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Hanif Abdurraqib

They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us

They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us

A collection of essays exploring the intersection of music, culture, and personal history by Hanif Abdurraqib.

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  • Elena
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    “Brilliant human, brilliant poet, brilliant writer, brilliant music appreciator, brilliant mind, brilliant heart of brilliance, there is no one like Hanif!! An ode to the music that gets us and gets us through life. He made me cry reading an essay on Fall Out Boy. Gave this to my partners dad who hogs the aux and he LOVED it.”

    2021
  • skylikes
    skylikes

    “I want to be alive on this earth so I can continue experiencing each heartshaking word Hanif puts out into the world. There is simply no one like him… this makes me want to make a whole folder full of my favorite creations of his and inspired by the magic he breathes.”

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