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Today is the last day of Black Music Month so I decided to go with one of the Blackest videos in recent memory—which…
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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.
Jun 29
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I had to check when this song and video came out because I associate it so heavily with college. Except, this was a…
Jun 26
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Per the New York Times, Kanye West has inked a 10-year deal with Gap to create an iteration of his Yeezy branded…
Jun 26
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It’s hot AF, it’s summer AF and it’s still Black Music Month...AF. Sometimes you just need that perfect summertime,…
Jun 26
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Force MDs “Tender Love” is a jam, you hear me? It’s as good today as it was in 1985, a nod I give to just how good…
Jun 25
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Jun 24
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Jodeci and SWV are my favorite 90s groups. Their music, to me, is so superbly good that you shouldn’t have anything…
Jun 23
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At first glance, there’s not really much to the video for Kriss Kross’ “Jump,” though it’s a song and video that…
Jun 22
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From the moment Jill Scott hit the scene nationally in 2000, she was a force. While she got dropped into the…
Jun 21
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Today—June 21, 2020—is Father’s Day. My goal on today was to feature an iconic music video about black fathers and fa…
Jun 20
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I cannot tell you how much I love Stephanie Mills’ video for “(You’re Puttin’) A Rush On Me” so I won’t even try. I…
Jun 19
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Father’s Day is upon us and even before COVID-19, the sock aisles at your favorite retailers (that also sold…
Jun 19
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June 19, known as Juneteenth in the black community represents the day that the word about the end of slavery…
Jun 19
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For a song that came out over 30 years ago, Public Enemy’s “Fight The Power”—created for the soundtrack to Spike…
Jun 18
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This video is terrible. But it’s terrible so good. But it’s like really bad. Especially considering that this song…
Jun 18
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On June 16, J. Cole released a song that lit up social media titled, “Snow On Tha Bluff,” named after the 2011…
Jun 18
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Queen Latifah’s video for her single, “Ladies First,” has stayed with me since the first time I saw it, probably…
Jun 16
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June 16 is Tupac Amaru Shakur’s birthday. Today—June 16, 2020—he’d be 49 years old. Since it’s Tupac’s birthday and…
Jun 15
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One day, Cameo will get the documentary they truly deserve. One trip through their video archives makes want to know…
Jun 14
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The mid-to-late 90s ushered in an era of opulence in hip hop. While Sean “Puffy” Combs gets most of the credit for…