{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblunt-talk-with-mr-guercy.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fhundred-round-kado-daN3T6X6","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Hundred Round Kado","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/96b53e67-fd3a-4fc8-8813-b800a33897a8/9961ba9e-23f1-40c5-be3a-0095758645d9/podcast_image.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"","height":200,"description":"Episode 12\n\nTo say rapper Hundred Round Kado’s life is a movie would be a grave understatement. He was born in a Miami federal prison, had a serious leg condition as a child and by the age of 11, was serving time behind bars. Currently on house arrest, the Boston-based MC is keeping his attention on the music where his cinematic story continues. Kado, which means “gift” in Haitian Creole, grew up listening to trap artists like Jeezy, Gucci, Playa Fly, T.I. and Boosie. However, as someone who has been heavily affected by the judicial system and is an avid reader of authors from James Baldwin to Zora Neale Hurston, the poet and rap scholar’s lyrics have always contained pensive messages. Says Roc Nation artist Vic Mensa (who collaborated with the wordsmith on the 2020 single “Nino’s Lips”), “Kado is one of the most talented lyricists I know. The elite level of his wordplay is probably only trumped by the gravity of his story, which is literally breathtaking.” \n\nFor over a decade, the rap vet has delivered iconic bars on a respectable catalog of mixtapes including 2011’s career-establishing King of the Triple Beam Vol. 2."}