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13254210, here's a version with the radio talk edited out
Posted by Errol Walton Barrow, Sat Apr-28-18 02:28 AM
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I like it quite a bit. Kanye tries to make his case, but it's obvious he doesn't read much and is all enthralled with the symbolism of going against the grain in an attempt to unify the people.TIs voice and flow is really good in this too.

I liken it to Bob Marley's One Love concert where he played both sides by getting the leaders of the two political parties together to hold hands on stage. Bob never expressed in an interview whether he thought America's or Communist influence was better for 70s Jamaica because I really don't think he was well versed on it, he just thought the power of his celebrity was enough to make a difference.

So I like the song because it delves into black people's struggle with the wants of the individual vs. the community, a struggle that is going to typify black people for the rest of this century I think.