January 2023

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson won his second NFL Most Valuable Player Award for the 2023 season, becoming only the third player in NFL history to win the award multiple times. His unanimous selection confirmed his status as the defining dual-threat quarterback of his generation.

Bronx rapper Ice Spice achieved mainstream crossover success in 2023, collaborating with Taylor Swift on a remix of 'Karma' and with Nicki Minaj on 'Barbie World.' She became one of the most visible faces of New York drill music and a pop-culture phenomenon representing a new generation of Black women in rap.