January: Deep in Thoughts

(Thanks, Rafi)

"I'm thinkin' / Deep in thoughts / Ya boy ain't even winkin'"
And that about sums up January. Heavy coats for heavy times, and heavy conversations for heavy minds...

Thankfully, I've got a few more items to lighten things up. First, a short video essay on genre conventions in hip-hop, chased down with two "different" reviews from my vaults, the second of which caused a *bit* of a stir when it was first published. Like I've said before, nothing ventured, nothing gained. Time to step out of the boxes we've neatly crafted for ourselves.

What have I been thinking about? Everything and nothing at once. And that looks kind of like this...