Spastic jazz pianist Thelonious Monk came into thought randomly a few days ago when he was playing over the loudspeaker in the halls of my school. (school is weird). He’s mentioned in this track by Lupe Fiasco, who’s quite possibly the best rapper alive, and reminds me there’s a little hope left for hip hop. Lupe’s currently working on his third and final triple-album “LupE.N.D.”, due out in the fall. He’s also working with Kanye West and Pharell Williams on a side project called CRS. (Check out “US Placers”).
“And He Gets the Girl” tells the classic high school story of a nerd’s crush on a cheerleader, except this one’s got a charming outcome. That sick beat is from a song called “Maybe” by Pharell-led band N*E*R*D*. And now here’s some hope for all the dorks out there:
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thelonious monk is my favorite name in the world. i have nicknamed my friend helen helonious funk and she thought it was just a weird name until she actually heard of the musician. still thinks it's a weird name but no one asked her
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