May 12, 2025 • 35 mins
Known for the #1 Song in the world and curating the #1 U.S. Latin Music Pub in the world, Rollingtone, Floyymenor & Julyssa tell their stories and what it takes to be the best of the best.
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Speaker 1 (00:07):
Themihnte, it's got a son, Soane, I'm gonna happen to
my journalists have real quick, vampa ya. There's so much
going on in the world right now. Trump is a president, unfortunately,
and it seems like every single day he's removing some
policy or it's all very nerve wracking. As a trusted storyteller,
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I've never been met with so many dms in my life.
Bro Gota, where did he win?
Speaker 2 (00:37):
What do we do now?
Speaker 1 (00:38):
And it's a bit heartbreaking to receive such a massive
influx of messages with so much anxiety and that transition
that happened in media like two years ago. Because two
years ago so thy signo, Elon muskbout Twitter and everything changed.
Let's be for real. It's a lot of it was like, oh,
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that's what rich people do, they buy things. But for me,
speaking for myself, me part of the journalism world, I
saw everything in what felt like eight k I'll never forget.
The first thing he did was removed the check marks,
the verification marks from journalists and that should have been
a first major red flag to people in Asosila, but
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it wasn't. When it's like, no any attempts to discredit
journalists or knock his down a peg is a dangerous position,
but people.
Speaker 3 (01:37):
Weren't thinking about that.
Speaker 1 (01:39):
The truth is these past five years have proven that
everybody that empathy often starts and ends when it affects
you personally. Bam okay, goton, Where are you going with this?
Why so is you'll hear me say a million times?
Reggaeton was born out of the need of raising your voice.
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Today is largely recognized as party music, but the real
not Today's guest Julisa Lopez is an award winning journalist,
colleague and very good friend of mine who so happens
to be the Latin music editor of Rolling Stone. She's
produced culture shifting work stories the force us to think, Pause, Question,
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and I can't wait to get into how she deciphers
what gets put into press and what gets sidelined the
goligos that matter, especially considering the world of today in comployment.
Speaker 4 (02:36):
This is.
Speaker 1 (02:49):
About the codes of success for both women and the
Latin music industry.
Speaker 5 (02:55):
Is based through the space.
Speaker 1 (03:00):
More from we can and carving out space for ourselves
and you know, being celebrated at the same time in
real time, which is epic. First of all, what does
that mean to you that alone?
Speaker 6 (03:10):
I think being a woman in this space, I think
is always a challenge. I think because there's so few
of us, it always feels like an uphill battle. But
I also find like a lot of comfort in the
fact that, like, I think that we as women are always,
not always, but very often supportive of each other. And like,
I found community with so many women like you and
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like so many different people who I feel like I've
been able to connect with because we have this similar
experience of understanding what it's like to navigate this industry
as a.
Speaker 5 (03:40):
Woman and as a methina. So it's like this double
edged stored right.
Speaker 6 (03:42):
On the one hand, I think it can be really
hard and really challenging, But on the other hand, I
think there's like a camaraderie and like a sisterhood that
forms a lot of time.
Speaker 5 (03:50):
That's that I feel really happy about.
Speaker 3 (03:52):
Absolutely.
Speaker 1 (03:53):
So I'm in a story if you didn't know, and
in which case my passion, of course is storytell you
know the history of get thrown through this intersectional lens, YadA, YadA,
And in which case, I of course have a profound
respect for journalism. I often don't take that title, Like
we all know, when I write some things.
Speaker 2 (04:14):
Someone's in trouble.
Speaker 1 (04:15):
But sometimes it's either we're in trouble or we're celebrating
right one or the other. But in which case I
assume the title of critic. And when I'm going with
this is I heavily respect journalistic ethic and standard. Can
you talk to me about that, because that must be
hard being, you know, overseeing what the landscape and the
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formatting of the story, maybe.
Speaker 5 (04:39):
Especially if it'll ruffle feathers exactly.
Speaker 3 (04:42):
Yeah.
Speaker 6 (04:42):
I think I've been lucky that I've been doing this
long enough that I've sort of learned over the years
how to navigate those stories and to meet the best
stories or the ones that are honest and include a
lot of perspectives and where you understand that even though
some feathers are gonna get ruffled, there's things that you
have to say because it's the ethical thing to do.
And I think the more that I do this, the
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more I kind of understand why we're doing the things
that we're doing and why you know as a journalist
that you have to ask really hard questions because at
the end of the day, when you're a journalist, I
think some people get in this industry and they think
like it's gonna be fun, which it can be, but
to me, that's not really what we're here for. I
think that oftentimes journalists are the ones that are in
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the room with some of the most powerful music executives,
some of the most famous artists, and if you have
the privilege of getting.
Speaker 5 (05:34):
To be in the room with those people, you should.
Speaker 6 (05:36):
Also take it upon yourself to ask really difficult questions
that other people have. And so I think sometimes there's
a little bit of a misconception, especially when we do
profiles or cover stories. I think artists have it in
their head that it's gonna be like their biography or
it's gonna be like their story, and that's not really
it to me what we're doing. In a lot of
those cases, it's a record of who this person is
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and why they were important during that time, and what
their career and what their artistry was reflecting about the culture.
Speaker 5 (06:05):
More broadly, And if there are things that are uncomfortable.
Speaker 6 (06:08):
About what that artist is you know, representing, or the
way that people you know took their artistry, I think
it's important just to say it, because at the end
of the day, the story's going to remain, it's going
to be a record, and if it's not honest and
it's just kind of a biography or something that's very
one sided, then I think we haven't done our job
as journalists.
Speaker 1 (06:29):
Very well said well, honestly, thank you, because.
Speaker 3 (06:32):
A lot of people don't get it.
Speaker 4 (06:34):
And which case.
Speaker 1 (06:35):
You know. Also, what you were alluding to as well
is how this all impacts culture.
Speaker 2 (06:39):
Right.
Speaker 1 (06:40):
We mentioned fun versus you know, responsibility, and I'm excited
to see ways of which those two things can merge.
Speaker 7 (06:47):
But also we shouldn't get lost in the saws, definitely, And.
Speaker 6 (06:51):
I think a lot of these things, right, like, we
enjoy talking about music. We enjoy when I don't know,
something goes viral and the memes that come out of it,
and I think all of that is great, But I
think we should also keep in mind that, you know,
music is one of the most powerful representations of culture
that there is, and it means so much to so
many people, and it means different things to to so
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many people. It's something that like represents like roots and
traditions and history, so you have to treat that with respect,
like it can't. I think there's plenty of room for
the fun side of it, but I think you also
have to bring that respect and historical context, which I
think is something that you always do such a beautiful
job of, and try to make sure that that there
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is a lot of room and reverence for that as well,
because that's also why we're here.
Speaker 1 (07:35):
I would love to know if you're gonna tell me
a story, and feel free to tell it however you
know you'd like of how someone put you on, because
we all need help to get to where we're at.
Speaker 3 (07:46):
I would love to know a story.
Speaker 5 (07:47):
Definitely my story.
Speaker 6 (07:49):
I think, especially in journalism, has been a little non traditional,
you know. I think for a long time, journalism, I
think because I didn't know any journalists growing up, Like
there's in my family that was a journalist.
Speaker 5 (08:01):
It seems like a very and I think it still
is a.
Speaker 6 (08:04):
Job and a profession with such elite connotations, Like everybody
that I knew that was a journalist, like their family
was like wealthy and white, and I didn't understand how
to break in. So it was almost a dream that
I was like too scared to dream. Sometimes I was like,
I don't think it's gonna happen for me. So for
a long time I did other things, like I had
internships and journalism. But then when I started working, I
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did you know, I went down like a sort of
marketing route for a little bit and did other stuff.
Speaker 5 (08:29):
But I was always freelancing on the side.
Speaker 3 (08:32):
And that was like.
Speaker 6 (08:33):
Still me holding on to the dream of like I
still really want to be a journalist, like, you know,
if I can still write and like do my little
clips like at night, you know, after my nine to five,
and then I think I can make this happen. And
so I think one thing that really changed a lot
was because I was like working on these stories and
like pitching different places.
Speaker 5 (08:49):
Eventually I kind of built a few you know, portfolio.
Speaker 6 (08:53):
And one of the first people that gave me a
chance was this music critic who who I love a lot,
had so much respect to. His name is Chris Richards
of the Washington Post, and he was kind.
Speaker 5 (09:02):
Of like he just kind of reached out to me
one day.
Speaker 6 (09:04):
It was like, you seem like you know what you're doing,
Like do you want to try writing for the Washington Post?
And I was terrified, Like it was my first time writing.
It was my first time writing on spec which is
basically when you write something.
Speaker 5 (09:16):
And you descend it in and they either run it
or they don't. Like you either get paid or you don't.
I've never done that before.
Speaker 6 (09:21):
I reviewed Carnage My name is now going to go
the He's like a big dj W.
Speaker 5 (09:27):
He's like now working with like drink and stuff.
Speaker 6 (09:29):
I reviewed one of his shows and I sent it
in and I was like, I feel like, there's no
way that they're ever gonna take it, but like, let's
see what happens. And then the next day it was
in the newspaper. It was in the Washington Post, which
is like my hometown newspaper. And just because this guy
was like you, like you seem good, like just go
for it and try so, I always have a lot
of love for him. But then I think too, like
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there been so many women for me too, that like
I feel like have shown a pathway or supported me.
I meane one of the busy Sanandia Herrera who was
at Remascla for years which I wrote or Muscler for
many many years, and still think of her as like
a one of the big editors that helped me. There's
Susie Explicit, though, who was at Rolling Stone before me,
and I feel like Susie built such an amazing foundation.
Speaker 5 (10:11):
She's a rolling stone for me to now be able to.
Speaker 2 (10:14):
Do what I'm doing.
Speaker 5 (10:15):
And I try to give Susie her flowers.
Speaker 6 (10:17):
Whenever I can, because I think the work that she did,
like not as many resources, was amazing and like, you know,
open the pathway for all these things that we see happening.
So I feel like there's so many examples and so
many people that I'm grateful for just for you know, putting.
Speaker 5 (10:30):
Me on and helping me out and helping me get
it to where I am.
Speaker 4 (10:33):
Now, are you tearing boom?
Speaker 5 (10:35):
No? No, not all of us.
Speaker 1 (10:43):
No, I love that, and yes, love you. There's such
a badass woman, you know. It's incredible. And in which grace,
what is an example of you putting herself on?
Speaker 6 (10:57):
That's a good question. I still feel like I'm working
on that. I feel like I'm a little bit more
of a shy, reserved person. I try to like let
the work speak for itself. I think for me, my
journey in this industry and my path has kind of
just been being confident about the work. And I think
at Rolling Stone being more aggressive about what I pitch.
Speaker 5 (11:16):
Like stories that I believe in.
Speaker 6 (11:18):
So I have like a less concrete answer for that,
but I think it's just been like kind of an
ongoing work of like pitching the things that I really
want to write about, going after them aggressively, and trying
to make those stories happen.
Speaker 4 (11:29):
I disagree.
Speaker 1 (11:29):
I wouldn't say that it's not a concrete I say
that's concrete as home, because your compass is determined.
Speaker 4 (11:36):
By you know, your path, which is valid and.
Speaker 3 (11:40):
In which case you don't know what stories need to
be told. If anyone it's too.
Speaker 5 (11:45):
Thank you, So I'm excited for them.
Speaker 3 (11:48):
Actually loved that so much. And how do you like
to put on for others?
Speaker 6 (11:52):
I think right now, you know, I started as a
writer at Rolling Stone, and I feel like I had
more of a backseat role and kind of like, you know,
I was mostly focusing on my writing, but trying to
figure out, you know, if there was things that I
saw that coming up, like suggesting somebody and being like,
I think this person would be good for that.
Speaker 5 (12:08):
I think this is an area that we're missing now.
Speaker 6 (12:10):
As an editor, I have, you know, a much wider
expanse and a much more room to do that. So
for me, it's about getting younger writers. It's about getting
writers who are writing about things that we're not covering
at Rolling Stone and trying to make sure that we're
recognizing you know. I think especially you know, Latin music
is one of the things that I cover. It's one
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of the things that I focus on the most family
and I think especially in this space, as we know,
it's such a varied, diverse scene, and so trying to
make sure that there's as many voices as possible it's
necessary and it's I think what good coverage looks like.
Speaker 1 (12:44):
Way, But Julisa is spitting, I don't know, want to pause,
but we have some commercials in me hint that we'll
be right back with you, Lisa, after these masses highlight
aspect of the industry that you think works well.
Speaker 6 (13:02):
I think that we're in a moment right now in
this industry where there is so much talent. I think
a lot of people's minds are opening up, especially to
younger talent.
Speaker 5 (13:11):
You know.
Speaker 6 (13:11):
When I when I look back and and I do
like a lot of sort of trying to find like
you know, as a bunch of research as I can
about the industry back in.
Speaker 5 (13:19):
The day, it felt like it was so run by
those kind.
Speaker 6 (13:22):
Of traditional big pop artists, and so just make me
feel good to see that the doors are opening, maybe
not as quickly as they as they could be, but
more and more that we're seeing more coverage of just
like different types of music, and that the idea of
what Latin music is is really changing. So that's something
I feel like is is working well, just like the
fact that there's like rising talent that is figuring out
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how to get attention and how to be seen and
kind of demanding it for themselves, and that makes me
really really excited and really proud.
Speaker 1 (13:51):
I love like you saw that cause, especially in regards
to what it's own and regards to Latini lot and
how it functions. We love to put everything in one
of them bred La, but it's a pigeonhole at ourselves.
And why I don't understand this slight commentary because it's like,
like it don't it's so versatile. I guess we go
about any other time, but don't.
Speaker 3 (14:10):
But it's ont so versatile.
Speaker 1 (14:11):
There were so many different types it's going on in
like the early two thousands, and as we all know,
coverage during that time wasn't the greatest, right. We have
pioneering badass writers like you know, bad journalists who are
able to see the magical was actually happening in the culture,
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and of course the industry caught up later. So that
makes me feel optimistic because we need more lanes, you know,
and we need to have the confidence that these lanes
will thrive, you know, because people don't like this one thing,
you know, we're so diverse.
Speaker 6 (14:49):
Yeah, and I think you're seeing it too, even just
with artists who like don't want to be pigeonholed and
they want to do a lot of things, and they're
showing how many avenues and how many pathways are possible.
Speaker 5 (14:58):
I'm here for that, and I think I'm really excited
about it.
Speaker 3 (15:00):
Absolutely.
Speaker 1 (15:01):
I've asked you what is an aspect of the industry
that you think is working well? I have to ask
you what is an aspect of the industry you think
is not working well that needs major improvement.
Speaker 6 (15:11):
Obviously, I think that there still needs to be much
more conversations about diversity and Latin music and expanding it
and not being shy to talk about, you know, the
erasure of black artists, not being defensive when somebody's pointing
out the inequalities that exist in this industry, I think
there's still a lot of growth that needs to happen.
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I also think, for me, I feel best in this
industry and I feel best about my own work when
I'm in a.
Speaker 5 (15:38):
Space that really is about the music.
Speaker 6 (15:41):
It is not about ego, it is not about sort
of personal buy in and things.
Speaker 5 (15:46):
I think that kind of all.
Speaker 6 (15:48):
Of us in this industry can and I try to
do this as much as possible, just like stop and
reflect that the reason that I'm writing about things, the
reason that.
Speaker 5 (15:56):
I'm moved to keep doing this is because of.
Speaker 6 (16:00):
About the music, because I find the music important, because
I find the music culturally valuable. Because there's this like
kind of inexplainable magic that happens when you hear a song,
when you listen to something that makes people feel connected,
that makes them feel you know, when you're home listening
to something alone, and the emotional connection you have to it.
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I think chasing after that and why that's important and
why art is important and why we should be covering this,
to me, is always more important and more interesting than
I think sometimes some.
Speaker 5 (16:32):
Of the ego that can get involved or some of
the corporate.
Speaker 1 (16:35):
Interest because your answer to both what's working well and
wanted to be improved on.
Speaker 2 (16:42):
It's like it's all within the same.
Speaker 1 (16:44):
Yeah, it's like what's working, it's also is what we.
Speaker 3 (16:48):
Need to work on?
Speaker 6 (16:49):
I think so, Yeah, But I think it's always gonna
be like that, right, It's always gonna be like a
little bit of a question poll and like I think progress,
you know, it's a little bit of always like two
steps forward, one step back. Like we can be excited
there's more artists and that there's you know, things that
are happening that are amazing, but we also need to
be thinking about our steps forward as we navigate it
and what we can continue to do better.
Speaker 1 (17:11):
So I don't know, at least, that's how I think
about it absolutely a go I think.
Speaker 5 (17:17):
For me, what has worked.
Speaker 6 (17:19):
I think I talked about it a little bit about
right now is kind of bringing at least, and I'll
speak specifically about journalism, I think with it.
Speaker 5 (17:26):
One thing that helps as a music journalist is.
Speaker 6 (17:28):
To continue to be driven by your interest in the
art or and your interest in the music rather than
other outside things.
Speaker 5 (17:37):
And to me also one of them was just like persistent.
Speaker 6 (17:40):
You know, I think I had like a less linear
route in this industry, and I found that the only
thing that, you know, got me to where I am,
in addition to a lot of support, was to just
be persistent and keep writing even when I was like,
I don't think anybody's reading this, Like, I don't think
anybody cares like I'm writing. You know, I'm getting like
eighty dollars, really write up this take to me hours,
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Like what you know, I think just like being.
Speaker 5 (18:03):
Persistent and kind of continuing on because you believe that
it matters.
Speaker 6 (18:09):
But I mean, if I'm going with it, I think
kind of brought me up to where I am.
Speaker 3 (18:14):
I appreciate it.
Speaker 7 (18:16):
Thank you so much, Thank you so much. Oh thanks mama.
Speaker 1 (18:34):
Julisa is everything. And wow, there's so many things to
choose from here. I'm gonna break it down. First of all,
shout out to Susi Esposito, our homie, the badat pioneering
writer who actually created us Latin for Rolling Stone. I'm
sure I'll get her story later, but I'll back to
Julisa on behalf of every writer everywhere. I want you
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all to know that she's absolutely right this industry is
not a speaking for myself. Sure, it was exciting writing
for Paper and Rolling Stone or really anywhere and seeing
your magic come to life and seeing the effect that
has on culture, especially when you know you're that girl.
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I'm really stuck on what she said when she mentioned
breaking into the scene. I remember me breaking into the scene.
I wrote an essay that basically put the entire industry
on edge. He we're all better for it, though, see
you no Gladasi. It speaks for something larger. As I
mentioned in the top of our episode, this world is unpredictable,
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to say the least, and breaking into journalism should be
hard because it's a huge responsibility. I one thousand percent
support free speech and because we believe in duality behind Now,
everybody shouldn't be able to mass communicate, but in twenty
twenty five, see that everywhere. Get a little podcast kit
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on Amazon or go viral on TikTok, and that's it.
But what we're really speaking to isn't numbers. I want
you guys to hear me. It's authority who gets to
say what what's right or wrong, curate and then bringing
music into this, contrary to popular belief, actual entertainment journalism
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is really hard and it still requires responsibility. It's not
just saying this song is good or this song is bad.
Everything is political, mehented everything. There are several things Julius
said that I appreciate that I want you to hold
on to. She said, giving flowers and in everywhere you can,
because the North rel members, y'all. We need to keep
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foots on people's next period to avoid being pigeonholed. There's
a lot of real if that needs to happen. Like
in the culture, sometimes it's easy to get stuck on
where we are now, but there's always tomorrow and more
to happen and to shake things up. Julisa, you're a
jam and the culture is lucky to have you. Rolling
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Stone is lucky to have you, and I'm lucky to
have you.
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Speaker 3 (31:47):
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Speaker 2 (31:52):
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Speaker 1 (32:04):
We haroxim Okay, okay, that's the focus here.
Speaker 4 (32:17):
I love his trick gota only, of course, and my
love is.
Speaker 1 (32:22):
Growing comprehension and movimento, and I'm curious to see what
he does next. Today we spoke with Julisa, and then
we spoke with and now I'm gonna speak with one
of you.
Speaker 2 (32:33):
Okay.
Speaker 1 (32:33):
IM so excited to get into it. I'm gata and
I'm here where hid?
Speaker 3 (32:45):
Where are you from?
Speaker 2 (32:46):
Minnesota?
Speaker 4 (32:47):
So okay, you're escaping from the snow.
Speaker 3 (32:50):
I hear that.
Speaker 1 (32:51):
Thank you for being here. Are you ready to answer
some questions?
Speaker 6 (32:55):
Yes?
Speaker 1 (32:56):
Oh my god, let's get into it.
Speaker 3 (32:57):
So who are you listening to?
Speaker 1 (33:00):
Uh? His name is is he?
Speaker 2 (33:04):
Yes?
Speaker 1 (33:04):
Yes, exactly Parryon.
Speaker 3 (33:06):
Oh my god, he just released a fire album.
Speaker 1 (33:09):
What is it about?
Speaker 9 (33:13):
I just love his voice and like I feel like
he's like the Chris Brown of Latin like music.
Speaker 4 (33:19):
So yeah, yeah, oh I love that any song in particular.
Speaker 9 (33:24):
It's one song with a Nigerian artist Sante or Yeah, yeah,
I really like the song. I just love like the bee.
I love the culture with it even because I'm from Nigeria.
So yeah, so the artist Irastar, I just love the
whole collab.
Speaker 1 (33:43):
Yeah, I just have my twenty three and me I
am thirty percent Nigerian. I'mbout to put the flag in
the bio so hi cousin, Oh my god. Okay, one
last question?
Speaker 3 (33:53):
What is do you like Raaton?
Speaker 1 (33:55):
Yes?
Speaker 9 (33:56):
I love Ragaton music. I just love I feel like
me being African too. I just feel like there's a connection,
like the same, be the same, like everything you know.
So I just love the culture too.
Speaker 1 (34:10):
Oh yeah, absolutely. It's all about diaspora and they're going
from the motherland over.
Speaker 3 (34:13):
Here to the Caribbean.
Speaker 1 (34:14):
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Themihnte, it's got a son, Soane, I'm gonna happen to
my journalists have real quick, vampa ya. There's so much
going on in the world right now. Trump is a president, unfortunately,
and it seems like every single day he's removing some
policy or it's all very nerve wracking. As a trusted storyteller,
(00:30):
I've never been met with so many dms in my life.
Bro Gota, where did he win?
Speaker 2 (00:37):
What do we do now?
Speaker 1 (00:38):
And it's a bit heartbreaking to receive such a massive
influx of messages with so much anxiety and that transition
that happened in media like two years ago. Because two
years ago so thy signo, Elon muskbout Twitter and everything changed.
Let's be for real. It's a lot of it was like, oh,
(01:01):
that's what rich people do, they buy things. But for me,
speaking for myself, me part of the journalism world, I
saw everything in what felt like eight k I'll never forget.
The first thing he did was removed the check marks,
the verification marks from journalists and that should have been
a first major red flag to people in Asosila, but
(01:24):
it wasn't. When it's like, no any attempts to discredit
journalists or knock his down a peg is a dangerous position,
but people.
Speaker 3 (01:37):
Weren't thinking about that.
Speaker 1 (01:39):
The truth is these past five years have proven that
everybody that empathy often starts and ends when it affects
you personally. Bam okay, goton, Where are you going with this?
Why so is you'll hear me say a million times?
Reggaeton was born out of the need of raising your voice.
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Today is largely recognized as party music, but the real
not Today's guest Julisa Lopez is an award winning journalist,
colleague and very good friend of mine who so happens
to be the Latin music editor of Rolling Stone. She's
produced culture shifting work stories the force us to think, Pause, Question,
(02:22):
and I can't wait to get into how she deciphers
what gets put into press and what gets sidelined the
goligos that matter, especially considering the world of today in comployment.
Speaker 4 (02:36):
This is.
Speaker 1 (02:49):
About the codes of success for both women and the
Latin music industry.
Speaker 5 (02:55):
Is based through the space.
Speaker 1 (03:00):
More from we can and carving out space for ourselves
and you know, being celebrated at the same time in
real time, which is epic. First of all, what does
that mean to you that alone?
Speaker 6 (03:10):
I think being a woman in this space, I think
is always a challenge. I think because there's so few
of us, it always feels like an uphill battle. But
I also find like a lot of comfort in the
fact that, like, I think that we as women are always,
not always, but very often supportive of each other. And like,
I found community with so many women like you and
(03:31):
like so many different people who I feel like I've
been able to connect with because we have this similar
experience of understanding what it's like to navigate this industry
as a.
Speaker 5 (03:40):
Woman and as a methina. So it's like this double
edged stored right.
Speaker 6 (03:42):
On the one hand, I think it can be really
hard and really challenging, But on the other hand, I
think there's like a camaraderie and like a sisterhood that
forms a lot of time.
Speaker 5 (03:50):
That's that I feel really happy about.
Speaker 3 (03:52):
Absolutely.
Speaker 1 (03:53):
So I'm in a story if you didn't know, and
in which case my passion, of course is storytell you
know the history of get thrown through this intersectional lens, YadA, YadA,
And in which case, I of course have a profound
respect for journalism. I often don't take that title, Like
we all know, when I write some things.
Speaker 2 (04:14):
Someone's in trouble.
Speaker 1 (04:15):
But sometimes it's either we're in trouble or we're celebrating
right one or the other. But in which case I
assume the title of critic. And when I'm going with
this is I heavily respect journalistic ethic and standard. Can
you talk to me about that, because that must be
hard being, you know, overseeing what the landscape and the
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formatting of the story, maybe.
Speaker 5 (04:39):
Especially if it'll ruffle feathers exactly.
Speaker 3 (04:42):
Yeah.
Speaker 6 (04:42):
I think I've been lucky that I've been doing this
long enough that I've sort of learned over the years
how to navigate those stories and to meet the best
stories or the ones that are honest and include a
lot of perspectives and where you understand that even though
some feathers are gonna get ruffled, there's things that you
have to say because it's the ethical thing to do.
And I think the more that I do this, the
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more I kind of understand why we're doing the things
that we're doing and why you know as a journalist
that you have to ask really hard questions because at
the end of the day, when you're a journalist, I
think some people get in this industry and they think
like it's gonna be fun, which it can be, but
to me, that's not really what we're here for. I
think that oftentimes journalists are the ones that are in
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the room with some of the most powerful music executives,
some of the most famous artists, and if you have
the privilege of getting.
Speaker 5 (05:34):
To be in the room with those people, you should.
Speaker 6 (05:36):
Also take it upon yourself to ask really difficult questions
that other people have. And so I think sometimes there's
a little bit of a misconception, especially when we do
profiles or cover stories. I think artists have it in
their head that it's gonna be like their biography or
it's gonna be like their story, and that's not really
it to me what we're doing. In a lot of
those cases, it's a record of who this person is
(05:58):
and why they were important during that time, and what
their career and what their artistry was reflecting about the culture.
Speaker 5 (06:05):
More broadly, And if there are things that are uncomfortable.
Speaker 6 (06:08):
About what that artist is you know, representing, or the
way that people you know took their artistry, I think
it's important just to say it, because at the end
of the day, the story's going to remain, it's going
to be a record, and if it's not honest and
it's just kind of a biography or something that's very
one sided, then I think we haven't done our job
as journalists.
Speaker 1 (06:29):
Very well said well, honestly, thank you, because.
Speaker 3 (06:32):
A lot of people don't get it.
Speaker 4 (06:34):
And which case.
Speaker 1 (06:35):
You know. Also, what you were alluding to as well
is how this all impacts culture.
Speaker 2 (06:39):
Right.
Speaker 1 (06:40):
We mentioned fun versus you know, responsibility, and I'm excited
to see ways of which those two things can merge.
Speaker 7 (06:47):
But also we shouldn't get lost in the saws, definitely, And.
Speaker 6 (06:51):
I think a lot of these things, right, like, we
enjoy talking about music. We enjoy when I don't know,
something goes viral and the memes that come out of it,
and I think all of that is great, But I
think we should also keep in mind that, you know,
music is one of the most powerful representations of culture
that there is, and it means so much to so
many people, and it means different things to to so
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many people. It's something that like represents like roots and
traditions and history, so you have to treat that with respect,
like it can't. I think there's plenty of room for
the fun side of it, but I think you also
have to bring that respect and historical context, which I
think is something that you always do such a beautiful
job of, and try to make sure that that there
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is a lot of room and reverence for that as well,
because that's also why we're here.
Speaker 1 (07:35):
I would love to know if you're gonna tell me
a story, and feel free to tell it however you
know you'd like of how someone put you on, because
we all need help to get to where we're at.
Speaker 3 (07:46):
I would love to know a story.
Speaker 5 (07:47):
Definitely my story.
Speaker 6 (07:49):
I think, especially in journalism, has been a little non traditional,
you know. I think for a long time, journalism, I
think because I didn't know any journalists growing up, Like
there's in my family that was a journalist.
Speaker 5 (08:01):
It seems like a very and I think it still
is a.
Speaker 6 (08:04):
Job and a profession with such elite connotations, Like everybody
that I knew that was a journalist, like their family
was like wealthy and white, and I didn't understand how
to break in. So it was almost a dream that
I was like too scared to dream. Sometimes I was like,
I don't think it's gonna happen for me. So for
a long time I did other things, like I had
internships and journalism. But then when I started working, I
(08:24):
did you know, I went down like a sort of
marketing route for a little bit and did other stuff.
Speaker 5 (08:29):
But I was always freelancing on the side.
Speaker 3 (08:32):
And that was like.
Speaker 6 (08:33):
Still me holding on to the dream of like I
still really want to be a journalist, like, you know,
if I can still write and like do my little
clips like at night, you know, after my nine to five,
and then I think I can make this happen. And
so I think one thing that really changed a lot
was because I was like working on these stories and
like pitching different places.
Speaker 5 (08:49):
Eventually I kind of built a few you know, portfolio.
Speaker 6 (08:53):
And one of the first people that gave me a
chance was this music critic who who I love a lot,
had so much respect to. His name is Chris Richards
of the Washington Post, and he was kind.
Speaker 5 (09:02):
Of like he just kind of reached out to me
one day.
Speaker 6 (09:04):
It was like, you seem like you know what you're doing,
Like do you want to try writing for the Washington Post?
And I was terrified, Like it was my first time writing.
It was my first time writing on spec which is
basically when you write something.
Speaker 5 (09:16):
And you descend it in and they either run it
or they don't. Like you either get paid or you don't.
I've never done that before.
Speaker 6 (09:21):
I reviewed Carnage My name is now going to go
the He's like a big dj W.
Speaker 5 (09:27):
He's like now working with like drink and stuff.
Speaker 6 (09:29):
I reviewed one of his shows and I sent it
in and I was like, I feel like, there's no
way that they're ever gonna take it, but like, let's
see what happens. And then the next day it was
in the newspaper. It was in the Washington Post, which
is like my hometown newspaper. And just because this guy
was like you, like you seem good, like just go
for it and try so, I always have a lot
of love for him. But then I think too, like
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there been so many women for me too, that like
I feel like have shown a pathway or supported me.
I meane one of the busy Sanandia Herrera who was
at Remascla for years which I wrote or Muscler for
many many years, and still think of her as like
a one of the big editors that helped me. There's
Susie Explicit, though, who was at Rolling Stone before me,
and I feel like Susie built such an amazing foundation.
Speaker 5 (10:11):
She's a rolling stone for me to now be able to.
Speaker 2 (10:14):
Do what I'm doing.
Speaker 5 (10:15):
And I try to give Susie her flowers.
Speaker 6 (10:17):
Whenever I can, because I think the work that she did,
like not as many resources, was amazing and like, you know,
open the pathway for all these things that we see happening.
So I feel like there's so many examples and so
many people that I'm grateful for just for you know, putting.
Speaker 5 (10:30):
Me on and helping me out and helping me get
it to where I am.
Speaker 4 (10:33):
Now, are you tearing boom?
Speaker 5 (10:35):
No? No, not all of us.
Speaker 1 (10:43):
No, I love that, and yes, love you. There's such
a badass woman, you know. It's incredible. And in which grace,
what is an example of you putting herself on?
Speaker 6 (10:57):
That's a good question. I still feel like I'm working
on that. I feel like I'm a little bit more
of a shy, reserved person. I try to like let
the work speak for itself. I think for me, my
journey in this industry and my path has kind of
just been being confident about the work. And I think
at Rolling Stone being more aggressive about what I pitch.
Speaker 5 (11:16):
Like stories that I believe in.
Speaker 6 (11:18):
So I have like a less concrete answer for that,
but I think it's just been like kind of an
ongoing work of like pitching the things that I really
want to write about, going after them aggressively, and trying
to make those stories happen.
Speaker 4 (11:29):
I disagree.
Speaker 1 (11:29):
I wouldn't say that it's not a concrete I say
that's concrete as home, because your compass is determined.
Speaker 4 (11:36):
By you know, your path, which is valid and.
Speaker 3 (11:40):
In which case you don't know what stories need to
be told. If anyone it's too.
Speaker 5 (11:45):
Thank you, So I'm excited for them.
Speaker 3 (11:48):
Actually loved that so much. And how do you like
to put on for others?
Speaker 6 (11:52):
I think right now, you know, I started as a
writer at Rolling Stone, and I feel like I had
more of a backseat role and kind of like, you know,
I was mostly focusing on my writing, but trying to
figure out, you know, if there was things that I
saw that coming up, like suggesting somebody and being like,
I think this person would be good for that.
Speaker 5 (12:08):
I think this is an area that we're missing now.
Speaker 6 (12:10):
As an editor, I have, you know, a much wider
expanse and a much more room to do that. So
for me, it's about getting younger writers. It's about getting
writers who are writing about things that we're not covering
at Rolling Stone and trying to make sure that we're
recognizing you know. I think especially you know, Latin music
is one of the things that I cover. It's one
(12:31):
of the things that I focus on the most family
and I think especially in this space, as we know,
it's such a varied, diverse scene, and so trying to
make sure that there's as many voices as possible it's
necessary and it's I think what good coverage looks like.
Speaker 1 (12:44):
Way, But Julisa is spitting, I don't know, want to pause,
but we have some commercials in me hint that we'll
be right back with you, Lisa, after these masses highlight
aspect of the industry that you think works well.
Speaker 6 (13:02):
I think that we're in a moment right now in
this industry where there is so much talent. I think
a lot of people's minds are opening up, especially to
younger talent.
Speaker 5 (13:11):
You know.
Speaker 6 (13:11):
When I when I look back and and I do
like a lot of sort of trying to find like
you know, as a bunch of research as I can
about the industry back in.
Speaker 5 (13:19):
The day, it felt like it was so run by
those kind.
Speaker 6 (13:22):
Of traditional big pop artists, and so just make me
feel good to see that the doors are opening, maybe
not as quickly as they as they could be, but
more and more that we're seeing more coverage of just
like different types of music, and that the idea of
what Latin music is is really changing. So that's something
I feel like is is working well, just like the
fact that there's like rising talent that is figuring out
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how to get attention and how to be seen and
kind of demanding it for themselves, and that makes me
really really excited and really proud.
Speaker 1 (13:51):
I love like you saw that cause, especially in regards
to what it's own and regards to Latini lot and
how it functions. We love to put everything in one
of them bred La, but it's a pigeonhole at ourselves.
And why I don't understand this slight commentary because it's like,
like it don't it's so versatile. I guess we go
about any other time, but don't.
Speaker 3 (14:10):
But it's ont so versatile.
Speaker 1 (14:11):
There were so many different types it's going on in
like the early two thousands, and as we all know,
coverage during that time wasn't the greatest, right. We have
pioneering badass writers like you know, bad journalists who are
able to see the magical was actually happening in the culture,
(14:31):
and of course the industry caught up later. So that
makes me feel optimistic because we need more lanes, you know,
and we need to have the confidence that these lanes
will thrive, you know, because people don't like this one thing,
you know, we're so diverse.
Speaker 6 (14:49):
Yeah, and I think you're seeing it too, even just
with artists who like don't want to be pigeonholed and
they want to do a lot of things, and they're
showing how many avenues and how many pathways are possible.
Speaker 5 (14:58):
I'm here for that, and I think I'm really excited
about it.
Speaker 3 (15:00):
Absolutely.
Speaker 1 (15:01):
I've asked you what is an aspect of the industry
that you think is working well? I have to ask
you what is an aspect of the industry you think
is not working well that needs major improvement.
Speaker 6 (15:11):
Obviously, I think that there still needs to be much
more conversations about diversity and Latin music and expanding it
and not being shy to talk about, you know, the
erasure of black artists, not being defensive when somebody's pointing
out the inequalities that exist in this industry, I think
there's still a lot of growth that needs to happen.
(15:31):
I also think, for me, I feel best in this
industry and I feel best about my own work when
I'm in a.
Speaker 5 (15:38):
Space that really is about the music.
Speaker 6 (15:41):
It is not about ego, it is not about sort
of personal buy in and things.
Speaker 5 (15:46):
I think that kind of all.
Speaker 6 (15:48):
Of us in this industry can and I try to
do this as much as possible, just like stop and
reflect that the reason that I'm writing about things, the
reason that.
Speaker 5 (15:56):
I'm moved to keep doing this is because of.
Speaker 6 (16:00):
About the music, because I find the music important, because
I find the music culturally valuable. Because there's this like
kind of inexplainable magic that happens when you hear a song,
when you listen to something that makes people feel connected,
that makes them feel you know, when you're home listening
to something alone, and the emotional connection you have to it.
(16:21):
I think chasing after that and why that's important and
why art is important and why we should be covering this,
to me, is always more important and more interesting than
I think sometimes some.
Speaker 5 (16:32):
Of the ego that can get involved or some of
the corporate.
Speaker 1 (16:35):
Interest because your answer to both what's working well and
wanted to be improved on.
Speaker 2 (16:42):
It's like it's all within the same.
Speaker 1 (16:44):
Yeah, it's like what's working, it's also is what we.
Speaker 3 (16:48):
Need to work on?
Speaker 6 (16:49):
I think so, Yeah, But I think it's always gonna
be like that, right, It's always gonna be like a
little bit of a question poll and like I think progress,
you know, it's a little bit of always like two
steps forward, one step back. Like we can be excited
there's more artists and that there's you know, things that
are happening that are amazing, but we also need to
be thinking about our steps forward as we navigate it
and what we can continue to do better.
Speaker 1 (17:11):
So I don't know, at least, that's how I think
about it absolutely a go I think.
Speaker 5 (17:17):
For me, what has worked.
Speaker 6 (17:19):
I think I talked about it a little bit about
right now is kind of bringing at least, and I'll
speak specifically about journalism, I think with it.
Speaker 5 (17:26):
One thing that helps as a music journalist is.
Speaker 6 (17:28):
To continue to be driven by your interest in the
art or and your interest in the music rather than
other outside things.
Speaker 5 (17:37):
And to me also one of them was just like persistent.
Speaker 6 (17:40):
You know, I think I had like a less linear
route in this industry, and I found that the only
thing that, you know, got me to where I am,
in addition to a lot of support, was to just
be persistent and keep writing even when I was like,
I don't think anybody's reading this, Like, I don't think
anybody cares like I'm writing. You know, I'm getting like
eighty dollars, really write up this take to me hours,
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Like what you know, I think just like being.
Speaker 5 (18:03):
Persistent and kind of continuing on because you believe that
it matters.
Speaker 6 (18:09):
But I mean, if I'm going with it, I think
kind of brought me up to where I am.
Speaker 3 (18:14):
I appreciate it.
Speaker 7 (18:16):
Thank you so much, Thank you so much. Oh thanks mama.
Speaker 1 (18:34):
Julisa is everything. And wow, there's so many things to
choose from here. I'm gonna break it down. First of all,
shout out to Susi Esposito, our homie, the badat pioneering
writer who actually created us Latin for Rolling Stone. I'm
sure I'll get her story later, but I'll back to
Julisa on behalf of every writer everywhere. I want you
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all to know that she's absolutely right this industry is
not a speaking for myself. Sure, it was exciting writing
for Paper and Rolling Stone or really anywhere and seeing
your magic come to life and seeing the effect that
has on culture, especially when you know you're that girl.
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I'm really stuck on what she said when she mentioned
breaking into the scene. I remember me breaking into the scene.
I wrote an essay that basically put the entire industry
on edge. He we're all better for it, though, see
you no Gladasi. It speaks for something larger. As I
mentioned in the top of our episode, this world is unpredictable,
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to say the least, and breaking into journalism should be
hard because it's a huge responsibility. I one thousand percent
support free speech and because we believe in duality behind Now,
everybody shouldn't be able to mass communicate, but in twenty
twenty five, see that everywhere. Get a little podcast kit
(20:02):
on Amazon or go viral on TikTok, and that's it.
But what we're really speaking to isn't numbers. I want
you guys to hear me. It's authority who gets to
say what what's right or wrong, curate and then bringing
music into this, contrary to popular belief, actual entertainment journalism
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is really hard and it still requires responsibility. It's not
just saying this song is good or this song is bad.
Everything is political, mehented everything. There are several things Julius
said that I appreciate that I want you to hold
on to. She said, giving flowers and in everywhere you can,
because the North rel members, y'all. We need to keep
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foots on people's next period to avoid being pigeonholed. There's
a lot of real if that needs to happen. Like
in the culture, sometimes it's easy to get stuck on
where we are now, but there's always tomorrow and more
to happen and to shake things up. Julisa, you're a
jam and the culture is lucky to have you. Rolling
(21:05):
Stone is lucky to have you, and I'm lucky to
have you.
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Puerto Rico and Samomento see like the Resi, Canta.
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Pandort Pa and Mono Chile.
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American and I wanna say billions so bad a billion
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The ver.
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Meloica Yeah, Maya said pensal and and to your pocket
from yourself the comments so his father Clara, Okay, so
lest the comments on the right, but are you stay
quantum come on like as a moment to the musica
(25:16):
Ala mazon deta, I swear him and gata only just
for me. We'll be right back with more fluent or
after these messages where.
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put into a bogo sam do an you's again.
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table and I said yes. They tell me has my
mascot and don't like the water lie I look in DCL.
That's like, yeah, my little mess for Obama Yama one
(27:24):
of the little people want year work to see or
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You at least three dollars.
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You know, so Ollo things got the only birket I mean, wow,
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And from see he's in the from the end.
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And uh.
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while and Rosa everybody to try.
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And Mata.
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am gonna aspect to the the Ya said super.
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Beings leader on arida support of.
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Yet boy I had to ask him a less in
Chile and one over.
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that was okay. Answer Dazi the Rovari about the table
cause he's available, r will a creating on over cause
in a radient the course of latio mossoo uhernando poieto
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nani n b I the no.
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E pensando forts farnder reggaeton clara, who is artita acuchao
doantrians like Valle comes you know one of my.
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and MOI.
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Ver come on and monimento.
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Koreas and seven care pressura and anderai it get that
sounds very conducting.
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Say, I'll go okay, I'll go come on Kaa and
tre Vita. Okay, I come on home?
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Domino comona co no gosh amno yogasio.
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We haroxim Okay, okay, that's the focus here.
Speaker 4 (32:17):
I love his trick gota only, of course, and my
love is.
Speaker 1 (32:22):
Growing comprehension and movimento, and I'm curious to see what
he does next. Today we spoke with Julisa, and then
we spoke with and now I'm gonna speak with one
of you.
Speaker 2 (32:33):
Okay.
Speaker 1 (32:33):
IM so excited to get into it. I'm gata and
I'm here where hid?
Speaker 3 (32:45):
Where are you from?
Speaker 2 (32:46):
Minnesota?
Speaker 4 (32:47):
So okay, you're escaping from the snow.
Speaker 3 (32:50):
I hear that.
Speaker 1 (32:51):
Thank you for being here. Are you ready to answer
some questions?
Speaker 6 (32:55):
Yes?
Speaker 1 (32:56):
Oh my god, let's get into it.
Speaker 3 (32:57):
So who are you listening to?
Speaker 1 (33:00):
Uh? His name is is he?
Speaker 2 (33:04):
Yes?
Speaker 1 (33:04):
Yes, exactly Parryon.
Speaker 3 (33:06):
Oh my god, he just released a fire album.
Speaker 1 (33:09):
What is it about?
Speaker 9 (33:13):
I just love his voice and like I feel like
he's like the Chris Brown of Latin like music.
Speaker 4 (33:19):
So yeah, yeah, oh I love that any song in particular.
Speaker 9 (33:24):
It's one song with a Nigerian artist Sante or Yeah, yeah,
I really like the song. I just love like the bee.
I love the culture with it even because I'm from Nigeria.
So yeah, so the artist Irastar, I just love the
whole collab.
Speaker 1 (33:43):
Yeah, I just have my twenty three and me I
am thirty percent Nigerian. I'mbout to put the flag in
the bio so hi cousin, Oh my god. Okay, one
last question?
Speaker 3 (33:53):
What is do you like Raaton?
Speaker 1 (33:55):
Yes?
Speaker 9 (33:56):
I love Ragaton music. I just love I feel like
me being African too. I just feel like there's a connection,
like the same, be the same, like everything you know.
So I just love the culture too.
Speaker 1 (34:10):
Oh yeah, absolutely. It's all about diaspora and they're going
from the motherland over.
Speaker 3 (34:13):
Here to the Caribbean.
Speaker 1 (34:14):
Thank you so much, Saved. You guys know what time
it is. It's time for La Flores is an iHeart
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