Boyd: Afrofuturism, via 8Ball & MJG

By , Daily Memphian Updated: November 17, 2020 10:01 AM CT | Published: November 17, 2020 4:00 AM CT

In a career that spans nearly three decades, Marlon “MJG” Goodwin and Premro “8Ball” Smith, are known for their reality raps about the seedy underbelly of society in the Mid-South, but rarely given credit for their ability to pair those observations with a heavy dose of imagination and sobering social commentary. 

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Afrofuturism Mark Dery Sonosphere WYXR Amy Schaftlein Chris Williams Sheree R. Thomas Troy Wiggins
Jared Boyd

Jared Boyd

Jared Boyd is program manager for WYXR 91.7 FM. 


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