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24 alternatives to NPR's Fresh Air - Jay Z

Jay-Z's life story

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. NPR's Fresh Air - Jay Z launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Empire State of Mind: Jay Z's History▲66
From Street corner to corner office.
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
2
Decoded▲65
Jay Z behind the music
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
3
Decoded▲25
In depth analysis of every lyric spoken by Jay-Z
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
4
Call Your Girlfriend - Episode 35: The Saddest Hello Since Lionel Richie▲58
Here some legit talk on Drake, Hillary, and other things
2015 · rss.acast.com · its alternatives →
5
The New York Public Library - Jay-Z▲79
Hustling and Forgiveness
2015 · nypl.org · its alternatives →
6
Empire State of Mind▲7
How Jay-Z Went from Street Corner to Corner Office
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
7
#SmartBrownVoices – 38: @TeedraMoses▲58
Mike Street interviews R&B legend Teedra Moses.
2015 · smartbrownvoices.com · its alternatives →
8
TIDAL▲142
Lossless music streaming service, backed by Jay Z
2015 · tidal.com · its alternatives →
9
A Leg Up - Jay Leno▲56
18 year-old Adam Faze interviews Jay Leno
2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
10
Rap Radar - 2 Chainz▲81
Parenthood, a pending law suit, & a new project w/ Lil Wayne
2015 · its alternatives →
11
Rap Radar - Timbaland▲64
Big Pimpn lawsuit, Justin Timberlake, Jay-Z, and more
2016 · its alternatives →
12
Audiologs x Tibz - 013: Life in the Public Eye▲62
Casey Neistat x Vlogging x Coffee x Chinese Takeaways
2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
13
The Life of Pablol▲119
Kanye album art generator
2016 · thelifeofpablol.com · its alternatives →
14
The Bill Simmons Podcast - Ep. 3: Movies & goodbyes w/ Wesley Morris▲65
Felt like this should've been the episode used for relaunch
2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
15
StartUp Podcast: Happy Ending (Season 3, Episode 7)▲83
From drug kingpin to solitary confinement (Pt. 1)
2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
16
Hustle Culture Podcast 03: Nick Cicero of Delmondo▲72
Hosted by Tayo Rockson and Carlos Gil
2015 · its alternatives →
17
Soulection Radio Show #274 w/ Mac Miller▲59
Mac Miller joins for this weeks episode
2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
18
Drakes New Mixtape▲115
"If you're reading this it's too late"
2015 · ovosound.com · its alternatives →
19
The Bill Simmons Podcast Ep. 93: Chuck Klosterman, Wesley Morris, and Joe House▲53
Bill Simmons talks to Chuck Klosterman about Prince
2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
20
The Jay and Farhad Show - Jay And Farhad Yell At Each Other About Twitter▲64
And Mike Issac talks about Twitter's earnings report
2016 · feeds.soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
21
VB Engage - 003: Joel Comm, Snapchat▲62
Travis and Stewart dive head first into Gen Z
2016 · venturebeat.com · its alternatives →
22
Soulection - #246: BJ The Chicago Kid▲88
Beats 1 radio show featuring great 🎶 from Usher to Chance
2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
23
Soulection Radio Show #245 (Dilla Tribute)▲57
Where would Soulection be without Jay Dee?
2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
24
Fresh Air - Aziz Ansari▲73
Aziz and Yang are writing partners and more
2015 · its alternatives →

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