Pictured Left To Right: Issa Rae and Jay R. Ellis star on HBO series ‘Insecure’ Written By Mike Orie of TheConsciousTip.com Nice guys don’t always finish last. Continue Reading Black millennials don’t date anymore. That’s the theory we hear all the time, and while it holds some merit, it’s not the case for all of …
Teyana Taylor killing the fitness game per usual Written by Mike Orie of TheConsciousTip.com Unless you’ve been sleeping under a rock the last 24 hours, there’s a pretty good chance that you’ve seen Kanye West’s new video Fade. But if you’re one of the 3% who hasn’t, I can pretty much sum up the feeling …
R.I.P. Aaliyah…R.I.P. R.I.P. Aaliyah…R.I.P. Written by Mike Orie of TheConsciousTip.com This morning I woke up, blasting Kendrick Lamar’s “Blow My High.” Just 30-minutes before, I scrolled through Instagram, reminded that it’s been 15 long years since we lost a legend. A few years back when I first heard Kendrick’s track, I found myself wondering …
by Mike Orie of www.theconscioustip.com “There’s no way I can pay you back, but my plan is to show you that I understand. You are appreciated.” These are the words that many young boys find themselves uttering in silence often alone. They are the moments that you may never hear about as you scream one …
by Mike Orie of www.theconscioustip.com This week was a moneymaking week for the music industry. But while somebody’s making all the money, somebody else has to be spending it. And I can tell you one thing, it’s not me. Read more>>> My Tidal bragging rights got me through the first half of the week, but …
by Mike Orie of www.theconscioustip.com I haven’t listened to Lemonade yet. But the day it dropped on Tidal, I bragged to all my friends about my $11.99 subscription and how I was finally starting to get my money’s worth. But before I got a chance to listen to it, a few of my female friends …
Pictured, Black woman counting down to her second bathroom break by Mike Orie of www.theconscioustip.com In hip hop music; the breaks are when the extra instruments drop out and the track strips down. Usually causing you to reflect or to add deeper emphasis on a particular instrument or moment in the song. Just in case …
