Faces of NPR: Rodney Carmichael
Faces Of NPR showcases the people behind NPR--from the voices you hear every day on the radio to the ones who work outside of the recording studio. You'll find out about what they do and what they're inspired by on the daily. This week, we feature Rodney Carmichael, Host of Louder Than a Riot and The Formula which airs today!
The Basics:
Name: Rodney Carmichael
Twitter Handle: @Rodneyology
Job Title: Co-host, Louder Than A Riot / Host, The Formula
Where you're from: Decatur, GA.
What was your draw to hip-hop?
My draw to it was like a lot of people who grew in the hip-hop generation. It was life. It was like water. I grew up outside of Atlanta, in Decatur, Georgia, and I guess my initial way of hearing it was on an AM station, WIGO, that played rap. I remember the impression that Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five made on me with "The Message." It was just a world. I'm not from the Bronx — not that we didn't have that kind of stuff going on in Decatur — but it didn't look the same way, you know what I mean.
I grew up
