The YBF Podcast

R.Kelly, White Reality TV, 'Marriage Bootcamp,' & 'Wish A MFer Would!'-isms

Natasha's friend Darius is back in the hot topics seat to chop it up about the foolery of the week. R.Kelly failed miserably at his Oscar performance audition that was his interview with the most unbothered queen in America - Gayle King, white reality tv has us stressed out, Soulja Boy & Nia Riley have us mad disturbed on "Marriage Bootcamp", so does "Leaving Neverland" and Oprah's reaction to it, and Tamron Hall's pregnancy announcement makes Natasha get REAL about the ish women over 25 and 30 have to deal with when deciding to have kids or not.

'Black Ink Crew', N-Words, S-Words, Jordyn Woods Saves Black History Month

Natasha's back with her good (and shady) friend Darius to discuss all the reality tv clownery - Black Ink Crew brawling over the N-Word, why Lily deserved that ish, fine ass Ryan Henry, silicone oozing Cartel Crew, how Jordyn Woods saved black history month by out Kardashian'ing the Kardashians, community d__k and more. Oh, and Jussie Smollett's clowning as well.

SCAMMER SZN! BONUS EPISODE: Is Jussie Smollett Being Framed, Or A Creative A** Scammer?

Natasha and her equally tv-obsessed friend Darius break down the Jussie Smollett alleged attack scandal. We're calling it already: This is either going be the biggest celeb based scam of 2019, or the weirdest framing in the history of celebritidom. Whyyyyyyyyyy Jussie. Whyyyyyyyyyyyyyy?! #StillHoldingOutHopeThePeopleAreOutToGetHim #NoWeDontKnowWhoThePeopleAre #WereJustSaying #ThePeople

Let Cardi B. Have Her Things. Stop Giving Black Things To J.Lo Though. Special Guest Karu F. Daniels

Natasha brings her longtime friend and veteran entertainment journalist Karu F. Daniels into the studio to ki-ki about Grammy shenanigans, what's REALLY behind the Oscar nominations (he's an expert of experts so you're gonna want this tea), J-Lo's un-black Motown foolery, Bill Cosby legit on some other ish, our fave show that may shock you, and plenty more.

Bonus Episode: SCAMMER SZN! FYRE FESTIVAL

[NSFW] It's always SCAMMER SZN here at YBF! We love a good scammer story. So Natasha and YBF Correspondents James & Unique NEEDED to do a deep dive into the twin Fyre Festival documentaries in a mini bonus episode. What a hot, privileged, pyramid scheme, oral mess.

Back Again. '19

Heeeeeeeeey fabulous people! Natasha's back with the first YBF podcast epi of 2019, and it's about damn time. She bribed Correspondents Unique & James with copious amounts of liquor to trek it to Tribeca in freezing a$$ NYC to chop it up. There's so much to discuss, we.can't.even.
The hot topics this week came fast and furiously, but we've got you covered: R.Kelly, the foolery of his capers - looking at you Taraji P. Henson & Erykah Badu and some men - Chris Brown, toxic f**kboiness, community penis, Tamar vs. Kandi is the pettiest of petty, Wendy Williams' mother in law supposedly spilled all kinds of tea, Blue Ivy's fire photo skills, and more. PLUS, we created a new thing - SCAMMER SEASON! We gloss over the dueling Fyre Festival documentaries before doing a deep dive bonus epi (dropping later) into the most white-male-privileged, scammiest, foolywang material we've ever seen in life.
Straight from Gotham Podcast Studio....we're (not so) live from New York!

Natasha Celebrates YBF's 12th Anniversary With Teyonah Parris!

Since it's FBF, we're giving you the Teyonah Parris episode in case you missed it on our first live stream recently.
As YBF celebrated its huge 12th anniversary with a party at Samsung 837 in NYC, Natasha did a live podcast in store with "Survivor's Remorse" and "Dear White People" star Teyonah Parris. She's been our black girl magic inspiration since she hit the scene -- from her hair to her style to that skin we just want to rip off and wear. Ok, we'll calm down.
We talk Juilliard, sex on camera, and hair & makeup secrets. Teyonah dished about it all....and even fessed up to that time she catfished somebody on a dating site. Ha!

Shady Talk With Special Guest Michael Arceneaux

Summer TV is officially here, and there's much to discuss. YBF's creator and Editor-in-Chief Natasha brought on Twitter shade king and soon-to-be published author Michael Arceneaux to chop it up with her about all the gossip, rumors and TV greatness (and by greatness, we mean foolywang material) occurring as we speak. And then there's talk about black celebs who crave white validation....and why Michael is mad white people in Harlem keep hogging the squat racks at the gym.
The twosome also go in on Tangerine Mussolini (one of Michael's many names for #45) and his latest antics. Then, both spill how they really feel about Karrueche Tran's acting chops, Tamar Braxton's tumultuous friendships, TI & Tiny's shady divorce, T.I.'s patriarchal complex nobody asked him to display, the must-see summer shows, the shows that TRIED IT, how much money Flat Tummy Tea & FIT TEA actually have, and more.

The LeToya Luckett Episode

We poured up some Ciroc Summer Colada and started spilling all our feelings.
Days before her brand new album Back 2 Life dropped (AVAILABLE EVERYWHERE TODAY!), LeToya Luckett stopped by YBF HQ to chill with Founder/EIC Natasha. We even got her to spill tea about her NEW bae.
LeToya dished up some great advice for her good friend La La Anthony, and explains plenty of things we want to know: What REALLY happened with ex-fiance Rob Hill Sr., that extra personal "Back 2 Life" video anthology, making out with Thomas Q. Jones, staying in her lane, acting updates, trying to not be mad she’s single while watching all these couples on Instagram, our sleepover, her status with Miss Tina and Destiny’s Chil’ren, people’s instagram lives getting her in her feelings, MAD nuggets about the ambitious, successful woman’s relationship struggle in 2017, being besties with Ludacris’ wife Eudoxie. Oh, and a hilarious mugshot-filled dating story and she does YBF’s Fast Fab 5 challenge.

The June Ambrose Episode

June Ambrose talks to Natasha about style, storytelling, her A-list clientele, and the tea that goes with it.
The run down: June dishes on doing things that scare the sh*t out of you, designing doll dresses and costumes in elementary school and as a theater major, how she got into showrooms, hip hop styling impacting the culture, how the storytelling of rap relates to the story of fashion, styling hip hop artists according to present really life and the future, she schools us on why Kanye went the boho-homeless grunge route with his clothing line, why her job is to be an artistic storyteller, how she's done over 200 music videos in her career, why high fashion houses didn’t want to lend to Mariah, DMX's shenaningans, styling DMX and Tashera for their wedding (and the hoodness that ensued), witnessing the drunken party antics of the rap stars, getting slighted (to this day) by certain black actresses, why being humbled is a good thing, the gift she bought for Blue Ivy Carter (and what she’s buying the Carter twins), why she celebrates “rock moms,” if she’s making a cook book, raising her kids as business people, leveling up your frumpy wear, her top 5 style icons, having conviction, her dream client, 5 things every woman needs in her closet every season, her worst client ever, her worst style moment ever and more.