EPISODE 389. This week, Sick Luke joins the pod! Luke is an Italian music producer, beatmaker, and rapper hailing from Rome, Italy. He shares stories of his international upbringing, the birth of Italian Trap Music, what it was like to grow up with a rap pioneer (Duke Montana) as a father and much more! DOPAMINA is out now! Tune in!

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Chapters: 1:00 - Food in America 4:00 - Growing Up American 6:00 - Italian Voiceovers & Translations 8:00 - Southern Slang 10:00 - London to LA to Italy 12:00 - Music Production 17:00 - The Rise of Italian Trap 20:00 - Birth of Dark Polo Gang 23:00 - Italian Drip 25:00 - Making Music Anywhere 28:00 - Love for NYC 30:00 - Having a Good Eye 33:00 - Artists Social Media 35:00 - DOPAMINA Album 39:00 - Alfa Glazing 43:00 - Duke Montana Joins 45:00 - Early Italian Rap 48:00 - Una Visione Orrenda 50:00 - TruceKlan 52:00 - Traditional to Trap 55:00 - Father/Son Relationship 57:00 - What's Next? 1:00:00 - NY Italians