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On writing and the instability of words (briefly)
“One time, I was driving from some party and a friend of mine’s girlfriend (or maybe just some girl he was fucking) who I had just met maybe two hours before, remarked on the skepticism that seemed to soak my … Continue reading
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Tagged Brandon Soderberg, John McWhorter, Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue
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On Kanye vs. Diddy
One of the lower-key debates (perhaps it only seemed low-key because I’ve essentially been in music-blog detox for the last two weeks) that ushered out the year in music concerned Kanye’s Mega Epic vs. Diddy’s Mega Epic. Alex MacPherson (a … Continue reading
On Idiosyncrasy, Part 2: a model in action
Listening to Skipp Coon and Mr. Nick has prompted me to follow up my previous pieces in the series (here, regarding Yelawolf, and here, regarding Rob Roy). Peep “drift,” “angels & demons” and “when i grow up” from Skipp and … Continue reading
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Tagged ?uestlove, Above the Law, andre 3000, Ballad of the Black Gold, David Banner, Dungeon Family, El-P, Goodie Mob, Kam, Mr. Nick, NWA, Paris, Pharoahe Monch, Public Enemy, Skipp Coon, Sophomore Slump, Talib Kweli, The Bomb Squad, women revolution tennis shoes, Yelawolf
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On Limitations and Idiosyncrasies, Part 1.5: We don’t really do that “new new” ’round these parts…
And this isn’t really “new” per se–I believe the song was released sometime in fall ’09 and this video dropped in February–but it came to me in an e-mail and has been steadily growing on me over the last few … Continue reading
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Tagged andre 3000, B.O.B., Don't Go, Dude Royal, Freddie Gibbs, Outkast, Pill, Rob Roy, Yelawolf
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On Rich Boy and the Voice as an Instrument, Part 1
The arrival of this piece was prophesied long ago, in the bygone days of November 2009. Enjoy Part I of the Rich Boy Manifesto. If you’ve spent any time reading YML over the last few months, it should be evident … Continue reading
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Tagged andre 3000, Big Pun, Del the Funky Homosapien, Goodie Mob, GZA, Jim Jonsin, lil wayne, Malcolm Gladwell, Mystikal, Nas, One Be Lo, Pharoahe Monch, Rich Boy, Yelawolf
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On Empire State of Mind…Again…
I’ve wanted to put this up for a while, but I’ve been too lazy to actually finish it. I’m not sure there’s much more that needs to be said. Is this song still alive? I don’t know. It won’t die … Continue reading
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Tagged Frank Sinatra, Jay-Z, Michael Jordan, New York I Love You, New York New York, NWA, Straight Outta Compton
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On Limitations, Yelawolf, and Idiosyncrasies
At last, another long form piece! I’m sure you’ve all been waiting with baited breath. Be sure to stay tuned for an interview with Yelawolf that will be going up tomorrow, which will serve as a nice complement to this … Continue reading
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Tagged A Piece of Strange, andre 3000, Big Boi, Bun B, C Rayz Walz, Cocaine Blunts, Cunninlynquists, Dirty Acres, Freddie Gibbs, KRS-One, Noz, Outkast, Pill, Pimp C, Rakim, Snoop Dogg, Strange Journey vol .2, UGK, Yelawolf
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On Empire State of Mind, New York Anthems, and The King of New York
NOTE: This is not a completed treatise, just a collection of thoughts for the moment. I certainly plan on revisiting this subject once I’ve organized my mind a bit better, but I just wanted to get this out. It is … Continue reading
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Tagged Alicia Keys, Already Home, Big L, Blueprint, Blueprint 3, Chris Martin, Coldplay, Empire State of Mind, Hardknock Life, Jay-Z, Kanye West, King of New York, Kingdom Come, New York, Rihanna, Run This Town, Swizz Beatz, Timbaland
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