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April 13, 2024 14 mins

This episode discusses Vell's hopes of better making of men in American society. 

The Good Read for this episode is JAY-Z: Made in America

by Michael Eric Dyson, (Contribution & Foreword by) Pharrell

This book wrestles with the biggest themes of JAY-Z's career, including hustling, and it recognizes the way that he’s always weaved politics into his music, making important statements about race, criminal justice, black wealth and social injustice. As he enters his fifties, and to mark his thirty years as a recording artist, this is the perfect time to take a look at JAY-Z’s career and his role in making this nation what it is today. 

In many ways, this is JAY-Z’s America as much as it’s Pelosi’s America, or Trump’s America, or Martin Luther King’s America. JAY-Z has given this country a language to think with and words to live by.

What's Popping in Vell's World consists of Angel Reese's Declaration for the WNBA Draft, Young Thug’s YSL RICO Trial Could Continue Until 2027, Getting informed to vote, and more.


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