Black People Love Paramore

Step Up 20th Anniversary

This week, Sequoia and Ryann revisit Step Up (2006), the dance movie with a banging soundtrack (Ciara's "Get Up”) and that made Channing Tatum a star. They attempt to understand why dance movies were EVERYWHERE in the 2000s, and why Eminem’s popularity fueled the rise of wiggers. Plus, Ryann and Sequoia look at why Black audiences embraced dance movies like Step Up, despite one of their most unfortunate tropes: there’s always a Black kid that has to die. They get into all this, and more! Buy Mocha Grande Merch Follow Sequoia Instagram @SequoiaBHolmes TikTok @SequoiaBHolmes Follow Ryann Instagram @gudguyryry Follow BPLP Pod Instagram @bplppod TikTok @bplppod Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinparamore

The Princess Diaries

This week, Sequoia and Jewel take another look at the 2001 hit The Princess Diaries, adapted from Meg Cabot’s book of the same name. In the process, they reminisce about their own high school experiences, and compare those to “movie trope” ones. Plus, how come girls with glasses are always catchin’ strays? And why is it that Mia’s frizzy hair gets straightened when she gets a makeover?  Buy Mocha Grande Merch Follow Sequoia Instagram @SequoiaBHolmes TikTok @SequoiaBHolmes   Follow Jewel Instagram @jewelwickershow Follow BPLP Pod Instagram @bplppod TikTok @bplppod Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinparamore

Beyoncé’s Renaissance

This week, Sequoia and Ryann talk Beyoncé’s 2022 album Renaissance. And even though Sequoia will go to the mat to defend Beyoncé’s supremacy as one of the greatest, if not the greatest, living artists today, she puts her beef with the artist on front street. Listen to the episode to see how Ryann and Sequoia rank their favorite songs on the album. Spoiler alert: Their rankings differ. Buy Mocha Grande Merch Follow Sequoia Instagram @SequoiaBHolmes TikTok @SequoiaBHolmes   Follow Ryann Instagram @gudguyryry Follow BPLP Pod Instagram @bplppod TikTok @bplppod Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinparamore

NEW VIDEO - Alemeda

Sequoia interviews rising alt-pop singer Alemeda, who wrapped up a six-city tour earlier this year. The Ethiopian-born singer and Sequoia bond over Paramore songs and cats. Alemeda also weighs in on the cat backlash directed at Doechii, with whom she recorded Beat a B!tch Up. Buy Mocha Grande Merch Follow Sequoia Instagram @SequoiaBHolmes TikTok @SequoiaBHolmes   Follow Alemeda Instagram @Alemeda https://www.alemedamusic.com/ Follow BPLP Pod Instagram @bplppod TikTok @bplppod Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinparamore

Sex and the City

This week, Sequoia, Ryann and Jewel dissect the original Sex & the City and things get heated. Sequoia and Jewel are shocked to learn Ryann’s SATC crush. According to Jewel, he “looks like a thumb!” And they ALL have thoughts about Jennifer Hudson playing SJP’s assistant Louise from St. Louis in the first Sex and the City Movie.  Buy Mocha Grande Merch Follow Sequoia Instagram @SequoiaBHolmes TikTok @SequoiaBHolmes   Follow Jewel Instagram @jewelwickershow Follow Ryann Instagram @gudguyryry Follow BPLP Pod Instagram @bplppod TikTok @bplppod Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinparamore