Music
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Swagger Wagon: Here's How I Like My Cultural Appropriation
By now, I’m sure most people have seen the commercial/video for the 2015 Toyota Sienna minivan. It features a new version of the Sienna family (The Neuberts) from the original “Swagger Wagon” video from 2010. There’s one big difference between the 2010 version and this latest 2014 version. The 2014 version is exactly how I like my cultural…
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Watch: No Black Person Is Ugly, By Lil B (The BasedGod)
No words yet. Just watch. And comment.
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My Bobby Shmurda Problem (Hint: HE CAN'T F*CKING RAP!!!)
It was the summer of 2012. I don’t remember the exact date, but I do remember the events leading up to it. There was a three or four week stretch when Chief Keef’s name kept popping up. On Facebook. And Twitter. And thinkpieces. And in conversation. He was the hottest new name in hip-hop; divisive,…
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Dance Dance Revolution: My Love Affair with Dance Movies
For those of y’all who don’t know, let me tell you a lil something about me: I’ve been dancing pretty much all my life. All of my baby videos are of me trying to get my groove on. I’m 60% sure that I was two stepping in the womb. As soon as I got old…
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What Did We Learn From Robin Thicke?
I promise you, I did not want to write about Robin Thicke and Paula Patton. My man Alex already gave Robin that work on here. Also, I spent more time than I’m comfortable admitting talking about their whole situation in the week leading up to the release of his recent album, which he named after…
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VSB Events: Love Jones Cafe (7/28) | REMINSCE (8/2) | Naturalista Hair Show (8/3)
In the next one of our VSB’s is going to be all over DC talking, dancing, and shuckin’ and jivin’. First up, is the Love Jones Cafe held at The Howard Theatre on Monday, July 28, from 7-10pm, where Panama Jackson will be a panelist for a conversation about love and dating alongside Mr. #Pleasantries…
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Watching "Tha Crossroads” As An Adult
I used to rock with Bone Thugs N Harmony. I generally enjoyed bopping and inventing words to a handful of Bone Thugs songs and even copped the “Look Into My Eyes” maxi single. In fact, I learned Biggie’s verse on “Notorious Thugs” in the seventh grade to impress a girl, and well, you see how…
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When Creatives Collide: Run You.
Writers tend to find inspiration in a variety of sources. Hell, I believe this is true for all creators. The venues in which I call my muses are infinite in that I really do view any and everything as a potential story to tell. From an exchange between commuters that I witnessed on the train…