EPISODE 27

What REALLY makes you “from” somewhere?

On Episode 27 of Culture & Conversation, Sire Stuyvesant and Gee Q get into what it actually means to claim your culture when you were born and raised in America.

We kick things off recapping Brooklyn’s Jamaica Day Parade and the growing wave of island celebrations happening across NYC ahead of Labor Day — including the upcoming Trinidad & Tobago Parade.

Then the conversation goes completely left.

Who are better dancers: American women or women raised in Caribbean culture? Is whining better than twerking? And does the music, food and culture you connect with determine how you identify?

We also get into the Caribbean Music Awards heading to Trinidad & Tobago, whether our legends get enough recognition, Cardi B’s rel ...