My guest this week is Arizona rapper-producer kJADE. We spoke about Kai Cenat and the pros and cons of streaming culture, the Megan Thee Stallion documentary and the nature of celebrity propaganda, the magic of video stores, Undercover Brother, The Pursuit of Happyness, our favorite movie soundtracks, moving from California to Arizona, how music is meditative for her, and the five-year journey and creative process behind her debut project The Sound That Trees Make, produced entirely by Esteban. Come fuck with us.

The Sound That Trees Make is available wherever music is sold, streamed, or stolen. Follow kJADE on Instagram (@niggapasta) and Twitter (@shelivedinpeace)

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