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Hanif Abdurraqib is a 'genius.' His friends aren't impressed

Hanif Abdurraqib is a 'genius.' His friends aren't impressed

Update: 2024-09-122
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Hanif Abdurraqib's writing has earned him a MacArthur "genius" grant. His most recent book, There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension, landed a spot on Barack Obama's summer reading list. But those accolades don't matter to him as much as being a good friend and neighbor. Abdurraqib talks to Rachel about a youth spent unhoused and incarcerated, and the zen of making mixtapes.

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Hanif Abdurraqib is a 'genius.' His friends aren't impressed

Hanif Abdurraqib is a 'genius.' His friends aren't impressed