WHATS THE WORD

Natalie Nunn stops by Whats The Word to chop it up with Cody Mack and Bree Specific. They speak about her hit single "Doing What I Want" which just hit 1 million streams on Spotify, The Baddies Tour and More.

Chicago's very own Chance The Rapper stops by Whats The Word to chop it up with Cody Mack and Bree Specific. They speak about hit new album "Starline" and using his platform to shine light on the issues we still face in the culture today. He also talks about living in Chicago and being a successful independent artist. Which song off the new album is your favorite?

CODY SAT DOWN WITH CHICAGO'S VERY OWN GEORGE DANIELS. THEY SPEAK ABOUT THE ICONIC GEORGE'S MUSIC ROOM MUSICS AND HOW HE HELPED SHAPE CHICAGO'S MUSIC SCENE. THEY ALSO SPOKE ABOUT HOW MUSIC HAS CHANGED OVER THE YEARS AND HIS RELATIONSHIPS WITH SOME OF CHICAGO'S MOST POPULAR ARTISTS.

CODY SAT DOWN WITH CHICAGO'S VERY OWN CHAIRMAN FRED HAMPTON, JR. THEY SPEAK ABOUT THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY CUBS, THE IMPORTANCE OF STRUCTURE, LINEAGE AND LEGACY. THEY ALSO SPEAK ABOUT COINTEL PRO AND THE ASSASSINATION OF HIS FATHER CHAIRMAN FRED HAMPTON. THEY ALSO SPEAK ABOUT REVOLUTIONARIES SUCH AS TUPAC, NIPSEY HUSSLE, AND RYAN COOGLER.

CODY MACK AND BREE SPECIFIC SIT DOWN WITH CHICAGO'S VERY OWN FLY SKINZ . THEY CHOP IT UP ABOUT GOING FROM BEHIND THE SCENES TO BEING A RAPPER, NAVIGATING THE CHICAGO MUSIC SCENE, AND MORE.

FAT TREL STOPPED THROUGH TO CHOP IT UP WITH CODY MACK AND BREE SPECIFIC TO PROMOT HIS NEW SINGLE "TIME FOR US."

Catch up with the What's The Word crew in Episode 68 - Cody, Bree Specific, and Chris recap the St. Patrick's Day weekend before special guest DJ L falls through to join the show. The crew gets into the in's-and-outs of who they would want to perform at their weddings after video surfaces of King Louie's impromptu performance. Next, Cody shows love to the CPS schools that won state basketball championships over the weekend before turning attention to Pastor Hannah's latest moves to build the crib. DJ L taps in to discuss the latest example of pushing peace as Blasian Doll and Tay Savage sit down to hash out their differences. Saba dropped a new project that has the crew excited about Chicago's music scene moving forward into the summer as we get into the Lollapalooza lineup - where a heated convo starts regarding ASAP Rocky being on the lineup over Chief Keef. The crew closes out the show with their thoughts on R.Kelly's entry into the Residuals Challenge and the latest update on Big U, Bricc Baby, Lucc Cannon and others being picked up on federal RICO charges. We want to send our acknowledgements and condolences to the family of Kamari McMillen#WhatsTheWord #Lollapalooza #BigU

Episode 67 of Whats The Word Live begins with sending condolences to the family of Caleb Wilson, the student who lost his life amidst the recent investigation into hazing allegations against Omega Psi Phi at Southern University. The crew digs into the difficult conversation surrounding Wilson and question whether Greek Life has gotten too far away from its original principles. The team also sends love and light to the family of Soul Legend Angie Stone, who transitioned tragically over the weekend at the age of 63. Bree asks the team their thoughts on the hairdresser who dragged her client for non-payment before breaking down the saga unfolding between Gorgeous Doll and her alleged secret relationship with Future. Next, the team has a quick intervention with Cody before the room breaks down the definition of dating. We close out the show discussing the 2025 Chicago Artists to Watch list.We are officially in Lent season - but the one thing to not give up is tapping in What's The Word Live - Press Play!

This week, the What's The Word team is joined by special guest, DJL who is definitely not capping this episode. We kick it off with a recap of the NAACP Awards and David Banner shooting his shot on the purple carpet. Melanin Maga was a topic of discussion as Black Supporters of Trump were seen kicking it in the White House this past week and Cody introduces a great conversation about the optics of making poverty look cool. We can't let the episode get away without speaking on the latest updates in Tiffany Henyard's campaign to repeat as Mayor of Dolton. After the tragic shooting at Chug-A-Lug, DJL questions whether club culture is dead in Chicago as we debate the best places to party in the city. Shifting gears, the panel decides once-and-for-all who is the best rapper from out west before gettin into Smokey Robinson's comments on sampling oldies in modern music.Bree Specific, Cody Mack and DJL set a banger of an episode in motion this week. Cappin' aint about nothing - Tap In to the Word this week!...#whatstheword #DavidBanner #Tiffany Henyard