#93 - Big Baby Gandhi INTERVIEW
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In Episode 93, I was joined by a very special guest with me who has had a particularly affect on me as a brown hip-hop head growing up: Big Baby Gandhi.
Hailing from Flushing, Queens, formerly of Heems of Das Racist’s Greedhead label, you may have heard him on his solo work through well-received projects such as, Big F****** Baby, No1 2 Look Up 2, or We Live in a Society... or on a track with the Das Racist crew. He is thoughtful, charismatic, and funny as hell, and is also currently a practicing medical writer.
Hear a sneak peak at the outspoken nature of Big Baby Gandhi, as I began recording prior to us even legitimately beginning the interview like normal (0:49).
An introduction to Big Baby Gandhi (7:08).
Gandhi speaks on his upbringing and exposure to hip-hop as a Bangladeshi immigrant, growing up in New York (8:42).
Gandhi breaks down the fantasy that lies in rapper finances (17:37).
Gandhi dives deep into the increasingly standardized methods in which much of music is created these days (26:24).
Gandhi discusses changes in how people consume music (29:52).
Gandhi details his belief that music and culture generally is stuck in a loop, leading to nonsensical “culture wars” that distract the common man (particularly minorities) from the real issues (33:58).
Gandhi discusses his views on brown representation in hip-hop, and generally finding a way to being authentic as brown person in American society (50:35).
Gandhi describes how he came up with the moniker of “Big Baby Gandhi” as a rapper name (1:03:40).
Gandhi describes how it felt to release his first project, Big Fucking Baby, to critical acclaim (1:06:21).
Gandhi describes his relationship with Heems and Das Racist (1:11:08).
Gandhi discusses his recent NFT drops, and his thoughts on NFTs as a general concept (1:17:25).
Gandhi gifts us with a dope FREESTYLE (1:21:45).
