March 18th, 1989, Las Vegas, Nevada. In a private casino lounge built for rich men to feel untouchable, one drunk owner was about to publicly humiliate a black legend in front of the whole room, not knowing Mike Tyson was close enough to hear every word. Mike Tyson was there after a long night. big…
Before sunrise on the third day, one gifted sparring partner was about to learn the hardest rule in Mike Tyson’s camp. If you disrespect the room, your talent stops mattering. Catskill, 1991. Mike’s camp ran on discipline, not speeches about discipline, not fake tough talk. Real discipline. Cooks up before dawn. Trainers in the gym…
In less than 30 seconds, a new diner owner would look at Mike Tyson’s old truck, judge him like he was nobody, and make the worst business mistake of her life. Catskill, 1991. Mike had been eating at that diner for years. Not because it was fancy, it wasn’t. Cheap coffee, hot grill, same stools,…
In July 1916, a woman collapsed in her son’s Manhattan townhouse during an argument about money. She was 81 years old. She had not seen a doctor in years. The servants carried her upstairs to a borrowed bedroom she owned no home of her own. And two days later, she died there, surrounded by family…
June 25th, 1906. Madison Square Garden. A rooftop theater, warm night, electric lights strung above the audience. Stanford White sits in the crowd watching a musical review called Mamesel Champagne. He is 52 years old, one of the most celebrated architects in America, designer of the building he now sits inside. Harry Kendall Thaw enters…
[music] [music] [music] Let me tell you something. When it comes to the classic movie called Belly, man, Nas Nas did a great job playing Sincere. DMX was amazing playing Tommy Buns, but Louis Rankin stole that movie playing Ox. Lennox was the man in that movie, y’all. That was a iconic role. That was…
[Music] when it comes to the kings of comedy let me tell y’all who i think are the original kings of comedy in my opinion right now you got richard pryor eddie murphy bill cosby and the one and only red fox red fox john elroy sanford you know sanford and son was the first…
[Music] now this story on Wilson picket I couldn’t even give you everything because there’s so much to his story that you’re going to have to read the book you got to read his book somebody going to have to do a movie on him because this guy was wild the man was super talented…
thank you let me say this before I go any further right Wu-Tang Clan is the greatest hip-hop group of all time Rizza jeza Old Dirty Bastard inspector deck rayquan the chef you God Ghost Face Killer and the Method Man can’t forget Master killer Kappa Donna sons of man Shaheem daily Venom killer Army…
when it comes to R&B soul music in the seventies the ladies would tell you who is that one singer who voice could get them in that mood you had Marvin Gaye you had Al Green yeah Barry White and you had Teddy P now see Teddy Pendergrass voice sold the song it was smooth…
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