Predictions (And Now Thoughts) on Drake’s “Omertà” and “Money in the Grave”
Hi. I'm buzzed. I also shamelessly peeped the lack of content surrounding Drake's very-recently announced two-song drop in celebration of the Toronto...
Joseph Allen, The Suspicious GCU, And “Good Energy”
Note: If you're just here for my take on the strange involvement of Grand Canyon University in Joseph Allen's audition, scroll down to 'The...
College Cheating Scandal, Selective Colorblindness, And, Of Course, Not ALL White People!
Note: This piece does not delve into details of the 2019 college admissions bribery scandal. Here is a good article for that.
To the Daily...
Ja Rule and How Twitter Forces Comedic Fiction Into Reality
It doesn't matter what you say. Did you say it first? Did you say it loudly? Did people think the mere thought of your statement being true was entertaining? Then congratulations,...
Chicago or ATL?: “Cappin” And How Slang Moves Across The Culture
"Cappin" is already too popular and annoying. I'll log off of Twitter for a week the next time I see the damn emojis pictured...
A Thought: 21 Savage Is STILL From Atlanta, Goofy
I may or may not update this piece given the reactionary nature of this news + subsequent dialogue, but the initial reactions to this bizarre...
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,...
“7 Rings” And Why Ariana Grande Is Too Talented To Get Away With It
I don't dislike "7 Rings" because it's wildly popular. I don't dislike "7 Rings" because I ridicule Ariana Grande work on principle. I'm also...
Brother Nature Cancelled And Uncancelled In Mere Hours. Twitter Culture Proves It’s Trash
I've written on the topic of cancel culture multiple times now. But I haven't specifically dealt with the phenomenon of a celebrity's offensive yet...
Nicki Minaj’s Outrage is a Bad Look, But Valid
It doesn't take much for the jokes to fly on Twitter. And when someone as big as Nicki Minaj starts ranting and naming names,...