The Sobering Podcast S08E04 feat Stogie T (Shallow EP, Tumi vs Stogie, PoetMC? and much more)

Live and effect! Yeah, that's how we coming at you this week. We got the legendary Stogie in the cut to talk about his upcoming EP 'Shallow', past music and why he switched his name up. Look, it's a conversation that's been due for many years, so we do kinda delve into a lot. So, yeah press that play button and enjoy. 00:00 Formalities 03:00 Sobering intros 05:22 The Shallow EP 07:40 80s music inspiration 09:40 Tumi in exile 12:30 Coming back to South Africa/ code switching 15:05 Themes in shallow, juxtaposing views 18:22 Tumi vs Stogie 22:08 Respect the rebrand 24:27 Hello kitty revision 27:40 Separating life and art 30:30 Real life moments in the music 36:30 Saying no to fan pictures 40:30 Celebrity responsibility 43:06 Moments over shadowing the art 45:20 Finding your village early 46:46 PoetMC and correcting Rashid 49:39 Chip on the shoulder 51:30 Toxicity in the culture 54:46 Feeling peerless 57:47 Battling sin and being saved 01:00:13 Being preachy in hip hop 01:02:00 By any means story 01:06:19 Going from Muslim to Christianity 01:11:11 Classic moments in hip hop 01:17:30 Crowd questions 01:27:07 Closing Guest @Stogie_T Hosts @Big_Warra @Fratpacker @Ke_Kitso_Bafethu Follow The Sobering on the socials IG: TheSobering Tw: TheSoberingPod FB: The Sobering Podcast Recorded at Artistry Produced by The Sobering and Motif Records