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For any red-blooded man who enjoys the game of football and video games, the day Madden NFL hits the shelves is a holiday. Guys call in to work, cancel meetings, ignore girlfriends/wives and hit Wal-Mart at midnight like
Brothers Gonna Work It Out
Admit it. You were initially surprised to hear that former NY Giants defensive end Michael Strahan snagged that open spot
That’s That S%$# We Don’t Like: White Girls Costumed As Pregnant Hispanic Women Pushing A Baby Stroller
Forget that one of the costumes in Canyon High School's (Anaheim, Cali.) "Senores and Senoritas" event was a white teenager dressed as a pregnant Latina pushing a baby stroller. This is what gave me pause when reading the
Two All-Important Questions About “Empire State of Mind”
Jay-Z and Alicia Keys' "Empire State of Mind" has now sold five million digit
Rappers: Stop Making So Much Music
Meek Mill’s album Dreams And Nightmares was supposed to drop next Tuesday. Instead, it’ll drop almost two months later on October 30. Why? As Rick Ross, Mill’s “bawse,” said, “He's still putting th
Augusta National Friends Condi, Clemens Re-Ups, Recession-Proof Nikes & The NY Giants Get Weird
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Was It (Ghost) Written?
(Editor's note: This week, rumors broke that Nas' album Untitled was ghostwritten by rappers Jay Electronica and Stic.man of Dead Prez. It rocked hip hop, as ghostwriting is one the music/culture'
Crashing The Pity Party
Tyrann Mathieu and Chad Johnson have been in the news recently for transgressions that resulted in their dismissals from LSU and the Miami Dolphins respectively. Although they’re situations and stakes are vastly different – Mathieu le
We’re Playing Ourselves: Team USA and American Exceptionalism
As LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Chris Paul & Co. rocked their gold medals – punctuating a four-year restoration of American hoops dominance – the country yawned.
Throughout the Olympics, we, the American public, basi
TSL Q&A: Spike Lee — Straight No Chaser
There’s no pretense with a guy like Spike Lee. No need, really.
The celebrated writer, actor and director is quick with his answers, unapologetic and kind of scary – exactly who a man of his caliber should be.
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Lolo’s Hype Machine, G.O.A.T. Olympian debates and the London Olympics
Editors note: After the first week of Olympic action wrapped up, The Shadow League editors Vince Thomas and Khalid Salaam went back and forth on some of the topics (good hair, crip-walking, GOAT Olympian, Lolo hype, etc.) that had the America
Good Hair, Crip Walking and the London Olympics
Editors note: After the first week of Olympic action wrapped up, The Shadow League editors Vince Thomas and Khalid Salaam went back and forth on some of the topics (good hair, crip-walking, GOAT Olympian, basketball boredom, etc.) that had th
Olympic Dreams Deferred
I didn’t leave my house for two days. The pain of missing the Olympic trials paralyzed me. I didn’t speak with family or friends when they called. Didn’t feel like explaining, justifying, rationalizing, or any other “&
The Dark Knight Rises and Populist Anger
There’s a scene early on in The Dark Knight Rises (and btw there are no spoiler alerts in here, so if you haven’t seen it yet, that’s on you) in which the character played by Anne Hathaway, Selina Kyle, whispers into Br
Jealous Ones Envy
The stunt-double Queen Elizabeth II parachuting out of a chopper with a fake James Bond was cool and all, but, hijinks aside, there were two indelible images coming out of the first weekend of the London Olympics. You had swim star Ryan Lochte fl
Lia Neal and the “Black Folks Don’t Swim” Thing
Essence magazine named her as one its 35 Under 35, Black & Amazing.
NYC’s celebrity row took to Twi
Team USA: Not A Dream Team, But Definitely Not A Nightmare
Kudos to Kobe Bryant for deftly roping the sporting world into actually debating whether this current Team USA would beat the landmark 1992 Dream Team. I thoroughly dug Marc Gasol’s take on the argument that warrants no argument. “Who
Life Is Good, Nas Is Great
It’s often hard to understand what the public wants from Nas. He is undoubtedly one of the true greats that hip hop has ever generated, yet he remains an enigma. His 10th album, Life is Good, dropped last week and, per t
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