Justin Tinsley

Washington, D.C.

@andscape. @AroundTheHorn. @30for30’s “The King of Crenshaw.” ✍️ a book w/ @DwyaneWade. “It Was All a Dream: Biggie and the World That Made Him,” May 10, 2022.

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Saquon Barkley can’t outrun history

2 weeks ago | andscape.com | Justin Tinsley

Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley came under fire recently after photos of him and President Donald Trump circulated on social media. The pair was photographed ahead of the Eagles’ visit to the White House to celebrate the team’s Super Bowl victory. “lol some people are really upset cause I played [golf] and flew to the White House with the PRESIDENT,” Barkley wrote on X.
Travis Hunter se ha ganado este momento; lo que siga, depende de él

3 weeks ago | espn.com.ar | Justin Tinsley

Es el único prospecto en este draft, quizás en cualquier draft, con una remota posibilidad de convertirse en el Novato del Año ofensivo y defensivoTravis Hunter, el actual ganador del Trofeo Heisman, cuyas habilidades como cazador de balones lo convierten en uno de los prospectos más singulares del draft en la historia de la NFL, probablemente no escuchaba a Jay-Z en el otoño de 2009. Después de todo, solo tenía seis años en ese momento.
Travis Hunter earned this moment. What happens next is up to him

3 weeks ago | andscape.com | Justin Tinsley

Travis Hunter, the reigning Heisman Trophy winner whose two-way ballhawk skills make him one of the most unique draft prospects in NFL history, likely wasn’t listening to Jay-Z in the fall of 2009. He was, after all, only six-years-old at the time. Yet, as the adage goes, “There’s a Jay-Z lyric for every situation in life.” Unbeknownst to young Travis at the time, Jay dropped a bar nearly 16 years ago that would define his life at this exact moment.
How social media and rap podcasts became an invaluable tool for police

4 weeks ago | andscape.com | Justin Tinsley

Few people in Los Angeles are more engaging than rapper Glasses Malone. But when the long-time MC and member of the Crips was asked about the recent sweeping federal charges levied against music executive, businessman and Rollin’ 60s Crips bigwig Eugene “Big U” Henley Jr., the conversation gets more complicated. Gangbanging, Malone said, requires a serious level of diplomacy. Somewhere along the line, though, outsiders became representatives of the culture.
The uncomfortable reality around this year’s Jackie Robinson Day

1 month ago | andscape.com | Justin Tinsley

A few days after the reigning World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers’ White House visit last week, I asked the team’s manager, Dave Roberts, about the obligation that came with not only celebrating Jackie Robinson’s legacy but protecting it in light of the Trump administrations’ attempt to minimize his military contributions.
MLB shouldn’t take the Defense Department’s attempted erasure of Jackie Robinson lightly

1 month ago | andscape.com | Justin Tinsley

This week, the Department of Defense essentially did what the military and America couldn’t do to Jackie Robinson. The DoD’s removal of a bio of Robinson’s military service on its website was temporary yet massive in symbolism. It erased Robinson. In particular, it erased a significant part of his very existence. And it’s precisely why Major League Baseball must be a fierce protector of a man who altered the course of history playing its game.
Meek Mill’s verse on Fridayy’s ‘Proud of Me’ is painfully beautiful

2 months ago | andscape.com | Justin Tinsley

The keyword in the following sentences is “should.” Because Fridayy‘s recently released double album, Some Days I’m Good, Some Days I’m Not, should be destined for success — perhaps even Grammy-nominated success.
Shedeur Sanders’ confidence at the NFL combine rubbed some the wrong way. It shouldn’t have

2 months ago | andscape.com | Justin Tinsley

Last week, University of Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders didn’t participate in the NFL combine. The soon-to-be franchise signal-caller — whose marquee college career began with two stellar seasons at historically Black Jackson State University — opted to complete the on-the-field display of his pro-day in Boulder later this month.
For Voletta Wallace, there was life after death

2 months ago | andscape.com | Justin Tinsley

Known in hip hop as simply “Miss Wallace,” Voletta Wallace, the mother of late rapper the Notorious B.I.G., died on February 21 at her home in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, where she was reportedly under hospice care. According to her family, Wallace died from natural causes. She was 78. When Christopher Wallace was hustling on the streets of Brooklyn, emotions were a sign of weakness.
SZA’s ‘Chill Baby’ hits way too close to home

Feb 15, 2025 | andscape.com | Justin Tinsley

The voicemails are never long, but they’re long enough. They’re just enough time to hear my grandmother’s voice and remind me there was a time when she was only ten digits away. Though she passed away in January, grief didn’t wait for death to arrive. It became a constant part of life far earlier. Over the last several months, I’ve watched as my grandmother’s deterioration played a role in every facet of life, like a horror movie that followed me regardless of whether my eyes were open or closed.

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Justin Tinsley @JustinTinsley

9 May 25

RT @Fish_Taco1: HIGHLIGHT OF MY LIFE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Justin Tinsley @JustinTinsley

8 May 25

Nah man Eric gotta justify his decision 😂😂😂😂

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@AroundtheHorn @TonyReali Ok this is so awesome (unless your @JustinTinsley taking that mute lol) But as @jemelehill said... that pier on monday will be CROWDED lol

Justin Tinsley @JustinTinsley

8 May 25

The Knicks have been working too damn hard for this