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K Gates and Melaphyre interview

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Interview with K Gates and Melaphyre (rappers)0:05 They are half brothers: Kwame’s father is Haitian, Kwesi’s father is Nigerian: upbringing, 6th Ward, West Africa, ATL 3:02 Musicians in their family 4:00 Early music influences in NO: African drumming, Caribbean, secondlines 6:05 10 years age diff btw brothers, talk differences in their generations with NO music--bounce 11:11 Melaphyre’s songwriting 15:20 K Gates: first time hearing Juvenile’s Ha **good clip** 16:50 K Gates’ first break, songs 19:00 Melaphyre’s songs 30:49 K Gates—songwriting, producers, beats he likes 32:35 Working with Jackson, MS musicians--Melaphyre 34:48 K Gates: describing NO rap 35:30 K Gates’ film Murda Capital 40:24 End of tape
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2012 10 08
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NOLA Hiphop and Bounce Archive

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