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    With 1999's 'Bigger & Blacker,' Chris Rock risked his career — and secured his legacy

    School shootings, presidential sex scandals, taxes, racism and the big piece of chicken. Despite all the ways that the world has changed since Chris Rock stepped onstage to deliver his third special, "Bigger & Blacker," which premiered on HBO on July 10, 1999, all you have to do is watch it to realize how much the concerns of our country are still the same. Taking the stage in an oversize ...
    by Nate Jackson, Los Angeles Times Jul 12, 2024 4 minutes
    Comedian Chris Rock holds his Emmy Award for outstanding writing for a variety, music or comedy program for "The Chris Rock Show" at the 51st Primetime Emmy Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on Sept. 12, 1999.

    School shootings, presidential sex scandals, taxes, racism and the big piece of chicken.

    Despite all the ways that the world has changed since Chris Rock stepped onstage to deliver his third special, "Bigger & Blacker," which premiered on HBO on July 10, 1999, all you have to do is watch it to realize how much the concerns of our country are still the same. Taking the stage in an oversize leather coat, looking like Morpheus from the year's hit movie "The Matrix," Rock pierced the heart of the country with a blade of truth that made us laugh until it hurt

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