BLACK WITH NO CHASER

The Timing of Cancelling Kanye West says more about Those Companies than it says about Kanye

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The Timing of Cancelling Kanye West says more about Those Companies than it says about Kanye

CJ Lawrence November 4, 2022

Imma try to say this as clearly as possible- what Kanye said recently that got him excommunicated warrants the reactions & outcome he’s receiving- but his actions before that also warranted this reaction. We PEEPING what makes pearls get clutched & keeping receipts. It’s telling that even when the right thing is done (parting ways with Kanye) it is not because it first came at the expense of Black...

Takeoff Played it by the Book

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Takeoff Played it by the Book

lmclemore23 November 4, 2022

When the Migos first dropped, I was struggling. Y’all were too, but I ain’t gone tell nobody. I really couldn’t tell who was who. It was kind of confusing. Like, you could tell it was three people, but as to who was who? No fcking clue. But as my ears started to become more mature to that signature sound, I started to know. The name at the beginning was...

Takeoff and The Constant State of Surviving as a Black Boy or Man in America

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Takeoff and The Constant State of Surviving as a Black Boy or Man in America

CJ Lawrence November 1, 2022

I ask that the readers please grant me grace as I write this. It’s derived from a place of genuine hurt. Pain built up after years of tragedies and avoiding trying to become one. The news of Takeoff’s death shook me. It was the first thing I saw when I woke up. And it was being reported by Black With No Chaser. As the news of how and why...

House of the Dragon EP10…The Black Queen Recap

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House of the Dragon EP10…The Black Queen Recap

tyrus78 October 27, 2022

Have you ever seen a Rottweiler fight a chihuahua? Have you? Me neither...but I bet it ain't pretty.--Lord Money Mike of House Pimpin Pimpin This week on Diary of a Mad Black Woman, we saw Rhae Rhae taken thru hell and back. She took loss after loss after loss whilst Waiting to Exhale. Shit, I ain't seen this many consecutive Ls since the summer of the Ginuwine IG dance posts...

I Just Want Us To Love US More.

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I Just Want Us To Love US More.

kingmaker601 October 27, 2022

Listen. Black folks have always been problematic for Black folk’s liberation. Allow me to explain. Anytime there have been substantial, tangible movements to help us, some of the biggest and loudest detractors have been Black people. We can’t get out of our own way in some instances, and it’s frustrating. When the Montgomery Bus Boycott was organized in 1955, some of the loudest detractors were “us.” Some of the...