BONUS:'The answer is racism': Angie Martinez on bias against Black poetry&interviewing Obama&2Pac - a podcast by Ari Melber, MSNBC

From Barack Obama hailing her as "The Voice of New York" to Snoop and Mary J Blige bringing her backstage at the 2022 Super Bowl, Angie Martinez has built herself into one of the most acclaimed radio hosts and interviewers in American music. The Grammy-nominated Martinez has established herself as an essential stop on rap and pop artists' roads to stardom, which is why she's sat with everyone from 2Pac and Biggie to Drake, Queen Latifah, A$AP Rocky, Cardi B, and Ice Cube. In this in-depth interview with MSNBC anchor and music obsessive Ari Melber, Martinez shares her top 5 MCs recording right now (and presses Melber for his); reflects on the art and politics of 2Pac; explores the double standard and bias against Black poetry in hip hop; the accomplishments and challenges for women in the industry; and shares the best advice she's received about life.

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