Over the past twenty-one years that I’ve been aware of Pokemon, I’ve always dreamed of playing a main entry in the series on a home console. Hell, I bought a GameCube for that long-time pipedream. Well, that, Super Mario Sunshine, and Smash Bros Melee. While Go is fun–and there are quite a few (licensed) Pokemon games […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: Ohio’s Keep Right Introduces Some Bubble Up Economics on New (to Me) Track
I happened upon Ohio rapper Keep Right–who has a pretty cool stage name, if you ask me–through a Twitter conversation about artist submissions. Being the type of dude I am (one who’s always looking for new music to talk about/listen to), I asked him to link me to his latest track. That song, “Bubble Up […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: Staasia Daniels Channels Issa Rae in "Peanut Butter" Visuals
Staasia Daniels is dope. Insecure is dope. So, what happens when you put their collective energies together? You get Staasia trying–and failing–to cook while getting to know a possible Mr. Right in “Peanut Butter.” From the opening through the ending of this “mini-sitcom,” I got so many Issa Dee vibes. The random horny-but-corny dude, the […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: THISISMARLOW Gets the "Money" in New Freestyle
THISISMARLOW, in new visuals for his “Money” freestyle, says that, instead of Ruth’s Chris, he’s going to take the woman he just got it in with to Checkers. Now, fast food choices aside–Checkers is trash, aside from the fries to me–MARLOW keeps it pretty grimy on this track (as a matter of fact, treating a […]
Read moreSOTBSports: On Colin Kaepernick
Ed. Note: I know I said I wasn’t going to make SOTB “political,” and I’m not. I don’t have the energy to talk about nothing but politics and all that. But, at the end of the day, I’m a Black man with a Black family and Black children. To avoid talking about some of these issues […]
Read moreSOTBSports: The MLB (Still) Needs to Figure It Out
Yesterday, the sleeping giant (somewhat) stopped being ten-ply about doling out massive contracts and Manny Machado became a San Diego Padre for the foreseeable future. At least it’s not navy blue pinstripes, amirite? The deal clocks in at $30,000,000 a year. That averages out to about $165,000 a game (including the playoffs). In San Diego, […]
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