Boniver, aka Justin Vernon, an indie folk singer renowned for his emotionally piercing voice and expansive soundscapes. Chief Keith, a trap rapper who songs ooze with Machizmo and brazingly embraced

drug use over ominous beats.

Justin Vernon and Chief Kief are two artists that represent

Justin Vernon and Chief Kief are two artists that represent widely different ends of the musical spectrum.

Yet on Kanya West's song Hold My Liquor, their energies fused together and become a single entity. I can handle no liquor but these bit just can't handle me.

What possible reason can't have to utilize both Vernon and Kief in this

a traditional guitar-driven rap song?

The answer to this question reveals something crucial about the album's main character and

sets up the entire second act of Yeesiziz. From Spotify I'm Cole Kushna and this is

Dissect long-form musical analysis broken into short digestible episodes. Today

we continue our serialized examination of Connie West Yezes with the album's fifth track, Hold My Liquor. So, This episode is brought to you by Shopify.

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Last time I dissect, we examined new slaves, a song that found our main character

Yezes, trying with all his might to spark a meaningful societal change.

He called out the disturbing relationship between corporate interest and government

that creates a system of new slaves in the 21st century.

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