Lamont Coleman, a.k.a Big L Here’s a rap lyric from the marvellous Big L on Put it On, the opening track on his debut album Lifestylez ov da Poor and Dangerous , which came out in 1995 and remains a classic to this day:   You better flee hops, or get your head thrown three blocks L keep rappers hearts pumping like Reeboks.   Even though this might seem like a rap lyric we’ve all heard many times before – both  thematically and stylistically – I want to show you that the

The backtire of my bike is a bit flat, but it works. I am biking towards the city center. Most of my day I have been inside my room preparing classes, looking either at my screen or at one of the four walls that surround my bed and my books. After dinner, rice with carrot and tofu, coloured with some dried sichuan peppers, fresh lemon leaves, garlic, fresh curcuma, soy sauce, rice vinegar, and gochugaru flakes, I leave the appartment, get on my bike, and move myself towards t