The real story behind the defining protest song of our age, and how Kendrick grappled with the post-Ferguson moment.
TRANSCRIPT: HERE
CREDITS:
Host, Writer: Alex Pappademas
Showrunner: Colin McNulty
Producers: Taylor Jones and Sabrina Fang
Production Assistant: Stella Hartmann
Composer, Sound Designer, Mix Engineer: Alex MacInnis
Theme Song: Dan Leone
Fact Checker: Savannah Wright
Archival Audio Provider - Joshua Mellin
Executive Producer for Western Sound: Ben Adair
Executive Producers for Higher Ground: Dan Fierman, Anna Holmes, Mukta Mohan, Janae Marable
Editorial Assistant for Higher Ground: Jenna Levin
Executive Producers for Spotify: Daniel Ek, Dawn Ostroff, Julie McNamara and Corinne Gilliard
Special Thanks: Joe Paulsen and Eric Spiegelman
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