Justin Tinsley

1 week ago | andscape.com | Justin Tinsley

TORONTO – On 2001’s “Hola Hovito” — a standout cut from the Library of Congress-immortalized The Blueprint — Jay-Z declared that if he wasn’t better than his late, close friend The Notorious B.I.G., he was “the closest one.” As the North American leg of Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s massively successful Grand National Tour nears its end, it’s time to say this about the Compton MC.

1 month ago | andscape.com | Justin Tinsley

Just because Draymond Green has long turned being one’s own worst enemy into a hardwood injustice doesn’t mean he’s a deserving victim of America’s original sin. Green’s Golden State Warriors prepare to clash with the Minnesota Timberwolves in a critical Game 4 of their Western Conference semifinals series tonight at the Chase Center in San Francisco. Yet, the intersection of basketball, race and Black life in America came to a head during Game 2.

1 month 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.

2 months 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.

2 months 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.