You Might Wanna Sit Down 4 This

Episode 64 | "Dole" (DJXP feat. Trivelle Simpson & EverythingOShauN)

In Episode 64, to close out February and jumpstart March, the guys start With their own recap of the Superbowl Halftime show (in comparison to past shows/line-ups etc), which leads into a Chris Brown tangent and his ability/likelihood to carry the ceremony on his own one day. His top songs against “The Confessions” crooner gets a speed round comparison (Versuz style). Keeping it CB, his invitation to the NBA All Star Weekend’s Celebrity Game (and subsequent uninvitation) gets discussed and leads to a head to head with OShauN and Trivelle with their varying takes on the matter (including social media oversharing).The lacklustre showing of the declining NBA All Star Weekend gets discussed along with where they went wrong and what can be done to improve it and save the brand. Ye & TY$’s “Vultures” gets talked about and XP makes a case as to why it’s one of the most important releases from a strictly business/ownership standpoint and how it disrupts the industry. Things end off with some X/Twitter fodder to debate upon.

Episode 63 | "E Don Caste" (DJXP feat. Trivelle Simpson & EverythingOShauN)

Episode 63 sees the gang recap their thoughts on Taylor Swift Mania in America along with the 66th Grammys Awards and particularly around AOTY and Hip Hop/Rap Categories past and present. The conversation goes from the need for validation from certain establishments outside the culture which Trivelle introduces a book he was reading and as it pertains to North American culture the idea of color and race on many levels within various groups. A hot take from T that he leaves on the table is the disdain he has for “Black History Month” (Happy Black History Month Btw lol) and gives his reasonings. They also touch on Shannon Sharpe’s next important interview with Actress & Comedienne Superstar Mo'Nique. In the conversation things are said about what Kevin Hart & Tyler Perry did and everyone gives their take and interpretations of it. Love and Marriage makes its way into the convo which makes way for Gayle King not being able to look at her man again after he asked to borrow $4000 for child support and give it back to her in a couple of days.

Episode 62 | "Maxine's Baby" (DJXP feat. Trivelle Simpson & EverythingOShauN)

After a rollercoaster of an Episode in 61, the guys keep things pushing with 62. Starting off with a conversation off air that had Trivelle dropping gems about how he has got to where he is, different tactics and methodologies come up that he employs in his daily and business life and perspectives on money and what it’s truly good for. Music conversations start with those who come out of the creative path (because of its difficulty) for other financial pursuits and those who keep at it despite the inherent difficulty. The conversation of “working musician” and doing it for the art takes centre stage before spilling into the Mos Def/Drake conversation (recorded before Mos Def’s apology). The debate had the crew speaking about the inconsistencies of the “Drake is not Hip Hop narrative” before making a case of his position amongst the greats. Conversations about Kendrick’s Lamar’s music being likened to “fine dinning” or one of the greatest movies of all time “The Godfather” leads to a whole other conversation about Art vs commerce and consumerism. Dave Chapelle’s pushback on Katt Williams viral video gets discussed as well as the Netflix acquisition of WWE Raw for 5$ Billion (the first permanent live television show on Netflix), and why despite what you think about his content, why Tyler Perry is amongst the greats.

Episode 61 | "Manifestation" (DJXP feat. EverythingOShauN & Trivelle Simpson)

Episode 61 of You Might Wanna Sit Down 4 This and the first one of 2024 sees EverythingOShauN & Xpress aka DJXP get a bit personal with Trivelle a la (Katt Williams) before the conversation edges toward The Johnathan Majors interview on ABC after his guilty verdict. The Conspiracy of the Netflix / Obama Produced film “Leave The World Behind” gets discussed along with the disinform that is being peddled by certain companies with much to gain by leading the masses. They kids singing Sexxy Red at a birthday party gets talked about along with who is allowed to criticize the “degeneration” of society as well as how young is too young for creating “opp” music with the rise of child drill rapper Lil RT and more. A light hearted positive story about Manifestation by DJXP of lyrics by the legendary Ice Cube and “Today was a Good Day” took a left turn where the topics switched to Rod Wave/Tracy Chapman/Nicki Minaj/Prince/Sinead O’ Connor and sampling which leads to a heated debate on the rules set by those who have come before and all the implications it has in the business. After things calm down, the conversation ends with Katt Williams legendary Interview with Shannon Sharpe.

Episode 60 | ”Francesco Totti” (DJXP feat. EverythingOShauN & Trivelle Simpson)

After a holiday hiatus of sorts and reaching an iconic 60 episodes of “You Might Wanna Sit Down 4 This” in the can, DJXP gets the ball rolling with the recap of EverythingOShauN’s sold out headline show at the Drake Underground earlier in December. Snoop Dogg’s royalty cheque for reaching 1 billion streams gets discussed with the shocking dollar value, XP then keeps things light with one of the funniest discourses online about a man who never gave up on DM’ing his future wife which gets into some dating revelations from Trivelle as he asks questions around the room. XP brings up a discourse he was having with a woman online about when questionable pictures / videos of your s/o should be removed (or if they should) after a break up. The patterns of how women are better cheaters than men comes up with proof from and explanation from a trusted source. SZA’s new project/ deluxe/extended/ (we don’t know) gets discussed and the trends Drake’s FATD could have introduced, Meg’s indie deal comes up, White Soul music and all 3 look forward to 2024 as the last episode of the year.

Episode 59 | ”That Astronomy” (DJXP feat. Trivelle Simpson & EverythingOShauN)

Starting off an extended edition of YMWSD4T Episode 59 and cutting into a conversation that started off air, Trivelle, OShauN and DJXP talk about the potential of Trivelle being apart of the "EverythingOShauN business". With topics ranging from everyone’s perspective on why it took so long for it to come up in conversation and some of the context and reasoning of there never being a right time to engage in dialogue because there is always another step, another level to reach and other things going on. After that portion reaches a resolution for 2024, conversations continues about personal anecdotes about various topics regarding relationships, money, disputes and more. To keep things on music, DJXP brings up a story about 3 x Grammy award winner Seal and how his career was created from a directors decision to include his song on a project. In celebration of Drake’s Scary Hours 6 track addition, the group decides which 6 songs they would cut to make way for the new 6 records. Taylor Swift and the entertainment mogul who’s to thank/blame for the “Taylor’s Version” gets discussed and his brief history, they then discuss a short list of artists DJXP offers up that were able to beat the “Sophomore Curse” of releasing a second album that was not a step down in their discography, and Diddy Did Do Some things.

Episode 58 | ”Guess What It’s Not? The Same” (DJXP feat. EverythingOShauN & Trivelle Simpson)

After an October hiatus, the trio known as DJXP, T and OShauN get back to business discussing the hard hitting topics the world needs more opinions on, such as Drake’s latest album and why he is potentially the best artist ever. The conversation gets into his contemporaries Like Kanye and his predecessors like Jay Z on if their catalogues have what they have coined as a 3 “on the bounce” or 4 “on the bounce” which is a collection of concurrent albums that hit either culturally, commercially or musically - in a row. They also begin to examine other artists that have that on the bounce in their works. Conversations about Drake’s creativity get brought up in the mix and the unrealistic expectations that are put on any direction he takes musically that gets highlighted by the resident artist EverythingOShauN. Another hot topic that arose in their absence was the Jada/Will Smith book tour. Trivelle gives his strong opinions while OShauN provides pushback in defence of Will and XP suggests this is a by-product of idolizing celebrity relationships and more. XP then steers into a poll he put up on various social media Pages “Is Silence a form of Closure” in friendships/relationships which leads to an impassioned response from your favourite ceo. Things close off with the debate of the Women’s list of first date no no’s lol. Enjoy the return episode!

Episode 57 | ”Cause They Want It” (DJXP feat. Trivelle Simpson & EverythingOShauN)

Episode 57 sees the gang talk about things like last weeks fodder that Brittany Renner’s body count was at 25 (which was a mistake it was actually 35 - XP got it wrong) and if men are actively seeking out that information our of women in 2023. The twitter phenomenon of “Guy Math, Girl Math” that went viral gets talked about, then Trivelle goes into a monologue about the difficulty of being a man in pursuit of their career while seeing everyone else give up, as well as the voyerism that those not in his position employ when it comes to his acheivements and wanting his life. After those talks of self reflection things go to music about Doja Cat’s Scarlet’s sales, and the need for industry change on looking at first week pure physical sales when they aren’t an indication of success in todays market. Conversations continue to Eminem and the recent comments that upcoming wordsmith Symba had to say about feeling that he is superior to Slim Shady. Talks about EM’s run then becomes a topic of discussion. In light of the NFL’s announcement that Usher will be performing Superbowl 2024, DJXP brings up the naysayers talking about Usher’s under qualification for such a big stage. They also talk a bit about Byron Messia’s comment that he has the biggest dancehall record since 2005 in ’Talibans’ and a little bit of afrobeats rise/ dancehall inability to blow at the same rate and the reasons for it.

Episode 56 | ”I Abstain” (DJXP feat. Trivelle Simpson & EverythingOShauN)

On Episode 56 of You Might Wanna Sit Down 4 This, After the guys get settled in and take care of housekeeping, DJXP kicks things off by playing a response from Steve Harvey defending his wife against cheating allegations that ended episode 55, and Trivelle gives his honest take. Then DJXP plays another clip from a viral marriage video that he got in hot water from on twitter for supporting and the guys give their two cents. As the marriage talks continue DJXP throws a wrench in the conversation by bringing up a question on the type of friends men are Comfortable with their girl having. As the conversation trucks along, OShauN and T give a hilarious skit replicating a situation O found himself in when a girl told him about her “Encounter”. Trivelle gets re-asked a question he posted on Instagram which leads to a conversation about tricking and what it entails in 2023. Doja Cat's accession atop the Billboard charts gets discussed as well as some other music and pop culture/sports topics. 

Episode 55 | Mr. Cheeks (DJXP feat. Trivelle Simpson and EverythingOShauN)

In a heated episode 55, the gang start with an off air question about hooking up with your boys ‘old work’ and other stories closely related to men and women In relationships/situationships and more. Things get serious when Trivelle brings up not being able To look past inconsistencies at this stage in his life and things get somber before a detour to Ye and Bianca in Italy. Boosie’s diss to his whole family gets talked about along with whats needed to create interest in music today (and prior) before getting to an interesting list of Top 90s streaming catalogues On Spotify where XP dishes the numbers and OShauN and T guess the artists. On the heels of Drake’s new album, his impact in the game is discussed In relation to his contemporaries. Curry and Magic’s careers get compared for “the best point guard of all time” as well as the the Skip Bayless split from Shannon Sharpe and did Majorie Harvey cheat on Steven Harvey.