Opinion: A taste of Sunday Candy, on Friday

Here's a cut from "Surf," a 2015 video album from The Social Experiment featuring Chance the Rapper and Jamila Woods. It's in part a paean to grandmotherly love, presented as a hip-hop musical theater number and, as you'll notice, shot in one continual take. But overall it's just a lot of fun, which makes it perfect to kick off this sultry July weekend.

Enjoy.

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