#141 - Wiki INTERVIEW

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Video animation by: Big Flowers

Intro/Outro beat by: BLOODBLIXING

The Plug (0:21).

The Interview (2:33).

New York's Wiki is what they call "a rapper’s rapper". Gifted as a lyricist, with a style that could exist within multiple eras of rap.

Not even having reached his 30th birthday yet, Wiki has already received mass acclaim for his work as RATKING, and as a solo artist with revered projects that showcase his exceptional penmanship, remarkable versatility, and immensely deep passion for this thing called hip-hop, which we all love dearly.

I’m honoured to welcome Wiki to the show to understand his perspectives on his success so far in his career, what rap means to him, and gain interesting insight into his latest projects.

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*timestamps provided for YouTube version

So It Goes and experimentation in rap (3:00).

Key influences to Wiki’s melodically-rich style of rap (7:28).

Influence of NYC on Wiki‘s music (10:28).

Wiki reflects on his success to-date (15:04).

How fame and acclaim affected Wiki’s maturation process (20:06).

What aspect of Wiki’s artistry has improved the most (25:15).

Importance of rap for Wiki’s mental health (33:05).

Wiki’s writing process (38:55).

How Wiki selects beats (41:27).

Wiki leaving the label game, and going the independent route (43:58).

What makes Navy Blue special (47:51).

How Wiki’s introspective writing on Half God impacted him as a person (52:25).

The mixtape approach to Cold Cuts (55:17).

Wiki’s upcoming projects / tour (1:03:33).

Support Wiki's music here.

Buy/stream Cold Cuts here.

Follow Wiki on Twitter here.

Follow Wiki on Instagram here.