Nothing can escape the linear form of time.
Each step a chain reaction, tipping the next domino in a never ending game.
There is always a through-line.
Tonight, let's take a break from the game to acknowledge how much pain my community is in right now. The Asian-American community is buzzing right now. Not the keep your head down busy bee kind of buzz, and more like the 4th Redbull after 2 Adderall kind of buzz. They are reflections of the empty jitters that remind us that we can't fall asleep. The violence has got to stop from those who perpetuate their hate against us as well as the police who helped reinforce our plight in the first place. I am tired. I am hoarse. And tonight I can't.
Please educate yourselves tonight.
Tonight I take refuge in this music to forget for second the ails that I carry. But do not for a second forget that we are hurting and we cannot stay silent.
Playlist
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Lucid Walking by Tokimonsta on Midnight Menu (TOKiMONSTA Music) -
Sleep Deprived(Feat. Mez & DaVionne) by Dreamville, Lute & Omen on Revenge of the Dreamers III (Dreamville) -
All the Way by Ben L'oncle Soul on Under My Skin (Decca Records) -
Uncle Sam Goddamn by Brother Ali on The Undisputed Truth (Motown) -
All I Need (feat. Chuck English) by Lemaitre on Singularity EP (Substellar Records) -
Reasons (feat. ETHERYAL & Isabel Damiani) by L'homie on It Feels Good to be Dead (HoMie) -
Moments by Hippie Sabotage on Providence (iHiphop) -
Out Of Sight (feat. 2 Chainz) by Run The Jewels on RTJ4 (Self Released) -
Deserve by FKD on Hideaway - EP (FKD) -
Lucy the Tease by Allan Rayman on Hotel Allan (512) -
Primary Function Overload by Sonia Calico on Simulation in an Overloaded World (Muti Music) -
Don't Pretend (feat. SAFE) by Khalid on Free Spirit (RCA Records) -
Watch Ya Mouth by Year of the Ox on The Rollout Mixtape (Born Ctzn) -
Poundz by Brent Faiyaz on Lost - EP (Epitaph) -
Protection by Kiana Lede on KIKI (Republic Records) -
Life Ahead of Me (feat. Rapsody) by Talib Kweli & 9th Wonder on Indie 500 (Rawkus Records) -
Switch by 6lack on East Atlanta Love Letter (Interscope) -
Tama by Ryuichi Sakamoto on Playing the Piano (commmons / AEI) -
Full Bloom (feat Isa Reyes & Richard Parker) by Kota the Friend on Foto (FItbys) -
Trapped by 2Pac on Greatest Hits (Interscope) -
Everything by Murs on Murs for President (Warner Bros. Records) -
Actors by Soft Lipa on 你所不知道的杜振熙之內部整修 (KAO!inc) -
Hood Politics by Kendrick Lamar on To Pimp a Butterfly (Black Hippies) -
The Bay by Lyrics Born on Same !@#$ Different Day (Mobile Home Recordings) -
Ether by Taimane on We Are Made of Stars (Taimane) -
Bring Me Joy by J-Silk on Bring Me Joy (Groovin' Crew) -
Gamble by Tokimonsta on Midnight Menu (TOKiMONSTA Music) -
Sunshine by G lune (G Lune) -
Cosmic Voice by FKD on Ego Trip (FKD) -
Silk... by Masego on Lady Lady (FKJ) -
Love Of My Life (an Ode To Hip-Hop) by Erykah Badu feat. Common on Brown Sugar (OST) (MCA) -
Clasp (Live from the Royal Albert Hall) by RY X & London Contemporary Orchestra on Love from the Royal Albert Hall (Transmodern) -
8701 (feat 6lack) by JID on The Never Story (Dreamville) -
Innocente by Delerium on The Best of Delerium (Nettwerk) -
Come and Go (feat. VanJess) by Tokimonsta on Oasis Noctorno (TOKiMONSTA Music)