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By
Sean Jacobs

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Mos Def is back. Which means I am happy. This for Ski Beats’ new album coming out in September.

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If you can sit through Lil Wayne’s whiny rap, this has potential. Hello Brooklyn.

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“Half Colombian, Half Mexican Bandit” by California dj, Toy Selecta. (This one via Ghetto Bassquake).

— Sean Jacobs

Further Reading

Empire’s middlemen

From Portuguese Goa to colonial Kampala, Mahmood Mamdani’s latest book shows how India became an instrument of empire, and a scapegoat in its aftermath.

À qui s’adresse la CAN ?

Entre le coût du transport aérien, les régimes de visas, la culture télévisuelle et l’exclusion de classe, le problème de l’affluence à la CAN est structurel — et non le signe d’un manque de passion des supporters.

Lions in the rain

The 2025 AFCON final between Senegal and Morocco was a dramatic spectacle that tested the limits of the match and the crowd, until a defining moment held everything together.