Everyone who told me, last week, to cop Emperor Tomato Ketchup wins a Horde commendation for uncommon bravery in battle for new sounds. What a beautiful album. And what a beautiful song. ("Anonymous Collective") I'd love to see the Yeah Yeahs Yeahs take a crack at this. You can hear the DNA of "Maps" and "Modern Romance" here.
Ta-Nehisi Coates is a senior editor at The Atlantic, where he writes about culture, politics, and social issues. 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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