Just a few days into the NBA playoffs and there’s already a sweep. The Phoenix Suns were the first team swiftly booted from the bracket after losing four straight games to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Anthony Edwards scored 40 points, and his teammates joined in with Karl-Anthony Towns dropping 28 points. The Phoenix Suns tried their […]
Today is one of the better days in the life of ascending rap star ScarLip. A year ago, a photo shoot for her very own magazine cover seemed out of reach by more than 365 days. Although the La Bodega NY Studio, where she’s currently being photographed, stands in the same Bronx borough in […]
For decades, the official “Women in Hip-Hop” discussion focused on the scarcity of female MCs with record deals. As the story went, (straight) men didn’t want to hear women rap; at best, they wanted to f*ck them. The added cost of their makeup and hair was a popular cop-out. And despite valiant displays of unity, […]
Last Friday, Drake hit us with his anticipated clapback at Kendrick Lamar, “Taylor Made Freestyle,” in which he used AI technology to generate the voices of Snoop Dogg and the late, great Tupac Shakur to help him diss the To Pimp a Butterfly rapper. Snoop responded to the release by hilariously mocking it, but Pac’s […]
While Boston‘s usually the butt of the joke when it comes to racially charged incidents, it turns out other cities can get just as charged up during playoff games. Indiana Pacer Tyrese Haliburton revealed that a racial slur was hurled at his brother during one of the series’ first two games against the Milwaukee Bucks […]
NIL deals aren’t just getting college athletes paid before going professional; it’s also righting some wrongs. There are rumors of NCAA kids getting paid under the table, showered with gifts for committing to certain schools, or congratulated for their athletic prowess, the most notable being Reggie Bush. The USC running back’s skills earned him the […]