Press Play with Madeleine Brand
LA Latina rappers try to make it in a man's hip-hop world
We meet two Latina rappers trying to make it in hip-hop, putting out a steady stream of mixtapes and videos on YouTube, and finding new fans overseas.
By Madeleine Brand • • 46m ListenWe meet two Latina rappers trying to make it in hip-hop, putting out a steady stream of mixtapes and videos on YouTube, and finding new fans overseas.
Rappers Jordan Caceres (aka Reverie), left, and Audrey Godoy (aka Gavlyn), right, at KCRW. Photo by Amy Ta.
In this episode
4 storiesWhat do the confidential memos at the Kavanaugh hearings reveal about the Supreme Court nominee?
It’s day three of the senate hearing for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. New Jersey Senator Cory Booker said he’d be willing to lose his job for releasing confidential documents about Kavanaugh.
Read the story9 minPresident Trump fights back against an anonymous op-ed by a senior White House official
The president was defiant today in the face of an anonymous New York Times op-ed written by a senior official in the White House. That followed revelations about a new book by Bob Woodward.
Read the story13 minLA's up-and-coming rappers Gavlyn and Reverie
We meet two Latina rappers trying to make it in hip-hop, putting out a steady stream of mixtapes and videos on YouTube, and finding new fans overseas.
Read the story18 minRemembering Burt Reynolds
Oscar nominee and Angeleno Burt Reynolds died today at age 82. He was in the movies “Boogie Nights,” “Deliverance,” “Smokey and the Bandit.” We look back on his career and influence.
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