The real story behind the defining protest song of our age, and how Kendrick grappled with the post-Ferguson moment.

TRANSCRIPT: HERE

CREDITS:

Host, Writer: Alex Pappademas

Showrunner: Colin McNulty

Producers: Taylor Jones and Sabrina Fang

Production Assistant: Stella Hartmann

Composer, Sound Designer, Mix Engineer: Alex MacInnis

Theme Song: Dan Leone

Fact Checker: Savannah Wright

Archival Audio Provider - Joshua Mellin

Executive Producer for Western Sound: Ben Adair

Executive Producers for Higher Ground: Dan Fierman, Anna Holmes, Mukta Mohan, Janae Marable 

Editorial Assistant for Higher Ground: Jenna Levin

Executive Producers for Spotify: Daniel Ek, Dawn Ostroff, Julie McNamara and Corinne Gilliard 

Special Thanks: Joe Paulsen and Eric Spiegelman

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