• 1277: Self-Portrait as Kendrick Lamar, Laughing to the Bank by Ashanti Anderson

  • Jan 21 2025
  • Length: 6 mins
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1277: Self-Portrait as Kendrick Lamar, Laughing to the Bank by Ashanti Anderson

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  • Today’s poem is Self-Portrait as Kendrick Lamar, Laughing to the Bank by Ashanti Anderson.


    The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… "I first read today’s poem as the rap battle of the summer, arguably of the century, played out between Kendrick Lamar and Drake. This helped me understand again the relationship between hip-hop and poetry. Wit and insinuation are vital elements of our culture."


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