I can claim to be someone who benefitted from being in the right place only because I was there for so long. 

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I make videos at Setshot. I write about hip hop and basketball at Esteemed Game. 

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I have found inspiration at various points in my life from 2Pac, 9th Wonder beat drops, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar finding self, Hanif Abdurraqib, Chinua Achebe, Adelaide summer evenings right after the sun goes down, Elechi Amadi, 90s Battlecat instrumentals, Yasiin Bey, Caleborate, Calmatic, championing ideas, CNA, Common, Bryce Cotton, Vincent Gallo, Ghetto Chilldren, Andrew Hales, the opening of Hana-Bi, Hawk House, heartbreak, the Heinemann African Writers Series, Hoop Dreams, Illmatic, INNANETAPE, Kyrie Irving, J Dilla, the mindfulness of Phil Jackson, LeBron James, Brad "Scarface" Jordan, Payal Kapadia, Kendrick Lamar, Fela Kuti, Ladybug Mecca, Spike Lee, Lute, M.I.A., Mac Dre, "Make That Old", Letta Mbulu, minimalism, hooks by Vinia Mojica, NHK WORLD-JAPAN, Nike, OverDoz., Pete Rock, The Pharcyde, Phonte, planning it out, The Rah Band, Rakim, really learning, Roc Raida, Thomas Sankara, Shock G, The Simpsons, Strange Fruit Project, The Tay, A Tribe Called Quest, undrafted NBA debuts, Wikipedia, world travel, Ye and youthful optimism.