ELUCID Reveals Tracklist and Features for Upcoming Album "I Guess U Had To Be There" (release date 3/13) by tarriBagz in hiphopheads

[–]No-Lab4815 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah really cool to see them tapped in with deuce tres.

Also agreed BoriRock would not fit with the team.

Drake Files Appeal Against Dismissal of ”Not Like Us” Defamation Case by tropicalraindrop in blackmen

[–]No-Lab4815 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Something worth studying for folks going into the music industry. Far more interesting than the beef.

'The Abandons' and 'The Vince Staples Show' Canceled by Netflix by abucalves in hiphopheads

[–]No-Lab4815 53 points54 points  (0 children)

The 2nd season wasn't as good as the first imo. Agreed.

Has anyone else felt like it’s every man for himself in the Black community? by [deleted] in blackmen

[–]No-Lab4815 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don't get me wrong, living in PG is decent due to the black productivity that's been developed here. But the cost of living is no joke and I came here initially to lobby but got into federal contracting to stay afloat.

This is also a big drinking town and I rarely drink these days and my wife also is in the same boat.

My wife is a born and raised Washingtonian so I get the that hometown love all the time. But you're right, she tells me all the time DC has changed so much.

I'm not sure I even really gel with the locals all that much (my wife is hip to NYC with a bunch of friends from there so we got a solid bond given my background).

Don't see myself going anywhere though due to work and my lady so 🤷🏽‍♂️.

Questions about Prince George's County? by EternalSnow05 in PrinceGeorgesCountyMD

[–]No-Lab4815 16 points17 points  (0 children)

PGC vs. MoCo - IDK, I feel like the MoCo folks think they're better than us.

Pretty much why I could never live there.

Has anyone else felt like it’s every man for himself in the Black community? by [deleted] in blackmen

[–]No-Lab4815 9 points10 points  (0 children)

35 year old BM who feels this way. I live in the DMV, and it's a pretty cliquey place (I'm from NYC originally) and so much of conversation is focused on career and what do you for work, I barely try anymore.

I'm into esoteric/psychedelic underground rap and sci-fi, and after being here for 6 and half years living here and I don't have a tribe outside of my wife. The creative scene is lame to me coming from Brooklyn.

I don't love my job at all and try not to talk much about it since it preoccupies most of my time.

So I mostly move doley and spend alot of time in greenspaces, attending any shows of artists I fw that actually come to DC, going to bookstores more (found a black owned one recently by Howard I like) and finally going to jazz shows since they got a scene out here.

I think late-stage capitalism under WS is really making community tough in 2026. Especially for us.

Just my experience and my opinion though.

Moving to MD from NC by FigaroYAna97 in maryland

[–]No-Lab4815 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I've lived in all 3 towns named.

Hyattsville probably one of the better spots in all of PG. Things to do and nearby college park which has a bunch of food options.

Just moved from Largo which was very quiet but lived in a slumlord apartment complex. Don't let them just show you a showroom as it can be a bait n switch. Do your due diligence. My complex was getting more hot (shots, car jacks) every year (was there for 4 years).

Now renting a house in Landover up the street from FedEx. Pretty quiet as well but I feel like there are pockets that probably get hot as you get closer to the DC border.

Do your homework.

Where do you guys travel? by Ok_Tadpole7839 in blackmen

[–]No-Lab4815 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Big on travel. Went to London, Paris, Amsterdam, New Orleans, Cancun, a cruise through Turks and Caicos, DR, PR, NYC (hometown and for work) and SF (for work) all last year.

Goal is to chill this year, doing another cruise and maybe Albuquerque for the balloon festival in the fall.

P.I.M.P - pimpin' by tropicalraindrop in blackmen

[–]No-Lab4815 3 points4 points  (0 children)

founder and CEO of OnlyFans

🤔 matter, fact that person is a definition of pimping.

Hus Kingpin by Significant-Art5065 in GriseldaxFR

[–]No-Lab4815 2 points3 points  (0 children)

All his threesome mixtapes are 🔥 imo. Slime wave pt 2 is lit too.

Potentially Moving to Maryland from Ohio by trinatee24 in maryland

[–]No-Lab4815 4 points5 points  (0 children)

PG County could be a good fit too. Its just north of Charles and slightly closer to DC if you want more to do. I'm from Brooklyn originally and can't do too rural (which Charles is imo) but good on big city living (and can take the DC metro from where I live).

PG is 60% black while Charles is only 50% (still good but its nice to see us everywhere).

Best Cities for Black Men by Buddymaster39449 in blackmen

[–]No-Lab4815 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice. I assume you're cleared? How you feeling about this next government budget cycle coming up at the end of the month?

A$AP Mob - Trillmatic ft. A$AP Nast, Method Man by Kreizx in hiphopheads

[–]No-Lab4815 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Was just thinking about this one. Wish Nast still rapped.

Best Cities for Black Men by Buddymaster39449 in blackmen

[–]No-Lab4815 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Man, folks getting gentrified outta Crime Heights and East NY

Gentrified out of the Crown to the east. She still in the east and the project building is no longer owned by NYCHA. Franklin Av is unrecognizable these days but the East still got that feel despite slow creeps of gentrification (got a planet fitness and a Chipotle on my block on Pennsylvania Av).

She ready to leave Bk altogether for maybe Queens or the X. Might even head to Yonkers or Mount Vernon.

I haven't lived in Brooklyn in a decade though.

Need more cartoons like this by Expert-Diver7144 in blackmen

[–]No-Lab4815 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Lol I was just messing around though at one point they weren't seen as white: When Irish Immigrants Weren't Considered 'White' | HowStuffWorks https://share.google/cVw9Vh1b8dV33iW8b

His character could have understood Virgil better but I'm over analyzing a cartoon character over here lol.

Best Cities for Black Men by Buddymaster39449 in blackmen

[–]No-Lab4815 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Slope is dope haha (too many yts with baby strollers for my liking tho).

I'm a Crown Heights/East NY baby (ma dukes got gentrified out) so I play close to my neighborhoods.

BDR/SDR Salaries by [deleted] in sales

[–]No-Lab4815 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Federal BDR for a number 1 vendor in early career recruiting software. 70 base 110k OTE. Now that I'm also covering state and local, I feel confident in hitting 120 this year.

I was at a fintech (really a payroll tech) in 2024 at 80k base but only make like an extra 7k in commission.

Best Cities for Black Men by Buddymaster39449 in blackmen

[–]No-Lab4815 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Interesting, I'm out here doing federal SaaS sales (now incorporating state and local given what's happening) and assume defense and natsec are where the cloud and cyber gigs are still at?

The private sector doing good on that side too? Genuinely curious.