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Podcast: Mining Minds
Episode: #13- Ill Zakiel
Description: In this episode of the Mining Minds Podcast, we sit down with Ill Zakiel —a former underground miner turned hip-hop artist. Born in Guadalajara and raised in Carlin, Nevada, He shares his journey from haul truck operator to face miner and ultimately making the leap into music full-time .He talks about the adrenaline of his first cage ride underground, the heat and hazards of face mining, and the lessons of brotherhood and safety learned in Nevada's mines. Ill Zakiel also opens up about overcoming stage fright, building his career as a rapper, and the courage it took to leave th...