Art Vs Life

I sit down with Appol from the rap duo Ratchet by Nature, and the Rap/Rock band, Quick Hundo, to discuss her inspirations to rap. A sample of their work - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_W2fYA-9jM the beat in the intro is by https://soundcloud.com/95labs Some episode notes on talking points below: - drake is basically rick ross and similarities with trump - homophobia and reading rhymes off of phones at the radio, and challenging norms in hip hop - bronx adventures - old ladies are the alexandria libraries of the hood or the hood wikipedia - how the hood desensitizes you from shit - the patalito lady is a retired millionaire now - what inspires you to continue rapping and her theater background - every time she hits the stage its like the first time she ever hit a blunt - new york hood olypmics include hopping the turnstile. like america ninja but the project olympics. hopping the train requires upper body strength - brooklyn wildlife