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Mosi Reeves @humthrush.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

The Fugees have perpetuated drama for decades...but this is particularly nasty work. Screenshot taken from a New York Comic-Con post on Mass Appeal's IG page.

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Mosi Reeves @humthrush.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Also glad this whole thing about *actually "Illmatic" wasn't the first with super-producers* debate gets cleared up. There were others prior to it, but "Illmatic" was the first one I remember that got promoted as such.

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Mosi Reeves @humthrush.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

No...the BPP were *Communist*, not socialist. Looks like some folks are trying to memory-hole that fact....

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Mosi Reeves @humthrush.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Since we're on the subject of rap industry politics, Rapsody posted an interesting thread on IG yesterday. I wasn't blown away by her album, but it deserves more conversation/media attention than it has received. www.instagram.com/p/Dd-sfaSlrUs/

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Mosi Reeves @humthrush.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

No shots, just building on this conversation. Rodney Carmichael brings up some good points. www.npr.org/2026/10/02/n...

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Mosi Reeves @humthrush.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I know this story is paywalled and many of you may not read it. Please note that, yes, I mentioned 2Pac's disastrous offstage antics, including his 1994 conviction on sexual abuse.

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Mosi Reeves @humthrush.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I have their Discogs bio stuck in my head.

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Mosi Reeves @humthrush.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

I guess y'all forgot about the time Obama said "you can't put lipstick on a pig."

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Mosi Reeves @humthrush.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

To wit: LaBelle cut off her nephew because he's a Trump supporter and influencer. I've been studying how Complex downplays MAGA connections to POC aristocrats in its social media headlines.

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Mosi Reeves @humthrush.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

"You don't *see* us. But we *see* you." – The Roots

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Mosi Reeves @humthrush.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

I'm spending my Friday night doing internet research.

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Mosi Reeves @humthrush.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Meanwhile, in the world of mainstream rap...

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Mosi Reeves @humthrush.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

You're not wrong, though I'd counter it's an algorithmic mix of sales and iconography that's not always linear. Hence...

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Mosi Reeves @humthrush.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Wow...this is a pleasant surprise. I didn't know I got a mention in J Cole's "The Fall Off" magazine. Thanks for Whiney G for letting me know.

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Mosi Reeves @humthrush.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

He produced the strangest album in R.E.M.'s catalog.

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Mosi Reeves @humthrush.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Note to NYT: Mr. Ibrahim's child, Tsidi Ibrahim, identifies as nonbinary (she/they) and no longer classifies themselves as a "rapper." www.nytimes.com/2026/06/15/a...

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Mosi Reeves @humthrush.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Earth, Wind & Fire’s “Electric Universe” was one of the first two records I bought with my own money. (The other was Daryl Hall & John Oates’ “Rock ‘N Soul Part 1.”) The family dog took a bite out of it, leaving chew marks in the upper left corner.

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Mosi Reeves @humthrush.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

I know mainstream rap conversations are a lost cause atm. But I'm still stunned at how misogynist and anti-human they've become. (Re: HotNewHipHop)

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Mosi Reeves @humthrush.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

It's in the November 1991 issue of Musician.

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Mosi Reeves @humthrush.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Ha ha...the beef I never started and don't understand the origins of continues...

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Mosi Reeves @humthrush.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Meanwhile, on "The Hollywood Reporter" (I'm always dunking on the rap slop sites so I figured I'll change it up this time):

Ezra Klein, So Hot Right Now

Thanks to his best-selling book and blockbuster podcast, the liberal wonk of the Obama years has become one of NYT’s brightest stars — and an unlikely thirst trap. But is his deep-thinking approach suited to our clickbait world?

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Mosi Reeves @humthrush.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Years ago on Twitter, @maura.bsky.social asked why men get to enjoy a "Nazi phase" then become enlightened without accounting for the damage they caused. This section from NYT's Ted Turner obit makes me think of that. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/b...

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Mosi Reeves @humthrush.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Boba Pac and BIG Carbonite. (Only 10 sets available!)

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Mosi Reeves @humthrush.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Michael Tilson Thomas on James Brown. www.npr.org/transcripts/...

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Mosi Reeves @humthrush.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

This quote from a recent Guardian story on Afrobeats has helped clarify the situation for me. www.theguardian.com/music/2026/a...

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Mosi Reeves @humthrush.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

$100 for a scratched-up CD with skips. Discogs sellers are crazy.

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Mosi Reeves @humthrush.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

If I was a young music writer trying to get on today, I’d probably be cranking out slop like this…

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Mosi Reeves @humthrush.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Ah...okay, I see what game is being played here. What do I think? If you're trying to get clout off outrage, then go on and cook. But if you're truly interested in protecting children of all races and genders, then you need to do a lot better than "this guy was worse than Epstein."

"So a lot of people, I think, will kind of swallow any misgivings they may have and just sort of say, 'Oh well, it’s a great jukebox movie' and just completely ignore the fact that this guy was worse than Jeffrey Epstein."

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Mosi Reeves @humthrush.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Here's hoping the Dems find the xenophobic, anti-immigrant, former Republican white male resistance hero of their dreams.

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Mosi Reeves @humthrush.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

I wrote this about Afrika Bambaataa and "Planet Rock" for my website nearly four years ago. I hope Charles Aaron is doing well. humthrush.com/the-50-best-...

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Mosi Reeves @humthrush.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

One of the techniques that RS writers use to subtly critique their predecessors and show how the publication has evolved is by quoting from past reviews and articles. I've done it myself. I wonder if readers notice? This is from the Laura Nyro piece that was published today.

One of the techniques that RS writers use to critique their predecessors and show how the publication has evolved is by quoting from past reviews and articles. I've done it myself. I wonder if readers notice? This is from the Laura Nyro piece that was published today: "Fans were ecstatic over the shows, giving ovation after ovation, but critics were less than kind. Writing for Rolling Stone, critic Vince Aletti noted that Nyro was 'not just another chick singer but a woman of some complexity.' And yet his description of her was devoid of any complexity at all, reducing her to her looks. 'With her black hair falling over her plump white shoulders, she looked like an Italian housewife-whore or real life lady madonna,' he wrote."

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Mosi Reeves @humthrush.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

(reads dozens of angry comments, tears up) I still got it, y’all…

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Mosi Reeves @humthrush.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Uh…Sun Ra died in 1993. www.theguardian.com/music/2026/m...

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Mosi Reeves @humthrush.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Hey, fuck it, happy St. Patrick’s Day.

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Mosi Reeves @humthrush.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Peace to all the breeders out there…

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Mosi Reeves @humthrush.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

The cringiest line in Uncle L’s career inspired the cringiest song in UGK’s career.

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Mosi Reeves @humthrush.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

If I had to name one reason why my friends are suspicious of “electronic music” critics, this comment about “non-dancing me” would be a good start.

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Mosi Reeves @humthrush.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

I wonder if it was real techno or "business techno" that made Noma's René Redzepi punch his intern in the ribs...https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/07/dining/rene-redzepi-noma-abuse-allegations.html

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