Mykki Blanco shares the songs that have sound-tracked the ups and downs of their life
Mykki Blanco, American rapper and LGBTQ+ activist, chats candidly to psychotherapist Nemone about their extraordinary life, and shares songs that have connected and comforted them.
The American rapper, author and LGBTQ+ activist chats candidly to practising psychotherapist and 6 Music DJ Nemone about their life and how music affects their mental health and well-being. Mykki shares the songs that have connected and comforted them and also reveals how they express thoughts, feelings and emotions through their own music and lyrics.
Mykki has collaborated musically with artists including Kanye West, Blood Orange, Basement Jaxx, and most recently Michael Stipe on the single 鈥楩amily Ties鈥�. Their flamboyant second album Broken Hearts & Beauty Sleep was released in June 2021 which features the superb single 'Free Ride'.
Nemone caught up with Mykki before they took to the stage at the 6 Music Festival in Cardiff. The final episode in this series of Journeys in Sound is a deep, deep dive into the artist's relationship with music, themselves, and the world around them.
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Mykki Blanco
Family Ties (feat. Michael Stipe)
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Mykki Blanco, FaltyDL & Devendra Banhart
You Will Find It
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R.E.M.
Orange Crush
- Warner Bros.
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The B鈥�52s
Love Shack
- Reprise.
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Jamiroquai
Virtual Insanity
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Nas
Hip Hop Is Dead
- Hip Hop Is Dead.
- Def Jam.
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Macy Gray
I Try
- Epic.
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Gladys Knight & The Pips
Bourgie Bourgie
- Gladys Knight & The Pips - Singles Al.
- Pro-Tv.
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Luther Vandross
Never Too Much
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Le Tigre
Deceptacon
- Wiiija Records.
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Le Tigre
Hot Topic
- Le Tigre.
- Wiiija.
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Mykki Blanco, Diana Gordon & Sam Buck
Your Love Was A Gift
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Mykki Blanco
Love Fell Down Around Me
- Transgressive Records.
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Mykki Blanco
Free Ride
- Transgressive.
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Lil鈥� Kim, Missy Elliott, Da Brat, Lisa 鈥淟eft Eye鈥� Lopes & Angie Martinez
Not Tonight
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Mykki Blanco
Patriarchy Ain't The End Of Me
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Mykki Blanco
It's Not My Choice (feat. Blood Orange)
- Transgressive.
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Joni Mitchell
Blonde In The Bleachers
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David Crosby
Orleans
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Bonnie Raitt
Nick Of Time
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Bobby Caldwell
Open You Eyes
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Alicia Myers
I Want To Thank You
Broadcasts
- Sun 5 Jun 2022 13:00主播大秀 Radio 6 Music
- Thu 12 Oct 2023 03:00主播大秀 Radio 6 Music