If you weren’t alive in 1990, you just don’t understand how the opening drum kicks to Bell Biv Devoe‘s “Poison” turned every situation into a party. Family dinner + “Poison” = party. Study session + “Poison” = party. Funeral + “Poison” = party. Throw in the fact that the nice New Edition boys were now […]
If you were to ask Lil’ Wayne about what it takes to make a successful record or a cup of lean, he might have an answer for you. Ask him about his experiences with racism, and watch him draw a blank. According to Birdman Jr.(can we still call him this?), he’s never experienced racism, largely […]
Nelly is in trouble, to say the least. So much trouble that he owes the IRS a whopping 2.4 million dollars. Luckily, his loyal fans decided to help him out a little bit. They figured that if they played “Hot In Herre” enough times, they’d be able to settle his debt. Now, we’re not sure if it’s […]
Let’s keep it honest, ladies. We know nice guys are what we need, but bad boys are what we want. We want our bad boys to be multi-dimensional, though. To catch our eye, not only does he need to have that bad boy flair and charm, he has to be able to express himself (artistically, […]
Sooo, Colin Kaepernick (and an increasing amount of professional and student ball players) NOT standing for the National Anthem is “unpatriotic” but booing the President of the United States is cool? Uh, we’re confused. Actually, we TOTALLY get what’s going on here and so does Roland Martin who lit IN to the people who were […]
Whenever our vintage best friend (in our head) Solange hears a tune (from the 80’s and earlier, maybe?) that she likes, she dances. No complaints on our end. If only we could say the same for others. Apparently during a Kraftwerk concert at the Orpheum Theatre in New Orleans, Solo and her family were attacked by […]
It’s SO EASY trying to catch a cab when you’re Black! Like, we can barely stick our hand out before a yellow taxi graciously pulls up, ready to bring us safely to our next destination. Andddd scene! Now ya’ll know catching a cab is a pain–and it’s simply due to discrimination. To many taxi drivers, […]
We are still fanning ourselves after witnessing the epic black love that is Barack and Michelle Obama on that Essence Cover! The stare. The clasped hands. The donk. It was so black and so lovely we can barely stand it. If you haven’t see it, we posted it on Facebook yesterday and the crowd went […]
This Fall, TV is being invaded by Black nerds and we’re all the way here for it. We’ve already starting watching Donald Glover in Atlanta and now we have the extra awkward, Issae Rae, to look forward to as well! For those who don’t know, Issa Rae rose to fame after creating a hilarious (and […]
We got the news earlier in the year that Janet Jackson is pregnant with her first child! While everyone was super excited for her having a chance at motherhood, many of us were also very worried. Since announcing her pregnancy, Janet has been seen out ONCE. And everyone knows that if the paparazzi wants to […]
OK, so maybe you can’t tell but we’re kinda in love with Donald Glover’s new show “Atlanta” and all of it’s Black nerd excellence. From the stray dogs to lemon pepper wet wings, our ATL fam says the show keeps it 100 about their hometown. So as a tribute we thought we’d give you this […]
Kanye West being controversial is far from being news. In fact, it has become a public expectation: -How can Kanye West shock us next? -Who else doesn’t like Black people, Kanye? -Kanye, did [blank] REALLY deserve that award? When we heard that ‘Ye held a model call looking for “multiracial women” for his upcoming Yeezy […]