • MUSIC POTPOURRI (25:15). Lil Nas X’s mother was seen on film panhandling; should Lil Nas X be obligated to make sure his mother is okay (25:53)? We got Shoutouts (33:21): Silk Sonic for their Billboard Hot 100 #1 record — Bruno Mars’ 8th and Anderson Paak’s 1st (33:26), Jaleel White for entering the cannabis market with Purple Urkel cannabis brand (35:20), all the WNBA Draftees for making it to the league (37:48). New Music Report (40:32): AJ Tracey (47:19), Nebu Kiniza (55:00), Conway The Machine (59:18), Young Thug & Young Stoner Life/Young Slime Life/Young Slatt Life (1:09:05), and much more. Finally we ask, What’s In Your Rotation (1:22:23)? • POST POTPOURRI (1:25:58). Should DeMar DeRozan’s #10 jersey be retired by the Toronto Raptors (1:26:05)?  Find us on Twitter/Instagr

• MUSIC POTPOURRI (12:08). R.I.P. DMX (12:12). HBDs in the Culture (23:57). YG’s ‘My Krazy Life’ removed from DSPs over controversial lyrics about Chinese neighbourhoods (27:43). Is there an age limit in Hip Hop (32:06)? The Weeknd makes $2MM off NFTs (36:29). Ontario

• PRE POTPOURRI (9:38). Energy shift; more ebbs than flows (9:43). Ontario goes under lockdown, again (11:18). CBD Organica GIVEAWAY details (18:39). • MUSIC POTPOURRI (20:41). HBDs in the Culture (20:44). Migos allegedly beat up Justin LABoy, respectfully (22:28). We speak on the Quavo & Saweetie elevator altercation that took place (26:37). Meek Mill wants to release a full album as an NFT; are NFTs the way of the future or just a fad (33:48)? Random fact about music streaming in 2021 thus far (40:48). Prayers for DMX as he was in critical condition [UPDATE after filming: he has been taken off life support and is breathing on his own] (43:02). New Music Report (46:03). Mustafa

• PRE POTPOURRI (8:51). When do you cash out of a bet (8:53)? What’s new in the mind/body/heart/soul, and a CBD Organica update by Dill (10:21). • MUSIC POTPOURRI (17:16). HBDs in the culture (17:21). Keet It Or Leak It (20:02): Vory x Duvy

• PRE POTPOURRI (10:06). R.I.P. Marvin Hagler (10:06). Dill speaks on his new business launch CBD Organica (11:16). Harris speaks on his new job (17:13). • MUSIC POTPOURRI (18:32). HBDs in the Culture (18:54). Anita Baker is ‘fighting’ for her masters as she’s outlived her recording contracts (20:18). Breaking down the Clubhouse Creator Accelerator Program (24:47). Without Bow Wow there would be no Drake (32:03)? We got Shoutouts (35:08): LeBron James for now being a part owner of the Boston Red Sox (35:18), Drake for being the first musician to ever have the top 3 records on the Billboard 100 (37:44), Beyonce for becoming the winningest musician in Grammy history with 28 awards to her name (41:13), and Kanye West for becoming the richest Black Man in America (45:11). New Music Report (46:24): Pilla B

• PRE POTPOURRI (8:59). How much do you miss your barber (9:39)? When will be allowed back outside, as we Spring the clocks Forward (10:52)? • MUSIC POTPOURRI (12:18). HBDs in the Culture (12:26). R&B Debate: SZA or Summer Walker (16:07)? Verzuz acquired by Triller; artists gain equity (19:24). We also discuss the next matchup between Ghostface and Raekwon (25:01). Is Lil Baby starting to get the Dababy treatment (27:30)? Chris Brown wants all the basketball smoke with any rapper/musician (31:52). Nav speaks on splitting his publishing with his friends (35:40). We got Shoutouts (39:09): Drake for making Billboard Hot 100 history again (39:17), Cardi B for becoming the first woman artist to have a Diamond single (40:31), Savannah Ré

• PRE POTPOURRI (7:26). What’s new in the mind, heart, body, soul (7:36). Dill’s pre potpourri question of the day (15:25). • MUSIC POTPOURRI (18:21). HBDs in the Culture (18:26). Square acquires a majority stake in Tidal (20:02). We’re having the discussion about NFTs, as Kings of Leon and Tory Lanez participate (30:30). Why did the YBN crew break up (41:22)? Is Bruno Mars a Culture Vulture (43:29)? We got Shoutouts (46:48): We Love Hip Hop for showing us love (46:51), James Harden for having his number retired in Houston (47:41), Greezy Deckz

• MUSIC POTPOURRI (7:14). HBDs in the Culture (7:30). Is Kodak Black one of the best lyricists in his generation (9:30)? What does a new age lyricist even sound like (13:11)? Prayers for Tiger Woods as we provide an update on his car crash (16:06). Bobby Shmurda is a free man (18:07). Keep It or Leak It; Cardi B x Mariah Carey (24:23), Bruno Mars x Anderson Paak aka Silk Sonic (25:51). We got Shoutouts (30:31): Remy Ma for officially launching her own record label (30:42), Jay Z for selling 50% of his Ace of Spades brand to LVMH Moet Hennessy (31:35), the State of New Jersey for legalizing marijuana (34:23). New Music Report (35:06): Fred The Godson (38:18), Currensy (41:01), Duke Deuce (42:32), Bryson Tiller (44:14), Freddie Gibbs (49:55), Noname (51:11), Leon Bridges (54:43), Duvy

• PRE POTPOURRI (5:22). Dill asks a question about having a type (5:32). • MUSIC POTPOURRI (10:00). HBDs in the Culture (10:06). Meek Mill has some questionable bars mentioning Kobe Bryant (12:29). Kim Kardashian and Kanye West set to divorce (15:38). Shola has a response to Uncle Vick (17:12 - check out ‘Uncle Vick Rants’ on Youtube!!!). Keep it or Leak it (18:53); new Ari Lennox (19:03), a new album from LeBron James (20:06). We Got Shoutouts (23:05): LeBron James for 35k career points (23:11), Ari Lennox for being the first non-Cole artist in Dreamville to go platinum (26:41), Rihanna for being the first Black Woman in history to own a cosmetics brand worth $1B (28:31), Childish Gambino & Malia Obama for their deal with Amazon with new content (30:05), Lauryn Hill for going diamond (32:36), Naomi Osaka for winning her 4th Major (33:20). New Music Report (36:16): Cuzzin Charlie