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For the 'A Song For My Father' Father's Day Series, Panama shares about learning more of his father and his father's…
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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.
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Uncle Phil gets all of the flowers when it comes to favorite Black TV Dads, but this year we're going to share the…
6/11/21 5:30PM
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A song from 2004's 'Destiny Fulfilled' album has made a resurgence, and wow, is it worth talking about in 2021.
6/09/21 2:00PM
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The days of monochromatic socks are over. If there must be socks, they will be fly!
6/08/21 1:00PM
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A cicada homie from the Brood X set invaded my home.
6/04/21 6:00PM
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This is not going to go the direction you think it might. I just want that to be clear upfront. If you’re looking…
5/28/21 2:00PM
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A few months ago, I was a guest on a podcast that I really enjoy called the 80z Babies Podcast. The show—hosted by…
5/27/21 5:00PM
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Washing clothes is my favorite chore. I don’t know exactly when this started, but since I was younger, I’ve always…
5/27/21 2:30PM
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You know, I think I’ve told the story of how Very Smart Brothas came to be a million times at this point. In fact,…
5/21/21 12:30PM
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Aside from trying to raise good, respectful humans and ensuring that they don’t off themselves in one of a bazillion…
5/20/21 3:00PM
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When J. Cole released his latest musical offering, The Off-Season, on May 14, 2021, I knew I wasn’t going to love…
5/19/21 12:30PM
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When this week started, I didn’t expect for Kwame Brown to basically become my favorite person ever—a 7-foot…
5/13/21 1:00PM
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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…
5/10/21 2:30PM
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You never forget your first love.
5/05/21 1:30PM
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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…
5/05/21 11:00AM
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5/03/21 1:30PM
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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…
4/28/21 11:30AM
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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…
4/21/21 4:30PM
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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…
4/20/21 3:30PM
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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…