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Uncle Sam Goddamn - Brother Ali
Ju$t - Run the Jewels (and a lot of their or Killer Mike’s songs)
Gang Shit - Marlon Craft
The Guillotine - The Coup
I Wish I Was a Riot Grrrl - Destructo Disk
Nobody’s Biz - Four Fists

Some of these being older than 10 years is a real bummer lol

Absolutely!

Haha yes, we can go with “refined!” Though these days I find myself reaching for books that are more fun than literary.

I try not to pay a ton of attention to reviews for the reason, for books and movies. Sometimes I’ll check afterward for something I enjoyed and find that it’s not well reviewed. Maybe I have trash taste 😅

Yeah, there are some books that are highly recommended–even some that are personally recommended to me by a friend–that I end up not enjoying. I don’t think that makes them bad books, just not the right book for me.

I definitely liked the first Broken Earth book the best as well.

I’m not sure how I feel about the city trilogy either. The characters and their voices are great, but a lot of the more abstract scenes/actions didn’t really do anything for me.

I think she writes well enough that it keeps me reading (and wins her awards), but I haven’t loved most of her books.

Almost done with N.K. Jemisin’s The World We Make.

Also reading the fourth John Dies at the End book.

And listening to Why We Sleep.