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Obeeyay on Hip Pop, Utah’s Underground Scene & New Music Dropping | Stop, Look & Listen
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- May 18, 2026
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Summary
Can Salt Lake City produce the next wave of hip-hop artists? Obeeyay thinks so. 🎶🔥 On this episode of Stop, Look & Listen, LeTroy Gardner talks with Salt Lake City artist Obeeyay about his journey from studio engineer to performer and how growing up with seven older siblings helped shape his sound and competitive mindset. Obeeyay shares the artists that influenced him, including Michael Jackson, A Tribe Called Quest, Black Eyed Peas, and Chance the Rapper, while breaking down the rise of Utah’s indie and underground hip-hop scene. 🎤🏔️ In this episode, we explore: 🎵 The stories behind “Forgive and Forget,” “We Good Or What,” and “Brands” 🌍 Creating “Memory” with DJ Switch Ghanna through Zoom collaboration 🏀 Performing the national anthem for the Utah Jazz 🙏 Faith, family, and staying grounded in the music industry 🏓 Balancing music with coaching pickleball 🚀 His upcoming hyper-pop EP with Sam Rosao dropping May 22 If you’re into independent artists, creative hustle stories, and discovering new music before everyone else does, this episode is worth the listen. 🔗 Connect with Obeeyay: 🌐 https://obeeyay.com/ 📸 https://www.instagram.com/obeeyay/ ▶️ https://www.youtube.com/@Obeeyay/ 🎵 https://www.tiktok.com/@obeeyay 🎙️ Watch more episodes from Stop, Look & Listen and the Push Play Pods family: 🌐 https://www.pushplaypods.com/