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The Empire Season Finale Was Fuckin' Fantastic
Much like the rest of America, last night I tuned into the season finale of Empire, the show that has been kickin’ ass and takin’ names since it debuted in January. It’s so popular now that local news shows were doing stories on Empire wach parties. That really happened. My guitar gently weeps for civilized…
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Chance The Rapper Might Be The Pettiest Dude Of All Time.
Petty dudes have been having a field day lately. First, Big Sean dropped “IDFWU”, a nod to his now defunct relationship with Glee actress Naya Rivera, which at the time felt like the apex of pettiness in song form. It was almost an excercise in abject immaturity with its repeated musings of “I don’t give…
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10 Thoughts On Kendrick Lamar's To Pimp A Butterfly
Like the seemingly millions of folks who were waiting to see what Kendrick would bring to the table – and he essentially brought the whole table to the table – as soon I saw that the album was available I went straight to my computer to pay for the album and to upload it on…
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Ladies, What's Up With the Late Night, Last Minute, When I'm Trying To Sleep, We Need A Resolution Convos?
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. Man and woman get into argument about something. It doesn’t matter what its about. It could be about Obama’s favorite Jordans. Or whether or not Season 3 of House of Cards was any good and advanced the cause of dismantling FEMA. Or an argument about Beyoncé and…
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A Dude's Take on Amber Rose, Wiz Khalifa, Kanye West, Slut Shaming, and Messy Breakups
Niggas have been trippin’ a lot lately, bringing all the Louis Vuitton luggage with them. Let’s unpack, shall we? Yes, let’s. Amber Rose is having both the best and worst last few weeks ever. Now she seems built for all of this so “worst” is more of a “nuisance” than it implies she’s holed up somewhere…
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Literally Everybody (Including You) Helped Kanye West Write "All Day"
I was going to post a link to the CDQ version of the song but it looks like its been pulled from all outlets since its not available for sale on iTunes and streaming on Spotify. Here are the writing credits for this song: All Day feat. Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom & Paul McCartney (Kanye…
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VSB Goes To Harvard
Over this past weekend, Damon and I had the privilege and honor to speak at the Harvard Black Law Students Association’s Spring Conference on a panel entitled “Black Media Matters” where we discussed Black representation in the media, Black media in the context of the larger media picture, and way that new media has allowed…
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Hyperbolically Speaking, Empire Is The Absolute Best Show On Television
If you don’t watch Empire, you’re fucking up. Plain and simple. It is easily one of the most entertaining shows on television for various reasons. Sure, shows like House of Cards are coming back (!!!!!!) and other shows that people watch are good. Good things are great, after all. But you absolutely do not get…
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My Black History Knowledge Is Not On Fleek Anymore.
Last night, I had the privilege of participating in a Black History Month Triva Night put on by the Congressional Black Associates, a group of current and former Congressional staffers on Capitol Hill in DC. As a special guest of the organization, I joined one of the four teams comprised of groups of various design.…
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The (Not So) Definitive List of the Top 25 Reasons Black Men Feel Disrespected
25. Using big words I don’t compressionhenoiafda understand 24. Wearing the same exclusive shoes I have on to the same place at the same time 23. Getting cut off in traffic 22. When I cut you off in traffic and you don’t realize that I didn’t mean it and you get upset 21. Walking too close…
