Very Smart Brothas
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Since Drake Is Serena's Bad Luck Charm, Can He Please Do The Same With The New England Patriots?
Since the turn of the century, the New England Patriots have dominated the NFL. Granted, three other franchises (The New York Giants, The Pittsburgh Steelers, and The Baltimore Ravens) have each one two titles in that span, but no other team has been as good for as long. The Patriots are also the organizational equivalent of clitoris…
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I Write For A Living, And I Have The Shittiest Handwriting You'll Ever See, And I Don't Care
Between 10am and 10pm on Wednesday, I… …wrote 500 or so words on a rapper who calls himself “Slim Jesus”… …edited and published a piece about a guy who’s a lawyer and an aspiring rapper… …wrote up a ranking of types of pork… …wrote several hundred words about James Blake’s arrest… …wrote 700 or so…
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Aisha Harris Is A Writing Ass Chick We Love
I don’t know exactly how long I’ve been a fan of Aisha Harris. (Three years, maybe?) But I do know that the 27-year-old staff writer at Slate has been a personal favorite long enough for me to confidently state that she is the shit. (Also, I can confidently state that she is not Aisha Tyler.) With…
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Love & Hip Hop Hollywood Season 2: Episode 1 Recap
Guess who’s back, back again. PJ’s back; tell a friend. And not only am I back (PLUS two days late and two dollars short), so is Love & Hip Hop Hollywood and our favorite ridiculous reality show characters including, but not limited to: Ray J, Teairra Mari (aka TMurda), #baeMoniece, Apryl and Omarion, Hazel E,…
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James Blake Slammed And Arrested For…Smiling While Black? Being Lightskinned While Black?
After hearing the news about James Blake — the retired tennis star who was tackled, cuffed, arrested, and detained by five police officers as he waited for a car to take him to the U.S. Open — three things immediately came to mind: 1. James Blake is a Harvard grad, a former superstar athlete, and…
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I'm 29, And I'm An Aspiring Rapper (I'm Also A Lawyer, But Don't Let That Stop You From Judging)
There’s a duality in a lot of the shit that we millenials are. I say “that” rather than “who” because, in the circles we run in, so much focus is on the action rather than the person. Five minutes into a conversation with my fellow urban professionals — you know, my brunch party goin’, #travelnoire…
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There's A Rapper Named "Slim Jesus" And He's A White Chief Keef And I Have SO MANY QUESTIONS
1. I’ve had a lot of fun recently writing those “leaked” emails. One because it allows me to be a gotdamn fool. And I appreciate and revel in opportunities to be a gotdamn fool. But also because there’s always a few people not quite sure if they’re real or not. Which boggles my mind because they’re…