Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are. - John Wooden
Kinda funny that "certain" people were predicting Sharia Law & mass population exodus in NYC from the Mamdani era, and instead it's like the most joyous the city has ever been 😂
The @nyknicks are home and our city is ready to show out.
We’re hosting a free watch party for 5,000 New Yorkers tonight in Bryant Park.
You can register at the link below starting at noon today: nyc.gov/knicksgame3
In the World Cup's latest blow to Dallas, FIFA is making the city move its annual July 4 fireworks display to July 3 and off the 250th anniversary of our country's founding because it wants to host some watch parties at Fair Park instead. dallasfwc26.com/uncategorize…
Happy Black Music Month🤎
President Jimmy Carter officially designated June as Black Music Month on June 7, 1979, hosting a historic reception on the White House lawn with performances from Chuck Berry, Billy Eckstine, & more.
If capitalism is so great, why do corporations need tax breaks, subsidies, exemptions, grants, bailouts, legal protections, and trade barriers to survive? And when ordinary people ask for help, why is it suddenly called socialism?
I am not trying to pour salt in the wound, but the Kings provided the Knicks with their Finals coach, the Spurs with their second star, after providing the Pacers with their Finals star last year after providing the Nuggets with their Finals coach in 23.
Peace to @jermainedupri . My name is Dizzy Wright.
Around 2000, my mom brought me and my brother to meet with you about signing to your label. Long story short… you told us we weren’t ready.
You can see it in the photo. There wasn’t really anything “cool” about us. Just two poor kids trying to figure it out. Hell, my mom couldn’t even afford contacts at the time.
But that meeting changed my life. It was the first time somebody told me I wasn’t fit for the position. Not from a place of hate, just honesty and professionalism. You told us exactly what we needed to work on, and because of who you were in the music industry, we took every word seriously.
Fast forward to today… You might not even know who I am, but I’m one of the kids who didn’t get picked. I didn’t become Kris Kross. I got to become Dizzy Wright.
Over a billion streams later, a career built independently, and a fanbase that’s allowed me to travel the world doing what I love. I see your name in a lot of conversations these days, and I see you defending your legacy. I just wanted to publicly give you your flowers.
Because what you contributed goes way beyond the artists you signed. You inspired a whole generation of kids who heard “not yet” and turned it into motivation. People only know what they know. & Nobody knew this story until now.
So thank you for being honest with two kids who weren’t ready.
And if you need another No. 1 anytime soon…
Just know, I’m ready now. 🫡 - Gwalla
We should actually call albums a piece of shit more, not less. Need radical redirection from the stan era and private equity firm run media’s desperation to appease them. Fuck em all.
Earlier this year, we told you that Cure for Paranoia set the standard for Dallas music in 2026. As it turns out, they’re setting the standard for the entire nation.
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