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In our next issue, our guest will be @AmosBarshad, who recently wrote this great origin story on Tekashi Six9ine for @vulture: vulture.com/2019/04/the-ma…

Our guest today is journalist, poet and playwright @CharlieBraxton (forever admired for having written the 5-mic review of OutKast's Aquemini in @TheSource, back in 1998). Our weekly selection of hip-hop journalism is on its way: theadlib.io

Introducing Writer’s Pick: every week, we’ll ask a journalist to handpick the one recent story you should really read. We’ll be glad to welcome award-winning journalist @MinaAnnLee as our first guest. Discover her pick in our next issue, out tomorrow: theadlib.io

@JohnGotty Thanks for the mention sir, we’re well surrounded here. 🙏🏼

@stang6505 The Bridge johngotty.com/subscribe The Ad-Lib theadlib.io Trapital - trapital.substack.com

@JohnGotty First off thanks for the Smoking section back in the days. Enjoyed the writing and music. Since it’s closing have fallen out of love with hip hop. Any comparable sites you recommend to rekindle my love of hip hop? Thanks again

@WEKetchum “And the little homie Jungle is a garden to me.”

Quote this tweet with what you think are Jay-Z’s most clever lines.

How 'The Source' Was Made (@_JBold - @Medium) bit.ly/2TVp1Ao

Did this interview about running The Source several years ago. Cool to see it emerge today in this “as told to” format. Ah, back in the days indeed.

How The Source Was Made: a look into the making of hip-hop's premier magazine, back in 1999, with former Editor-in-chief @selwynhinds. medium.com/the-adlib/the-…

Signal > Noise

How We’ll Forget John Lennon 🖋️ Kevin Berger 📸 David Montgomery 📰 @nautilusmag nautil.us/issue/68/conte…

The queen of “quiet storm”: Tracey Thorn on the return of Sade 🖋️ @tracey_thorn 📸 David Montgomery 📰 @NewStatesman newstatesman.com/culture/music-…

5 good things we read in January. ⬇️⬇️⬇️ ________________ The Fall and Rise of M. Night Shyamalan 🖋️ @hiattb 📸 @ErikTanner 📰 @RollingStone rollingstone.com/movies/movie-f…

@Passionweiss If only the @latimes could fix this. Someday.

Spoke to Kendrick about the Black Panther soundtrack and Ryan Coogler and being nominated for every award. latimes.com/entertainment/…