{"id":16804,"date":"2012-10-01T15:34:28","date_gmt":"2012-10-01T20:34:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/?p=16804"},"modified":"2012-10-01T15:35:07","modified_gmt":"2012-10-01T20:35:07","slug":"16804","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/2012\/10\/01\/16804\/","title":{"rendered":"I-70 Independent’s celebrity encounters"},"content":{"rendered":"

KJHK’s hip-hop director and host of I-70 Independent talks about meeting two hip-hop celebrities\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

My favorite part about all the concerts that Lawrence attracts\u2014and there are a lot of
\nthem\u2014is not the shows themselves, although I love live music. My favorite part is getting to
\nmeet the artists as they tour across the country and talk to them like they\u2019re one of my friends, not
\nthe mini-celebrity they may be perceived as.<\/p>\n

As hip-hop director and host of I-70 Independent\u00a0on KJHK, I had the opportunity to host two in-studio interviews this month\u00a0that were some of the most fun segments I\u2019ve ever had on the radio.\u00a0On September 15, G-Eazy stopped by the studio to talk about his tour with Hoodie Allen,\u00a0his upcoming show at the Granada and his new album that came out this month. On\u00a0Sep. 25, George Watsky stopped by and talked about the poetry slam open mic night he\u00a0was hosting that night, his appearance on The Ellen Show<\/em> and who really is the fastest rapper in\u00a0the game.<\/p>\n

I walked away from the interview with G-Eazy realizing that the tour life is not as\u00a0glamorous as it may seem, especially for an up and coming hip-hop artist trying to make it\u00a0big. He talked about early morning wake up calls in cheap hotels and trying to get motivated\u00a0every night to go out on stage and perform even when he was under the weather. He reiterated that he loves what he does and wouldn\u2019t trade it for anything else.<\/p>\n

After interviewing Watsky, I was most impressed with how much he loves what he does.\u00a0He talked about how one video of his went viral overnight and received seven million views,\u00a0and was able to meet Ellen DeGeneres and be a guest on her show twice. He gave love to\u00a0Kansas City artist Mac Lethal, even calling him the fastest rapper in the game. He asked
\nabout me and my personal life and my plans after graduating from KU, which made him so relateable to talk to.<\/p>\n

It was a dream come true to meet two artists that I admire for their talent and their\u00a0music, but it was even more enjoyable realizing that they aren\u2019t much different than me.<\/p>\n

For two afternoons in September, I felt like a mini-celebrity.<\/p>\n