No Bars Off

No Bars Off - Torae Talks New Music, Ghostwriting and Dealing With Loss

No Bars Off

Show Notes

This week, Sha Stimuli and Boardwalk Brown with long time friend and brother, Torae, and just chop it up. We dedicate this episode to Tor's recently transitioned spouse, Kimberly Durham-Carr.

Topics discussed:

Releasing new music, "The Bubble Chip", after a long hiatus

Penning hits for other artists and then interviewing them

Dealing with the tragic loss of his spouse

Links mentioned in this episode:

https://youtu.be/537gXZZTTUg?si=E_geKBmpja962p77

http://hashtaglegday.com

This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm

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