Werd. I’m going to agree and ask that they start engaging in more ‘out-the-box’ thinking.

Yeah, I’m a SouthSider and this is sadly the case. However, I’m in an area where the cops don’t really bother us because even though it’s predominately black, my neighbors and I are also predominately city, county and state workers. I work for the state, so does 2 other of my neighbors; 3 of my neighbors work for the…

You from around these parts? After living here for nearly 50 years and having two family members retire from the PO-lice department, CPD is also complicit in the current state of Chicago as it was in the aughts, 90s, 80s, 70s, 60s and so on. Please understand that. Someone has to do the mayor and council’s bidding,…

I’m 46 and the world has been burning down all of my life, but I take comfort in small things...like being dichotomous and able to be entertained and worrying at the  same time. Can you think of a time when the world hasn't been about to fracture?

You are fuquing killing me, but I’m sure it was this one in particular:

Hahahahahahahaha! 

You had me at “butter.” You killed me with “ragu.” I love/hate you, gotdamn it.

Yeah...I remember good ol’ MPD from my dispatching days at Maricopa Co. Sheriff’s Office. As one of maybe a dozen black women working in pretty much the ENTIRE department in the early aughts, I had never seen anything like it. MPD is filled with enough ex-military, Mormon and ‘policing was my FIRST resort’ types, it’s…

You beat me to it. I have been thirsting for him since I was a “fass-tail” little girl in his ‘10 Speed and Brown Shoe’ Days. That was over 40 years ago:

My moms did, too. No disrespect, but it was evident that Alex was ‘partying like a rock star’ from way back. Once I understood as such from the grown-ups, we would stay checking his eyes when he made appearances to try and tell how he was holding up. Love me some Alex and Cherrelle!

Probably Taylor with an e (Tayler). It stands to reason, basically.

Thanks for this. I was always straddling the fence on ‘audiophilia’ as a kid/teen, but found sex and booze more interesting (never let it be said that I lacked focus). Nevertheless, the grandparents did gift us with Columbia House and various magazine subscriptions (Rolling Stone, Vibe, WordUp, etc.) I was always…

Because he always sounded like BB at his peak, at least I think so. And there are others...

Girl, yes! Also, I LOVE your Kinja ‘handle.’ She’s so beautiful and bad- assed. Like you, I’m sure!

I saw BBD in Vegas back in January along with some other former heavy-hitters (EPMD, Biz Markie, Whoudini, SWV). They were the headliners, though, and they did a great job. Sounded good, moved good, sang a few NE cuts and theirs as well. For $50 bucks, it was money well spent.

Maiysha, good call! This was part of my ‘b-side’ Prince hits (Wish You Heaven, Alphabet Street, She’s Always in My Hair) that me and like 5 others really and truly loved.

Agreed. My mother had me young and I definitely have had to let go of a lot of shit because she was like, what, 15? But at the same time, when we both grew older and wiser together, she refused to do better and always used her circumstances as an excuse. When I turned 25, I basically shut that shit all the way down. I…

I love him:

Word. I was hoping they would cover this, but they didn’t:

I HATE YOU!!!! LMFBAO