Guilty Pleasure: “I’m pescatarian, but every so often, I’ll go to Gillie’s Seafood for their soul rolls with fried rice, pimiento cheese, collards, and pulled pork.”
Word Nerd: “I read about 100 articles a day—about news, sports, sneakers, hip-hop. I’m a huge fan of Dieline packaging design website and Black news magazine The Root.”
Boss Sauce: “Lillie’s of Charleston is my top hot sauce brand. Asking me to choose a favorite flavor is like making me choose between children, but I’d go with Low Country Loco.”
Stark Raving: “I have four J. Stark bags. I love their durable canvas. You can bust them up or throw them in the wash, and they still look good. They always turn heads. ”
That’s a Rap: “Tyler, the Creator, dropped the album Igor in 2019, and it’s one of the best I’ve heard in my whole life. He should’ve won album of the year.”
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