Shot Callers: Recent Episodes
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XXL's Shot Callers. Conversations with hip-hop's power players. Music journalist and XXL contributor Sowmya Krishnamurthy gives you an exclusive look into the influential leaders, executives and personalities behind your favorite artists. Love hip-hop? These are the movers and shakers that every fan needs to know.
Hip-hop is all about the multiple hustles and no one wears more hats than Steve Carless a.k.a. Steve-O (@SteveCarless) As a talent manager and SVP of A&R and Artist Relations at Universal Music Group, Steve worked his way up from the bottom to collaborate with artists like Jeezy, Dave East and Nipsey Hussle.
Tuma Basa (@tumabasa) is the man behind hip-hop's biggest playlist: RapCaviar. As the Global Head of Hip-Hop at Spotify, he explains why streaming is the new standard and how rappers can break into the most important playlist.
Angela Yee (@angelayee) is the voice you know and love from The Breakfast Club. The nationally-syndicated radio host talks about working with Wu-Tang Clan, interviewing Jay-Z and how she became one of the most powerful women in hip-hop.