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Prior to the series finale, I mused a bit on how S

Prior to the series finale, I mused a bit on how Succession uses hip-hop as a storytelling device for @okayplayer.

“« Kendall Roy’s transient relationship with hip-hop as a source of wish fulfillment over the series is indicative of that reality – a member of the billionaire class who views hip-hop as a personal tool of self-actualization, fully divorcing it from the material and cultural wellspring it emerged from. It’s a master class in musical storytelling, but also a bittersweet acknowledgment of the reality of the current music industry.”

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Wrote about #davefxx and the conundrum of the whit

Wrote about #davefxx and the conundrum of the white rapper for @vulture

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Wrote about the AI music craze for the @washington

Wrote about the AI music craze for the @washingtonpost

“AI has been hyped as a novel phenomenon, but the core processes behind the generative model with respect to music are fairly entrenched in American music history: the idea that Black musical creation is unartistic and easily reproducible for profit while removing Black architects of the sounds.”

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Wrote about #swarm for @reader . It's a well exec

Wrote about #swarm for @reader . It's a well executed character study that falls short of it's premise, but I'm looking forward to seeing Dominique Fishback in more roles ❤️
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