Damn, He Got A Point

"Feeling better than some head on a Sunday afternoon, better than a chick that says yes too soon, until you have a daughter that's what I call karma and you pray to God she don't go breasts too soon." The above lyric probably encapsulates so many guys' feelings towards fatherhood and raising a daughter. This was also a line from a song prior to Kanye having a daughter. That tells you that men anticipate the heightened consciousness that having a daughter can bring. It's pretty much proverbial that men have these wild out phases of their lives. In the midst of that, some would suppose that men are also at their peak of objectifying women. We've had about two weeks to digest... or not digest " Ye. "  I've always thought for a number of years now that Kanye West was the most polarizing figure in entertainment. Prior to his latest album release, nothing could continue to be more true. After a dismal appearance on TMZ Live , Ye...

It baffles me that in my late 20's I still hear stories about guys who lack conversational skills. I've alluded to this in past pieces, one of which you can check out here . That piece was written over 3 years ago. Today this type of guy is labeled as the "wyd guy." He's the dude that texts "wyd" ad nauseam throughout a given day.  Over the past few months, I've noticed that women continue to deal with this kind of person. I was curious to know what some experiences were like for you ladies. I reached out to a few good women to pick their brain. Hopefully you all share the goods. Let's get into it. Have you seen a decline in male conversational skills through the years? Tass :  First question. I haven't seen any studies suggesting a decline in the conversational skills of men. What I personally see is the continuation of low expectations and accountability for men unable to have strong communication skills outside of business/sport...

I know many of us are still high off of Wakanda Carnival. We've been lucky to have not only one, but two big premiers this month. Of course Black Panther was the box office juggernaut we all hoped that it would be. But along with the finest chocolate, we were also gifted with a new Chris Rock stand up on Valentine's Day. For anyone who has followed my writing through the years, you know that I love stand up comedy. Stand ups make me laugh, but more importantly they make me think. I've alluded to Chris Rock many times prior in my writings. One of my favorite references can be read here . I found Chris Rock's Tamborine to be his most vulnerable offering. Sure it's funny. It's very funny. In my opinion, I think Never Scared was his best work. But I genuinely had a good time watching Tamborine . This stand up gave us much of what we love about Chris. His perspectives on issues and how he dissects them are elements of his act that we feel he excels at...

Outkast is my favorite rap group.  They have an album cut on Stankonia called "I'll Call Before I Come." The lyrics go as  as such - I'll call before I come, I won't just pop over, out the blue I hope that you do too, I'll call before I come, I won't just pop up over out the blue, no after you.  The hook hints at sexual reciprocity and orgasms for the parties involved. The song also alludes to letting the woman know that when dude is about to climax, he'll let her know. In this past Sunday's episode of Insecure we witnessed a scenario that is familiar to us all. Issa and Daniel got hot and heavy in the living room. Issa, who is fresh off of a fellatio workshop decides she's feeling froggy and decides to leap. She surprises Daniel by going down on him. Of course, caught off guard, dude is excited and is enjoying the hell out of the head that he's getting. When it gets too good, he tells Issa that he was about to climax...and the...

  Where do you begin after the events of today? I guess we can start here:   Disgusting would be an understatement to describe that clip. I initially thought the punishment a two game suspension was too light for a domestic violence case. Today the Baltimore Ravens terminated Ray Rice's contract. The NFL has suspended him indefinitely. This all happens as we jump and click our heels. Many people think justice has been done. They might feel like this is the proper punishment to levy against such an offense. There also might be truth to that. But there's so much more to this story. So much more we don't know, and so much more that just isn't being talked about Now I'm just as much Sway as any of you all; I don't have the answers. But I have a shitload of questions. Questions that more so challenge the consciousness of big corporations in the United States. For starters, not much in this world can warrant the left hook that rice hit his then fi...

LOVE! We can blab a whole bunch on this subject can't we? It really doesn't stop. And that's alright because love is all good. The older I get the more I see it manifested and interpreted differently by everyone. Over the weekend a friend of mine asked in our group chat if attaining a storybook sort of love was possible. Let's call it almost like a Utopian sort of thing. There were a myriad of responses. What was obvious and what I said was that love means something different to all of us. What made me love a certain woman might not mean anything to someone else, but for me it was everything. I didn't believe there was any Utopian type love. I think that initial falling in love process is extremely Utopian, damn near euphoric. But love on it's own seems so uncompromising. It lasts long, it's strong; it's like the most honest promise you make to someone else. For that reason is why you have to be frugal with whom you allow yourself to have those ...

It's my goal and my passion as a writer to push envelopes and and take different perspectives on everyday type issues. Over the past few days I have been toying with the subject of infidelity. It's a very common subject amongst us all. Some of us have cheated or some of us have been cheated on, or maybe you're Neapolitan and you've experienced both.  The bottom line is that this subject has a very strong relevance. I would argue that it is a real prospect and may stay subconsciously in people's minds more often than not. Tonight I want to be a bit radical and let this preface serve as a disclaimer. I have never read or written about the other side of cheating. I do not seek to glorify it in no way. You live how you see fit but I do want to shed some light on why I think it does happen in some cases. Infidelity is a reality obviously. To be frank, if people didn't enjoy it to some degree it wouldn't be as prevalent as it is. I personally haven't che...