RaveBarrellhouse\"One of the many feats Abdurraqib’s writing accomplishes is a deft threading of topics that, at first glance, are disconnected ... Abdurraqib excels at taking intimate moments and connecting them to larger social structures and phenomena. He’s great at making you watch both hands. On its own, this is a writerly talent worthy of our awe ... . Abdurraqib’s music criticism is as strong as it is because of his insight and observational skills—and he’s clearly put the research work in too. But the work is even more powerful because if you strive to write about music, you ultimately strive to write about people, and Hanif is really fucking good at writing about people.\
