Very Smart Brothas
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The Psychic Toll Of Existing While Black
I’ve never been more conscious of the tenuousness of life and finality of death than I have been since I first considered marrying my now-wife. Bringing someone into my life — a person whose safety and well-being I volunteered to be personally accountable for — just changed things. It changed how I assess the present and conceptualize the…
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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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Burger King To Pay For "Burger-King" Wedding
Whenever I think of God’s sense of humor, I think of things like a couple with the respective surnames of Burger and King coming together in matrimonial bliss. That’s exactly what happened when Illinois childhood sweethearts, Joel Burger and Ashley King’s engagement went viral. Shortly after, Burger King decided to get in on the fun…
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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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VSB To Partner With Fox News
Last year, after VSB expanded in both content and readership, we were approached by several larger organizations. Some wanting to forge some sort of partnership; some wanting to purchase VSB completely. Yet, as 2014 ended and we began 2015, one of these parties of interest separated themselves from the rest. They were the most interested,…
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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…