This episode was recorded on July 30th, 2021. Enjoy!

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Discussed: [“Roaches Don’t Fly”] — the expansion of our podcast; how we approach music — [“Black Sunlight”] — why this album; conscious rap; Ice Cube’s Lethal Injection; OutKast; what Armand Hammer bring to the table; a darker Run the Jewels; white audience majority — [“Indian Summer”] — Boston hates it; NPR in thirty years; the rise and decline of rock and hip hop; underground rap in the 90s was like the minor leagues; catharsis — [“Wishing Bad”] — fuck a hook — [“Falling Out the Sky”] — a lyrics guy; concern for the audience; Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs; John Cage; cultural touch points — [“Chicharonnes”] — Quelle Chris’s verse; black on black criticism; impossible goals; Bamboozled; Boondocks; corporate involvement in radical movements; grad school rap — [“Robert Moses”] — 90’s R&B; harmony; Boyz II Men; idiosyncratic vocal performances; and more!

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