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You know whom I kind of feel bad for? Rocko. Dude, who’s a C-class rapper, at best, has the hottest song of his life and all of the track’s momentum is getting killed by a single line  — one that he didn’t rap. And one — assuming he has final say in his own music […]

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The phrase “controversial Beyonce song” shouldn’t exist. For the first 14 years of her career, Beyonce has been the perfect everything. She’s never quietly farted in an elevator, let alone has she ever made an impolite comment, took a divisive political stand or sang a controversial song. “Controversial Beyonce song” actually became a thing last Saturday when […]

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You can annually expect the Grammys to get things wrong, especially when it comes to rap. So it was a pleasant surprise to see the committee nail the Best Rap Album award this year: They gave the award to Drake’s Take Care, which was the right call, even if Nas’ Life is Good and The […]

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My favorite Michael Jordan moment didn’t happen on the court. It occurred in 2009, during his Hall-of-Fame induction speech. People expected MJ, the greatest basketball player of all time, to be humble, retrospective — in other words boring — while delivering his speech. Yeah, that ain’t Mike. For 20 plus minutes, a defiant and arrogant […]

I always tell people that if I ever become famous I wouldn’t try to date another famous, beautiful model or actress. Instead, I would drive uptown to Washington Heights, stand outside a Cuchifrito, and scoop me something nice. (Having a bad, unknown woman by your side can do more for your stock than having an […]

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This past Sunday, Beyonce put on one of the greatest Super Bowl halftime performances of all time. For 12 exhausting minutes, Queen Bey entertained like I’ve never seen anyone entertain before. PHOTOS: Beyonce, Michelle & Kelly Black Out The Super Bowl In Custom Designer Threads  It would be criminal to just state that she sung and danced […]

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The first black quarterback to play in a Super Bowl was Doug Williams. The year was 1988, and it was Super Bowl XXII. The game was a blowout: Washington Washington Football Team 42, Denver Broncos 10.    Williams, who was the starting QB for the Washington Football Team, scorched John Elway and his Broncos, collecting 340 yards […]

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It’s the little things that make me happy. I was overjoyed this morning when I woke up and saw that Lil B and Joey Bada$$ were in some kind of lyrical spat. It started when Joey Bada$$ tweeted this: It’s a Capital STEEZ lyric from “Survival Tactics” (R.I.P. to the God). Ten minutes later, B responded […]

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Rick Ross is not a real gangsta, even if he tries his darndest for you to think he is. PHOTOS: NO BUENO! Rick Ross’ Rolls Royce Crashes After Drive-By Shooting  Actually, I’m not sure how hard he even tries anymore. He’s softened up over the years, never really appearing to be actually threatening. He doesn’t make […]

I heard about the controversy surrounding GIRLS before I actually heard about GIRLS. The minute after the show made its première in April, there was a swirl of controversy about the lack of diversity around the lives of Hannah, Marnie, Jessa and Shoshanna, the four young — very white — 20 somethings whose stories are told on GIRLS. I read some of the show’s criticism and some […]

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Long time hip-hop fans are hopeless romantics, always reminiscing about the good ol’ days. We hate the now and wish the back-then would come back.  My favorite example of this is an oldie but goodie. Chicago rapper Common’s breakout song was “I Used to Love Her,” a track where he lambasts rap music of the […]

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Rihanna’s latest LP Unapologetic — her seventh album in seven years — will debut number one on the Billboard charts next week, moving 240,000 copies. Those are career numbers for Rhi Rhi, a remarkable feat considering that pop stars tend to fizzle as they start to push a decade in the game. It’s been seven years since Rihanna […]