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Piece by Zach Schwartz originally published on Thought Catalog on 2/4/14. Follow Zach Schwartz on Twitter @zach_two_times.

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“AK” refers to an AK-47 assault rifle.

Notice the diction of “swallowed” — there’s often talk of getting trapped in the life. This creates an interesting feedback loop: Pimp C needs to load his AK to survive life in the city, yet this act of self-preservation further immerses him in the life he wishes to protect himself from.

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The first song off of Broken Bells' 2014 album After the Disco.

This song begins the album before the disco era starts, with a Kraftwerk tribute that revs up into catchy motorik pop.

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Gabby Bess (b. 1992) is an American writer and artist. She is the author of the poetry book, Alone With Other People (CCM, 2013).

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Originally published by Muumuu House

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When we are punished for sins, is it because of our parents–which would seem unfair–or is it our actions?

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The first story published by Pancake in The Atlantic, and often considered his greatest. This West Virginian epic love story takes on the carefully crafted tone of a master with flashes of all over the world.

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Flaxo’s first original vocal track. This song takes trap to a dark and eerie place with emotional vocals, chilling builds, and unique drops that can best be described as organized chaos.

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Flaxo (Nick Perloff) is a San Francisco-based producer and musician who is well known for his acclaimed remixes of Diamonds by Rihanna, Swimming Pools by Kendrick Lamar, and Take Me Home by Cash Cash. His music has been supported by Showtek, Baauer, Flosstradamus, RL Grime, Kill Paris, Krewella, Yellow Claw, and Mimosa, as well as BBC Radio 1 Essentials Mix.

Recently he has been incorporating songwriting and live instrumentation, and original lyrics into his music, as evidenced by his latest single, Erode.

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A figure of speech, “going native” means to take some or all of the cultural traits of the people around you. In this case, it means for Thompson to simply blend in with the people around him

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