𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐞 𝐠𝐞𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 (@andrejgee) / X

𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐞 𝐠𝐞𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫

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𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐞 𝐠𝐞𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫

@andrejgee

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𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐞 𝐠𝐞𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫
@andrejgee
Feb 1
my newsletter’s officially behind a paywall im writing 3 posts a week: an essay, a review or profile, and a friday roundup. paid subscriptions receive access to everything, free receive the friday post &my monthly indie rap column subscribe/upgrade 👉🏿andrejgee.substack.com
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𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐞 𝐠𝐞𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫
@andrejgee
Jan 8, 2025
more than anything, at the root, hip-hop is a universal expression of oppressed people
Eye on Palestine
@EyeonPalestine
Jan 6, 2025
Palestinian children have been filmed breakdancing among the ruins of Israel’s war on Gaza as a way to pass time and process trauma.⁠
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𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐞 𝐠𝐞𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫
@andrejgee
Apr 30, 2024
j cole somewhere on his bike extremely relieved
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𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐞 𝐠𝐞𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫
@andrejgee
Aug 29, 2025
ive been wanting to do a piece about this forever
Complex Music
@ComplexMusic
Aug 29, 2025
Jermaine Dupri says no one makes music for teens anymore: "I can't do everything." Full details: complex.com/music/a/cmplxt…
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𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐞 𝐠𝐞𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫
@andrejgee
Mar 26, 2025
this part of what noname was talking about when you release your art &do shows you basically have no choice but to contribute to an ecosystem where white kids think Black expression is mere fodder, &therefore create their own fodder around it
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@fuzzytincan
Mar 26, 2025
I hate this so much
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𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐞 𝐠𝐞𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫
@andrejgee
May 5, 2024
what Kendrick's done in the past week substantially upped his stature in hip-hop history. he was already solidified but he really may have achieved the boogeyman badge. its like him&Nas
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𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐞 𝐠𝐞𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫
@andrejgee
May 8, 2024
sources say the suspension letter read, "freaky ass niggas need to stay they ass inside"
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@TheDunkCentral
May 7, 2024
Gregg Doyel has reportedly been suspended following an interaction with Caitlin Clark and won't cover Indiana Fever games in person this season (h/t @awfulannouncing )
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𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐞 𝐠𝐞𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫
@andrejgee
Jun 21, 2025
all this so people can post photos of themselves as a teddy bear
More Perfect Union
@MorePerfectUS
Jun 11, 2025
Elon Musk's xAI has been poisoning Memphis' air with no permit and no oversight. Now the people of Memphis are fighting back. "We deserve clean air. We deserve to be able to live in our communities, and to live long lives."
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𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐞 𝐠𝐞𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫
@andrejgee
Nov 12, 2025
ive always been trying to convey this idea but never as succintly as this. we let capitalism pervade our perception of arts scenes we're too prone to calling people "failed rappers," "flops" etc instead of saluting someone brave enough to put their art into the world
Caleb
@CalebFromX
Nov 11, 2025
Vince Staples says rappers get clowned for having one hit, but painters are celebrated for one masterpiece. 🎨💭 Why’s it different when it’s rap? 🤔
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𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐞 𝐠𝐞𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫
@andrejgee
Aug 28, 2025
yep rollingstone.com/music/music-fe…
ebonically intelligent papi 🌻
@julianakilrose
Aug 28, 2025
Bruh datpiff has a partnership with internet archive and I just went on thrrr and seen SO much shit woah
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𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐞 𝐠𝐞𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫
@andrejgee
Aug 21, 2023
he didnt say "lets bring some groceries, bookbags, clothes, throw a free show." he said lets go to the chicken spot &flex on a hood we have no ties to 😵‍💫
The Art Of Dialogue
@ArtOfDialogue_
Aug 20, 2023
"Nas was afraid of getting killed," Irv Gotti says he lost Nas when he tried to persuade him to ride through a Baltimore hood.
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𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐞 𝐠𝐞𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫
@andrejgee
Jul 6, 2025
this is what this era calls for, stars taking stands &putting something on the line he skipped out on the bag touring in america because of our draconian policies &the possibility of putting his fans in harms way
Pop Base
@PopBase
Jul 4, 2025
Bad Bunny mimics Donald Trump’s voice to speak out against his own immigration policies in the music video for ‘NUEVAYoL’ released on the 4th of July.
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@andrejgee
Dec 22, 2023
not the fans floatin over the beat
Oh No He Didn't
@ohnohedidnt24
Dec 22, 2023
Pistons fans now chanting "Sell the team!"
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𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐞 𝐠𝐞𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫
@andrejgee
Apr 20, 2021
no verdict can restore life. i just hope this moment radicalizes more people toward abolition