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Idiris Mohamed, Idreezus Studios You’d be hard-pressed to search out a link between tea drinking and hip-hop. But for Shanae Jones, the connection is obvious. It’s all about community. Because the first-born US American to British-Jamaican parents, tea was one other member of her family, Jones shared. “A few of our most significant moments happened over tea,” she said. “I didn’t even realize that individuals weren’t accustomed to waking up or going to bed with a cup of tea on this country until I used to be much older.” Although the drink was a staple in her household by the use of her parents’ British roots, Jones said she found her connection to American culture through music. “Hip hop taught...