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Graffiti has an interesting relationship to the broader world of hip-hop: It's part of the culture, but also in a weird way a stepchild of the culture.

~Adam Mansbach

Topics: Also Broader Culture Hip-Hop Interesting Part Relationship Way Weird Weird Way World

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When the kid goes to bed, you get a little bit of time for yourself and maybe your partner, so being delayed in that departure can be particularly frustrating.

~Adam Mansbach

Topics: Bed Being Bit Delayed Departure Frustrating Get Goes Kid Little Little Bit Maybe Particularly Partner Time You Your Yourself

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Fundamentally, I'm profoundly influenced by hip-hop, so whatever I do is going to bear that seal.

~Adam Mansbach

Topics: Bear Fundamentally Going Hip-Hop Influenced Profoundly Seal Whatever

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To be a white kid into hip-hop meant you'd sought it out and you practiced the art. Which meant dedication and diligence, as well as removing yourself at least occasionally from your own comfort zone and circumstances, and from people who looked like you.

~Adam Mansbach

Topics: Art Circumstances Comfort Comfort Zone Dedication Diligence Hip-Hop Kid Least Like Looked Meant Occasionally Out Own People Practiced Removing Sought Well Which White Who You Your Yourself Zone

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Of course, the opposite of white privilege is not blackness, as many of us seemed to think then; the opposite of white privilege is working to dismantle that privilege. But my particular hip-hop generation proved to be very serious about figuring it all out and staying engaged.

~Adam Mansbach

Topics: About Blackness Course Dismantle Engaged Figuring Generation Hip-Hop Many Opposite Out Particular Privilege Proved Seemed Serious Staying Then Think Us Very White Working

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My wife likes me to point out that she puts our daughter down to sleep more often than I do, which gives me time to write stupid books about it.

~Adam Mansbach

Topics: About Books Daughter Down Gives Likes Me More Often Our Out Point Puts She Sleep Stupid Than Time Which Wife Write

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Being Jewish is a big part of my artistic sensibility and my humor... I think it gives me a certain take on the world on a literary level.

~Adam Mansbach

Topics: Artistic Being Big Big Part Certain Gives Humor Jewish Level Literary Me Part Sensibility Take Think World I Think

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Author

Born: July 1st, 1976

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