• How I Got My Black Card

    I stand before you today a black woman with a shocking secret: I wasn’t born black. I know what you’re thinking (#NoDolezal). And I assure you that on a frigid winter day in the early Reagan era, my parents did indeed bring home a peanut butter-colored baby. But the Council of Negrotude (AKA my extended…

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  • Straight Women and Situational Homophobia, or When Queer Sidekicks Go Bad

    Remember The Queens Court, that cyberbullying extravaganza popular YouTube show that vintage rapper Khia hosted with her homegirl Ts Madison? You know, the one where the ā€œMy Neck, My Backā€ rapper insulted everyone doing better than her which is the whole entire earth issued ā€œhilariousā€ court rulings against your favorite urban celebs? Yeah, that’s dunzo.…

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  • The World’s Most Evil Candies, Ranked

    America’s got issues right now, y’all. The citrus in chief is about to get us nuked. Racists are racisting harder than ever. Shrimp went off sale at Publix. In the words of a great Detroit poet, how the eff do we ’pose to keep peace? One word (OK, two): candy corn. For the uninitiated, candy…

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  • Love & Hip Hop Atlanta Season 5 Reunion Shows Recap

    I would cook up come elaborate explanation for my multi-week vacation, but I am unable to tell a lie: I spent the time offering spiritual guidance to Bow Wow. After much prayer and fasting, he has come to terms with the death of his career. Ase. Also coming to the long awaited end of its…

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  • Petty Reasons Not To Vote For Donald Trump

    I have a confession: I’m the voter from hell. I don’t give a shit about politics and rarely even show up to the polls. When I do, my voting process is ignant: Put me down for Hector Gonzalez or whoever else ain’t a white man and gimme my ā€œI votedā€ sticker so I can bounce.…

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  • Love & Hip Hop Atlanta Season 5, Episode 13 + 14 Recap

    I know what you’re thinking: Where have you been Hostile Negress? It’s been two weeks Hostile Negress! We need our fuckery and foolishness Hostile Negress! To that I say: Why you still talkin’ about old stuff? I’m back just in time to preach a sermon on this week’s episode of Love and Hip Hop Atlanta,…

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  • Love & Hip Hop Atlanta Season 5, Episode 12 Recap

    Fresh off the cacophony of questionable outfits, poor hosting skits and octoroon overcompensation that was the BET Awards, VH1 brought us an extra lit episode of Our Daily Shade, also known as Love and Hip Hop Atlanta, Season 5. Is it me or did Mona try to stuff everything under the sun into this episode…

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  • Love & Hip Hop Atlanta Season 5, Episode 11 Recap

    After two foolishment-free weeks to gather our collective senses, Love and Hip Hop Atlanta, Season 5, was back this week with a new round of mildly interesting antics. This week the tables finally started to turn on the Joseline/Mimi union (shock of shocks) as we learn that Joseline was lying her balls off about StevieĀ …

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  • Love & Hip Hop Atlanta Season 5, Episode 10 Recap

    Lawd, black people ain’t got nothin but jaysus! When I tell you it all hit the gotdamn fan this past week for the puppets cast of Love and Hip Hop Atlanta, Season 5! Outside of the studio, Tammy and Waka’s sham marriage done fell the hell apart. Joseline and Stevie J’s alpha sham marriage (they…

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  • Love & Hip Hop Atlanta, Season 5 Episode 9 Recap

    Merry Memorial Day and what not. While y’all were gnawing on badly seasoned chicken and making up excuses for underbidding, Mona Scott was slaving over a hot stove to bring you this week’s serving of steaming foolishment BKA Love and Hip Hop Atlanta, Season 5. This week’s installment of confusion and shame brought us a…

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