![]() ![]() ![]() These letters make up only a small portion of Go Ahead In The Rain, but they are the connective tissue that illuminate Abdurraqib’s beautiful literary vision. ![]() He shares these personal stories and anecdotes to bridge the gap between himself and his heroes to express in words how their music empowered him. Abdurraqib also shares more intimate stories about kissing a girl he actually liked for the first time and how he felt clenching his to fight back against a bully in grade school. He brings up topics ranging from the beating of Rodney King to Bill Buckner’s error that cost the Red Sox the 1986 World Series. These chapters take on a more conversational tone, with Abdurraqib digging into imagined relationships with his heroes: he questions some of their decisions, asks them about their feelings, shows signs of support and solidarity, and tells them he loves them. Some chapters in the love letter break from prose and are explicitly presented in letter form, with various passages addressed to Q-Tip, Phife Dawg, Ali Shaheed Muhammad and even one to the late Phife Dawg’s mother, Cheryl Boyce-Taylor. ![]()
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