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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...

An Interview With Stacey Dash

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An Interview With Stacey Dash

lmclemore23 September 2, 2022

Stacey Dash, who has never shied away from speaking her truth — an extremely strong emphasis on the word “her” — made recent headlines after weeping uncontrollably over the death of hip hop legend, DMX. Seems normal enough, right? Well, it would be, if it weren’t for the fact that DMX died over a year ago. Which lends the question, was Stacey Dash living under a proverbial or even...

Kendrick, The Writer

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Kendrick, The Writer

lmclemore23 May 20, 2022

Being a great writer means, well, how the fuck should I know? I’m just so-so. But I THINK it means a lot of things. A lot of similar attributes are universally attached to all great writers, with one of them being vulnerability. Entertainingly vulnerable is a chore. A writer like Kendrick Lamar has the gift of letting us, the stranger; and us, his reader, into his space while keeping...

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