What Was It Like Being Discovered? | The Outsiders

“You can’t measure your black existence against anything white people are doing.” In this episode, the conversation revolves around the importance of who discovered who and how they got the break that changed their lives.

We hear from Mo Gilligan, Phillip Youmans, Munya Chawawa, Alex Scott, Fenn O’Meally, Niko Omilana, Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Elladj Balde, Alicia Garza, Jidenna, Campbell Addy, Eunice Olumide, Ncuti Gatwa, George The Poet, Candice Braithwaite, Kailand Morris, Shaun Ross, Clara Amfo, Amanda Seales, Sophie Duker, Jidenna, Taylor Richardson, Jamal Edwards, MNEK, Chanel Ambrose, Tinashe, Suli Breaks, and Julie Adenuga.

0:00 Intro
1:16 Being Discovered
4:24 State Your Name
6:15 Fame
11:47 Winning Awards
17:03 Success And Selling Out
19:42 Representation