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📸 ⤴️ by the great Jonathan Mannion
The Motto No. 71 lands in your inbox just as the best to ever do it drops a three-pack of rare looks at TIDAL. “Glory” (2012), and 1998’s “From Marcy to Hollywood,” and “What The Game Made Me” have never been officially released to streaming services and now they are all exclusive to TIDAL. We working over here, so I gotta run — but know more greatness is on the way. The deep archives are being combed through with care.
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and you should definitely read ⬇️
The South Got Something To Say: A Celebration Of Southern Rap (2015-2019) / NPR
How 1 Woman Helped Clear the Classic Samples on Logic’s No Pressure 🎧 author: Donna-Claire Chesman / DJ Booth
Benny The Butcher Is On Fire — Now He’s Trying To Put His BSF Crew On 🗝 author Larry Little / OkayPlayer
Aminé Is Portland Proud. But He Doesn’t Recognize His Hometown Anymore 🎤 author: Jordan Coley / GQ
⤵️ Game On: What Travis Scott is teaching music stars about the world’s biggest new (virtual) stage 🎮 author: Tatiana Cirisano / Billboard
