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Sep 6, 2023Liked by Dennard Dayle

“A groundbreaking Times column compared America to Rome.”

God bless you, DD.

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I might edit them together into a supercut.

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NYSOM is one of those tracks that gets better and better. To be honest, I never really liked the beat, so I often skipped it in my younger days. But it rewards the relistener.

Anyone viewing this comment needs to watch DD's YouTube video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dsjb2JuuGew

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It really pulls you in from the jump, I wouldn’t even trade it for a saner world. The song, not my documentary. If my ego goes that far, take me to a nice comedy farm upstate.

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Just that whole album is amazing. I am also of the opinion if NaS’s follow up was trimmed to 10 tracks, it would be much more well-received.

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Early Nas is unbeatable. I'm an old head and a GZA Stan, but I'll happily accept Nas as the GOAT. His combination of talent, duration, consistent relevance -- he's amazing.

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I just saw GZA in March!. He had a backing band and played Liquid Swords front to back. He's a legend. That whole era of New York boom bap is incredible.

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That's awesome! I've never seen him live, though Wu-Tang's playing in Chicago this fall.

Check out his NPR Tiny Desk Concert: https://youtu.be/Eqme6GKr57U?feature=shared

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Are you going? If it's the NY State of Mind tour, I saw it last year and it was incredible. Just Nas and Wu Tang switching on and off for 2.5 hours straight. I'm going again to see De La Soul.

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That's the one. I'm considering it, and I really have no excuse not to go, other than my children killing my vibe.

Some of my richest, whitest neighbors have been talking about getting VIP access, so I might try to ride that train.

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haha "we got you a pin"

viva la revoluccione

or is it

chuck mangione?

whatever

carry on!

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I hear it'll be televised.

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Lol wait the Proud Boys have a prison track? Is this as good as Jordan Peterson’s rock opera track about sheeple?

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Can you imagine? I’d never frown again. Still, a 20 year sentence for a ringleader is a nice consolation prize.

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All of you go watch Sword of the Stranger, right now!

I don't care when you're reading this!

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