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Why Jeremih’s Song ‘Oui’ Bothers the Hell Out of Me
I’m not a fan of Jeremih. I’m also not not a fan of Jeremih. In fact, Jeremih exists in a space where I typically forget he exists until one of his songs pops up on a Sirius station I listen to and I read the info and I’m like, “Wow, he’s still around, eh? Well,…
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Do You Really Have to Keep Inviting a Friend to Parties When the Friend Always Says No?
Every day across this land (and presumably across lands across the world), butt-hurt friends and associates get into their feelings about an alleged slight. You’ve been there. I’ve been there. We all scream for ice cream. You’re doing what we all do during the course of the day, skimming your Facebook timeline or perusing Instagram…
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This Bobby Brown Biography Seems Like It Will Be The Greatest Book Of All Time
To call myself a Bobby Brown fan would do a disservice to the many years I’ve fought for Don’t Be Cruel’s recognition as one of the greatest R&B albums of all time. The album is damn near flawless. The WORST song on the album is “Take It Slow” and it’s not even a bad song.…
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VSB + Friends Podcast Ep. 1: Drake Is Not Dadsafe
It’s been a long time, we shouldn’t have left you. So we came back. Damon and I bring you the reboot of our old VSB Podcast, renamed VSB + Friends. Check out our first episode, currently available on SoundCloud (as we wait for the iTunes link to go up) where we talk about pitching to…
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Where The Hell Is Panama Jackson, Explained
Who is Panama Jackson? He’s the lightskint half of VSB. You may remember him from such luminary documentaries as “The Other Splash Brother” and “I Know You Hear Me Looking At You: A DC Gentrification Story”. Okay, well, where the hell has he been? As you can tell, he cares about DC’s gentrification problem, so…
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On Harambe, Worst Case Scenarios, And Being Judgmental When The Rainbow Isn't Enough
It’s my fault, really. “Don’t read the comments” (except for at VSB) is pretty much the only way to read articles on mass news sites on-line. Racists and trolls dwell in comments sections when they’re not testing glaze at Krispy Kreme. But I’ve always been hardheaded, so on each article I’ve read about the SUPER…
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If I Give You A Kidney, We Pretty Much Go Together Forever
Typically, I’m not a big fan of owing people shit once a relationship ends. Like, I don’t owe you to wait before I jump into a new relationship with somebody else. I don’t owe you to not bang your mother if she puts it out there. I mean, I probably shouldn’t bang your mother anywa.…
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That Time Getting Hit On by a Lame Dude Made Me Sympathize With Women
Once upon a time, pretty long ago, I used to manage a nightclub in Washington, D.C. At this particular nightclub, Liv (RIP), we had a rotating list of parties throughout the week. On Friday nights, we had gay night. This was always typically a good night for us for a few different reasons: 1) Gay…
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When Nia Long Told Larry King That J. Cole Wasn’t Too Young, I Lost My Mind
To say that Nia Long is a national treasure is an understatement. Long has been a part of most of our lives since at least the mid-’90s, when she played Beulah “Lisa” Wilkes on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and when a visionary Ice Cube saw fit to cast her in cult classic Friday. Thank…
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Rest In Power Afeni Shakur, You Are Appreciated.
We are having what could be considered one of the Blackest years on record. Larry Wilmore dropping the n-word at the White House Correspondent’s Dinner is peak Blackness no matter what side of the “appropriate” aisle you sit on. In fact, in any other year it’s the runaway winner, except moments prior to that moment,…
