About this episode

Samara Cyn discusses her new EP 'Detour' and the art of clever rap writing.

How do you write a rap verse that's clever without saying so? Samara Cyn, one of the sharpest young writers in hip-hop, joins us to talk about Detour, her new EP about going analog. We get into wordplay versus narrative, the Missy Elliott blueprint behind "oooshxt!", and why she takes a knee in the vocal booth when a line won't come out. Songs Discussed Samara Cyn — "Sinner" Samara Cyn "BUSHWICK" Samara Cyn — "FREE" Samara Cyn — "Highest" Samara Cyn — "oooshxt!" Samara Cyn — "summer's turning" Samara Cyn — "over influence" Samara Cyn — "Nomad" Samara Cyn — "Bad Brain" Newsletter: https://switchedonpop.substack.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Host: Switched on Pop

Guest: Samara Cyn

Topics covered

• rap writing
• hip-hop
• wordplay
• narrative
• music production

Keywords

• Samara Cyn
• Detour
• rap
• hip-hop
• Missy Elliott
• wordplay
• music

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Detour, Sinner, BUSHWICK, FREE, Highest, oooshxt!, summer's turning, over influence, Nomad, Bad Brain

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