Black Noise

This is the final episode of Black Noise. I take a bow and reflect on this amazing journey. I also chop it up with my homie Huey Amaru about his experiences living in Brazil. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/keith-surney/support

This week may stir up some controversy. I'm giving my reasons why I am not a fan of To Pimp A Butterfly --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/keith-surney/support

I'm back!! This week I discuss Mach-Hommy's new album Pray For Hati and I recap my trip to the Bay Area --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/keith-surney/support

Spanking brand new episode. I give my initial thoughts on the new J Cole album. And I breakdown the end of the Joe Budden Podcast --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/keith-surney/support

This is another episode from the vaults of Playing In The DARK. I chat with musical artist JUSTY and we discuss everything from is Drake a culture vulture, black shows from the '80s and '90s, and JUSTY being intersex. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/keith-surney/support

This is a repost of an episode I did for Playing In The DARK. I chat with Vanessa Garcia about growing up with immigrant parents, dating men who don't like funny women, and fetishsization in the dating world --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/keith-surney/support

This week my guest is friend and collaborater Jake Flum. We discuss the impact and importance of Young Thug. And how rap has evolved over the last 10 years. I also give my thoughts on the Derrick Chauvin verdict. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/keith-surney/support

This week I discuss the death of Black Rob, should Diddy have done more, the state of the JBP, the future of rap, and finally my homie Terence gives a moving tribute to DMX. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/keith-surney/support

Another solo episode. This week I breakdown and rank every Outkast album. Wait until you hear what my #1 choice is. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/keith-surney/support

A solo episode but it's a goodie. I discuss how I finally came to the conclusion that "Life After Death" is Big's best album. Also I briefly discuss how the Chronic market corrected The Low End Theory. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/keith-surney/support

I'm back with the first returning guest Max Kent. The audio is a little messed up but I had to release this episode because it was just too good. We talk about fatherhood, top 5 MC'S, and cultural stagnation. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/keith-surney/support

A solo dolo episode this week. I discuss how the proximity and obsession with death is an defining characteristic of Black masculinity in regards to rap music --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/keith-surney/support

This is truly a special episode I chop it up with one of my nearest and dearest friends Darren Wallace ( Cinematic Savage). We discuss being in a PhD program, fatherhood, what radical organizing looks like, and the L.A Rebellion --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/keith-surney/support

This week I chop it up with two talented musicians Chris Berry and joJB. We discuss how the came together for their new album "Blue Dream". We also discuss their Chicago roots, black trump supporters, and the bravery it takes to be an artist. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This is a solo dolo episode. First I give my thoughts on Judas & The Black Messiah. Then I discuss why Pinata isn't seen as the best rap album of the decade and why I feel it's better than My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In episode 2 I chill with the big homie Terence again. This episode is a walk down 90s memory lane. We discuss Martin Lawrence's career and impact on comedy. And the unforgettable great Bernie Mac. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In the season 3 premier I chat with blactor and demigod doctah slick. We chop it up about both growing up in Chicago, life as a working actor, being rappers in our head, and her role on season 4 of Fargo. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

We're back with another episode of Black Noise!! We're joined by rapper Max Kent to discuss his brand new album. We chop it up about the role Islam has played in his life and how having a supportive partner has kept him level headed. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

On this episode I kick it with the big homie. Literally the big homie about the NBA, High School, and Triple 6 Mafia. Also on what's it like to be a married man. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

On this episode we talk about Nelly's impact on St. Louis, Roseanne, and being a white fan of hip hop culture. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

On this episode I sit down with the big homie Terence and discuss the history of back Chicago, gangbangin in the 90's, and much more. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

I talk to my childhood friend Eric about Bone Thugs, WWF, and what the hell he's been up to for the last 18 years. This is is a fun episode of 2 old friends reminiscing. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

On this episode I discuss the why MC Eight is an legend. And I breakdown the different regions of gangsta rap --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

On this episode I discuss who I think will be in the top 5 convo of this decade. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

On this episode I discuss the legacy of Nicki Minaj and the state of female rap. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

On this episode I discuss the Midwest group Crucial Conflict and this classic debut album. And I talk about two of my favorite albums; It Takes A Nation and Fetti. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

On episode 5 I discuss who was the best MC of the late 80's. And which Biggie album was the best. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This episode I discuss the lack of Love songs in rap. And how Hip Hop has been at the forefront of sexual politics. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

We discuss why the Jay Z and Nas battle was one of the most important black philosophical debates. Also I talk about why 1988 and 2010 are the two most important years --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Today's episode I touch in the tragic murder of Nipsey and what he meant too Hip Hop. Breakdown Atliens vs Aquemini and why the internet is frightening. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Are we being critical enough of this era of blackness in art. What is the value of representation. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Just a freestyle episode. I discuss the genius of Snoop, why Jay Z may not be the #1 MC, and more fun Hip Hop Topics --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

We continue the convo of labor in rap. And i discuss the aesthetics of black porn --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Why do rappers have too work so damn hard. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Is Eminem overrated? Has Eminem aged well? What do we want from the real Slim Shady? Asking some important questions regarding Eminem place in today's hip hop. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

We celebrate 20 years since the release of The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. I discuss Joan Morgan's new book in the subject. Also why does this album still resonate with people --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Celebrating 45 years of hip hop. And reminiscing on personal hip hop moments Like Juvenile, Nelly, and the BOX. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

I discuss the impact and importance of Triple Six Mafia on Southern Hip Hop Also why the South is the roots of black culture. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Who are the impoverished voices of this art form and why they are important. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

What does Drake& Kanye provide for us culturally and personally --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

What is really behind the generational divide in Hip hop. I take a look at the environmental infrastructure that created the difference in today's music. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Mini Kanye album review. Drake vs Pusha breakdown

Why did Hip Hop last this long in the American conscious and Disco and Punk didn't. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

The mentality of Winners