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My guest this week is New York-via-Atlanta rapper, producer, fashion designer, archivist, curator, and one part of PTP, See the Lieutenant. We spoke about Coonskin, Curious George, Chicken Little, and the power of animation, some favorite music videos, moving from Atlanta to New York, academia vs. grassroots organizing, her multimodal cultural production Operation (L), and the creative process behind her latest mixtape WhatsReallyGood. Come fuck with us.

WhatsReallyGood. is available exclusively on Bandcamp. Buy it there to support the artist. Follow See The Lieutenant on Instagram (@seethelieutenant) and Twitter (@SeeTheLT), and follow Operation (L) on Instagram and Substack for more updates.

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See The Lieutenant | S6 Episode 5