So many coming-of-age stories focus on leaving where you’re from—but what compels someone to come back? Musician PJ Morton returned to his hometown of New Orleans in 2016, and since then, he’s established an independent record label, founded a non-profit organization, and worked to restore the home of jazz pioneer Buddy Bolden. In this episode, Hanif and PJ talk about embracing the strength in your roots, and the making of his just-released album, Watch the Sun, which features appearances from artists like Stevie Wonder, Nas, Jill Scott, and more. To close the episode, Hanif takes us on a musical tour of his home state of Ohio. For the playlist of songs curated for this episode head over to https://bit.ly/oos-pj-morton.

/ Music In This Week’s Episode /

Be Like Water (feat. Stevie Wonder and Nas) - PJ Morton

Freedom Now - Tracy Chapman

Pride & Vanity - Ohio Players

Don’t Know What To Do - The Edsels

Dead End America - The Pagans

Tunnel Bound - Mood

Heat Night - The Waitresses

We Don’t Have To Take Our Clothes Off - Jermaine Stewart