This segment we discussed the current state of Black business with our long time friend Dre. Are we too hard on Black owned businesses? Should we distinguish between Black and non-Black owned businesses? And should we go out of our way to support these Black businesses?
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Straight Black Pride vs Black Media pt2
This segment stems from a viral video which took place on Blue Hill Ave in Boston, MA, that shows the Straight Black Pride Movement hosting an event. A freelance writer/journalist arrived and was confronted, being taken as a Black Lives Matter advocate. From here, writer Arielle Gray took her thoughts to AfroPunk to write about her experience..
In Part 2 we close out this topic with Arielle Gray as she talks of her encounter with SBPM, and thoughts on unity in the black community.
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Black Messiah Complex
In episode 12, U Panic’d discuss the Black Messiah Complex in the Black community. Do we need another leader? Can our current leaders be trusted? And should we hold them to higher standards?
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The Battle Rap Scene
On this episode we spoke with battle rapper, Sir Locksley and our Hip-Hop Analyst, J-Walk about today’s battle rap culture. We discussed which artists are hot right now, what leagues to follow, politics surrounding battle rap, and battle rappers difficulty with producing music.
We also shared our thoughts on Tekashi 6ix9ine.
Closing Track (EXCLUSIVE) by: Sir Locksley, “Space Base”
