OPINION: De La Soul's "My Brother's a Basehead" takes us into the impact of crack on its users and their families. Crack had a massive impact on the Black community in the 1980s. It would be ...

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OPINION: De La Soul’s “My Brother’s a Basehead” takes us into the impact of crack on its users and their families. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the ...

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