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The Rap-Up: Like David Lynch

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By Steven Louis
| powmag.net
James Yancey spent much of his grievously short career working with gliders and groovers. His electromagnetic grayscale felt natural below the weightlessness of Q-Tip, Badu, and Baatin. But the Delicious days wouldn’t last forever, because Dilla waged holy war against stillness. The Stones Throw work threw punch-drunk drums at manic synths, as sampling turned into some kind of summoning. He no longer needed the aliens. He needed The Dragon.
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The Rap-Up: Fair-Trade Wemixes

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By Steven Louis
| powmag.net
Writers need to use words—a lot of different ones, all the time. Favorites are bound to emerge. Tennessee Williams threw “summer” on four separate titles. Hunter S. Thompson thought “fear and loathing” were the sickest words ever. Octavia Butler loved a good “parable.” I’ve never read Moby-Dick, but it sounds like “whale” is all over that shit. Enter Larry June, $30 charcoal smoothie in hand. By my count, this latest drop marks his 20th (!) song with “organic” in its name. That completes the punch card.
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The Rap-Up: Can’t Sleep Through the Night

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By Steven Louis
| powmag.net
In a pure and most inspired “Stop Making Sense” turn, Shoreline Mafia’s monotoner has just dropped the new-wave banger that he’s been teasing throughout the past week. “RUBBERZ” is Ian McCulloch writhing in an Awful Lot full-zip. It’s a shimmering gateway to 1986 Manchester, where the only way out is through and the Dead Queen needs a CashApp blessing before we dip. Purps On The Beat lays out an elastic gossamer. Pockets get thicker; watches move thicker.
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