On this day in 1997, Master P dropped his Sixth album “Ghetto D” and would debut #1 selling 760K copies 1st week eventually going 3x platinum. What’s the hardest beat on this? 🤔
The gentle giant, Michael Clarke Duncan left us 14 years ago today at just 54 years old 🥺
Michael Clarke Duncan had the kind of screen presence that made you notice him immediately, but it was the warmth behind that presence that made audiences remember him.
At 6'5" with an unmistakable voice, Duncan could easily play intimidating figures, yet his breakthrough as John Coffey in The Green Mile revealed something much deeper. The performance earned him an Academy Award nomination and remains the role most closely tied to his legacy: powerful, heartbreaking, and remarkably gentle.
Some of his most popular roles include:
John Coffey (The Green Mile)
Wilson Fisk / Kingpin (Daredevil)
Bear (Armageddon)
Manute (Sin City)
Attar (Planet of the Apes)
Balthazar (The Scorpion King)
Benjamin King (Saints Row)
Commander Vachir (Kung Fu Panda)
Kilowog (Green Lantern)
Leo Knox (The Finder)
What made Duncan special was the contrast he brought to the screen. He could look imposing without losing vulnerability, deliver comedy without forcing it, and make even larger-than-life characters feel human.
Michael Clarke Duncan was physically larger than life, but the humanity he brought to his characters is what made his legacy even bigger. 🕊️❤️
Former NFL player Phillip Buchanon was shocked when his mother asked him for $1 million after he signed his $7 million rookie contract:
“I raised you.”
ADRIEN BRONER REVEALS he has officially PARTED WAYS with Deen and will be JOINING SAUCE WALKA in Houston 😳👀
“Now that that shit’s over, I’m going to just come down there for like a week or two.”
Sauce Walka SNAPS and nearly gets into a FIGHT with a fan that wanted him to buy his painting and show love to the Black Community 😳
"A person bought one of my paintings for you. You ain't even come out your pocket"
"You don't spend no money and you're a millionaire"