José Olivarez talks about Chicago the way Kanye talks about Kanye. Originally from Calumet City, a southern burb of Chicago, he's a product of the Young Chicago Authors community and former staff member of the organization. He has since moved to New York, where he is the Program Director of youth poetry organization Urban Word NYC. He's the cohost of interview podcast The Poetry Gods, and isn't a huge Nas fan.
Recorded live 10/13/16 at WHPK 88.5FM in Chicago
Music from this week's show:
Let Nas Down - @JColeMusic
Hate Me Now - Nas