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That said, I’m not here to offer excuses or delusional hypotheticals, like what-if Brunson and Randle were fully healthy for this Heat series (sorry, I had to). We need to move on from Tom Thibodeau this summer, this team won’t take the next step until we do. He lacks any offensive capabilities, evident throughout the […]
Terrace culture’s adoption of gum sole sneakers was one of the first notable sneaker movements to emerge outside of the US back in the 70s. While New Yorkers were rocking Adidas Superstars, kids living on the outskirts of London flipped the sneaker world upside down when they started donning Gazelles and Stan Smiths. Many decades […]
Michelle Yeoh won the Best Actress Oscar for her role in Everything Everywhere All at Once at the 95th Academy Awards. She is the second person of color to win the award, and the first person of Asian descent. Clearly emotional and with tears in her eyes, Yeoh was radiant as she gave her acceptance speech Sunday […]
By this point in our lengthy musical relationship with Jay-Z, every listener knows what they’re in for. Gone are the days when Shawn Carter’s bars astonished us with fuming details of criminal partners turned government witnesses, street politics, or even eccentric tales of him “talking sweet to keys.” On his latest verse, Jay-Z feels like […]
From the moment Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving signed with the Nets in 2019, they became one of the most talked about and scrutinized teams in sports. Whether it’s Stephen A. Smith on First Take or Skip Bayless on Undisputed , the media has been focused on the Nets during the last three seasons regardless […]
Street rap is becoming bigger and more saturated than ever. Today’s artists are encouraged to present themselves as close to the street as possible in their lyrics, videos, and on social media, but unfortunately, their efforts to placate bloodthirsty consumers are falling right into the cop’s playbook. Rap has long been a way for people […]
Odell Beckham Jr. is polarizing. Whether you think that’s a fair assessment or not, it’s the truth. Just like a lot of superstar receivers that etched their names into NFL record books. His larger-than-life personality, coupled with his transcendent ability on the field, made him a household name dating back to the iconic catch on […]
If you were expecting some flowery, syrupy retrospective on Tom Brady’s career, now that the legendary quarterback is officially retiring, you came to the wrong place. Blame it on the fandom I’ve never been able to shake, despite my team’s ineptitude severely testing my loyalty way too many times to count. My father started rooting […]
Drakeo the Ruler, South Central’s prodigal mudwalker and the undisputed People’s Champion of Los Angeles, was murdered Saturday night at Exposition Park, where he was scheduled to perform at a music festival. He was 28 years old. The loss is incalculable and cosmically cruel. The Ruler’s legend will continue to luminate and be mourned throughout […]
After criminalizing cannabis for so long, more states across the US are shifting their policies and legalizing the plant. At least 16 states and Washington, DC, have made recreational weed legal, while 19 states have a medical cannabis program in place. New York celebrated when it became one of the latest states to join the recreational […]
