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Raise It Up, Wy! 🚀 — ep. 98 IN Secure, No Issa Rae 🔒 Voyage LA Daily Inspiration Interview with Wyann Vaughn https://voyagela.com/interview/daily-inspiration-meet-wyann-vaughn/ This year on the pod, we're covering aspects of luv that keep it healthy (Luv's Cuzzins). Wyann introduces this episode's Cuzzin: Security (Raise 'Em Up!). We bring in a piece of Wyann's live show at the Sun Rose ☀️🌹…
Raise It Up, Wy! 🚀 — ep. 97 LuvLoungeLiveLA 2026 Recap 🚀 Wyann recaps the #LuvLoungeLiveLA 2026 which featured her family, The Emotions and Earth, Wind & Fire composer/songwriter Wayne Vaughn, as well as other Luv Culture Community (LCC) members. Thanks to the entities that helped June 13th, 2026 turn out successfully: • WaVa probiotic foods and drinks for the Blue Rose tepache: @wavalife 🌊 •…
Raise It Up, Wy! 🚀 — ep. 96 Podversations 🗣️ Come to Luv Lounge Live LA Saturday, June 13th, 2026: https://juniorhighlosangeles.com/calendar/luv-lounge-la-2026 This year on the pod, we're covering aspects of luv that keep it healthy (Luv's Cuzzins). Wyann introduces this episode's Cuzzin: Communication (Raise 'Em Up!). We answer two #HiWy's from Wyann's USC Luvs regarding (1) why people crave…
Raise It Up, Wy! 🚀 — ep. 95 Gold Standard ✨ Come to Luv Lounge Live LA Saturday, June 13th, 2026: https://juniorhighlosangeles.com/calendar/luv-lounge-la-2026 This year on the pod, we're covering aspects of luv that keep it healthy (Luv's Cuzzins). Wyann introduces this episode's Cuzzin: Respect (Raise 'Em Up!). Wyann breaks down how far hip hop has come and how that's shown up in her classroom…
Raise It Up, Wy! 🚀 — ep. 94 Grow Where You're Planted 🌱 To recap, this year on the pod, we're covering aspects of luv that keep it healthy (Luv's Cuzzins). Wyann introduces this episode's Cuzzin: Commitment (Raise 'Em Up!). In the Douxadiddy segment, Wyann recites an original poem to Moonchild's song "Strong." WWW: God/Love/Self 💖 Get your ebook copy of A Woman Winnin' in the West at: Apple…
Raise It Up, Wy! 🚀 — ep. 93 Pack Lyght 🛍️Wyann discusses accountability (Raise 'Em Up!) and a post from Seige Monstracityregarding the capacity for love and perceived peace (#HiWy). WWW: Pack Lyght (Light) in your life: (1) Carry only what's necessary 🛍️ and (2) bring vibrant energy with you ✨.Get your ebook copy of A Woman Winnin' in the West at:Apple users:…
Raise It Up, Wy! 🚀 — ep. 92 Luv's Cuzzins 💙In every episode of 2026, Wyann will discuss “Luv’s Cuzzins,” which means we will discuss aspects of connection related to love that ensure our relationships are healthy. This episode kicks off the trend with a review of values, the common denominator to forming healthy relationships (Raise ‘Em Up!). Wyann performs her poem Free for this episode’s…
Raise It Up, Wy! 🚀 — ep. 90 I choose me 🏆 After a year on healing heartbreak and dealing with grief, Wyann shares a final message on what it looks like to choose oneself and delves into learning lessons for creatives. She addresses her GrammyU mentee in the #HiWy about what touring has been like and breaks down Kendrick Lamar's "Mirror" verse, emphasizing Kodak Black's opening line and this…
Raise It Up, Wy! 🚀 — ep. 89 Joy comes in the morning 💖🚨 Alert: Wyann dropped new music, Start Falling 🍁! 🚨Wyann calls this her favorite episode in Raise It Up, Wy! 🚀 history. Episode 89 unpacks the recipe for joy (Raise 'Em Up) and addresses a Luv's question about imposter syndrome (#HiWy). For more on imposter syndrome to ep. 37 "How do I deal with Imposter Syndrome?" with The Masterminds.…
Raise It Up, Wy! 🚀 — ep. 88 Start Falling 🍁🚨 Alert: Wyann drops new music Start Falling 🍁! 🚨After grounding the episode, Wyann sings her song 6:17 a.m. (Luvin' Hours) for the Douxadiddy. In the #HiWy, we revisit episode 77 and discuss how to get over an ex with new insights. WWW: Aint no substitute for the real thing…intelligence includedGet your ebook copy of A Woman Winnin' in the West…
Raise It Up, Wy! 🚀 — ep. 87 Wy's Mind 🧠🚀 A tired Wyann (last 5 minutes of the pod she explains) gives us two Raise ‘Em Up segments: One about Dialectical Behavior Therapy’s (DBT) concept of Wise Mind as applied to “Wy’s Mind 🧠” and the second about the concept of limerence 😮💨. WWW: Love people, change their access (to you when boundaries get crossed) Get your ebook copy of A Woman Winnin'…
Raise It Up, Wy! 🚀 — ep. 86 Reality Check ✔️ Wyann begins the episode with a fill in the blank hip hop moment with @iamwendiwithani that goes...not all the way bad 😀🫠 (lol). Wyann pays respects and breaks down Malcolm Jamal Warner's TED Talk on vulnerability and performs a douxadiddy of her verse on the new Boomerdidit & Montfort project, Good News EP. WWW: The value of truth, revisiting ep. 44…
Raise It Up, Wy! 🚀 — ep. 85 Secure Intimacy & Hip Hop Wyann breaks down initial feelings about The Clipse’s “Birds Don’t Sing,” (Break It Down) before sitting with Luv Culture’s very own André Mego (Get Raised) to discuss how intimacy and secure attachment show up in studio sessions, musical content and the process of creating. WWW: You can't meet someone where you haven't met yourself Get your…
Raise It Up, Wy! 🚀 — ep. 84 Solid/FATHTBHSTYWMO 🙂Sheeee's yooour queeeeeeenn tooo beeeee. 👀🤣 Shouts out to HeatherB, Sway and the Sway's Universe Citizens for voting Wyann Vaughn as your first Karaoke Queen 👸🏽. Wyann breaks down the REAL title of this episode "Fxck all that 'happy 2 be here shyt' that y'all want me on" and saves the "solid" talk for her words of wisdom. We touch…
Raise It Up, Wy! 🚀 — ep. 83 Focus on Focus with Focus… 🌀 Wyann appears in her new Snoop Dogg Clothing robe to help us focus on focus with the help of Aftermath's very own Focus... (Get Raised)! But first, Wyann grounds the episode then edutains us with the differences between sympathy, empathy and compassion (Raise 'Em Up!). Focus... breaks down the insightful piece of content he and Wyann shot…
Raise It Up, Wy! 🚀 — ep. 82 Pink Paradise 💖 A post birthday Wyann brings some poetry (Douxadiddy) before giving us a look at the differences between honesty, transparency and vulnerability (Raise 'Em Up). Forgetting to include the significance of the episode's title in the Wyann's Words of Wisdom, be sure to catch a Luv Lounge on Wyann's Instagram live feed (@wyanna) this month for further…
Raise It Up, Wy! 🚀 — ep. 81 🚀 RARE. Wyann kicks off Spring with a doozy of a Douxadiddy, teasing her latest single's music video–and title of the episode–RARE. #HIWY segment comes from a comment left by a member of Luv Culture during Wyann's weekly live stream on Instagram, Luv Tuesdays. WWW: Keep the pace (revisited from episode 11 & lesson 11 in "A Woman Winnin' in the West") Get your ebook…
Raise It Up, Wy! 🚀 — ep. 80 Solitaire 💍🚀 Wyann breaks down Kendrick's Super Bowl performance, adding tidbits she had yet to hear others uncover (Break It Down). Wyann performs her poem Solitaire from her new release, Solitaire/Rare (Douxadiddy) then explains her words of wisdom, including Jay Z's charges being dismissed with prejudice. WWW: Find the silver in the grey Get your ebook copy of A…
Raise It Up, Wy! 🚀 — A Woman Winnin' in the West 🏆🚀 ep. 79 Wyann kicks off the year naming this episode the same as her book, A Woman Winnin' in the West 🚾🏆 (links below). She follows up with the difference between attachment and relationship (Raise 'Em Up!) and breaks down the significance of the insult, "Rappin' like you['re] tryina free the slaves," in Hip Hop culture. WWW: When I fail to…
Raise It Up, Wy! 🚀 — Luv's Holiday 🚀 ep. 77 Wyann ends the year with a story about performing poetry with Terrace Martin that Snoh Alegra enjoyed (Douxadiddy) leading us into a #HiWy about how to get over an ex. WWW: Love ain’t got no IQ; you gotta be smart FOR love. “A Woman Winnin’ in the West,” Wyann’s debut prose book, releases exclusively as an ebook Jan 13, 2025. Subscribe to the podcast…
Raise It Up, Wy! 🚀 — ep. 76 IS luv blind? 👀🚀 After reviewing the results of the election (Break It Down), Wyann recites an unreleased poem (Douxadiddy) to ready us for her words of wisdom. WWW: Luv IS blind...just not how you think. Subscribe to the podcast visually at: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6Z2lIWex8j7ZO0AJQ6b29txHzeXjymv5
Raise It Up, Wy! 🚀 — ep. 75 I’m not your fan 🙂🚀 Wyann starts off encouraging Luv Listeners to vote and has a special message for a specific group after grounding. This episode covers a #HiWy from Luv Culture about "happy wife, happy life" and Wy dips back into her math teacher bag to talk about relationship equity. WWW: I'm your friend, not your [f%&^ing] fan 🙂 Subscribe to the podcast…
Raise It Up, Wy! 🚀 — ep. 74 Drop the Rope 🚀 Wyann cuts right to relationship conversation in preparation for #LuvLoungeLiveLA The Mixer (Raise ‘Em Up). We go from “life after ghosting” to an update on Wyann’s new professorship in Hip Hop Music and Culture (Break It Down) before ending out with the words of wisdom and namesake of this episode. WWW: Drop the Rope Subscribe to the podcast visually…
Raise It Up, Wy! 🚀 — ep. 73 As we ready ourselves for another #LuvLoungeLiveLA in October 2024, Wyann packs the episode with talking points for Luvs to discuss. She answers a #HiWy from a Luv looking for guidance after a rough break up and talks about 90s love covering her new single, 823 (Thinking of You): https://youtu.be/5nIv0pv9vHA (Douxadiddy). WWW: You don't get points for doing life in…
Raise It Up, Wy! 🚀 — ep. 72 Wyann shares a valuable lesson that she learned from a legendary pop music icon: You gotta go to know. Wyann performs an unreleased original piece of poetry and music from a song with a member of Moonchild, Amber Navran (Douxadiddy). Due to popular demand, we revisit Myths of Love (Raise 'Em Up!). WWW: Don't let feelings fxck up the facts Subscribe to the podcast…
Raise It Up, Wy! 🚀 — ep. 71 Are YOU the "problem?" 👀🚀 Sometimes we find fault in others that ends a relationship. What happens when we find fault within ourselves? How would you know if YOU were the "problem" in your relationships with others? Wyann continues raising the capacity for love (knowledge) by explaining the concept of Cowboy, the 4th poem from her debut poetry book that turns 14…
Raise It Up, Wy! 🚀 — ep. 70 Wyann breaks down the remainder of the Kendrick vs. Drake rap beef and shows unveils the self-awareness lesson in it (Break It Down). We take a look at Rapsody's #PleaseDontCry album and discuss "That One Time" and how we love when we love (Raise 'Em Up!). WWW: Give me discomfort now or I’ll have pain later Subscribe to the podcast visually at:…
Raise It Up, Wy! 🚀 — ep. 69 Bday Recap!! 🚀 Wyann recaps celebrating a birthday filled with hip hop and poetry. In the Douxadiddy segment, Wyann debuts a performance of a Write Out poem, "Mirror." Wy recaps "Big 3" rap beef ("Break It Down!" segment) and discusses how she's edutained about it in higher education classrooms across the country. WWW: Medium Greatness is playin' yourself. Subscribe…
Raise It Up, Wy! 🚀 — ep. 68 Practicing Vulnerability, Peeling off the Armor 🚀 Wyann explains the importance of vulnerability—especially in masculine energy. After reading a poem from her second poetry book “Write Out,” Wy describes how a lack of feeling safe with a partner ended a relationship (Douxadiddy). In #HiWy, Gentlemen Luv questions from #LuvLoungeLiveLA get answered and we learn when…
Raise It Up, Wy! 🚀 — ep. 67 Let Luv Win 🚀 Wyann touches on topics around love, relationship & marriage that she wanted to discuss at #LuvLoungeLiveLA this past February 13th entitled “Let Luv Win.” This episode features a reflection on a Common lecture at USC (Raise ‘Em Up!) and multiple #HiWy questions answered from #LuvCulture. WWW: Love has no IQ; you’ve got to be smart FOR love. Subscribe to…
Raise It Up, Wy! 🚀 — ep. 66 Surprise Surprise 🚀 The new fiancés, T.J. Wilkins and Wyann Vaughn, host the first show of 2024: SURPRISE SURPRISE! 🚀 Wyann reacts to backlash from her “Part of the Show” question on the Joe Budden Podcast and talks about why it’s important to learn your “blind spots” (Raise ‘Em Up!). During Get Raised!, T.J. answers Luv Culture's questions about the engagement while…
Raise It Up, Wy! 🚀 — ep. 64 After wishing her mother a happy birthday and Grounding, Wyann addresses upper statesmen in hip hop who spoke negatively on "Hip Hop 50" reunions (Break It Down). We address ladies during "Raise 'Em Up!" to explore their roles in successful relationship, which leads to a Luv Lounge 🚀 recap where men claimed to "be broken." Wyann ties her thoughts on "broken men" with…
Raise It Up, Wy! 🚀 ep. 63 Healthy love describes couples who've done "the work." As Wyann states, "being Black and in love has rarely ever been enough" to keep relationships healthy and loving. In this episode, we answer a #HiWy from a Luv Culture 🚀 and break down ("Break It Down") a poem from 2pac regarding faithful men. WWW: Security, safety & trust sponsor love and intimacy. Subscribe to the…
Raise It Up, Wy! 🚀 ep. 62 Wyann introduces the pod with a farewell to Amp, Amazon's music app that turned creators into radio hosts. After grounding, the episode covers an original song (Douxadiddy) where Wyann talks about why people hide from love. In a "Raise 'Em Up!" segment, a student from 1500 Sound Academy gets schooled on how to win in the music industry with its high and low points. Wyann…
Raise It Up, Wy! 🚀 ep. 61 As a “Leader of a New School,” Wyann Vaughn pays homage to Raise It Up, Wy! 🚀 educators, OGs, and calls on Luv Culture students, Real Ones, to listen up‼️ Wy breaks down her relationship with Xzibit as we continue celebrating 50 years of Hip Hop. We answer a #HiWy from one of Luv Culture’s Virgos and round out the episode with a Wyann’s Words of Wisdom that doubles as a…
Raise It Up, Wy! 🚀 ep. 60 Ali Shaheed Muhammad, of A Tribe Called Quest, joins Wyann Vaughn for conversation about Hip Hop’s and Ali’s birthday 🥳, keeping peace in the music industry and creating legacy with purpose. We threw out the format on this one as Wyann brings you into her friendship with Ali Shaheed. Subscribe to the podcast visually at:…
Raise It Up, Wy! 🚀 ep. 59 Wyann’s sister, Wendi Vaughn (@iamwendiwithani), joins us again to recap the first ever live podcast taping of Raise It Up, Wy! @raiseitupwy 🚀 #LuvLoungeLiveLA brought Luv Culture together from all over the country and fused music industry players with positive professionals and students from Wyann’s experience. Wendi interviews Wyann about the podcast’s hip hop origins…
Raise It Up, Wy! 🚀 ep. 58 Wyann Vaughn gets visited by her cousin, MC—Master of Curl—and The Doux's creator, Maya Smith. Disclaimer: Wyann admittedly speeds through the episode to spend time with her family seeing that she hasn't connected with them, Maya and her husband Brian, since 2016! Maya shares about the importance of Hip Hop culture after sponsoring a special event honoring Dr. Dre (Break…
Raise It Up, Wy! 🚀 ep. 57 — Thinkin' of a Master Plan 🚀 For mental health awareness month, Wyann brings back Luv Culture's very own Masterminds 🚀: Resident Psy D, Mitzen Okada (@mitzenokada) and Dana "@urban_counselor" Lewis, LCSW. The episode revisit's Kendrick's "Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers," providing a year's retrospection. Wyann explains "Crown" (Break It Down) before answering a #HiWy…
Raise It Up, Wy! 🚀 ep. 56, Permission over Proof, marks the birthday episode for Wyann 🥳. We dedicate this episode to Wyann's birthday twin—Flint, Michigan spitter @jonconnormusic, who found himself hospitalized on their 13th of April birthdate (Break It Down). Wyann recaps teaching at USC and a university in North Carolina for Raise 'Em Up! and addresses the importance of acknowledging personal…
Raise It Up, Wy! 🚀 ep. 55, Ladies First‼️ 🚀, honors both Women's History and Social Work Month. We pay homage to De La Soul (@wearedelasoul) in "Break It Down!;" followed by a "Raise 'Em Up!" discussing Intimate Communion by David Deida, same author of Way of the Superior Man. Wyann also performs a melodic/poetic Douxadiddy! from her first book 13. WWW: The Creepy Old Uncle explained Subscribe…
Raise It Up, Wy! 🚀 ep. 54 Wyann brings back her beau T.J. Wilkins for a look at how their friendship helped their relationship survive some rough times. T.J. sings (Douxadiddy), helps Wyann answer a question from Luv Culture (#HiWy), and discusses the importance of love in friendship (Get Raised!)--we put him to WORK (lol)! WWW: It costs nothing to be kind or quiet. Subscribe to the podcast…
Raise It Up, Wy! 🚀 ep. 53 Wyann sets the tone for this year's episodes: In 2023, we celebrate Hip Hop's 50th year. #HiWy covers how new artists can more effectively market their music. In a heartfelt exchange for the Get Raised! segment, Wyann discusses LA street life and its current position in hip hop culture amongst young artists. With the help of The Yarders (@boomerdidit, @l7haze, and…
Raise It Up, Wy! 🚀 ep. 51 — I Just Wanna Be Successful! Ending the year strong is the best preparation for starting a successful new year. As we conclude 2022, Wyann calibrates a final vibration, consistency (#HiWy) and reviews "The Chronic" album turning 30 (Get Raised!). Wyann also shares her story about producing a remix to Little Ghetto Boy…
Raise It Up, Wy! 🚀 Ep. 50 Every episode in 2022, we’ve fine tuned an emotion; this episode is LOVE. Love has no unilateral, universally agreed upon definition, so, instead of describing “love;” we describe and define “Luv Culture.” Wyann describes guest speaking at a class of 14 year olds who were confused about loving/liking themselves (Raise ‘Em Up!) and explore where we learned to love and…
Balance and Options, episode 17, spoke about time management and prioritization. Question: What happens when EVERYTHING is important? How do you balance time and energy then? Episode 49 with Wendi “@iamwendiwithani” Vaughn addresses this in a Get Raised! segment. We demystify “mansplaining,” in our Raise ‘Em Up! and show how any gender can fall victim to this communication pattern. In our…
Raise It Up, Wy! 🚀 Ep. 48 Moment of transparency: I felt down the entire week leading to the creation of this episode. I wasn't necessarily pouring from an empty cup; but, instead, I can say I gave from a drying well. That became the motivation for this episode: What happens when needs must be met even when the passion is gone? This episode covers just that. -- Wyann Wyann performs poetry from…
Raise It Up, Wy! 🚀 ep. 47 We talk a LOT about A LOT: On this pod, in real life, on social media, all of it. With all the talk and lessons and applications and gains we make, the question remains: Are you happy?? Wyann breaks down working with people in the music industry and what happiness has to do with it and answers a #HiWy from a Luv. This episode features a very special Douxadiddy that you…
Raise It Up, Wy! 🚀 ep. 46 Wyann leads with "luv" this episode, focusing on what effective leadership looks like (#HiWy). "Raise 'Em Up!" discusses the less than entertaining--but VERY informative--book by Nathaniel Branden, "The Psyche of Self-Esteem." This episode's Douxadiddy comes from "Been in It a Minute," produced by Marknoxx and DJ Quik featuring The Emotions entitled "Got to Be Yours" +…
Raise It Up, Wy! 🚀 Ep. 45 Wyann speaks to Dedication this entire episode by: (1) breaking down "Dedication" lyrics (Break It Down), (2) getting game from Compton rap legend KK of 2ndIINone via new music "DediKKated" (Get Raised!), and (3) hearing from one of her most dedicated graduates (Raise 'Em Up!). WWW: Real life vs. Reel life Subscribe to the podcast visually at:…
