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Brandon Hill
@HooplaHill
โœ๐Ÿผ Boston Guardian @BostonGlobe @VinylMePlease @okayplayer Formerly @central_sauce. Co-host In Search of Sauce ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ. ๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿปโ€๐ŸŽ“ MU & Emerson he/him
Boston, MA
Joined January 2012
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    Miki Hellerbach is taking artists to parts known. I spoke with my good friend @mikimontebello about 'The Spot,' his soon-to-release food travel and hip-hop interview show. I got a sneak peek at the pilot featuring @AshaImuno and his "spot" Harry's Cafe in Moreno Valley CA ๐Ÿ“–๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿผ
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    Replying to @HipHopNumbers
    Kendrick undoubtedly wins this but what about TDE vs Dreamville?
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    Replying to @BenPurkert
    I LOVE the way James Baldwin starts this chapter of Giovani's Room. This book also has some incredibly written dialogue
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    I actually wrote about exactly this! Part of the surge in unionization is because workers feel that the government is failing to place appropriate checks and the workers need to take action to do it themselves.
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    NEW: Workers at Wells Fargo are organizing the first big bank union in the U.S. The company has been rocked by scandals for years โ€” fake accounts, racism, misleading data, employee abuse. Politicians in D.C. haven't stopped it, so workers are doing it themselves.
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    Replying to @charlie_savage and @ShaneGoldmacher
    Might actually be one of the pieces he stole from the home of the US ambassador to France
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    I once wrote about how introducing rap lyrics in a court room is more likely to result in a conviction regardless of the relevance of the lyrics. This practice is cultural discrimination as a stand in for racial discrimination in our justice system. โœ๐Ÿผ
    JUST IN: The judge in the YSL RICO trial has ruled that 17 song lyrics can be used against Young Thug and his codefendants as evidence.
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    Replying to @Xchrispatrick
    Those drama ad libs and gangsta grillz tags took me back and I'm not even that old lmao. Gonna need the datpiff.com mix too
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    If you're making music in Massachusetts, please DM me! I'm looking out for more ways to cover the Mass scene next year (especially hip-hop) and I would like you to have my email! Feel free to tag Mass artists you're listening to below too. Seems like I discover more every week
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    A lot of firsts at Okayplayer. My first piece of paid writing. My first internship. My first job out of school. My first cover story. Now my first lay off. I've always said how blessed I've felt to have this opportunity and I'll treasure the people and stories I worked with there
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    After over a month of compiling, you can now see every single interview @JIDsv has ever given all in one place! Categorized by format and fully annotated with overviews, details and key quotes, it's the ultimate resource for Jidiots everywhere #Dreamville centralsauce.com/jid-every-inteโ€ฆ
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    We got one song with Mac Miller and EARTHGANG and I'll treasure it forever
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    Many long hours put in for the amazing music J.I.D puts out. See for yourself and learn something about the GOAT now. Act fast and you'll be able to say you were a Jidiot from the jump when he's on top of the game in a few years. Check it out and share!
    Here it is: the ultimate resource for JID fans everywhere. Every interview that @JIDsv has ever given, all catalogued, analyzed, and in one easily scrollable feed. Happy 29th birthday, JID! centralsauce.com/jid-every-inteโ€ฆ
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    Didn't realize it's been so long since DAMN. That album still fresh
    Days Since Last Full-Length Release From TDE Artists 1,056: Isaiah Rashad 1,010: Lance Skiiwalker 958: Ab-Soul 832: Kendrick Lamar 797: Reason 776: SZA 552: SiR 405: Jay Rock 90: Schoolboy Q TDE averages 722 days (1.97 yrs) between solo albums Who drops next? Surprise album?