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Outgrowing Drake Is the Generation Gap We Didn’t Predict
I was 22 when ‘So Far Gone’ changed music. Now I’m 34, and my life feels different — but Drake hasn’t changed at all
Our New Hair Package Has Fresh Cuts for Everyone
A note from LEVEL’s editor in chief
The Undisputed Ranking of Black Hair Styles
32 cuts, each showcasing the infinite depth of our follicles and artistry.
Harlem Nights Is Comedy’s Most Overrated Cult Classic
How revisionist history saved Eddie Murphy’s 1989 all-star gangster flop
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All respect for these progressive pairs
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Nostalgia-clouded GOAT battles only get in the way of experiencing greatness
The 7 Greatest Denzel Washington Cop Flicks, Ranked
King Kong ain’t got sh!t on this list!
The Mean Girl of Morehouse Returns
Ten years ago, I wrote a story that changed lives forever—including my own. I went back to examine the wreckage
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The green stuff comes in many varieties — but calling it by any of these names is suspect
Smokey’s 7 Worst Enemies in ‘Friday,’ Ranked
Who will it be? You’ll have to read to know this, maaaan!
25 Years After Friday, Remembering John Witherspoon, the Perfectly Imperfect Black Dad
With his slightly confused oldhead squint, Pops reminded me — and many others — of our own fathers
The 8 Best Male R&B Groups From the ’90s, Ranked
From supergroups to B-more balladeers, the decade had grown-man emotion music on lock
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Prince Was Always A Guitar Hero, No Matter When White Folks Realized It
Posthumous praise from the music establishment is too little, too late
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Roll up? Nah, roll out.
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The 7 Best Toilet Paper Alternatives, Ranked
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When Your Neighbors Party Through the Pandemic
Our advice columnist gets you through a quarantine dilemma — as well as how to get that expensive coffee experience at home
The 6 Most Iconic Masked Black Celebrities, Ranked
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All Skinfolk Ain’t Kinfolk in Corporate America
What happens when you’re no longer the only Black guy in the office?
The 7 Members of New Edition, Ranked
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The 9 Most Iconic “Brothers,” Ranked
Shoutout to National Siblings Day!