He's From 'Blexas,' I Can Tell

Ahead of last week’s midterm elections, Dallas rapper Lil Texxan released “Talafreako (Ken Paxton Diss),” a shouty freestyle celebrating the Texas Democrat James Talarico, who defeated the Trump-backed Republican Ken Paxton in the state’s Senate race. Our music critic Jon Caramanica unpacks how the track captures grassroots political sentiment in a novel way.