| We listen to that every Christmas—I knew every word! That connection makes people feel like they belong, and hopefully helps them see their own value and potential | I never left New Zealand because I was trying to absorb some other reality; I was just searching to get as close to what I loved as possible |
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| 'Blue Mesas' is just like that feeling of the solitude and weight that comes with having a little notoriety and still feeling isolated—even in the midst of people that love you | I wanted to be an anthropologist and a sociologist, which is what I ended up going to college for; I didn't finish college, but I discovered I have a love for culture and the study of how people socialize |
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15| , No One Can Do It Better | My godson and his little sister sing the solo at the end |
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| An hour-long show airing every Friday, The Agenda Radio sees host Dotty interview the artists lighting up the Apple Music playlist and present the biggest tracks across hip-hop, grime, Afrobeats, and everything in between, from the UK and beyond | But they told me my real name [Ibrahim] was too ethnic, and nobody would pick up the phone, so I changed my name and code-switched my voice to sound more proper, all that shit |
I think being in Miami for so long and having more family around me and speaking Spanish just kind of brought me back.
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