Naima Cochrane

Hip-hop wouldn't be the same without Biz Markie

By Naima Cochrane

Tributes for Biz Markie have flooded the web since the rapper’s wife announced his death at 57 years old last Friday. Multiple headers highlight Biz as a “rapper, actor and comedian,” and center his 1989 Top 10 hit “Just a Friend.” But Marcel Theo…

Paul Mooney's comedy found power in making white people uncomfortable

By Naima Cochrane

“My comedy is a nuclear bomb inside my mind. It’s a weapon that’s never been tested. It just blows up and flattens everybody. I start out talking about the funniest sh*t I know, which is race.” - Paul Mooney The Godfather of Black Comedy, Paul…