Welcome back to Culture & Conversation!

This week we're breaking down one of the biggest weekends in music and culture.

We recap the BET Awards, talk about Jay-Z's Reasonable Doubt pop-up in Brooklyn, and discuss why moments like these continue to shape hip-hop history. We also highlight Kes' sold-out Queens performance and celebrate Trinidadian songwriter Angela Hunte, whose contributions remind us just how deep Caribbean influence runs throughout mainstream music.

We also give our honest review of Moksha, debate whether Bouyon is replacing Soca among younger Caribbean audiences, and discuss what today's party culture says about the next generation.

To close things out, we settle some classic culture debates:

• Dominoes vs. Spades
• Which creates the better social gathering? ...