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·May 15

The Pre-Cursor to Rap

Untrained youth broke into the music industry 30 years before Rap…and were exploited just the same You could find them on street corners in cities all across America. Groups of (mostly) young men, standing in a circle, getting loose. They were striving to get notoriety. They also wanted to impress…

Music

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The Pre-Cursor to Rap
The Pre-Cursor to Rap
Music

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The Brothers

·May 7

The Story of the B-Boy Suspended in Animation

For this supposed anniversary, we investigate what a B-Boy from ’78 would think Comics are mainstream now. That’s how I arrived at this premise. There’s damn articles explaining how it could’ve been possible to bring back the suspended in animation Captain America. I said comics is mainstream so I don’t…

Hip Hop

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The Story of the B-Boy Suspended in Animation
The Story of the B-Boy Suspended in Animation
Hip Hop

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The Brothers

·Apr 13

Who is the Apple TV+ Deal Good For?

That’s an easy one I was excited. I can’t say that I’ve been gung-ho, day 1, all about that MLS life. I haven’t. But for the past six years I have been paying enough attention. And with the attention I’ve been paying, I’ve always felt that they can do better. …

MLS

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Who is the Apple TV+ Deal Good For?
Who is the Apple TV+ Deal Good For?
MLS

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·Nov 18, 2021

Young Devyn: From Eastern Parkway to 4th & Broadway

Crown Heights, Brooklyn. Labor Day Weekend. The party really starts on Friday. Flags adorn every part of the car that can hold it. Anguilla, St Maarten, St Barthes, Barbados are some of the flags you’ll see — bookended by the ones you’ll see the most: Jamaica and Trinidad & Tobago. …

Young Devyn

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Young Devyn: From Eastern Parkway to 4th & Broadway
Young Devyn: From Eastern Parkway to 4th & Broadway
Young Devyn

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Nov 15, 2021

Ted Lasso: That Troubling Storyline (No, Not Nate’s)

This is all spoilers, it’s been long enough I too was under the spell. When I watched the first season, despite the fact that I knew what I was looking at was typical American myth-making, despite the fact that it was an insult to the sport that I love, despite…

Ted Lasso

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Ted Lasso: That Troubling Storyline (No, Not Nate’s)
Ted Lasso: That Troubling Storyline (No, Not Nate’s)
Ted Lasso

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·Oct 12, 2021

Rod Wave: The Shift of Reality

If Kid Cudi was the beginning, this is where we are now. When Cudi spoke on his mental state it was revolutionary. Now doing so is de rigueur. What Naomi Osaka and Simone Biles did would have been unthinkable a generation ago. Mental health has become a part of the…

Rod Wave

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Rod Wave: The Shift of Reality
Rod Wave: The Shift of Reality
Rod Wave

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The Brothers

·Oct 1, 2021

Twista: The Guinness Book of Records Ain’t Pay No Bills

There are a lot of ways to market records. Posters and flyers used to be a thing. There was whole street teams dedicated to the distribution and posting of said paper promotions. Well the person that was credited with the phenomenon of street teams, Steve Rifkind, initially had another way…

Twista

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Twista: The Guinness Book of Records Ain’t Pay No Bills
Twista: The Guinness Book of Records Ain’t Pay No Bills
Twista

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·Sep 22, 2021

Drake: Sticking with a Formula

for·mu·lae: a recipe or prescription — rec·i·pe: something which is likely to lead to a particular outcome — pre·scrip·tion: a recommendation that is authoritatively put forward. Now, these are unabridged, half-cocked, simplified, third grade level online bullshit definitions, but they’ll suffice. Usually when we hear that someone is adhering to…

Drake

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Drake: Sticking with a Formula
Drake: Sticking with a Formula
Drake

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·Sep 3, 2021

Lil Durk: Life After Def

Def Jam. Once the powerhouse trendsetting label that gave us artists from LL to X, now was one that chased trends. One such trend that was garnering attention was Drill. In swooped the labels. King Louie signed to Sony/Epic, Chief Keef signed to Interscope, and Lil Durk signed to Def…

Lil Durk

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Lil Durk: Life After Def
Lil Durk: Life After Def
Lil Durk

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The Brothers

·May 15, 2021

Chance The Rapper: Oh, How the Tables Turn

Once upon a time Chance the Rapper could do no wrong. Rising from the Chicago underground in a time where the city was more likely to be identified as the home of drill and murder capital of the US, Chance became the face of independence. Landing features that looked like…

Chance The Rapper

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Chance The Rapper: Oh, How the Tables Turn
Chance The Rapper: Oh, How the Tables Turn
Chance The Rapper

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