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Microphone Check

Microphone Check

Written by: Frannie Kelley
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Microphone Check is an ongoing conversation with the most galvanizing and creative hip-hop artists to ever do it. The in-depth interviews that are the show’s trademark are led by a legendary musician, Ali Shaheed Muhammad of A Tribe Called Quest, and an accomplished journalist, Frannie Kelley, resulting in stimulating and revelatory insights that link the concerns of rappers, producers and behind the scenes players to broad cultural and sociopolitical movements. Music
Episodes
  • Frannie and Ali

    Frannie and Ali
    Feb 26 2019
    For our year anniversary with Spotify, we wanted to talk just to each other about the subtext of our interviews and the context of our show. This is a dialogue about hip-hop culture since Feb '18, but it's also about how we see our role within it.
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    58 mins
  • Adrian Younge

    Adrian Younge
    Feb 19 2019
    Between his solo career and his work as Ali's writing partner, Adrian Younge has been in all the rooms. He and Ali long ago determined how to conduct themselves regardless of who else is there or what's on the table. It's instructive and inspiring.
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    1 hr and 32 mins
  • Mikey Alfred

    Mikey Alfred
    Feb 12 2019
    As a linchpin for people who take what inspires them and turn that into something new -- whether it's Odd Future, which he's documented for years, or Illegal Civilization -- Mikey Alfred knows what you need to do if you want to make something.
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    1 hr and 4 mins
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