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@andscape . @AroundTheHorn . @30for30 ’s “The King of Crenshaw.” ✍️ a book w/ @DwyaneWade . “It Was All a Dream: Biggie and the World That Made Him,” May 10, 2022.
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Remember that book I’ve been tweeting about for months? Well, now I can talk about it. ‘It Was All a Dream: Biggie and the World That Made Him’ dropping May 2022. In time for what would’ve been his 50th birthday. Pre-order here:
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This is domestic terrorism. Don’t call this protesting.
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Not gonna share the Kanye clip, but choosing to come to come out and say George Floyd died of fentanyl — when that was clearly a racist talking point, debunked in court, like we all didn’t see the video for ourselves and like it didn’t start worldwide protests — is nasty work.
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Which one of y’all said the mail in ballots hitting like an edible?!
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That lady right behind Ime heard the entire exchange and there weren’t enough pearls in the world for her to clutch
Ime Udoka got ejected after having some words with Bron 👀
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It’s the “1999” part that really hits home.
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Lamar Jackson was a free agent and teams just went, “We good.” I’ll never forget that.
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The Ukrainian President telling Biden “I need ammo not a ride” when he was offered an escape out the country is hard as hell.
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Especially in a week where rap is literally mourning literally mourning yet another artist who died of gun violence, for Drake to rap that bar about Meg was just wild disrespectful.
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LeBron really does get blamed for everything
Weird that LeBron never pushed super hard to get the Ohio vote. Feel like he literally could swing an election.
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PT. 1: "They like, 'If B.I.G. was alive, Hov wouldn't be in this position/ If B.I.G. had survived, y'all would've got The Commission..." — Jay-Z on Pusha T's "Neck & Wrist" (2022)
A long thread on the hilarious, tragic but eternal friendship b/w Jay-Z + Biggie Smalls.
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For a year that changed my life in more ways than one, there was no better moment than when my son entered the world on December 30, 2022. The absolute perfect way to end one year and start another.
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I never wanna force people to relive trauma, but I’ve always been bothered for years how Iverson’s “practice” press conference was reduced to a sound bite. There was real pain and grief behind it all.
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Busta, Jay and Biggie all being in the same high school at the same time will never not be one of the all time craziest rap facts
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Losing your entire starting five to the draft only to then turn around and go 38-0 with a natty really is one of those accomplishments you can’t undersell. That’s like 100 levels past incredible lol. Especially when you put it in the context of present-day college sports.
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Nah, but seriously. Beyoncé’s Homecoming performance is one of the single greatest athletic displays ever.
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This tweet never got the flowers it deserved. I’m here to change this.
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This is literally the perfect song. Not perfect rap song. The. Perfect. Song.
International Players Anthem was released on this day in 2007.
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This clip of Cam asking Mase why he introduced him to Biggie and not Bad Boy (re: Puffy) is the closest I’ve ever seen either of them shedding a tear.
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Brian Flores shook the table today. He likely torpedoed his coaching career, and it’s a shame that’s the case. He did nothing wrong. The establishment is. Systemic racism is. The Rooney Rule is. Abolish that and a billion other things the NFL.
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Babyface ain’t overcome COVID-19 just to be booked for the online Fyre Festival.
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Carolina ain’t gonna never let Duke live this down. Beat Coach K his last game at Cameron AND in the Final Four in his last game ever?!?! That’s the Draw 4 x UNO Out combo.
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Where was this energy when Kyle Lowry got shoved while he was at work, too?
Police pursuing complaint against Raptors president Masai Ujiri for battery of an officer via
@usatoday
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One thing the criminal justice system loves to do is paint the picture of the angry Black man/woman — even when a Black man/woman isn't the one on trial — to excuse the death of a Black man/woman. Tried, tested and grossly true tradition.
MMA fighter Donald Williams, who filmed George Floyd’s killing, tells Derek Chauvin’s defense attorney Eric Nelson: “I stayed in my body. You can’t paint me out to be angry.”
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Please stop saying the Bucks, Celtics or Clippers would’ve been beaten the Lakers when they didn’t give themselves the opportunity to do so.
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25 years ago today, “The Fresh Prince of Bel Air” aired its most emotional scene — yeah, THAT SCENE. One that forever changed Will Smith’s acting career. And solidified James Avery aka “Uncle Phil” as a father figure for an entire generation.
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Stephen A probably didn’t even sleep last night. I know he laid his suit out like it was the first day of school 😂
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Today’s boycotts, anniversary of Kaepernick’s protest and it all hovering around the 15th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina is just some really, really, really heavy perspective. Injustice takes on so many forms with so many Black women and men fighting to tackle America’s sins.
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We’ll never forget that time in our lives. We’ll never forget the feeling of hearing Floyd beg for mercy but not get any. We’ll never forget Chauvin’s face the entire time. Nah, bruh. It’s not “speaking your mind.” It’s just not true. It’s a lie. A premeditated one at that.
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N*cki got Candace Owens out here calling her a “real queen” because of her anti-vaccine tweet, and I can’t think of a worse co-sign than that.
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The Dallas Cowboys are the most toxic relationship of my life. It’s not even close.
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Choosing to still run it is ugly. Everything isn’t worth the price of admission. You can’t claim to have the best interest of Black people and run that. Especially when dude is citing MF’n Candace Owens as a source. It’s no such thing as a refund on selling your integrity.
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Here’s the photo if you’ve never seen it:
The story about Biggie wearing a shirt with a Klansman holding a baby in Klan attire saying “future police officer” to radio visits at the beg of his career is incredible. Learning so much from
@JustinTinsley
biography of Big.
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HILLARY BANKS...WILL YOU MARRY M------
Will Smith fulfills 20-year dream of bungee jumping at Victoria Falls
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Nothing like a ‘hood 100m dash 😂😂 Tupac and John Singleton racing in Washington, DC on a July 1993 episode of ‘Rap City’ (🎥: 80s.90sera/IG)
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They spread out $75 like they just took down El Chapo 😂😂😂
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I didn’t hear Angel Reese copping pleas because they lost. She was talking about the ugly side of success and how it took a toll on her from the moment they won last year. But all many heard was the word “sexualized” and took it and ran with it saying this BW deserved the hate.
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Never forget to mention Maya’s name when the conversation of activism in sports come. This is one of the best hoopers to ever live (man or woman) and willingly sacrificed part of her career to stand up for what she believed. She’s an all time example.
Maya Moore gave up her 2019 WNBA season to help Jonathan Irons overturn his conviction on charges of burglary and assault.
Today, he was freed from prison. (via
@mooremaya
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1. The look of determination on her face said it all.
2. Lil’ dude knew it was a bad decision the moment he jumped in the air.
3. Let the kids have some fun!
4. This is eerily reminiscent of Pippen over Ewing.
5. Dunk + Teacher of the Year!
6. SHE DUNKED HIM THROUGH THE DOOR!
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My godson loves Steph Curry and dinosaurs. No one is more stressed out about the Finals than him. Not a single soul.
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Keenan Ivory Wayans really had an incredible vision and put his whole family on. A true boss.
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Amongst Black women, and I could be wrong here, but I don't know if there's a Black man with a higher approval rating than Method Man lol. Dude is batting a 1.000 lol.
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I know looting isn't a sexy topic of conversation anymore. But at some point, it will be again. And when it does arise again, this James Baldwin quote from 1968 will still stand.
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“Ayo, my man. Who you here for? I can get you right now.”
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No disrespect to you. I don’t know how old you are or what your life experiences are. But this tweet was doomed to fail from “lil kim as not that big.” Honestly, if you weren’t there for it, just let it be that. Kim is a legend that stood in front of so many bullets.
lil kim was not that big. there was so many female rappers existing in her same space. she wasn't even the best rapper out at the time. lady never even had her own solo tour. just colorful wigs. queen bee name was self proclaimed and carried on.
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Since we're on
#HipHop50
, let me say this once again. Lil Wayne's run from 2004 until he had to go to Rikers is unlike anything we've ever seen.
Carried an entire label. Revolutionized the mixtape game. Destroyed every feature. Dropped BIG albums. Introduced Drake and Nicki.
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I feel confident in saying this is the greatest opening scene I’ve ever seen. Period. Of anything. At any time.
Still binging
#TheWire
, and it’s due to contractual obligation that I post this scene. This is exactly how you open a season.
This show was like 2022 Aaron Judge. Home run after home run.
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Wild how “critical race theory” significantly decided an entire election cycle when all it says is, “Teach history the way it *actually* happened.” And that’s just too much to ask for in a country that’s always been ashamed of its past but damn sure doesn’t mind repeating it.
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Lil’ buddy started off with, “What’s good my G” and I knew we had our next Pulitzer on our hands off the rip.
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That Anthony Edwards stat line tweet really a master class in seeing basketball as a culture and basketball as an Excel spreadsheet lol
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That Platinum Plan ain't nothing but the Queens Child Project.
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Bonds is the best ⚾️ player ever. Let’s not debate this. He is. But what Griffey did in terms of cultural nuance for the game is second to none IMO. What Iverson did for basketball, Griffey did for baseball. It’s not apples to apples, but the impact for both runs deep.
The entire USA team is watching Ken Griffey Jr. take batting practice
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Now that all the
@DearMamaFX
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She’s one of the greatest athletes to ever live. Like in the top tier. Just appreciate her in real time because there won’t be many like her in any sport, on this level of greatness, in our lifetime.
There you have it, folks! 👇
@Simone_Biles
successfully landed her signature double-double dismount on beam today and the element will be named the "Biles" from now on.
#Stuttgart2019
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Homeownership is all well and good until you can’t put a maintenance request in and what you used to get done for free now costs thousands of dollars.
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#MyLatest
— It’s not the coronavirus vaccine, but D-Nice’s
#ClubQuarantine
IG Live dance parties feel like some sort of cure. Just the latest example of how black creativity shines even in the most uncertain of times.
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Dude at the shop was like he ain’t getting the vaccine because he doesn’t know what’s in it. Another dude said, “Well, what’s in those tetanus shots you been getting all these years because I know you don’t know what tetanus is.” Original dude was like
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A NYE without drunk Don Lemon. Some traditions used to be sacred.
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Nike should put a statue of Deloris Jordan out in front of their Portland campus.
#TheLastDance
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I’m no stranger to making dumb decisions. But making six figures a month reselling sneakers when my mom is one of the most powerful people at the biggest shoe brand in the world — and then boasting about it to a big publication is the Stupid Heisman front runner for sure.
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Saying “I don’t respect nobody until they give me 40” and then lose by 40 in the series clinching game is wild.
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The most underrated part of this? He never missed a dunk.
February 12, 2000
Oakland, California
Vince Carter delivers one of the most iconic and electrifying dunk contest performances of all time.
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Out here playing Jimmy Butler/Tom Thibodeau minutes
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People get Verzuz confused like you gotta play 20 “hits” like radio/Billboard songs. Those work, of course. But it’s really about knowing the crowd you’re performing to. Kiss did this and it became the Rap Moment of 2021 to me. And it never went beyond DatPiff or YouTube.
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And high school desks and lunch tables were never the same again
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I knew this was coming, but when I say "debunked in court," I mean he didn't die of that. The way some of y'all cape for a murder the entire world saw on camera, smh. Y'all don't care about drug ODs. You care about protecting your ignorance.
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I’m literally in STAPLES Center right now. Everyone has the same look of loss right now. We’re all zombies. Surreal doesn’t even begin to describe what it feels like.
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Since Russell Simmons is back outside taking pics with the mayor of NYC and on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, let’s make sure his whole story is too.
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At one point in life, the night before Thanksgiving was one of the biggest party nights of the year.
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I’m all here for the discourse but Critical Rap Theory is a real thing b/c we can’t be out here just distorting history. In the last decade, Kendrick’s been anything but washed. TPAB, DAMN, the Black Panther soundtrack, the Pulitzer, crazy features have all happened since 2014.
Sad. Kendrick gatta diss for anyone to talk about his music nowadays. This comin from a Kendrick fan since 2011… he’s been washed for almost a decade now. I hope Drake or J Cole puts this bum back into retirement where he belongs.
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None of these politicians care about Chicago until it's time to deflect from their own massive shortcomings.
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James Avery would’ve turned 73 today. But here’s the scene, and the backstory behind it, when Uncle Phil became everyone’s uncle—from the cast and production crew who saw it firsthand. Yeah, “that scene.”
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I can’t be the only one feeling like this is the most Sunday-feelingest Saturday ever
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🧵 — Five years ago today, the late, great Nipsey Hussle dropped his magnum opus, his only solo album and a body of work that will forever stands the test of time.
Allow me to wax poetic on a modern day classic. The West Coast landmark that is
#VictoryLap
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One thing I’ll always respect
@JohnWall
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Medgar Evers murdered in his driveway. Four young girls killed in a church bombing. Malcolm X + MLK assassinated. KKK killed 3 civil rights activists in Mississippi in '64. Chicago PD kill Fred Hampton/Mark Clark. We're not about to turn the '60s into Now That's What I Call Music
Brian Kilmeade compares the 60s civil rights movement to today: "You could sit down and talk to civil rights leaders ... and find out what the issues were. You debate it. Things were healthy. It was making America better. What you have right now is making America different."
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Kaepernick said “tell the police stop killing Black people” and the powers that be reacted with more vitriol than anything that’s happened in the last four years.
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Bunch of people who sold crack in the ‘80s had their lives ruined. Some of these people we see on the streets everyday asking for spare change. Families destroyed. Let’s not act like we actually care about second chances here. It’s all about who gets a second chance.
Ari Fleischer on Kavanaugh: Should committing sexual assault in high school "deny us chances later in life?"
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The ultimate message in
#SoulMovie
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PT. 2: There are so many “What If's” in Big's life, but seeing him + Jay together at least for a short time isn't one of them. What could've been, sure. But at least they had that time. Big had plans to move to ATL and he wanted Jay to move there and be his next door neighbor.
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In the last week, low blood sugar, sex addiction and having a bad week has been used as scapegoats in issues where race is the clear factor. At this rate, it'll be the check engine light on cars next.
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Give Jalen Rose his flowers for the change he’s been making in his community for years now
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It’s always easy to tell who actually watched MJ and who just subscribes to mythology. People are outta their damn minds if they don’t think Mike wouldn’t have tried leave a bloodbath of defenders if he knew $500K and a trip to Vegas was on the line. Gotta be kidding me lol.
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Calipari wanted that natty and didn’t care what neighborhoods he had to walk in to get it. Created harmony in the most unrealistic of circumstances. He’s gotta despise Mario Chalmers lol.
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There’s this really sick perversion, especially when it comes to high-profile deaths like this, to show pictures and videos of the deceased. In particular Black folks. Not even taking into account what that does for the already fragile state of folks, especially loved ones.
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Look, I know today is Halloween, but please don't forget to celebrate another reason why this day is so important. Perhaps even more important. This classic turns 10 years old today. And don't you dare tell me it wasn't.
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