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Monthly Digest #5: September 2021

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Monthly Digest #5: September 2021

RIP Michael K. Williams, RIP Melvin Van Peebles, Larry June x Cardo, ALLBLACK, OutKast, N.W.A., Alina Baraz, Nardwuar x DJ Quik, Sensitive Thugs Vol. 1 Mix, etc.

Julien Tribet aka Kicket
Oct 9, 2021
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Monthly Digest #5: September 2021

www.kicksgroove.com

Welcome to the latest edition of my monthly digest where I share cool and interesting stuff I’ve been reading, watching or listening to lately.


✍️ WRITINGS ✍️

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David Simon @AoDespair
A short remembrance for a talent, a genuine collaborator and a true friend. What I hope never gets lost is the awareness that Mike genuinely wanted his work to matter; not for fame or reward, but for leaving us all better humans in its wake.
nytimes.comOpinion | The Question Michael K. Williams Asked Me Before Every Season of ‘The Wire’As Omar Little, the actor bent his beautiful mind to a task that even the best writers and showrunners often avoid.
2:48 PM ∙ Sep 12, 2021
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🧢 @TheFakeAbeBeame
Wrote a eulogy for an old friend.
passionweiss.comThe Importance of Being OmarIn honor of the late, great Michael K. Williams, Abe Beame pays tribute to the actor’s fearless portrayal of ‘The Wire’s’ Omar.
2:36 PM ∙ Sep 7, 2021
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Chris Stanford @stanfordc
In his 80s, Melvin Van Peebles joked that he would not receive recognition for his body of work until he became more feeble. “Right now I’m a little too dangerous,” he said in 2013. “I intend to stay dangerous.”
nytimes.comMelvin Van Peebles, Champion of New Black Cinema, Dies at 89A fertile creative force, he wrote fiction and musicals but is best known for a breakthrough movie that heralded the genre known as blaxploitation.
12:18 PM ∙ Sep 23, 2021
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Adelphoi Music @AdelphoiMusic
In the latest edition of Music In Film, Mike explored the radically independent Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song, and its soundtrack by a then little-known band called Earth, Wind & Fire
musebycl.ioMelvin Van Peebles and the Uncanny Score for Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss SongWhere the Earth, Wind & Fire soundtrack fits in the cinema of the time
2:28 PM ∙ May 4, 2021
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billboard hip-hop @billboardhiphop
Larry June & Cardo Talk Their Organic Friendship and Work Ethic: ‘We Just Getting Started, For Real’
blbrd.cmLarry June & Cardo Talk Their Organic Friendship and Work Ethic: ‘We Just Getting Started, For Real’Billboard spoke with Larry June and Cardo about their organic friendship, work ethic and shared love for health and wealth.
9:41 PM ∙ Oct 1, 2021
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Otto Von Biz Markie @Passionweiss
An interview with ALLBLACK about coming up in Oakland, falling in love with rap via Cash Money, gentrification and his familial Black Panther roots, Warriors hoops and his latest, "TY4FWM." By the mighty @jaysonbuford passionweiss.com/2021/09/14/all… @22NDWAYS
passionweiss.com“I Was Raised by the Streets, Raised by My Neighbors:” An Interview With ALLBLACKThe Bay Area rapper is more than someone just thankful that you’re fucking with him. He’s here to stay.
6:23 PM ∙ Sep 15, 2021
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Southpaw Wright @ChuckieFresh
I produced Andre 3000’s solo album in my mind and wrote an album review about it
medium.comI Just F!cked Around and Produced Andre 3000’s New Solo Album in my Mind…I just f!cked around and produced Andre 3000’s new solo album in my mind. 18 tracks of pure magic, 62 minutes of holy goose bumps. This absolute dream album of mine is called Between The Notes. Its…
1:32 PM ∙ Sep 14, 2021
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billboard hip-hop @billboardhiphop
After Celebrating a Birthday & New EP, Alina Baraz Is Enjoying Her Golden Hour
blbrd.cmAfter Celebrating a Birthday & New EP, Alina Baraz Is Enjoying Her Golden HourBillboard spoke to Baraz about her new EP Sunbeam, learning about herself during the pandemic, becoming more vocal as an artist, and more.
3:06 PM ∙ Sep 27, 2021

🎧 MIXES 🎧

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Rob Pursey @robpursey
If you want a hear a sentimental 90s Hip Hop mix featuring artists like Mia X, The Geto Boys, E-40, The Conscious Daughters, Yukmouth, UGK and more...then hit play below!
mixcloud.comMixcloud
12:08 PM ∙ Oct 4, 2021
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🎙️ PODCASTS 🎙️

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rob harvilla @harvilla
e43 of 60 SONGS THAT EXPLAIN THE ‘90S is on outkast’s almighty “ROSA PARKS,” a feat of disrespected geography, bumptious sociology, and the most perfect chemistry two human beings have ever had
theringer.com‘60 Songs That Explain the ’90s’: Outkast and the Future Funk of “Rosa Parks”In our latest ep, we explore the career of Atlanta’s favorite sons and their breakthrough
2:14 PM ∙ Sep 22, 2021
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Dad Bod Rap Pod @DadBodRapPod
New episode! Our hosts discuss the impact, marketing acumen, fashion sense and most importantly, music of N.W.A. Next up we talk to @DJYellaNWA about his firsthand experience in the world's most dangerous group. Stream it here linktr.ee/DBRP via @StonyIslandPods
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4:23 PM ∙ Sep 16, 2021
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👀 VIDEOS 👀


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RIP Michael K. Williams
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