Holdin’ Court Podcast

Support REVOLT Podcast Network & Vote Surface Level Podcast For the 2026 Webby Award's Visit the link below and search Surface Level to vote today! https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2026/apps-software-immersive/app-excellence/accessibility-inclusion Donnell Rawlings where he keeps it completely raw and unfiltered. From his journey in comedy to his time on Chappelle’s Show, Donnell speaks on the industry, real-life experiences, and things most comedians won’t say out loud. This is more than just laughs — it’s real conversation, culture, and truth. Comedy industry behind the scenes Chappelle Show legacy Fame, struggles & growth Real vs fake in the culture Wild stories & funny moments If you rock with authentic conversations, this is one you don’t want to miss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Support REVOLT Podcast Network & Vote Surface Level Podcast For the 2026 Webby Award's Visit the link below and search Surface Level to vote today! ⁠https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2026/apps-software-immersive/app-excellence/accessibility-inclusion⁠ Download OG Network on Roku, Google Play, Fire TV, Apple TV, or The App Store. Angela Lewis sits down to talk about her unforgettable role on Snowfall and what it was like working alongside Damson Idris, whose portrayal of Franklin Saint became one of television’s most iconic performances. During the conversation, Lewis also addresses the ongoing debate about British actors landing major American roles and the assumptions surrounding training and opportunity in Hollywood. Is it about preparation, perception, or something deeper in the industry? Angela Lewis shares her perspective from inside one of TV’s most celebrated crime dramas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Support REVOLT Podcast Network & Vote Surface Level Podcast For the 2026 Webby Award's Visit the link below and search Surface Level to vote today! ⁠https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2026/apps-software-immersive/app-excellence/accessibility-inclusion⁠ Hip-hop legend Big Gipp doesn’t hold back as he dives into one of the most uncomfortable conversations in rap history. From the Atlanta Child Murders to the city’s iron grip on the hip-hop industry, Gipp suggests a chilling connection between record labels and law enforcement — one that targets artists, controls narratives, and decides who rises and who gets erased. Is Atlanta’s dominance in hip-hop purely organic… or strategically protected? Are artists being watched, guided, or sacrificed once they become too powerful? This explosive conversation pulls back the curtain on power, politics, trauma, and control — and asks the questions the industry doesn’t want answered. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Support REVOLT Podcast Network & Vote Surface Level Podcast For the 2026 Webby Award's Visit the link below and search Surface Level to vote today! ⁠https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2026/apps-software-immersive/app-excellence/accessibility-inclusion⁠ Attorney Cecilia Nuby Brown steps into the fire representing three Black-owned businesses—Euphoric, LLC, UniKC, LLC, and The Sourze, LLC—in a bombshell $70 MILLION lawsuit that could rock Westport to its core. The suit targets the Westport Community Improvement District (CID)—the powerful governing body of Westport—along with multiple property landlords, alleging intentional interference, lost expected revenue, and actions that crippled the businesses’ ability to survive and profit. This isn’t just a lawsuit… it’s a reckoning.Power, politics, money, and Black entrepreneurship collide in a case that raises serious questions about who really controls opportunity in Kansas City Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Part 2 goes deeper. 🔥 B-Legit pulls back the curtain on working with Daryl Hall, surviving depression in an industry that doesn’t show mercy, and why E-40 is one of the sharpest minds hip-hop ever produced. Then he breaks down his weight loss journey, mindset shift, and what it took to reclaim his health and focus. This ain’t a highlight reel — this is growth, game, and gems straight from a West Coast legend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

B2K pulls up for a powerful and emotional conversation about brotherhood, healing, and what it really took to overcome years of infighting, pride, and public pressure. For the first time, all four members open up about the journey from conflict to forgiveness — and how personal growth made space for a new era of unity. From child stars to global R&B icons, the group breaks down the behind-the-scenes moments fans never knew, the fallout that almost ended everything, and the breakthroughs that brought them back into alignment. They share how maturity, communication, and accountability helped rebuild trust and preserve their bond. And yes… they reveal exclusive details about the new B2K tour, how the culture shaped their comeback, and why this chapter means more to them than any chart-topping hit. If you’re a fan of real conversations, growth, and legendary groups reclaiming their narrative — this is one you don’t want to miss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Isaac Hayes III is a trailblazing music producer, entrepreneur, and digital visionary carrying forward the legacy of his legendary father, soul icon Isaac Hayes. As the founder and CEO of Fanbase, a groundbreaking social media platform empowering creators to monetize their content directly, Hayes is redefining ownership and influence in the creator economy. With a background producing hits for artists like T-Pain, Lil Jon, and K-Michelle, Isaac has evolved from chart-topping producer to tech innovator—bridging the gap between culture, creativity, and equity. His outspoken advocacy for Black ownership, fair pay, and digital independence has made him a respected voice across media and tech circles, with viral moments that spark global conversation on how creators can truly own their audience and wealth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

West Coast legend MC Eiht sits down for a raw and unfiltered interview about his early life growing up in Compton, the realities of gang culture, his rise in hip-hop, and his past beef with DJ Quik. MC Eiht also shares stories from his storied music career, his role in shaping West Coast rap, and what it was like working with Kendrick Lamar on Good Kid, m.A.A.d City. 02:31 – 06:15 | Compton Roots & Family Background MC Eiht describes growing up in a single parent home after his parents’ split, explaining how Compton in the ’70s felt like any other working class town bikes, cereal, cartoons not the warzone outsiders imagined. 17:31 – 25:40 | The Pull of Gang Culture Eiht breaks down how friendship, community, and lack of male guidance drew kids in, and how his introduction came naturally through siblings’ friends and local homies not out of rebellion. 54:31 – 01:06:00 | Finding Hip-Hop & Forming Compton’s Most Wanted He meets Chill through school and church, starts rhyming, and helps create CMW. Eiht explains why he rapped about street realities without glorifying gang life. 01:43:31 – 01:46:00 | Legacy & Working with Kendrick Lamar Eiht reflects on influencing new generations and what it meant to collaborate with Kendrick Lamar on Good Kid, m.A.A.d City, closing with pride in West Coast unity and evolution. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pastor Troy sits down with Rachel Renee' and Big Court to discuss his upbringing in the church and being the son of a pastor. PT admits that his parents were supportive of his rap career despite their strong religious beliefs and practices. He released his first album, We Ready (I Declare War), in 1999. To generate attention and buzz, he attacked record producer Master P verbally on the song "No Mo Play in G. A." Fellow Georgia-based rapper Ludacris enlisted Troy to appear on his Jermaine Dupri-produced song "Get Off Me", from the former's Def Jam Recordings debut, Back for the First Time. Troy also formed the Augusta, Georgia-based hip hop group D.S.G.B. (Down South Georgia Boyz) during this time, for which he served as frontman. He guest appeared on Lil Jon & the Eastside Boyz' song "Throw It Up", from their collaborative album Kings of Crunk (2002). In 2002, Troy's album Universal Soldier became popular in the South; it spawned the single "Are We Cuttin'" featuring Ms. Jade, which was also featured on the soundtrack for the action film xXx, released that year. The album debuted at number 13 on the Billboard 200.[6] In 2003, Troy appeared on Young Jeezy's 2003 album Come Shop wit' Me on the track titled "GA". Troy released By Any Means Necessary in 2004. Following this album, Troy was released from his Universal contract due to creative disputes. He then released Face Off, Part II, which addressed some issues with Lil Scrappy and BME. In 2005, he appeared with Killer Mike on Chamillionaire's track "Southern Takeover" off of The Sound of Revenge. He released three albums in 2006, starting with Stay Tru, followed by By Choice or By Force and Atlanta 2 Memphis, the latter on which in collaboration with Memphis, Tennessee, rapper Criminal Manne. Stay Tru entered the Billboard 200 at number 150, selling 6,000 copies its first week. Troy released his sixteenth solo album, Ready for War, in June 2009, and released seven follow-up studio albums until 2011. In 2012, he released The Last OutLaw, and in 2013, he released The Streets Need You. In 2014, he released the mixtape Crown Royal Part 4, as well as the album Welcome to the Rap Game, while he released the sixth installment of his Crown Royal mixtape series in 2015, along with WAR (We Are Ready) in Atlanta, which featured Paul Wall and Bun B. In 2017, Troy announced his retirement, and released his last album O.G.P.T in July of that year. He also announced he was in the process of completing his second film, titled Down 2 Come Up, which he wrote, directed, and starred in, which was slated for released on March 17, 2020. Despite announcing his retirement, his career continued with the release of two albums: Clubber Lang (2018) and Enemy of the State (2019). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Big Court & his co-host/daughter Rachel Renee' discuss the genius of the Wayans family as they are inducted into the NAACP Image Awards Hall Of Fame. They also debate if female rappers like Glorrila, Cardi B, Megan Thee Stallion, and Doja Cat are contributing to the preservation of Hip Hop as they dominate the charts. Big Court & Rachel Renee' also unpack the general publics insatiable appetite for controversial and messy content and how Holdin Court Podcast refuses to partake. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Karyn White's self-titled debut album Karyn White was released in 1988. It was produced by L.A. Reid and Babyface and achieved platinum status in the U.S.. The album contained the Hot 100 hit singles "The Way You Love Me", "Secret Rendezvous", and "Superwoman" as well as the No. 1 R&B hit "Love Saw It", a duet with Babyface himself. White was nominated in the Best R&B/Urban Contemporary New Artist category for the 1989 Soul Train Music Awards, which was won by Al B. Sure! She also received nominations for two Grammy Awards. She became the first female artist to have the first three solo releases from their debut album hit No. 1 on the R&B charts. Her follow-up album was Ritual of Love in 1991. It had songs produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis and featured the hit single "Romantic", which hit number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. Other singles from the album include "The Way I Feel About You" (U.S. #12), "Walkin' the Dog", and "Do Unto Me" (the last two did not chart). The photographer and director Matthew Rolston directed the video for the hit single "Romantic". Michael Walls, who was credited as stylist on Ritual of Love, worked with White on the look for the Ritual of Love album sleeve, and three of the music videos released for the album. Walls had the idea for the Chanel-inspired pearls and black dress used on the album cover, the French maid look and multiple wardrobe changes for video of "The Way I Feel About You", and the "Walkin' the Dog" video, which was based on a scene from the film Sweet Charity. Her next album was Make Him Do Right in 1994. The album did not sell well, although she did chart with the singles "Hungah" and the Babyface-penned "Can I Stay With You", which became her final U.S. R&B Top 10 hit in early 1995. "I'd Rather Be Alone", her last chart single to date, peaked at No. 50 on the same chart later that year. In 1995, White appeared with Mary J. Blige, Monica and others for the single "Freedom (Theme from Panther)" for the soundtrack to the Melvin Van Peebles film of the same name. White left Warner Bros. Records in 1999, and dropped out of the music public eye for many years to start a family. In 2006, she recorded a new album, titled Sista Sista; which was slated for release in 2006, but was shelved. Two tracks, "All I Do" and "Disconnected", were later released on the best of compilation album, Superwoman: The Best of Karyn White. She was also slated to appear on the Soul Train Music Awards in 2009 as a tribute to Babyface Edmonds. However, this performance was canceled when Edmonds and Reid withdrew from the Soul Train ceremony, declining the honor. In 2011, she was slated to have shot a pilot for a reality series with R&B singers Shanice and Debelah Morgan. White released her first album after a seventeen-year break, Carpe Diem, in March 2012. The album featured the singles "Sista, Sista" and "Unbreakable," both of which received music videos. She earned a 2017 UB Honors nomination for the Gale and the Storm soundtrack in the "Best Independent R&B Album Release" category. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rashan Ali is a multi-media personality, actor, author and philanthropist from Decatur, Georgia. A graduate of FAMU, Rashan has done radio & television since 2002, most recently on TV One’s “Sister Circle.” She is the founder of Sporty Girls, Inc: The Cool Soror Podcast and Brand and The Coach’s Daughter Production Company. You can see her on the new series, “All The Queen’s Men” which is streaming on BET Plus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices