[s2e2] Sportin' Waves Review

The streaming service employees "worship" the creative output of Black artists like Paper Boi but treat the creators themselves as props. They want the "wave" of popularity without the reality of the struggle.

Al is robbed by his longtime drug dealer, a man he trusted for a decade. The robbery is uniquely awkward—the dealer apologizes for leaving Al stranded because the child locks are on—illustrating how even "business" interactions in Atlanta are fraught with weird, personal tension. [S2E2] Sportin' Waves

pomade used to create 360-wave hairstyles. In the episode, waves represent the "work" put into a Black man’s public presentation. Tracy’s waves are perfect, yet they can't protect him from the bias of the corporate world. [S2E2] Sportin' Waves