Bab 5: Chapter 5

“Is this Divine? The song, I mean.”

Ajay perks up as he grabs his phone and turns up the volume. “Nah, it’s Naezy. He collabs with Divine a lot though, so that’s probably why it sounds familiar. You into Desi hip hop? It’s not really mainstream yet. The good stuff, I mean.”

“Yeah,” Marcus says, nodding. “It’s cool that they’re moving past all that Vanilla Ice poser shit. Telling their own stories.”

Ajay grins. “Exactly! And their beats are sick. Real shit, you know? I mean, not like I’m a music snob. I’ve got my share of Rihanna on my Spotify.”

“Bullshit!” Marcus rolls his eyes. “Anyone who doesn’t have Rihanna on their Spotify is not allowed to call themselves a music snob.”

“Damn straight!” Ajay holds out his fist, and Marcus bumps his own against it, feeling much cheerier and calmer than when he first sat down.