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From Demo Tapes to Center Stage

Samson Thomas, Rapper & Emcee

01-Sep-23 15:00

From Demo Tapes to Center Stage

Samson Thomas (who goes by Saint TFC) is an emcee and rapper for close to two decades now. On today’s show, he talks about what it means to be a Tamil rapper in Malaysia, the challenges he has faced and what it meant to him and his family when he was called to rap in an Indian Malayalam language film. 

Image Credit: Saint-TFC

Produced by: Dashran Yohan

Presented by: Dashran Yohan


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