NoFace, Rapper’s latest is Black AF–without going overboard with stereotypes or relying on fictitious African countries.
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Revisiting Nipsey Hussle’s ‘Victory Lap’
‘Victory Lap’ is a classic. And here’s why, from where I’m standing.
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SOTBMusic: True God and Shokus Apollo Lobbed Me an Assist on “All The Best (Family Affair)”
I give my children all the best. This song talks about that a bit.
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 moreAn Open Letter In Light of My Ariana Grande Discussion
Dear World: Let it be known that I’m not part of “Woke Twitter.” I just call bullshit like I see it. If that makes me “woke” in your eyes, so be it. But, I’m not out here perpetuating the stereotypes people have about “Woke Twitter.” I don’t see racism and attacks on Blackness in every […]
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