MF DOOM “Operation: Doomsday”: A 25th Anniversary RetrospectiveZev Love X of KMD ceased to exist after his younger brother and partner Subroc died in a tragic accident shortly after their group was…Oct 19Oct 19
“Rap City”: A 35th Anniversary RetrospectiveBET’s “Rap City” might’ve debuted after MTV’s “Yo! MTV Raps” became its highest rated program and helped to popularize Rap with White…Aug 111Aug 111
A Season Of Faith’s Perfection 2: The 2024 NBA Champion Boston CelticsA look back at the accomplishments of not only one the best teams in the 78 season history of the Boston Celtics, but arguably one of the…Jul 5Jul 5
Stay On That Side: Why I No Longer Care If You’re A Boston Celtics Fan AnymoreBack in 2022, I wrote a piece for ESPN/Andscape about why Black people can root for the Boston Celtics without any trepidation. Now? I no…Jun 1011Jun 1011
September 29th, 1998: A 25th Anniversary RetrospectiveSeptember 29th, 1998 was Rap’s last great album release date. As a former Tower Records employee who worked the midnight sale that night, I…Sep 29, 20231Sep 29, 20231
Reggie’s Last Game (4.29.1993)Larry Bird retired after playing with the Dream Team in the 1992 Olympics, leaving the Celtics captaincy to Reggie Lewis. What was supposed…Apr 29, 2023Apr 29, 2023
The Night James Brown Saved Boston: A 55th Anniversary Retrospective55 years ago today, the city of Boston was likely about to go up in flames following the assassination of civil rights leader Martin Luther…Apr 5, 2023Apr 5, 2023
LL Cool J — Radio: A 35th Anniversary Retrospective35 years ago, a teenager from Farmers Blvd. in Queens pulled Excalibur from The Rock and earned the title of The Prince Of Rap.Nov 17, 2021Nov 17, 2021
GZA — Liquid Swords: A 25th Anniversary RetrospectiveDecomposing an undisputed classic Rap LP that also happens to be the perfect Winter album…Nov 7, 20211Nov 7, 20211
EPMD’s “Business As Usual”: A 30th Anniversary RetrospectiveErick Sermon, Parrish Smith and DJ Scratch get called up to the majors and release their first LP on Def Jam with their new protegé Redman…Jan 11, 2021Jan 11, 2021