According to legend, The Grindup was an up-and-coming St. Louis rapper who spread the word about his work by driving thegrindup.com up and down the city streets while his friends partied in the back. One day they must have partied too hard, because the van ended up at a police auction, where my sister acquired it. She plastered the back with Catholic radio bumper stickers, which was the final insult, because if you’ve ever listened to Catholic radio then you know the flow is awful and the beats are not remotely tasty. Not only can you not dance to it, but it makes you want to lie down on the
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