Philadelphia rapper Reef the Lost Cauze could care less about extemporaneously bruising the egos of opposing rappers—although as an established battle rapper, he’s proven himself rather good at it. In truth, the Philly-born MC just wants to make good music, give props to his mother and maybe have a cheesesteak when he’s finished. This interview by Paul Glanting.

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Nino Moschella started out four-tracking funk-soul that sounded like Sly and Shuggie and Stevie in a mountain shack at midnight and exploded into fidelity once he visited the wider world. His newest Boomshadow is out now on Ubiquity. This interview by Daiana Feuer.

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Femi Kuti is the son of Fela and the righteous leader of his own Positive Force. He speaks now just days after the Nigerian government shut down the Shrine, the historic venue that was the birthplace of Afrobeat. This interview by Chris Ziegler.

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