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Our hosts Dope Knife & Linqua Franqa will discuss the reality of health risks and disparities in the marginalized communities that make up the majority of their audience. They will touch on mental health issues, particularly about the ways that health knowledge can empower mental ...  Show more

LF and DK are joined by Brown professor and afrofuturist rapper/producer Sammus (aka Dr. Enongo Lumumba-Kasongo to discuss the relationship of lyric-craft to beatmaking, surviving academia, creative and emotional revelations during the Covid pause, and Dr. Lumumba-Kasongo's upcom ...  Show more

Hip-hop pioneer Kurtis Blow stops by to talk to Questlove and Team Supreme about his unique place in music history as rap’s first superstar.

The BIG FACTS posse ends the year with a discussion about respect. The southern hip-hop legend J PRINCE joins the crew to talk about his new LOYALTY liquor collection, the current state of the street culture, his various business endeavors, social media and much more!

The BIG FACTS posse discusses inheriting problems and enemies when joining a record label.

The legendary Twista pull up to discuss everything Chicago, his history with Roc-A-Fella, Kanye West, old beefs, new ventures and more!

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In this week's SYSK Select, what you hear is not a test, instead it's Chuck and Josh discussing the cultural history of the Hip-Hop movement. Born out of the South Bronx, by way of Jamaica, Hip-Hop culture grew up suddenly as DJs learned to use two turntables at once. Check ou ...