Best Rapmusic Podcasts (2024)

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Music & Writing to Express and Process Trauma | John Hopkins researcher and Ellery lead singerTasha Golden. 36:24

2y ago36:24

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Lead singer from the great indie band Ellery, Tasha Golden, is also a scientific researcher at John Hopkins' International Art+ Mind Lab on the subject of Art's impact on Health. Touring the world's stages Tasha encountered many people who'd come to her after shows to share with her previously untold stories of pain and trauma. It stuck with her. W…

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Art at Meta | Meta Open Arts' Josephine Kelliher on art at work for innovation, community and wellness. 46:56

2y ago46:56

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Art and creativity are not what one usually thinks of as core needs in a technology business or larger corporate environments. Well, think again. In a post-pandemic world where employees are less connected and engaged, where competition is fierce, creativity might just become the key differentiator in workplace culture, wellness but also in innovat…

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Look Again, like the FBI | Amy Herman on using art to teach spies, doctors and others to observe, communicate and live better. 38:03

2y ago38:03

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What do the FBI, NYPD, Department of Homeland Security, many US Hospitals, Johnson & Johnson, Planned Parenthood, and a group of nuns have in common? Amy Herman. Amy is a lawyer and art historian turned expert on seeing. For 14 years, she has been providing art-based leadership training to top officers in the United States military, law enforcement…

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Your Brain on Art | UPenn's Anjan Chatterjee on the neuroscience behind artistic experiences 38:01

2y ago38:01

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"It's not obvious how or why art meets a need. We don't eat it, we don't have sex with it. Yet we are drawn to it and we've been making art since the begining of civilization" Today's guest is Dr. Anjan Chatterjee, Neurology professor at the University of Pennlysvania. He is a prominent neurologist, former Chief of Neurology at the Pennsylvania Hos…

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Street Symphony | Classical music for the homeless : a story of dignity and human connection. 37:44

2y ago37:44

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✨This is about the healing and humanizing powers of classical music. I spoke with Dustin Seo, a classically trained cellist and Artistic Director of Street Symphony, a Los Angeles based non-profit that brings classical music to homeless communities to build connection and human dignity. ❤️‍ Street Symphony was founded in 2011 by Vijay Gupta, A high…

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Spraying Joy | Street artist Jason Naylor on the role of Positivity on city walls and in daily lives. 37:26

2y ago37:26

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When you see amazing street art, how do you feel? what do you think? what difference does it make to you? I spoke with acclaimed street artist Jason Naylor in his Studio. His works are all over New York City walls, and far beyond: colorful and uplifting designs with a touch of punk. Jason's distinctive touch is an explicit intent to spread messages…

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The Value of Taste | Cultivating your "Aesthetic Intelligence" for business and personal growth. 38:40

2y ago38:40

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What is taste and why does it matter? 👩Columbia Business School professor and former LVMH Chairman Pauline Brown talks to me about the need and value of cultivating "aesthetic intelligence" aka Taste in business and beyond. 💄🟧 This is a small departure for a pure "art form" topic but I thought that the subejct of taste and how it's built, what appe…

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A new way to talk about art | Build empathy and self-knowledge at the museum. 40:36

2y ago40:36

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☝️This episode is for anyone who ever found themselves in a museum thinking “I don’t get this, this has nothing to do with me” . 🟧 I spoke to the amazing Sam Ramos, from the Art Institute of Chicago, who is well known for his unique emotion-driven approach to talking about art. � Sam’s job is Director of Innovation and Creativity. His goal is to th…

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Shakespeare behind Bars | Criminals acting Shakespeare. A poignant tale of humanity and redemption. 40:03

2y ago40:03

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Soul-stirring story alert! 😮 Shakespeare Behind Bars turns high-security prison inmates into Shakespearian actors. Curt L. Tofteland, program founder, tells the story of the power of language and acting to bring out humanity, compassion and redemption. Shakespeare Behind Bars was the subject of a documentary that premiered at Sundance Film Festival…

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Ukraine Illustrated | Ukrainian illustrator Anna Sarvira on the role of art in wartime. 33:11

2y ago33:11

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In wartime, what good is art? In the midst of the brutal Russian invasion destroying Ukraine, Ukrainian Illustrator Anna Sarvira talks about the role of art as a weapon for release, education and resistance. This is a special episode. Like most people I’ve been feeling sad, scared, and angry about the war in Ukraine and the unnecessary loss, destru…

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Ordinary Art ? | Sheri Parks on everyday art as secret weapon to close social, racial and gender gaps 38:50

2y ago38:50

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❓Can art help bridge culture, race and social gaps? 💯 🔊Sheri Parks talks about the pervasiveness and power of "everyday art" specifically in poorer African-Amercian communities, its function as tool for emotional survival, cultural empathy and social change. 👩🏾‍🎓📃 Sheri Parks is a noted public intellectual and academic currently at the Maryland Ins…

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"Art Heals" | Tim A Shaw on bringing awesome art to mental health units. 35:56

2y ago35:56

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You thought amazing contemporary art belonged to galleries and penthouses? Think again. Tim A Shaw, the founder of UK based charity Hospital Rooms challenges the idea of what and who art is for. Hospital Room commission world-class artists to make extraordinary artworks for mental health units. They turn drab and depressing places into beautiful en…

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"Everyone is a dancer" | Kate Wallich on making dance a universal pain-killer. 37:20

2y ago37:20

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I wanted to talk about dance in a way anyone can relate to. Even if you’ve never thought of yourself as a dancer, in some way you probably are. Who's never moved to the sound of music? Kate Wallich, founder of Dance Church, is a dancer, a choreographer and director and a business woman who’s turned a Sunday dance class into a VC-backed, multi-milli…

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Raquel Namuche (Ridgewood Tenants Union) 1:28:03

3y ago1:28:03

1:28:03

WHATS GOOD INTERNET this month's guest is the delightful and charming Raquel Namuche who I met because she yelled at me on the street and we've been friends ever since. We talked about her childhood in Lima and Queens, getting into punk at ABC No Rio, finding other immigrant punk kids in the Migra Punk scene, becoming involved with activism as a te…

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Mimi Thi Nguyen (The Gift of Freedom) 1:43:26

3y ago1:43:26

1:43:26

Heavy hitter alert. This month I talked to artist, activist, scholar, illustrious zine maker, and my very old friend Mimi Thi Nguyen about coming to the US as a refugee as a child; getting into punk through Maximum Rocknroll; falling out of love with punk because of a bunch of shitty men involved with MRR; falling back in love with punk through Evo…

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Erin Yanke (It Did Happen Here) 1:14:32

3y ago1:14:32

1:14:32

Erin Yanke fuckin rules. I asked her on the show to talk about her incredible podcast, It Did Happen Here, but we also touched on her band Noxeema, the film she worked on, Arresting Power, growing up in Humbolt and the Bay, interning at NPR, and I somehow forgot to ask about the fucking DEAD MOON BOOK!!! This is why you gotta keep your notes in fro…

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Elizabeth Whitney (Enliven Studios) 1:26:48

3+ y ago1:26:48

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This month I talked to Elizabeth Whitney, my dear friend in New York who is an empowerment, sex, and wellness coach and the only person I've ever seen wear a Supreme fanny pack on her waist. Imagine the freedom! We talked about being born into a Christian cult, the Footloose soundtrack, her seemingly innate interest in fashion, getting into cigaret…

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Marissa Chavez (Official Bootleg) 1:53:25

3+ y ago1:53:25

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Talked on the phone with my cool friend Marissa Chavez from Austin, TX, about her wild childhood, her outlaw family, dropping out of high school to sell weed, oogling around the American West trying to find the best heroin, getting sober, staying connected to the streets through photography , her handmade t-shirt label Official Bootleg, and so much…

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Kelly AH (Visceral Jewelry) 1:10:43

3+ y ago1:10:43

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Me and my best friend in Pittsburgh talked about pervy cassingles, finding a sense of safety from dysfunction in punk, the growth of the harm reduction movement from illegally distributing narcan to now, her cool and political statement jewelry. We crack each other up a ton, and at one point I say the word "pussy" 6 times in like 2 minutes 😳 Check …

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Jolie M-A (Ribbon Stage) 1:33:17

3+ y ago1:33:17

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This month I talked to my friend and yours, Jolie M-A! We discussed her freak on a leash childhood in Miami, discovering punk through Facebook stalking older kids she had a crush on, Gina Gershon in the movie Bound, her time working posting bail in the NYC court system with Bronx Freedom Fund, and bands Ribbon Stage, Tens Unit, Boys Online, and mor…

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Ana Armengod (De Rodillas) 1:42:53

3+ y ago1:42:53

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This month I talked to Ana Armengod about growing up in Mazatlan, Sinaloa, MX; her wild adolescence in Mexico City; distributing anarchist propaganda on Warped Tour; dealing with deportation from the US and the arbitrary violence and cruelty of immigration in this country; singing in her hardcore band De Rodillas; her work as an artist & educator. …

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Nick Anglin (Black Young and Educated) 32:22

4y ago32:22

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This month I talked with Nick Anglin of Black Young and Educated, about Civil Saturdays, BYE’s ongoing Saturday afternoon protest against PA Section 508 which gives police discretion to use lethal force when they “perceive danger,” organizing in this current moment, building sustainable movements, and where he sees BYE turning their attention once …

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Paula Martinez (Demystification) 1:59:36

4y ago1:59:36

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In early March I interviewed Paula Martinez of Demystification Zine and now I can whisk you away to a time before we were all sheltering in place. Paula rules and her zine Demystification rules, and she talked to me about her Harmony Korinne childhood in Brazil and Broward County, beatdown hardcore, finding riot grrrl zines on Tumblr, haircut patte…

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Jimmy Webb (I Need More) 1:02:19

4y ago1:02:19

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What is there to say about Jimmy Webb that hasn’t already been said in one of his countless profiles, anecdotes, eulogies? I figured it would be good to let Jimmy speak for himself. One thing that really stood out to me was Jimmy’s fond recollections of Studio 54 and the world of disco, lending some first person credence to something we knew all al…

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Tay Simms (TAZ) 1:11:29

4y ago1:11:29

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This month I talked to Tay Simms (of TAZ, Terrorist, Twisted Thing, Penis Boys) about growing up in an immigrant neighborhood in Ottawa, dropping out of high school, having an FBI snitch infiltrate the punk house, grief and loss, the gig as collective catharsis, and so much more. This conversation was incredible to have and I hope it's just as good…

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Krystyna Fox Bonus Episode !!! 22:21

4y ago22:21

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AYYE here's a bonus episode since I didn't have a chance to edit the full one this month. Krystyna talks about famous punks she's met. It's quick and cute and very funny. Sorry I belched in the intro. If you haven't heard the real episode with Krystyna, you should! It's great! Check it out here! For more information about Life Harvester Radio visit…

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Krystyna Fox (Peace Talks) 1:06:48

4y ago1:06:48

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This month I had the pleasure of interviewing native-Pittsburgh freaker Krystyna Fox of PEACE TALKS one of my favorite Pittsburgh bands! We talked about growing up in Pittsburgh, her many KISS uncles (and one VENOM aunt), being punk/staying punk, surviving an abusive childhood, running away and squatting at 14, playing in bands, getting into witchc…

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Atiya Jones (Atiya Jones) 1:27:50

4+ y ago1:27:50

1:27:50

WHATS GOOD INTERNET. This month I talked to Atiya Jones about growing up in Brooklyn, Pitbull, what it means to really LIVE in a place, where to get good oxtail in Pittsburgh, Wildfang (sponsor us), not all art being for all people, MUCH MORE. Plus Atiya asked how I was doing at the end and I talked about my transition for the first time on the pod…

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Sarah Elaine Smith (Marilou Is Everywhere) 1:37:37

4+ y ago1:37:37

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WHATS GOOD this month's podcast guest is Sarah Elaine Smith, author of Marilou Is Everywhere. We talked about high school literary magazines, Pander Zine Distro, playing trombone, getting two MFAs, teaching middle school kids, and a bunch more. Sarah rules and this conversation made me want to work on my novel again. As promised here are three revi…

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Asher Waite-Jones (Riverdale Legal Services) 1:14:21

4+ y ago1:14:21

1:14:21

WHATS GOOD this month on the podcast I talked to my sister-wife Asher Waite-Jones about being a homeless teen, identifying more with punks than queers, loving and leaving his hometown of Pittsburgh, and his qualms with the representation of the legal system in the television show Riverdale. Asher rules and this episode is super fun. Plus at various…

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Maddy Court (Xena Worrier Princess) 59:14

5y ago59:14

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This month I sat down with Maddy Court aka @xenaworrierprincess and we talked about feeling awkward at parties, writing vs being a writer, distrust of magicians, her advice zine series, signing a book contract, etc etc etc. Please listen! Maddy rules! Also here is the Patreon I mentioned in the introduction! For more information about Life Harveste…

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Ali Donohue (Fleabite) 52:53

5y ago52:53

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WHAT’S UP this month I got to talk to Ali Donohue of Fleabite, Waxahatchee, etc about contested geographic region Central Jersey; her ska origins; getting turned gay by Ladyfest; Solfeggio frequencies; staying grounded on tour; making music videos; and more more more. Two videos we mentioned in particular are Empath "Hanging Out of Cars", which Ali…

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Sue Johnson (Sue Johnson) 1:15:41

5y ago1:15:41

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WHAT’S UP this is episode 31 of Radio Harvester. A good number. On my 31st birthday I got my ear pierced at the Queens Center Mall. This month’s guest is queer filmmaker Sue Johnson, who I met at a screening of Off Course, a 15 year retrospective featuring 13 of her films spanning from 2003, when she’d first picked up a camera, to this year! We tal…

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Shani Banerjee (Empty Beings) 1:18:57

5y ago1:18:57

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WHATS GOOD this month I talked to Shani Banerjee, Pittsburgh wildass and singer of Empty Beings and Maenads, about growing up in Pittsburgh's Bengali community, hanging out at bars with her bluegrass dad, finding punk, escaping an abusive relationship, and so much more. This is a good one, Shani is cool, and I used the word autodidact incorrectly i…

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Gina Favano (Come Holy Spirit) 1:14:24

5y ago1:14:24

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This month on the podcast we sit down with Gina Favano of Come Holy Spirit to talk about growing up in South Philly, discovering she was adopted, moving to the Misfits home town, driving around the country like a maniac, the Sopranos, chronic illness, free jazz, sign painting, being a lifer freak. Gina is so cool and such an inspiration and I feel …

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Margaret Cross (Goldengrove Jewelry) 1:07:42

5y ago1:07:42

1:07:42

This month I sat down with my old friend Maggie to talk about growing up in Queens, discovering punk through TRL, dealing with grief through an artistic practice, parenting, and a bunch more. She is such a delightful person and I'm so glad to know her and I can't wait for you to hear this conversation. The Jamie we talk about throughout the episode…

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Tamara Santibañez (Discipline Press) 1:28:07

5+ y ago1:28:07

1:28:07

This month I sit down with my old friend Tamara Santibañez to talk about growing up in Athens, GA, getting into punk, discovering her queerness, getting into tattooing, connecting with Chicanx culture, being an artist, prison abolition work, running a publishing house. The conversation goes a lot of places, but I think it's a really good one, so pl…

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Caroline Paquita (Pegacorn Press) 1:24:15

5+ y ago1:24:15

1:24:15

WHATS UP this month I talked to my best friend, artist and freakazoid Caroline Paquita, about growing up in Miami, getting into woo woo spirituality and health practices, running her publishing house Pegacorn Press, connecting with queer elders, and MORRRRE. This is a long one but we really packed it in. Also here is the newsletter I mentioned in t…

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Mya Spalter (Enchantments) 1:01:56

5+ y ago1:01:56

1:01:56

This month I sit down with one of my oldest and dearest friends Mya Spalter to talk about her new book Enchantments: A Modern Witch's Guide to Self-Possession. We also discuss our high school literary magazine, spellcasting etiquette, whether or not we'd want to be psychic, The Game ft. 50 Cent's "Hate It Or Love It," and more. TUNE IN and the BUY …

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Bryony Beynon (BB & the Blips) 58:38

5+ y ago58:38

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Bryony was courteous enough to wake up early on tour to sit with me in my office and talk shit while we were both too tired and drinking coffee. We talked about the barriers of entry--social, physical, emotional--for women getting into underground music, 90s street punk in NYC vs South Wales, the Beatles, the joy of discovery vs the urge to pretend…

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Madeleine Campbell (Women In Sound) 1:07:05

6y ago1:07:05

1:07:05

WHAT'S GOOD welcome back to Radio Harvester after we had to take June off cause I had LYME DISEASE (oy vey) !!! Very excited for this month's guest, Madeleine Campbell, who runs Accessible Recording and does the zine Women In Sound. We talked about growing up in The Triangle, the parallels between punk/hardcore and modern avant garde composers, get…

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Mark Cross (Mudd Guts) 1:04:36

6y ago1:04:36

1:04:36

Me and Mark sat down at his art gallery, Mudd Guts (http://muddguts.com), and talked about the suburbs being weird, getting into graffiti, getting into tattooing and opening his own shop (http://www.rosetattoonyc.com), sobriety in adulthood, anonymity at the level of press radio and film, being a "wretched flesh formation," and more. Please enjoy. …

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Brontez Purnell (Since I Laid My Burden Down) 58:19

6y ago58:19

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What's good! Radio Harvester is back and we're starting Season 3 strong with a longer cut of a 2015 conversation I had with Brontez Purnell, because my girl won a MOTHERFUCKING WHITING AWARD and we're all very proud of him. This conversation is a little rambly but I think Brontez is so charming I didn't edit out too many of his ADD ass tangents. We…

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Sean Price, Wyclef, Produkt Plus Rock Steady Crew Anniversary And End Of The Weak Recaps & The “Real” NY Rap Scene 1:11:50

6+ y ago1:11:50

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The NY Hip Hop Report with Manny Faces once again proved itself to be the single most informative New York rap resource on the planet (probably) with another hour-plus long episode recapping the latest in NY rap news, new releases, event recaps and upcoming event previews. Host Manny Faces, who was a guest as several premiere industry events includ…

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Megan March & Jon No (Street Eaters) 1:09:51

6+ y ago1:09:51

1:09:51

This month's interview is with John & Megan from Street Eaters! This is the first extended cut of an older, shorter podcast. I intended to put it out a few weeks earlier so it would be out while they were still on tour, supporting their new record The Envoy out soon on their label Nervous Intent Records but I fucked up and it's too late and they're…

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Joe Budden & Hip Hop "Journalism," Jay-Zs 4:44, More #RIPProdigy News and more 1:10:59

7y ago1:10:59

1:10:59

In this episode of The NY Hip Hop Report with Manny Faces, Manny speaks on the current state of hip-hop journalism, in response to the Joe Budden vs Migos uproar at the BET awards. As an award-winning new media journalist, Manny has plenty to say about the subject. Upcoming releases from prominent New York-area hip-hop artists were also discussed, …

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RIP Prodigy, JSWISS Interview, Event (P)reviews 1:12:59

7y ago1:12:59

1:12:59

On this episode of The NY Hip Hop Report with Manny Faces, we pay tribute to the late Prodigy of Mobb Deep. Few MCs personified gritty, visual, memorable New York rap better than Prodigy, and his contributions will surely be treasured for years to come. We also spent some time kicking it with JSWISS, a talented young artist, as he announced his upc…

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Will the Real Hip-Hop Museum/Hall of Fame Please Stand Up 1:21:01

7y ago1:21:01

1:21:01

Episode six of the new format, and The NY Hip Hop Report with Manny Faces keeps pushing the envelope when it comes to smart, passionate discussion about New York-area hip hop music and culture. For this episode, Manny Faces recapped outstanding recent hip hop-related happenings in and around NYC, including the inspiring and innovative #HipHopHacks …

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Faiza Kracheni (Bondage / Body Pressure) 1:20:01

7y ago1:20:01

1:20:01

This month's guest Faiza Kracheni—singer of Bondage and Body Pressure, coordinator at Austin School of Film, all around cool & stylish gal about town—talks about getting into hardcore as a delinquent teen in Austin, TX; being a brown woman in punk; the grim reality of punk/hardcore message board culture; dudes trying to shame you for wanting to loo…

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Summer of NY Hip Hop // #ForTheCulture? // Event recaps [S05E05] 1:01:43

7y ago1:01:43

1:01:43

In this episode, Manny Faces recapped a few exciting events from the past week, and broke down some of the many upcoming events scheduled for the next few months in NY hip hop music and culture, including Freestyle Mondays, the Tools of War old school hip hop park jams, and the (overpriced??) Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival.…

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