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Jan 2024
1h 36m

“Are You Gonna Go My Way”—Lenny Kravitz

The Ringer
About this episode

Rob looks back at his MTV watching days as a child in the late 80s before turning his attention to Lenny Kravitz. Along the way in his monologue, Rob highlights Kravitz’s appearance on ‘The Arsenio Hall Show’ in 1991 and the perceived disconnect between black radio/publications and Kravitz’s music. Later, Rob is joined by writer Elamin Abdelmahmoud to further discuss Kravitz’s recent comments on this disconnect.

Host: Rob Harvilla

Guest: Elamin Abdelmahmoud

Producers: Jonathan Kermah and Justin Sayles

Additional Production Support: Chloe Clark

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