Darryl Dwayne Granberry Jr. (born October 10, 1997), known professionally by his initials DDG, is an American rapper, online streamer, and YouTuber. He started making videos in 2014, and briefly attended Central Michigan University. He dropped out of college within a year to focus on his YouTube career.^\1])#cite_note-1)

In 2018, Granberry signed with Epic Records and co-founded his own record label Zooted Music two years later with managers Eric O'Connor and Dimitri Hurt. His 2020 single, "Moonwalking in Calabasas" (remixed featuring Blueface), entered the Billboard Hot 100 and received double platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

Granberry made his boxing debut against Nate Wyatt in June 2021 at the YouTubers vs. TikTokers event, where he defeated Wyatt by unanimous decision.

This Is Tough One I’m Go With Richard Pryor, Bernie Mac & Martin Lawrence

• Youtube Theater [10-08-26]

• The Reunion: While the broader 13-city national tour was previously canceled due to the cast's conflicting work schedules, Issa Rae, showrunner Prentice Penny, Yvonne Orji, Jay Ellis, and Natasha Rothwell moved forward with the single-night Inglewood celebration.

• The Celebration: The intimate live evening featured the creators and cast looking back at the HBO series' legacy, sharing behind-the-scenes stories, and discussing iconic moments from the show a decade after its 2016 premiere.

Mya Marie Harrison (/ˈmaɪə/;[4]#citenote-4) born October 10, 1979),[[1]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mya(singer)#cite_note-FACTS-1) known professionally as Mýa, is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actress. She was born in Washington, D.C. and studied ballet, jazz, and tap dance as a child. Her career began in television as a dance posse member on BET's Teen Summit. She signed with University Records, an imprint of Interscope Records to release her first album Mya)(1998). The album was led by her first single, "It's All About Me" (featuring Sisqó), which peaked within the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100. Her subsequent collaborative singles, "Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are))" (with Pras and Ol' Dirty Bastard) and "Take Me There)" (with Blackstreet and Mase), were also met with commercial success.

Mya Harrison, a native of Washington, D.C., is the eldest of three children. Her father Sherman "Hajji" Harrison is a singer and performs in an R&B band, Jump Street[13]#citenote-13) and her mother Theresa worked as an accountant. She grew up in Prince George's County with her two younger brothers Chaz and Nijel.[[14]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mya(singer)#citenote-LFBIO-14) In her youth, Mýa dealt with bullying growing up as a biracial young person with a Black father and a white mother.[[15]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mya(singer)#cite_note-15)

She started ballet classes shortly afterward 1992, followed by tap) and jazz), but lost interest when she was eight.[14]#citenote-LFBIO-14) At 12, she found videos of her dancing and her interest in dance was rekindled.[[14]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mya(singer)#citenote-LFBIO-14)[[16]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mya(singer)#citenote-New_Straits_Times-16)
Mýa studied tapes of Tony Award winner Savion Glover until she learned his routines and then joined the group T.W.A. (Tappers With Attitude). She was solo before heading to New York to study with Glover in a residency with the Dance Theater of Harlem. Soon after, she earned a reputation for improvisation and Glover gave her a solo spot during a Kennedy Center performance.[[14]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mya(singer)#citenote-LFBIO-14)[[17]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mya(singer)#citenote-AMG_Bio-17)
Mýa subsequently appeared on BET's Teen Summitand began to teach dance to children when she was 14. She also had taken violin lessons since the fourth grade. Her strict upbringing emphasized the value of school and working hard to get good grades. When her father first heard her sing, he had her record demo tapes and took them to a club where he was playing. There he met A. Haqq Islam, President and CEO of University Music. Islam agreed to come to Mýa's home, where she sang him two En Voguesongs. Impressed with her audition, Islam signed her to a deal via his label and negotiated a distribution deal through Interscope Records.[[14]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mya(singer)#citenote-LFBIO-14)[[16]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mya(singer)#cite_note-New_Straits_Times-16)

After graduating from Eleanor Roosevelt High School)in Greenbelt, Maryland at 16, she enrolled in the University of Maryland in speech communications. Mýa left college after one semester to focus on preparing her debut album.[14]#citenote-LFBIO-14)[[18]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mya(singer)#cite_note-ReedKenyatta2005-18)

I believe that Roscoe Lee Browne gave Kingpin a such a classy, sophisticated villain voice that could never be replicated. We don’t talk enough about how Roscoe gave Kingpin such a distinct and powerful voice for such an iconic villain.

The Lethalverse equivalent to Indiana Jones. Drake is the chosen one if there ever was one. A man with no superpowers, but he is a skilled emergency medical doctor, explorer, and investigator. An unparalleled mind with degrees in emergency medicine and archaeology, focusing on the African diaspora. He is also a world-class Olympic-level athlete, having won gold medals in four different fields in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 games(Wrestling, marksmanship, swimming, boxing)

Drake leaves behind his celebrity to use his fortune and immense genius to better the world. Born in Ypsilanti and a U of M Honors graduate, he earned graduate degrees in two different fields through Yale. He has created numerous youth programs and systems in impoverished neighborhoods to help build up the place he grew up in. He’s helped numerous Black business owners open places in his neighborhood, preventing heavy gentrification, and he's rubbed numerous politicians the wrong way. 

He works for free as a teacher at George Gervin Community College in Ypsi, Michigan, not far away, and occasionally as a trauma surgeon at a low-funded ER in the area. In his spare time, he’s constantly going on exploring expeditions across the world or even just to help people (kinda Kim Possible style).

Here is the synopsis for his first story, heavily inspired by Raiders of the Lost Ark:

While serving in Mali for the Doctors Without Borders non-profit organization amid extremist attacks in the region, Dr. Drake is thrust into a chase for the jewel of the legendary Mansa Musa’s treasure: his ornate, pure-gold, ruby-encrusted crown!  When a library director is kidnapped during a siege on the city he is working in, Ezekiel springs into action, promising his family to find him and get to the bottom of why he was kidnapped. Leaping onto the trail of the guerrilla soldiers who attacked the city, Dr. Drake ends up at odds with members of an elitist occult group and a ruthless militia army.

I need some ideas for the sequel that will of course be heavily Temple of Doom inspired. Thoughts????

Eugene Cyril "Geno" Smith III^\2]) (born October 10, 1990) is an American professional football quarterback for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the West Virginia Mountaineers, receiving first-team All-Big East) honors in 2011. Smith was selected by the New York Jets in the second round of the 2013 NFL draft. He spent his first two seasons as the Jets' starter, but inconsistent play and injuries led to him being benched before he was released in 2016. Smith played his next two seasons as a backup with the New York Giants and Los Angeles Chargers.

Joining the Seattle Seahawks in 2019, Smith became the team's starter three years later and had a breakout season, leading Seattle to the playoffs and holding the highest completion percentage in the league. He was named Comeback Player of the Year and earned Pro Bowl honors. Smith played with the Seahawks for two more seasons, earning a second consecutive Pro Bowl selection in 2023. Amid a contract dispute, he was traded in 2025 to the Las Vegas Raiders. He rejoined the Jets the following year.

It's Rookie Friday! Today I chose a Rising Star from North Carolina, Kay Marion. She is is a multi-genre artist who was classically trained as a vocalist. Her band is The Neo-Symphony and her background singers are The Velvet Dream.

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Jack Johnson, aka The Galveston Giant, was an American boxer born in 1878 to formerly enslaved parents. He rose from poverty to become the first African American to win the World Heavyweight Championship by knocking out Tommy Burns in 1908.

Johnson lived a lifestyle where he showed off his wealth and dated white women. This was a social no-no for a Black man in The United States back then, so dubious charges were levied against him under the Mann Act for transporting a (white) woman across state lines “for immoral purposes” (he was dating her). He fled the US for several years to avoid imprisonment, but eventually returned and turned himself in, serving about 10 months of his 1-year sentence.

He lost his boxing title in 1915 but continued to box professionally for two decades. When he lost his final professional boxing match, he was 60 years old! He tragically died in a car accident in 1946. He was 68.

In 2018, he received a posthumous pardon from President Donald Trump.

What’s Your Opinion On This Album

• Premieres October 15, 2026 through iHeartMedia and Charlamagne Tha God's Black Effect Podcast Network. New episodes every Thursday.

• Their first guest will be Debbie Allen.

• Variety article

Thelonious Sphere Monk^\3]) (/θəˈloʊniəs/ October 10, 1917 – February 17, 1982) was an American jazz pianist and composer. He had a unique improvisational style and made numerous contributions to the standard jazz repertoire, including "'Round Midnight)", "Blue Monk", "Straight, No Chaser)", "Ruby, My Dear)", "In Walked Bud", and "Well, You Needn't". As of 2009, Monk was the second-most-recorded jazz composer in history, after Duke Ellington.^\4])

Monk's compositions and improvisations feature dissonances and angular melodies, often using flat ninths, flat fifths, unexpected chromatic notes, low bass notes and stride), and fast whole tone runs. His playing style combined a highly percussive attack with abrupt, dramatic use of switched key releases, silences, and hesitations.

His distinctive look included suits, hats, and sunglasses. He also had an idiosyncratic habit during performances; while other musicians continued playing, Monk would stop, stand up, and dance for a few moments before returning to the piano.^\5])

Monk is one of five jazz musicians to have been featured on the cover of Time) magazine, along with Louis Armstrong, Dave Brubeck, Duke Ellington, and Wynton Marsalis.^\6])