Episode 2: T'Chaka

Drug wars, recessions and record violence in the 1980s had US cities in crisis. Hip hop artists responded by shifting from party music to a new style called "conscious rap." Artists like Public Enemy and Digable Planets championed a sound that was political, community-minded and ...  Show more

Prodigy is supposed to fly back home right after a show in Vegas, but he never gets on the plane. As the world of hip hop mourns, there are still questions surrounding his death. We try to find answers, and go inside Prodigy’s memorial service to say goodbye to a rap icon. Explor ...  Show more

Prodigy made up half of the hugely influential hip-hop duo Mobb Deep, but spent his life in excruciating pain due to a debilitating disease called sickle cell anemia. On this episode, the hosts of WNYC's The Realness podcast chronicle Prodigy's struggle with the disease, share th ...  Show more

This week, we have an INCREDIBLE episode for you. We welcome Titilope Fasipe, MD, PhD, who not only is the Co-Director of the Sickle Cell and Thalassemia Program at Texas Children’s and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the Baylor College of Medici ...

Tyler Perry and Michelle discuss their different—but extremely powerful—childhood memories, the drive to succeed as working class Black folks and the difficulty of raising kids in the spotlight. Bonus special guest Madea pops in with a few things to say about “going high”!Find th ...  Show more

Kier's new podcast featured Earthquake and the two talked about overcoming challenges in his career.  Your favorite play cousin was also shocked to know that Earthquake even has a family member with sickle cell. Steve Harvey Morning Show Online: http://www.steveharveyfm.com/See o ...  Show more