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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    LA'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.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Sep 6, 2018 • 1 min read

    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.

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    LA Latina rappers try to make it in a man's hip-hop world
    1. 0:00What do the confidential memos at the Kavanaugh hearings reveal about the Supreme Court nominee?
    2. 8:50President Trump fights back against an anonymous op-ed by a senior White House official
    3. 21:24LA's up-and-coming rappers Gavlyn and ReverieYou’re reading this
    4. 39:37Remembering Burt Reynolds
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Sarah Sweeney

      Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW

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      Michell Eloy

      Former Producer/Line Editor, Press Play

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      Amy Ta

      Digital News & Culture Editor

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      Audrey Godoy (aka Gavlyn)

      rapper from the San Fernando Valley

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      Jordan Caceres (aka Reverie)

      rapper from Highland Park

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    The full episode

    3 of 4
    LA Latina rappers try to make it in a man's hip-hop world
    1. 0:00What do the confidential memos at the Kavanaugh hearings reveal about the Supreme Court nominee?
    2. 8:50President Trump fights back against an anonymous op-ed by a senior White House official
    3. 21:24LA's up-and-coming rappers Gavlyn and ReverieYou’re reading this
    4. 39:37Remembering Burt Reynolds
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand