too many people have a listicle/wiki/google AI overview understanding of hip-hop history. and then that microwaveable "knowledge" gets codified in youtube videos and on social media platforms by buffoons.
so much love to @CineMasai_ for mentioning me i appreciate you dog
if anyone cares my goats are kodwo eshun, nitsuh abebe, mina tavakoli, meaghan garvey, C monster, nick james scavo, jessie dunn rovinelli, pat beane and basically everyone who ever wrote at tiny mix tapes
the revolutionary, abolitionist politics of billionaire Beyoncé and Jay-Z sending a man to prison for <checks court documents> the nonviolent act of stealing two suitcases from a car.
@AlexandeRichter The way ELUCID is lighting it up while woods is a silhouette in the background looks so cool. Looks exactly the way my fav song Hunter sounds sonically on Paraffin! Hard to describe but yeah...
@caltrops_press So much effort goes into writing reviews about art one doesn't like only for someone to call you a hater and move on. I really like a beautiful takedown of any art, nothing like reading a well written critic. Learned the most reading these for albums I liked. Reading critic>>>>
it should go without saying that criticism is opinion. a person should also know that asserting one's opinion, one's criticism, is an expectation - for many, a requirement. so if it smacks of "objectively right," they're doing what they're supposed to do
@AlexandeRichter a fan of your work, was just thinking if there is any higher resolution version of this image? It's been my wallpaper for years now. Couldn't find it on your website either.