A Rendezvous at The Forum presents Ep. 021 with Shame Gang. We discussed his path to releasing music, which involved a debilitating accident and subsequently not playing college basketball. From this reference point, we honed in on Shame Gang’s debut project No Safe Haven (2021). We dove into the album’s exploration of hardship and growth and the use of conversational voice from family members in interludes as an aid to storytelling, before exploring relationships in the music business (and the need to sometimes push back on criticism from old heads!), his approach to freestyles, the superiority of Chinese restaurants in Washington D.C., and what is coming next.

Tap in below for a wide-ranging, insightful, and sincere conversation. From there, follow Shamegang on Instagram and dig into his catalog.