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LL Cool J Believes If He Didn't 'Need Love,' Drake Wouldn't Have Been Able to 'Find Your Love'
Want to take another trip down memory lane while in the confines of your house during self-isolation? Well, you’re in luck, because LL Cool J (born James Todd Smith) reminisced about his impact on the hip-hop game. Specifically, LL says he paved the way for some artists to openly express themselves in regard to the…
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When Instagram Models Attack: DJ Khaled Shuts Down Twerker Gone Wild In Viral Video
Nobody wants to sleep on the couch. It’s cold, uncomfortable as hell and sleeping alone isn’t exactly conducive to cuddling with your wife. So in his efforts to protect the sanctity of his marriage and actually sleep in his bed with his lovely spouse, Nicole Tuck, every night, DJ Khaled made a business decision: he…
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Drake's Dark Lane Demo Tapes, Reviewed (in 200 Words)
The solidly listenable and immediately forgettable Dark Lane Demo Tapes is quintessential Drake—vacillating, as he’s wont to do, from haughty trap elevator angst to nostalgia for shit that just happened 17 minutes ago. It’s the music you listen to when driving to and eating at The Cheesecake Factory, alone, while deciding when you should reply…
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Monica Is Open to a Brandy 'Verzuz' Match-Up…But There Are Conditions
With the first-ever female Verzuz battle between Erykah Badu and Jill Scott happening this weekend, a few other talented women’s names are being tossed around for potential battles in the future. Fans are clamoring for a possible matchup of R&B superstars and longtime rivals, Brandy and Monica. Last week, Brandy’s brother Ray J told Wendy…
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A Kobe Sighting, 'Republicans Buy Sneakers, Too,' and Other Takeaways From the 3rd Night of ESPN's The Last Dance
If you aren’t watching ESPN’s docu-series The Last Dance you’re living life wrong. But luckily for you, I am. So here’s a recap of what the rest of us got to enjoy during Episodes 5 and 6. You’re welcome in advance. Is That a Kobe Sighting? Why, yes. Yes, it was. Before common sense prevailed,…
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Replay, Revisit, Reject: For Last Week's New Music, R&B Prevails While Hip-Hop Features Fail
We get it: With everything going on in the world, it can be difficult to carve out time to discover new music. Industry-pushed tunes that you may not even bang with like that could also get in the way of you finding something that tingles your consumer taste buds. While new tunes are usually released…
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This Little House on the Prairie Clip Has Resurfaced and Todd Bridges Dropped Some White Privilege Wisdom
In “things our grandmas watched, thus made us watch too” news, Little House on the Prairie (which originally aired from 1974-1983) was trending on Twitter and one specific actor was the center of the discussion—Todd Bridges. A clip of Bridges’ appearance in the series’ episode, “The Wisdom of Solomon” (which was a very apt title…
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What's New and Black on Netflix in May 2020? Dust Yourself Off and Try to Find Out!
The late Aaliyah Haughton was ahead of her time when she sang the 2000 hit, “Try Again.” Not only did she look fly as hell in the music video, but the lyric that still sticks out today is “dust yourself off and try again.” Why? Because that’s what we’re going to have to do whenever…
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'Savage Remix' Inspires Some Equally Savage Choreography
I don’t know about y’all, but I’ve been trying my best to lean into any moments of joy I can find during this dystopian timeline we are now living in. Thankfully Beyoncé and Megan Thee Stallion, patron saints of Houston and hot black girls everywhere, recently dropped the remix to “Savage”—the bop that became the…
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HBO Renews Insecure, Promising Us More Issa & Molly Shenanigans After 2020
Halfway through what already feels like a too-short season of Insecure, the addictively funny show on HBO about Black millennials living in Los Angeles, has secured a fifth season. HBO announced its decision to renew Insecure in a press release on Friday: “We’re thrilled that Issa, Prentice [Penny], and the whole Insecure team will be…