1. Drake might be THE most bored superrich entertainer of all time. Like, he must literally sit around WAITING for…

One truism in life: Never trust a person who has no idea what liquor to bring to a cookout. There are exceptions to…

That summer of Kanye is supposed to officially start May 25, which is tomorrow, Friday. Pusha T, aka King Push,…

1. It’s a mnemonic device. If you think I WON’T be using this song to teach my kids how to remember the days of the…

It was much easier to boycott the NFL last season than I anticipated. For one, I underestimated how much I’d enjoy…

Editor’s note: This is satire. What is satire, you ask? According to Dictionary.com, satire is the use of humor,…

As it did for so many folks I know, hip-hop changed my life. I don’t mean in the “It saved my life” way, but when I…

Since my daughter was born, I’ve had two very clear objectives: 1) Raise a good human being who goes to Spelman…

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A few months ago, there was an issue with an H&M shirt, a black boy and a monkey. We were all like, fuck yo’ couch,…

The news has lately been inundated with examples of white folks (and even some nonwhite folks) doing the ultimate…

For some odd reason that I cannot quite understand, I grew up listening to a very (un)healthy amount of Kenny G. The…

I have three chirrens. They are ages 9, 3 and 2. At this point, because children are sponges and shit, I am very…

I can be prone to hyperbole. I can see proof of it in my daughter, who has adopted my penchant for saying, “This is…

The Temptations are one of my favorite groups of all time. But I have to caveat that: The version of the Temptations…

Editor’s note: It’s very important for me to mention that I have two mothers. I was largely raised by my black…

Much has been said of the government responses to the opioid epidemic—specifically that it is leniently and…

I was recently hipped to Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson’s (the Roots) Questlove Supreme podcast on Pandora. I can’t…

Over the weekend, Donald Glover, aka Childish Gambino, dropped a video for a new song called “This Is America.” You…

1. The hat matches my shoes.