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You cannot be a fan of 90s era hip hop, especially of the Native Tongues variety without being familiar with the…
Panama Jackson
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Panama Jackson is the Senior Editor of Very Smart Brothas. He's pretty fly for a light guy. You can find him at your mama's mama's house drinking all her brown liquors.
May 10
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You never forget your first love.
May 5
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On May 4, Jermaine Cole, aka Light-Skinned Jermaine and famously known as J. Cole, announced the May 14 release of…
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Friday was a fairly emotional day for me. If I’m being honest, all of last week was. I’ve known Friday was Damon’s…
Apr 28
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When I recently wrote that legendary 90s R&B group Jodeci was unbeatable in a Verzuz battle, I truly didn’t think it…
Apr 21
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As is often the case after Verzuz “battles,” folks get to ruminating on potential matchups, etc. Also, I’m folks; I…
Apr 20
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On December 24, 2020, Nike (and I presume the Kobe Bryant estate, headed up by his wife Vanessa Bryant) decided to…
Apr 16
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By now, if you’re lucky, you’ve seen this viral video circulating the social medias. In it, a man whose name I do…
Apr 14
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One of the coolest parts of this entire journey with Very Smart Brothas is the sheer amount of cool people I’ve had…
Apr 13
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“...so how you feel, frustrated, irritated, sometimes I don’t know myself, I be too numb, to feel something…
Apr 7
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I love the internet. Along with allowing me to order shit off of Amazon and it be at my doorstep before I hit “Place…
Apr 7
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On March 18, 2021, Mark Morrison’s “Return of The Mack” reached its 25th birthday. To commemorate this…
Apr 1
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I have four children—a daughter and three boys. My daughter is 12 and the youngest boy is almost 6 months old. The…
Mar 31
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Y’all really don’t talk about the movie Trippin’ enough. Released in 1999 and starring everybody’s favorite…
Mar 25
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Ever since the SWV versus Xscape Verzuz was announced, my soul has been awash with joy and good tidings and cheer. I…
Mar 25
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Up until last week, I had a very vague knowledge of Derrick Jaxn. I’d heard his name of course. He and a slew of…
Mar 22
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Do you know what song you know but maybe don’t know that you know? I’m glad you asked: Creative Source’s “I’d Find…
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One of the funnest things to do as a parent is to simply watch your kids. Over the course of every single day (and…