The Vilification of the Star Athlete: Allen Iverson
Every good story needs a villain. We need an antagonist, otherwise there’s no conflict, no plot, no juice to the tale. Rainbows don’t come into being without storm clouds. Batman…
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The Road Least Traveled is Usually The Most Fruitful
In our lifetime we are forced to make many decisions about many things. And the more alternatives you have, the more difficult the choice. Some decisions we make are the…
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Ines Sainz – New York Jets Controversy: What Can We Learn?
Ladies, I have some bad news. Your breasts, booty, and that secret treasure that hides betwixt your legs are for a man’s enjoyment only, and he has the right to…
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Hip-Hop Friends turned Frienemies
Egos should be checked right before the arrogant thoughts leave their heads. Unity within the music business isn’t really prominent. Everyone has their cliques and entourages but there is no…
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Remembering New Orleans After Katrina
It could have been yesterday; it was the summer of 2001 and a bright eyed, bushy tailed seventeen-year-old girl left her small town in Connecticut for the big city. That…
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The Impending Death of the Battle Rapper
Watching current “Freestyle Fridays” on 106 and Park is a snooze-fest. Occasionally there are some stand-outs but they are few. This makes me wonder about the impending death of the…
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Some Ladies Need To Say No to the “Skinnys”
So my initial idea was to do research on the hot new item for fall: “skinny” jeans or “jeggings” as they are sometimes referred to; then I started to see…
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Troy Davis vs Georgia: Will the lights go out?
In the United States, persons accused of crimes are presumed innocent until proven guilty. But what happens when a person proven guilty may actually be innocent of the crime of…
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Foreclosure, Obama and VH1 Soul
I owe President Barack Obama and his Congress a “Thank You” card. It’s late on a Thursday night, and I’m sitting in my new apartment of two weeks, watching videos…
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Talent Takes a Backseat
And it’s a terrible reality that we live in. In a rap atmosphere that’s almost totally pushed by money, quality and talent has definitely taken a backseat. I’m a small…
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