Ratchet & Respectable
Episodes
Well Nourished, Well Fed
20 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#seesomeworld x Cape Town?; Denzel on press tour; Beyoncè for Christmas; Mike Tyson’s non-punch out; a Major engagement; Cher spills Part 1 of her ...
One Summer Left
16 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Demi reviews Gladiator 2, - no spoilers— 2; Beyoncè racks up 11 Grammy nods + other Black nominees; The Sexiest Man Alive is not who People picked,...
A Day Late, A Dollar Short
13 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
America’s reign of terror begins; leopards are eating faces, Denzel on the Gladiator 2 red carpet; Demi finally watches (and reviews) the Luther doc...
Under His Eye
08 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Breaking News: “America: The Final Chapters” begins Jan. 20 ABOUT ME: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ STAY CONNECTED: IG: demetrialluc...
Meg
05 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Demi reviews “Megan the Stallion: In Her Words”, currently the #1 documentary on Amazon ABOUT ME: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ STAY CO...
Jokes.
01 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I’m back. ABOUT ME: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ STAY CONNECTED: IG: demetriallucas Twitter: demetriallucas FB: demetriallucas YouT...
RE-RUN: First Edition
30 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A Belle returns to Brooklyn; reviews of the Dean Collection at the BK Museum and “Sleeping Beauties” at The Met; Swizz and Timberland partner with...
RE-RUN: Club Sandwich
24 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Demi heads to ABFF for Ratchet x Respectable; an amazing weekend for TV (Bridgerton, The Boys, The Dragons); ABFF recap, including Denzel’s Retro...
RE-RUN: Live from DC
22 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Many thanks to my special guest/cultural architect Angel Gregorio of The Spice Suite and Black & Forth, Mercy C PR, Eaton DC, Remy Martin, and the man...
RE-RUN: Live from ABFF
17 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Starring Nicole Friday, Nice Crowd; Scott Evans, Access Hollywood; Jessica Nabongo, Catch Me If You Can; Ingrid Beat IBest Wines; Actor Lamman Rucker,...
The Nerve
15 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mum in Cape Town; Trina at the BET Hip Hop Awards; Wingless Tyra at Victoria's Secret; Megan’s documentary: Ananda Lewis has stage 4 breast Cancer;...
Dandy
10 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Piers Morgan issues a swift apology— and edit— to The Carters; Precious Deon Cole interrogates Shannon Sharpe; Diddy update: a court appearance , ...
FAFO
08 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Demi goes whale-watching; Cissy Houston goes to see The King; JHud wows a(nother) Whitney Houston tribute; Diddy rumors run rampant; Mama Combs say...
Facts
03 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Pras sues Lauryn Hill over last year’s Fugees tour; Eric Adams’s girlfriend is about to lose her job (too)?!; 120 more Diddy lawsuits by men, wome...
Shambolic
02 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Demi returns to South Africa; Mark Robinson gets burnt (but not with hot grits); the Luther doc drops this month; MJB is going on tour: (again); Anne ...
The 11th Crack Commandment
26 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Cardi and Offset mutually crash out online; Kim Porter’s children denounce the fake book about her and ask the public to fall back; Al B Sure calls ...
Gaslit
25 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Saga of Janet Jackson thinking Kamala Harris’s Dad is white; Eve’s PR returns the favor and tries to rescue Janet; an update on the 69 god; Mi...
69 god: The Mark Robinson Story
20 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
RIP Frankie Beverly; premium prime Grade A peen (is the devil); Shannon Sharpe live on IG; North Carolina’s Lt. Governor is a certified freak, seven...
1000 Bottles of Baby Oil
18 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
… and lube. Entertainment mogul Sean Combs was arrested by the Feds last night. He is being charged with racketeering, sex trafficking, and moving...
Dawn
14 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
TRIGGER WARNING: A recap of Dawn Richard’s 55-page lawsuit against her former employer, Sean Combs. The allegations include, sexual abuse/assault, p...
Life
11 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Demi attempts being a responsible adult (0 stars, do not recommend); Review of Rebel Ridge and its bright-eyed star; Beyoncé snubbed by CMAs, and cov...
Summers
06 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Rihanna is the new face of Dior; Tyrese on Club Shay Shay; Steve Harvey responds to Katt Williams; Judge Mathis talks to TMZ like it’s the group cha...
Amateur
06 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Demi changes her flight (yes, again); non-spoiler ranting about Bel-Air; Ursher giving Pornstache on the cover of The Cut; Julia Jovone from “Coming...
Next Question
31 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
VP Kamala Harris’s much-anticipated interview; corporate colleagues might be trash; SPOILERS for the new Bel-Air episodes ABOUT ME: http://www.d...
Gatekeeping
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A Belle in Brooklyn; Lifetime traumatizes viewers with latest Terry McMillan film; Lizzo takes a bonus year; “Bel-Air” spoilers; the Fake Ursher c...
Generations
23 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Demi in crisis; Peacock dropped a bunch more Bel- Air episodes; the introduction of Morris Chestnut on Reasonable Doubt; Maxwell on Tiny Desk; Nelly ...
Security!!!
22 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Demi reviews opening night of the Ursher’s latest tour; a review of Terry McMillan’s“Tempted by Love”; Roland Martin’s Twitter fingers; revi...
A Balanced Breakfast
16 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Thick John Boyega; Tyrese’s fake beard, Letitia Luckett’s third huzzzband; The Redemption of Jonathan Owens (aka Simone Biles’s husband); Urs...
Highbrow Negroes
15 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Demi reflects on a broken friendship; a review of “Fight Night” on Peacock; “Bel Air” and “Reasonable Doubt are almost back; Trump calls VPK...
Breaking News
12 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Demi (still) in Martha’s Vineyard; actually making relationships attractive; Toni Morrison on racism; The Fugees cancel their American tour; Usher i...
The Bitterest B**** on Earth
07 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Demi in Martha’s Vineyard; Trump at NABJ; the Trad Wife responds; Cardi files for divorce (again) and announces she’s pregnant (again); Cousin Rac...
Live from ABFF
03 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Starring Nicole Friday, Nice Crowd; Scott Evans, Access Hollywood; Jessica Nabongo, Catch Me If You Can; Ingrid Beat IBest Wines; Actor Lamman Rucker,...
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31 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump heads to NABJ; the Opening Ceremony at the Olympics; Celine Dion’s heartbreaking documentary, and amazing performance; Simone Biles’s...
Cat Ladies
27 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
MAGA Republicans bring out (dull) claws for VP Harris; Childfree women under attack (again); the Emmys- Salli Richardson is a Black First; Snoop has h...
Lord Almighty
24 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Demi is back from Mexico; Supacell on Netflix; Cardi and Sha’Carri make sense; Biden’s out, Kamala’s in. See also: WTF?; Sonya Massey’s murder...
RE-RUN: Oddities
22 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Demi galavants around Paris; White women and trust are having a bad week; Magic and Cookie are STILL on the yacht. Still; Stale and tepid tea is poure...
In Tandem
17 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Trump got shot; Amber Rose at the RNC; Michael Ealy is a menace; the first seven minutes of that new Tyler Perry movie; BET Awards exceed expectations...
RE-RUN: Cluster****
15 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Demi prepares for her next adventure; first dates have Black social media in a chokehold; Ciara is no longer the villain (she never was); Jada Pinkett...
RE-RUN: The Branzino
10 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
African Fashion and Spike Lee’s keepsakes at the Brooklyn Museum; Jay Z gives major inspo at the Brooklyn Library; Leslie Odom Jr. and Ossie Davis ...
Auntie-Con
08 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Demi in NOLA; Usher gets mixed reviews at Essence; Method Man incites an e-riot. Morris Chestnut inspires un-Biblical thoughts; Kendrick Lamar’s ...
Time Honored Tradition
03 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The BET Awards. ABOUT ME: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ STAY CONNECTED: IG: demetriallucas Twitter: demetriallucas FB: demetriallucas Yo...
Nepo Baby
01 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Demi (back) in LA; The OnStage Wedding; the (un)Presidential Debates; Bronny goes to the Lakers. ABOUT ME: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ STAY...
Respectfully Decline
27 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Demi gets jury duty; Demi heads to LA; Andre 3000 and the flute are going on tour; a bunch of Black people are going on the Walk of Fame; *****s in Pa...
First Edition
22 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A Belle returns to Brooklyn; reviews of the Dean Collection at the BK Museum and “Sleeping Beauties” at The Met; Swizz and Timberland partner with...
Fake Gucci
20 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Demi heads to NYC; Dinner with Bevy; Ashanti gives up her engagement deets; Meth and Michael Ealy join forces; Claire Huxtable heads to the Gilded ...
Club Sandwich
17 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Demi heads to ABFF for Ratchet x Respectable; an amazing weekend for TV (Bridgerton, The Boys, The Dragons); ABFF recap, including Denzel’s Retro...
Good Will
11 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Demi heads to ABFF; Non-spoiler reviews of "Bad Boys 4", 'Queenie", and "The Black Hamptons"; Ursher is receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award; Naomi ...
Friend
07 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Demi's last days in Case Town; Lupita covers Glamour’s global June issue… to talk about cats?; Martin Lawrence insists he is “healthy as hell”...
Not All Men
05 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Demi’s adventures in Cape Town; Rolling Stone’s 6 month Diddy investigation; Kanye sued for sexual harassment; The Dream’s former assistant sued...
RE-RUN: What?!?!
31 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Demi still in the DMV; review of “Priscilla”; Sheila Johnson’s memoir is hot tea still on the stove; New Edition heads to Vegas; Jeezy opens up ...
RE-RUN: The Point…
29 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Demi back in Paris; Opening night of Ursher in Paris; UrsherBowl in Vegas coming soon; Deion Sanders; a Black woman takes over at a British Vogue; Jo...
Broke
25 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
BBL Drizzy; Ursher is confessing at Essence!!; The Mary Giuseppe’s have landed; a Philly Mom splurges on prom; The Miseducation Album is #1 again; M...
Unduly Persecuted
22 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Bridgerton is back!; The Ultimatum SA; the fired teacher is too young, Black and handsome; Demarco Morgan’s thighs in spandex; that Diddy abuse vide...
Black Power
17 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Demi heads to wine country; Gayle cover the SI Swimsuit issue; The Luther Vandross doc has a home; Angel Reese graduates; Shonda delivers Black Ba...
Lucille
15 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Maurice and that BMF Finale; Dreaming Whilst Black; review of Whoopi’s new book; MJB is finally ready to take our money; A'ja Wilson has a Nike ...
Manna from Heaven
11 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Met Gala updates; Lovers & Friends x Essence Fest?; Shaunie Henderson was never in love with her ex; Pastor Henderson hushes a congregant; Whoopi G...
Honey Chipotle
08 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Demi sleeps thru the night (mostly); The First Monday in May; EP 3 of “Never Mets”; Detroit vs Brian McKnight ABOUT ME: http://www.demetrial...
Hoochie Daddy Shorts
03 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Essence announces (two) festival performances; Kendrick responds again (and again); OWN’s “Never Mets” is a must-watch train wreck; Brittney Gri...
Unserious
30 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The first Monday is May is coming; The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is adding a bunch of Black people; Who is performing at Essence Fest?; Niece Meg catc...
Mauve
28 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There’s an upcoming Luther doc; American universities have gone mad; Reggie Bush is still fine. Still. Oh, and he got his Heisman trophy back; Jeann...
Agent of Chaos
24 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Demi’s week 3 of insomnia; Brittney Griner sits down with The Robin; Nelly and Ashanti are engaged!! And pregnant!!!; Beyoncé releases the tresses;...
Cut the Check
21 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Demi had kid FOMO (for a day); The Time 100 is a quarter Black; Michelle Obama thinks people won’t recognize her; Wendy Williams’s ex-husband thin...
Only Fans
17 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Demi acclimates to Cape Town; the WNBA doesn’t pay sh—; the Caitlin Clark conundrum; Charles and Gayle’s CNN show is cancelled; Diddy returns...
Good Sense
13 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
OJ Simpson dies; Bridgerton returns; More ‘Men of the Moment’; Nekkid Ursher cannot stop talking about Chilli; J. Cole behaves like a grown man. ...
Uncommon Favor
10 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Demi relocates to Cape Town; Beyonce breaks a bunch of records with Cowboy Carter; Missy Elliott announces her first headlining tour; Damson Idris cov...
Lemon Pepper Wings
06 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
STFU is free; Jerrod Carmichael put a white man’s feet in his mouth on TV; Christian Combs accused of sexual assault; Justin Combs is planning to su...
With the Filth
03 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Demi prepares to exit Ghana; reviews of “BMF”, “the Art of Film” , and “Cowboy Carter”, Russell shared his own “prayer” for Ciara; Al...
Pink Cocaine
30 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Demi returns to Ghana; The Baltimore Mayor is not a DEI hire!!; The trailer for the new “Good Times” looks like a minstrel show; reviews of “Shi...
What’s Done in the Dark
26 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Diddy’s homes are raided by the Feds; Meghan Good is the happiest she’s ever been; Russell Simmons gets served in Bali, Trump gets (yet another) s...
Live from DC
22 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Many thanks to my special guest/cultural architect Angel Gregorio of The Spice Suite and Black & Forth, Mercy C PR, Eaton DC, Remy Martin, and the man...
Fallen
21 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Demi drops #seesomeworld merch and preps for her first #ratchetandresoectablelive Trump is confused why he can’t get $450M from the people he was fo...
Made of Gold
16 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Demi gets a grill; a review of “Poor Things” (the weirdest movie ever); MBJ and MF ME have been “found”; the NAACP awards are coming; Don ...
Repent
13 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Demi announces a new merch line and a R&R live event; Demi butchered last week’s Oscar’s coverage; Thick Ciara is amazing; Don lemon has an offici...
High Value Man
09 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Demi lives her best life in pre-Oscars LA; the Black (and brown) people up for Oscars, Cam Newton welcomes his 8th child ABOUT ME: http://www.demetr...
X=Z
06 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Demi returns to LA; Reesa Tessa's come up; Don Lemon is where the money resides?; Idris and Sabby get upper-nekkid for Calvin Klein, Ursher ruins all ...
Trigger Warning
02 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Demi has a date from hell, and heads to West America; updates on that Diddy lawsuit; *TRIGGER WARNING* the new (ish) Russell Simmons lawsuits— plu...
Big Girl
27 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Demi returns to East America; reviews of “American Fiction” and “Mea Culpa”; That damn Wendy doc; a new, 73 page lawsuit against Diddy. ...
Karma
24 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Demi returns to MD; In Kelly We Trust; Beyoncè tops the country charts; Solange covers Harper’s Baazar; this Wendy doc seems hella exploitative; RH...
Reesa Teesa
20 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Demi returns to Ghana; R&R’s next (two) official unofficial book club pick; Beyonce’s Cécred hair; that 50-part Tik Tok story that is captivating...
Loose Bows
15 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Demi leaves the desert; Mo’Nique vs her son is some ridiculous sh— that should not be on the Internet; Ursher discusses a relationship from 20 yea...
The American Football Super Bowl
13 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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’...
Uncut Canadian Bacon
10 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Demi in Morocco; Drake self soothes on the Internet; Ursher’s Super Bowl commercial; Travis Kelce denies inventing the fade; that Mo’Nique intervi...
Our Husband
07 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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;...
Delusional
02 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Demi returns from hiatus; Shannon Sharpe and Katt Williams break the Internet; a comprehensive review of the new The Color Purple ABOUT ME: http:/...
RE-RUN: The Bus Driver
30 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 anybo...
RE-RUN: Hands
26 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Demi in Paris; Ciara and Russell create a new life; Ashanti and Nelly are flourishing; Tory Lanez is sentenced for shooting Meg; ludicrous accusations...
RE-RUN: Angel Reese
23 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For unapologetic Black girls (and women) who give people their *** to kiss when the racism and sexism is enough. ABOUT ME: http://www.demetrialucas.c...
RE-RUN: Bonafide
19 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
RE-RUN: Energy
16 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Demi arrives in Johannesburg… without power; Dee Barnes has thoughts on that Dr. Dre award; Gina Prince Bythewood explains why “white” awards ma...
RE-RUN: Loutelious
12 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hakeem Jefferies is Black and the HPIC; Nelly loses is over Ashanti; reviews of “Riches” and “First Wives Club”; Deion Sanders leaves Jackson ...
RE-RUN: British Bae
10 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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-s...
RE-RUN: Starfish
05 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 S...
RE-RUN: Adwoa in Accra
27 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Demi returns home. Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ Follow me: IG: demetriallucas Twitter: demetriallucas FB: demetriall...
“Power Bottom”
22 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Demi celebrates a milestone; A viral Tik Tok vid makes wild accusations against a prominent married man; Rudi Gulliani ordered to pay $148M for defama...
Social Supremacy
20 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tiger and his cubs; The Color Purple movie turns 38; Beyoncé drops “breaking news”; Christian Keyes accuses a Hollywood billionaire of sexual har...
Milk
16 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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; Par...
Ear-Witness Account
14 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 Jonat...
Cheaper than Cocaine
09 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kendrick Lamar is epic at #moveafrika; Usher celebrates 100 shows; Time snubs Beyoncé; Jeannie vs Jeezy is getting messier; Russell Simmons is next-l...
Adrenaline
06 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Demi visits Rwanda and crosses gorillas in the mist off her bucket list; TRIGGER WARNING: descriptions of extreme of violence/torture against women an...
Triggered
02 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“Renaissance” is here… for some people; Swifties live among us; The Ava’s “Origin” is almost here; “High on the Hog” Season 2 is amazi...