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The Undisputed Ranking of Every ‘In Living Color’ Cast Member

The sketch show revolutionized network comedy and birthed a new generation of stars. You know we had to play that.

14 min readSep 22, 2020

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The Undisputed Ranking of Every ‘In Living Color’ Cast Member

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The 7 Best Patti LaBelle Samples, Ranked

These flips are even sweeter than Patti’s pies!

3 min readSep 13, 2020

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The 7 Best Patti LaBelle Samples, Ranked

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The 7 Best Gladys Knight Samples, Ranked

Ahead of Verzuz, a battle of the beats

3 min readSep 13, 2020

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The 7 Best Gladys Knight Samples, Ranked

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Every Single ‘Chappelle’s Show’ Sketch (Except One), Ranked

Three seasons. Twenty-eight episodes. Untold cultural impact. It’s all here.

50 min readSep 8, 2020

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Every Single ‘Chappelle’s Show’ Sketch (Except One), Ranked

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The Undisputed Ranking of Every Black ‘Saturday Night Live’ Cast Member

There may be only 20 of them in the show’s 45-year history, but all deserve their flowers

15 min readMay 18, 2020

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The Undisputed Ranking of Every Black ‘Saturday Night Live’ Cast Member

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I’m a Black Man With a Tiny Dog — and Yes, I Buy Him Sweaters

Don’t judge me

4 min readMay 8, 2020

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I’m a Black Man With a Tiny Dog — and Yes, I Buy Him Sweaters

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Harlem Nights Is Comedy’s Most Overrated Cult Classic

How revisionist history saved Eddie Murphy’s 1989 all-star gangster flop

4 min readMay 1, 2020

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Harlem Nights Is Comedy’s Most Overrated Cult Classic

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Prince Was Always A Guitar Hero, No Matter When White Folks Realized It

Posthumous praise from the music establishment is too little, too late

5 min readApr 21, 2020

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Prince performs along with Tom Petty at the 19th Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in New York City, 2004.

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Don’t Blame Black Voters for Supporting Joe Biden

Prove there’s someone more capable of taking on Trump

4 min readAug 9, 2019

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Keith Murphy

Keith Murphy

Mr. Murphy’s work has appeared in such publications and online sites as VIBE, The New York Post, Billboard, ESPN’s The Undefeated, OZY, and Esquire.

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