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Song Review-A Colored Night/A Black Man’s Worst Fear by Lukah
by Dan O Storytelling makes a huge difference. Hip hop has shocked white audiences with very vivid songs about being stopped by police. The problem is shock is not the desired effect. It hasn’t really paid off in building empathy. What the author wants is for the audience to feel the difference. Lukah has changed…
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Bob Dylan is more important than The Beatles
by Dan O I’ve been a Beatles fan my whole life. In stages. The best thing about becoming a Beatles fan was chasing down their influences, the artists they covered, the ones they elevated their game to in order to stay on top. They had a way of taking the temperature of what was going…
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Bandcamp day Map
by Dan O Bandcamp day is upon us! A lot is up and available. I want to give you a map that will lead you to a well-balanced haul. Fat Tony & Taydex-I Will Make A Baby in This Damn Economy- Taydex and Tony have a relationship that has changed the underground. Tony has that…
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Producer Fantasy Ranking: Roc Marciano
by Dan O I’ve always believed we don’t spend enough time talking about how gifted Roc Marciano is as a producer. Credit to him as a lyricist for distracting us to this degree. Think about the legacy run Roc has…he’s the only reason you know Stove God Cook$, gave us the best Ka ever sounded,,…
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Bandcampgold-Hand Painted Trains by Unsung The Rapper
by Dan O I consider this album a great book of poetry. Reading a great book of poetry is hell of a thing. Like some sort of gadgeteer the poet takes images long dismissed or words we are used to seeing used in a certain way and rebuilds stanzas from the raw parts. A new…
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