pop culture
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Ben Carson Released A Hip-Hop Ad. It Is Some Shit.
Hey African Americans, Ben Carson is targeting you. He has a radio ad out now that’s intended to reach urban demographics. Uh oh. You know what this means. Dammit. And of course it’s as bad as you think it would be because it’s EXACTLY what you think it is. In case you weren’t sure just…
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Of Course Chiraq Looks Insane, Because Spike Lee Is Insane Too
The first thing you have to realize when assessing the work of Spike Lee, movie director, and understanding the words and actions of Spike Lee, human person, is that Spike Lee is clearly and completely insane. But not insane in a shit on your own knuckles and fling it at an Uber driver way. Or even…
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This Generation’s R&B Music is Asswater. Stop Paying For It.
A couple weeks ago, while driving to Ann Arbor for the homecoming of my alma mater University of Michigan, Donny Hathaway’s “A Song For You” popped up on the shuffle. He didn’t write the song, but he made the definitive version; much like with Isaac Hayes’ “By The Time I Get to Phoenix” or Luther…
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An Exclusive (Totally Real) Interview With Shanda (Willie's Wife) From LHH Hollywood About Getting Back On The Pole
One thing we have here at VSB is amazing connections. After last night’s airing of Love & Hip Hop Hollywood’s Episode 9 (we’ll get to a full episode recap later), we we were able to reach out to Willie’s wife, Shanda, to see if we could talk to her about her decision to get back on…
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On Being Mary Jane And Making The Leap Towards Greatness
I remember when Being Mary Jane first hit the BET lineup. I didn’t love the show, but I also didn’t dislike it. I largely watched the show because of Black Twitter and the tremendous shade tossed the way of Pauletta Patterson aka Mary Jane Paul. Mary Jane was one of those women who never saw a bad…
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Dear Netflix, You Are A Liar.
Dear Netflix, I’m an ardent supporter and user of your services. I was hittin’ a Netflix and chill before it was even a thing. Of course, I was doing that by myself usually where I’d fire up Netflix and chill on my couch and watch whatever movie I or the mysterious people who have stolen…
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Love & Hip Hop Hollywood Season 2: Episode 8 Recap
Hey…y’all notice its like the Miles and Milan storyline…then the rest of the storylines? Like their storylines never intersect with other castfolks? No? Just me? No biggie. Anyway, so last week, Amber found out that the love of her life has another life to live of his own. She lost her shit. She rolled around…
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Adele Is Coming For You Even Though You Didn't Send For Her
Unless you live under a rock, you probably heard and saw Adele’s new song and video for her first single off the upcoming November release, 25, entitled “Hello”. She’s coming for you. She’s coming for me. She’s coming for us all. Adele saw that Taylor Swift was set to gross (on average) a million dollars a…
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What Happens When Beyonce Speaks Actual Words Out Of Her Actual Mouth, Explained
Who is Beyonce? Beyonce is an introverted Houstonian known best for being allergic to seats — like, literally every seat she’s ever seen makes her sneeze — and for inventing “surfborting.” Surfborting? Yes. Surtborting. She’s the world’s first — and probably the world’s only — professional surfborter. Is she known for anything else? Well, for…
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It's Confirmed: Sandra Bullock Is The Greatest White Savior Of All Time
Last weekend, I took my dad to see Sicario — Denis Villeneuve’s gripping and graphic (very, very, very graphic) depiction of the drug war. Now, while Sicario has done well at the box office, it wasn’t exactly a blockbuster — nor was it intended to be — so with that in mind, plus the fact…