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11 Thoughts, Prayers and Concerns About the Verzuz 'Battle' Between OG Bobby Brown and OG Keith Sweat
The two R&B legends went head-to-head and it was as entertaining as expected, often in unexpected ways.
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'Wanna Battle You'll Be Baffled at the Stuff Stated': In Tribute to Gift of Gab, One of My Favorite Hip-Hop Lyricists Ever
Gift of Gab, the rapping half of West Coast hip-hop group Blackalicious, died on June 18 at the age of 50.
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'I'm Still Spending Money from '88': 9 Thoughts About Jay-Z's Reasonable Doubt, One of the Best Albums of All Time on Its 25th Birthday
On June 25, 1996, Jay-Z released his debut album Reasonable Doubt and launched a legendary hip-hop career.
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Did You Realize That You Were a Champion In Our Eyes?
For the ‘A Song For My Father’ Father’s Day Series, Panama shares about learning more of his father and his father’s life through Kanye West’s “Champion”
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Watch: This Father's Day, Very Smart Brothas Is Giving Some Flowers to a Few of Our Favorite Unsung TV Dads!
Uncle Phil gets all of the flowers when it comes to favorite Black TV Dads, but this year we’re going to share the love with a few who don’t always get the love
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Can I Get a 'Soul Clap'?: A Musical Journey In a Cadillac With Pop
For the ‘A Song For My Father’ Father’s Day Series, Dustin Seibert shares how a musical playlist of half-a-century old jams reminds him of his father
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Miles Davis, Brown Liquor and a Night I Didn't Want to End
For the ‘A Song For My Father’ Father’s Day Series, Law Ware discusses his father through the Miles Davis Quintet’s ‘It Never Entered My Mind.’
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Bonding Over Jazz and Kintsugi With My Father
For the ‘A Song For My Father’ Father’s Day Series, Olu Burrell dedicates Taylor McFerrin’s ‘Invisible/Visible’ to his dad.
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Beyoncé's Internet Made Me Listen to Destiny's Child's 'Cater 2 U' for the First Time in Like 15 Years. I Have Thoughts
A song from 2004’s ‘Destiny Fulfilled’ album has made a resurgence, and wow, is it worth talking about in 2021.
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It's Feeling Like a Cool Dad Kind of Father's Day This Year: Very Smart Brothas Has You Covered With Gift Ideas
The days of monochromatic socks are over. If there must be socks, they will be fly!
