Video animation by: Big Flowers

Intro/Outro beat by: BLOODBLIXING

The Plug (0:21).

The Interview (1:49).

To me, one of the things that impresses me the most about music is its ability to make me care about life experiences, perspectives, and topics that I either don’t know anything about, or have no relation to my current day-to-day life.

Today’s guest, rapper-producer Pink Navel from Massachusetts, is a prime example of being so good at what they do, that they make me care about something I normally could care less about. This thing in question being video games, because on Pink Navel’s latest album fully produced by Kenny Segal, How to Capture Playful, the whimsical passion, lyrical and musical brilliance all combine to create one of the strongest albums of 2023 with video games as its core foundational subject.

In this episode, Pink Navel dives into their expressive style of rap, Ruby Yacht, and the makings of their terrific brand-new album.

Accessibility in Pink Navel’s music and speaking to different audiences in their music (2:28).

The emotional experience creating rap music (5:32).

The Ruby Yacht ethos (7:28).

How R.A.P. Ferreira inspires Pink Navel (11:38).

Pink Navel’s close relationship with their fans (14:54).

Pink Navel’s perspective on internet culture (18:45).

Centering How to Capture Playful around gaming (27:32).

Making connections between video games and real-life (32:30).

Kenny Segal’s production on How to Capture Playful (38:33).

Pink Navel’s rapping performance on How to Capture Playful (43:03).

Upcoming projects / tour dates / merch (45:30).

Support Pink Navel's music here: https://pinknavel.bandcamp.com/music 

Buy physicals of How to Capture Playful here: https://kennysegal.bandcamp.com/album/how-to-capture-playful-vinyl-tapes-preorder 

Follow Pink Navel on Twitter here: https://x.com/pinknavelonline?s=20 

Follow Pink Navel on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/dotdev_/?hl=en 

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