Reel Notes w/ CineMasai Episode 38: Shawn Setaro
My guest this week is journalist, author, and podcast producer Shawn Setaro. We spoke about the movies Annette, E.T., and Altered States, falling in love with hip-hop, his time as the editor-in-chief of Rap Genius and as a senior writer and podcast producer at Complex, the importance of beat journalism in 2021, his time covering the Tekashi 6ix9ine trial, and the creative process behind his first book Dummy Boy: Tekashi 6ix9ine and The Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods.
Dummy Boy: Tekashi 6ix9ine and The Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods is available wherever books are sold. Consider purchasing a copy here.
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