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Re:Blow up: how half a tonne of cocaine transformed the life... by logicx24 on Saturday May 11, 2019 @09:16PM (#19889480)
Listening to Illmatic also describes this experience really well. I hate commenting on the "authenticity" of gangster rap music, as my life is so incredibly far away from the things they discuss, but Nas gives some of the grittiest descriptions of a life spent in crime.
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Re:Blow up: how half a tonne of cocaine transformed the life... by selimthegrim on Saturday May 11, 2019 @10:00PM (#19889637)
I think Freddie Gibbs and Vince Staples have played against type here and really engage in metacommentary rather than glorification. It's a heartening trend in rap.
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