In a world filled with chaos, the Messy Truths Podcast found a unique way to reflect on the absurdities of the past year. Join your messy co-hosts and a very special guest as they hand out the coveted Messy Awards, celebrating the highs and lows of 2025 with a blend of humour and insight.

This episode was recorded back in mid-January, so the team is late getting it out, but it was so good they had to share it.

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Do you hate New Year’s resolutions?

What if choosing one powerful word could guide you through your entire year instead?

In Episode 60 of Messy Truths, Azar, Mar, and Nesha dive into the growing practice of choosing a Word of the Year—a wonderful alternative to New Year's resolutions that focuses on alignment, intention and personal growth.

We unpack:

• The origins of New Year’s resolutions
• The concept of Word of the Year
• How choosing a Word of the Year can create focus
• Practical ways to embody your word
• Our past personal experiences putting this into practice
• Our personal Words of the Year for 2026 and what they reveal about where we’re headed

This episode is honest and relatable—perfect for anyone navigating personal growth, healing or purpose in 2026.

Listen in and discover how a word might just change your year ahead.

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Episode Timestamps:

00:00 – Intro

01:48 – What is a Word of the Year?

04:12 – The origins of New Year's resolutions

05:16 – Azar's personal experience with Word of the Year

08:07 – Mar's first encounter with Word of the Year

11:20 – Nesha's take on the practice of New Year's resolutions and choosing a word

18:38 - The importance of looking back on 2025

19:30 - Tools for choosing a Word of the Year

22:42 - Azar's relationship with the word 'Boundless'

26:00 - Azar reveals her word for 2026

27:28 - Nesha unveils her Word of the Year

30:45 - Mar discloses how she intends to embody her word for 2026

32:26 – Final thoughts & takeaways

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The year 2025 delivered one of the most high-quality years of hip-hop in recent memory, and in episode 59 of Messy Truths, Azar, Mar and Nesha break down how the culture may have experienced a hip-hop algorithm reset — led by the veterans.

We discuss projects from seasoned artists who continue to set the bar, including Raekwon’s The Emperor’s New Clothes, Ghostface Killah’s long-awaited Supreme Clientele 2, and Clipse’s powerful return with Let God Sort Em Out. We also discuss The Alchemist’s prolific 2025 run, highlighted by Alfredo 2 with Freddie Gibbs, and Life Is Beautiful alongside 2 Chainz and Larry June. Of course, no conversation about this year is complete without touching on new music from the ever-consistent Nas and Lupe Fiasco.

From production choices to lyrical maturity, we explore why these "old heads" didn’t just keep up — they reclaimed the spotlight and reminded everyone of how to deliver timeless hip-hop sounds.

Make sure to follow and subscribe to the Messy Truths podcast on your favorite platform so you don’t miss future episodes.

00:00 - Intro and hip-hop's resilience in 2025

13:52 - Azar gives her heartfelt impressions of De La Soul's new album

18:42 - Mar shares her impressions of Life is Beautiful and Let God Sort Em Out

25:12 - Nesha admits bias in her hip-hop tastes + love for Raekwon and Ghostface

00:32:27 - Opinions about skits on albums

35:28 - Mobb Deep's comeback

43:08 - Mar's take on Alfredo 2 + Lupe Fiasco's latest release

50:30 - Nesha's undying love for Raekwon

01:00:20 - A nod to Chance the Rapper's Star Line album

01:01:20 - Signing off

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