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Stop Working So Hard

There is no direct relationship between how hard you work on something and how good it will be.

6 min readMar 7, 2024

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The Year You Survived

The end of the year is here. I know you, overachiever that you are. Pandemic and all, you’re taking stock of it. In a world where everyone…

3 min readDec 9, 2020

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“The Godfather” is Terrible. Here’s Why That’s Okay.

Many people have seen The Godfather. The Francis Ford Coppola-directed movie is frequently cited as one of the best — if not the best —…

5 min readAug 2, 2018

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I Interviewed Kendrick Lamar Before He Blew Up. This Is What He Said.

He believed he’d be a legend even before he became one.

11 min readOct 13, 2020

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I Interviewed Kendrick Lamar Before He Blew Up. This Is What He Said.

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On Tour, Sid Sriram Gets Closer to God

Sid Sriram Electrifies Crowd at Brooklyn’s Music Hall of Williamsburg

9 min readMar 19, 2024

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On Tour, Sid Sriram Gets Closer to God

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Is My Phone Reading My Mind?

The other day, I was on my way to the gym when I thought of a particular song I wanted to hear. It was not, in today’s culture, a…

4 min readNov 17, 2022

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Streaming vs. Owning

Recently, I was going through an old hard drive. On the drive I found an iTunes folder filled with music that I must have downloaded…

2 min readJul 28, 2022

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Freddie Gibbs New Movie “Down With The King” Explores The Pitfalls of Rap Success

What happens when a hip-hop star has an existential crisis?

3 min readJun 30, 2022

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Freddie Gibbs New Movie “Down With The King” Explores The Pitfalls of Rap Success

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Did Beyonce Really Sample Robin S “Show Me Love” on New Song “Break My Soul”?

When it comes to sampling, there are clear definitions, and being inspired by something is not one of them.

5 min readJun 29, 2022

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Did Beyonce Really Sample Robin S “Show Me Love” on New Song “Break My Soul”?

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Travis Scott Opens Up About ASTROWORLD Tragedy: “It Really Hurts”

In an interview with Charlamagne tha God, the rapper defends himself and vows to find out what really happened.

4 min readDec 9, 2021

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Travis Scott Opens Up About ASTROWORLD Tragedy: “It Really Hurts”

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Paul Cantor

Paul Cantor

Wrote for the New York Times, New York Magazine, Esquire, Rolling Stone, Vice, Fader, Vibe, XXL, MTV News, many other places.

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