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Wednesday Mar 30, 2022
Wednesday Mar 30, 2022
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In Episode 101, we continue the discussion on the genius of Cities Aviv... this time with the man himself!
The artistry of Memphis' Cities Aviv can be described appropriately by the word, groundbreaking. He is one of the most important acts in hip-hop in recent memory.
Cities' work spans over a decade long, featuring a prolific output of some of the most forward-thinking hip-hop imaginable. In recent years he’s received widespread acclaim from the hip-hop world, and myself included, for his past two masterpieces in THE CRASHING SOUND OF HOW IT GOES and MAN PLAYS THE HORN.
If you’re curious to know what makes such a creative mind like this tick, this is the episode for you!
Cities’ initial experiences with music, and how he acquired his eclectic ear for music (2:46).
Cities explains how he mixes so many different genres into his unique brand of hip-hop music (5:33).
Cities speaks on how he uses his voice in his music, and what that adds to the art (15:02).
Cities illustrates how he manages to truly be himself in his music, and be comfortable in his own skin (18:18).
Cities breaks down a bar from “BLACK PLEASURE”, and speaks on how he’d like to be remembered when it’s all said and done (22:00).
Cities explains how his hometown of Memphis influences his music (28:03).
Cities speaks on his creative and personal relationship with fellow Memphis rapper, Lukah (31:56).
Cities illustrates the kinds of emotions he was looking to explore on THE CRASHING SOUND OF HOW IT GOES (34:43).
Cities speaks on the emotional progression that was displayed in his recent string of albums (39:19).
Cities details what exactly he looks for in a sample (43:19).
Cities explains why many of his songs are presented in multiple parts on MAN PLAYS THE HORN (51:24).
Cities discusses his latest instrumental project, Tamika’s Lodge, and why he released it under a different artistic moniker (55:54).
Cities highlights his upcoming projects to look out for (59:58).
Support Cities Aviv's music here: https://citiesaviv.bandcamp.com
Follow Cities Aviv on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/CitiesAviv?s=20
Follow Cities Aviv on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/citiesaviv/?hl=en
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Fiending for some more quality rap content? Visit the RMPP website: https://rmpp.squarespace.com/
Want to support and help us grow? Become a RMPP Patreon, and gain access to exclusive content: https://www.patreon.com/therapmusicplugpodcast
Looking to connect? DM me @rapmusicplugpod on Twitter and Instagram, or shoot me an email at qlctv.podcast@gmail.com
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