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This is the story of Old Dirty Bastard, aka Ason Unique, the magnetic secret weapon of the WuTang Clan and hip hop hall of famer. Photographer Khalik Allah takes us on a journey into ODB’s world, exploring the beliefs, background and experiences that shaped his unforgettable music. ODB was a radical, who lived a life of unlikely highs and heart wrenching lows. We go in search of this deeper, more complicated side to a man the mainstream media presented as a joke. ODB was known as a larger th ...
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The Questions Hip-Hop

The Questions Hip-Hop

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Sean Kantrowitz connects with hip hop's biggest fans – rappers, DJs, producers, writers, comedians, actors, and everything in between – to test their rap trivia skills, discuss their careers, dissect albums, and talk about how the music changed their lives.
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Each short episode will celebrate a 90s song that I love. If you remember the 90s you'll enjoy the trip down memory lane. If you don't remember the 90s, you'll discover some great music, or gain perspective on some songs you already know. Facts! Thoughts! Jokes! Love! Alt rock, hip hop, pop, classic rock, R&B, Eurodance, ballads, folk, rap rock, country dance, Britpop, trip hop, punk rock, novelties & oddities. We got em all!
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DJ Homewrecker | Brakebeat

DJ Homewrecker | Brakebeat

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DJ Homewrecker (a.k.a. Tom Feiza) is always turning heads with his brand of electronica. Whether he’s doubling up bass-lines or startling audiences with unexpected acapellas, Feiza's music bumps with quirky funk just as much as it surprises its dance floor-friendly audiences. With no pre-programming necessary. DJ Homewrecker | Brakebeat | Call Me Crazy
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🐝Do you like it raw? Ain’t no father to ODB’s style as he blurs the line between crazy and genius with this all-time, off-kilter party anthem. E69 is Shimmy Shimmy Ya by Ol’ Dirty Bastard Plus: Boombastic! Beavers! Welfare anthems! 🎉Stay in Touch with Ricca Razor Sharp Stream my music Spotify https://open.spotify.com/artist/3cepcnEtdetdHZDtn5vlm9?s…
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🛸🎯The biggest rock band on the planet meets a catastrophic end, so the drummer just starts another one… all by himself. E71 is Alone and Easy Target by Foo Fighters Plus: Coolio borrows from Stevie and Mariah’s kinship with Dirty is as rich in history as that of an infant and their soother. 🎉Stay in Touch with Ricca Razor Sharp Stream my music Spot…
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Patreon.com/thequestionshiphop questionshiphop.com A conversation all about MF DOOM and 'The Chronicles of DOOM' – the new biography about the masked villain– with author S.H. "SKIZ" Fernando, Jr. Order the book: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/743088/the-chronicles-of-doom-by-sh-fernando-jr/ The Questions Hip-Hop: Instagram | Twitter Sean…
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⛪We all had our reasons to be there Canada’s pop princess takes a hold of her career, redefines herself, and blazes a trail across the charts. E70 is Forgiven by Alan’s Morissette Plus: Tripping Daisy got a girl and Ghostface sneaks around on his wife. 🎉Stay in Touch with Ricca Razor Sharp Stream my music Spotify https://open.spotify.com/artist/3ce…
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Patreon.com/thequestionshiphop questionshiphop.com Original broadcast: November 4, 2020 Revisiting the appearance of Visitor (aka Homeboy Sandman) on Can't Knock the Shuffle, in which the artist and Sean explore the stories behind seven randomly-selected songs from his catalog: "Nuts" ['Nourishment (Second Helpings)', 2007] "Lightning Bolt, Lightni…
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🎸A heavy song, both sonically and lyrically. A morbid tale and a great riff. E68 is Hey Man, Nice Shot by Filter Plus: Stoner rock, shock rock, and everybody pitching on a bag. 🎉Stay in Touch with Ricca Razor Sharp Stream my music Spotify https://open.spotify.com/artist/3cepcnEtdetdHZDtn5vlm9?si=0oCqHKq8RPiSP_IdysKzew Apple Music https://music.appl…
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Patreon.com/thequestionshiphop questionshiphop.com Many years in the making, Sean sits down with MC Paul Barman to explore the stories behind seven randomly-selected songs from his imaginatively incomparable catalog: "Circumcision Suite" (prod. Memory Man) ('Thought Balloon Mushroom Cloud,' 2009) "Blessings" (prod. Glen Brady) ('TECTONIC TEXTS,' ye…
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🌈🍑🐵Crazy band, crazy name, crazy riffs! The first band I ever saw live was Rainbow Butt Monkeys! E67 is Danananana, a hidden gem of Canadian 90s rock! Plus: I piss off the neighbours with some crazy techno, Tom Petty releases a classic, and Cube kicks off the weekend! 🎉Stay in Touch with Ricca Razor Sharp Stream my music Spotify https://open.spotif…
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Patreon.com/thequestionshiphop questionshiphop.com Sean and MidaZ are joined by Dad Bod Rap Pod's Nate LeBlanc to put Rjd2's debut album 'Deadringer' under the Making Illmatic microscope. Which 10 songs will make the final cut? The Questions Hip-Hop: Instagram | Twitter Sean Kantrowitz: Instagram | Twitter MidaZ the BEAST: Instagram | Twitter Dad B…
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🇨🇦🔥🤯An underrated Canadian rock band at the peak of their powers unleash a beast. Episode 66 is Fire in the Head by The Tea Party! Plus: Tupac, Mobb Deep, and Skee Lo release hip hop classics. 🎉Stay in Touch with Ricca Razor Sharp Stream my music Spotify https://open.spotify.com/artist/3cepcnEtdetdHZDtn5vlm9?si=0oCqHKq8RPiSP_IdysKzew Apple Music ht…
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🧠Wait….this song is about what?? Quirk, comedy, and a killer riff in just 2:13 Episode 65 is Lump by the Presidents of the United States of America! Plus: Susan Aglukark celebrates, N-Trance stays alive, and David Lee Murphy looks for a party crowd. 🎉Stay in Touch with Ricca Razor Sharp Stream my music Spotify https://open.spotify.com/artist/3cepcn…
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Patreon.com/thequestionshiphop questionshiphop.com We're uncovering the making of this summer's Ol' Dirty Bastard documentary 'Ol' Dirty Bastard: A Tale of Two Dirtys,' streaming now on A&E. Sean connects with the film's co-director Jason Pollard and one of the film's producers, Young Dirty Bastard (son of ODB). All audio clips from the film appear…
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🎸❤️💃This semi-forgotten 90s (rock?) gem drips with a swagger, style, and sex appeal that sounds at home in any decade. E64 is A Girl Like You by Edwyn Collins Plus: TLC conquer the world, Montell updates a Children’s Story and Outhere Brothers get nasty. 🎉Stay in Touch with Ricca Razor Sharp Stream my music Spotify https://open.spotify.com/artist/3…
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Patreon.com/thequestionshiphop questionshiphop.com Email me: sean@questionshiphop.com Originally broadcast on July 1, 2020. Diving back into the archives of The Questions livestream era, with special guest emcee/radio personality + host D-Stroy. The Questions Hip-Hop: Instagram | Twitter Sean Kantrowitz: Instagram | Twitter D-Stroy: Instagram | Twi…
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🔥Hip house hardness! Ragga-groove! Discount department stores! Believe it or not, Reel 2 Real had an even more bad ass song than that Madagascar jam. E63 is Conway by Reel 2 Real Plus: Nirvana unplug, Meth gets nasty, and Mariah’s Christmas gift keeps on giving. 🎉Stay in Touch with Ricca Razor Sharp Stream my music Spotify https://open.spotify.com/…
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Patreon.com/thequestionshiphop questionshiphop.com We're taking it back with this one! Sean and MidaZ the BEAST bring the Making Illmatic format back as they attempt to condense Kool G Rap and DJ Polo's second album 'Wanted: Dead or Alive' down to 10 songs. They're joined by emcee/author/hip-hop multi-hyphenate Wordsworth. RIP to DJ Polo, whose unt…
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🤯Keeping your lid on is soooooo 80s! This is the 90s and it’s time to take it all off! Catch the vibe, whooooooo….E62 is the infectious one hit wonder ‘Lucas With the Lid Off’ by Lucas Plus: Korn get sludgy, Elastica Connect, and boots and cats get their fiddle on. 🎉Stay in Touch with Ricca Razor Sharp Stream my music Spotify https://open.spotify.c…
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Patreon.com/thequestionshiphop questionshiphop.com Original airdate: June 14, 2021 A return to the Can't Knock the Shuffle crates in this classic episode with record exec/producer/songwriter/A&R Dante Ross. Dante and Sean take a random deep dive into songs from Dante's extensive catalog: 3rd Bass "Kick 'Em in the Grill" feat Chubb Rock ('Derelicts …
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🇮🇪A top notch Irish band depart from their normal style and release an alt-rock anti-war masterpiece. E61 is Zombie by the Cranberries Plus: Australian teenagers, an American jam band, and the Hip release another Canadian classic. Stream my music Spotify https://open.spotify.com/artist/3cepcnEtdetdHZDtn5vlm9?si=0oCqHKq8RPiSP_IdysKzew Apple Music ht…
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Patreon.com/thequestionshiphop questionshiphop.com https://www.theforeignexchangemusic.com/ In the second installment of Sean's conversation with Nicolay, the Foreign Exchange producer offers up a track-by-track commentary on the group's debut 'Connected,' which celebrates its 20th anniversary this month. Featuring exclusive stems and samples direc…
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👑🎤Brooklyn’s in the house! A new hip hop heavyweight storms the scene and drops a classic album. Throw in some production from the legendary DJ Premiere? Unbelievable. E60 is Unbelievable by Notorious B.I.G. Plus: Body-shaming pollutes the dance charts. 🎉Stay in Touch with Ricca Razor Sharp Stream my music Spotify https://open.spotify.com/artist/3c…
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Patreon.com/thequestionshiphop questionshiphop.com https://www.theforeignexchangemusic.com/ This month marks the 20th anniversary of The Foreign Exchange's debut album 'Connected.' To commemorate the occasion, the group's producer Nicolay connects with Sean for a two-part deep dive into the making of the record. In this first half, Nic sets the sta…
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🤓Is this a novelty song designed to uplift the heavy hearts of a grunge weary nation? Or the beginning of a long and illustrious career that would leave its mark on the American songbook? Either way… Fonzie! E59 is Buddy Holly by Weezer! Plus: The Barenude Dudes salute Jane, Ini Kamoze gets to hotsteppin, and a Seal sings to a bat. 🎉Stay in Touch w…
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🇬🇧How to celebrate this brother-based band? By calling up my own Oasis-loving bro, Joel. Recapping the beautiful songs and glorious shit talk of the Gallagher brothers. E58 is Live Forever by Oasis Plus: Deedeedadada, it's everybody's favorite night of the week. 🎉Stay in Touch with Ricca Razor Sharp Stream my music Spotify https://open.spotify.com/…
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Patreon.com/thequestionshiphop questionshiphop.com Get ready for a deep dive into LA's underground history as Sean and MidaZ the BEAST return with the Making Illmatic format – a thought experiment in which they attempt to condense an album down to 10 songs. This installment in the series puts Xzibit's second album '40 Dayz & 40 Nightz' under the mi…
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😢Haunting, cinematic, perfect. A low-key British ‘trip-hop’ group create some of the decade’s most impeccable music. Episode 57 is Numb by Portishead Plus: more hip hop classics and a Canadian rock gem from the Peg. 🎉Stay in Touch with Ricca Razor Sharp Stream my music Spotify https://open.spotify.com/artist/3cepcnEtdetdHZDtn5vlm9?si=0oCqHKq8RPiSP_…
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Original Broadcast October 21, 2020 Patreon.com/thequestionshiphop questionshiphop.com Open Mike Eagle has never been shy about getting personal with his music. After emerging from LA's Project Blowed collective, the rapper/producer released his first solo album in 2010 and has been dropping projects at a steady clip ever since. With a comedic wit …
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🍺Do you like a good beer buzz early in the morning? A poem about having fun turns into a triumphant debut for a superstar in the making. E56 is All I Wanna Do by Sheryl Crow Plus: Riot Grrls and laid back female rappers are dropping hot tracks on the regular. 🎉Stay in Touch with Ricca Razor Sharp Stream my music Spotify https://open.spotify.com/art…
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🔥Wanna get fired up? 6:27, no vocals, and one of the decade’s best jump offs. Episode 55: Go Full Throttle with Electronic heavyweights The Prodigy Plus all-time classics songs are being dropped on a weekly basis! Who can keep up? Things are getting regulated, sabotaged, and ****ed like animals up in here! 🎉Stay in Touch with Ricca Razor Sharp Stre…
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Patreon.com/thequestionshiphop questionshiphop.com ORDER THE QUESTIONS HIP-HOP TRIVIA GAME Originally broadcast on October 14, 2020 Slimkid3 (The Pharcyde) drops in to discuss his career, legacy, and love for hip-hop in this classic episode of the Questions The Questions Hip-Hop: Instagram | Twitter Sean Kantrowitz: Instagram | Twitter Slimkid3: In…
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🛏️☝️Outkast are here! One of the greatest groups in hip-hop history bust onto the scene with an anthem for motivation. Give the assist to their buds Goodie Mob Episode 54 is ‘Git Up, Git Out’ Plus: The Fugees launch, Green Day too, and Soundgarden’s back with something brand new. 🎉Stay in Touch with Ricca Razor Sharp Stream my music Spotify https:/…
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Patreon.com/thequestionshiphop questionshiphop.com ORDER THE QUESTIONS HIP-HOP TRIVIA GAME Da Beatminerz (Mr. Walt and DJ Evil Dee) take an unexpected journey through their immense catalog, unpacking the stories behind seven randomly selected songs in their discography. From the early Black Moon era to their immense production work to their latest …
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🇬🇧🇪🇸👙A future cartoon primate vacations amongst humans with loose morals and pens an unforgettable and irresistible disco-rock song about hook up culture. E53 is Boys and Girls by Blur Plus: a country singer shares a hit with an R&B group, a dancing man wishes he was beautiful, and the Canadian G.O.A.T salutes the active ingredient in breath mints.…
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Patreon.com/thequestionshiphop questionshiphop.com ORDER THE QUESTIONS HIP-HOP TRIVIA GAME Originally broadcast on October 7, 2020 Digging into the Questions crates with this classic episode featuring Bay Area artist Lyrics Born. The Questions Hip-Hop: Instagram | Twitter Sean Kantrowitz: Instagram | Twitter Lyrics Born: Instagram | Twitter…
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🎤🍎What’s the most iconic line in the history of hip-hop music? I believe it lies within the poetry found in this Nas classic from his debut Illmatic. E52 is NY State of Mind by Nas. Plus: A west coast group bucks the gangsta trend and gives us an unforgettable track about vulnerability and unrequited love. 🎉Stay in Touch with Ricca Razor Sharp Stre…
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In 1978, Pope John Paul I was found dead in his bed just 33 days after he was elected. The official story is that he suffered a fatal heart attack. But in the years since his death, some have claimed he was murdered to cover up crimes in the Vatican. The question of the Pope’s death has never been definitively answered, but there is one man who cla…
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Patreon.com/thequestionshiphop questionshiphop.com ORDER THE QUESTIONS HIP-HOP TRIVIA GAME Inspired by the recent release of Rjd2's 14th album 'Visions Out Of Limelight,' Sean runs through 10 songs by the producer/artist that listeners should know about. The Questions Hip-Hop: Instagram | Twitter Sean Kantrowitz: Instagram | Twitter Rjd2: Linktree…
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🐳🍭Who remembers this nearly forgotten classic? A fun song with a fun video inspires a fun episode of the show! In E51 we get fired up and freaked out with Hobo Humpin’ Slobo Babe by Whale Also: Jeru comes clean, Salt N’ Peppa wants to shoop and Domino makes me tap my brakes in an unsafe manner. 🎉Stay in Touch with Ricca Razor Sharp Stream my music …
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Patreon.com/thequestionshiphop questionshiphop.com ORDER THE QUESTIONS HIP-HOP TRIVIA GAME Sean and MidaZ the BEAST bring back the Making Illmatic format – a thought experiment in which they attempt to condense an album down to 10 songs – and this time the record going under the microscope is Jaylib's 'Champion Sound,' the collaborative project bet…
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🐕🎤A man! A dog! An instant superstar! Doggystyle was the party album of the year for 93, but its heart and soul was a G-funk banger that warned about the dangers of dealing with the devil. E50 is Murder Was the Case by Snoop (Doggy) Dogg Plus: Some solid Canadian rock releases. What’s your favourite tune from Doggystyle? 🎉Stay in Touch with Ricca R…
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Patreon.com/thequestionshiphop questionshiphop.com ORDER THE QUESTIONS HIP-HOP TRIVIA GAME Originally broadcast on August 12, 2021 Revisiting the Questions archives for this classic episode featuring Donwill and Von Pea from Tanya Morgan in a battle royale of hip-hop trivia wits. The Questions Hip-Hop: Instagram | Twitter Sean Kantrowitz: Instagram…
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🐝7 Verses, No Hook, No Problem! Straight from Shaolin, the Wu-Tang Clan is here to give the world something we haven’t exactly seen or heard before. E49 is Wu-Tang: 7th Chamber by the Wu-Tang Clan! Also: Brace yourself, the sophomore grunge albums are here! 🎉Stay in Touch with Ricca Razor Sharp Stream my music Spotify https://open.spotify.com/artis…
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Patreon.com/thequestionshiphop questionshiphop.com ORDER THE QUESTIONS HIP-HOP TRIVIA GAME Kooley High members Tab-One and DJ ill Digitz stop by to talk about their latest album 'All Infinite,' discuss the group's NC history, and put their hip-hop trivia skills to the test. Kooley High The Questions Hip-Hop: Instagram | Twitter Sean Kantrowitz: Ins…
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👑All Seven and We’ll Watch Them Fall Seven what, exactly? It doesn’t matter. The Artist Formerly Known as Prince proves he can do anything with this funk, dance, pop, hip-hop, feel-good, cryptic classic. Plus: Cypress Hill Ain’t Going Out Like That and Easy E demonstrates what kind of G he is. (Not fake!) 🎉Stay in Touch with Ricca Razor Sharp Strea…
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Patreon.com/thequestionshiphop questionshiphop.com ORDER THE QUESTIONS HIP-HOP TRIVIA GAME Slum Village (T3 and Young RJ) share the stories behind seven randomly selected songs from the SV catalog. The duo reflect on the group's evolution over the course of nearly three decades, from their early days with J Dilla to their most recent project, 2024'…
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🐐🎤Who’s the GOAT MC? That’s not for me to say. Screw it… it’s KRS ONE! E47: Do you ever think about when you Outta Here? Plus: Rivers, more rivers, and heterosexual men. Stream it now! 🎉Stay in Touch with Ricca Razor Sharp Stream my music Spotify https://open.spotify.com/artist/3cepcnEtdetdHZDtn5vlm9?si=0oCqHKq8RPiSP_IdysKzew Apple Music https://mu…
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Patreon.com/thequestionshiphop questionshiphop.com ORDER THE QUESTIONS HIP-HOP TRIVIA GAME Brand new (?) format time. Sean is joined by Donwill (Tanya Morgan, The Almanac of Rap) for the inaugural SeanDon Hour (aka Don Ep). Freeform conversation including the art of writing timeless yet timely lyrics, John Mulaney, a certain rap beef, the current s…
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🎸🎤What’s your favourite song from the Judgement Night soundtrack? The innovative project paired hard rock/metal bands with hip hop heavyweights. For my money, no track came together better than Another Body Murdered by Faith No More & Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E. Plus: We’re slamming, blowing houses down, and walking great distances for those we feel affecti…
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