(ThyBlackMan.com) Back in the 1990s, the rapper Master P created a song called “Bout it Bout it.”  The song had a catchy chorus and helped him build his multi-million dollar musical empire.  I can’t say that I listen to Master P anymore, but I woke up thinking about his song ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) The predictable happened as soon as the race of the three teens charged in the Oklahoma slaying of Christopher Lane, a young white Australian baseball player was known. Two are black. The cry immediately went up yet again that whites are in dire peril from being victimized, and likely ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Now wait. Before you say I am “selling you out”, I love black men. My husband is a black man, my father was a black man, my brother is a black man, and I’m raising two future black men. As much as I love black men and I will ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Some astute person once stated, “Politics is the art of turning public money into private money.” Unless you have been hangin’ out on Mars, you certainly know that to be true. Named by some as the “Wealthiest Area in the Nation,” Washington, D.C., called Chocolate City by Parliament Funkedelic, ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) This week my attention was once more drawn to the upcoming James Brown movie and it’s saga. Much was made of the sacking of Spike Lee late last year, but there was one aspect overlooked. Lee had been on board with the project for years and had according to ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Honestly, I’ve haven’t had the chance to listen to Robin Thicke’s summer jam until I was commissioned for this article. So this should let you know where he’s at in my musical radar. Is his music important when you start thinking about R&B culture or is he just a ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Last Monday night, the rap world was taken by storm thanks to Kendrick Lamar’s outlandish but time-stopping verse on Big Sean’s “Control.” He called out various rappers, such as Big K.R.I.T, A$AP Rocky and Drake amid others and expressed to them his tactics of “murdering” them. Of course, he ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Body odor: It’s an embarrassing topic, but we’ve all been there at some point in time. Body odor is a common problem. Commercial chemicals and artificial-scent sprays may be a temporary way to control body odor, but they often don’t address the underlying cause.  And they certainly don’t always ...