Milo J Goes Crate Digging in Los Angeles | Driven To Dig

Six-time Latin Grammy nominee Milo J goes crate digging at Nivessa Records in Los Angeles with KCRW’s Alejandro Cohen. Filmed in Spanish with English captions. Shop La Vida Era Más Corta on Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/master/4076161-Milo-J-La-Vida-Era-M%C3%A1s-Corta Led by his roots and love for traditional Argentine and Afro-Uruguayan folk and murga, six-time Latin Grammy Award nominee Milo J blends musical worlds and explores emotion phrase by phrase. His influences stretch from the old-school rock of Los Gardelitos to the trap of YSY A and the genre-bending sound of Tyler, the Creator. Ahead of the 27th Annual Latin Grammy Awards, Milo J joined us at Nivessa Records in Los Angeles with Alejandro Cohen, Music Director at KCRW, as they talked about the records that moved him and how those influences shaped ‘La Vida Era Más Corta’, the record that earned him an Album of the Year nomination. And at just age 20, he’s already collected a lifetime of musical inspirations that prove he has even more stories to tell with his music. Filmed in Spanish with English captions. Driven to Dig is a Discogs original series where we take artists into record stores to explore the music that inspires them. Because sometimes, the best way to understand an artist is to discover what's in their crates. -- Guiado por sus raíces y su amor por el folclore y la murga tradicional argentina y afrouruguaya, el seis veces nominado a los premios Latin Grammy, Milo J, fusiona mundos musicales y explora la emoción frase por frase. Sus influencias van desde el rock de la vieja escuela de Los Gardelitos hasta el trap de YSY A y el sonido que rompe géneros de Tyler, the Creator. Comprar La Vida Era Más Corta en Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/master/4076161-Milo-J-La-Vida-Era-M%C3%A1s-Corta Antes de la 27.ª entrega anual de los Latin Grammy, Milo J se unió a nosotros en Nivessa Records en Los Ángeles con Alejandro Cohen, director musical de KCRW, para hablar sobre los discos que lo conmovieron y cómo esas influencias dieron forma a ‘La vida era más corta’, el disco que le valió una nominación al Álbum del Año. Y con solo 20 años, ya ha coleccionado toda una vida de inspiraciones musicales que demuestran que tiene aún más historias que contar con su música. Filmado en español con subtítulos en inglés. Driven to Dig es una serie original de Discogs en la que llevamos a los artistas a tiendas de discos para explorar la música que los inspira. Porque, a veces, la mejor forma de entender a un artista es descubrir qué hay en sus cajas. -- Chapters 00:00 Introducing, Milo J 00:51 The Sounds That Influenced Milo J 01:19 Kanye West 02:24 Tyler, The Creator 03:21 Afro-Uruguayan Folklore 04:40 Mercedes Sosa & Bob Dylan 06:28 Soundcloud Rap & Kendrick Lamar 07:47 YSY A 08:30 Spanish Language In Hip-Hop 11:41 Milo J’s Tiny Desk Performance 15:03 What’s Next For Milo J Featuring Milo J: https://www.youtube.com/@miloj Alejandro Cohen, Music Director at KCRW: https://www.youtube.com/@kcrw Filmed at Nivessa Records, Hollywood Find the records from this episode on Discogs’ Marketplace: ‘The College Dropout’ by Kanye West: https://www.discogs.com/master/6983-Kanye-West-The-College-Dropout ‘Igor’ by Tyler, The Creator: https://www.discogs.com/master/1591877-TylerCreator-Igor ‘Folklore Afro Uruguayo’ by Jorge Trasante: https://www.discogs.com/master/1496881-Jorge-Trasante-Folklore-Afro-Uruguayo ‘Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits’ by Bob Dylan: https://www.discogs.com/master/27269-Bob-Dylan-Bob-Dylans-Greatest-Hits ‘To Pimp A Butterfly’ by Kendrick Lamar: https://www.discogs.com/master/810214-Kendrick-Lamar-To-Pimp-A-Butterfly ‘Good Kid, M.A.A.D City’ by Kendrick Lamar: https://www.discogs.com/release/24110135-Kendrick-Lamar-Good-Kid-MAAD-City ‘Culture III’ by Migos: https://www.discogs.com/master/2176801-Migos-Culture-III ‘La Vida Era Más Corta’ by Milo J: https://www.discogs.com/master/4076161-Milo-J-La-Vida-Era-M%C3%A1s-Corta ‘Debí Tirar Más Fotos’ by Bad Bunny: https://www.discogs.com/master/3716847-Bad-Bunny-Deb%C3%AD-Tirar-M%C3%A1s-Fotos ‘El Madrileño’ by C. Tangana: https://www.discogs.com/release/18319342-C-Tangana-El-Madrile%C3%B1o -- Unlock the ultimate record collecting experience: https://www.discogs.com/about/get-started/ SUBSCRIBE: youtube.com/discogs Check us on Social @Discogs: Follow Discogs on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/discogs Follow Discogs on X: https://twitter.com/discogs Follow Discogs on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/discogs Follow Discogs on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@discogs Follow Discogs on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/discogsofficial.bsky.social #MiloJ #DrivenToDig #LatinGrammy #Discogs