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THE BEAUTY OF SAMPLING
Sampling is an art form that isn’t just a pillar of Hip Hop, but possibly its heart. Camille Godfrey interrogates how sampling bridges the gaps between generations and why it is beautiful.
published February 4, 2023
THE WINTER PRODUCTION
Kareem Fofana’s epic winter 2021 playlist is framed with the emotional context of Kareem’s life and what he learned while listening to the music.
published August 11, 2022
MY LIFE IN MUSIC: [ENTRY #00110100 00001010]
Kareem Fofana finds a new, free, person inisde their old persona. Start the music.
published July 11, 2022
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September 2024
- Sep 11, 2024 Stairway To Heaven: Dream Logic vs. Mythological Reclamation [How to Explain A World] Sep 11, 2024
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May 2024
- May 19, 2024 leap years, almost three months, some days May 19, 2024
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March 2024
- Mar 4, 2024 pilot light Mar 4, 2024
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June 2023
- Jun 13, 2023 Foreign Chaos [COP’s CITY/COP CITY] Jun 13, 2023
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May 2023
- May 24, 2023 ART EATS WORLD May 24, 2023
- May 20, 2023 Black Pomegranate May 20, 2023
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March 2023
- Mar 20, 2023 WHITE LIGHTERS: notes on memory, death, growth, and being 26 Mar 20, 2023
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February 2023
- Feb 4, 2023 THE BEAUTY OF SAMPLING Feb 4, 2023
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December 2022
- Dec 22, 2022 HOW WE SAVE THE WORLD Dec 22, 2022
- Dec 22, 2022 Bleeding Heart/Just What Happens Dec 22, 2022
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November 2022
- Nov 13, 2022 DEAR NIGGAS (letter for the black man) Nov 13, 2022
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September 2022
- Sep 10, 2022 DEAR CRONUS Sep 10, 2022
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August 2022
- Aug 11, 2022 THE WINTER PRODUCTION Aug 11, 2022
- Aug 8, 2022 HOWTOAPOLOGIZETOYOURSELF Aug 8, 2022
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July 2022
- Jul 22, 2022 WHO WILL CRY FOR THE LITTLE GIRL? Jul 22, 2022
- Jul 11, 2022 MY LIFE IN MUSIC: [ENTRY #00110100 00001010] Jul 11, 2022
- Jul 8, 2022 THE EASTSIDE BROKE MY HEART Jul 8, 2022
- Jul 7, 2022 a taste of “Through The Mud Grows The Lotus” Jul 7, 2022
- Jul 5, 2022 CARBON COPY Jul 5, 2022
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June 2022
- Jun 26, 2022 solo(ng) Jun 26, 2022
- Jun 19, 2022 BLACK TRUNK Jun 19, 2022
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May 2022
- May 30, 2022 KIND OF BLUE May 30, 2022
- May 19, 2022 AFROFUTUR(IS)T SURVIVAL GUIDE 🧚🏽♂️ May 19, 2022