‘Mogul’: This Gimlet Media anthology series began as a biopic in podcast form in 2017, exploring the life of hip-hop executive Chris Lighty. Through interviews with Lighty’s family, friends and clients, the show chronicled his extraordinary rise and tragic, strange fall — he died by an apparent suicide in 2012 — interwoven with a broader story about hip-hop’s journey to the mainstream. The narrator, Reggie Ossé, who previously hosted the long-running hip-hop podcast “The Combat Jack Show,” walks a fine line between keeping the show accessible for newbies and compelling for aficionados. After exploring the roots of Southern hip-hop in Season 2, “Mogul” has pivoted from serialised storytelling in favour of individual “Mogul Mixtape” episodes featuring interviews with rappers, DJs and music journalists, whose conversations with Ossé are packed with passion and insight. Starter episode: “That Beat, That Beat Right There”
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