Brooklyn based artist maassai joins us to talk about her recent project "Personal Year 8" and last year's "With the Shifts" - two introspective and vulnerable projects. She shares some of her process for writing and recording, and the importance she places on representation in creating her music. Then we discuss her album pick for this episode - Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor - and how it reinforced her desire to make music that pushes boundaries and gives voice to those outside the mainstream.