pop culture
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Janelle Monae Just Released The Year's Best Twerk Video, And We Need To Talk About This
Why do we need to talk about this? Because, when Janelle Monae releases the year’s best twerk video, it needs to be discussed. Because Janelle Monae has reached the rarified air alongside “orange juice,” “the first Aunt Viv,” “puppies,” “Saturday,” “the concept of living in a space with multiple trees and shit,” and “twerking” on…
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Madonna Sucks The Everlasting Living Human Spirit Soul Out Of Drake
During a Coachella performance of his song, “Madonna,” the actual Madonna joined Drake onstage for a special guest performance. But, wait there’s more. She ended the performance by forcing a kiss on young Aubrey, much to his chagrin. Seriously, homie looked like when our mama used to force-feed us Tussin whilst inflicted with the cold…
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I'm A Music Snob…And I'm Somehow Obsessed With Ciara's "I Bet"
Ciara is not known for her vocal prowess. That’s no secret. She has made a career off of being a booty-popper with a cute face and a pleasant tone. And as a self-professed music snob, I have been known to throw shade at those who careers follow similar scripts (Hi J-Lo and Cassie!) But her…
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Love & Hip Hop NY Season 5 Reunion Recap (Part 1): Who Asked You, Erica?
I’m foregoing the points system today as I have a rant to get off of my chest – namely, that Erica Mena is a bird of the highest order. Ms. Fresh Azimiz’ aviary skills are almost unprecedented at this point. The pure hubris of her flying around and dropping turds all over the reunion like…
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Stop Me If You've Heard This Before: Cop Shoots and Kills Unarmed Black Man…
At this point it isn’t even a broken record. It’s more like a Vine that’s been shared around by every single person that you know, who has then shared it with every person that they know. It’s a Vine so ubiquitous that you don’t even need to see it to know what happens. Because you’ve…
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A Primer On The Use, Usage, Versatility, And Utility Of "Nigga"
During a post-game press conference after losing to Wisconsin Saturday night, a sensitive mic caught Kentucky guard Andrew Harrison saying “Fuck that nigga” under his breath while at the podium. The comment was a response to a reporter’s question about Wisconsin forward Frank Kaminsky, who is about as far from Black as you’d expect someone from…
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Is Furious 7 A "Black" Movie? (Hint: Yes)
Last weekend, as I watched Furious 7 confirm that it’s both the most ridiculous and the most dependable movie franchise ever — it’s basically the movie version of the cheddar bay biscuit — I couldn’t help but ponder a few metaphysical queries, namely… 1. Is there a person whose job is to spray The Rock with sweat…
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My Son, A Future Morehouse Man, Will Be A Rapper. At Least For A While.
Be that as it may, I appreciate all of the emails, texts, comments on both VSB and social media. As Tupac said to his mother – it was hard hugging on her from a jail cell – you are appreciated. My beautiful son and his mommy are doing just fine and swell. Young Homey (another of…
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Love & Hip Hop NY Ep. 515 Recap: How Did We Get Here?
Ladies and Gents, somehow, someway, we have crawled our way to the season finale. I, for one, feel like my brain is at the tail end of a ratchet Spartan race – coming out the other end sore, muddy, and with not much else to show for it besides personal acknowledgement that I committed my…