{"id":20674,"date":"2022-04-13T18:57:14","date_gmt":"2022-04-13T22:57:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/multi.nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/brooklyn-independent-hip-hop-artist-producer-kota-the-friend-launches-free-not-woke-podcast\/"},"modified":"2025-02-13T09:40:44","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T14:40:44","slug":"brooklyn-independent-hip-hop-artist-producer-kota-the-friend-launches-free-not-woke-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/brooklyn-independent-hip-hop-artist-producer-kota-the-friend-launches-free-not-woke-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"Brooklyn Independent Hip Hop Artist &#038; Producer Kota The Friend Launches &#8216;Free Not Woke&#8217; Podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Courtesy <a href=\"https:\/\/todayshiphop.com\/\">TodaysHipHop.com<\/a> Staff<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kotathefriend.com\/\"><strong>Kota the Friend<\/strong><\/a>, well known for being successful as an independent hip-hop artist and producer, has now added media executive to his repertoire. The independent hip hop artist launched his own podcast production today titled \u201cFree Not Woke\u201d. The podcast is sponsored by <a href=\"https:\/\/fltbys.com\/\"><strong>FLTBYS<\/strong><\/a> (Flight Boys).<\/p>\n<p>Kota wasted no time hitting on a serious subject that impacted his personal life. His first segment is a discussion on \u201cCancel Culture\u201d, which he openly talks about from his personal experience that he went through last year.<\/p>\n<p>His longtime friend and road manager, Marcus Santiago, is the podcast\u2019s co-host. The two expressed how the show is a variety show that will address many issues, from serious issues to fun topics, all meant to keep people thinking. They said the show will be about real people, for real people.<\/p>\n<p>You can watch the podcast on <a href=\"http:\/\/hyperurl.co\/mabeci\">YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Courtesy TodaysHipHop.com Staff Kota the Friend, well known for being successful as an independent hip-hop artist and producer, has now added media executive to his repertoire. The independent hip hop artist launched his own podcast production today titled \u201cFree Not Woke\u201d. The podcast is sponsored by FLTBYS (Flight Boys). 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