Ben Westhoff

Sep 30, 2024 | benwesthoff.substack.com | Patrick Winn |Ben Westhoff

Ben Westhoff’s note: Most people know about how the CIA turned a blind eye as cocaine from Nicaragua was trafficked into inner-city America in the 1980s, fueling the crack epidemic. Less known is that the CIA was directly involved in another shocking drug crime: helping move heroin into Vietnam, leading directly to American soldiers getting hooked in the 1960s and 1970s.

Jan 30, 2024 | complex.com | Shawn Setaro |Kiana Fitzgerald |Russ Bengtson |Ben Westhoff |Anslem Samuel Rocque |Brendan Dunne | +12 more

Rap lyrics pop into our heads at inappropriate times, end up as our yearbook quotes, and work their way into our everyday conversations. But very few bars would be as memorable if not for the music that accompanies them. Great production can make even the most objectionable or cheesy lyrics sound great. The producers who create these beats may not be as glamorous as the rappers who spit over them (at least, most of the time), but they are equally important.

May 23, 2023 | benwesthoff.substack.com | Ben Westhoff

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