Episode 6: Jayaire Woods & Jaelani Turner-Williams

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11/22/20 • 114 min

It's episode six! We chat to brilliant Chicago emcee Jayaire Woods about how rapping helps him to be less introverted + what it was like being label mates with the Migos. There's also a timely discussion on misogyny in rap with US writer Jaelani Turner-Williams, a review of the new Busta Rhymes LP, and a chat with UK music journalist Jesse Bernard about whether British hip hop has finally left America's shadow. This episode's beat comes from Oscar Kemanci.

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