pop culture
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On Really Wanting To Like J. Cole More Than I Actually Do
I’ve never had more people ask me how I feel about an artist than I have about J. Cole. It’s interesting, really. Somehow, J. Cole is like a hip-hop Hatfields vs McCoy standoff. People either love or give no fucks about J. Cole. And the folks who love him stan so hard for him it…
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Beverly Johnson Just Killed Any Bullshit Defense You Have Of Bill Cosby
After reading Beverly Johnson’s first-hand account of how Bill Cosby drugged and attempted to assault her —- and please, if you haven’t read it yet, stop reading this and go read it — it’s almost as if Johnson heard every bullshit-ass defense people have argued for Bill Cosby, and said “Fuck this. I’m refuting all…
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10 Possible Reasons Why Diddy May Have Hit Drake With a 3-Piece
In the grand scheme of things, there’s not much funnier in life than Drake getting punched by Diddy in Miami during Art Basel. For one, while I can see Puffy slappin’ everybody out here back in the 90s, he just seems a bit over that at this point in life, which is part of what makes…
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On Rolling Stone, Sexual Assault, The Facts, And The Bigger Picture
By now, most people are familiar with the unravelling of the Rolling Stone story penned by Sabrina Rubin Erdely that chronicles the alleged gang-rape of “Jackie” at the Phi Kappa Psi house on the University of Virginia’s campus back in 2012. The story touched off a lot of (much needed) discussion about sexual assault on…
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Why The Chris Brown, Drake, And Karaoke Love Triangle Is The Most Lightskinneded Thing We've Ever Seen This Week
1. Because Drake — who, all things considered, is having perhaps the best year in lightskinneded history — is involved. 2. Because for all of the blatantly violent, sexist, and misogynistic music that has flooded our airwaves in the past half-decade, “Marvin’s Room” is easily the most lecherous. And, admittedly, the most genius. It’s a…
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I Came, I Saw, And I Conquered The Beyhive
On Tuesday, December 2 at 10:52 AM EST, the first shot was fired by me on Twitter. It read: Admittedly, none of this was being said to get the attention of any one group or even to cause controversy on my timeline. It was simply a thought I had about Beyonce’s new song that I…
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Dear America, Where's My Hug?
“…so how you feel? Frustrated, irritated, sometimes I don’t know myself I be too numb, to feel something sometimes…” ~ Khujo Goodie of Goodie Mob, “Thought Process” Soul Food (1995) As the news of Eric Garners murderer – and I use that term with all of the weight it carries considering that the medical examiner…
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Toni Morrison To Release New Novel, And I'm Preparing To Pretend To Understand It
There are not enough superlatives to describe the work of Toni Morrison, America’s greatest living novelist. The Bluest Eye isn’t just a great book, it’s there with Citizen Kane, What’s Going On, the iPhone, and Bria Myles as one of the best and most important artistic triumphs of the last century. She is your favorite writer’s favorite writer; the person who both…
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Shit Bougie Black People Love: 26. Solange Knowles
It might seem odd that Solange would appear on this list before Beyonce. After all, Beyonce is Beyonce and is loved by everyone. But people who love Beyonce don’t really love Beyonce. Because loving Beyonce is like loving oxygen or a recurring dream about a root beer float. You appreciate these things and might die without…
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Ray Rice Deserves A Second Chance…Just Not With Janay Rice
In the next couple of months, former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice will continue to receive interest from NFL teams. In fact, there are a few teams who’ve reportedly already discussed the prospect of bringing him in. Someone — or several someones — will likely eventually invite him to their team’s facility for an…