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The Plug Said Go Home
By WLS Collective. Performed in the story world by THE RUNNER.
Own the MP3 for $1.99 with direct download after payment. Streaming is still processing and will be added when it goes live.
Lyrics/songwriting by Kwame Thomas. Distribution artist: WLS Collective. Audio created with AI-assisted tools. THE RUNNER is the fictional story-world performer, not an identified human vocalist.
A short taste of each track. Hear the full album on Spotify or Apple Music.
Same Square,
New Names.
READ THE STORY. HEAR THE WORLD.
The official eight songs, in Kwame Thomas’s locked order.
- 01Stay on Your Square
- 02Room 3:19
- 03Build People, Build the World
- 04Sade Olayemi Dangote
- 05The Light Was Still On
- 06Who Gets To Stay?!
- 07Land Don’t Forget Your Name
- 08Home Has More Than One Address
The official eight-track Same Square, New Names — NOVELtrack. 
Origins of Unc.
The companion songs for the novel, in track order. now. Where a song or album can be bought, its buy button is shown below.
Every song from the Origins of Unc soundtrack in one download.
The First Class.
Eleven songs, many sounds — hip hop, rock-folk-jazz, calypso-reggae, neo-soul and praise — singing the struggles and love of the first class.
All ten songs from The First Class soundtrack in one download.
The City, The Law & The Record.
The companion songs for the novel, in track order. now. Where a song or album can be bought, its buy button is shown below.
The catalog.
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An original song centered on honest, enduring love.
A reminder of personal worth and the power of knowing who you are.
Love and gratitude expressed through music.
A love that reaches beyond the ordinary.
Words, lived experience, and the truth they carry.
A vibrant catalog cut with movement at its center.
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Dance, house-party energy, focus, and cinematic moments.
Fourteen tracks.
Many different moods.
The instrumental side of the WhatLIVEsoundslike catalog.
Track grouping, final artwork, release details, credits, and direct streaming links should be confirmed before public launch.
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