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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.

Mid-Day Mixup Friday

By Ta-Nehisi Coates
Jul 30 2010, 1:00 PM ET Comment

by Ricardo Gutierrez

Last one y'all. This has been fun. I'll get a post up later with all the downloads. After being mostly chilled out the last few days I wanted to get you a little amped for Friday. Here is a little something to get you in the mood to party or do whatever weekend warrior things you do.

That track "Jungle Drum" is a recent favorite of mine. Ah, those cute Icelandic singers. Yeah Yeah Yeahs and LCD are for Kenyatta today. The rest is some old-school party music.

Menu:

Cola Bottle Baby - Edwin Birdsong
Soul Makosa - Manu Dibango
Jungle Drum - Emiliana Torrini
It's Just Begun - Jimmy Castor Bunch
Is It All Over My Face (Larry Levan Remix) - Loose Joints
Blow Your Whistle - The Soul Searchers
Zero - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Doing it to Death - The J.B.'s
Din Daa Daa - George Kranz
Home - LCD Soundsystem






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