Sep 7 2018
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The rap world was enraptured for various reasons with the out-of-the-blue release of Eminem’s latest coaster, Kamikaz…
Panama Jackson
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Panama Jackson is the Senior Editor of Very Smart Brothas. He's pretty fly for a light guy. You can find him at your mama's mama's house drinking all her brown liquors.
Sep 6 2018
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I was at the mall the other day procuring some procurables from one of those spots that sells shit. It is my…
Sep 5 2018
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On the heels of the surprisingly successful The New Edition Story last fall, BET decided to ride the gravy train…
Aug 30 2018
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They gon’ lay Aretha Franklin’s burdens down in Detroit on Friday, Aug. 31. And it’s going to happen in tremendous…
Aug 28 2018
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On Monday night, I went to check out the documentary dedicated to the creation of the classic Robert Townsend movie T…
Aug 28 2018
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Ms. Lauryn Hill decided to share some thoughts on all of the talk surrounding her late shows and many of the very…
Aug 27 2018
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I was going to write a whole-ass, spoiler-free post to share my glee at last night’s episode of Power. If you’ll…
Aug 23 2018
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Language is a beautiful thing. For instance, while I know that somewhere between 24 to 98 percent of the people…
Aug 22 2018
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On the list of unsolved mysteries I have stored in my brain, one near the top is why Warren G didn’t go back and…
Aug 21 2018
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I’m not saying that I’m out of the loop, but I just found out today that the MTV Video Music Awards were yesterday.…
Aug 20 2018
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I’ve been saying for years that disrespect, even implied, is the leading cause of death for black men between birth…
Aug 20 2018
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Timing, as they say, is everything. Aretha Franklin went home to see the King last week and almost as soon as she…
Aug 17 2018
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If there’s a podcast out there with a hip-hop lean to it, there’s a better than 98 percent chance that I will give…
Aug 16 2018
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Like many people, hip-hop was my entryway to a lot of the music I know and love today. Through the use of samples, I…
Aug 15 2018
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I don’t typically smile at crime. In fact, I typically frown at crime. Crime, bad. Who’s bad? Crime. That’s how I…
Aug 14 2018
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I was watching Set It Off the other day because there’s never not a good time to watch Set It Off. Watching Vivica,…
Aug 13 2018
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It’s back-to-school time in America. Your Facebook timelines are full of pictures of back-to-school pictures of kids…
Aug 13 2018
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I hate taking pictures for people. There, I said it. You know what I’m talmbout. You’re standing outside, minding…
Aug 8 2018
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I recently wrote about my first visit to Martha’s Vineyard and some of my impressions. ‘Twas a splendiferous time.…
Aug 8 2018
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Because of reality television shows and the music and entertainment scene in Atlanta, I warn everybody who is going…