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My love language is making music playlists. You’re welcome.

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“The duty of youth is to challenge corruption.” – Kurt Cobain

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East coast hip hop vibes with splashes of something all his own, Raycizm has created an album (Raised by T.V.) that’s both nostalgic and the kind of music you want to blast while driving with all windows down.

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Birthday sex.

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But somewhere along the way, success had become bittersweet. Life had become a series of stepping stones en route to a moving destination, a blur of cities viewed through the window of a tour bus.

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On a moral level, you hate what you’re hearing. But…

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“What is gay rap? Half the stuff Kanye West is putting out right now sounds like some fags who are giving her heat and fire and saying, “Yasss, bitch!” All those girls sound gay to me.”

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What do we actually want from white people in race conversations?

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“Yo Ice, I did a concert in the White House/And after that me and Donald Trump hung out.” —Ice-T

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Among young ethnic minorities, hip-hop is perhaps the most popular medium for challenging the twin burdens of entrenched injustice and pervasive privilege.