Welcome to 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 Andrés Tardio and today’s guest is Sa-Roc. She’s the leader of the "Goddess Gang" and a phenomenal MC, who just released the deluxe edition of her newest album, The Sharecropper’s Daughter.

Her story is an inspirational one, proving what can happen when you start out as a "Wild Seed" with big dreams and then go on to try to create a legacy that lasts "Forever."

Special thanks to Sa-Roc for sharing her story here. Please check out her work on The Sharecropper’s Daughter and catch her on tour in a city near you whenever you can.

The theme song for this series was provided by Atmosphere. It was used w/ permission from Slug, Ant, and RHymesayers Entertainment. Additional music was created for this podcast by Chase Moore.

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Sa-Roc's My Years Through My Ears Playlist

Pre Teens

Junkyard Band — “Ruff-It-Off”

Jimi Hendrix — “Angel”

Early Teens

The Cranberries — “Linger”

Lenny Kravitz — “Heaven Help”

Late Teens

Outkast — “Wheelz of Steel”

Lauryn Hill — “When It Hurts So Bad”

Twenties

Dead Prez — “Hip-Hop”

Jay Electronica — “Voodoo Man”

Thirties

Black Thought — “Twofifteen”

Moses Sumney — “Don’t Bother Calling”