While all of hip hop prizes authenticity, as Van Lathan put it in Filthy Slime Pt 1: “In street rap, authenticity is more important than skill.” Today, we dive into the ways that this genre’s prizing of authenticity has evolved to a point where some rappers aren’t just merely making artful commentary or provocations about gang life, but are using their …
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Filthy Slime (Part 2)
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