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(Updated March 2024) ESPN work   USMNT's Tim Weah, Yunus Musah, Weston McKennie optimistic despite racism in European's soccer top leagues    Francis Tiafoe, Ben Shelton share brotherly bond ahead of US Open quarterfinals   Michael Mmoh in the midst of a career-defining season at the US Open   USMNT players Folarin Balogun, Austin Trusty face with uncertain futures with Arsenal  Chris Eubanks' Wimbledon dream another beacon for Black tennis   Formula One legend Lewis Hamilton has evolved from understated to outspoken My interview with James Blake, for my Bleav Network show and ESPN  Andscape article .    Ben Shelton adding himself to the list of tennis' future star list   Pele was the epitome of Black grace  Alphonso Davies, Jonathan David among Black stars leading Canada's World Cup return  Zack Steffen's World Cup soccer snub for U.S. stuns many  The Black stars (and hopefuls) for the U.S. men's national team  Earnie Stewart Has a Plan

The Flashback Fridays For 9/16/19 (Special 20th Anniversary): Brian McKnight - Back at One (1999)

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20 Year Anniversary of this emotion, lachrymose classic getting the deserved shine it requires. The underrated legend, before some weird last few years of wanting to be a "Bump-n-Grind" guy, has always had magical ability to produce a masterpieces like this. And the music video only made it even more bust of waterworks. The August 16 Flashback Friday. 

The Flashback Fridays #1 For 5/24/19 (Special Edition): K-Ci & Jojo - Tell Me It’s Real (1999, 20th Anniversary)

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Hands down one of the greatest songs ever, genre for genre. And this is honestly their best song and music video for me, even over “All My Life.” The brilliance that Joel Hailey, Cedric Halley did on their own words and beat, along with Rory Bennett, just was perfect. Only Christina Aguilera’s “Genie in a Bottle” prevented it from being #1 during this time 20 years ago. So with all that said, from their second album after the Jodeci days, it’s the still underrated, legendary duo that is K-Ci & JoJo with “Tell Me It’s Real.”

The Flashback Fridays #2 For 4/19/19 (Special Illmatic 25th Anniversary): Nas - Halftime (1992/1994)

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On Large Professor’s beat, it was his debut single of his career for the 92 movie Zebrahead. And fittingly enough, it was wisely placed in the middle of Illmatic. And it worked out perfectly with the flow in arguably the best crafted song of his first album in terms of harmony with Large Professor production. “These are the lyrics of a man, you can’t near it understand/Cause in the streets, I’m well known like the number man/“ It’s of course “Halftime”, Track 5 on Illmatic.

The Flashback Fridays #1 For 4/19/19 (Special Illmatic 25th Anniversary): NAS - N.Y. State Of Mind (1994)

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It’s the special silver anniversary of one of music all-time debuts, from a Queensbridge savant that didn’t just include him, but also put some of QB’s finest collection of talent together ever in AZ & L.E.S, along with the rest of the city in Pete Rock, Large Professor & AZ producing. And after “The Genesis” intro with AZ & Fab 5 Freedy, sir Nasir Jones set the tone for this timeless classic celebrated on this Good Friday with a “New York State of Mind.”