Podcasts about dope knife

On this episode of the DOD45 show, episode 40, @ArtByTai & Adrienne have a chat with Dope Knife, while Tai sketches him a skull-inspired drawing. They discuss Mack's newest album The Dope One, released on @fakefourinc , and his family's journey from Liberia in the 90's fleeing the Civil War and ending up in Savannah, GA. They also discuss the origins of the moniker Dope Knife & how it reflects his grimey side, and Mack comments on Jeru the Damaja's influence on hip-hop. He also shares his appreciation for Ice-T and the discussion eventually imagines a scenario with a Dope Knife/Ice-T collaboration. Knife admits he wishes he had the opportunity to participate in the original Scribble Jam battles, and at some point they have a conversation about zombie ants and the state of Dope's podcast Waiting on Reparations. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/artbytai/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/artbytai/support

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Our hosts Dope Knife & Linqua Franqa will discuss the reality of health risks and disparities in the marginalized communities that make up the majority of their audience. They will touch on mental health issues, particularly about the ways that health knowledge can empower mental wellbeing as well as physical wellbeing. Additionally, the two will examine how issues of health are treated in the scene/culture of hip hop. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our hosts Dope Knife & Linqua Franqa will discuss the reality of health risks and disparities in the marginalized communities that make up the majority of their audience. They will touch on mental health issues, particularly about the ways that health knowledge can empower mental wellbeing as well as physical wellbeing. Additionally, the two will examine how issues of health are treated in the scene/culture of hip hop. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Dope KNife and Linqua Franqa examine all kind of wildness happening in our musicopolitical landscape: Young Dolph's alleged killer dropping a music video on the day of his arrest; Kanye meeting with Putin, and liberal Russiagate hysteria; and a police officer choking a fellow officer in the line of duty in Sunrise, Florida.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

This week, Dope KNife chats with antifascist Iraq War veteran Kristopher Goldsmith about his experiences infiltrating and sabotaging right-wing extremist groups. As well, he and Linqua speak their thoughts on how to prevent the collapse of democracy. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

This week, hosts Dope KNife and Linqua Franqa kiss 2021 goodbye with a look back at the year's wins and losses, from the suckerpunches of the faux-end of the pandemic in early summer, the assassination of Haitian president Jovenel Moise, and the electoral defeats of Nina Turner and India Walton, to the uplifting victories Senators Warnock and Ossoff and Minneapolis city councilperson Robin Wonsley Worlobah, as well as fire albums from Little Simz, Mach-Hommy and Goldlink. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

This week, hosts Dope KNife and Linqua Franqa are joined by ex-army ranger John Hanna to discuss the week's happenings, from Obama's 2021 playlist and Chile's presidential election to the latest wackiness over at Fox News and Drakeo the Ruler's tragic passing.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

This week, hosts Dope KNife and Linqua Franqa discuss the illustrious life of comedian and activist Dick Gregory, from the incisive racial commentary in his stand up and ensuing legal struggles to his runs for office, relationship with Medgar Evers, opposition to the Vietnam War, and his allyship with the feminist movement. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

This week, hosts Dope KNife and Linqua Franqa recap the results of last week's municipal elections across Georgia, from the trouncings of pro-cop candidates all across Atlanta, to the election of a Democratic Socalist mayor on its outskirts; and what all this might mean for next year's midterm elections-- with a hat tip to Ludacris at the end, of course. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

"This week, hosts Dope KNife and Linqua Franqa consider illness from a social perspective. In conversation with public health practitioner and emcee Demonte Dismuke, host of A Dope Public Health Podcast, LF explores the relationship between physical, mental, and social health as determined by access to supports and opportunity. As well, the hosts discuss some of the latest news, from Lauren Boebert's islamophobia to Chris Cuomo's corruption." Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Lend us your ear as we chat with Savannah Rapper, Kendrick Mack AKA Dope Knife! He tells us about the origins of Dope KNife, how he and fellow rapper Mariah Parker AKA Linqua Franqa started the iHeart radio podcast "Waiting on Reparations", and about his new song "So 912". See him live Saturday November 18, 2021 at Service Brewing Company, 574 Indian Street Savannah, GA. Waiting on Reparations podcast https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-waiting-on-reparations-63426570/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tiffkeyloni/message

This, hosts Dope KNife and Linqua Franqa take a look at McMichael trial for the killing of Ahmaud Arbery as well as the murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, discussing highlights from both trials, their implications, as well as some lesser known legal cases of self-defense in the Hip Hop community and what it all means about who's allowed to defend themselves. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

This week, Dope KNife and Linqua Franqa dive into the CRT controversy. Where does it come from and where is it going? As well, they take a good hard look at the real conditions in schools as told by Black Thought, Yasiin Bey, Propaganda and others. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

This week, Dope KNife and Linqua Franqa discuss last week's military coup in Sudan, giving background on the history and tactics of nonviolent struggle against military control in the African nation and reflection on the lessons they may hold for us stateside.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

"This week, Dope KNife and Linqua Franqa discuss mental health: manifestations of its lack in the music of Geto Boys, Lil Wayne, Dave and Aesop Rock, as well as institutional and cultural barriers to healthcare access that make it necessary for emcees to find therapy in their music." Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

The Department of Justice dunks on the Texas GOP! The internet dunks on Meek Mill! Dave Chappelle dunks on queer folks and is himself dunked on by our hosts! In this week's episode, Dope KNife and Linqua Franqa give a round-up of recent news and pop culture from Squid Game to Senator Warnock. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

This week, host Dope KNife delves into the plight of black entrepreneurs in the south, particularly in times of pandemic protocols and chats with Elbi Elm, a Small business owner in Georgia, about navigating that very issue. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

This week Dope KNife chats with a former Army Ranger about his experience in Afghanistan and what's next for the country and America's Foreign policy. Also, the pair discuss there reactions to Kanye West's album 'Donda'  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Our Hosts Linqua Franqa and Dope KNife have a chat with Democratic Socialist candidate for Minniapolis city council, Robin Wonsley Worlobah about their journey to running for office, police brutality and the need for rent control Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

This week we our hosts Dope KNife and Linqua Franqa discuss the UN climate change report, it's implications for our furture and environment and what action is being taken to prevent impending doom. They also check out some environmentally conscious rap tunes and talk about "Eco-Rap"  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

"This week, hosts Dope KNife and Linqua Franqa break down the results of special Democratic primary in Ohio's 11th Congressional District, largely seen as a proxy fight between the left flank of the Democratic party, represented by Bernie Sanders surrogate Nina Turner, and its center, represented by Councilwoman Shontel Brown. LF and DK also survey the musical landscape of the congressional district as well as its political contours, with selections from Kid Cudi, Bizzy Bone and Lil Cray among the highlights." Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Evictions! Voting rights! DaBaby! The Olympics! This week, hosts Dope KNife and LInqua Franqa dip their toes into current events of the week before bringing on Jasmine from DARC (Defund Atlanta Police, Refund Communities) to discuss the #StopCopCity movement.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

"With Kanye West back in the news for his forthcoming album and erratic antics in Atlanta, hosts Dope KNife and Linqua Franqa take a look back at and unpack some of the icon's controversial political stances and alliances, from his questionable comments on slavery and abortion to his team-ups with right-wing talking heads like Candace Owens and Alex Jones. Their walk down memory lane includes stops along various points of West's discography, with discussion of both its sociopolitical content and its impacts on the Hip Hop genre." Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

This Week our hosts Linqua Franqa and Dope KNife dive into the issue of succession and Americas growing political divide. To do so, they do an in depth review of the 2004 Spike Lee produced film 'CSA: Confederate States of America' and see how well the mockumentary predicted things to come Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

This Week, hosts Dope KNife and Linqua Franqa discuss the origins, aims, and contours of The CROWN act, recently reintroduced in the House by Rep. Ayanna Pressley and in the Senate by Cory Booker. They take a gander, too, at how a group of middle and high school aged emcees used hip hop and TikTok to lobby for passage of a municipal version of the bill in Louisville, Kentucky and how their predecessors India Arie, Akon, and Mario addressed hair discrimination and the centrality of hairstyle to Black culture in some of their hit singles.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

This week, Dope KNife and Linqua Franqa take a data dive into recent nationwide crime statistics and put them into historical context, unpacking how both the left and right spin these numbers towards political ends and examining the roots of violent crime as explored in the lyricism of Nas, Murs and Big L.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

"This week, Dope KNife and Linqua Franqa discuss the women in Hip Hop. The contributions, the struggle and the outlook for the future. Speciall guest interview with journalist and hip hop historian, Kathy Landoli" Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Ahead of next week's Democratic primary for the New York mayor's race, Linqua Franqa and Dope KNife take a look at some of the top candidates for Gotham's highest office and two polar-opposite representations of the Big Apple in Hip Hop-- Nas's NY State of Mind and Jay-Z's Empire State of Mind.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

This week, Dope KNife chops it up with leftist activist and battle rapper extrordinaire Soul Khan and discusses the roots and ethics of battle rap culture with cohost Linqua Franqa, reflecting on famous rap battles of history-- Kool Moe Dee vs. Busy Bee, Boogie Down Productions vs. Juice Crew, as examples -- in the closeout.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

This week, Linqua Franqa and Dope KNife break down the role of the district attorney and discuss the "progressive prosecutor" movement with focus on one of its figureheads, Larry Krasner, who two weeks ago faced off with police-union backed, law-and-order challenger Carlos Vega in the Democratic primary for District Attorney of Philadelphia. They discuss what these election results mean for the progressive prosecutor movement in the wake of the George Floyd uprising as well as how DAs shape the lives of rappers from Meek Mill to Biggie and more. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

This week, Dope KNife and Linqua Franqa take a look back at the historical and material ties between Black liberation movements and the Palestinian liberation struggle, tipping their hats to Palestinian emcees DAM and Belly along the way. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

This week, Dope KNife and Linqua Franqa shake the Shakur family tree, probing the revolutionary lives of Tupac's godmother, Assata Shakur, his mother, Afeni Shakur, and his stepfather, Mutulu Shakur. In the music discussion, they examine how these black revolutionary influences are found in Pac's catalogue as well as rap writ large, from Pac's own "White Manz World" and his collection of poetry, "The Rose That Grew from Concrete" to Common's biographical track, "Song for Assata."  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

This week, Dope KNife and Linqua Franqa explore Haitian unrest past and present, from the Haitian Revolution of the 1790's today's uprising against president Jovenel Moise. Linqua Franqa speaks with journalist and activist Eugene Puryear about his recent travels to Haiti and coverage of the most recent popular uprising against authoritarianism and government corruption that has taken the country by storm in recent months. And in closing, the rappers introduce rappers to the Rap Kreyol stylings of Izolan and Yani Martelly. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

And we're back! This week, Dope KNife and Linqua Franqa resurface to address the Derek Chauvin verdict before turning to their main feature: a conversation with activist and underground Hip Hop legend Immortal Technique about his community organizing, the roots of his revolutionary views, his anti-imperialist political praxis and his long awaited, forthcoming album "The Middle Passage." Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

We’re back, talking in-depth with Illogic and Odd Nosdam, reporting on some new albums, a book and a podcast, and paying tribute to Shock G. Available at all fine podcast outlets, at weirdrap.com, or at youtube.com/weirdrap. Starting with Nosdam, we get into his unique approach to hip hop production, his history with the divisive and groundbreaking collective Anticon, working with Serengeti and Circus of The Shape Shifters, and how he linked up with Illogic for their fantastic new EP, Right The Ship. With Illogic, guest correspondent Beverly Fresh digs deep into the creative drives and processes of the thoughtful and prolific MC, discussing ways to navigate the choppy seas of contemporary society. They also talk about his podcast, Super Duty Tough Work, and more. In the Patreon bonus episode Nosdam speaks about his Glass Cutters project with Jel, and he also gets into some behind-the-scenes celebrity intrigue that is simply too spicy for public consumption! Meanwhile Illogic relays some fascinating history around the Columbus OH hip hop scene, and talks about how he started working with Greenthink (Doseone and Why?). PLUS the pair has generously offered us an exclusive, unreleased track of theirs which is truly beautiful. $3/month gets you that, all past and future bonus episodes, and the Weird Rap Discussion Gang ‘After Hours’ episodes. $5 also gets you Weird Rap stickers and access to the weekly Weird Rap Discussion Gang live recordings (during which you can interact with us via text). patreon.com/weirdrap We also get into a book/album report on Rhys Langston’s brilliant Language Arts Unit, some new albums by Serengeti (Curse Of The Polo) and Sharkula x Mukqs (Take Caution On The Beach), and a podcast recommendation (Dope KNife and Linqua Franqa’s Waiting On Reparations). And we announce the arrival of the Weird Rap Radio Show (Sundays, 6pm Western/9 Eastern) on S.P.A.Z. Radio, a weekly hour of unique rap music presented by a rotating cast of hosts. (Archived at mixcloud.com/weirdrap.) Finally, we pay our respects to OG weird rapper Shock G of Digital Underground. May he live on in peace and Humptiness forever. Please, for the love of God, rate/review at https://weirdrap.com/rating.

This week, hosts Dope KNife and Linqua Franqa explore the history of vaccine hesitancy and today's sources of skepticism around getting the Covid jab, beginning way back in the largely forgotten era of smallpox and bringing us into the contemporary discussion around vaccine education, access, and weariness, weaving together the voices of artists from MIA to Royce Da 5'9 and Nas as they explore the range of perspectives around inoculation. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

This week, hosts Dope KNife and Linqua Franqa explore Hip Hop's weaponization as propaganda in response to the recent musical clash between a team of anti-communist, Cuban-exiled emcees and their homeland government's defensive line of patriotic salseros. They then globetrot to examine other examples of rap used to further political agendas, from the jihadist rap of Deso Dogg and Salah Edin, raising eyebrows in Germany and the Netherlands, respectively, to CD Rev's state-sanctioned ode to their native Chinese soil. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

This week, hosts Dope KNife and Linqua Franqa unbundle the issues of homelessness and housing precarity, examining their intersection with mental health, substance abuse, poverty wages, and the cascading effects of capitalist pressures on the housing market. DK speaks with Xulu Jones, speaker and frontman for the Savannah-based psychedelic rock group Xulu Prophet, about his personal experiences of the unseen realities of living on the street. And the hosts explore Hip Hop depictions of society's down-and-out, from Arrested Development to Kendrick Lamar. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

This week, hosts Dope KNife and Linqua Franqa cast a spotlight on last week's riots in Spain in response to the incarceration of Marxist-Leninist rapper Pablo Hasel over controversial tweets and song lyrics in support of armed revolutionary groups and calling out the Spanish crown. They discuss the way free speech concerns in Spain can reframe our understanding of the first amendment and the rise of fascism in the United States and unpack some of the spicier bars that landed Hasel in the clink. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Fresh on the heels of the streaming debut of the new Fred Hampton biopic, Judas and the Black Messiah, hosts Dope KNife and Linqua Franqa explore the revolutionary organizing and public policy demands of Chairman Hampton and the Chicago chapter of the Black Panther party in the late 1960s and how their vision for Black socialist self-determination and cross-cultural coalition building compares with today's demands, tactics, and struggle. They also give the film's soundtrack a spin and elevate its bangers, including offerings by H.E.R., JID, and Smino. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Honoring the 15th anniversary of J Dilla's iconic instrumental masterpiece, Donuts, hosts Dope KNife and Linqua Franqa pour one out for the master beatsmith with a look back at Dilla's impacts on Hip Hop culture, discussion the medical struggles that lead to his premature death, and analysis of what these struggles and the struggles of those like him tell us about the healthcare system in the United States. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

This week, hosts Dope KNife and Linqua Franqa trade takes on cancel culture, from the current calls to censure Republican lawmakers responsible for stoking the January 6th insurrection to Lin Manuel Miranda's criticisms of whitewashing US history to the blowback experienced by rappers Trina, for her comments on the George Floyd protests, and Lil Boosie, for allegedly arranging the statutory rape of his teenaged son. Along the way, they speak with Hip Hop artist and Buffalo-based English professor Chuckie Campbell, about his newest album “Curious Incidents in Cancel Culture." Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

This week, hosts Dope KNife and Linqua Franqa unpack the whirlwind week of transition between the 45th and 46th presidencies, detailing the nature and history of the presidential powers to pardon and enact executive orders as well as their most recent uses: pardoning Kodak Black, Lil Wayne and others, on the DJT side of things, and rejoining the Paris climate accord and doing immigrants a solid, on the Joe Biden end of the spectrum. LF goes off for a minute about $2k checks from her perspective having canvassed for newly-sworn in Senators Ossoff and Warnock. The hosts also review the latest tracks from the newly sprung jailbirds Kodak and Wayne, give Macklemore a chance to speak his piece on "Trump's Over Freestyle" and recommend this week's new Talib Kweli to listeners. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

In the wake of the stunning and historic elections of Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock to the United States Senate in their home state, hosts Dope KNife and Linqua Franqa take a deep dive into the community organizing that brought Georgia to this moment, what these wins mean for the Democratic Party, and what's next for their newly Blue state, joined by Paul Glaze, long-time Northeast Georgia organizer and former Deputy Campaign Manager for the Daniel Blackman campaign for Public Service Commissioner. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

This week, hosts Dope KNife and Linqua Franqa draw 2020 to a close with a recap on the biggest stories in politics and hip hop, from the assassination of Qasem Soleimani and the portents of war that kickstarted January to the spring's presidential primary ups-and-downs, to the summer's twin detonations of Covid and Black Lives Matter to where we are now: still in lockdown, still fighting for Black Life, still spittin' mad bars. Along the way, they revisit some of the year's tragic losses, buzziest headlines, and best albums, including Eminem's latest drop, RTJ's hat-tip to the BLM movement, and Benny the Butcher's Burden of Proof. They close with a few predictions for the year to come and wish you a very safe and happy New Year -- thanks for hanging with us in 2020! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to ravage underresources indigenous communities across the United States, hosts Dope KNife and Linqua Franqa consider the ways our country's Eurocentric obsession with quantification and categorization have fed the marginalization of Native peoples and African Americans alike, and how the historical undercounting of Native populations has led to the COVID crisis our indigenous brothers and sisters are experiencing today. They speak with activist, hip hop artist, and former state house candidate Lyla June about our shared struggles for sovreignty and how Native wisdom informs her environmental justice advocacy. And they honor Native hip hop from various corners of North America, from the boujee stylings of Haisla duo Snotty Noz Rez Kids to a pride in tradition seen in Dreezus' Warpath to the poetic resilience of JB the First Lady's Still Here. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

The WOR crew is off this week, however Dope KNife sets the table for Next weeks episode and spits an exclusive freestyle Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Baby, it's cold outside... And keeping it warm INSIDE is expensive as hell! This week, hosts Dope KNife and Linqua Franqa discuss the impacts and perceptions of climate change in the Black community and the link between climate and economic justice when it comes to renewable energy. They speak with Daniel Blackman, Democratic candidate for Public Service Commissioner in Georgia, the lesser-known of Georgia's January runoffs, about the implications of the Public Service Commission on climate justice, utilities rates, and how Hip Hop hustle inflects his style of political organizing. And they cap off the episode with shoutouts to indie artist-slash-activists from Markese to Xiuhtezcatl who have addressed environmental concerns within their music. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

This week, hosts Dope KNife and Linqua Franqa discuss the true winner of the 2020 general election: weed. Now legalized in four more states and with one-third of the US population now living in a legal weed state, DK and LF discuss the history of cannabis prohibition and legalization, racially equitable policies around legal weed in various states and municipalities, as well as the roots of Hip Hop's sacred bond to sweet Cheeba, exploring under appreciated weed-wordsmthing from Ludacris, Cyprus Hill, D'Angelo and others. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

This week Dope KNife and Linqua Franqa are having a discussion of the problematic aspects of the mainstream hip hop we can’t help but love and where, if at all, a line exists that we can’t cross. Myke C-Town of "Deadend Hip Hop" joins the convo to talk about problematic music that you can’t help but dance to nonetheless, about music too fye to turn off, even if the lyrics themselves are a turnoff. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

This week, Dope Knife and Linqua Franqa discuss the topic of Socialism. It's roll in American politics, black people's involement in socialist movements and they chat with Communist rapper and producer, Space Baby, about where hip hop fits in with these philosophies Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

In the wake of a meteorically high number of gun sales since the pandemic and civil unrest hit, hosts Dope KNife and Linqua Franqa are joined by rapper and activist Squalle to discuss Hip Hop gun culture, the linkages between Black gun ownership and gun control policy, and rewind classic gun-slinging rhymes from Tupac, G-Unit, Gangstarr and Ludacris. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Well it's here folks. With the election just days away, hosts Dope KNife and Linqua Franqa discuss their motivations for voting, chiefly their defiance in the face of the long and hairy history of voter suppression that unfurls still in the GOP's latest tactics in Alabama, Georgia, Florida and Texas. Along the way, they relay electoral takes from P Diddy to Blueface to Snoop Dogg as well as how electoralism has featured in the music of Eminem, YelloPain, and Dres from Black Sheep. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

This week, hosts Dope KNife and Linqua Franqa take a casual spin around the week's controversies surrounding Ice Cube and 50 Cent's support for the current president and evaluate the hypercapitalist tendencies of lyricists Jay-Z, Drake and Mace. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

In part two of their series of interviews with rappers running for office, Dope KNife and Linqua Franqa sit down with hip hop artist and former Congressional candidate Paperboy Prince, who earlier this year challenged a 14-term New York incumbent with a platform of universal basic income, spreading love, and Paperboy Care (a version of Medicare for All). The emcees discuss Paperboy's early development as an activist, their music career, their policy positions and what's next for them in the electoral sphere. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

In light of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's passing, hosts Dope KNife and Linqua Franqa detail the history of Roe v. Wade and the implications of the nomination of a conservative judge to the Supreme Court for millions of women across America. Abortion, however, is a complex topic within the world of Hip Hop, as reflected in the lyrical stylings of emcess from Doug E Fresh to Butterfly of Digable Planets to Common, Noname, and Illogic, representations which the hosts explore in this week's episode. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

This week, hosts Dope KNife and Linqua Franqa take a break from their historical deep dives to bring you the latest Hip Hop milestones, singles and music videos from this week and discuss their connections to current events and policy, from the late Eazy-E's birthday, early death from AIDS-induced pneumonia and its significance in the current conversation around an expedited coronavirus vaccine to the impact of Nigeria's response to the pandemic on Nigerian-Canadian rapper TOBi's latest visuals to the controversy eddying around Teyana Taylor's new video for "Still" and its depictions of slain Black figures. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Yes, THAT word. This week hosts Dope KNife and Linqua Franqa discuss the etymology, usage, and controversy around the N-word, from the word's early advent in the Mountain Man Lexicon in the 1800s to its appearance in newspapers across the country in response to Booker T. Washington's White House visit at the turn of the 20th century to the battle between Nas and the NAACP over the title of Nas's 2008 album. The hosts allow the rap canon to weigh in as well, surveying discussion of the word on tracks from NWA's Niggaz for Lyfe to indie lyricist AllOne's Rush Hour '98. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Alex Aiono explores the Black Lives Matter movement, using music as a tool for advocacy. Along with guests Dee Wilson, a Gospel artist working in the Chicago scene, as well as hip-hop artist Dope KNife, this week's episode is all about how music influences the movement and vice versa. From covering The Medicine, Alex's new single with Dee, to discussions around how politics and music constantly influence each other, this episode is a must-listen. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

In a world of ubiquitous information, protests, activism and propaganda exist in the digital world as much as the physical. The war for control of a given narrative is waged as much online as it is on the street. So how do we as individuals understand the discrepancy between the stories presented between various factions of the media? Join the guys as they sit down with Linqua Franqa and Dope Knife, hosts of iHeart's new podcast Waiting on Reparations to learn more about activism in the modern day. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Interstellar OldsmobilePlaylist: Enemy Radio - Man ListenSinzere - GoRun The Jewels - Goonies vs E.T.Dope KNife & Factor Chandelier - The GiftThe Opioid Era - MegladonWriter's Guild (Loer Velocity & L.I.F.E. Long) - I AmArmand Hammer - Flavor FlavVic Spencer - Unmedicated BehaviourIron Wings, featuring Crimeapple - ProblematicPreservation - I-78 CapillariesSleep Sinatra - MiragesBishop Nehru, featuring MF Doom - MeatheadBurgundy Blood - CurtainsJihad the Roughneck MC - Interstellar OldsmobileJasper Brown - StillThe Dirty Sample - Stoppin'Justin Brave, featuring Abstract Rude - 2 All My PeopleThe Du-Rites - Jheri CurlThe Allergies, featuring Andy Cooper - Lightning in a BottleJORUN-PMC - Can't Hang With UsExtra Prolific - Bang the DrumsRJD2, featuring Aceyalone - The Genuine GentlemanAbdominal - Gone Fishin'Timbuktu & Ollie Teeba - Fire in Our SystemDamu the Fudgemunk, Raw Poetic, Archie Shepp - Moving MapsStahhr & Crazy DJ Bazarro - BarbarellaPeople Without Shoes & Inkswel - Get DownMoka Only - SufferMathematik - The PlotThe Liberators - Chances ArePeople Under The Stairs - The Swann Fever

Grease From the ElbowsPlaylist: Run the Jewels, featuring Pharrell Williams & Zack de la Rocha - Ju$tPharoahe Monch, featuring Styles P - Same Sh!t Different ToiletAdd-2, featuring Accapella - 3 FifsYoung RJ & Mega Ran, featuring Daru Jones & Abstract Orchestra - PrayDanny Brown, featuring Obongjayar - Uknowhatimsayin¿Apollo Brown & Che' Noir - '94Bishop Nehru - Me and My ThoughtsKemba - PiscesArmand Hammer, featuring Nosaj - LeopardsWrecking Crew - Wrecking CrewJihad the Roughneck MC - Red SentenceDope KNife & Factor Chandelier - FlexQuelle Chris & Chris Keys, featuring Pink Siifu & Billy Woods - Grease From the ElbowsAkai Solo - Colour of ConquerersKassa Overall, featuring J Howard & Melanie - I Know You See MeTom Misch & Yussef Dayes, featuring Kaidi Akinnibi - Storm Before the CalmNavy Blue, featuring Ka - In Good HandsKa - The Eye of the NeedleSteve God Cook$ & Roc Marciano - John $tarksPreservation, featuring Grande Marshall - A Scholar's RockDuelling Experts - Dark NinjasCousin Feo & Lord Juco - '99 BeckhamBriskinthehouse - Voodoo DollsDNTE, featuring Wyze Wonda - Maxwell HouseMedhane, featuring Maxo - Full HandsMathematik - HazeNestor Wynrush - Give InElaquent, featuring Chester Watson - AirwalkDie-Rek & DJ Sean P - No QuestionBirdapres - ApologiesTanya Morgan - Across the SpotHenny Lo & Ohbliv - WhipsShabazz Palaces - Ad Ventures

It's been a minute, but kidDEAD & I are back on the podcasting hustle and set to drop a few episodes in quick succession.  This one features a conversation with our friend Dope Knife out of Savannah, Georgia about his new project "Things Got Worse", and includes tracks from the man himself, Mr. Thy, Hurricane Party, Thorts, and yours truly.  Hope you enjoy, we've got more coming very soon

Welcome back grown folks! On this episode of the Grown Ass Man Hip Hop Show we interview Brick recording artist Dope Knife. Please enjoy part 1 of this dope experience.....OR ELSE!!!! Here is a link to his video "So Upset" from his new album entitled 'Things Got Worse' https://youtu.be/GgtDh45mefM If you want to buy his music or check out his social media see the links below Pre-order LPs and CDs now: http://getondown.com http://www.thingsgotworse.net Dope KNife Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/knifeisdope Dope KNife twitter: http://twitter.com/dopeknife Dope KNife instagram: http://instagram.com/dopeknife

Lil Wayne - Carter III Classic Album Review: https://www.patreon.com/posts/lil-wayne-tha-22026284 Lil Wayne's Carter V has been one of the most anticipated albums in the last few years. Carter V is Lil Wayne's twelfth studio album. The album has features from XXXTentacion, Travis Scott, Nicki Minaj, Kendrick Lamar, Sosamann, Reginae Carter, Snoop Dogg, and more. Lil Wayne's Carter V was held up in a label dispute with Birdman dating back to 2014 and it was finally resolved in 2018 when Wayne was released from his Cash Money contract in June. Here is our album review of Lil Wayne's Carter V. SUBSCRIBE to get the latest Dead End Hip Hop content: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=deadendhiphop Dead End Hip Hop Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/deadendhiphop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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With the premiere of his latest music video, "Make It Dope" on Dead End Hip Hop, longtime Savannah-based rapper Dope KNife joins me in the studio to share his playlist and talk shop. KNife performs constantly, touring the U.S. in short bursts throughout the year. His non-stop hustle sees him producing his tracks, as well as executive producing his own videos. Dope KNife rocks.Dope kNife:https://dopeknife.bandcamp.com/album/nineteeneightyfourhttps://dopeknife.bandcamp.com/album/happy-thoughts-2

With the premiere of his latest music video, "Make It Dope" on Dead End Hip Hop, longtime Savannah-based rapper Dope KNife joins me in the studio to share his playlist and talk shop. KNife performs constantly, touring the U.S. in short bursts throughout the year. His non-stop hustle sees him producing his tracks, as well as executive producing his own videos. Dope KNife rocks.Dope kNife:https://dopeknife.bandcamp.com/album/nineteeneightyfourhttps://dopeknife.bandcamp.com/album/happy-thoughts-2

In this episode Uncommon Nasa tells Samurai Banana how much he was freaked out during his return to SXSW and plays the interview he recorded with Strange Famous emcee and Savannah representative Dope KNife while he was in Austin!

This week, Justus and Derek look forward to a busy weekend in the Twin Cities. First, Derek sits down with Freeminds Ent's C Free to talk about the perceptions as the underdog, the process behind his new project, Nuthin New and it's Release Show at the Nomad World Pub on Sunday, September 24th. Later, they call up Strange Famous MC/Producer Dope KNife to discuss Hip Hop and politics through the lens of Nineteen Eighty Four, how he got signed and what to expect from his headlining performance on The Rise of Fall: Autumn Showcase at Honey on Sunday, September 24th. Plus Minne-mixes, the movie IT and revisiting the short lived beef between Prof and John Stamos. https://soundcloud.com/caleb-free https://soundcloud.com/dopeknife

In this episode Dope KNife talks in detail about his creative process, his philosophy towards art, and his brand new album out now on SFdigi.

It's Officially Summer and as we get ready for Summertime in the City 2016, The Cloud Sessions got the chance to speak with one of the Performers on the Bill, Dope Knife! The Blend of the Week is Fumari's Guava blended 50/50 with Starbuzzes Strawberry Kiwi! The background music comes from Small Literature from their In Circles Volume 1 Album!