Jamila Woods - BALDWIN

Published: July 10, 2019, 5 p.m.

Jamila Woods is a singer, songwriter, and poet from Chicago. She\u2019s released two albums, and she\u2019s collaborated with artists like Chance the Rapper, Noname, and Macklemore.

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In May 2019, she put out her second album, LEGACY! LEGACY!, to critical acclaim. NME called it one of the albums of the year, Rolling Stone called it a \u201crevelation,\u201d and Pitchfork named it \u201cBest New Music.\u201d

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In this episode, Jamila and her producer Slot-A break down a song from that album, called \u201cBALDWIN,\u201d named after the late author and civil rights activist James Baldwin.

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