Episode 1: Daydream in Istanbul

Welcome to The Safe House Travel Diary, a travel and music podcast that explores hip hop in misunderstood places. I go to the safe houses of hip hop artists for intimate conversations and try to get a sense of what life is like in their corner of the world. The idea for The Safe House comes from Kendrick Lamar's lyric about "venting in the safe house." Every season I travel to a new country and immerse myself in their hip hop scene. This is Season 1: "Three Nights in Beirut" and it takes place in my Motherland: Lebanon.

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E1 Playlist: Check out the music you heard on this episode plus Serenay’s picks for Turkish rap and more from Chyno With a Why?

THANK YOU

• Alperen Kul
• Serena Akcicek. Check out her amazing work on her IG!   
• X ATOLYE Tattoo & Art Gallery It’s worth a stop here if you ever visit Istanbul to see the art on display and grab a coffee from their shop on the ground floor of the multi-level space. The rooftop with give you some of the best sights and sounds of the Karakoy neighborhood.
• And shout out to Chyno with a Why? For his support for this episode. I couldn’t think of a better song than High in Cairo feat The Synaptik to articulate my inner thoughts on that boat, and I thank Chyno for his blessing in using it. 

LEARN MORE

Lebanese Civil War:

- Mudawant Podcast (Arabic)

- The War on Lebanon Documentary Miniseries

Turkish hip hop

- “Love, Deutschmarks and Death” (documentary about the rise of Turkish rap)

- "Ezhel: How to Rap the Turkish Reality"

- "A Rap Renaissance is Booming in Istanbul’s Shanty Towns"

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