Been too long since my last letter. I actually wrote this one ages ago and straight forgot to send it. Accept my apologies. Where have I been? You know: hustlin.
I'm on that money grind, backyard grind, spine care grind. Every morning homie, it's the microwave heat pack and the yoga strap and I'm lying on tennis balls and hanging upside down and shit. But hey. I get to be out in this world, going places & doing things, so I am nothing but happy to spend an hour every day mollifying the left psoas and putting space between those lumbar discs. And since I know you'll ask, fuck yeah I'm working them muscles too. I dare any of those health care bishes implying I might need to "strengthen my core" to take a punch at these abs and break a damn hand.
You're looking good yourself, I see. Yeah, don't worry, I noticed! You don't take it easy on us ladies, all those Instagram arm workouts goddamn.
I have to say this. You've done me a lot of good turns over the years and I appreciate them all, but thank you thank you thank you for putting me on to Kendrick. You know you are always and forever first in my heart, but the kid is maaad! I mean, everything knuckleheads try to say about rap, he confuses it. The shit about over here we have "positive" rappers who use nice words to say soft things and over here we have gangsta rappers who use mean words to say hard things--he just upends all of that and I LOVE it. Not tryna go on about him here, though. I know why-I-like-other-rappers is a subject you'd rather skip in favor of why-I-love-The-Game ;)
You know what I loved? "Come Up." Hits hard and also has this fun carousel feel. And I like seeing you bring out the thug in mein klane Drizzele. "Greystone" was dope too. That's the kind of triumphal jam you hear in the morning then go on to have a glorious day. #CaliforniaRepublic #ThankYou
I hate to sound like every other whiny fan, but didn't you say Nicki was gonna be on Jesus Piece? Don't tease me like that, ya bish!
Loved "Celebration." Nothing like a big sunny posse cut in a weed smoke haze. (I feel I should either find it sweet & adorable or wildly inappropriate that your Harlem was in the vid, but, oddly, I have no opinion.) I've been such a Tyga skeptic, but he did pull off the Bone Thugs-iness splendidly. Wiz did a fine (albeit brief) job too. But if Weezy says Trukfit one more time I swear I'm giving him a nougie. Thank you for "Ali Bomaye." I needed a new angry, determined push-ups jam.
Since you know there has to be a hard part, here goes: nothing on your last couple albums socked me in the gut and then handed me my heart on a platter. I am obliged to remind you that when the Instagrams and the reality shows dissolve in thin air, art remains. You know how to make it; don't forget.
Oh by the way, studied the "I Remember" video with keen interest. HELL of gluteal talent in that one! And glad to affirm you're such a buffalo ;-) .
Those who hate shall never approach the absolute value of my love.
West-sidedly yours,
Cleb
West-sidedly yours,
Cleb
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