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Rashaun Williams Is a Venture Capitalist Who Gives the Game Away for Free; Have a Seat and Learn Something
Rashaun Williams is a recovering investment banker and current venture capitalist. He worked at Goldman Sachs and other firms for 13 years before moving to the West Coast to get into the tech world. He is a general partner at Manhattan Venture Partners’ All-Star Fund, a late-stage tech company focused on investing in unicorns like…
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The World’s 10 Greatest Solemn-Ass Negroes, Ranked
I forgot who it was who first told me that Ice Cube never smiles in movies. I think it was a Delta because that’s a very Delta observation to make. But yeah, Ice Cube never smiles in movies. I imagine Queensbridge project life is hard, but I had no idea it was so hard that…
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Classic Hip-Hop: Nas Performs Illmatic With the National Symphony Orchestra
Nas’ first full-length feature, Illmatic, was the very first hip-hop album to get The Source magazine’s coveted five-mic rating. It was sonic and lyrical perfection; it remains an undisputed hip-hop classic. A progenitor to soaring street lullabies like Kendrick Lamar’s Good Kid M.A.A.D. City or even Jay-Z’s Reasonable Doubt, Illmatic vividly captured the life…
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Why Black Thought Doesn’t Rank As High on Rap GOAT Lists as He Should
Last week, Tariq Trotter, aka Black Thought, frontman for the Roots, tried to break the rapper-nets with a 10-minute freestyle with Funkmaster Flex over the Mobb Deep “Burn” instrumental that even had people who think Kevin Gates is the best rapper of all time impressed. Even calling his performance impressive undersells it. For my money,…
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Why Does the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Keep Snubbing LL Cool J?
Perhaps there are bigger fish to fry. Racism is still alive; they just be concealing it, after all. Or more likely, I’m dazed by the fact that Alabama did the unthinkable, entirely thanks to black people, so I’m feeling greedy. Yo no sé. But the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame recently announced its 2018…
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Nas Is Taking Kelis to Court Over Visitation Rights
Nas wants to be able to spend more time with his son, and now he’s taking ex-wife Kelis to court for an official visitation schedule. According to documents obtained by Blast, Nas states that he has “work[ed] cooperatively with Kelis over the years,” but that Kelis only “allows him to exercise his custody with their…
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5 Things Someone Who Didn’t Watch the Fight but Had to Report on the Fight Found Interesting About the Fight
I didn’t have $100 for this so-called fight, and I kinda forbade asked my husband not to order it. Therefore, I got my Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor fight moments from social media. Here are the five things this reporter found the most interesting: 1. Mayweather came out in some Desus Nice-glittery-ski-mask-rob-a-bank contraption. I guess. 2. The…
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Rap Legend Prodigy From Mobb Deep Dead at 42
Just days after performing on tour in Las Vegas, Prodigy from the rap group Mobb Deep has died at the age of 42. Prodigy, born Albert Johnson, was raised in the Queensbridge Houses of New York City’s borough of Queens and came from a long line of musicians. His grandfather Budd Johnson and great-uncle Keg…
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Nas Calls Donald Trump a Racist in Open Letter
President Covfefe will probably hate Nas now (if he didn’t already) after reading an open letter the Queens, N.Y., rapper penned to him. “We all know a racist is in office,” Nas writes on Mass Appeal. “People can talk their shit … but when you have the responsibility of being President and you carry on…
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Nicki Minaj Responds to Nas Dating Rumors
Nicki Minaj made an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show Tuesday and has seemingly confirmed that she is, in fact, dating fellow Queens, N.Y., rapper Nas. DeGeneres started the segment with jokes about Minaj’s breast during Paris Fashion Week, and properly segued into asking about the alleged couple. “It’s a wonderful breast,” DeGeneres said. “Is…