Remembering Mac Miller, Low-Key Hip-Hop Bellwether

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🗓️ 15 September 2018

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

The 26-year-old rapper and producer stood at the crossroads of movements that have been shaping popular music over the past decade. Guests: ItsTheReal's Eric and Jeff Rosenthal; Pitchfork's Sheldon Pearce; and Eric Renner Brown.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the New York Times
0:02.0	podcast, You are divine feminine of music news and criticism.
0:05.0	I'm your host John Caramonica.
0:06.0	Kids. Hey, Koolay, and frozen pizza.
0:13.0	It's the work of aught, I ain't Takamona Lisa,
0:16.0	Dream of rocking crown, see me filling up with frenas,
0:19.0	got me laughing like a damn hyena.
0:21.0	Yeah, I live a life pretty similar to yours.
0:24.3	Used to go to school hang with friends and play sports every single summer taking
0:28.6	trips to the shore and that was all gravy but I knew. I ain't ever seen a young rapper like one.
0:34.7	Can't believe they I swear it's just a mirage.
0:37.4	Still got my training wheels in the garage,
0:39.9	but I ain't gonna need those.
0:41.4	I'm gonna go hard.
0:43.0	So far, I've done pretty well for myself.
0:46.0	Couple trophies on the shelf, so what else could I want that?
0:49.0	I don't have yet.
0:50.0	Well, a little more cash in my own fast jet so I can go anywhere anywhere
0:55.0	anywhere
0:56.0	anywhere Cali for the kkis boy I know there's plenty there about to be in music stores
1:00.6	everywhere but not yet they can't understand my concept. I've been climbing up the
1:05.3	Great Wall, haven't had the fault yet. These blocks gotta know I'm on next. Clean conscience,
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