Live and effect! Yeah, that’s how we coming at you this week. We got the legendary Stogie in the cut to talk about his upcoming EP ‘Shallow’, past music and why he switched his name up. Look, it’s a conversation that’s been due for many years, so we do kinda delve into a lot. So, yeah press that play button and enjoy.
00:00 Formalities
03:00 Sobering intros
05:22 The Shallow EP
07:40 80s music inspiration
09:40 Tumi in exile
12:30 Coming back to South Africa/ code switching
15:05 Themes in shallow, juxtaposing views
18:22 Tumi vs Stogie
22:08 Respect the rebrand
24:27 Hello kitty revision
27:40 Separating life and art
30:30 Real life moments in the music
36:30 Saying no to fan pictures
40:30 Celebrity responsibility
43:06 Moments over shadowing the art
45:20 Finding your village early
46:46 PoetMC and correcting Rashid
49:39 Chip on the shoulder
51:30 Toxicity in the culture
54:46 Feeling peerless
57:47 Battling sin and being saved
01:00:13 Being preachy in hip hop
01:02:00 By any means story
01:06:19 Going from Muslim to Christianity
01:11:11 Classic moments in hip hop
01:17:30 Crowd questions
01:27:07 Closing
Guest
@Stogie_T
Hosts
@Big_Warra
@Fratpacker
@Ke_Kitso_Bafethu
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