When we meet over Zoom, three weeks have passed since GENA's exquisite cover shoot for The Culture Crypt. Karriem Riggins is at his house in Georgia, in what looks like a sitting room, calmly waiting for his current creative companion Liv.e (pronounced "Liv") to get on the call. When her face appears on screen, Liv.e sits before an earthy green wall, sporting a blonde hairstyle.

It's just days before the release of their stunning debut album, The Pleasure Is Yours, but the duo don't look tired from the press run yet. Christening themselves GENA, the pair's contemporary and experimental take on African-American music has garnered a table-shaking reception. This is the meeting of two insurgents who have made creating sound so easy.

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