In the almost ten years I’ve been on Twitter, there’s been four major sport communities that I’ve found fascinating. There’s Egg Bowl Twitter, which features the fans of both Mississippi State and Ole Miss, which is more venomous than what I’ve seen from Iron Bowl Twitter. Braves Twitter, which I enjoyed pissing off during their … Continue reading What makes Saints Twitter tick?
featured image is courtesy FanSided Ladies and Gentlemen, we have arrived. The 2017 regular season has come to a close and the 12 finalists for the Lombardi trophy have been announced with the final three slots being determined on Sunday. As mentioned previously, the Bills have ended the league’s longest playoff drought with Cincinnati’s shocking … Continue reading NFL Wildcard Weekend Preview and Staff Predictions
13-0. Every single game on their schedule, they won. Including a matchup against a Big10 Football program and despite an ACC game being cancelled due to weather. They won every single game on their schedule including beating Top 25 Memphis TWICE and beating an Auburn team that has beat the true National Champion and Runner-Up. … Continue reading I’m sorry, is UCF NOT supposed to be proud?
The crew is back for another week to give their unique take on the culture. This week we look back on everything that made 2017 the year it was for the good, bad and ugly. A year where the country is being shaped by politics and sexual assault allegations, we take the time to reflect … Continue reading GPG Podcast Ep. 39: 2017, A Year of Reflection
The BarberShop Crew is back for the new year! Featuring AJ and @HelenofTroy AJ talks personal matters, Onesie talks about her codeword for …..AHEM…. Subscribe to the Barbershop Podcast iTunes. Follow The Crew on Twitter @BarbershopPod
The final week of the 2017 regular season ended exactly as it should have: with mass confusion and nothing making sense. It’s not all negative though: the Bills ended their longtime playoff drought thanks to Andy Dalton forgetting he was Andy Dalton and throwing a game winning Touchdown pass on 4th and 12. The Browns … Continue reading Final NFL Regular Season Power Rankings – Breakup Songs Edition
On September 12, 1987, Pope John Paul II made a pilgrimage to New Orleans as part of his trip to the United States. The visit, which marked the first time a sitting Pope visited the Crescent City, included worship at St. Louis Cathedral as well as a visit to Xavier University to speak on education … Continue reading Katie, Kamara and the year of the miracle in New Orleans
Wow, what a year. My list for 2016 was pretty challenging, or so I thought. 2017 blew the previous year out the water. I intended for this list to be “The 17 Best Movies of 2017” but my list ended up being 25. By my guesstimation, I watched 50-60 this year. Half of them were … Continue reading The Best Movies of 2017
This time last year we kicked off what would become the first ever DCIP episode when we did our “Album of the Year” broadcast with Pattric. Takes were heavy. This time we’re more refined (not really) and provide our takes for the Top Albums of 2017. If you haven’t already checked out our 2017 Playlist, … Continue reading Don’t Call It a Podcast #36 – Album of the Year 2017
Since these are the last set of NFL rankings for 2017 (Week 17 will be posted next week…which is 2018), I figured I would recap a few things that blew up in 2017 that probably need to stay there. Tier #6: Salt Bae #32. Cleveland Browns – I understand why people think Hue Jackson should … Continue reading Week 16 Power Rankings: Things we need to leave in 2017 edition
Just one week remains on the NFL schedule, and a very muddied playoff picture is starting to become a little more clear. The Jaguars, Patriots, Steelers, Chiefs, Saints, Vikings, Eagles, Rams and Panthers have all clinched a playoff spot, leaving only 3 spots remaining between the two conferences. The front-runners for those spots are the … Continue reading Lombardi or Bust: Every remaining team’s path to Super Bowl 52
Yesterday, I posted my Favorite TV Shows of 2017. That list was met with little resistance but this is where things begin to get spicy. So here are the best songs of 2017 (According to @RonQuixote_) 10. Moneybagg Yo-Insecure I would’ve called you a plum fool if you told me one of my favorite new rappers in 2017 … Continue reading Best Songs of 2017 [+ Playlist]
Hopefully, your Christmas was pretty merry. Now that we’re on the other side of December 25th, it’s time to start wrapping this year up. First, I’ll like to focus on my favorite TV shows of the year. I watch a lot of TV. In years past, this list was pretty easy to form. I’m not … Continue reading Best of 2017: My Favorite TV Shows
Last week on this very blog and of course, our Twitter account, we celebrated the 10th anniversary of Lupe Fiasco’s “The Cool” by naming our favorite tracks from one of the best hip hop albums of 2007. Due to the fact that we only have five days left in 2017, I decided to use this … Continue reading Anniversaries of Albums We May Have Missed Out On in 2017
According to our dear friend Daniel Webster, the word “rivalry” is derived from the Latin word rivallis. The word, first used almost 400 years before the Superdome was built, was a word used to describe bodies of water. Eventually, as time went on, the word evolved from being about water to a favorite word for … Continue reading Yes, Virginia, This One’s Huge
Episode 7 kicks off with a flashback…which is kind of the norm at this point, of Chase’s parents in college. Victor is kicking game to his future wife by discussing time travel and some scientific jargon that I’m not smart enough figure out. That scene is followed by a small flash forward to the birth … Continue reading #MarvelsRunaways Episode 7: Refeaction Recap
I’m going to quote my own tweet here, is that appropriate? Is that arrogant or something? Buddy pulled out a piece of paper folded hamburger style and I have questions https://t.co/fHwj2ON9ZV — Mr. Thanksgiving (Turkey SZN) (@EagleEye1906) December 18, 2017 I don’t think I’ve ever been left more confused in a 5-hour timespan than I … Continue reading Week 15 Power Rankings – Inappropriate Units of Measurement
Another Tuesday, another episode of Hot Takes. Ryne, Wop and Jordan discuss Jerry Richardson giving up the Panthers, Diddy’s recent interest in them, Kobe Bryant’s jersey getting retired and Marvin Lewis phoning it in. They also make their Bowl and NFL picks. As you might guess, there may be a delayed episode next week since … Continue reading Hot Takes Podcast: Dec. 18, 2017 – The Carolina Black Panthers?
Subscribe to us on: iTunes Google Play This has really been a phenomenal year for The Kids Wear Crowns, our website has seen new records and heights that we’ve never before achieved, and we owe it all to you. When Ron and A.J. started discussing the idea of a podcast, I was thoroughly excited … Continue reading Don’t Call It a Podcast #35 – Best of 2017 featuring @roywoodjr, @rod4short, @Pattric, @SebastianKole
“Let the past die. Kill it if you have to”
If there’s one thing you know about this site, it’s that we love to remember dope albums on their anniversaries and we (most of us) are fans of Lupe Fiasco. Today, I get to do two of those things at once. December 18, 2007, 1 year and 3 months after his debut, Lupe Fiasco dropped … Continue reading Lupe Fiasco’s The Cool: 10 Years Later
The crew is back for another week to give their unique take on the culture. This week we talk about the recent Atlanta mayoral election, Draya’s unorthodox parenting methods, the rise of Bitcoin, Quavo vs. Joe Budden and more! As always follow us on Twitter and IG: @TheGPGPodcast! Follow the crew on Twitter: The GPG … Continue reading The GPG Podcast Ep. 37 – Think About The Kids
Mr. Robot theory heat index: Angela/Ms. Robot – cold as Alaska Whiterose’s alternate reality – mild Angela Moss-Price – HOT HOT HOT The finale of Mr. Robot took time to answer a few questions while recentering the show. I’ll be speaking about this episode in a broad sense of what it means for the … Continue reading “I Wanted to Save the World”: #MrRobot eps3.9_shutdown-r Recap
DOUG JONES WON. DOUG JONES WON. DOUG JONES WON. Got Roy Moore all the way up outta here. AJ, Dee and Joe talk about the results of the Alabama Special Senate Election and why there’s a little more hope now then there was just last week. The importance of Net Neutrality, Michael Jordan’s jeans and … Continue reading Don’t Call It a Podcast Ep. 34 – Crying Jordan Face
I have been very entertained by the new coaching hires in college football this year. Hires coming out of nowhere, hires that we predicted and hires that made us say “Wait…WHAT?” With that being said, here is how I would grade each hire so far this college football season. The grades will be based on … Continue reading College Football Coaching Hires: THE GRADES PART I
Ryne, Wop and Jordan discuss whether or not it’s okay to root for the Browns to go 0-16, who the favorites are for the postseason and more. iTunes Google Player Intro: Flava In Ya Ear Remix x Craig Mack Outro: They Know Remix x Shawty Lo
The episode starts off with a flashback of The Wilders and their mysterious business partner/creepy wrinkly skinned dude after Geoffrey gets out of prison. Basically they’re explaining how they came to get the mansion they live in for free. Small flash forward to the Pride’s first meeting and sacrifice of the first teenager. The parents … Continue reading #MarvelsRunaways Episode 6: Metamorphosis Recap
Aye mane Terrance Howard was supposed to be in the new Fast and Furious mane, because of that Twitter had some fun mane. So that’s how I’m categorizing these rankings mane. Enjoy mane. Tier #6: “The force ain’t gone just be wit you… you gotta WONT that shit mayne.. you gotta feel that shit mayne” … Continue reading NFL Week 15 Power Rankings – Eli Maynening Edition
We’ve really got some elitist views in the Democratic party, and we need to fix that to have a chance moving forward. I’m so serious.
It still doesn’t really feel like the NBA season yet, ’cause football. There’s still time to rank these guys, so here we go. If you missed Tier 1 and Tier 2, the links are attached. Reminder of how we rank ’em. A+ Level: The Cream of the Crop in the NBA. A special player that wills his … Continue reading The Official KWC Starting PGs Tiers List: Part 3
“Can’t force an agenda. You have to inspire one”
Sometimes the best episodes are the ones where you didn’t plan anything. Ron couldn’t make it this time, it was a long day for him, but AJ, Ryan, Dee and honorary host Joe Coad got your back! Make sure you follow the blog account and check out our College Football Bowl Season Pick Em competition … Continue reading Don’t Call It a Podcast #33: Shoutout To Ray Nagin
It’s Jordan’s turn to tell y’all why 6 teams is a good idea
“Real fast, shake it, shake it real fast, PUT YO HANDS ON YO KNEES pop it, pop it, real fast” – Dee Jay
Make your bowl game predictions.
Get wings.
Napkins not included.
Episode 5 starts off with a flashback of Geoffrey Wilder in prison (with some horrible wig on) 18 years before the series started. While in prison, he is met with a generous proposition from a mysterious man in a suit (always a good thing, right?). The man wants to buy a piece of land in … Continue reading #MarvelsRunaways Episode 5: Kingdom Recap
I’M GONE RIDE THIS TRAIN UNTIL IT STOPS. IT AIN’T GONE STOP. MIGHT NOT BE COMFORTABLE, BUT YOU’LL HAVE A SEAT
Millenials ruin everything. They ruin department stores, online shopping, craft beer (still skeptical about this one), the housing market, the job market. If given a chance, Millenials will even ruin a search for a missing person? TBS’ Search Party is exactly that. It’s a show with a ridiculously simple premise that manages to poke fun … Continue reading Watch #SearchParty: The Show for Millenials Who Suck At Everything
The College Football Playoffs are now set! Ryne, Wop and Jordan take a look at the semi-final matchups and potential Championship Matchups. Was Ohio State robbed? Should USC have been in? Where would you rank UCF? With the musical chairs taking place in the coaching ranks at the FBS level, where does everyone land when … Continue reading Hot Takes Podcast: December 5, 2017 – College Football Playoff, Coaching Changes, NFL Week 13
On this day, 48 years ago, a child would become known as the greatest rapper ever was born. He was conceived by Gloria Carter and Adnis Reeves, who made love under the sycamore tree. At 10 pounds when he was born, he miraculously did not cause his mother any pain during labor. Shawn Corey Carter, … Continue reading But Did You Lose 92 Bricks?
“How come, I wonder? Cause there ain’t no God and the whole world’s empty and it doesn’t matter what we do to each other?”
Nobody likes classicism except the people in the upper crust.
Nobody likes underdogs except the people who want a feel good story.
Somehow, somewhere, there should be an inbetween.
“In the end, humans actually persevere”
So Grammy nominations dropped earlier this week: SZA, Migos, Childish Gambino, Alessia Cara, and 6lack grabbed a few surprising nominations. Are they deserved? Do we think someone else should be in those spots? Who wins which category, which categories will actually make the airtime? Glen from “The GPG Podcast” and Joe Coad from TheArtistGuides.com join … Continue reading DCIP #32: “6lack pronounced sixlack” – featuring @GlenofSteel, @JoeCoadTwo
“There was an idea. To bring together a group of remarkable people. To see if we could become something more. So when they needed us, we could fight the battles. That they never could.”
As you’d expect with an ongoing series, Episode 4 of Runaways picks up where episode 3 left off. Our motley crew of teens is still hard at work trying to figure out what is going on with their parents and what it is they saw. Episode 3 ended with the body is Destiny, a teen from the … Continue reading #MarvelsRunaways: Episode 4 recap “Fifteen”
Tier #6: Butch Jones will make us Champions of Life! #32. Cleveland Browns – I continue to not have words for how bad this team is. #31. San Francisco 49ers – Pretty trash to cheer Beathard getting hurt. I don’t care how bad he is, that isn’t okay man. #30. New York Giants – Eli … Continue reading NFL Week 13 Power Rankings – University of Tennessee Stages of Grief Edition
It’s been about a month, but they’re finally back. The Barbershop Crew talks Jennifer Hudson, Iron Bowl and The Ball Family
The crew is back for another week to give their unique take on the culture. This week is a special Holiday edition of the podcast. They discuss Thanksgiving food, Lavar Ball on CNN, Trump on Roy Moore, the death of Lil Peep and the drug culture in today’s music. We also break down the concept … Continue reading The GPG Podcast Ep. 36 – Home for the Hoelidays
Yo! This is a repost of an earlier podcast episode. I’ve fixed the audio and set it up on our website so that it’ll officially connect to iTunes and Google Player now. Original post is below! Intro Song – Blerd x AJ Phoenix Closing Song – i2i x Tevin Campbell as Powerline iTunes GooglePlayer … Continue reading Don’t Call It a Podcast Ep. 4: Top Disney Cartoons of All-Time (Remastered)
Almost a decade ago, I wrote a piece slamming then-Tennessee athletic director Mike Hamilton in the wake of the news surrounding then-basketball coach Bruce Pearl. At the time, Hamilton, who hired Lane Kiffin to replace Phil Fulmer as football coach and Todd Raleigh to replace Rod Delemimco as head baseball coach, had the virtues of … Continue reading John Currie=Mike Hamilton 2.0
In term’s of Disney’s handling of anything Marvel related, you know one thing: they’re going to make sure something Marvel related will be available on everything. From the dark Netflix-verse to, Agents of SHIELD, it shouldn’t have come as a surprise to anyone that they’d eventually put something on Hulu. That something is a TV series based … Continue reading Marvel’s: The Runaways #Threecap
Yo, quick note. This is a remastered version of an old episode that never made it’s way to iTunes. Audio adjusted for your pleasure. Podcast is directly below this quote, original article underneath. Intro Song: Dreams x The Game Closing Song: Lookin For You x OutKast iTunes Google Player THIS EPISODE OF DON’T CALL IT … Continue reading Don’t Call It a Podcast #5 – The Top 20 Nickelodeon Programs of All-Time
Monday, November 20, rock musician and culture vulture masquerading as a hip-hop artist, Austin Post aka Post Malone made waves when he stated in an interview that “fans looking for real shit” avoid hip-hop music. This was a shock to many in the hip-hop community as one of the bigger stars among the new crop of … Continue reading I’m Not Mad at Post Malone
“Your revolution was only allowed to happen because it was bought and paid for by people like them.”
First off, apologies for not posting a recap last week. I was a bit under the weather. Last week’s episode was light on story but filled with visual goodies. It was an Emmy’s-bait episode but I’m totally not saying that in a bad way. It’s a testament to the amazing work this show does behind … Continue reading #MrRobot: Eps3.5_kill-process.inc Recap
Nothing was the same
“They could’ve dropped Justice League first, and then jumped into the origin story films” We’re back like untrimmed nose hairs. This time for what was supposed to be a shorter episode, but eh, whatever. AJ, Ron and Schuyler join up to talk a little “Justice League”, as the latest film in the DCU that hit … Continue reading Don’t Call This A Podcast #31 – Steppenwolf in the Name of Love: Justice League Review
insert crying emojis Oh man. I can’t reiterate enough times just how stupid this move was. I don’t even have the words honestly. For as mid as the Chargers have been, there is one thing they can do consistently: pressure QBs and create turnovers. There’s one thing Tyrod DOESN’T do: turn the football over. So … Continue reading LMAOOOOO @BuffaloBills
We’re back and today’s topic is cheating. Austen & Miari (our favorites) stop by to talk with us. At the end of the day, cheaters never win. Don’t cheat, bring love back instead. @T__Hill @neckofdwoods @CheckTheResume @borngoldblooded @apeeeezy @WBLBPodcast iTunes Page
“You haven’t posted power rankings in..” Mind your business. I’ll post when I please. I owe Alex an apology, cause I laughed when he said that his Eagles would in the NFC East. Right now he looks to be right by a mile, and I don’t see anyone in their division catching them. Let’s countdown. … Continue reading KWC NFL Sporadic Power Rankings – Week 10
“If you ever go to an event in Birmingham put on by Lazy, don’t hesitate, get out of there”
The B- to B+ section of the best NBA point guards. Where’s your favorite?
Thought I should also go over some other unique betting strategies that you can use to help increase your winnings through parlays and teasers. Parlays These are multi-game bets that normally help improve your payout but the catch here is that every game you add to that bet has to win or push for you … Continue reading Ticket Tips: Parlays & Teasers
“Everybody knows a n**** like Tyrese”
nobody really ever talks about how "Poison" by Bel Biv Devoe is about Chlamydia — Responsiboring (@Pattric) October 21, 2016 So, last year, friend of the site @Pattric, set twitter ablaze with one of his many truths about a beloved song. Patt surmised that the song “Poison” by New Jack Swing trio, and New Edition … Continue reading Was BBD Singing About An STD on “Poison”?: a KWC Investigative report
November 6, 2007 marks the ten-year anniversary of American Gangster. I’ll be discussing why this album is now my second favorite of his catalog.
HOT TAKES FRESH OFF THE PRESS
The crew is back for another week to give their unique take on the culture. This week they get into DJ Envy’s snapchat mess, Cardi B getting engaged, FBI investigations, Kevin Spacey, Eskimo Siblings and more! As always follow up on Twitter and IG: @TheGPGPodcast
If ANYBODY gonna get the clicks off this it’s gonna be two of her homeboys and Ron
“Whatever he does, it’s not me”
It took us 29 podcasts to find a permanent female co-host (don’t worry about Courtney, we didn’t kidnap her, she’s out actually doing some good for the world, she might come back one day) but we did it dagnabit. Dee “McDeedus” McDeederson will be joining the DCIP crew from now on. This way AJ won’t … Continue reading Don’t Call It A Podcast #29 – Introducing @McDeedus, Rapsody, Thor and Pres. Oranjello
“Really I’m a good boy but that Trapaholics tag turn me into a hood boy”
Usually the NFL’s trade deadline is a bore, but to quote Lee Corso: “NOT SO FAST MY FRIEND”
After a brief hiatus, the Barbershop Podcast is back. Check out the latest episode below. We tried to discuss whether men or women are more superficial when it comes to appearance of the opposite sex? … and then ValenTyne came thru like a tornado. Music: Mental x @officiallyrocki
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