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Giant Step

Giant Step

The hiphop version of my life.

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Michael David Cobb Bowen
Aug 17, 2023
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Late one night in the West Village in the fall of 1991 I found myself dancing by myself in my homeboy suit. I wore black died Levis 501s, fingerless leather gloves, black leather boots with the tops and tongues splayed, a black cotton sleeveless t-shirt and a full length duster. It’s very likely that I was also wearing a black paisley bandana tied doo-r…

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