#196 - shemar INTERVIEW

Nothing gets me more psyched than an artist maximizing their potential, fulfilling the promise of their talent. A notable thing about this dynamic is that, in the vast majority of times, these times when I get amped that an artist finally delivered the project they were capable of, typically comes years and years into an artist’s career. This is precisely what separates today’s guest, shemar, from the pack, as the Brooklyn rapper-producer, still in his early 20s with only a few full projects under his belt, delivered what I feel will go down as not only a defining record of 2025, but a seminal record within this current youth movement of boundary-pushing hip-hop in the New York underground scene. In today’s episode, we discuss shemar’s poetry background, E L U C I D's influence on his artistic development, and the lyrical and musical inspirations found within his excellent new album, emerge "n" see. The Plug (1:09). The Interview (3:05). The relationship between shemar and Child Actor (4:25). The importance of this current scene of underground hip-hop (7:53). shemar’s approach as a rapper (9:57). The influence of shemar’s poetry background on his rap style (14:40). E L U C I D’s influence on shemar’s artistic development (19:34). The personal subject matter of emerge “n” see (26:23). The mutually beneficial relationship between producing beats and creating raps (28:58). The development of shemar’s political understanding (31:57). The inspiration of shemar’s political messaging on emerge “n” see (37:30). The experimental sound direction of emerge “n” see (41:16). The challenge of rapping to the experimental beats on emerge “n” see (45:11). shemar’s consistent boundary-pushing appetite - RMPP patron q from Evan (50:44). The exploration of gender identity on emerge “n” see - RMPP patron q from Kosey (54:06). Upcoming projects / tour dates / merch from shemar (58:17). A shemar x Hester Valentine collab project coming soon? (1:00:34). Buy/stream emerge "n" see here: https://shemar1.bandcamp.com/album/emerge-n-see Follow shemar on Twitter here: https://x.com/shemar_aa  Follow shemar on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/shemar.alexander/?hl=en  Intro/Outro beat by: BLOODBLIXING -- Fiending for some more quality rap content? Visit the RMPP website: https://rmpp.squarespace.com/ Want to support and help us grow? Become a RMPP Patron, and gain access to exclusive content: https://www.patreon.com/therapmusicplugpodcast  Looking to connect? DM me @rapmusicplugpod on Twitter and Instagram, or shoot me an email at [email protected]