KEXP DJ Yaddy on the Genius of Stas THEE Boss
In Our Headphones
KEXP
4.6 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 5 March 2026
⏱️ 8 minutes
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Summary
Host Evie Stokes talks with KEXP DJ Yaddy about her Street Sounds co-host and Seattle hip-hop innovator, Stas THEE Boss. Yaddy shares insights into Stas’ creative genius and what it’s like to watch her craft beats in real time. We also get an exclusive first listen to an unreleased Stas THEE Boss track titled “Batter.”
Produced by Dusty Henry
Mastered by William Myers
Production support by Serafima Healy
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| 0:00.0 | Experience the magic of music discovery through live performance on the Live on KexP podcast, |
| 0:06.1 | now with audio-only versions of every session we share on YouTube. |
| 0:10.2 | Listen at kexp.org slash podcasts on the KexP app or wherever you listen to podcasts, made possible in part by BECU. |
| 0:20.0 | This is in our headphones. |
| 0:21.5 | My name's E.B. Stokes. |
| 0:22.9 | And I'm so happy to be chatting new music today with the one and only DJ Yaddy, who's a |
| 0:27.7 | DJ on K-E-X-P. |
| 0:29.5 | Yaddi, what are you listening to today? |
| 0:31.5 | We are going to listen to Stas, the boss. |
| 0:34.9 | And it is featured by an artist, Ayo Maasai. |
| 0:41.8 | Maasai, this track is called Batter. |
| 0:44.3 | Okay, so tell me a little bit about Staz. |
| 0:46.8 | We've had Staz on the show before, and folks that listen to KXP likely have heard Stas the boss on the air here and there. |
| 0:55.0 | She's on Sunday soul. |
| 0:56.6 | She's now on street sounds. |
| 0:58.6 | She's been off the air for a while and she came back. |
| 1:01.5 | And she's, |
| 1:02.4 | she was also part of the satisfaction. |
| 1:04.7 | Yes. |
| 1:05.0 | And is now making her own music, right? |
| 1:07.4 | Yes. |
| 1:07.9 | And Stasi is an awesome producer. |
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