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Young Miko on Rapping About Women, Her Soccer Years and Navigating Fame
Why Are You Like This? with Megan Rapinoe›
Oct 29, 202653:30
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"Young Miko on Rapping About Women, Her Soccer Years and Navigating Fame" is an episode of Why Are You Like This? with Megan Rapinoe. Runtime 53 min. Published October 29, 2026. Hit play above to stream it here, or open the free Spot Sports app for background play and offline downloads.
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Puerto Rican rapper and singer Young Miko joins Megan to talk about growing up gay, playing soccer for the Puerto Rican Youth National Teams, and finding her way into music through tattooing.
She shares how her parents encouraged her creativity and why she copied Megan’s haircut in eighth grade. They also discuss writing openly about women, the friends who keep her grounded, and how comparing herself to other artists led her to lose touch with herself.
Plus, Miko opens up about fearing people would stop caring if she took a break, preparing for her first arena tour, and being a “diva daddy.”
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