Friday, September 1 2006
Why Hip-Hop Sucks, Part 3
There's good hip-hop and there's mediocre hip-hop. The latter is outnumbering the former.
Monday, April 24 2006
Why We Shouldn’t Bury Bonds
Like American society itself, baseball is governed by a win-at-all costs mentality that doesn't discourage cheating -- only getting caught.
Friday, December 23 2005
Thoughts on the NBA Dress Code
The new NBA dress code, which requires players to dress in 'business casual attire', is clearly and unapologetically directed toward suppressing hip-hop culture.
Monday, September 26 2005
Why Hip-Hop Sucks Part 2: Naming Names
It may be getting louder, but it ain't getting any better...
Monday, August 29 2005
Too Rich to Be Hurting?
Football elite Terrell 'T.O.' Owens may be clearing the path for a proletariat uprising.
Friday, August 5 2005
I Bling Because I’m Happy
There's a disconnect between the New Black Church and the hip-hop generation. Money, however, is the language preached from both sides.
Wednesday, June 22 2005
Breaking the Rules: Subverting Traditional Masculinity on the Court and Beyond
Society's pressures complicate black male friendships. The basketball court is one place where black men can just be friends.
Friday, May 27 2005
Why Hip-Hop Sucks, Part 1
Hill's cut-up/trim-down, pedagogical debut on African American culture, or: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly In Need of a Shaving.
Sunday, January 1 1995
Damned If You Do. Damned If You Don’t.
Snitching cuts three ways: it protects the community; it harms the community, and; it slices through the legal system to one's benefit/another's detriment.
Damned If You Do. Damned If You Don’t.
Snitching cuts three ways: it protects the community; it harms the community, and; it slices through the legal system to one's benefit/another's detriment.
