Echoes Of The Crack Age

By Ta-Nehisi Coates
The underground is down for peace among brothers...

I remember when they did this on Arsenio. Cats came to school the next day, talking about how Shock G ripped it. Man, almost 20 years ago.

Half these cats I don't even remember. But I was in love with Terrible T from .357. Damn, she was phat to death. Man, to be young again.

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