has heard before — the words “as said to @palomija” are printed below in a much smaller font. While it appears to be an attempt atreclaiming fatphobic messages “Yeah, people been making that comparison between us and OutKast for years now, even before we got big. And to keep it real, it used to bother me low-key,” WowGr8 admits. “I was like, ‘nah we ain’t ‘Kast, we EarthGang.’ But after a while, I started to see that people compared us to them not only cause it was something they knew, some ‘weird’ rappers from Atlanta, but because we were having some of the same effects on them as ‘Kast had on their fans coming out.” Adding, “We were bringing something they ain’t never heard before. And we definitely saw that once we started touring and touching different places and people.” After a massive year that included a Grammy for Best Reggae Album, thefirst for a woman My run didn’t last, but I was OK with that. When I dropped out of the race for state representative in Providence’s 8th District, the natural next step was to work on Kat’s campaign. She, being the smartest person I knew when it came to politics, made this an easy choice, even more because of her commitment to ethical government and inclusivity for all.