I supposed I shouldn't have been surprised. As discussed in Critical Beatdown, even some of the white strip clubs (albeit not the nicest white strip clubs) have gone to reduced hours. I wonder if this is a matter of them only wanting to stay open for as long as they can put a reasonably attrac...

The 13th Amendment, you'll recall (from Killer Mike's "Reagan") is the one that outlawed slavery, except for people in prison. On Twitter this weekend, after his triumphant appearance on "Saturday Night Live," Kanye called for repealing the 13th Amendment. Later, after widespread outrage, he s...

Literally the exact same day that I ran a post on Daz revolutionizing hip-hop journalism from the comfort of his own front yard, 5-0 ran up in his crib and found an amount of weed that must be worth as much as the new-ish (gently pre-owned) Camaro out front, if not the house itself. Obviously,...

As discussed in Critical Beatdown, I don't believe that you should apologize for anything you say in a rap song—especially if someone is demanding an apology. Obviously, if someone is publicly demanding an apology, they don't have any intention of forgiving you for whatever you supposedly did ...

As discussed in Critical Beatdown, I don't believe that you should apologize for anything you say in a rap song—especially if someone is demanding an apology. Obviously, if someone is publicly demanding an apology, they don't have any intention of forgiving you for whatever you supposedly did ...

Of course the guy who played Elvin on the Cosby Show should be embarrassed to be working at Trader Joes. Bagging groceries is a job for slow adults and people who have been referred to the grocery store by various facilities. At the very least, he should be the guy with the key who only comes ...

Cover by Theotis Jones The other day, Louis CK returned to standup comedy, after having been exiled for rubbing one out in front of female comedians. Not to be outdone, I'm hereby pleased to announce the release of my new book, Critical Beatdown. Also, I might pull my schlong out in front of ...

Cover by Theotis Jones The other day, Louis CK returned to standup comedy, after having been exiled for rubbing one out in front of female comedians. Not to be outdone, I'm hereby pleased to announce the release of my new book, Critical Beatdown. Also, I might pull my schlong out in front of ...

Cover by Theotis Jones The other day, Louis CK returned to standup comedy, after having been exiled for rubbing one out in front of female comedians. Not to be outdone, I'm hereby pleased to announce the release of my new book, Critical Beatdown. Also, I might pull my schlong out in front of ...

Women should feel good about themselves regardless of how bad they look, but I'm at a loss for why that necessitates them being on the cover of Cosmo. If anything, putting women with gross bodies—like jumbo-size model Tess Holliday, pictured above—on the cover of magazines could potentially pu...

“It feels amazing to be home fucking with my son, I love that nigga to death. I don’t know what y’all know but I know what the fuck I know and I know how I feel about what I know.”—Birdman Birdman robbed Lil Wayne blind for years, but at a certain point it's time to let bygones be bygones. T...

There was a time when a rapper putting a transgender woman in his album artwork would have led to a lot of inappropriate remarks from people who didn't have shit else to do than sit around making fun of people on the Internets. Fortunately, many of those people have since been reduced to worki...

There was a time when a rapper putting a transgender woman in his album artwork would have led to a lot of inappropriate remarks from people who didn't have shit else to do than sit around making fun of people on the Internets. Fortunately, many of those people have since been reduced to worki...

Who knew, when Drake and Pusha T were at each other's throats a few weeks ago, that they had something in common all along, as if they were Bobby and Whitney? And no, it wasn't an appreciation of cocaine. Namely, no wants to see either of them rap in person. Drake had to postpone several dates...

Imagine if you received $258,000 a month, probably tax free, for 18 years. You'd be set! You wouldn't be able to fuck your money up bad enough that it mattered. Worst case scenario, if you somehow managed to spend the entire $258,000, you could just wait until the beginning of the next month, ...

Who knew, when Drake and Pusha T were at each other's throats a few weeks ago, that they had something in common all along, as if they were Bobby and Whitney? And no, it wasn't an appreciation of cocaine. Namely, no wants to see either of them rap in person. Drake had to postpone several dates...

If you've been reading this site for over 13 years, you might remember a post I wrote about a guy I used to work with at Kmart, "Chris." Word on the street was that he was a kiddie fiddler, but it wasn't clear to me if that was really true or if people were just saying that because he was clea...

If you've been reading this site for over 13 years, you might remember a post I wrote about a guy I used to work with at Kmart, "Chris." Word on the street was that he was a kiddie fiddler, but it wasn't clear to me if that was really true or if people were just saying that because he was clea...

Well, the end of the credibility of the #MeToo movement. Why should we believe anything they say, when they lied about Junot Diaz? Diaz was accused of all manner of vaguely inappropriate behavior, including forcibly kissing someone, raising his voice during a conversation and telling someone t...

Well, the end of the credibility of the #MeToo movement. Why should we believe anything they say, when they lied about Junot Diaz? Diaz was accused of all manner of vaguely inappropriate behavior, including forcibly kissing someone, raising his voice during a conversation and telling someone t...

Budden already explained to Rosenberg what his place is in hip-hop once before, as discussed in a recent issue of Life in a Shanty Town. Rosenberg, who's been reduced to sidekick status on what was once his own morning show on Hot 97, has apparently picked up a side gig, also as a sidekick, on...

Does this mean "urban" radio stations will begin airing prestige dramas? Nah, right? It was announced the other day that Desus and Mero are bolting the foundering Viceland for Showtime, and then a day or two later it was announced that Charlamagne Tha God has signed a deal with HBO to appear i...

It's too bad that Jamie Foxx is getting #MeTooed, but at least he's been accused of slapping someone in the face with his peen, which is hilarious. The alleged victim, who's yet to be named, says the assault happened after she refused to give him a blowski at a party at his house in Las Vegas ...

In what has to be viewed as a tacit admission of the fact that the girls behind the #MuteRKelly movement were on some ol' bullshit, it was announced the other day that Spotify is rescinding its policy of censoring a few random black guys for supposedly having engaged in hateful conduct. They'v...

Yikes! Last night, Pusha T ripped Drake a new asshole, and then he ripped that new asshole its own new asshole. But in a way that was (mostly) completely hetero. Drake and Pusha T are involved in a beef that goes as far back as that song Birdman did with the Clipse. I think Birdman never cut P...