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John Morrison

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John Morrison

@John_Liberator

Writer/DJ/Sample-flipper @NPRMusic @Wxpnfm @thewiremagazine On-air personality: @Seriousrapshit @Worldcafe @NPRMusic

Philadelphia

Joined April 2011

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John Morrison
@John_Liberator
May 22, 2024
Yo! I want to announce that I've signed with @QuartoBooksUS to write a book about Philly legends Boyz II Men. This will be my first book and I plan on digging deep into Philadelphia 's rich R&B and Hip-Hop history. The book should be out in 2025!
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John Morrison
@John_Liberator
Sep 27, 2024
The pig is chilling unbothered because NOBODY in West Philly will eat him 😭
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John Morrison
@John_Liberator
Jul 12, 2019
T-Pain - I'm N' Luv (With A Stripper) Men: 2 Chainz - I Luv Dem Strippers Men: Juicy J: Bandz A Make Her Dance Men: Woman Rapper: I Used to strip. Men: HOW COME ALL YA'LL TALK ABOUT IS STRIPPING?!?!?!?!?
John Morrison
@John_Liberator
Sep 27, 2024
Replying to @infinitewords14
Between the Muslim folks and the vegan transplants, lil bro is SAFE.
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John Morrison
@John_Liberator
Apr 27, 2024
I love this scene because Ra shows up from outer space and the kids immediately start roasting his shoes and shit. Lol
The Jazz Estate
@thejazzestate
Apr 27, 2024
Sun Ra introducing himself and explaining why he is real.
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John Morrison
@John_Liberator
Jun 1, 2022
For years, I've kept a running playlist of rare Music documentaries and interesting videos that I find on Youtube. Here's a thread that I'll be adding to throughout the day in between running errands. Check it out.
John Morrison
@John_Liberator
Sep 26, 2023
I'm convinced that hearing this song on the radio everyday as a kid made me a better human being. They poured a lot of love into this one.
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John Morrison
@John_Liberator
May 3, 2023
Replying to @fluffyblkboy
Probably because historically, the "proper authorities" are just an institutionalized extension of white power and control. Especially if Black people are involved.
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John Morrison
@John_Liberator
Nov 5, 2024
VIBE was the first place I read about Sun Ra. VIBE was the first place I saw the phrase "Afrofuturism" VIBE was the first time I saw empathetic & humane coverage of the AIDS epidemic. VIBE taught me how to write about the world from a Black perspective Important publication
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John Morrison
@John_Liberator
Jan 15, 2025
I got to hang in the studio and be a fly on the wall while he recorded this album last Spring. Amazing.
CONSEQUENCE
@consequence
Jan 15, 2025
At 100 years old, legendary saxophonist and Sun Ra leader Marshall Allen is releasing his debut solo album → cons.lv/YelE4h
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John Morrison
@John_Liberator
Nov 17, 2023
I'm up listening to the Andre 3000 album and wishing I'd held off a few months before writing this. "How Black Musicians Carved Out a Space in Ambient Music"
How Black Musicians Carved Out a Space in Ambient Music
From okayplayer.com
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John Morrison
@John_Liberator
May 4, 2024
Replying to @kalonge93
I think that this perception of Kendrick is coming from two places. People have projected radical politics onto his work and his peers are so apolitical that it makes Kendrick's work appear more radical than it is.
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John Morrison
@John_Liberator
Jan 11, 2025
I always thought DOOM and S.D.E. era Cam had some similarities as MCs. Dark humor and crazy internal rhymes galore.
DaysMentality
@DaysMentality
Jan 11, 2025
Chubby Cam’ron killing shit studio freestyle late 90s
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John Morrison
@John_Liberator
Mar 8, 2024
Madlib really used to drop the hottest mixtapes ever with no track listing like "happy hunting!" I'm still finding joints off of these tapes.
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