This episode of the Mother Jones Podcast contains explicit language.

This is the Mother Jones Podcast.

I'm Jamila King in New York. On today's show, one of my all-time favorite rappers. Rhapsody. Now who's your favorite rapper?

J.Z. Kendrick Lamar, Lle Wayne. Now consider this. I bet you Rhapsody is your favorite rapper's favorite rapper.

That's kind of how it works. She's here to talk about art, politics, and what keeps her

going in these turbulent political times.

This is part of our Mother Jones podcast Summer Series,

where we talk to artists, activists, performers,

and all-around dope people

about what they do and why they do it.

That's all coming up. Stick around. All right up front. I'm going to tell you that this interview was so

exciting for me. At the Mother Jones podcast, we've had presidential candidates and acclaimed filmmakers.

Yeah.

But this, you're telling me this.

This was Rap City. I have listened to her music for years. I am devoted to her albums. I think she's just pretty much the best thing ever.

And so I was super excited to get her into the studio to talk about her music and the politics behind it.

If you know her work, you know what a treat you're in for.

And if you don't, I'm so excited that I get to introduce

you to one of the most influential voices in the last decade of hip-hop.

I got a number if you want it.

I got all of the math. Hard the hoodlums. I got all of the math.

Hard the hoodlums.

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