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I received several text messages and tweets about a week ago when it was announced that Kanye West got Kim Kardashian pregnant. Everybody thought I was distraught, in tears, or somewhere reenacting the way I felt when the Niners lost last year’s NFC Championship game. I was actually celebrating. I was happy for them and [...]
Anyone who knows me know that I have an encyclopedic knowledge of the musical catalogue of Sean ‘Jay-Z’ Carter. I’m ashamed to admit it – but I probably quote Jay-Z lyrics more than I quote the bible. I’m the type of Jay-Z fan who’s never read the second half of Decoded because after reading the [...]
It’s Cuffin’ Season people!!! Cuffin’ Season – Running from the Tuesday after Labor Day until first day of Spring, it’s the time when people shack up with a person just for the purposes of not being lonely in the colder months. Furlough days of Cuffin’ Season include; Christmas, Valentine’s Day, and birthdays. (Not everybody gets [...]
By Patia Braithwaite It started with a text message: BFF: How would you feel if someone dedicated a song to you called, “Perfect Bitch.” Me: [sarcasm] Honored and humbled. You? BFF: Not so much. Apparently that’s the title of Kanye’s new song for Kim Kardashian… FLASHBACK: The year was 2008, and I was 24 years [...]
Hip hop, no matter how much we love it, contributes to racism in our world. I’m prepared to defend this point to everyone and anyone at any given time. While we love our genre, we have to keep in mind, that it’s hurting us, more than helping us. A close friend of mine always likes [...]
Check out the latest post from Dr. J via Madame Noire: It’s no secret to anyone who follows Hip Hop and Entertainment that the rumor’s out; Jay-Z and Beyonce aren’t taking too nicely to Kanye’s girlfriend, Kim Kardashian. My initial reaction to this news was that it was pretty obvious that not all four of [...]
Like most people, when I left home for college, I told my high school sweetheart that we would be together forever. However, three years later we had grown so far apart our relationship seemed impossible to ever repair. It wasn’t because high school seniors don’t know what love is. It was simply because we grew [...]
The purpose of this post is to tie up some loose ends and also appease those of you who comment, send emails, or tweet me and say, “How come you don’t write articles anymore?” That’s actually not true. I write a lot of articles. I just don’t post them. The other thing that I get [...]
In other news… Wiz Khalifa and Amber Rose are engaged. And now for unsolicited Dr. J thoughts… This goes to show you what you can do when you stop worrying about what people think about you and go out there and just achieve. If Amber listened to everybody who was a hater in her life, [...]
There was a time in this country where all you heard on the radio was Gangsta Rap. Thank the Lord that’s over. I can appreciate Gangsta Rap as much as the next guy, but it was just a little depressing after a while. After Biggie and Tupac died it was obvious that people actually started [...]
