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When This Rapper Realized Why He Was So Distracted, The Song Just Kinda Wrote Itself
When Talib Kweli (one of my favorite emcees!) got this beat from a producer, a lot of huge events were taking place in the world. Those events were breaking through the noise, pushing the Kardashians, Jersey Shore, and other who-gives-a-f*ck topics onto the back burner and forcing important issues into the forefront of people's thinking. Eventually, the very same things that were distracting Kweli became the inspiration for this song. And it does not disappoint.
09.26.14