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Prince Stopped Cursing in His Music Because of Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali, who died Friday, was one of the most inspirational figures in the world, both inside and out of the boxing ring. His words and deeds were a call to action for many, but it was the words he didn’t use that led Prince to stop cursing in his music. The artist known for some of…
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Muhammad Ali Is Dead. 2016 Can Go To Hell.
Perhaps, later today or two days or a week or a month from now, I’ll have more to say about the life and the impact of Muhammad Ali. Right now, however, I have nothing besides shock and sadness. Not so much that he’s dead. But that his death leaves humanity with such a gaping and…
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Report: Prince Died From Opioid Overdose
Autopsy reports show that Prince died from an opioid overdose, according to a law-enforcement official who spoke with the Associated Press. Since news of Prince’s death surfaced, so have rumors claiming that the 57-year-old singer suffered from an addiction to pain medication. According to the official, who is reported to be close to the investigation…
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Madonna Claps Back at BET for Its Dig After Her Prince Tribute
With bated breath we all waited for Madonna to do a befitting tribute to Prince Rogers Nelson, her “contemporary,” at the 2016 Billboard Music Awards. But even before the Material Girl hit the stage, there were (legitimate) gripes that black women, whom the recently departed pop icon championed his entire life, were excluded from the…
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Things I’d Like To See (And Not See) From BET’s Prince Tribute
(Some suggestions for next month’s tribute from a concerned fan who really wants to see BET pull this off) No yodeling from Trey Songz How dare you disrespect the legend by letting Trey Songz vocally tap dance on “Purple Rain.” Please exclude him and other fellow yodelers Jussie Smollet, The Dream, and Chris Brown. Put…
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Prince Was Unapologetically Black Before It Was Cool To Be So
Thursday night, I attended a screening of the Roots reboot at the Tribeca Film Festival. While in the van on the way to the post-screening reception, I met Alondra Nelson — Dean of Social Sciences at Columbia University — and a conversation about Roots segued into a conversation about her work in genealogy, which then…
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RIP Prince.
There are three times when I find myself truly concerned into fear. One of those times is super early morning phone calls from home. Those are almost never good news. The last time I got a super early phone call from a 256 area code, I found out my brother had passed away. The two…
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Yes, The Grammys Suck (And Have Sucked For Some Time), But Why?
The Grammys suck. This is neither a new nor a particularly provocative statement. It’s not even an opinion. We all know the Grammys suck. We continue to watch, talk, and write about them — hoping with each year that they might suck a bit less — but the slow burn of shitty continues. There is…
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DC: 3 KINGS – Celebrating the Life and Music of Stevie, MJ, and Prince
THIS FRIDAY, JANUARY 30 at LIV NIGHTCLUB in WASHINGTON, DC is 3 KINGS! It’s a dance party with some of the best songs and remixes featuring the music of iconic musicians Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, and Prince! Tickets are $5 in advance and $10 at the door! TICKETS: www.3kingsdc.eventbrite.com 3 KINGS Friday, January 30 10p-3am…
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10 Thoughts I Had While Listening To D'Angelo and The Vanguard's "Black Messiah"
At midnight last night, D’Angelo dropped his third (!!!) album entitled Black Messiah. This album came with very little fanfare. It seems like in this new Beyoncé world we live in, artists who can just drop an album then do all the promotion for it via the album itself. D’Angelo is one of those artists…