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I never understood the whole east coast/west coast battle, to me that's like trying to decide whether Alkaline or Kartel are the better artist. it depends on my mood and what I'm listening to at that moment. Kartel has a more serious history and a deeper impact as a freedom fighter with a far more wide-ranging opus but he's way older than A so not exactly a fair comparison.
same with Biggie and Tupac; would B have been able to sustain his genius over decades? We'll never know :/
I just know I'll still be listening to Tupac 20 years from now. He is fucking timeless.
Tupac was my first introduction to third wave feminism, I didn't know it existed outside my home at that time until I discovered bell hooks that same year.
have any of y'all seen the hip hop as mechanism of resistance against oppression episode of Minaj's Patriot Act? if not, so worth watching.
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