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
People in this episode
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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