Let Love Save You (with Yvette Noel-Schure) – Episode 17 of Professional Troublemaker
We’re wrapping up Archive April with one of my favorite conversations we had on Rants & Randomness before we renamed the podcast Professional Troublemaker. As we’ve done for the past month, we’re going back into our archives and re-sharing some of our interviews with epic professional troublemakers. Today, we’re sharing …
Because Prince Would Want Us To Be Petty Right Now
Prince wasn’t just one of the greatest musicians of our lifetime. He was also a Shade Savant. The Side-Eye Slayer. He was clearly full of jokes and he also didn’t have time for bullshit. This is why so many Prince memes and GIFs exist. He didn’t throw shade. NAH. He …
Prince is Gone and I Don’t Understand
The world can definitely implode in 120 minutes. Today, I got on a flight to head to Atlanta and all was well. When I landed and turned on my phone, the world flipped inside out as I heard that Prince Rogers Nelson had gone on to glory. I literally said “Nah. …
Shade, Snubbery and Sam Smith Slayage: My 2015 GRAMMY Awards Recap
What can be said about the GRAMMY Awards that can’t be said about any other out of touch award show? It was long, it was hella white and it snubbed Black and brown people. It’s their tradition and it is mine to complain about it. Consider this that complaint. But …
Prince and Patti’s Shoe: This Moment in Black Awesomeness
My girl VEG is a Prince fan and most importantly, a foolery enthusiast. And I’m tryna convince her to be writing for me once a week, in a column called “This Moment in Black Awesomeness.” Anywho, she wrote me the post below on request because she had me cackling in Facebook. …
Prince is Pretty But I Don’t Find Him Sexy
“You know you got power, when everyone comes to your concert wearing purple sweaters.” – My friend, V.E.G. So I was watching TVOne yesterday, and “Purple Rain” came on. I’ve never watched it before, but I know it’s a classic because people still make references to it. While watching, I …