Justin M. Ratchford

Journalist • Hip-Hop Head • Cinephile • Dry Humorist

Field Producer @DatelineNBC | @NBCNews

[andrew pignanelli @ndrewpignanelli]

june 2026 in new york city probably goes down as the best single month to live in any place ever

[Rob Markman 💭 @RobMarkman]

Mannerisms of a young Bobby DeNiro

[Dr Shrimp Puerto Rico ☘️🇧🇷🇲🇽🔻 @LadPsycho]

Marxism leaving my body for 3 minutes whenever Jay-Z's insane braggadocio masterpiece, Feelin It

[Luke Barnett @LukeBarnett]

Every studio starting an AI division but we all just want this.

[Blockhead @BlockheadNYC]

At some point , my brain opted to store obscure rap lyrics to songs I haven't listened to in decades instead of people's names and any password I have ever created.

[M. @ayosznn]

may your “let me just try” work out beautifully.

[akil & saltfish @yungdessalines]

Afro-optimism > afro-pessimism

[kenneth blume @kennybeats]

Hey @suno

You are true losers. Whoever’s running this account, and your boss, and their bosses boss. I can’t imagine going into work daily knowing you are stealing from countless struggling musicians. I can’t imagine being proud to earn a paycheck obliterating the work and dreams of artists.

Get fucked, every single one of you

[Maryam @hell_line0]

The World Cup is cool to watch, but it’s also sobering because, similar to the Olympics, and it reminds you just how expansive the enslavement of Africans was...

[THE GARDEN IS ROCKING @MSG_Rocking]

It’s gotten to the point where you can re-post this for literally no reason whatsoever and still get thousands of likes

[NEW YORK KNICKS @nyknicks]

we really did it dawg.

[Scorpio 🦂 @BriBreIsHerName]

Using ai to “create” Juneteenth posts when it’s actively destroying Black communities is a choice

[IG: olesoul57.2 ♉️ 5/12 @olesoul57_2]

Me commenting under every Juneteenth post I see

[G @binzbysolange]

Hank Willis Thomas, Black Power, 2008

[New York Basketball @NBA_NewYork]

📸 Ali Imam

[Swoosh @JohnnyHSD]

No one’s boss ever had 45 in a close out Finals game

[Josh Hart @joshhart]

I love New York 🧡💙

[Radical Graffiti @GraffitiRadical]

"Save the Forest"
Fern Gully poster against Data Centres spotted in Sydney

[Phil Orlando @philorlando22]

June 13, 2026 - the night the Knicks won. #KnicksTwitter

[THERAVADA @THERAVADA]

Last time the Knicks won a championship New Yorkers started HIP-HOP