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Midmorning
Local hip hop artist Dessa combines the dry wit of Dorothy Parker with the beat of Mos Def. Dessa speaks and sings of her family ties and the pressures of modern life. (MPR Video/Anna Weggel and Rob Byers)

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    Mar 13, 2009 Local hip hop artist Dessa combines the dry wit of Dorothy Parker with the beat of Mos Def. Dessa speaks and sings of her family ties and the pressures of modern life.

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  • Dessa Local MC with the Doomtree crew. Her latest book of short essays is called "Spiral Bound."

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