"..And the same rapper who revels in a woman's finely proportioned behind may also speak against racism and on behalf of the poor, even as he encourages them not to look at hip-hop as their salvation."

-- Michael Eric Dyson

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“Sing the songs of joy to the Lord, serve the Name of the Lord, and become the servant of His servants.”
“About 40 years ago I had an experience where I wrote a tract.”
“Nothing is more complicated than sex. Nor anything so beautifully simple.”
“It is hard to apply oneself to study when there is no money to pay for food and lodging. I almost never explain these things when folks are asking me why I don't do this or that.”
“Originally I planned on starting a teapot collection. I really like them.”
“I'd stopped doing music all of a sudden, and because of Chill and Jay and B, I got half of my album on a solo project. Then I get a call a week later and Jay is like, "Yo, Janet [Jackson] likes one of the records. We'll take five but are you cool with giving Janet one?" I was like, dude, we can do whatever you want to do.”
“I'm never really nervous because I've done the maximum; now it's up to the audience to do its job.”
“Jenks enthusiastically leaned against the counter and opened the box. Bypassing the plastic knife, he broke off about a third of it and took a huge bite. Ivy watched, appalled, and I shrugged. His mouth moving as he hummed, Jenks finished unpacking the sacks. I was half dead, Ivy was whoring herself to keep me safe, but Jenks was okay as long as he had chocolate.”

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