# @nmemagazine on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DZUUWVpAbCX
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/66487999-nmemagazine-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-06-08T08:02:26.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NME (@nmemagazine) — https://gondola.cc/nmemagazine

## Caption

Growing up a “military brat”, PawPaw Rod had already lived in Texas, South Carolina, Washington state and Germany before he dropped out of high school. The would-be singer and rapper soaked up new traits and sounds from each new place, all of it feeding into his sound: a restless amalgam of hip-hop, ’60s funk, alternative rock, and more besides. ⁣
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When his family finally stayed put for a long stretch of time in Oklahoma, he decided to commit to his calling: music. "I like making music that you can play anywhere," he tells NME. "I want listeners to go outside. I want them to get closer to the things they want to do in their life.”⁣
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pawpawrodney is on The Cover. Read the full story at NME.com/the-cover or at the link in bio. ⁣
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#PawpawRod #NMETheCover⁣
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Words: Erica Campbell / ericacxmpbell⁣
Photography: Matt Baron / baron_films⁣
Styling: PawPaw Rod / pawpawrodney⁣
Label: Independent Co. / independentco

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