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The Best Hip-Hop Movies

1 month ago | complex.com | Julian Kimble

We rank all the classic hip-hop movies from 'Straight Outta Compton' to '8 Mile.'August 31, 2020We’re in the midst of a renaissance that sees more unconventional narratives and left-of-center stories making it to the mainstream lens. Naturally, this opens lanes for more hip-hop-inspired stories to make their way to a wide audience. While the inclusivity has only become a recent zeitgeist in Hollywood, the proof that it ought to be has existed for decades.
Vince Carter Thinks the NBA Can Still Save the Dunk Contest

Nov 5, 2024 | gq.com | Julian Kimble

Vince Carter scored 25,728 points during his career, currently good for 21st on the NBA’s all-time scoring list. A chunk of those points came via the 2,290 three-pointers he made in the course of his 22-year career. That number’s good enough for ninth all-time—but he suspects it’d be even higher had his career started during a later iteration of the NBA. “I can’t imagine what my career numbers might look like if I was shooting eight threes a game,” Carter, 47, tells me in earnest.
Shannon Sharpe Has Your Undivided Attention

Jun 11, 2024 | gq.com | Julian Kimble

Shannon Sharpe has lived several lives during his 21 years as a media personality. He was the spark plug on CBS’s The NFL Today, then hit his stride on FS1’s Undisputed, leaning into his avuncular charisma en route to becoming one of the most outspoken figures in sports media.
Shannon Sharpe Has Your Undivided Attention

Jun 11, 2024 | sports.yahoo.com | Julian Kimble

Shannon Sharpe has lived several lives during his 21 years as a media personality. He was the spark plug on CBS’s The NFL Today, then hit his stride on FS1’s Undisputed, leaning into his avuncular charisma en route to becoming one of the most outspoken figures in sports media.
Riding and Dying With Will Smith

Jun 6, 2024 | theringer.com | Julian Kimble

Getty Images/Ringer illustration Two years have passed since Will Smith slapped Chris Rock onstage at the 94th Academy Awards, and it remains surreal how swiftly and awkwardly the incident, instantly branded “the Slap,” unfolded.
Carmelo Anthony and The Kid Mero on Podcasting and the Power of a Good Knicks Team

May 16, 2024 | gq.com | Julian Kimble

Carmelo Anthony and Joel “the Kid Mero'' Martinez have only been hosting a podcast, 7PM in Brooklyn, for six months or so, but their rapport extends far beyond the end of a given recording session. When I connect with them, we start by discussing the sheer disrespect of the Kendrick Lamar-Drake feud—but soon, we’re laughing about Mero’s habit of typing in all caps across all forms of communication, even via text message.
Gilbert Arenas Will Say (Almost) Anything

Apr 11, 2024 | gq.com | Julian Kimble

Gilbert Arenas has a habit of laughing in conversation. Sometimes, it’s simply because he’s amused by his own words. At other moments, it feels like the ever-opinionated Arenas chuckles because knows he’s about to cause a stir. The 12-year NBA veteran is 42 now, but he’s been capturing basketball fans’ attention—for a variety of different reasons—for some 20-odd years.
Gilbert Arenas Will Say (Almost) Anything

Apr 11, 2024 | sports.yahoo.com | Julian Kimble

Gilbert Arenas has a habit of laughing in conversation. Sometimes, it’s simply because he’s amused by his own words. At other moments, it feels like the ever-opinionated Arenas chuckles because knows he’s about to cause a stir. The 12-year NBA veteran is 42 now, but he’s been capturing basketball fans’ attention—for a variety of different reasons—for some 20-odd years.
Tyrese Maxey Will Drop 40 on You With Glee

Jan 19, 2024 | gq.com | Julian Kimble

This story was featured in The Must Read, a newsletter in which our editors recommend one can’t-miss GQ story every weekday. Sign up here to get it in your inbox. It doesn’t take long for Tyrese Maxey’s signature enthusiasm to surface. Dribbling a basketball under his legs as we sit courtside in the Philadelphia 76ers Camden, New Jersey, practice facility, he speaks with exuberance about, well, nearly everything.
Tyrese Maxey Will Drop 40 on You With Glee

Jan 19, 2024 | ca.sports.yahoo.com | Julian Kimble

This story was featured in The Must Read, a newsletter in which our editors recommend one can’t-miss GQ story every weekday. Sign up here to get it in your inbox. It doesn’t take long for Tyrese Maxey’s signature enthusiasm to surface. Dribbling a basketball under his legs as we sit courtside in the Philadelphia 76ers Camden, New Jersey, practice facility, he speaks with exuberance about, well, nearly everything.