Music
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Love & Hip Hop Hollywood Ep. 2: The Cast Members You Don't Care About
This is a day late and a dollar short, but I’m Black. Sue me. Much like any great series, there are episodes of a show that feature tremendous highs and also those that are intended to move you from point A to point B. Episode of 2 of LHHH was the latter. In this episode…
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Facts About Blacks: The Concert I Just Attended Edition
Here at VSB, we spend a lot of time discussing Blackness. Today will be no different. I had the pleasure of attending a concert headlined by SWV (easily one of my favorite groups of all time) and undercarded by both Erica Campbell (of Mary Mary fame) and Traci Braxton (of every other Braxton aside from…
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Love & Hip Hop Hollywood Ep. 1: Here's What Happens To Dreams Defferred
In what can only be described as the best thing to happen to Monday nights since the introduction of Monday Night Football, the next installment in Black excellence debuted (on TV at least, it’s been available online for days) on VH1. Yes, Love & Hip Hop has returned and this time we’re coming live and…
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Musiq Soulchild Is A Rapper Now And I'm Annoyed
The artist formerly known as Musiq Soulchild is now an Atlanta-based rapsinger who refers to his former self in the third person. I know. I’m annoyed already, too. Mr. 143 is no more (for now?). The artist formerly known as Taalib Johnson and Musiq Soulchild is now to be known as…. …wait for it… The…
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#ThatSo90s: Jodeci – Stay
There is no conversation about 90s r&b without Jodeci. Sure Boyz II Men had the great ballads and what not and henceforth, but nobody gives a shit about Boyz II Men in 2014. Jodeci, however, still reigns supreme as the blueprint for most male bad boy groups. Sure they sang songs you could play at…
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Adult R&B Isn't Dead. It's Just Having A Mid-Life Crisis (And So Am I)
My regular rotation of music rests firmly planted somewhere in the 1990s, with pinches of the 1980s and beyond. When I cue something up on Songza? “Essential ‘90s R&B,” “‘90s R&B Wake-Up Call,” or “This is How We Do It: R&B Dance Party,” are the playlists of choice. I don’t deviate too much from a…
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10 Thoughts I Had While Watching VH1's "ATL Rise" Rock Doc
Last night, VH1 debuted their Rock Doc, “ATL: The Untold Story of Atlanta’s Rise in the Rap Game”. While watching it, I had a bunch of thoughts, mostly nostalgic 1. It’s been 13 years since I’ve lived in Atlanta. At this point, I’ve lived in Washington, DC, longer than I’ve lived anywhere else in life.…
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#IStandWithJoseline: Why Part 2 of the Love and Hip Hop Reunion Was a Trifling Mess
As Labor Day weekend came to a close and I finally managed to get the last bit of baby powder out from behind my ear from the last night’s fete (it’s a West Indian thing), my good homegirl reminded me that my favorite weekly stories were blessing me last night with the second part of…
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We Don't Get It. But Somehow These Dudes Stay Gettin' It. #D1CKTOOBOMB ALLSTARS?
It’s no secret that I’m a ratchetvision savant on these streets. No matter where I go, I watch the same shoooooows. Well this past Monday was Part 1 of the Reunion show for Love & Hip-Hop: Atlanta. Again, you need not know who these people are or watch the show or acknowledge it’s existence for…