As a writer and English teacher, I’m forced to come to grips with the ever-(d)evolving way we approach our language.…

When I look in the mirror or at pictures of myself these days, the first thing that catches my eye is the patch of…

Despite living away from my native Detroit for nearly a decade and a half, I stay connected to the city through…

It’s been established that I’m a Super Saiyan-level hater (h/t Panama), especially when it comes to contemporary…

In one of my all-time favorite Dave Chappelle stand-up routines, he discusses celebrity worship and laments on our…

Seems that nearly everyone agrees that 2016 was a front-to-back wack-ass year for a lot of wack-ass reasons. For me,…

A month or so ago, Panama suggested I listen to “We Did It,” a track from Lil’ Yachty’s Lil Boat “mixtape.” He said…

This piece started off quite differently.

My college sweetheart grew up in Cambridge, Mass., walking distance from the Boston Red Sox’s Fenway Park.

It’s interesting—and somewhat sad—that this decade’s only two meaningful rap beefs have involved attempts to sink…

If you’re rocking pearls, the disclaimer at the very beginning of Mafia III (PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Microsoft…

Cornel West recently continued down his long, winding road to breaking my heart.

I have a friend moving to Chicago this fall to start a master’s program at the University of Chicago. As she…

It should come as no surprise to most of you that I wasn’t the most popular kid in high school.

In a recent VladTV interview, living rap god Bow Wow (formerly of the “Lil’” varietal) discussed his entire career.

Much as it pains me to admit aloud, maybe there’s something to all those stupid-ass memes that your “woke” Facebook…

I’ve been to more concerts in my lifetime than I can remember. But I can tell you which were distinctly the best and…

Since I had to conceal the “Parental Advisory” sticker to convince my mama to purchase my very first compact disc –…

I’ve long been of two minds about Kevin Hart.

When Donald Trump was scheduled March 11 to stump on the University of Illinois Chicago campus, I was driving to…