Let's paint a picture - Imagine you looking for something to get you in the right mood for the weekend or get you through the week, This episode does just that.  On this week's episode, We are joined by singer, songwriter and producer Sade Awele in the Backyard and the conversation is a wholesome good time.

We talk about her music upbringing, her performance at the Rogers Arena TWICE and many more ground-breaking milestones, being an indie artist, navigating friendships s an artist and so much more. 

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This episode is a special episode as Dre invites not one but three special neighbours; Mr Ibou a fellow Master of Ceremony, vlogger and the Host of the Activated Podcast, Plantain Percy who is a visual artist, Choreographer, Actor and Model and finally Sayrah Chips who is a Dancer/ Choreographer, a serial entrepreneur joins us All the way from Texas, USA.

We chronicle Sayrah's and Percy's dance journey, and talk about our breakout moments, what success can feel like and not feel like, Balancing Mother hood, and the intersectionality between Dance and Music  Industry and some more fun conversations.

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(04:00) - Pick a Number

(11:04) - Dancing as a Kid ft Sayrah

(19:00) - Percy Wanted to be Spiderman

(28:35) - That First Wow Moment ft Sayrah and Percy

(34:32) - Humbling Experiences

(48:12) - DANCE vs The Music

(57:49) - Routines

(1:07:20) - Girl Math

(1:12:21) - White People Dance

(1:14:50) - Does Success Scare You??

(1:19:46) Being a Dance Mum

Grab your popcorn because this episode gets Heated from the beginning all the way to the end. The gang discuss Wizkid's cancelling of His November Toronto Show, Usher's recent milestone with the Superbowl and with Women at his shows, What is the most important question to ask on a date ?? and Idolizing Pastors being a good thing or a bad thing.

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(07:45) - More Love, Less Ego??

(24:15) - FAM MAIL

(45:00) - Usher at the SuperBowl 

(53:07) - Keke Palmer vs The People

(1:34:52) - First dates, First Questions?

(1:42:26) - Idolizing Pastors?

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This week's episode starts with a weekly recap and Dre's phobia, we talk about giving and receiving Hickeys, we also discuss the Housing Crisis in Toronto, Dating Baby Mama's and Baby Daddies, an unpopular opinion, getting in trouble with your partner and more hot takes on this episode

Michael of Grake shots joins us in the backyard for this weeks conversation

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(04:09) - Week Recap (13:33) - Dre has Globophobia (19:39) - Giving Hickeys (27:06)- spotify comments / Michael responds (34:00) - Housing Wahala in Toronto (39:46)- A Purpose.  (43:23) - Chrisbrown vs Tinashe (48:30) - Odumodu Blvck vs X (56:00) - Speaking of Housing (1:02:32) - Unpopular Opinion (1:13:32) - Unpopular opinion pt 2 (1:32:50) - Baby Daddies and Baby Mamas

On this week's episode, we talk about power play in friendships, Rema @ the VMA's and, current trends in Afrobeats music and Dre giving the team their flowers before sharing a PSA to some unfriendly neighbors.

We also dive into some hot takes on when your partner is supposed to come over, liking other people's pictures on social media and taking your Kidney back during a divorce.

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We are joined by our French-speaking Neighbor Mama on this episode and We talk about the gang's experience at the CNE Carnival, having only one the one, ordering sex toys on Uber eats, surviving Hippos, dating entertainers and how the pressure of being in the creative industry has and can affect us.

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(14:27) - The CNE Carnival

(20:13)- Dinner in the Sky

(34:24) - Surviving Hippos

(40:37) - Is there the ONE

(55:45) - Sex toys on Uber Eats

(1:20:08) - Dating Entertainers

(1:32:02) - The pressure of the industry

We are joined by two neighbors on this episode a Super Mum and a Super Star Artist.

We discuss Borelson's music journey in Canada, Our Post-Heartbreak Era, and Foods that we will die for before we absolutely eat, and we also chronicle our love for music and more hot takes on this episode.

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The Boys kick the episode off with how expensive tailoring is in Canada vs Back home before getting into Fan Boy Culture and their friend's recent Wedding. They also talk about Apps that send money abroad and if they can legitimately lend Money to their spouse and more hot takes. 

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