Who Is Clever?

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🗓️ 3 September 2025

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Music fans, and specifically pop fans, may know this week’s guest, who goes by “Clever,” from his feature with Post Malone on Justin Bieber’s 2020 hit “Forever.” But to country music listeners, Clever – born Joshua Huie – is mostly a complete unknown. The Alabama-born rapper is on a path to changing that and has the potential, and the struggle, to be the next Jelly Roll. Check out this week’s episode of Nashville Now as we dive into the history of country rap, why Taylor Swift was in Nashville last week, and so much more. Country is Here, Nashville is Now. Check out our Hear Now playlist, updated every week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	If I get my kid a phone, I'll be able to keep in touch with them all the time.
0:02.8	We'll be on it all the time.
0:04.1	He could walk to school by himself. She could see something, she shouldn't. He could chat with grandma. Friends, trolls. They can access anything on the internet. They can access anything on the internet. So, should I give my kid a phone? Growing up with phones isn't always easy. Introducing EEE safer Sims. Sims that help moderate usage and shield harmful content on any smartphone.
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0:29.6	U.K.
0:30.6	Slashire.
0:31.6	Check one, two.
0:34.6	All right.
0:35.6	Hey everybody. Welcome to a new episode of Nashville Now, Rolling Stones podcast about country
0:44.3	music and all things Nashville.
0:46.3	Country is here.
0:48.3	Nashville is now.
0:49.3	We have a very special episode this week with a unique guest.
0:55.0	It's a guy out of Alabama who started his career as a rapper.
1:00.0	He goes by Clever.
1:02.0	We're gonna talk to him about country rap and maybe even following in the footsteps of a guy
1:09.0	named Jelly Roll.
1:10.0	One of the things we want to do with Nashville now,
1:13.5	and we said this kind of early on, is we don't just want to showcase
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