One man’s story, from the first breakbeat to the last heartbeat. A hip-hop miniseries from Gimlet Media and Loud Speakers Network, hosted by Reggie Ossé.
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“Essential listening”
—The New Yorker
The Team
Matthew Nelson
Matthew is a Development Producer at Gimlet. Prior to joining Gimlet, he reported and produced features for the BBC World Service, NPR, and CBC.
Eric Eddings
Eric co-hosts The Nod at Gimlet. He also co-hosted For Colored Nerds, an independent podcast about race, news and pop culture with @bmluse. Prior to working at Gimlet, he helped nonprofits and foundations develop digital strategies at Fenton.
Meg Driscoll
Meg is a producer at Gimlet. Before joining the team, she worked at The Colbert Report and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. She crochets constantly.
Haley Shaw
Haley creates sound design and music and mixes audio for Gimlet. Prior, she worked in audio post production for film. She likes ~weird~ sounds and wants you to like them too.