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As a production, "Otis" has blown me away for more than a decade

As a production, "Otis" has blown me away for more than a decade

As a production, "Otis" has blown me away for more than a decade

You don't sample and rap over Otis Redding and get away with it... right? Unless you're Ye and Jay.

Benjamin Kassel

Mar 9, 20224 min read

"Ain't No Sunshine" is a clinic in musical succinctness

"Ain't No Sunshine" is a clinic in musical succinctness

"Ain't No Sunshine" is a clinic in musical succinctness

125 seconds. 26 "I know"s. Four chords. One perfectly short piece of art.

Benjamin Kassel

Feb 21, 20223 min read

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