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Jul 14, 2019

Hip-Hop Book Club’s Attah “A.T.” Essien

June 25 I attended the third season debut of the “Hip-Hop Book Club” hosted by four…

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Aug 10, 2020

Roy Jones Jr. doesn’t want you to forget

Roy Jones Jr. once pleaded with the world on his own rap song that “Yall must have…

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Feb 13, 2018

I hate Stringer Bell.

This was about a celebration for Jonathan Abrams’ new book “All The Pieces Matter,” an oral history on HBO’s “The Wire.”It was about…

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Jul 23, 2020

Snoop Dogg Verzuz DMX: a battle between super humans in Hip-Hop

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May 21, 2020

Cozy Thoughts: The lost battle part 1

Since the start of America’s quarantine, Instagram Live has been the unofficial celebratory hub for Hip-Hop, R&B and ratchetness (shoutout to Tory Lanez).

Verzuz can be awkward and clunky but overall fun for the fans. It’s given older…

Marley Malenfant in Cozy Thoughts

Oct 11, 2019

Cozy Thoughts: Week 3

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Nov 8, 2019

Cozy Thoughts: Week 5

The Song Writers Hall of Fame released their list of nominees eligible for the 2020 induction.

You can see the full list here.

Of the list, a particular band sticks out like a cold sore and not because they don’t belong there. But because…

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Dec 6, 2019

Cozy Thoughts: Week 6

November was a month full of hip-hop anniversaries celebrating classic album releases (2001, Streets is a Mutha) but…

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May 28, 2020

Cozy Thoughts: The Lost Battle Part 2

Round 6: “Chicken Head” vs “1st of Tha Month”

Bone Thugs have a lot of songs about money. Never heard a song dedicated to welfare checks? Bone got you. You love money? So does bone. Are you a bill collector? Bone is too!

Marley Malenfant in Cozy Thoughts

Oct 25, 2019

Cozy Thoughts: Week 4

This week, I wrote about songs that I found disturbing, terrifying, creepy or controversial for their time.

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