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Fantastic Damage

Season 2 Episode 4: Fantastic Damage

By What Had Happened Was

3:00 AM EDT on April 21, 2021

Episode Info

  • Season2
  • Episode4
in 2002 El-P released his solo debut LP Fantastic Damage to critical acclaim and unbridled fervor from underground rap fans that had been following El from Company Flow to the creation of Def Jux. In this episode El tells the stories behind celebrated songs like Stepfather Factory, Deep Space 9mm and Squeegee Man Shooting and he sets the record straight on the album's connection to the events of September 11th, 2001.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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