English for Criminals

Born Suspect


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Setoiyo and I prepare for our upcoming debut album recordings by discussing Chris Rock's 1991 debut album "Born Suspect". We analyze the title track then compared 3 tracks from the album to  later Chris Rock bits on the same topics. It's a deep dive into Rock's progression as an artist and as a thinker.

We also share our concerns and strategies for preparing for albums and lament about the effects of COVID on the process.

Brandon Jackson debut Album Recording
January 9th 7PM @ Helium Comedy Club
https://philadelphia.heliumcomedy.com/shows/157711

Setoiyo's Album Recording
February 16th 8PM @ Helium Comedy Club
https://philadelphia.heliumcomedy.com/shows/158383

  • 00:00 Hook
  • 00:54 Intro:  
  • 02:30 Upcoming Albums recordings
  • 5:00 Pre-listening, Vocab, Cover, Track Listing
  • 11:15 Title Track: “Born Suspect”
  • 12:50 Title Track Discussion
  • 17:55 Tracks: “Prison”
  • 19:10: “Tossed Salad Man”
  • 20:00 Discuss: Prison 
  • 24:40 Tracks: “The South”
  • 25:30: “Mississippi”
  • 27:25: Discuss
  • 30:00 Tracks: “Crack Mayor”
  • 31:50” Million Man March
  • 32:44 Discuss Marion Barry 
  • 36:49: Analysis 
  • 43:50 Plugs/Outro

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There is audio from the following Chris Rock media "Born Suspect", "Bring the Pain",  "Tambourine",. I do own this media. The rights belong to HBO,  Netflix, & SKG media. They are being used fairly for educational purposes.

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English for CriminalsBy Brandon Vincent Jackson