Backseat Analyzing Backseat Freestyle

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05/04/22 • 29 min

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We've all made boasts to our friends filled with hyperbole and bravado. Most of us, however, haven't turned them into songs. In this episode, host Tim Baughman Jr. takes a deep dive into the very literal side of Kendrick Lamar's 2012 song "Backseat Freestyle" in an effort to determine if the rapper's self-expressed want of money and power will lead to his eventual demise -- or at the very least an awkward visit to the doctor.

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