The King of R&B, Ursher Raymond, performs the SB halftime show to the largest audience ever, drops an album, and dates for a national tour; Why isn’t SB champion Travis Kelce a thug too?; Jonathan Majors is cooked in The NY Times. Get 20% OFF @honeylove by going to https://www.honeylove.com/RATCHET! #honeylovepod Find your forever pieces @jennikayne and get 15% off with promo code RATCHET at https://jennikayne.com/RATCHET #jennikaynepartner Get a 60-day free trial...

Demi in Morocco; Drake self soothes on the Internet; Ursher’s Super Bowl commercial; Travis Kelce denies inventing the fade; that Mo’Nique interview (or half of it anyway).  ABOUT ME: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ STAY CONNECTED:  IG: demetriallucas Twitter: demetriallucas FB: demetriallucas YouTube: demetriallucas Get a 60-day free trial at https://www.shipstation.com/respect. Thanks to ShipStation for sponsoring the show! Start building your credit. Open a Chime Checking account...

Demi embarks on a new odyssey; King Charles diagnosed with Cancer; Ursher in his drawls; Idris is having the best week ever; A review of Genius MLK/X; That Jonathan Majors interview; The Grammys, especially the Jay Z speech. ABOUT ME: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ STAY CONNECTED:  IG: demetriallucas Twitter: demetriallucas FB: demetriallucas YouTube: demetriallucas Get a 60-day free trial at https://www.shipstation.com/respect. Thanks to ShipStation for sponsoring the show! Start...

Demi returns from hiatus; Shannon Sharpe and Katt Williams break the Internet; a comprehensive review of the new The Color Purple  ABOUT ME: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ STAY CONNECTED:  IG: demetriallucas Twitter: demetriallucas FB: demetriallucas YouTube: demetriallucas Our listeners will get an additional 15% off an annual membership at https://masterclass.com/ratchet. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at https://betterhelp.com/RATCHET and get...

Demi’s Africa adventure comes to a close; Jamie Foxx gives us a sign; Isaiah Washington is the new Tyrese; Eboni K. Williams won’t date just anybody; "Queen Charlotte" is solid; Demi was wrong about Andrew Gillum. ABOUT ME: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ STAY CONNECTED:  IG: demetriallucas Twitter: demetriallucas FB: demetriallucas YouTube: demetriallucas Our listeners will get an additional 15% off an annual membership at https://masterclass.com/ratchet. This episode is sponsored by...

Demi in Paris; Ciara and Russell create a new life; Ashanti and Nelly are flourishing; Tory Lanez is sentenced for shooting Meg; ludicrous accusations about Jamie Foxx; the Fade in the Water. ABOUT ME: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ STAY CONNECTED: IG: demetriallucas Twitter: demetriallucas FB: demetriallucas YouTube: demetriallucas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For unapologetic Black girls (and women) who give people their *** to kiss when the racism and sexism is enough. ABOUT ME: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ STAY CONNECTED:  IG: demetriallucas Twitter: demetriallucas FB: demetriallucas YouTube: demetriallucas Control Body Odor ANYWHERE with @lumedeodorant and get $5 off off your Starter Pack (that’s over 40% off) with promo code RATCHET at https://LumeDeodorant.com! #lumepod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

Demi heads to Cape Town; Kevin Hart in Johannesburg; Usher debuts “Glu” with a video featuring The Lori (who also upstages her new beau at his own red carpet); Pharrell heads to Louis Vuitton, Robin Givhan is unimpressed; Rhianna’s Vogue cover upsets the Samuelites. Thanks to our sponsors: This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at https://betterhelp.com/RATCHET and get on your way to being your best self. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

Demi arrives in Johannesburg… without power; Dee Barnes has thoughts on that Dr. Dre award; Gina Prince Bythewood explains why “white” awards matter - and why they shouldn’t be called white; TJ Holmes is up to four (alleged) office trysts and is mad about being called a predator ABOUT ME: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ STAY CONNECTED:  IG: demetriallucas Twitter: demetriallucas FB: demetriallucas YouTube: demetriallucas This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a...

Hakeem Jefferies is Black and the HPIC; Nelly loses is over Ashanti; reviews of “Riches” and “First Wives Club”; Deion Sanders leaves Jackson State, TJ Holmes is community peen. ABOUT ME: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ STAY CONNECTED:  IG: demetriallucas Twitter: demetriallucas FB: demetriallucas YouTube: demetriallucas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The story Demi forgot to tell; The Murder Inc doc isn’t trash (Gotti still is); Mike Tyson is rightfully mad about that Hulu series he didn’t co-sign   ABOUT ME:  http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ STAY CONNECTED:  IG: demetriallucas Twitter: demetriallucas FB: demetriallucas YouTube: demetriallucas Get a 30-day free trial at https://www.shipstation.com/respect. Thanks to ShipStation for sponsoring the show! Get 15% off RIGHT NOW at https://masterclass.com/ratchet. Build your credit...

Demi in Budapest; Juvvie's Tiny Desk was worth the wait; the Supreme Court hates America; public husbands are acting a whole mess this week; Rolling Stone eviscerates Jonathan Majors. Get 15% off OneSkin with the code RATCHET https://www.oneskin.co/ #oneskinpod Get 15% off RIGHT NOW at https://masterclass.com/ratchet. Secure your online data TODAY by visiting https://expressvpn.com/ratchet and you can get an extra three months FREE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

Demi returns home. Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ Follow me:  IG: demetriallucas Twitter: demetriallucas FB: demetriallucas YouTube: demetriallucas This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at https://betterhelp.com/RATCHET and get on your way to being your best self. Get your first visit for only five dollars at https://apostrophe.com/ratchet when you use our code: RATCHET. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

Demi celebrates a milestone; A viral Tik Tok vid makes wild accusations against a prominent married man; Rudi Gulliani ordered to pay $148M for defamation of Black women; TRIGGER WARNING: Vin Diesel is sued for sexual assault by a former assistant; the final unofficial book club recap of Sheila Johnson’s “Walk Through Fire” aka ‘The Chronicles of Ms. Sheila and That **** Bob’ ABOUT ME: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ STAY CONNECTED:  IG:...

Tiger and his cubs; The Color Purple movie turns 38; Beyoncé drops “breaking news”; Christian Keyes accuses a Hollywood billionaire of sexual harassment and assault; a thorough and complete breakdown of The Gilded Age S2 finale; Jonathan Majors found guilty… and officially dropped by Marvel. ABOUT ME: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ STAY CONNECTED:  IG: demetriallucas Twitter: demetriallucas FB: demetriallucas YouTube: demetriallucas This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give...

All the Black folks nominated for Golden Globes and Critics Choice Awards; Cardi and Offset are off again; New Diddy revelations in the LA Times; Part IV of the never-ending recap of “Walk Through Fire” by Sheila Johnson. ABOUT ME: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ STAY CONNECTED:  IG: demetriallucas Twitter: demetriallucas FB: demetriallucas YouTube: demetriallucas Get 15% off OneSkin with the code RATCHET at https://www.oneskin.co/ #oneskinpod Get 20% off sitewide and up to 40% off...

300 vs 400; Fantasia is in her winning season; Demi finds a new home?; Ciara had the baby; Oprah makes it to the National Portrait Gallery; This Jonathan Majors trial is beyond nuts. ABOUT ME: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ STAY CONNECTED:  IG: demetriallucas Twitter: demetriallucas FB: demetriallucas YouTube: demetriallucas Get 15% off OneSkin with the code RATCHET at https://www.oneskin.co/ #oneskinpod Get 20% off sitewide and up to 40% off with bundle deals during Buffy’s...

Kendrick Lamar is epic at #moveafrika; Usher celebrates 100 shows; Time snubs Beyoncé; Jeannie vs Jeezy is getting messier; Russell Simmons is next-level delusional; Diddy addresses all his sexual assault allegations; TRIGGER WARNING: a fourth lawsuit against Diddy, from a minor; Cassie’s bestie clears Sean Combs in Rolling Stone. ABOUT ME: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ STAY CONNECTED:  IG: demetriallucas Twitter: demetriallucas FB: demetriallucas YouTube: demetriallucas This...

Demi visits Rwanda and crosses gorillas in the mist off her bucket list; TRIGGER WARNING: descriptions of extreme of violence/torture against women and children at the Rwandan Genocide Musuem; Ashanti and Nelly are expecting?!; Queen Latifah and Dionne Warwick are a Kennedy Center honorees; the Jonathan Majors trial is the sh— show everyone expected it to be. ABOUT ME: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ STAY CONNECTED:  IG:...

“Renaissance” is here… for some people; Swifties live among us; The Ava’s “Origin” is almost here; “High on the Hog” Season 2 is amazing; Sheila and Bob are back, part 3. ABOUT ME: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ STAY CONNECTED:  IG: demetriallucas Twitter: demetriallucas FB: demetriallucas YouTube: demetriallucas This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at https://betterhelp.com/RATCHET and get on your way to being your best self. Get 15% off OneSkin with...

The final #seesomeworld trip comes to an end; the world premiere of Beyonce’s Renaissance film; Mama Knowles flips on er’rybody; more sexual assault lawsuits; Diddy’s out at Revolt; Bill Cosby is broke?  ABOUT ME: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ STAY CONNECTED:  IG: demetriallucas Twitter: demetriallucas FB: demetriallucas YouTube: demetriallucas This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at https://betterhelp.com/RATCHET and get on your way to being your best...

Trigger Warning: Shortly before the New York Survivor’s Act ended on Friday, there were a flurry of lawsuits against Black celebrity men (or men who operate in Black spaces). Demi discusses the details of several of them which include detailed descriptions of sexual abuse and assault; Also, Teyana Taylor files for divorce, alleging emotional abuse. ABOUT ME: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ STAY CONNECTED:  IG:...

Demi hosts #seesomeworld in Ghana; Beyoncé headed to Vegas?; Issa Rae covers Marie Claire; a review of Black Cake; Will Smith’s former assistant makes shocking (and salacious) allegations; more thoughts on Puffy and Cassie; Chapters 3-6 of Sheila Johnson’s “Walk Through Fire”  ABOUT ME: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ STAY CONNECTED:  IG: demetriallucas Twitter: demetriallucas FB: demetriallucas YouTube: demetriallucas Get 15% off OneSkin with the code RATCHET...

Demi returns to Ghana; the new season of The Crown drops, Cassie drops a bombshell federal lawsuit against Puff/Diddy/Love/ Sean Combs accusing him of physical abuse, rape and sex trafficking… then they settle for an undisclosed sum a day later. WTF?!  ABOUT ME: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ STAY CONNECTED:  IG: demetriallucas Twitter: demetriallucas FB: demetriallucas YouTube: demetriallucas This episode is sponsored by/brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at...

Andre 3K releases his first album in 17 years (on Friday); Tracy Chapman is the first Black person ever to win CMAs “Song of the Year”;  Denzel lands two epic roles; The Jacksons are delulu; Sheila Johnson’s “Walk Thru Fire”, pages 1-50/chapters 1-3 (I know, I know. It will all make sense when you listen) ABOUT ME: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ STAY CONNECTED:  IG: demetriallucas Twitter: demetriallucas FB: demetriallucas YouTube: demetriallucas This episode is sponsored by/brought...