Originally heard on OPB's Weekend Edition on March 6, 2020.
Jason Graham is an incredibly engaging speaker. Marked by rapid-fire thought and an infectious warmth and enthusiasm, the cadence of his voice almost implores listeners to perk up and join in. So even though he took part in a recent interview with OPB remotely from nearly 200 miles away, at times it sounded like he was tucked away in the back corner of a neighborhood pub having a spirited conversation with an old friend.
The Bend-based emcee, who performs along with producer Colten Tyler Williams under the stage name MOsley WOtta, had a lot to say. The topics shifted effortlessly from his love of songwriting craft to some of his favorite rappers (Aesop Rock and Run The Jewels came up) and eventually to Wake Records, the creative label he co-founded last year. He even touched on visual art, as Graham is a talented painter and animator who created the complex animated music video for the group’s latest single “Just Like Them.”
