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Durm Born And Reppin' The 919

WUNC | By Hady Mawajdeh,
Frank Stasio
Published May 8, 2015 at 12:16 PM EDT
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Poet and Emcee G Yamazawa joins us to talk about life, music and lyrics.
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G Yamazawa performs Wednesday May 13th at the Pinhook in Durham
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Born in Durham, North Carolina and raised by Japanese immigrants, George Masao Yamazawa, Jr. has become one of the top spoken word artists in the country.

But, along with his talents as a poet Yamazawa, better known as GYamazawa, is also evolving into a hip-hop artist and a respected emcee.

Host Frank Stasio talks with Yamazawa about his poetry, his raps and the life experiences that have help to cultivate his lyrics. He will perform at the Pinhook in Durham on May 13th at 9 p.m.  

Here's G Yamazawa's most recent mixtape, 23:

G Yamazawa's poetry can be found all over Youtube, but here's a taste:

G Yamazawa recorded a video in Japan for "Supa Dupa Fly" which is on his latest mixtape.

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Hady Mawajdeh
Hady Mawajdeh is a native Texan, born and raised in San Antonio. He listened to Fresh Air growing up and fell in love with public radio. He earned his B.A. in Mass Communication at Texas State University and specialized in electronic media. He worked at NPR affiliate stations KUT and KUTX in Austin, Texas as an intern, producer, social media coordinator, and a late-night deejay.
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Frank Stasio
Longtime NPR correspondent Frank Stasio was named permanent host of The State of Things in June 2006. A native of Buffalo, Frank has been in radio since the age of 19. He began his public radio career at WOI in Ames, Iowa, where he was a magazine show anchor and the station's News Director.
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