A Thought: Male Rompers and Suppressed Femininity
Save for an expertly-timed marketing push by a bold group of guys, I'm certain the loudest straight male supporters of the Romphims on Twitter...
So I went to see “Your Name.”…
It’s becoming apparent to me that I don’t really care about Anime as something I felt I needed to watch. At least not with...
What They Say: Is ‘Black-ish’ Racist?
This past Monday, Andrea Peyser of the New York Post published an article claiming the show Black-ish perpetuates racist stereotypes of Black people.
Among other...
On Gaude: Lessons And Laughs From Korporate’s #BlackChicago Series
As a Black Midwesterner, I was basically guaranteed to have a couple of connections to Chicago. The emergence of Drill was close to home,...
Columbus Short and Twitter Pettiness
You've probably investigated why Columbus Short was a trending topic today, haven't you?
It's only Tuesday and Columbus short up next pic.twitter.com/ElJ0z2aSBx
— IG|SC: ITSDJFLOW (@ITSDJFLOW) March...
LeanandCuisine: When Someone Truly Talented Makes Viral Content
Highsnobiety did well to highlight his hilarious series of Instagram reactions to Avengers: Infinity War. But online entertainer LeanandCuisine, real name Casey Lawrence, deserves many...
Watching a White Mom React To New Rappers
The average White American adult's understanding of hip-hop culture is significantly behind the culture's actual status. A White news anchor or television host might still lament about...
Super Apps: Apps as Industries
Originally featured on Zachary's website (zacharyhurdle.com). Can also be found on Civic Eagle
If Zachary's thoughts on a Chinese social credit score system didn't blow your...
The Term “Rapper” Sucks. Hip-Hop Needs Subgenres
"Rapper," a monolithic term
People feel threatened by hip-hop's latest rising stars because we don't have the language to explain how all these different artists are...
Music Can’t Heal A Dishonest Artist
Read 'I Want To Support XXXTentacion, But Should I?' here.
Making music can change an artist for the better. Music got Jay Z into clean-money entrepreneurship. Jay...