We thought the same about Trump being president in 2015, but life comes at you fast. Let’s discuss the implications before Congress is negotiating compensation for the nationalization of Amazon.

Champ, I love you. And I have no problem with socialist acquaintances, because I have some. But socialism will get to the economy, and will eventually get to nationalism. That means whoever gets a job will be subject to the vagaries of politics. Nah fam. I’m not with the right, but I’m not with socialism either. I’ll…

In NYC, they have this annual reggae fest where they have all these artists come up, and with an R&B headline act. Examples include Patti Labelle, Gladys Knight and Babyface, just so you get an idea of what they usually go for. One year, Michael Bolton was the headliner. Deadly serious, on a stack of bibles. I’m even…

That last paragraph is so fucking true. All you have to do is tweak the references for location.

Kenny G ate because he was the one accessible jazz musician in an era where being as inscrutable and inaccessible as possible was what gave you jazz cred. The Marsalis generation dominated jazz, and turned it into classical music for Black folks. Kenny G was the one dude who didn’t get the memo.

I saw Total Recall in the movies as a reward for good grades in the 7th grade.

I saw it when it first came out. Then again, it’s a visual love letter to Queens. Plus, I ate at that McDowell (which was a Wendy’s in real life, RIP). But otherwise, I don’t care about age for mass market movies.

You sound like me after The Beatnuts ended up on the Juan Epstein podcast. It’s great to hear someone you clearly Stan for just speak on their creative process. A few thoughts though:

Wait...how did Johnny Gill get the trademark? He was the last dude to sign up! Did Bobby give it to him during a cocaine binge or something? The tour will be fun as is, but give us one of the New Edition lineups.

I remember the crack wave and how White America left Black neighborhoods to drop dead. Now you want me to help you in your moment of need? How would you feel helping someone that not only refuse to help you, but mocked you that you needed help? I’m not sorry for not caring. I’m not fighting for social justice. This is…

Personally, I think we should let all the White drug addicts pop pills until they die. If they let Black America drop dead, why should our tax dollars help them out? Get rid of all the restrictions on opioids and heroin, get rid of all the government help, and let them ride that horse into their graves. The way I see…

A few thoughts:

I don’t know about his story to make a call. You can shitty in relationships without resorting to race, but race seems to help. Also, making a point to date a Black woman for a political point is fraught with its own issues. I say let him, or anyone else similarly situated, rock. His motivations will be revealed in…

I don’t fly often enough to make the precheck, clear and mobile passport worth the expense. Besides, when I fly these days, someone else is either paying for or reimbursing me for the 2 times I fly, so a wait on line doesn’t seem like a big deal. If I ever get this come up, I’ll be like a New England WASP at Phillips…

So we’ve officially reached the point where voting for Trump is somehow worse than beating ass or messing with children.

I was with you until you brought up Tracie Spencer’s Tender Kisses. The other R&B singer from Iowa (with the original being T-Boz) doesn’t belong on this list. Nope!

I think the problem is that a lot of people get off on oppressing people. If your whole mindset is that someone else needs to suffer so that I can thrive, that isn’t a debate. That’s an attempt at conquest. As Benjamin Franklin said, we need to hang together, or we shall all hang separately. In America, some people…

I wish you were wrong but...ROTFLMAO

If Genius is right, those infamous lyrics can be attributed to Busta Rhymes. So that makes for two creepy dudes: one that wrote the lyrics, and one that read the lyrics, thought it was OK, then put it on a record. Yikes! But that’s my point. R. Kelly came up in a time where creeping on teens was condoned.

I see where you’re coming from. I get caping for a breadwinner that’s a predator. It’s shitty, but it make sense from a realpolitik mindset. I could see a community leader. But all R. Kelly does is make music for people to dance to. He’s not even the biggest one out there, but one of a decent number right now. But…