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HHCSA IN PERSON! With artist, producer, educator & author John Robinson
This episode is a bit different, but it’s also one of my favorites as this was the first live and IN PERSON episode of Hip Hop Can Save America! It was filmed in front of a live audience during PodJamATL, where we and two other Atlanta-area podcasts were invited to film an episode at their event.&n...
Hip Hop Summit at the 2025 Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee with Dr. Adia Winfrey
Today’s drop is a quickie, due to the fact that what I want to share with you is starting today. Each year, the city of Selma, Alabama hosts the Bridge Crossing Jubilee , a commemoration of the 1965 civil rights march and subsequent attack on demonstrators infamously known as Blood...
Hip Hop and Mental Health Therapy with Dr. Randy Sconiers of Mental-Hop
On this episode, an interview with Dr. Randy Sconiers LCSW, founder of the Mental-Hop platform that mixes Hip Hop music and culture with mental health education. For more on Dr. Sconiers, visit www.doctorsconiersspeaks.com PLEASE SUPPORT THIS WORK: https://www.patreon.com/mannyfaces or https://mann...
Upcoming Hip Hop Conferences / Calls For Papers
Upcoming Hip Hop academic conferences and CFP due dates. PLEASE SUPPORT THIS WORK: https://www.patreon.com/mannyfaces or https://mannyfaces.substack.com --- Hip-Hop Can Save America! with Manny Faces is a Manny Faces Media production, in association with The Center for Hip-Hop Advocacy. LINKS AND R...
Did Kendrick's Performance Even Matter? (SPOILER: Yes, if we do THIS...)
Was Kendrick's performance too subtle? Was it too much? Was it hypocritical? Was it effective? Was it “divisive”? Was it flashy enough? Should there have been more guests, more hits, less dense material? It doesn't matter. What DOES matter, is what we decide to do next. PLEASE SUPPORT THIS WORK: ht...
Is THIS What HIP HOP Has Become?!? Snoop Dogg, Nelly, the Trump Inauguration, and #TheCulture
Several prominent rap artists including Snoop Dogg, Nelly, Rick Ross, and Soulja Boy, have made a lot of noise for choosing to perform at events linked to the second inauguration of President Donald Trump, in particular, the Crypto Ball, a gathering of the crypto industry supporting Trump's electio...
Lupe Fiasco's A.I. Fiasco! | Rapper Faces Backlash for "Endless LUP" A.I. Music Project with MIT
PLEASE SUPPORT THIS WORK: https://www.patreon.com/mannyfaces Lupe Fiasco, now a rap professor at Johns Hopkins' Peabody Institute, continues his work bringing hip hop into academia, but his "Endless LUP" collaboration with MIT to create AI-generated Lupe Fiasco rap songs has ignited controversy. Cr...
Hip Hop News That Isn't About Dumb Sh*t - Week of Dec. 16, 2024
This is a a recap of inspirational, innovative, and insightful Hip Hop news shared in the Hip Hop Can Save America! newsletter , taken from the Hip Hop Can Save America! weekly livestream show . Some topics covered include Hip Hop x education, Hip Hop x mental health therapy, Hip Hop x archiving, a...
