Last weekend was the annual AFROPUNK Festival in Brooklyn with over 70,000 in attendance. A place of Black art and activism, but as the festival grew, more and more people are stating, “Afropunk sold out for white consumption”. This episode we will examine the validity of this statement.
Closing Track Produced by: JHBeats (Mixed and Mastered by Super Kev)
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EPISODE 9: Sovereignty
Here we discuss what it means to be sovereign as well as indigenous to the land. To help us out we phone in Estes Bey of the Moorish Science Temple from Detroit Michigan, and sat with Dominique who identifies as an Indigenous American.
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EPISODE 24: The Battle Rap Scene
One of the artists we often use at the end of our episodes, Sir Locksley, has sat down with us to discuss the Battle Rap scene. We start off with a quick tangent on the recent Deontay Wilder vs Luis “King Kong” Ortiz boxing match up, and close out speaking on the show Everyday Struggle beginning to fall short. Between it all we discuss the scope of present day Battle Rap.
Exclusive Closing Track by: Sir Locksley, Space Base (Click Here for More Music from Sir Locksley)
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Episode 80: #BlackAF Review
Rome & Gee discuss the conversations surrounding Kenya Barris’ #BlackAF Netflix series.
Closing Track by: Fu Blac, Black is the Color
