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In our next issue, our guest will be @AmosBarshad, who recently wrote this great origin story on Tekashi Six9ine for @vulture:
https://t.co/vdZm7FZsvF

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Introducing Writer’s Pick: every week, we’ll ask a journalist to handpick the one recent story you should really read.

We’ll be glad to welcome award-winning journalist @MinaAnnLee as our first guest.

Discover her pick in our next issue, out tomorrow: https://t.co/7MIHTUBBlL

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Our guest today is journalist, poet and playwright @CharlieBraxton (forever admired for having written the 5-mic review of OutKast's Aquemini in @TheSource, back in 1998).

Our weekly selection of hip-hop journalism is on its way: https://t.co/7MIHTUBBlL

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@JohnGotty Thanks for the mention sir, we’re well surrounded here. 🙏🏼

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@WEKetchum “And the little homie Jungle is a garden to me.”

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How 'The Source' Was Made (@_JBold - @Medium) https://t.co/Es5RZSHurq

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Did this interview about running The Source several years ago. Cool to see it emerge today in this “as told to” format. Ah, back in the days indeed.

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How The Source Was Made: a look into the making of hip-hop's premier magazine, back in 1999, with former Editor-in-chief @selwynhinds.

https://t.co/sSBQzn5Q6u

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Signal > Noise

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How We’ll Forget John Lennon
🖋️ Kevin Berger
📸 David Montgomery
📰 @nautilusmag

https://t.co/LIDcAW0ImN

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5 good things we read in January. ⬇️⬇️⬇️
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The Fall and Rise of M. Night Shyamalan
🖋️ @hiattb
📸 @ErikTanner
📰 @RollingStone

https://t.co/0vxPuHPGjn

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The queen of “quiet storm”: Tracey Thorn on the return of Sade
🖋️ @tracey_thorn
📸 David Montgomery
📰 @NewStatesman

https://t.co/YEA5HPYIru

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@Passionweiss If only the @latimes could fix this. Someday.