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            <title><![CDATA[2026 Goals]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2026 00:31:11 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[For my 2026 goals, I decided to attack my mindset instead of reaching specific accomplishments. They say most of life happens in your head, so after a few year of not doing resolutions, I decided to focus a little more on the intangible. Let’s get to em.2025 Was Prolific150+ beats produced1 album, created in 45 days53 episodes of Yards32 editions of Intrusive Thougts3 shows plays2 podcast appearances1 platform launchedGoal 1: Drink my own Kool-AidThis is my version of be delusional. The main ...]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For my 2026 goals, I decided to attack my mindset instead of reaching specific accomplishments. They say most of life happens in your head, so after a few year of not doing resolutions, I decided to focus a little more on the intangible. Let’s get to em.</p><h2 id="h-2025-was-prolific" class="text-3xl font-header !mt-8 !mb-4 first:!mt-0 first:!mb-0">2025 Was Prolific</h2><ul><li><p>150+ beats produced</p></li><li><p>1 album, created in 45 days</p></li><li><p>53 episodes of Yards</p></li><li><p>32 editions of Intrusive Thougts</p></li><li><p>3 shows plays</p></li><li><p>2 podcast appearances</p></li><li><p>1 platform launched</p></li></ul><h3 id="h-goal-1-drink-my-own-kool-aid" class="text-2xl font-header !mt-6 !mb-4 first:!mt-0 first:!mb-0">Goal 1: Drink my own Kool-Aid</h3><p>This is my version of be delusional. The main difference is that my music is good. My ideas are good and I am smart. I was asked recently if I had what it takes to make it and the answer to that is obviously yes but then I was asked if I believe it that was Nat with a little more apprehension. It’s time to finally drink my own Kool-Aid and believe that I can do it not just that I have the capabilities to do it.</p><h3 id="h-goal-2-be-unreasonable" class="text-2xl font-header !mt-6 !mb-4 first:!mt-0 first:!mb-0">Goal 2: Be unreasonable</h3><p>Not only will I ask for the unreasonable I will demand it. People who deserve less than me have asked for and received more and I just can’t accept that.</p><h3 id="h-goal-3-take-my-music-outside-of-charleston" class="text-2xl font-header !mt-6 !mb-4 first:!mt-0 first:!mb-0">Goal 3: Take my music outside of Charleston</h3><p>The last few years have been trash for me as a the city's music scene that I was expecting to be able to navigate as an artist with more ease than how it ended up being for me. Attached to this I won't be mad if my local friends don't give a shit about my music. Why would they? Why should they? People wanna see you be great but that doesn’t mean they need to pretend to be fans of your work.</p><h3 id="h-goal-4-systems" class="text-2xl font-header !mt-6 !mb-4 first:!mt-0 first:!mb-0">Goal 4: Systems!</h3><p>In doing everything myself, the closest thing I can get to a team is creating a set of systems to help make my work and journey easier. Working across multiple media, it’s gonna be important to be organized if I wanna win.</p><h3 id="h-goal-5-ignore-the-algorithm" class="text-2xl font-header !mt-6 !mb-4 first:!mt-0 first:!mb-0">Goal 5: Ignore the algorithm</h3><p>Since when has the algorithm done something for me? Why should I do something for it? This will mainly manifest in me putting everything everywhere and not playing any platform games. Worrying about what works best where will just end in paralysis. If people care, they’ll find me.</p><h3 id="h-goal-6-make-dollar200000" class="text-2xl font-header !mt-6 !mb-4 first:!mt-0 first:!mb-0">Goal 6: Make $200,000</h3><p>It's my money I just need to find who has it. It's important to mentally leave the door open for the money to enter and that's how this got on my list. All at once. Over the year. Installments. Music. Art. Shows. Ideas. Investments. Grants. Contests. NFTs. Albums. Merch. Subscribers. Rapping. DJing. Writing. Editing. Designing. Anything.</p><h3 id="h-new-years-resolutions-are-overrated" class="text-2xl font-header !mt-6 !mb-4 first:!mt-0 first:!mb-0">New Year’s Resolutions Are Overrated</h3><p>I make things like this to hold myself accountable because I said it to the public. Just do your best each day and understand that doing your best doesn’t necessarily mean that it’s good. Doing your best just means it was your best in the moment. Sometimes doing things you’re good at can go poorly for a variety of reasons, but as long as you did your best…you have nothing to regret. Or whatever.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[Intrusive Thoughts: December 7, 2025]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2025 02:47:17 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[I don’t use json enoughHoe Sit Down is a crazy songI hate that social apps have blocked alternative clients for their appJapan day in the life content makes me miss Japan more than tourism contentIf Apple Music made daily playlists, I would stop listening to music on Spotify“Organized chaos” is very different than “chaos, organized”People who text drastically different than they talk…what are you thinking?Why did we land on the term “AI artist” instead of “AI art director”]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<ul><li><p>I don’t use json enough</p></li><li><p>Hoe Sit Down is a crazy song</p></li><li><p>I hate that social apps have blocked alternative clients for their app</p></li><li><p>Japan day in the life content makes me miss Japan more than tourism content</p></li><li><p>If Apple Music made daily playlists, I would stop listening to music on Spotify</p></li><li><p>“Organized chaos” is very different than “chaos, organized”</p></li><li><p>People who text drastically different than they talk…what are you thinking?</p></li><li><p>Why did we land on the term “AI artist” instead of “AI art director”</p></li></ul><br>]]></content:encoded>
            <author>blackdave@newsletter.paragraph.com (Black Dave)</author>
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            <title><![CDATA[𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐂𝐈𝐍𝐆 fivestar]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 29 Nov 2025 02:46:13 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Yo! I've been working on a platform called fivestar, an NFT rating platform focused on art and good taste. Rate things, engage in the ratings of others, and discover great art. In an effort to make things about the art again, fivestar was born. Check it out at http://five---star.com Here's a video of me talking about it I run through the site and its features here. Hope to see you there!]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yo! I've been working on a platform called fivestar, an NFT rating platform focused on art and good taste. Rate things, engage in the ratings of others, and discover great art. In an effort to make things about the art again, fivestar was born. Check it out at <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow ugc" class="dont-break-out" href="http://five---star.com">http://five---star.com</a></p><p>Here's a video of me talking about it</p><div data-type="youtube" videoid="0ErufNaqaXo">
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            <title><![CDATA[Intrusive Thoughts: November 23, 2025]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2025 23:51:05 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[I never listen to them but I love shows that have companion podcasts Why didn’t someone make a creator coin protocol that every web3 app?Instagram, Twitter & tiktok are 3 different algorithmsShenmue cost $70,000,000 to make!?Wonder how many folks have made a Harada Method chart Am I the only one enjoying their orange iPhone?]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<ul><li><p>I never listen to them but I love shows that have companion podcasts&nbsp;</p></li><li><p>Why didn’t someone make a creator coin protocol that every web3 app?</p></li><li><p>Instagram, Twitter &amp; tiktok are 3 different algorithms</p></li><li><p>Shenmue cost $70,000,000 to make!?</p></li><li><p>Wonder how many folks have made a Harada Method chart</p></li><li><p> Am I the only one enjoying their orange iPhone?</p></li></ul><br>]]></content:encoded>
            <author>blackdave@newsletter.paragraph.com (Black Dave)</author>
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            <title><![CDATA[Intrusive Thoughts: October 26, 2025]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2025 00:51:30 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Something Gia got right that Juicy Couture didn’t was that everyone always wears the full set 
The flights to and from Japan are so long. I finally understand why seat upgrades are a thing. 
Japan thoughts]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Something Gia got right that Juicy Couture didn’t was that everyone always wears the full set</p><p>The flights to and from Japan are so long. I finally understand why seat upgrades are a thing.</p><p>Japan thoughts:</p><ul><li><p>everyone stays out of everyone’s way. I like that</p></li><li><p>“Pop” culture seems hard to pin down</p></li><li><p>Manga is everywhere and for everyone.</p></li><li><p>Everything needs a mascot. Everything.</p></li><li><p>Stamps are the best.</p></li><li><p>Every shop has this sense of curated abundance. Stores full of things yet everything in them slaps.</p></li><li><p>More on stores: someone in there at one point had to understand the value of every item in it.</p></li><li><p>It feels weird and rude to not understand someone because of a language barrier</p></li><li><p>Cosplay <span data-name="handshake" class="emoji" data-type="emoji">🤝</span> Drag (??? Early take)</p></li><li><p>I’ve never seen someone press the door close button on an elevator faster than a Japanese person</p></li><li><p>I only had one person really do the “I love hip hop” thing to me in my 2 week trip and I’ve dealt with hella racism in my life but the extreme fandom is a different beast</p></li></ul><br>]]></content:encoded>
            <author>blackdave@newsletter.paragraph.com (Black Dave)</author>
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            <title><![CDATA[Intrusive Thoughts: October 19, 2025]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 19 Oct 2025 22:54:46 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[See you next week!]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>See you next week!</p>]]></content:encoded>
            <author>blackdave@newsletter.paragraph.com (Black Dave)</author>
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            <title><![CDATA[Intrusive Thoughts: October 12, 2025]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 12 Oct 2025 16:22:49 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[I appreciate young thug just dropping more records through everything that’s happening with him right now.
“AI is the only partner you need” marketing is and was always whack.
“The Four Freedoms”
I am reminded lately of how much there is to learn out there
“Never reference the people, get the people” - Benji B]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<ul><li><p>I appreciate young thug just dropping more records through everything that’s happening with him right now.</p></li><li><p>“AI is the only partner you need” marketing is and was always whack.</p></li><li><p>“The Four Freedoms”</p></li><li><p>I am reminded lately of how much there is to learn out there</p></li><li><p>“Never reference the people, get the people” - Benji B</p></li><li><p>Nostalgic video game twitter constantly reminds me of how many video games I’ve played</p></li><li><p>Drake case dismissed, but with hundreds of millions of dollars at stake, I feel him.</p></li><li><p>I’m…suddenly interested in physical media?</p></li><li><p>Taylor dropped HOW MANY versions!?</p></li></ul><br>]]></content:encoded>
            <author>blackdave@newsletter.paragraph.com (Black Dave)</author>
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            <title><![CDATA[Intrusive Thoughts: October 5, 2025]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2025 01:11:20 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Everything is political, but not everything has to be about politicsWhy are people finding out that Skims is Yeezy + shapewear en masse right now?Do we call Substack social media?If Yams and Virgil were still around, the culture would look differentA$AP Yams is GROSSLY underrated Who is writing a “The Enshittification of Taylor Swift” article documenting her run so far?Totally forgot Taylor faked a southern accent in the country part of her careerAll of the critics just seem so unhappy this P...]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<ul><li><p>Everything is political, but not everything has to be about politics</p></li><li><p>Why are people finding out that Skims is Yeezy + shapewear en masse right now?</p></li><li><p>Do we call Substack social media?</p></li><li><p>If Yams and Virgil were still around, the culture would look different</p></li><li><p>A$AP Yams is GROSSLY underrated&nbsp;</p></li><li><p>Who is writing a “The Enshittification of Taylor Swift” article documenting her run so far?</p></li><li><p>Totally forgot Taylor faked a southern accent in the country part of her career</p></li><li><p>All of the critics just seem so unhappy this Paris Fashion Week</p></li><li><p>Crunchyroll got rid of skip intro?</p></li><li><p>The tumblr nostalgia seems very real right now</p></li><li><p> The way the old guard of music misunderstands alt rap is fascinating</p></li></ul><br>]]></content:encoded>
            <author>blackdave@newsletter.paragraph.com (Black Dave)</author>
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            <title><![CDATA[Intrusive Thoughts: September 28, 2025]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2025 02:43:45 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Is it possible to have a “local” experience in another country if you don’t speak the language?
Solange might be the most authentic feeling music artist of scale to me. It feels like everything she does, she genuinely wants to do
Is anime written to inspire kids or is it just adults lamenting (or reflecting) on their pasts and desires as kids?
“I don’t wanna meet anyone a second time if I don’t have to” - Me, in a dream
There never should have been this many Pokémon]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<ul><li><p>Is it possible to have a “local” experience in another country if you don’t speak the language?</p></li><li><p>Solange might be the most authentic feeling music artist of scale to me. It feels like everything she does, she genuinely wants to do</p></li><li><p>Is anime written to inspire kids or is it just adults lamenting (or reflecting) on their pasts and desires as kids?</p></li><li><p>“I don’t wanna meet anyone a second time if I don’t have to” - Me, in a dream</p></li><li><p>There never should have been this many Pokémon</p></li><li><p>I wonder if it would be better at this point to fund musicians instead of music tech</p></li><li><p> I really made an album in 45 days</p></li></ul><br>]]></content:encoded>
            <author>blackdave@newsletter.paragraph.com (Black Dave)</author>
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            <title><![CDATA[Intrusive Thoughts: September 21, 2025]]></title>
            <link>https://paragraph.com/@blackdave/intrusivethoughts-20250921</link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2025 00:54:34 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The Coachella flyer is the last big confirmation I needed of the deprioritization of rap
I kinda wanna reset everything 
Jaden Smith at Louboutin, I’m here for it! & the new song slaps
In Whose Name was a bit chaotic but I’m glad I saw it
Who is Rocky making clothes for?
If we understand that no idea is original and ideas have their time, why do we get so upset when we see people with our idea?
New Meta glasses putting pressure on everyone doing em]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<ul><li><p>The Coachella flyer is the last big confirmation I needed of the deprioritization of rap</p></li><li><p>I kinda wanna reset everything&nbsp;</p></li><li><p>Jaden Smith at Louboutin, I’m here for it! &amp; the new song slaps</p></li><li><p>In Whose Name was a bit chaotic but I’m glad I saw it</p></li><li><p>Who is Rocky making clothes for?</p></li><li><p>If we understand that no idea is original and ideas have their time, why do we get so upset when we see people with our idea?</p></li><li><p>New Meta glasses putting pressure on everyone doing em</p></li><li><p>“Clothes are no longer a signifier of wealth, they’re a signifier of effort.” - Dan Harumi</p></li><li><p>Going to Japan next month and the amount of possible things to do is overwhelming</p></li></ul><br>]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[Intrusive Thoughts: September 14, 2025]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2025 02:01:45 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Siksong looking so good
Remember that Married to the Mob shirt that said “Good dick will imprison you”?
Rough Simmons feeling a lot more like parody and a lot less like “an anime take on Raf” these days
Really wanna do something like The Lot Radio in Charleston
I wonder how many hundreds of millions of dollars have been deployed to funding for “AI companion” startups]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<ul><li><p>Siksong looking so good</p></li><li><p>Remember that Married to the Mob shirt that said “Good dick will imprison you”?</p></li><li><p>Rough Simmons feeling a lot more like parody and a lot less like “an anime take on Raf” these days</p></li><li><p>Really wanna do something like The Lot Radio in Charleston</p></li><li><p>I wonder how many hundreds of millions of dollars have been deployed to funding for “AI companion” startups</p></li><li><p>Thinking about how many Chimera exist in anime I wonder if someone in Japanese history has famously tried it</p></li><li><p>Anti Social Social Club x My Hero Academia existing at all is CRAZY</p></li><li><p>I’m not grateful enough</p></li><li><p>Streets looking mixed on that new Demon Slayer movie</p></li><li><p>The Ye documentary is…really in theaters?</p></li></ul><br>]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[Intrusive Thoughts: September 7, 2025]]></title>
            <link>https://paragraph.com/@blackdave/intrusivethoughts-20250907</link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2025 00:02:56 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[“The true response to your contributions and your work is not in the immediate response from individuals” - Drake
Loving this era of Bieber
The Virgil Abloh Archive is likely at levels I couldn’t fathom
Virgil Abloh Archive 🤝 100gigs
Maybe it’s just my algorithm but San Francisco tech bros are going through it
These Thug jail call leaks are insane. Using them like this is that shit I don’t like]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<ul><li><p>“The true response to your contributions and your work is not in the immediate response from individuals” - Drake</p></li><li><p>Loving this era of Bieber</p></li><li><p>The Virgil Abloh Archive is likely at levels I couldn’t fathom</p></li><li><p>Virgil Abloh Archive <span data-name="handshake" class="emoji" data-type="emoji">🤝</span> 100gigs</p></li><li><p>Maybe it’s just my algorithm but San Francisco tech bros are going through it</p></li><li><p>These Thug jail call leaks are insane. Using them like this is that shit I don’t like</p></li><li><p>Halfway through making an album in 45 days and I’m not sure if everyone should sprint through their projects or no one should</p></li><li><p>IRL &gt; URL ???</p></li><li><p>Been feeling too busy to keep up with doing Intrusive Thoughts, it’s funny (interesting not haha) how being less “busy” allows me to think better</p></li></ul><br>]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[Intrusive Thoughts: August 31, 2025]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2025 01:46:30 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Sometimes I hate asking people how they’re doing because then they ask me for shit
Is vision teachable?
If artists value process, and consumers value output…then doesn’t it make sense that non-creators enjoy creative ai so much?
I use ai tools more than a lot of people, but I want to use it more
I’m tired
I need an algorithm reset button]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<ul><li><p>Sometimes I hate asking people how they’re doing because then they ask me for shit</p></li><li><p>Is vision teachable?</p></li><li><p>If artists value process, and consumers value output…then doesn’t it make sense that non-creators enjoy creative ai so much?</p></li><li><p>I use ai tools more than a lot of people, but I want to use it more</p></li><li><p>I’m tired</p></li><li><p>I need an algorithm reset button</p><br></li></ul><br>]]></content:encoded>
            <author>blackdave@newsletter.paragraph.com (Black Dave)</author>
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            <title><![CDATA[Intrusive Thoughts: August 24, 2025]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2025 02:30:07 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[In life, we see what we are looking for
Is muggy a Geechee word?
Sisqó didn’t have to go that hard on them runs on Thong Song
Just because you didn’t give up doesn’t mean you’ll make it
Heard the phrase “curated abundance” this week and it’s sticking
It feels like less people are being mentored these days
Go head put on that 2 piece bathing suit ma
Whole lot of birthdays in August
I feel like being “hot” is an energy far more than a look
Lots of “bring back gatekeeping” talk on the timeline late]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<ul><li><p>In life, we see what we are looking for</p></li><li><p>Is muggy a Geechee word?</p></li><li><p>Sisqó didn’t have to go that hard on them runs on Thong Song</p></li><li><p>Just because you didn’t give up doesn’t mean you’ll make it</p></li><li><p>Heard the phrase “curated abundance” this week and it’s sticking</p></li><li><p>It feels like less people are being mentored these days&nbsp;</p></li><li><p>Go head put on that 2 piece bathing suit ma</p></li><li><p>Whole lot of birthdays in August</p></li><li><p>I feel like being “hot” is an energy far more than a look</p></li><li><p>Lots of “bring back gatekeeping” talk on the timeline lately</p></li></ul><br>]]></content:encoded>
            <author>blackdave@newsletter.paragraph.com (Black Dave)</author>
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            <title><![CDATA[Intrusive Thoughts: August 17, 2025]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2025 00:23:15 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Canary Yellow is down
A lot of websites just look like slideshows but you scroll down instead
Ronnie Fieg at a high fashion house before it’s all said and done?
Blue Lips really deserved that AOTY Grammy
Speaking of which can we put Rico Nasty in the conversation for AOTY 2025?
Not sure if I should be pumped about a Taylor Swift interview or upset about how controlled it is]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<ul><li><p>Canary Yellow is down</p></li><li><p>A lot of websites just look like slideshows but you scroll down instead</p></li><li><p>Ronnie Fieg at a high fashion house before it’s all said and done?</p></li><li><p>Blue Lips really deserved that AOTY Grammy&nbsp;</p></li><li><p>Speaking of which can we put Rico Nasty in the conversation for AOTY 2025?</p></li><li><p>Not sure if I should be pumped about a Taylor Swift interview or upset about how controlled it is</p></li><li><p>Do people just not realize how much money $400,000,000 is?</p></li><li><p>GY!BE took their music off of Spotify</p></li><li><p> I didn’t realize how many people hit that autofill happy birthday message on Facebook until this year</p></li></ul><br>]]></content:encoded>
            <author>blackdave@newsletter.paragraph.com (Black Dave)</author>
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            <title><![CDATA[Intrusive Thoughts: August 11, 2025]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2025 17:47:19 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[I might need to add Hybrid Theory by Linkin Park to my “five albums you would play if you were stranded on an island” list
I wanna get back into using USB Club
The level that Hideo Kojima creates at is insane
Growing more obsessed with Esther Ng each day
I have not purchased enough Prix Workshop for my girl
Comment sections are the spice of life
No surprise, but I love this new Coco Mamba
Beyblades really are so sick
Sometimes the right choice isn’t always the best choice]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<ul><li><p>I might need to add Hybrid Theory by Linkin Park to my “five albums you would play if you were stranded on an island” list</p></li><li><p>I wanna get back into using USB Club</p></li><li><p>The level that Hideo Kojima creates at is insane</p></li><li><p>Growing more obsessed with Esther Ng each day</p></li><li><p>I have not purchased enough Prix Workshop for my girl</p></li><li><p>Comment sections are the spice of life</p></li><li><p>No surprise, but I love this new Coco Mamba</p></li><li><p>Beyblades really are so sick</p></li><li><p>Sometimes the right choice isn’t always the best choice</p></li><li><p>Has Tiny Desk just become a tour stop for an album promo cycle?</p></li><li><p>Grave of the Fireflies is the saddest movie I’ve ever seen and possibly one of the most important</p></li></ul><br>]]></content:encoded>
            <author>blackdave@newsletter.paragraph.com (Black Dave)</author>
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            <title><![CDATA[Intrusive Thoughts: August 3, 2025]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 03 Aug 2025 23:29:03 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[I don’t like when adults wear Crocs
I saw MGK dancing in a music video and I’m really not going hard enough
Don’t Tap The Glass took a month!?
Wait did anyone get that new Virgil book? I might cop
These Palmon mobile game ads make the game look so crazy! Y’all ever played Jade Cocoon?
I’ve never seen Lost in Translation and avoided it for years (because hipsters) but I suddenly wanna watch it
“Time is the creative director”
FWB Fest is the coolest event in crypto]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<ul><li><p>I don’t like when adults wear Crocs</p></li><li><p>I saw MGK dancing in a music video and I’m really not going hard enough&nbsp;</p></li><li><p>Don’t Tap The Glass took a month!?</p></li><li><p>Wait did anyone get that new Virgil book? I might cop</p></li><li><p>These Palmon mobile game ads make the game look so crazy! Y’all ever played Jade Cocoon?</p></li><li><p>I’ve never seen Lost in Translation and avoided it for years (because hipsters) but I suddenly wanna watch it</p></li><li><p>“Time is the creative director”</p></li><li><p>FWB Fest is the coolest event in crypto</p></li></ul><br>]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[Intrusive Thoughts: July 27, 2025]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2025 00:30:45 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Takopi’s Original Sin went from my favorite anime of the season to “eh” in just one episode. • Remembering the phrase “time is the creative director” for some reason • I just saw the Wu reference Ghostface Killa logo for the first time and wow. I love that every member has one that style. • Older rappers are accepted, but coming out as an older rapper doesn’t look like its happening • Saw something that said instead of using “lazy” you should say “unmotivated” & I fuck with that • I really ...]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>• Takopi’s Original Sin went from my favorite anime of the season to “eh” in just one episode.</p><p>• Remembering the phrase “time is the creative director” for some reason</p><p>• I just saw the Wu reference Ghostface Killa logo for the first time and wow. I love that every member has one that style.</p><p>• Older rappers are accepted, but coming out as an older rapper doesn’t look like its happening</p><p>• Saw something that said instead of using “lazy” you should say “unmotivated” &amp; I fuck with that</p><p>• I really loved the white stripes but I don’t think I would like music like them</p><p>• I wish I knew who had me blocked on social media so I can be like “interesting”</p><p>• I haven’t been able to lock in my similar artists on DSPs sounding like my music</p>]]></content:encoded>
            <author>blackdave@newsletter.paragraph.com (Black Dave)</author>
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            <title><![CDATA[Intrusive Thoughts: July 20, 2025]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2025 00:05:21 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[I kinda wanna get good at cooking fried rice
I don’t like how Russ says things but his advice of “drop through it” really is bars
Been thinking about #BEEN #TRILL lately
The W by Wu-Tang might be their most underrated album
Russ making $25M this year!?
Feels like its easier to be a meme rapper than a real one sometimes
Sometimes doing your best isn’t enough, but doing your best is always enough]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<ul><li><p>I kinda wanna get good at cooking fried rice</p></li><li><p>I don’t like how Russ says things but his advice of “drop through it” really is bars</p></li><li><p>Been thinking about #BEEN #TRILL lately</p></li><li><p>The W by Wu-Tang might be their most underrated album</p></li><li><p>Russ making $25M this year!?</p></li><li><p>Feels like its easier to be a meme rapper than a real one sometimes</p></li><li><p>Sometimes doing your best isn’t enough, but doing your best is always enough</p></li><li><p>You ever learn a new word that you really identify with and you wanna use it for everything?</p></li><li><p>Trying to figure out if “everything is a coin” is the right play or a self-fulfilling prophecy</p></li></ul><br>]]></content:encoded>
            <author>blackdave@newsletter.paragraph.com (Black Dave)</author>
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            <title><![CDATA[Intrusive Thoughts: July 13, 2025]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2025 01:40:53 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Some days I think I’d be a more successful opinionated person on the internet than a rapper but I like making music too much
Got tired of every rap account making everything about the Drake Kendrick beef so I muted the word “Kendrick” and my rap timeline is far less annoying
It feels like in the social media era, one liner comedy would be going way crazier
I don’t wanna be a unc I wanna be a og yn
Feels like Clipse didn’t do a single bit of marketing to secure a new audience]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<ul><li><p>Some days I think I’d be a more successful opinionated person on the internet than a rapper but I like making music too much</p></li><li><p>Got tired of every rap account making everything about the Drake Kendrick beef so I muted the word “Kendrick” and my rap timeline is far less annoying</p></li><li><p>It feels like in the social media era, one liner comedy would be going way crazier</p></li><li><p>I don’t wanna be a unc I wanna be a og yn</p></li><li><p>Feels like Clipse didn’t do a single bit of marketing to secure a new audience but only to maximize exposure to their existing one</p></li><li><p>If someone says something mean about you it’s not about you it’s about themselves</p></li><li><p>I don’t think I like that rap news accounts have opinions and preferences.</p></li><li><p>100gigs really was (and still is) such a good idea</p></li><li><p>What’s more annoying to see, a MAGA flip design or a box logo flip design?</p></li><li><p>What is the manga to anime pipeline equivalent for music? How does that look?</p></li><li><p>Luv(sic) is still the best sequence of songs ever</p></li><li><p>Saw in a YouTube video that CharliXCX had written longform about brat before even getting to the music. Very fire.&nbsp;</p></li></ul><br>]]></content:encoded>
            <author>blackdave@newsletter.paragraph.com (Black Dave)</author>
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