Stereo Embers The Podcast 0047: Lyrics Born

“Telling Your Son There’s No Santa Claus”

On a late summer day in September, just hours before our chat, Lyrics Born told his son there was no Santa Claus. He figured it was time. Lyrics Born’s son is 8. If I had a son I’d probably wait until he was…43. But LB explains his thinking behind breaking the news early and not only that, he explains a lot of other things as well in this illuminating chat. We talk about racism, spousal illness, the rising cost
of healthcare for independent artists and why LB has no hip-hop exit strategy. We also chat about his new album Quite A Life, what it was like to grow up in Berkeley and why he felt it was time to address in his music the things he hadn’t addressed before.