Ep. 8 - Exmiranda explains Toronto to me

Exmiranda is a rapper, a practitioner of a fantastic style of
oftentimes throwback hip-hop densely layered with internal
rhymes. We spoke remotely, as is custom in these times. 


Things explained: her work with the CNIB and other community
engagement and advocacy work, our mutual lack of understanding of
astrology, growing up in Rexdale and going back for food,
replicating cheesecakes from La Rocca, pleasing the inner child,
how the pandemic has proven how difficult it can be to work from
home, the value of chilling, moving to Ghana during middle school
and back to Toronto in high school and consequently feeling like
an outsider in both situations, starting with spoken word poetry
and the influence of Exmiranda's brothers on her interest in
hip-hop, how all you have is all you need, being a part of a
musical and entrepreneurial family, the paradox of pursuing
perfection, her upcoming work with Myseum of Toronto (go ahead
and give them a follow), and other topics. 


We also play a game called Occasion For Rhyming. It's fun!


Exmiranda recently released a verse addressing living with
systemic racism and police violence, listing many of those who
have famously been murdered by the police. We talked about her
catharsis and mourning through creating work in tribute to those
individuals. I urge you to find ways you can help contribute to
Black Lives Matter and to abolishing the police and ending state
violence. 

https://linktr.ee/NationalResourcesList


https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/


Music on this episode: "Say Their Names", "Grow Up"


Exmiranda's website: https://exmiranda.com/


Exmiranda on IG: https://www.instagram.com/sincerelyexmiranda


Myseum of Toronto: http://www.myseumoftoronto.com/