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Chris DeMakes A Podcast

Ep. 89: Genesis Owusu discusses his song "Don't Need You"

Chris DeMakes A Podcast

Chris DeMakes

Music History, Music Commentary, Music, Music Interviews

4.9923 Ratings

🗓️ 7 February 2022

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

Australia’s Genesis Owusu took home the 2021 ARIA award for Album of the Year, and this genre-bending artist’s upward trajectory has continued ever since. Fresh off a recent performance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Genesis sits in to discuss the unique process behind the writing of “Don’t Need You”. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

This episode is brought to you by Distro Kit. Once I left your crazy ass I took a therapy session I won't be richest with the wealth I'll be the richest

0:17.3

Some blessings I said you made a bet today said I can't leave my everybody we have a good one lined up for you. I haven't had this much fun or

0:25.5

laugh this hard in a while. Today's guest is genre-bending singer and rapper

0:29.4

Genesis Owusu from Canberra Australia. Together we break down the inspiration, writing, and

0:35.4

recording of the single Don't Need You, taken from his 2021 debut album,

0:40.0

Smiling with No Teeth. Genesis mentioned how he likes a challenge and works best

0:45.1

when his back is against the wall. Well he amazed me with how this album came

0:48.8

about and he couldn't have been thrown further into the fire than right off the bat when his manager

0:53.8

basically put him in a room with a bunch of musicians he didn't know without one musical note or

0:58.3

lyric written and after six ten hour days he somehow walked out with a complete album and by complete album I mean

1:05.3

one that was awarded in Aria which is Australia's highest ranking music award the

1:10.3

record won album of the year best hip hip-hop release, and best independent release.

1:15.0

And he's got an incredible buzz going on at the moment.

1:18.0

With a recent performance on Late Night with Stephen Colbert,

1:21.0

his star is shining bright, and in my opinion, the sky's the limit.

1:25.1

For all this and a whole lot more, don't touch that dial. Hey, have you heard Krista makes a podcast?

1:34.4

Hey, hey, have you heard Krista makes a podcast?

1:39.7

Hey, hey, hey, have you heard Krista makes a podcast?

1:45.0

Hey, hey, have you heard Krista makes a podcast?

1:51.0

Genesis, how we do my man?

1:52.8

I'm doing well man.

1:54.0

Cruising, chilling.

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