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Ta-Nehisi Coates - Ta-Nehisi Coates is a senior editor for The Atlantic, where he writes about culture, politics, and social issues for TheAtlantic.com and the magazine. He is the author of the memoir The Beautiful Struggle. More

Born in 1975, the product of two beautiful parents. Raised in West Baltimore—not quite The Wire, but sometimes ill all the same. Studied at the Mecca for some years in the mid-’90s. Emerged with a purpose, if not a degree. Slowly migrated up the East Coast with a baby and my beloved, until I reached the shores of Harlem. Wrote some stuff along the way.
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By Ta-Nehisi Coates

Sep 24 2008, 4:19 PM ET Comment

Sorry to come back to this but goddamn, "Crying." is a great song. I'm generally skeptical of neo-soul--so much of that shit is derivative. This is what I want my "neo-soul" to sound like. Moreover, I have fantasies of hearing this on Hot-97. Would love to see this break through to a "blacker" audience. I know, I know, it's always about race with me. Anyway,  what a great dance track--something very "Erotic City" about it . Were I ever at a party and this came on, I might murder some one. Seriously, I'm throwing elbows. For the unintiated, you can sample here. I'll be talking about this song more as soon as I figure out what it's about.


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