Went on ABC News to talk about this impending government shutdown. We’ve seen these before — and I hope I'm wrong — but this shutdown feels particularly dark given all the factors at play.

A little something to set the stage even more before Micah Parsons and Jerry Jones see their exes (each other) in public for the first time with the world watching.

New video essay drops in 20 minutes on “NFL Countdown!” Tell a friend to tell a friend and tune in!! 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

Just some food for thought on Derrick Henry’s running reign — and Baltimore’s obsession with the only thing King Henry’s yet to do in what could be a first-ballot Hall of Fame career.

Assuming no change, 2025 will be the first season where a division has four Black starting QBs for Week 1: NFC East. That is due to Russell Wilson joining the Giants. He will be the first Black QB to start Week 1 for NYG, the final franchise to check that box. @justintinsley.bsky.social

BOTD Clarence Williams III!! Rich career on stage & screen incl Purple Rain (Magnoli) 52 Pick Up (Frankenheimer) But to us, forever Linc More @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social: www.rogerebert.com/tributes/unc... @justintinsley.bsky.social: andscape.com/features/the... NYT: www.nytimes.com/2021/06/06/o...

What we’re not gonna do is whitewash slavery in America just to make a select few feel better about the game they’re rigging in real time.

DAMN RIGHT

Hopping on “ABC News Live” around 11:15 to talk about the latest in this Drake/UMG/Lucian/Kendrick lawsuit

Happy 40th birthday, Nipsey Hussle 🏁🙏🏽 The world has changed so much over the last several years. Nip’s death is one of the moments for me when I felt it viscerally change. Nip, Kobe, then Covid was such a wicked trifecta 😞.

I go back and read @craigsj.bsky.social’s Mac Miller profile a few times a year

He wasn’t acting in A Different World

If you're looking to pass the time until the (preseason) games kickoff on Thursday, here’s a deep dive read on perhaps the most unique rookie in NFL history. andscape.com/features/tra...

Impatiently counting down the days to when these kids go back to school

This is worth a watch 👇🏽

To put into perspective how much history happened in such a short time, Biggie — who was 23 years old at the time — only had one more birthday after the ‘95 Source Awards.

Dave Mays, Benzino. Quincy Jones starting VIBE. And all the legendary pens that came from this time in history. I don't get to do what I do without any of them.

One of the reasons why I believe 1995 was perhaps the best and most critical year in hip hop in terms of both music and cultural impact.

30 years ago... sheesh... yes, what a time...

The thing that always stood out to me about that award show,wasn't the beef starting it was NAS not winning any award...I love Big but I remember reading the next issue of the Source and being stunned,that was supposed to be NAS crowning moment

IYKYK. The 1995 Source Awards turns 30 today. An essay on the most consequential awards show ever, and the outrageous domino effect felt to this very day.

Diversifying the topic portfolio, if you will, I've now a weekly panelist on “ABC News Live Reports.” Come for the ugly, but necessary convo around Trump’s “stolen” comments regarding the late Virginia Giuffre and Epstein. Stay for the “Friday” reference, Sen. Josh Hawley learned firsthand.

Aging like fine wine but tasting like spoiled milk

The Cleveland Browns and starting quarterbacks go together like oil and water — or as Biggie once said “money and blood.” Thoughts on Browns owner Jimmy Haslam’s comments on Shedeur Sanders and the long, ugly history of QB development in Cleveland. Read: andscape.com/features/she...

My latest video essay for ESPN/ABC and the NFL’s “Welcome Back Weekend” — on the landmark Black history we could see come Week 1 with a first in the league’s century-plus history.

Dallas is still cursed by Jimmy's departure (aka firing. I know they won another Super Bowl with Switzer, but that was very clearly Jimmy’s team. You “fire” a guy who won two consecutive Super Bowls and that karma doesn't just leave.

Jerry Jones doesn't give a damn about winning games. Also, from Emmitt, Dez, Zeke, Dak, Ceedee and now to Micah, he sure does have a thing for making Black star players plead for the money they earned. andscape.com/features/jer...

Malcolm Jamal Warner got us all sad as hell.

That goon president will have people risking their futures and credibility to help him make a point that he doesn't care at all about. It's never worth it.

We had one (1) season of peace and hope and Jayden Daniels. I can’t believe we’re getting pulled down into this kinda shit again.

In May, Commanders owner Josh Harris called Trump the “ultimate Commander.” Today, Trump threatened to nix the team’s new stadium deal if they didn’t go back to their old name. A lesson as old as time: Get in bed with Trump and you won’t leave satisfied. andscape.com/features/don...

“If grief is the cost of real love, then memories of my grandma, my mother and Pusha and Malice’s parents are part of life’s most valuable currency.” Such a beautifully written piece.

Don’t trust anyone who wasn’t outside for My Krazy Life

Only gave him a chance because he rightfully knew that @justintinsley.bsky.social 's Biggie book is incredible.

Oh. @justintinsley.bsky.social wrote about this the first time he said it. andscape.com/features/don...

I never wanted to acknowledge it, until my wife forced me to. And this song helped me fully embrace the depression I've been battling for over two years now. Acknowledgement is the first step in a long journey. But when you have too much to live for, it’s necessary.

#MyLatest — On the @clipse’s “The Birds Don’t Sing” and the weight and clarity that comes with sharing your purest love and grief with the world. Read here: andscape.com/features/cli...

With the stain of former owner Daniel Snyder in its rearview, the Washington Commanders now finds itself in partnership w/ another rich + powerful decision-maker: Donald Trump. As history has shown, that working relationship frequently comes w/ a cost. On a budding bond b/w President and franchise.

With the stain of former owner Daniel Snyder in its rearview, the Washington Commanders now finds itself in partnership w/ another rich + powerful decision-maker: Donald Trump. As history has shown, that working relationship frequently comes w/ a cost. On a budding bond b/w President and franchise.

#MyLatest — No one seemed to value celebrity more than him, but now a different reality awaits. Sean Combs avoided life in prison, but he’ll never be ‘Diddy’ again. andscape.com/features/sea...

One of our generation's best writers, doing what he does, writing about one of our generation's best artists. Read this.

A journalistic masterpiece. I know nobody has time to read these days, but go read this. As someone who couldn’t afford GNX tickets, this is the next best thing.

This man be WRITING bruh.

@justintinsley.bsky.social for Andscape. Hell yeah, brother. 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

Best writer on hip hop matters consistently

This was such a good read.

Some artists have the talent, but never lived up to their potential. Some had all the makings of exceeding potential, but their talent never had enough time. On today, his 38th birthday, a look back (and forward) on Kendrick Lamar’s lifelong, obsessive pursuit of immortality.

Last week, I traveled to Toronto for Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s “Grand National Tour.” I understood the anticipation, especially given everything that went down. But I left with something far beyond “Not Like Us,” Drake and a beef still living in the city’s air. andscape.com/features/ken...

It’s Los Angeles. Of course weed is in the air. Let’s not criminalize weed anymore than it’s already been. (Also, it’s Los Angeles — the same city that gave us “FDT.”)