3. Shea Serrano | My Years Through My Ears

This is My Years Through My Ears, a series about influential songs that have shaped influential lives. Each guest breaks down the soundtrack to their life story, picking the most personally impactful songs to represent each chapter along the way. My name is Andres Tardio and today’s guest is Shea Serrano. He’s a writer, a host, and a philanthropist, and other things. His story is an inspirational one, going from humble beginnings to a career in education and eventually, the New York Times Bestseller’s list. Shea’s sitting down with me just after launching No Skips, a podcast w/ my man Jinx, Brandon Jenkins, and before dropping his newest book, Hip-Hop (And Other Things). Go cop it and follow @sheaserrano everywhere. Pre-Teens Vanilla Ice — “Ninja Rap” Wreckx-N-Effect — “Rump Shaker” Early Teens Da Brat — “Funkdafied” Snoop Dogg feat. Daz Dillinger — “Murder Was The Case” Late Teens Lil’ Kim feat. Lil’ Cease & The Notorious B.I.G. — “Crush On You” Missy Elliott — “The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)” Twenties Juvenile — “Ha” Kanye West — “Can’t Tell Me Nothing” Thirties Kendrick Lamar — “untitled 02 | 06.23.2014” Cousin Stizz — “Fed Up”