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Respect Me Once The Dust Settles is cultural commentary through the lens of a Black millennial man figuring life out in real time.
I use culture, music, television, sports, relationships, nostalgia, and current conversations as the entry point to explore why we behave the way we do, what our experiences teach us, and what remains when the noise dies down.
Culture is the doorway.
Life is the conversation.
Jay-Z is preparing to headline the Super Bowl halftime show, and for me, this moment is bigger than the music.
Watching artists from my generation reunite and celebrate the careers we grew up watching has reminded me just how special that era was. But Jay-Z's journey, from Reasonable Doubt to one of the biggest stages in the world, is what makes this moment worth appreciating.
I get into what this opportunity represents, why being able to choose yourself is one of the greatest rewards of building something, and what I'd want to see during his halftime performance. I've also got a setlist in mind, a few guests I'd love to see, and one question: could we be approaching another chapter in Jay-Z's music?
Sometimes the dream comes full circle. This is one of those moments.
Respect Me, Once The Dust Settles.
2 Nov 2026
I Clicked One Link. Someone Got Access to My Life.
I thought I was opening a wedding invitation from someone I once knew. I had no idea that clicking a link would lead to one of the most violating experiences of my life.
My email account was compromised. Messages were being sent without my permission, and the login activity showed Nigeria. I changed my passwords, secured my accounts, and scanned my computer, trying to figure out how far the damage had gone.
Then my mother told me she had received an invitation, too.
That's when this stopped feeling like a problem with my computer and became something much more personal. Someone had gained access to my digital life, and I had no clear answers about who was responsible or what they might have accessed.
In this episode of Respect Me, Once The Dust Settles, I tell the story of how it happened, what I discovered, and why this experience changed the way I think about online privacy. The invitation looked familiar. The consequences were anything but.
You can know the person whose name appears in your inbox and still have no idea who's on the other side of that link.
26 Oct 2026
T'Keyah.
Sometimes, you don't find out how much a person meant to you until you realize you'll never get the chance to tell them.
In this episode of Respect Me, Once The Dust Settles, I share the story of discovering that someone I once considered a close friend had passed away years earlier. What began as an ordinary night, reminiscing about someone I hadn't spoken to in years, turned into a moment that forced me to confront grief, the fragility of life, and the weight of words left unspoken.
Her passing brought back memories of other people I've lost, my own experience surviving a car accident, and a difficult relationship with death that affected me more than I knew how to express. It also played a part in my decision to step away from the podcast and seek therapy before finding my way back.
This isn't about regret over a friendship that went wrong. We never had a falling-out. Life simply took us in different directions. What hurts is knowing that I can remember her, appreciate her, and be grateful for the time we shared, but I can no longer reach out and tell her any of that.
Some people leave your life long before they leave this world. You assume there's always time to reconnect, until one day you discover there isn't.
This episode is a tribute to a friend, an honest account of grief, and a reflection on what it means to appreciate people while they're still here.
I'm grateful for the time we had. I just wish I'd had the chance to tell her.
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