Key Change: Hanif Abdurraqib on The Clash
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Key Change: Hanif Abdurraqib on The Clash

Feb 26, 2025 · 31 min

About this episode

<p>My guest today is <a href="https://www.abdurraqib.com/"><strong>Hanif Abdurraqib,</strong></a> a poet, cultural critic, and New York Times bestselling author of books like <a href="https://twodollarradio.com/products/they-cant-kill-us"><strong><em>They Can't Kill us Until They Kill Us</em></strong><strong>,</strong></a> <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/go-ahead-in-the-rain-hanif-abdurraqib/1129923020"><strong><em>Go Ahead in the Rain: Notes to A Tribe Called Quest</em></strong><strong>,</strong></a> and <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/592315/a-little-devil-in-america-by-hanif-abdurraqib/"><strong><em>A Little Devil in America,</em></strong></a> which won the Andrew Carnegie medal for nonfiction. I've been a guest on Hanif's podcast, <a href="https://object-of-sound.simplecast.com/"><strong>Object of Sound,</strong></a> and I just love reading and hearing his thoughts about music. When I first started toying with the idea for this Key Change series, I was specifically excited about the idea that it could give me the chance to have Hanif on as a guest.</p><p>For more, visit <a href="https://songexploder.net/keychange"><strong>songexploder.net/keychange</strong></a>. </p><p><a href="https://song.link/us/i/684812017"><strong>You can listen to "Lost in the Supermarket" by The Clash here. </strong></a></p>