All right, we are down to our last three cities for the live in the stacks tour, and if the first two stops were any indication, you do not want to miss this tour.

I will be in Washington, D.C. with Jason Reynolds on September 24th. I will be in New York City with KSA layman on September 25th, and I will be in Los Angeles on October 18th with three guests.

Yes, three guests, three of my favorite friends of the podcast, Rachel Lindsay, Chelsea Devantes, and Sam Sanders.

The show promises a night of big laughs, hot takes, and more bookish conversation than you could possibly imagine.

Tickets are selling fast, so head to the stackspodcast.com slash tour right now before they sell out.

Welcome to the stacks, a podcast about books and the people who read them. I'm your host, Tracy Thomas, and today I'm speaking with Justin Tinsley.

Justin is a senior writer for ESPN's Andscape, a journalist known for his entertaining probes into the intersections of hip-hop, pop culture, and sports.

We discussed his book. It was all a dream, biggie, and the world that made him a heavily research biography of the notorious B.I.G. and the culture and communities that shaped him.

Justin has also written sharp commentary on Malcolm X, James Baldwin, Serena Williams, Cardi B, and Nipsey Hussle.

Nipsey Hussle was also the subject for his 30-for-30 podcast, The King of Crenshaw.

Quick reminder, everything we talk about on each episode of this show can be found in the link in the show notes.

And remember, the stackspodclub pick for June is White Negroes when cornrows were invoked and other thoughts on cultural appropriation by Lauren Michelle Jackson.

We will be discussing the book on Wednesday, June 29th with David Dennis Jr.

Listen, the stacks is a completely independent podcast. It is only made possible by the support of our listeners.

I cannot stress enough how I would not be able to make this show week in and week out without the support of the stackspack, our incredible bookish community that supports the stacks on Patreon.

If not for them, there would be no show.

So if you like this podcast and want to show it some love plus earn perks for yourself, like our monthly bonus episodes, shout out on the podcast, our book club, and our incredibly lively discord community full of book recommendations and other non bookish things go to patreon.com slash the stacks.

Thank you to our newest member of the stacks pack, Gunner Sloan, and thank you to every single member of the stacks pack for making the show possible.

Okay, now it's time for my chat with Justin Tinsley.

All right, everybody. I'm very excited today. I am talking to Justin Tinsley.

He's the author of the brand new biography of Biggie Smalls called it was all a dream biggie and the world that made him Justin. Welcome to the stacks.

I am truly, truly, truly blessed to be here. I am very excited for this.

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