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How the curated playlist has changed the way we create and consume music

YouTube Music's Tuma Basa chats with Tom Power about the massive cultural shift to music streaming, and what it means for musicians and the way fans consume the music they love.
Tuma Basa was formerly Spotify's global programming head of hip-hop. He's currently the head of urban music at YouTube's new streaming platform, YouTube Music. (Ivan Dudinsky)

Tuma Basa is the playlist curator that helped turn Spotify's Rap Caviar into one of the most influential playlists in the world. Now, he's made the move from Spotify to YouTube, where he currently heads the urban division of the company's new music streaming platform. Basa chats with Tom Power about the massive cultural shift to music streaming, and what it means for musicians and the way fans consume the music they love.

Produced by Tyrone Callender


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