And then they act surprised when their career stalls out just as it began. Imagine an established rapper today putting in the hours that Sonny Rollins put in on that bridge. In fact, if there was an established rapper today putting in work on the Williamsburg Bridge, rapping at the top of their lungs for hours at a time over the roar of the traffic, let me tell you what would happen. Someone would walk along, see them rapping over the traffic and would film it. The video would go viral. And rather than celebrate an artist that was committed to their craft, people would clown them. They would
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