Thebe Neruda Kgositsile (Earl Sweatshirt) Quotes
I think rap music is rap music. I mean, are there heavy writing aspects of it? Absolutely. In a sense, is it poetry? Yeah. I've heard that so much, growing up in a house with poetry. But I think people like to use that as a shortcut for who's good and who's not. It's like the word 'lyrical' - 'lyrical' is the worst word in the entire world.
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Japanese businesspeople and companies are lacking in individuality.
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Christmas is, of course, the time to be home - in heart as well as body.
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I definitely love Australia. I've been to Sydney and Melbourne a couple of times, and I love those places.
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I love that I can tell the truth and have people laugh at it.
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I think rap music is rap music. I mean, are there heavy writing aspects of it? Absolutely. In a sense, is it poetry? Yeah. I've heard that so much, growing up in a house with poetry. But I think people like to use that as a shortcut for who's good and who's not. It's like the word 'lyrical' - 'lyrical' is the worst word in the entire world.
