Quick Thought: What show would Adele’s “When We Were Young” fit in for a scene?

Adele specializes in Starbucks music (music for people who think they love music, but don’t really; used to maybe, but only like now, if you’re buying a CD at the latte store. #digress), however, with that said, this song, as trope-y as it is, makes me want to write an episode of a drama series just so I can place “When We Were Young” in a scene. As heavy handed as that would be. Think the Ray J scene of him buying that house for Princess Love. Or, in The Good Wife, Alicia having a flashback about Peter (or better yet, Will!). Too obvious for The Affair, but the right placement? Man….

Concert Recap: The Weeknd’s Stoner R&B

For those not initiated, it can be hard to reconcile what The Weeknd is with the success he’s attained.

The Ethiopian singer (by way of Toronto) is a superstar, without a doubt, having scored back-to-back No. 1 singles (the summer anthem “Can’t Feel My Face” and “The Hills) on the Hot 100 from his sophomore album, Beauty Behind the Madness.

What he’s not, is Trey Songz or Chris Brown. He doesn’t possess the puckish sex appeal of the former, nor does he exhibit any of the latter’s explosive dance movements. And he’s hardly Michael Jackson, despite, at times, his best efforts.

No matter.

Rest –> The Weeknd Brings His Blended Strand Of R&B To Brooklyn

Sports: Who’s the Real MVP, Russell, Steph, or James?

Wrote this at the end of last season, but the outlet that assigned it to me never published the post. So, I decided instead to post my prose here for Throwback Thursday. Two other writers and I were paid to make our case for the 2014-15 MVP and I was tapped to defend Harden’s credentials. Chef won the trophy, but Beard earned the player’s respect.

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Off The Dome: “Straight Outta Compton”

Ice Cube, F. Gary Gray, Dr. Dre and the NWA movie cast

NWA was a lot of things. Brash, fresh and revolutionary come to mine. Specifically their debut album, Straight Outta Compton.

Another thing Eazy-E, Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, MC Ren and DJ Yella were — as a collective — is short lived.

After SOC, came their last album, Niggaz4Life, which, sans Cube, didn’t produce the highlights of its predecessor and brought forward some of the ails the group mucked about in.

This all begs the question, was their career worthy of a movie?

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