Jonathan Emmesedi<p>🧵 1/2</p><p>I had an interesting conversation with my teenage son last night.</p><p>His listening consists almost exclusively of rap at the moment. He told me that one of his favourite artists was Earl Sweatshirt. We then put on the MV for "The Caliphate".</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/DjLeA9yS2ek?si=N1dANFydg3pOPmKi" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/DjLeA9yS2ek?si=N1dANF</span><span class="invisible">ydg3pOPmKi</span></a></p><p>At the end of the MV, my son asked me if I had liked it. This question put me on the spot, because I had not enjoyed it, but I wished neither to sound dismissive nor be dishonest. So I told him that "The Claiphate" was not quite my cup of tea, but that I could understand something of the artistry and why it might appeal.</p><p>We then went on ...</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/HipHop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HipHop</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Rap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rap</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/EarlSweatshirt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EarlSweatshirt</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/TheCaliphate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheCaliphate</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/VinceStaples" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VinceStaples</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Parenting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Parenting</span></a></p>