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No Bars Off - Is This Ghostface Killah verse Still Ill?

No Bars Off

Show Notes

This week, Sha Stimuli and Boardwalk Brown dissect and digest Ghostface Killah's gut-wrenching imagery from his classic "All I Got Is You", featuring the angelic voice of none other than Mary J. Blige.

Topics discussed:

Vivid storytelling & references

The depths of despair contained in the story

Timelessness of Ghost’s style

Links mentioned in this episode:

http://hashtaglegday.com

https://youtu.be/RThkA2UHSoo?si=kIs0hncN-I2dyfhH

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