I returned to We Own This Town Music to spin tracks by a handful of local rappers doing interesting stuff, before jumping over into a couple of eclectic cuts at the end of the episode.
Music journalist, photographer, Nashville native and WOTT Music Favorite Lance Conzett returns for another insightfully educational episode geared almost entirely around hip-hop. In general, this show tends to lack in coverage for that particular scenes (along with rap and R&B as well) but not for lack of wanting; it’s just the result of looking in the wrong place.
Lance brings in eight songs to discuss both the hardships and liberation of creating rap in a city without a definitive identity. Bonus, he pleads with the audience to help cite a sample he can’t quite place.
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