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(Photos) Misc. Cool Shit – Quarantine

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Uhhh, it’s been quite some time since one of these, and that’s because there wasn’t shit going on during most of the quarantine! But we’re back and I’ve got a little somethin’ somethin’ to share with y’all!

Here are pics from Rosenberg‘s Real Late album release dinner just last night, when I DIY’d a Super Mario area of my crib, dressed up like Doja Cat for no reason, stepped out to a Dip Set event on Fairfax with my boo Amber in April and got to speak on a dope panel last fall, ‘Women in Music Journalism’!
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(Video) Blame Ebro Presents ‘Talk About It’ Episode 3: Did the Strip Club Ruin Rap Music?

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In the newest episode of BlameEbro.com’s Talk About It, Ebro Darden, Gia Peppers and Marisa Mendez discuss the trends in rap music and hip hop culture to examine how everything has affected mainstream music.

Is there less balance in music than now when there was 10-20 years ago? Let us know what you think after you watch the newest episode of #TALKABOUTIT.
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(Video) Blame Ebro Presents ‘Talk About It’ Episode 2: Are Sex & Sports The Only Outlets Men Have?

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In the second episode of BlameEbro.com’s exclusive YouTube series, Talk About It, hosts Ebro Darden, Marisa Mendez, Gia Peppers and guest Dascha Polanco of Orange Is The New Black discuss the differences of how men and women express themselves. Whether it’s writing in a journal or writing a quick 16, everyone needs a way to release the struggles life can bring.

In society, it seems like men only have sports in sex as acceptable outlets – do you agree?
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Editorial: Online Dating – Cardinal Rules

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Plenty of Fish, Tinder, Grindr, OKCupid, EHarmony, Match – they all have one thing in common: shitty people who are looking for somebody to share their time with. Okay, maybe I’m being a bit harsh – as online dating can certainly be generalized by those who haven’t had much luck (myself included.)

However, there are some do’s and don’ts that should be followed if you do become interested in the online love scene.

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[Editorial] Serenity in Solitude: Accepting Single Life During Bae Season

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The leaves are changing and the air becomes crisp; everything is pumpkin-flavored and it gets darker earlier. What is it about all these things combined that makes everybody want a somebody? It’s given; a hand to hold and lips to kiss are enticing for anybody- we are human! But there is definitely something to be said about becoming happy with your own company.

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(Photos) Poppington Gallery Hosts ‘Paid In Full’ Art Exhibit

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“No ribs, no rice, no champagne,” surely comes to mind when looking at the two paintings in the above photo, and the beauty in the middle is the brainchild of it all. Burgeoning artist Rebecca Maria‘s first solo show paid homage to the classic film Paid In Full, featured at Poppington Art Gallery in NYC yesterday.

The exhibit, which featured Rebecca live-painting one of her 14 pieces of work, was accompanied by 80s and 90s-themed music, giving guests a feeling of nostalgia. “This is a great addition to the Paid In Full legacy,” one attendee noted, referencing the almost 40-year history that includes a movie, Eric B. & Rakim‘s album, and the true-life story of Rich Porter, Alpo and AZ.

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