Episode 26- Happy Rap and Heat Rocks with guest Oliver Wang

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Episode 26- Happy Rap and Heat Rocks with guest Oliver Wang

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Is Happy Rap a thing? We’re honestly not sure but we talk about it in the first segment. The second part is an in-depth interview with writer, professor, pioneering blogger and host of the excellent music podcast Heat Rocks Oliver Wang aka O-Dub. It was great to catch up with Oliver, we particularly enjoyed the stories about when rap reviews had consequences.

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Hip-hop discussion podcast from an MC, a writer, and a record collector featuring interviews with well-respected figures from rap's past and present. A Stony Island Audio experience.

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Episode 26- Happy Rap and Heat Rocks with guest Oliver Wang

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