E56: Bass, Hip-Hop, and Strong Friends with Benji.

Published: March 14, 2022, 9 a.m.

I love playing the bass, and I appreciate a good groove like nothing else in this world. While I was strolling through the airport, jamming out to the new Earthgang album - Ghetto Gods - I was thinking to myself, who the hell is laying down the bass line on this song? I tweeted @Earthgang to find out, and they graciously pointed me to Benji. 

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He was cool enough to come on the pod and talk music, his journey from athlete-to-musician, into Spillage Village, and now going on tour with Earthgang (you can find the tour dates here, and when you listen, be sure to let me know if you want to go on the link podcast's field trip to Brooklyn on May 18th to see Benji and the gang play).

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We had an awesome conversation about his history, his play-style, his Pittsburgh-roots, and love for his adopted home: Atlanta. 

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Do yourself a favor and give "Smile, You're Alive" a spin after you put this pod down. You won't regret getting in on the ground floor of Benji's solo career. Big things to come, I'm sure...including a potential second podcast episode, and some producer credits...but you'll have to listen for all that.

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Follow Benji. @avatarbenji on Twitter & Instagram. While you're on there, give me a follow @thelink_podcast on Twitter & Instagram, and if you listen all the way through the end...you'll know what to do.

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For now: let's jam.

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If you're into sports, like I am, I have a second podcast/YouTube channel called MikeTheMush Sports. We're live on YouTube multiple times per week. I'd love if you would check that out, subscribe and follow, and give us a look on Twitter & Instagram there too, because more me is always good, right? Plus who doesn't want to rant about sports?