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Cut & Paste: The Knuckles of St. Louis come out swinging with mashup of rap, pop and more

St. Louis Public Radio | By Nancy Fowler,
Willis Ryder Arnold
Published July 13, 2017 at 5:43 AM CDT
The Knuckles met and became friends before their musical collaboration began.
File photo | Provided | The Knuckles
The Knuckles met and became friends before their musical collaboration began.

Don’t put Rockwell Knuckles and Aloha Micheaux in a box.

He’s known as a rapper and she’s more of a pop singer, who made it to thefinals in “American Idol” in 2005. But the St. Louis performers shun labels in their collaboration known as The Knuckles.

In our latest Cut & Paste podcast, we talk with the musical collaborators with 200 songs and one EP under their belts, focusing on a wave of recent attention they've received and what they'll do next.

Willis Ryder Arnold and Nancy Fowler have a conversation with Aloha Micheaux and Rockwell Knuckles about their music and their relationship, a mixture of sibling-rivalry, sass and adulation.

Look for new Cut & Paste (#cutpastestl) podcastsevery few weeks on our website. You can also find all previous podcasts focusing on a diverse collection of visual and performing artists, and subscribe to Cut & Paste through this link.

The podcast is sponsored by SPACE Architecture + Design.

Follow Willis and Nancy on Twitter: @WillisRArnoldand @NancyFowlerSTL

Please help St. Louis Public Radio find creative people to feature on Cut & Paste. Tell us which artists and cultural drivers deserve a closer look.

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Nancy Fowler
Nancy is a veteran journalist whose career spans television, radio, print and online media. Her passions include the arts and social justice, and she particularly delights in the stories of people living and working in that intersection.
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Willis Ryder Arnold
Willis Ryder Arnold is an arts and culture reporter for St. Louis Public Radio. He has contributed to NPR affiliates, community stations, and nationally distributed radio programs, as well as Aljazeera America, The New York Times blogs, La Journal de la Photographie, and LIT Magazine. He is a graduate of the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism and a recipient of the Society of Professional Journalist’s award for Radio In-Depth Reporting.
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