Clipping’s Daveed Diggs: noise rap, Hamilton & Sesame Street

Bullseye with Jesse Thorn : Clipping’s Daveed Diggs: noise rap, Hamilton & Sesame Street Image
Bullseye with Jesse Thorn : Clipping’s Daveed Diggs: noise rap, Hamilton & Sesame Street Image

Clipping’s Daveed Diggs: noise rap, Hamilton & Sesame Street

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Let’s start taking bets for the next person to EGOT: that is, the next person to win an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and a Tony award. Our money is on Daveed Diggs. He’s already got a Grammy and a Tony for his fantastic work on the Broadway smash hit Hamilton. So, he’s halfway there! Diggs has one of the most varied resumes in entertainment. He’s an actor on the small screen. You’ve seen him on Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, The Get Down, Black -ish and Sesame Street. He’s a writer, too – he co-wrote the screenplay for Blindspotting, a movie about violence and gentrification in Oakland, his hometown. He also co-stars in the film. And, if that wasn’t enough he’s a very talented musician as a member of the rap group Clipping. Diggs joins us to talk about Clipping’s new record, his various acting roles, and of course, Hamilton. Let’s go!