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Inside Solange Knowles' Relationship With Gio Escobar

About a year before Solange Knowles and Gio Escobar began dating, their paths crossed professionally. In September 2018, for example, Earl Sweatshirt welcomed Solange as his final guest on the last-ever episode of his Red Bull Radio show, Stay Inside. Escobar was a co-host on the show from 2017 to 2018, according to Hollywood Life, and while Earl interviewed Solange about everything from her hairdresser to her love of Tierra Whack, Escobar offered up a tribute to John Coltrane, as per HighSnobiety. While it's unclear whether the pair interacted during the taping of that particular episode, they went on to work together directly soon after when Escobar appeared on Knowles' 2019 album, When I Get Home.

The record was Knowles' fourth studio album and featured a whole slew of celebrity guests, including Tyler, the Creator, Gucci Mane, and Pharrell Williams. Also on the list was Gio Escobar and his group, Standing on the Corner. As Pitchfork reported, both Escobar (listed under his real name, Giovanni Cortez) and his band have writing and producing credits on a number of tracks, namely, "S McGregor (interlude)," "Down With the Clique," "Nothing Without Intention (interlude)," "Exit Scott (interlude)," and "Not Screwed! (interlude)," which even features a special guest appearance from Standing on the Corner.

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Abbie Anker

Update: 2024-05-21