Branching out from the Boston/New England focused 'Bridge The Gap' podcasts with 'Based Out', a new conversational series that will feature interviews with hometown creatives on national happenings in the world of hip-hop.

Our second guest is Alexis Claytor, a producer, editor and host of the First Year Project podcast. We sat down with Alexis to celebrate the 1-year anniversary of SZA's breakthrough album 'CTRL'. During our discussion, we talked about Alexis' personal journey as a SZA fan, how and why CTRL struck an emotional chord with so many people, the importance of patience, being yourself in an industry that doesn't always promote free spirits and much more.

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