Rhymes & Reasons presents Yoli Zapata.  

When hip-hop is fun, our interviews are fun; when hip-hop is powerful, we never forget. Artist and advocate Yoli Zapata talks to Rhymes & Reasons about the four songs that got her through the toughest of times.

She discusses R. Kelly featuring Nas with “Did You Ever Think?”, 2Pac’s “Can U Get Away”, Lauryn Hill’s “Doo Wop (That Thing)”, and  Aaliyah’s “One in a Million.” This is testimony.

Check out the interview below:

 

 

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Rhymes & Reasons talks to hip-hop heads the globe over about their lives through the lens of songs that matter to them.
Conscious, gangster, underground, commercial, Midwest, Dirty South, and everything in between — everybody’s got a little story to tell.
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