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Thundercat on mourning, loss, and humor

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Thundercat discusses the new record, It Is What It Is, and how music and humor can be healing in times of adversity.
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Thundercat’s latest album, It Is What It Is, touches on the loss of rapper and producer Mac Miller who died from a drug overdose in 2018. The album also showcases Thundercat’s profound sense of humor, an underrated feature throughout much of his music. Thundercat discusses the new record and how music and humor can be healing in times of adversity.

 
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