Damned If You Blue, Damned If You Don’t
When Disney first dropped their live action adaptation of Aladdin featuring Will Smith as ‘Genie’, folk were upset because he was not blue. Being that the animated version included a blue genie voiced by Robin Williams…folk don’t like change or studios fucking up their nostalgia….
Google’s Playmoji Featuring Childish Gambino
Premiering during the Grammys, Childish Gambino helped introduce Google’s Playmoji feature only available on their Pixel phones. Playmoji allows people to interact with virtual versions of celebrities and other characters. My thought when seeing this; “Great, something else to add to our self-absorbed narcissistic society…
MA – Starring Octavia Spencer
Don’t you hate it when you feel a trailer gives away the whole dame movie? I feel like the trailer for ‘MA’ does just that. From what I can tell the film is a thriller set in a small town. It features MA who appears…
Collector’s Edition of Neil Gaiman’s Anansi Boys
Some of you may be familiar with the African Spider god Anansi brought into mainstream media by the Starz television series American Gods. American Gods is a novel by Neil Gaiman which mixes mythology and fantasy revolving around ex-convict Shadow. In the television series we…
The Learjet Limo
Could you imagine rolling down the interstate in a Limo Jet? What about a guy’s night out on the town or a bachelor party (especially in Las Vegas)? Regardless this Limo Jet would turn heads and literally stop traffic. Designed by Dan Harris and owner…
Can We Just Acknowledge That J. Cole’s ‘Middle Child’ Is the Truth?
I mean…them horns nigga! Producer T-Minus laid that foundation but Cole sealed the deal. You good, T-Minus? Niggas been countin’ me outI’m countin’ my bullets, I’m loadin’ my clipsI’m writin’ down names, I’m makin’ a listI’m checkin’ it twice and I’m gettin’ ’em hitThe real…
Tarell Alvin McCraney’s ‘David Makes Man’
Premiering on the OWN network; David Makes Man centers on a very intelligent 14yr old from the projects who is grappling with the death of his closest friend. He has to make a decision to embrace the streets or his education, which could provide a…
Jack’d Leak: Dating App ‘Exposes Millions of Private Photos’
We’ve had mixed feelings about the gay dating & hookup app, Jack’d, for many years on Cypher Avenue. But this latest news of a massive private photo leak, that lasted for up to a year, has surely sealed the deal for us.
My Doctor Told Me That I Tested HIV Positive…And I was Like…
So…”Reactive” means negative, right?
Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax STRONGLY denies sexual assault allegation
From CBS News: At the Virginia state Capitol on Monday, Democratic Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax of Virginia strongly denied an uncorroborated sexual assault allegation first published by a conservative website, calling the accusation a “smear” and “character assassination.” His remarks Monday afternoon come as many…
21 Savage Was #1 trending, arrested days later
I had just watched 21 Savage’s video ‘a lot’ featuring J. Cole a couple hours earlier and knew I wanted to do a quick post about it. The video has the dope ass ‘phantom’ J Cole verse. It’s directed by Aisultan Seitov and the backdrop…
Bravado & Action are on tap in Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw
I’m not a huge F&F fan, as such, I haven’t seen one of the films in a couple of years. The last one I believe I saw (months after its debut) was F&F 6, which Cypher Ave co-founder Nick Delmacy did a review when it…
Jussie Smollett “I Fought the Fuck Back! I’m the Gay Tupac”
Jussie Smollett has finally spoken out since his much publicized racial-anti-gay physical attack. During his weekend performance at The Troubadour in West Hollywood, Smollet spoke to a packed house between sets – his first performance since the incident. According to police, Smollett was assaulted last Tuesday…
Cory Booker Runs for President
Booker joins a short list of Black men who have ran for President of the United States of America in the last 40 years. Jessie Jackson (Keep Hope Alive), Barack Obama (My Daddy is BLACK af), Herman Cain (I ran Domino’s Pizza) and Ben Carson…
TV Producer Fired for Truthfully Calling Tom Brady a Cheater
A local producer in Pittsburgh was fired after he aired a chyron that TRUTHFULLY called New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady a “known cheater”. PhillyVoice reports CBS affiliate KDKA reportedly fired producer Michael Talek for the graphic on Monday. The station states: “While fans are…
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