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A conversation about creativity. What inspires us and what internal and external forces have the potential to block us. Guest host is Randy "Diff" Tonge, writer, standup comedian and former manager of Traum Diggs. Host: David "Traum Diggs" ShanksGuest: Randy "Diff" TongeProducer: Anthony Sergiwww.majorjournalism.comwww.tpvtap.com
On the first episode on his new show, David Shanks aka Traum Diggs catches up with his friend Mickey Hess, writer, professor and former cohost of A Guest In The House podcast to discuss the transition from their previous podcast to David going solo. Host: David "Traum Diggs" Shanks Guest: Mickey Hess Producer: Anthony Sergi www.majorjournalism.comwww.tpvtap.com
Music Courtesy of Traum Diggs:Jazz Hop ft. Natayla by Traum Diggs. 1988 ft. Hache ST by Traum Diggs.Our Spotify playlist:A Guest in the House Podcast Picks----------David Shanks, aka Traum Diggs, is an MC/writer/journalist from Brooklyn, NY. He began writing articles in 2005, contributing correspondent features for print and online publications and has participated in conferences and panels at several colleges and universities including Rider University and SUNY- Rockland. He has also contributed chapters in Hip Hop in America: A Regional Guide; Expressive Writing: Classroom and Community; and St. James Encyclopedia of Hip-Hop Culture. His independent album releases include Jazz Hop, Major Journalism, and Jazz Hop II. A more complete discography is available at traumdiggs.com .Social:traumdiggs.com IG: @traumdiggsTwitter: @traumdiggs Dr. Mickey Hess is Professor of English at Rider University and the author of A Guest in the House of Hip-Hop: How Rap Music Taught a Kid from Kentucky What a White Ally Should Be. With rapper and producer Buddha Monk, Mickey co-authored The Dirty Version: On Stage, in the Studio, and in the Streets with Ol' Dirty Bastard. His other books include Big Wheel at the Cracker Factory; Is Hip-Hop Dead? The Past, Present, and Future of America's Most Wanted Music; and the edited collections Icons of Hip-Hop and Hip Hop in America: A Regional Guide.Social:mickeyhessTwitter: @mickeyhess
Music Courtesy of Traum Diggs:"My Journal" by Traum Diggs. Available on the Bandcamp Exclusive Deluxe edition of AudioBioGraphic.Our Spotify playlist:A Guest in the House Podcast Picks----------David Shanks, aka Traum Diggs, is an MC/writer/journalist from Brooklyn, NY. He began writing articles in 2005, contributing correspondent features for print and online publications and has participated in conferences and panels at several colleges and universities including Rider University and SUNY- Rockland. He has also contributed chapters in Hip Hop in America: A Regional Guide; Expressive Writing: Classroom and Community; and St. James Encyclopedia of Hip-Hop Culture. His independent album releases include Jazz Hop, Major Journalism, and Jazz Hop II. A more complete discography is available at traumdiggs.com .Social:traumdiggs.com IG: @traumdiggsTwitter: @traumdiggs Dr. Mickey Hess is Professor of English at Rider University and the author of A Guest in the House of Hip-Hop: How Rap Music Taught a Kid from Kentucky What a White Ally Should Be. With rapper and producer Buddha Monk, Mickey co-authored The Dirty Version: On Stage, in the Studio, and in the Streets with Ol' Dirty Bastard. His other books include Big Wheel at the Cracker Factory; Is Hip-Hop Dead? The Past, Present, and Future of America's Most Wanted Music; and the edited collections Icons of Hip-Hop and Hip Hop in America: A Regional Guide.Social:mickeyhessTwitter: @mickeyhess
Music Courtesy of Traum Diggs:"Heartskip" (ft. RES and Hector Mario) by Traum Diggs Our Spotify playlist:A Guest in the House Podcast Picks----------David Shanks, aka Traum Diggs, is an MC/writer/journalist from Brooklyn, NY. He began writing articles in 2005, contributing correspondent features for print and online publications and has participated in conferences and panels at several colleges and universities including Rider University and SUNY- Rockland. He has also contributed chapters in Hip Hop in America: A Regional Guide; Expressive Writing: Classroom and Community; and St. James Encyclopedia of Hip-Hop Culture. His independent album releases include Jazz Hop, Major Journalism, and Jazz Hop II. A more complete discography is available at traumdiggs.com .Social:traumdiggs.com IG: @traumdiggsTwitter: @traumdiggs Dr. Mickey Hess is Professor of English at Rider University and the author of A Guest in the House of Hip-Hop: How Rap Music Taught a Kid from Kentucky What a White Ally Should Be. With rapper and producer Buddha Monk, Mickey co-authored The Dirty Version: On Stage, in the Studio, and in the Streets with Ol' Dirty Bastard. His other books include Big Wheel at the Cracker Factory; Is Hip-Hop Dead? The Past, Present, and Future of America's Most Wanted Music; and the edited collections Icons of Hip-Hop and Hip Hop in America: A Regional Guide.Social:mickeyhessTwitter: @mickeyhess
Music Courtesy of Traum Diggs:"Intro""Black Champion""On the Road Again"All music tracks featured in this episode are from Black Champion EP by Traum DiggsBlack Champion EP is available for free download on Bandcamp. Our Spotify playlist:A Guest in the House Podcast Picks----------David Shanks, aka Traum Diggs, is an MC/writer/journalist from Brooklyn, NY. He began writing articles in 2005, contributing correspondent features for print and online publications and has participated in conferences and panels at several colleges and universities including Rider University and SUNY- Rockland. He has also contributed chapters in Hip Hop in America: A Regional Guide; Expressive Writing: Classroom and Community; and St. James Encyclopedia of Hip-Hop Culture. His independent album releases include Jazz Hop, Major Journalism, and Jazz Hop II. A more complete discography is available at traumdiggs.com .Social:traumdiggs.com IG: @traumdiggsTwitter: @traumdiggs Dr. Mickey Hess is Professor of English at Rider University and the author of A Guest in the House of Hip-Hop: How Rap Music Taught a Kid from Kentucky What a White Ally Should Be. With rapper and producer Buddha Monk, Mickey co-authored The Dirty Version: On Stage, in the Studio, and in the Streets with Ol' Dirty Bastard. His other books include Big Wheel at the Cracker Factory; Is Hip-Hop Dead? The Past, Present, and Future of America's Most Wanted Music; and the edited collections Icons of Hip-Hop and Hip Hop in America: A Regional Guide.Social:mickeyhessTwitter: @mickeyhess
Music Courtesy of Traum Diggs:"Bars" by Traum DiggsOur Spotify playlist:A Guest in the House Podcast Picks----------David Shanks, aka Traum Diggs, is an MC/writer/journalist from Brooklyn, NY. He began writing articles in 2005, contributing correspondent features for print and online publications and has participated in conferences and panels at several colleges and universities including Rider University and SUNY- Rockland. He has also contributed chapters in Hip Hop in America: A Regional Guide; Expressive Writing: Classroom and Community; and St. James Encyclopedia of Hip-Hop Culture. His independent album releases include Jazz Hop, Major Journalism, and Jazz Hop II. A more complete discography is available at traumdiggs.com .Social:traumdiggs.com IG: @traumdiggsTwitter: @traumdiggs Dr. Mickey Hess is Professor of English at Rider University and the author of A Guest in the House of Hip-Hop: How Rap Music Taught a Kid from Kentucky What a White Ally Should Be. With rapper and producer Buddha Monk, Mickey co-authored The Dirty Version: On Stage, in the Studio, and in the Streets with Ol' Dirty Bastard. His other books include Big Wheel at the Cracker Factory; Is Hip-Hop Dead? The Past, Present, and Future of America's Most Wanted Music; and the edited collections Icons of Hip-Hop and Hip Hop in America: A Regional Guide.Social:mickeyhessTwitter: @mickeyhess
Music Courtesy of Traum Diggs:"Confluence of Insanity" by Traum DiggsOur Spotify playlist:A Guest in the House Podcast Picks----------David Shanks, aka Traum Diggs, is an MC/writer/journalist from Brooklyn, NY. He began writing articles in 2005, contributing correspondent features for print and online publications and has participated in conferences and panels at several colleges and universities including Rider University and SUNY- Rockland. He has also contributed chapters in Hip Hop in America: A Regional Guide; Expressive Writing: Classroom and Community; and St. James Encyclopedia of Hip-Hop Culture. His independent album releases include Jazz Hop, Major Journalism, and Jazz Hop II. A more complete discography is available at traumdiggs.com .Social:traumdiggs.com IG: @traumdiggsTwitter: @traumdiggs Dr. Mickey Hess is Professor of English at Rider University and the author of A Guest in the House of Hip-Hop: How Rap Music Taught a Kid from Kentucky What a White Ally Should Be. With rapper and producer Buddha Monk, Mickey co-authored The Dirty Version: On Stage, in the Studio, and in the Streets with Ol' Dirty Bastard. His other books include Big Wheel at the Cracker Factory; Is Hip-Hop Dead? The Past, Present, and Future of America's Most Wanted Music; and the edited collections Icons of Hip-Hop and Hip Hop in America: A Regional Guide.Social:mickeyhessTwitter: @mickeyhess
Paying tribute:The Dr. Eugene Marsh Memorial Fund----------VERZUZ | TrillerVerz III (verzuztv.com) - Big Daddy Kane vs. KRS-ONE ----------Music Courtesy of Traum Diggs:"Born Alone" by Traum Diggs Available on AudioBioGraphic - Deluxe Bandcamp ExclusiveAlso available on AudioBioGraphic - EPOur Spotify playlist:A Guest in the House Podcast Picks----------David Shanks, aka Traum Diggs, is an MC/writer/journalist from Brooklyn, NY. He began writing articles in 2005, contributing correspondent features for print and online publications and has participated in conferences and panels at several colleges and universities including Rider University and SUNY- Rockland. He has also contributed chapters in Hip Hop in America: A Regional Guide; Expressive Writing: Classroom and Community; and St. James Encyclopedia of Hip-Hop Culture. His independent album releases include Jazz Hop, Major Journalism, and Jazz Hop II. A more complete discography is available at traumdiggs.com .Social:traumdiggs.com IG: @traumdiggsTwitter: @traumdiggs Dr. Mickey Hess is Professor of English at Rider University and the author of A Guest in the House of Hip-Hop: How Rap Music Taught a Kid from Kentucky What a White Ally Should Be. With rapper and producer Buddha Monk, Mickey co-authored The Dirty Version: On Stage, in the Studio, and in the Streets with Ol' Dirty Bastard. His other books include Big Wheel at the Cracker Factory; Is Hip-Hop Dead? The Past, Present, and Future of America's Most Wanted Music; and the edited collections Icons of Hip-Hop and Hip Hop in America: A Regional Guide.Social:mickeyhessTwitter: @mickeyhess
Paying tribute:The Dr. Eugene Marsh Memorial Fund----------Music Courtesy of Traum Diggs:"Arabesque Film Sh@t" by Traum Diggs Available on AudioBioGraphic - Deluxe Bandcamp ExclusiveAlso available on AudioBioGraphic - EPOur Spotify playlist:A Guest in the House Podcast Picks----------David Shanks, aka Traum Diggs, is an MC/writer/journalist from Brooklyn, NY. He began writing articles in 2005, contributing correspondent features for print and online publications and has participated in conferences and panels at several colleges and universities including Rider University and SUNY- Rockland. He has also contributed chapters in Hip Hop in America: A Regional Guide; Expressive Writing: Classroom and Community; and St. James Encyclopedia of Hip-Hop Culture. His independent album releases include Jazz Hop, Major Journalism, and Jazz Hop II. A more complete discography is available at traumdiggs.com .Social:traumdiggs.com IG: @traumdiggsTwitter: @traumdiggs Dr. Mickey Hess is Professor of English at Rider University and the author of A Guest in the House of Hip-Hop: How Rap Music Taught a Kid from Kentucky What a White Ally Should Be. With rapper and producer Buddha Monk, Mickey co-authored The Dirty Version: On Stage, in the Studio, and in the Streets with Ol' Dirty Bastard. His other books include Big Wheel at the Cracker Factory; Is Hip-Hop Dead? The Past, Present, and Future of America's Most Wanted Music; and the edited collections Icons of Hip-Hop and Hip Hop in America: A Regional Guide.Social:mickeyhessTwitter: @mickeyhess
"Family Ties" by Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar • (video)----------Special Link: The Dr. Eugene Marsh Memorial Fund----------Music Courtesy of Traum Diggs:"Trauma Da Block Pro" by Traum DiggsOur Spotify playlist:A Guest in the House Podcast Picks----------David Shanks, aka Traum Diggs, is an MC/writer/journalist from Brooklyn, NY. He began writing articles in 2005, contributing correspondent features for print and online publications and has participated in conferences and panels at several colleges and universities including Rider University and SUNY- Rockland. He has also contributed chapters in Hip Hop in America: A Regional Guide; Expressive Writing: Classroom and Community; and St. James Encyclopedia of Hip-Hop Culture. His independent album releases include Jazz Hop, Major Journalism, and Jazz Hop II. A more complete discography is available at traumdiggs.com .Social:traumdiggs.com IG: @traumdiggsTwitter: @traumdiggs Dr. Mickey Hess is Professor of English at Rider University and the author of A Guest in the House of Hip-Hop: How Rap Music Taught a Kid from Kentucky What a White Ally Should Be. With rapper and producer Buddha Monk, Mickey co-authored The Dirty Version: On Stage, in the Studio, and in the Streets with Ol' Dirty Bastard. His other books include Big Wheel at the Cracker Factory; Is Hip-Hop Dead? The Past, Present, and Future of America's Most Wanted Music; and the edited collections Icons of Hip-Hop and Hip Hop in America: A Regional Guide.Social:mickeyhessTwitter: @mickeyhess
Music Courtesy of Traum Diggs:"Worthy" by Traum DiggsOur Spotify playlist:A Guest in the House Podcast Picks----------David Shanks, aka Traum Diggs, is an MC/writer/journalist from Brooklyn, NY. He began writing articles in 2005, contributing correspondent features for print and online publications and has participated in conferences and panels at several colleges and universities including Rider University and SUNY- Rockland. He has also contributed chapters in Hip Hop in America: A Regional Guide; Expressive Writing: Classroom and Community; and St. James Encyclopedia of Hip-Hop Culture. His independent album releases include Jazz Hop, Major Journalism, and Jazz Hop II. A more complete discography is available at traumdiggs.com .Social:traumdiggs.com IG: @traumdiggsTwitter: @traumdiggs Dr. Mickey Hess is Professor of English at Rider University and the author of A Guest in the House of Hip-Hop: How Rap Music Taught a Kid from Kentucky What a White Ally Should Be. With rapper and producer Buddha Monk, Mickey co-authored The Dirty Version: On Stage, in the Studio, and in the Streets with Ol' Dirty Bastard. His other books include Big Wheel at the Cracker Factory; Is Hip-Hop Dead? The Past, Present, and Future of America's Most Wanted Music; and the edited collections Icons of Hip-Hop and Hip Hop in America: A Regional Guide.Social:mickeyhessTwitter: @mickeyhess
Order the book here: Deep in the Dark with the Art: Conversations With The Creators Behind The Best Cover Art From the Wu-Tang Clan and Their Killa Beez AffiliatesLearn more about the More than Words organization.----------Music Courtesy of Traum Diggs:"Ice Cream Melts" by Traum DiggsOur Spotify playlist:A Guest in the House Podcast Picks----------David Shanks, aka Traum Diggs, is an MC/writer/journalist from Brooklyn, NY. He began writing articles in 2005, contributing correspondent features for print and online publications and has participated in conferences and panels at several colleges and universities including Rider University and SUNY- Rockland. He has also contributed chapters in Hip Hop in America: A Regional Guide; Expressive Writing: Classroom and Community; and St. James Encyclopedia of Hip-Hop Culture. His independent album releases include Jazz Hop, Major Journalism, and Jazz Hop II. A more complete discography is available at traumdiggs.com .Social:traumdiggs.com IG: @traumdiggsTwitter: @traumdiggs Dr. Mickey Hess is Professor of English at Rider University and the author of A Guest in the House of Hip-Hop: How Rap Music Taught a Kid from Kentucky What a White Ally Should Be. With rapper and producer Buddha Monk, Mickey co-authored The Dirty Version: On Stage, in the Studio, and in the Streets with Ol' Dirty Bastard. His other books include Big Wheel at the Cracker Factory; Is Hip-Hop Dead? The Past, Present, and Future of America's Most Wanted Music; and the edited collections Icons of Hip-Hop and Hip Hop in America: A Regional Guide.Social:mickeyhessTwitter: @mickeyhess
Music Courtesy of Traum Diggs:"Trapped" by Traum DiggsOur Spotify playlist:A Guest in the House Podcast Picks----------David Shanks, aka Traum Diggs, is an MC/writer/journalist from Brooklyn, NY. He began writing articles in 2005, contributing correspondent features for print and online publications and has participated in conferences and panels at several colleges and universities including Rider University and SUNY- Rockland. He has also contributed chapters in Hip Hop in America: A Regional Guide; Expressive Writing: Classroom and Community; and St. James Encyclopedia of Hip-Hop Culture. His independent album releases include Jazz Hop, Major Journalism, and Jazz Hop II. A more complete discography is available at traumdiggs.com .Social:traumdiggs.com IG: @traumdiggsTwitter: @traumdiggs Dr. Mickey Hess is Professor of English at Rider University and the author of A Guest in the House of Hip-Hop: How Rap Music Taught a Kid from Kentucky What a White Ally Should Be. With rapper and producer Buddha Monk, Mickey co-authored The Dirty Version: On Stage, in the Studio, and in the Streets with Ol' Dirty Bastard. His other books include Big Wheel at the Cracker Factory; Is Hip-Hop Dead? The Past, Present, and Future of America's Most Wanted Music; and the edited collections Icons of Hip-Hop and Hip Hop in America: A Regional Guide.Social:mickeyhessTwitter: @mickeyhess
Additional Resources:"Biden Signs Law Making Juneteenth a Federal Holiday," New York Times, June 17, 2021."The Historical Legacy of Juneteenth," National Museum of African American History and Culture, blog post.Media References:"Juneteenth," TV Episode, S1-E9, Atlanta, aired October 25, 2016."Juneteenth," TV Episode, S4-E1, Black-ish, aired October 3, 2017.----------Music Courtesy of Traum Diggs:"Sacks Fifth Avenue Flow" ft. Williz Freeman by Traum DiggsOur Spotify playlist:A Guest in the House Podcast Picks----------David Shanks, aka Traum Diggs, is an MC/writer/journalist from Brooklyn, NY. He began writing articles in 2005, contributing correspondent features for print and online publications and has participated in conferences and panels at several colleges and universities including Rider University and SUNY- Rockland. He has also contributed chapters in Hip Hop in America: A Regional Guide; Expressive Writing: Classroom and Community; and St. James Encyclopedia of Hip-Hop Culture. His independent album releases include Jazz Hop, Major Journalism, and Jazz Hop II. A more complete discography is available at traumdiggs.com .Social:traumdiggs.com IG: @traumdiggsTwitter: @traumdiggs Dr. Mickey Hess is Professor of English at Rider University and the author of A Guest in the House of Hip-Hop: How Rap Music Taught a Kid from Kentucky What a White Ally Should Be. With rapper and producer Buddha Monk, Mickey co-authored The Dirty Version: On Stage, in the Studio, and in the Streets with Ol' Dirty Bastard. His other books include Big Wheel at the Cracker Factory; Is Hip-Hop Dead? The Past, Present, and Future of America's Most Wanted Music; and the edited collections Icons of Hip-Hop and Hip Hop in America: A Regional Guide.Social:mickeyhessTwitter: @mickeyhess
Additional Resources:"Whitmire: Alabama lawmaker wants to ban critical race theory, so I asked him what it is," AL.com, June 15, 2021. "How a Conservative Activist Invented the Conflict Over Critical Race Theory," The New Yorker, June 18, 2021. "Fox's anti-“critical race theory” parents are also GOP activists," Media Matters for America, June 17, 2021. "What critical race theory is -- and isn't," CNN, May 10, 2021 (updated)."Nikole Hannah-Jones, a Mega-Donor, and the Future of Journalism," The Assembly, May 30, 2021."Pressure builds on UNC board to grant tenure to journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones," The Washington Post, May 26, 2021.Podcast Reference:"Clint Smith on the Importance of Critical Race Theory and His New Book, 'How the World Is Passed', " The Bakari Sellers Podcast, June 3, 2021. Social Media References: Michael Harriot tweetNikole Hannah-Jones tweet---------Music Courtesy of Traum Diggs:"Untold Stories" by Traum DiggsOur Spotify playlist:A Guest in the House Podcast Picks----------David Shanks, aka Traum Diggs, is an MC/writer/journalist from Brooklyn, NY. He began writing articles in 2005, contributing correspondent features for print and online publications and has participated in conferences and panels at several colleges and universities including Rider University and SUNY- Rockland. He has also contributed chapters in Hip Hop in America: A Regional Guide; Expressive Writing: Classroom and Community; and St. James Encyclopedia of Hip-Hop Culture. His independent album releases include Jazz Hop, Major Journalism, and Jazz Hop II. A more complete discography is available at traumdiggs.com .Social:traumdiggs.com IG: @traumdiggsTwitter: @traumdiggs Dr. Mickey Hess is Professor of English at Rider University and the author of A Guest in the House of Hip-Hop: How Rap Music Taught a Kid from Kentucky What a White Ally Should Be. With rapper and producer Buddha Monk, Mickey co-authored The Dirty Version: On Stage, in the Studio, and in the Streets with Ol' Dirty Bastard. His other books include Big Wheel at the Cracker Factory; Is Hip-Hop Dead? The Past, Present, and Future of America's Most Wanted Music; and the edited collections Icons of Hip-Hop and Hip Hop in America: A Regional Guide.Social:mickeyhessTwitter: @mickeyhess
Hope you enjoyed listening to our first season of episodes as much as we enjoyed creating them. Have a great summer and please check back in the fall for a new season of Allies! For more excellent podcast listening:A Guest in the House - hosted by rapper and journalist David Shanks (aka Traum Diggs) and professor and author Mickey Hess, A Guest int he House celebrates the best of what hip-hop has to offer and the lessons it can teach us about the ways we relate to each other across cultural, racial and social divides. Altruism Unplugged - a podcast that raises awareness and promotes growth for charities, non profits, and business leaders that have found independent success and used their platform to give back. Hosted by Jerry Walsh.The Story Forge - Host Lyle Smith started The Story Forge to explore, collect, and share the stories of people who make things. Those unique and special individuals who create things that matter to them and other people.Writers Latitude - a podcast about writers, their work, and the things they care about. Hosted by novelist Joe Samuel Starnes. (This limited run, now archived podcast features some excellent interviews and discussion with contemporary American writers and others in the literary field.)Those Hard Conversations - dedicated to discussing solutions to the issues facing our most vulnerable & marginalized communities. (Coming soon!)--------------Music courtesy of Dan Rodriguez:"The Allies Theme" by Dan Rodriguez
SELWYN JONES BIO Born in 1966 to sharecroppers in the Jim Crow South, Selwyn Miles Jones was the youngest of seventeen children. In the small town of Goldsboro, North Carolina, Selwyn, and his siblings toiled alongside their parents in the tobacco fields and endured the most desolate and harsh conditions imaginable. The poverty, disrespect, hatred and disenfranchisement Selwyn and his family experienced was unimaginable to most, yet commonplace for many Black farming families.Selwyn realized early on that sharecropping was yet another version of enslavement. His mother made sure to show her children that there was a better life out there for them and encouraged Selwyn to dream big. Selwyn was determined to leave through any means necessary. His athletic prowess provided him with his ticket out. Through a short but intense arena football career he was able to find financial solvency and fulfilled a childhood desire to purchase a home for his mother. Though life continued to be filled with challenges (Selwyn lost three close family members tragically, including both his parents) he went on to become a successful salesman, hotel owner and father with his dynamic wife Jodie. Then on May 25, 2020 Selwyn's life was forever changed. While watching the news, along with the rest of the world, he witnessed the unmerciful murder of his 46-year-old nephew, George Floyd. “It was the most horrific thing that I ever witnessed in my life.” As George Floyd's murder ignited the largest civil rights protest in US history, Selwyn Jones became an activist. Every day Selwyn commits to ending police brutality and systemic racism and bringing justice to his nephew's senseless and cruel murder. Known affectionately as Uncle Selwyn Jones he promised “I will not let his death be in vain. I do not want my sons or anyone else to go through what my nephew endured for that 8 minutes 46 seconds. I want to be a beacon of light for those who face racism or adversity in this life.” He continues his personal growth by positively enhancing the lives of others in his work as a community & civil rights leader. Contact:justice4george846@gmail.comAdditional Resources:Visible Men: Black Fathers Talk About Losing Sons to Police Brutality | GQ Social:FacebookInstagramMedia inquiries:julia@coolbrandmedia.com ----------Music Courtesy of Traum Diggs:"Died in Vein" by Traum Diggs----------David Shanks, aka Traum Diggs, is an MC/writer/journalist from Brooklyn, NY. He began writing articles in 2005, contributing correspondent features for print and online publications and has participated in conferences and panels at several colleges and universities including Rider University and SUNY- Rockland. He has also contributed chapters in Hip Hop in America: A Regional Guide; Expressive Writing: Classroom and Community; and St. James Encyclopedia of Hip-Hop Culture. His independent album releases include Jazz Hop, Major Journalism, and Jazz Hop II. A more complete discography is available at traumdiggs.com .Social:traumdiggs.com IG: @traumdiggsTwitter: @traumdiggs Dr. Mickey Hess is Professor of English at Rider University and the author of A Guest in the House of Hip-Hop: How Rap Music Taught a Kid from Kentucky What a White Ally Should Be. With rapper and producer Buddha Monk, Mickey co-authored The Dirty Version: On Stage, in the Studio, and in the Streets with Ol' Dirty Bastard. His other books include Big Wheel at the Cracker Factory; Is Hip-Hop Dead? The Past, Present, and Future of America's Most Wanted Music; and the edited collections Icons of Hip-Hop and Hip Hop in America: A Regional Guide.Social:mickeyhessTwitter: @mickeyhess
Shock G on Apple MusicDigital Underground on Apple Music"Super What?" by Czarface & MF DOOM----------Music Courtesy of Traum Diggs:"I Declare" by Traum Diggs Our Spotify playlist:A Guest in the House Podcast Picks----------David Shanks, aka Traum Diggs, is an MC/writer/journalist from Brooklyn, NY. He began writing articles in 2005, contributing correspondent features for print and online publications and has participated in conferences and panels at several colleges and universities including Rider University and SUNY- Rockland. He has also contributed chapters in Hip Hop in America: A Regional Guide; Expressive Writing: Classroom and Community; and St. James Encyclopedia of Hip-Hop Culture. His independent album releases include Jazz Hop, Major Journalism, and Jazz Hop II. A more complete discography is available at traumdiggs.com .Social:traumdiggs.com IG: @traumdiggsTwitter: @traumdiggs Dr. Mickey Hess is Professor of English at Rider University and the author of A Guest in the House of Hip-Hop: How Rap Music Taught a Kid from Kentucky What a White Ally Should Be. With rapper and producer Buddha Monk, Mickey co-authored The Dirty Version: On Stage, in the Studio, and in the Streets with Ol' Dirty Bastard. His other books include Big Wheel at the Cracker Factory; Is Hip-Hop Dead? The Past, Present, and Future of America's Most Wanted Music; and the edited collections Icons of Hip-Hop and Hip Hop in America: A Regional Guide.Social:mickeyhessTwitter: @mickeyhess
Additional Resource:Hip Hop Realness and the White Performer by Mickey HessMusic Courtesy of Traum Diggs:"On the Road Again" by Traum Diggs----------David Shanks, aka Traum Diggs, is an MC/writer/journalist from Brooklyn, NY. He began writing articles in 2005, contributing correspondent features for print and online publications and has participated in conferences and panels at several colleges and universities including Rider University and SUNY- Rockland. He has also contributed chapters in Hip Hop in America: A Regional Guide; Expressive Writing: Classroom and Community; and St. James Encyclopedia of Hip-Hop Culture. His independent album releases include Jazz Hop, Major Journalism, and Jazz Hop II. A more complete discography is available at traumdiggs.com .Social:traumdiggs.com IG: @traumdiggsTwitter: @traumdiggs Dr. Mickey Hess is Professor of English at Rider University and the author of A Guest in the House of Hip-Hop: How Rap Music Taught a Kid from Kentucky What a White Ally Should Be. With rapper and producer Buddha Monk, Mickey co-authored The Dirty Version: On Stage, in the Studio, and in the Streets with Ol' Dirty Bastard. His other books include Big Wheel at the Cracker Factory; Is Hip-Hop Dead? The Past, Present, and Future of America's Most Wanted Music; and the edited collections Icons of Hip-Hop and Hip Hop in America: A Regional Guide.Social:mickeyhessTwitter: @mickeyhess
Featured audio clips:"Prayer (Skit)" by DMX"Life Story" (Featuring Cheryl, Pepsi Riley & Racquel) by Black Rob----------David Shanks, aka Traum Diggs, is an MC/writer/journalist from Brooklyn, NY. He began writing articles in 2005, contributing correspondent features for print and online publications and has participated in conferences and panels at several colleges and universities including Rider University and SUNY- Rockland. He has also contributed chapters in Hip Hop in America: A Regional Guide; Expressive Writing: Classroom and Community; and St. James Encyclopedia of Hip-Hop Culture. His independent album releases include Jazz Hop, Major Journalism, and Jazz Hop II. A more complete discography is available at traumdiggs.com .Social:traumdiggs.com IG: @traumdiggsTwitter: @traumdiggs Dr. Mickey Hess is Professor of English at Rider University and the author of A Guest in the House of Hip-Hop: How Rap Music Taught a Kid from Kentucky What a White Ally Should Be. With rapper and producer Buddha Monk, Mickey co-authored The Dirty Version: On Stage, in the Studio, and in the Streets with Ol' Dirty Bastard. His other books include Big Wheel at the Cracker Factory; Is Hip-Hop Dead? The Past, Present, and Future of America's Most Wanted Music; and the edited collections Icons of Hip-Hop and Hip Hop in America: A Regional Guide.Social:mickeyhessTwitter: @mickeyhess
Official MF DOOM merchandise site: gasdrawls.comSongs highlighted in this episode:"Beef Rap" by MF DOOM"Final Hour" by King Geedorah"Meat Grinder" by Madvillain (Madlib and MF DOOM)"Lactose and Lecithin" by Viktor Vaughn"Fall Back / Titty Fat" by Viktor Vaughn"The Fine Print" by King Geedorah----------Show music Courtesy of Traum Diggs:"Love Thing" by Traum Diggs----------David Shanks, aka Traum Diggs, is an MC/writer/journalist from Brooklyn, NY. He began writing articles in 2005, contributing correspondent features for print and online publications and has participated in conferences and panels at several colleges and universities including Rider University and SUNY- Rockland. He has also contributed chapters in Hip Hop in America: A Regional Guide; Expressive Writing: Classroom and Community; and St. James Encyclopedia of Hip-Hop Culture. His independent album releases include Jazz Hop, Major Journalism, and Jazz Hop II. A more complete discography is available at traumdiggs.com .Social:traumdiggs.com IG: @traumdiggsTwitter: @traumdiggs Dr. Mickey Hess is Professor of English at Rider University and the author of A Guest in the House of Hip-Hop: How Rap Music Taught a Kid from Kentucky What a White Ally Should Be. With rapper and producer Buddha Monk, Mickey co-authored The Dirty Version: On Stage, in the Studio, and in the Streets with Ol' Dirty Bastard. His other books include Big Wheel at the Cracker Factory; Is Hip-Hop Dead? The Past, Present, and Future of America's Most Wanted Music; and the edited collections Icons of Hip-Hop and Hip Hop in America: A Regional Guide.Social:mickeyhessTwitter: @mickeyhess
Show music Courtesy of Traum Diggs:"Block Pro" by Traum Diggs----------David Shanks, aka Traum Diggs, is an MC/writer/journalist from Brooklyn, NY. He began writing articles in 2005, contributing correspondent features for print and online publications and has participated in conferences and panels at several colleges and universities including Rider University and SUNY- Rockland. He has also contributed chapters in Hip Hop in America: A Regional Guide; Expressive Writing: Classroom and Community; and St. James Encyclopedia of Hip-Hop Culture. His independent album releases include Jazz Hop, Major Journalism, and Jazz Hop II. A more complete discography is available at traumdiggs.com .Social:traumdiggs.com IG: @traumdiggsTwitter: @traumdiggs Dr. Mickey Hess is Professor of English at Rider University and the author of A Guest in the House of Hip-Hop: How Rap Music Taught a Kid from Kentucky What a White Ally Should Be. With rapper and producer Buddha Monk, Mickey co-authored The Dirty Version: On Stage, in the Studio, and in the Streets with Ol' Dirty Bastard. His other books include Big Wheel at the Cracker Factory; Is Hip-Hop Dead? The Past, Present, and Future of America's Most Wanted Music; and the edited collections Icons of Hip-Hop and Hip Hop in America: A Regional Guide.Social:mickeyhessTwitter: @mickeyhess
Related links:Eugene Marsh '13, '18, whose moving personal journey inspired universal admiration, dies at 71 (Rider University) Revisiting Aunt Jemima: 'Slave in a Box' (NPR) Overlooked No More: Nancy Green, the 'Real Aunt Jemima' (NY Times) Nearly 100 years later, original Aunt Jemima gets a headstone (Chicago Crusader)Apple "Black Unity" WatchApple's Racial Equity and Justice Initiative----------Show music Courtesy of Traum Diggs:"Psalm 91" by Traum Diggs----------David Shanks, aka Traum Diggs, is an MC/writer/journalist from Brooklyn, NY. He began writing articles in 2005, contributing correspondent features for print and online publications and has participated in conferences and panels at several colleges and universities including Rider University and SUNY- Rockland. He has also contributed chapters in Hip Hop in America: A Regional Guide; Expressive Writing: Classroom and Community; and St. James Encyclopedia of Hip-Hop Culture. His independent album releases include Jazz Hop, Major Journalism, and Jazz Hop II. A more complete discography is available at traumdiggs.com .Social:traumdiggs.com IG: @traumdiggsTwitter: @traumdiggs Dr. Mickey Hess is Professor of English at Rider University and the author of A Guest in the House of Hip-Hop: How Rap Music Taught a Kid from Kentucky What a White Ally Should Be. With rapper and producer Buddha Monk, Mickey co-authored The Dirty Version: On Stage, in the Studio, and in the Streets with Ol' Dirty Bastard. His other books include Big Wheel at the Cracker Factory; Is Hip-Hop Dead? The Past, Present, and Future of America's Most Wanted Music; and the edited collections Icons of Hip-Hop and Hip Hop in America: A Regional Guide.Social:mickeyhessTwitter: @mickeyhess
Featured audio clip:"Stick 'Em" by Fat Boys----------Additional Resources:Original announcement from SiriusXM radio station, Rock The BellsAn Oral History of the Fat Boys' “All You Can Eat”Official MF DOOM merchandise site: GASDRAWLS.com (Ref: Ep.30)----------Show music Courtesy of Traum Diggs:"Major Journalism" by Traum Diggs----------David Shanks, aka Traum Diggs, is an MC/writer/journalist from Brooklyn, NY. He began writing articles in 2005, contributing correspondent features for print and online publications and has participated in conferences and panels at several colleges and universities including Rider University and SUNY- Rockland. He has also contributed chapters in Hip Hop in America: A Regional Guide; Expressive Writing: Classroom and Community; and St. James Encyclopedia of Hip-Hop Culture. His independent album releases include Jazz Hop, Major Journalism, and Jazz Hop II. A more complete discography is available at traumdiggs.com .Social:traumdiggs.com IG: @traumdiggsTwitter: @traumdiggs Dr. Mickey Hess is Professor of English at Rider University and the author of A Guest in the House of Hip-Hop: How Rap Music Taught a Kid from Kentucky What a White Ally Should Be. With rapper and producer Buddha Monk, Mickey co-authored The Dirty Version: On Stage, in the Studio, and in the Streets with Ol' Dirty Bastard. His other books include Big Wheel at the Cracker Factory; Is Hip-Hop Dead? The Past, Present, and Future of America's Most Wanted Music; and the edited collections Icons of Hip-Hop and Hip Hop in America: A Regional Guide.Social:mickeyhessTwitter: @mickeyhess
Rapper and journalist David Shanks (aka Traum Diggs) and professor/author Mickey Hess have joined forces to celebrate and discuss their love of Hip Hop music and culture in their podcast A Guest in the House. What takes this duo’s conversations to another level is their frank and honest examination of the broader issues of the ownership and appreciation of art, and what they can teach us about the social, cultural and racial complexities of our world. This far-ranging discussion delves into how our upbringing impacts our appreciation of art, how creativity changes throughout our lives and the differences between appropriation and appreciation of hip hop culture.
Featured audio clips:"Hey!" by MF DOOM"Gazzillion Ear" (feat. J Dilla) by MF DOOM"Stanley Ipkiss" by Wally Thrasher (aka Jukstapose)----------Additional Resources:"Metal Faces, Rap Masks: Identity and Resistance in Hip Hop's Persona Artist" by Mickey Hess. Popular Music and Society, 28:3, 297-311, July 2005.Official MF DOOM merchandise site: gasdrawls.com----------Show music Courtesy of Traum Diggs:"The Cost (Intro)" by Traum Diggs----------David Shanks, aka Traum Diggs, is an MC/writer/journalist from Brooklyn, NY. He began writing articles in 2005, contributing correspondent features for print and online publications and has participated in conferences and panels at several colleges and universities including Rider University and SUNY- Rockland. He has also contributed chapters in Hip Hop in America: A Regional Guide; Expressive Writing: Classroom and Community; and St. James Encyclopedia of Hip-Hop Culture. His independent album releases include Jazz Hop, Major Journalism, and Jazz Hop II. A more complete discography is available at traumdiggs.com .Social:traumdiggs.com IG: @traumdiggsTwitter: @traumdiggs Dr. Mickey Hess is Professor of English at Rider University and the author of A Guest in the House of Hip-Hop: How Rap Music Taught a Kid from Kentucky What a White Ally Should Be. With rapper and producer Buddha Monk, Mickey co-authored The Dirty Version: On Stage, in the Studio, and in the Streets with Ol' Dirty Bastard. His other books include Big Wheel at the Cracker Factory; Is Hip-Hop Dead? The Past, Present, and Future of America's Most Wanted Music; and the edited collections Icons of Hip-Hop and Hip Hop in America: A Regional Guide.Social:mickeyhessTwitter: @mickeyhess
Music Courtesy of Traum Diggs:"Prayer Meeting (ft. Ar'Braf & Drea)" by Traum Diggs----------David Shanks, aka Traum Diggs, is an MC/writer/journalist from Brooklyn, NY. He began writing articles in 2005, contributing correspondent features for print and online publications and has participated in conferences and panels at several colleges and universities including Rider University and SUNY- Rockland. He has also contributed chapters in Hip Hop in America: A Regional Guide; Expressive Writing: Classroom and Community; and St. James Encyclopedia of Hip-Hop Culture. His independent album releases include Jazz Hop, Major Journalism, and Jazz Hop II. A more complete discography is available at traumdiggs.com .Social:traumdiggs.com IG: @traumdiggsTwitter: @traumdiggs Dr. Mickey Hess is Professor of English at Rider University and the author of A Guest in the House of Hip-Hop: How Rap Music Taught a Kid from Kentucky What a White Ally Should Be. With rapper and producer Buddha Monk, Mickey co-authored The Dirty Version: On Stage, in the Studio, and in the Streets with Ol' Dirty Bastard. His other books include Big Wheel at the Cracker Factory; Is Hip-Hop Dead? The Past, Present, and Future of America's Most Wanted Music; and the edited collections Icons of Hip-Hop and Hip Hop in America: A Regional Guide.Social:mickeyhessTwitter: @mickeyhess
For additional reading:The Wilmington Massacre: An American Coup D'etat----------Music Courtesy of Traum Diggs:"Confluence of Insanity" by Traum Diggs----------David Shanks, aka Traum Diggs, is an MC/writer/journalist from Brooklyn, NY. He began writing articles in 2005, contributing correspondent features for print and online publications and has participated in conferences and panels at several colleges and universities including Rider University and SUNY- Rockland. He has also contributed chapters in Hip Hop in America: A Regional Guide; Expressive Writing: Classroom and Community; and St. James Encyclopedia of Hip-Hop Culture. His independent album releases include Jazz Hop, Major Journalism, and Jazz Hop II. A more complete discography is available at traumdiggs.com .Social:traumdiggs.com IG: @traumdiggsTwitter: @traumdiggs Dr. Mickey Hess is Professor of English at Rider University and the author of A Guest in the House of Hip-Hop: How Rap Music Taught a Kid from Kentucky What a White Ally Should Be. With rapper and producer Buddha Monk, Mickey co-authored The Dirty Version: On Stage, in the Studio, and in the Streets with Ol' Dirty Bastard. His other books include Big Wheel at the Cracker Factory; Is Hip-Hop Dead? The Past, Present, and Future of America's Most Wanted Music; and the edited collections Icons of Hip-Hop and Hip Hop in America: A Regional Guide.Social:mickeyhessTwitter: @mickeyhess
In Memory of John "Ecstasy" FletcherFeatured audio clip:"One Love" by WhodiniPurchase "One Love"----------Music Courtesy of Traum Diggs:"Blue Room" by Gas-Lab & Traum Diggs----------David Shanks, aka Traum Diggs, is an MC/writer/journalist from Brooklyn, NY. He began writing articles in 2005, contributing correspondent features for print and online publications and has participated in conferences and panels at several colleges and universities including Rider University and SUNY- Rockland. He has also contributed chapters in Hip Hop in America: A Regional Guide; Expressive Writing: Classroom and Community; and St. James Encyclopedia of Hip-Hop Culture. His independent album releases include Jazz Hop, Major Journalism, and Jazz Hop II. A more complete discography is available at traumdiggs.com .Social:traumdiggs.com IG: @traumdiggsTwitter: @traumdiggs Dr. Mickey Hess is Professor of English at Rider University and the author of A Guest in the House of Hip-Hop: How Rap Music Taught a Kid from Kentucky What a White Ally Should Be. With rapper and producer Buddha Monk, Mickey co-authored The Dirty Version: On Stage, in the Studio, and in the Streets with Ol' Dirty Bastard. His other books include Big Wheel at the Cracker Factory; Is Hip-Hop Dead? The Past, Present, and Future of America's Most Wanted Music; and the edited collections Icons of Hip-Hop and Hip Hop in America: A Regional Guide.Social:mickeyhessTwitter: @mickeyhess
Music Courtesy of Traum Diggs:"Is You Happy" by Traum Diggs----------David Shanks, aka Traum Diggs, is an MC/writer/journalist from Brooklyn, NY. He began writing articles in 2005, contributing correspondent features for print and online publications and has participated in conferences and panels at several colleges and universities including Rider University and SUNY- Rockland. He has also contributed chapters in Hip Hop in America: A Regional Guide; Expressive Writing: Classroom and Community; and St. James Encyclopedia of Hip-Hop Culture. His independent album releases include Jazz Hop, Major Journalism, and Jazz Hop II. A more complete discography is available at traumdiggs.com .Social:traumdiggs.com IG: @traumdiggsTwitter: @traumdiggs Dr. Mickey Hess is Professor of English at Rider University and the author of A Guest in the House of Hip-Hop: How Rap Music Taught a Kid from Kentucky What a White Ally Should Be. With rapper and producer Buddha Monk, Mickey co-authored The Dirty Version: On Stage, in the Studio, and in the Streets with Ol' Dirty Bastard. His other books include Big Wheel at the Cracker Factory; Is Hip-Hop Dead? The Past, Present, and Future of America's Most Wanted Music; and the edited collections Icons of Hip-Hop and Hip Hop in America: A Regional Guide.Social:mickeyhessTwitter: @mickeyhess
Glen, Traum, and Mickey talk podcasting, unlearning, and how to approach conversation about race & culture. --- 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/betterism/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/betterism/support
Featured audio clip courtesy of Traum Diggs:"Worthy" by Traum DiggsShow music Courtesy of Traum Diggs:"Trauma Da Block Pro" by Traum Diggs----------David Shanks, aka Traum Diggs, is an MC/writer/journalist from Brooklyn, NY. He began writing articles in 2005, contributing correspondent features for print and online publications and has participated in conferences and panels at several colleges and universities including Rider University and SUNY- Rockland. He has also contributed chapters in Hip Hop in America: A Regional Guide; Expressive Writing: Classroom and Community; and St. James Encyclopedia of Hip-Hop Culture. His independent album releases include Jazz Hop, Major Journalism, and Jazz Hop II. A more complete discography is available at traumdiggs.com .Social:traumdiggs.com IG: @traumdiggsTwitter: @traumdiggs Dr. Mickey Hess is Professor of English at Rider University and the author of A Guest in the House of Hip-Hop: How Rap Music Taught a Kid from Kentucky What a White Ally Should Be. With rapper and producer Buddha Monk, Mickey co-authored The Dirty Version: On Stage, in the Studio, and in the Streets with Ol' Dirty Bastard. His other books include Big Wheel at the Cracker Factory; Is Hip-Hop Dead? The Past, Present, and Future of America's Most Wanted Music; and the edited collections Icons of Hip-Hop and Hip Hop in America: A Regional Guide.Social:mickeyhessTwitter: @mickeyhess
Steve Sachs spent his years after college playing in a band. Designing flyers, merch and album covers eventually led him to a job in marketing, but after a few years in the field, he needed a change.Prior to marketing, Steve worked with seniors living with memory impairment, and as a vocational trainer for young adults with special needs. He also volunteered at a soup kitchen, playing music with people experiencing homelessness. He learned firsthand that we cannot effectively help others until we truly understand them. Combining those lessons with his background in visual design led Steve to UX (user experience): "I see UX as a practice that lives at the intersection of empathy and creativity. As it turns out, that's where I've always lived, too."Links: NGS (feat. Ian Garwood) rap parody. Prod. by Eastman Presser More Rap parodies YJY (Steve's band) Turn It Down Podcast -----------Music Courtesy of Traum Diggs:"Choices" by Traum Diggs-----------References: W.E.B. Du Bois, "I Won't Vote." The Nation, 20 October, 1956. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Why We Can't Wait Cedric J. Robinson, Black Marxism: The Making of the Black Radical Transition -----------David Shanks, aka Traum Diggs, is an MC/writer/journalist from Brooklyn, NY. He began writing articles in 2005, contributing correspondent features for print and online publications and has participated in conferences and panels at several colleges and universities including Rider University and SUNY- Rockland. He has also contributed chapters in Hip Hop in America: A Regional Guide; Expressive Writing: Classroom and Community; and St. James Encyclopedia of Hip-Hop Culture. His independent album releases include Jazz Hop, Major Journalism, and Jazz Hop II. A more complete discography is available at traumdiggs.com .Social:traumdiggs.com IG: @traumdiggsTwitter: @traumdiggs Dr. Mickey Hess is Professor of English at Rider University and the author of A Guest in the House of Hip-Hop: How Rap Music Taught a Kid from Kentucky What a White Ally Should Be. With rapper and producer Buddha Monk, Mickey co-authored The Dirty Version: On Stage, in the Studio, and in the Streets with Ol' Dirty Bastard. His other books include Big Wheel at the Cracker Factory; Is Hip-Hop Dead? The Past, Present, and Future of America's Most Wanted Music; and the edited collections Icons of Hip-Hop and Hip Hop in America: A Regional Guide.Social:mickeyhessTwitter: @mickeyhess
Steve Sachs spent his years after college playing in a band. Designing flyers, merch and album covers eventually led him to a job in marketing, but after a few years in the field, he needed a change.Prior to marketing, Steve worked with seniors living with memory impairment, and as a vocational trainer for young adults with special needs. He also volunteered at a soup kitchen, playing music with people experiencing homelessness. He learned firsthand that we cannot effectively help others until we truly understand them. Combining those lessons with his background in visual design led Steve to UX (user experience): "I see UX as a practice that lives at the intersection of empathy and creativity. As it turns out, that's where I've always lived, too."Links: More Rap parodies YJY (Steve's band) Turn It Down Podcast -----------Music Courtesy of Traum Diggs:"Alphabet Flex" (feat. Benaddict) by Traum DiggsFeatured audio courtesy of Steve Sachs:NGS (feat. Ian Garwood)(Prod. by Eastman Presser)-----------Resources: Beanie Sigel's Debut Album “The Truth” Turns 20 Years Old "Hell or High Water" by Tame One. Produced by Junkwaffel. -----------David Shanks, aka Traum Diggs, is an MC/writer/journalist from Brooklyn, NY. He began writing articles in 2005, contributing correspondent features for print and online publications and has participated in conferences and panels at several colleges and universities including Rider University and SUNY- Rockland. He has also contributed chapters in Hip Hop in America: A Regional Guide; Expressive Writing: Classroom and Community; and St. James Encyclopedia of Hip-Hop Culture. His independent album releases include Jazz Hop, Major Journalism, and Jazz Hop II. A more complete discography is available at traumdiggs.com .Social:traumdiggs.com IG: @traumdiggsTwitter: @traumdiggs Dr. Mickey Hess is Professor of English at Rider University and the author of A Guest in the House of Hip-Hop: How Rap Music Taught a Kid from Kentucky What a White Ally Should Be. With rapper and producer Buddha Monk, Mickey co-authored The Dirty Version: On Stage, in the Studio, and in the Streets with Ol' Dirty Bastard. His other books include Big Wheel at the Cracker Factory; Is Hip-Hop Dead? The Past, Present, and Future of America's Most Wanted Music; and the edited collections Icons of Hip-Hop and Hip Hop in America: A Regional Guide.Social:mickeyhessTwitter: @mickeyhess
Featured audio clip:"Something Real" by Sa-Roc----------Music Courtesy of Traum Diggs:"Yaphet Kotto" by Traum Diggs----------David Shanks, aka Traum Diggs, is an MC/writer/journalist from Brooklyn, NY. He began writing articles in 2005, contributing correspondent features for print and online publications and has participated in conferences and panels at several colleges and universities including Rider University and SUNY- Rockland. He has also contributed chapters in Hip Hop in America: A Regional Guide; Expressive Writing: Classroom and Community; and St. James Encyclopedia of Hip-Hop Culture. His independent album releases include Jazz Hop, Major Journalism, and Jazz Hop II. A more complete discography is available at traumdiggs.com .Social:traumdiggs.com IG: @traumdiggsTwitter: @traumdiggs Dr. Mickey Hess is Professor of English at Rider University and the author of A Guest in the House of Hip-Hop: How Rap Music Taught a Kid from Kentucky What a White Ally Should Be. With rapper and producer Buddha Monk, Mickey co-authored The Dirty Version: On Stage, in the Studio, and in the Streets with Ol' Dirty Bastard. His other books include Big Wheel at the Cracker Factory; Is Hip-Hop Dead? The Past, Present, and Future of America's Most Wanted Music; and the edited collections Icons of Hip-Hop and Hip Hop in America: A Regional Guide.Social:mickeyhessTwitter: @mickeyhess
Resources:Black Reconstruction in America by W.E.B. DuBoisThe Mis-Education of the Negro by Carter WoodsonThe 1619 Project----------Music Courtesy of Traum Diggs:"Passin' Time" by Traum Diggs----------David Shanks, aka Traum Diggs, is an MC/writer/journalist from Brooklyn, NY. He began writing articles in 2005, contributing correspondent features for print and online publications and has participated in conferences and panels at several colleges and universities including Rider University and SUNY- Rockland. He has also contributed chapters in Hip Hop in America: A Regional Guide; Expressive Writing: Classroom and Community; and St. James Encyclopedia of Hip-Hop Culture. His independent album releases include Jazz Hop, Major Journalism, and Jazz Hop II. A more complete discography is available at traumdiggs.com .Social:traumdiggs.com IG: @traumdiggsTwitter: @traumdiggs Dr. Mickey Hess is Professor of English at Rider University and the author of A Guest in the House of Hip-Hop: How Rap Music Taught a Kid from Kentucky What a White Ally Should Be. With rapper and producer Buddha Monk, Mickey co-authored The Dirty Version: On Stage, in the Studio, and in the Streets with Ol' Dirty Bastard. His other books include Big Wheel at the Cracker Factory; Is Hip-Hop Dead? The Past, Present, and Future of America's Most Wanted Music; and the edited collections Icons of Hip-Hop and Hip Hop in America: A Regional Guide.Social:mickeyhessTwitter: @mickeyhess
Resources: Dr. Kaila Story's Strange Fruit podcast: https://wfpl.org/category/podcasts/strange-fruit/ Robin DiAngelo's White Fragility (and backlash): https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/15/magazine/white-fragility-robin-diangelo.html Claudia Rankine: https://time.com/5887426/claudia-rankine-just-us-racism/ Yusuf Hawkins: https://www.hbo.com/documentaries/yusuf-hawkins-storm-over-brooklyn Paddy Duke: https://www.complex.com/music/2020/08/hot-97-fires-paddy-duke-after-doc-reveals-alleged-ties-to-mob-that-killed-yusuf-hawkins Kalief Browder: https://www.netflix.com/title/80187052 Black Joy: https://www.self.com/story/black-joy David Pilgrim's Watermelons, Nooses, and Straight Razors https://www.ipgbook.com/watermelons--nooses--and-straight-razors-products-9781629634371.php ----------Music Courtesy of Traum Diggs:"Arabesque Film Sh#t" by Traum Diggs----------David Shanks, aka Traum Diggs, is an MC/writer/journalist from Brooklyn, NY. He began writing articles in 2005, contributing correspondent features for print and online publications and has participated in conferences and panels at several colleges and universities including Rider University and SUNY- Rockland. He has also contributed chapters in Hip Hop in America: A Regional Guide; Expressive Writing: Classroom and Community; and St. James Encyclopedia of Hip-Hop Culture. His independent album releases include Jazz Hop, Major Journalism, and Jazz Hop II. A more complete discography is available at traumdiggs.com .Social:traumdiggs.com IG: @traumdiggsTwitter: @traumdiggs Dr. Mickey Hess is Professor of English at Rider University and the author of A Guest in the House of Hip-Hop: How Rap Music Taught a Kid from Kentucky What a White Ally Should Be. With rapper and producer Buddha Monk, Mickey co-authored The Dirty Version: On Stage, in the Studio, and in the Streets with Ol' Dirty Bastard. His other books include Big Wheel at the Cracker Factory; Is Hip-Hop Dead? The Past, Present, and Future of America's Most Wanted Music; and the edited collections Icons of Hip-Hop and Hip Hop in America: A Regional Guide.Social:mickeyhessTwitter: @mickeyhess
Music Courtesy of Traum Diggs:"Season of the Vic" by Traum Diggs----------David Shanks, aka Traum Diggs, is an MC/writer/journalist from Brooklyn, NY. He began writing articles in 2005, contributing correspondent features for print and online publications and has participated in conferences and panels at several colleges and universities including Rider University and SUNY- Rockland. He has also contributed chapters in Hip Hop in America: A Regional Guide; Expressive Writing: Classroom and Community; and St. James Encyclopedia of Hip-Hop Culture. His independent album releases include Jazz Hop, Major Journalism, and Jazz Hop II. A more complete discography is available at traumdiggs.com .Social:traumdiggs.com IG: @traumdiggsTwitter: @traumdiggs Dr. Mickey Hess is Professor of English at Rider University and the author of A Guest in the House of Hip-Hop: How Rap Music Taught a Kid from Kentucky What a White Ally Should Be. With rapper and producer Buddha Monk, Mickey co-authored The Dirty Version: On Stage, in the Studio, and in the Streets with Ol' Dirty Bastard. His other books include Big Wheel at the Cracker Factory; Is Hip-Hop Dead? The Past, Present, and Future of America's Most Wanted Music; and the edited collections Icons of Hip-Hop and Hip Hop in America: A Regional Guide.Social:mickeyhessTwitter: @mickeyhess
Music Courtesy of Traum Diggs:"Mighty Healthy 2010" by Traum Diggs----------David Shanks, aka Traum Diggs, is an MC/writer/journalist from Brooklyn, NY. He began writing articles in 2005, contributing correspondent features for print and online publications and has participated in conferences and panels at several colleges and universities including Rider University and SUNY- Rockland. He has also contributed chapters in Hip Hop in America: A Regional Guide; Expressive Writing: Classroom and Community; and St. James Encyclopedia of Hip-Hop Culture. His independent album releases include Jazz Hop, Major Journalism, and Jazz Hop II. A more complete discography is available at traumdiggs.com .Social:traumdiggs.com IG: @traumdiggsTwitter: @traumdiggs Dr. Mickey Hess is Professor of English at Rider University and the author of A Guest in the House of Hip-Hop: How Rap Music Taught a Kid from Kentucky What a White Ally Should Be. With rapper and producer Buddha Monk, Mickey co-authored The Dirty Version: On Stage, in the Studio, and in the Streets with Ol' Dirty Bastard. His other books include Big Wheel at the Cracker Factory; Is Hip-Hop Dead? The Past, Present, and Future of America's Most Wanted Music; and the edited collections Icons of Hip-Hop and Hip Hop in America: A Regional Guide.Social:mickeyhessTwitter: @mickeyhess
Featured audio clip:"Devil" by Malik B and Mr. Green"Devil" music video----------Music Courtesy of Traum Diggs:"DOC" ft. Andrew Gould by Traum Diggs----------David Shanks, aka Traum Diggs, is an MC/writer/journalist from Brooklyn, NY. He began writing articles in 2005, contributing correspondent features for print and online publications and has participated in conferences and panels at several colleges and universities including Rider University and SUNY- Rockland. He has also contributed chapters in Hip Hop in America: A Regional Guide; Expressive Writing: Classroom and Community; and St. James Encyclopedia of Hip-Hop Culture. His independent album releases include Jazz Hop, Major Journalism, and Jazz Hop II. A more complete discography is available at traumdiggs.com .Social:traumdiggs.com IG: @traumdiggsTwitter: @traumdiggs Dr. Mickey Hess is Professor of English at Rider University and the author of A Guest in the House of Hip-Hop: How Rap Music Taught a Kid from Kentucky What a White Ally Should Be. With rapper and producer Buddha Monk, Mickey co-authored The Dirty Version: On Stage, in the Studio, and in the Streets with Ol' Dirty Bastard. His other books include Big Wheel at the Cracker Factory; Is Hip-Hop Dead? The Past, Present, and Future of America's Most Wanted Music; and the edited collections Icons of Hip-Hop and Hip Hop in America: A Regional Guide.Social:mickeyhessTwitter: @mickeyhess
Music Courtesy of Traum Diggs:"Trapped" by Traum Diggs
Ropeadope is a collaborative community, a brand, a moving force with a life of its own that is larger than life. Founded at the close of the last century, Ropeadope has taken the path less traveled, always following the music where it wants to go. From historically significant records with celebrity names to completely unknown artists, Ropeadope has crossed boundaries and defied music business logic to create a truly unique company that continues to release great music. Ropeadope is a story of inclusion. We view the world as a place of one, where music is a unifying force connecting all of us. We accept that musicians know their art better than businessmen do. We know that this concept, this thing called Ropeadope, is larger than any of us. And so we follow wherever Ropeadope may lead. -------------------For more information on Ropeadope, visit:Ropeadope.comfacebook: @ropeadope99IG: @ropeadopeTW: @ropeadopeRopeadope on BandcampYouTube: 21Soul-------------------Music courtesy of Ropeadope:"I Can't Breathe" (feat. Mark Whitfield) (For Erica) by Vivian Sessoms"Young Love" by The Last Poets
Soren Baker is the author of 2018's critically acclaimed The History Of GangsterRap and co-author with Gucci Mane of The Gucci Mane Guide to Greatness, whichis slated for release October 13, 2020 via Simon & Schuster. Baker has written forThe New York Times, Los Angeles Times, XXL, The Source, and the ChicagoTribune, among many others. In addition, heʼs penned liner notes for albums by2Pac, Ice Cube, N.W.A, Gang Starr, and others, and has worked on televisionprograms for VH1 and Fuse. His interviews appear on YouTube via his UniqueAccess Ent. channel.More books by Soren Baker.Soren Baker - IMDb.IG and Twitter: @SorenBaker--------------------Music Courtesy of Traum Diggs:"Warriors Song" ft. ASAV by Traum Diggs
While Mickey and Dave address the notable deaths that happened in the weeks and days just prior to recording this episode, the murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police had not yet occurred at the time of recording. The segment added at the opening of this podcast was recorded in early June to acknowledge Mr. Floyd's death and the demonstrations of protest that resulted both across the United States and around the world. We at A Guest in the House stand in solidarity with all who work and fight for equality, justice and an end to systemic racism and marginalization.-------------------Music courtesy of Traum Diggs:"Swan (feat. Andrew Gould)" by Gas-Lab & Traum Diggs“Cold Flow (feat. Flu P. Gans, Traum Diggs and Recognize Ali)” by Dray Yard
The world is in unprecedented times with the pandemic still looming and massive protests and reaction to the police killing of George Floyd. Dave and Mickey first check-in on each other's mental health and wellbeing and then discuss the magnitude of the moment and steps to heal and reform our country.
Mickey asks Dave to look back at what got him into rap as a kid growing up in East Flatbush, Brooklyn in the 80s and 90s. Dave begins with the early influences like his brother, "J Fresh", and Run DMC, then recounts the stories of his learning, growth and ultimately contributions to the art form. He and Mickey then flow into a discussion of how changes in social and cultural norms have affected the language and expression of hip-hop over the years.
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The conversation on hip-hop as property continues, and David and Mickey also take some time to discuss their current listening preferences and favorite artists of the moment.
A "controversial" remark from rapper Jay Electronica on his latest release sparks a conversation between the fellas on what is considered offensive in hip-hop and who has the authority to make those determinations.
Mickey digs deep into his past as Dave asks him to describe what drew him to hip-hop music in the 80s and 90s as a young white kid in rural Kentucky.
Mickey and Dave discuss the rapper and poet Noname's proclamation that she will no longer perform for a predominantly White crowd because “I don't want to dance on a stage for white people” who are more dedicated to enjoying Black art than they are to standing up for Black people. Plus, Lil Wayne's assertion that the number of White kids at his concerts serves as evidence that “there is no such thing as racism,” and the legacy of the minstrel show.
In this episode, David and Mickey discuss the origins of Black History Month and the successes and failures of its implementation in schools.
We rank our favorite Wu-Tang Clan albums and singles and discuss the influence of Popa Wu, the Wu-Tang Clan's spiritual mentor, in the wake of his recent passing.
Our hosts discuss what brought them to team up to do this podcast and look for the sweet spot in discussing the music itself and the issues it raises. This episode takes on best-of lists as Dave and Mickey consider their favorite hip-hop albums and the “kwai-terria” (criteria) that puts them on the list.
In this first episode hosts David Shanks and Dr. Mickey Hess discuss how they met, the history of college classes on hip-hop, the dearth of Black professors at U.S. universities, Lord Jamar's description of White rappers as “guests in the house of hip-hop,” and the responsibilities of White people (from White rappers to fans to professors) who participate in the Black culture of hip-hop.
What's Good, Good People? This episode we're rocking to some smooth jazzy jawns. Kick back and enjoy! Submit Your Music: 1) Follow on Twitter- @ iamthe1mangang 2) DM link to your music IG- @ iamtheonemangang Music Links: Falcxne https://falcxne.com/ Gas-Lab & Traum Diggs sampathegreat.com/https://gas-lab.bandcamp.com/album/jazz-hop-vol-2 T'Amir Sweeney & Professor H https://commongoodrecords.bandcamp.com/album/circle
Mardi 17 Novembre, nous n’avions pas vraiment le cœur à faire une émission normale, à discuter de rap avec un invité, en toute légèreté...On a donc choisi de passer de la musique, sans interruption, pendant 1 heure et demie.la tracklist :Tibo2Pac - Dear Mama (Black Queen Club Mix)Grain 2 Caf - Le Comte De PanameFugees - Vocab (Refugees Hip Hop Remix)2Pac - Temptations (Instrumental)Doc Gyneco - Dans Ma Rue (High for the Chronic!)Cobra - Mary J.Oxmo Puccino - inédit (nov 98)Da Brat - Ghetto LoveBardeux - When We Kiss + BRTZ EditSango - Tatuagem (Sadinha)Stanley Clarke - Heaven Sent YouToshiki Kadomatsu - Never Touch AgainDJ Quik, Suga Free et AMG - Inside OutJeff Phelps feat Antoinette - Don't Fall Apart On MeLolo ATK - 20 ansKnxwledge - BodiesBugseed - you never knowThe Foreign Exchange - Take off the bluesGas-Lab et Traum Diggs feat Williz Freeman- Sax on the 5th avenueMaxwell - The Urban ThemeGas-Lab et Traum Diggs feat Natalya - Jazz HopBrad BeatAnderson Paak - The Season / Carry MeSlimarous - PNBC (P***Y N!99* BE COOL)Asher Roth - That's All Mine (Feat. Jesse Boykins III)Th7 Immortxlz - PROJ7KT6:TH7UNKNOWNCONQU7ST:TRXIL7RYGTUT - Riding Dirty (Big K.R.I.T. et TUT)Pusha T - UntouchableChaz French - RememberMike Regal - Masta P Ft Blizz McFlyBuggsy - FreeFlow---
Traum Diggs talks to us about growing up in Brooklyn and how hip-hop was seen on the streets back then, the pedigree of Philadelphia as a home of emcees, finding inspiration and writing from a personal perspective, collaborating with international artists, working with live musicians and staying motivated as an independent artist. All this plus Bobby Shmurda, Def Jam 30th Anniversary concert and some Soundscan news. Thanks to Traum Diggs for showing love. Be sure to check out his website (here) and pick up the “Jazz Hop” release (here). New studio, same people. Thanks for listening! Royals.
1977 - "So Is The Sea" Dog Day - "Get High" Sonny & The Sonsets - "Lovin' On An Older Gal" Earthbound Trio - "Midnight Oil" The Patients - "We're Gorgeous" Joel Plaskett Emergency - "Harbour Boys" Corey Isenor - "Ain't Gonna Work" Freelove Fenner - "In The Sound" The Organ - "Brother" An Ant And An Atom - "Starlets That Disembowel" Sissy & The Hobos - "Little Songs" The Winter Coats - "Not For Us To Say" Learning - "Harper" The Shorty Tubbs - "Textual Healing" Lovestorm - "Letting Go" Tycho - "Dive" Gas-lab & Traum Diggs - "Jazz Hop (feat. Natayla)" The Long Weekends - "Don't Reach Out" The Field - "No. No..."
1977 - "So Is The Sea" Dog Day - "Get High" Sonny & The Sonsets - "Lovin' On An Older Gal" Earthbound Trio - "Midnight Oil" The Patients - "We're Gorgeous" Joel Plaskett Emergency - "Harbour Boys" Corey Isenor - "Ain't Gonna Work" Freelove Fenner - "In The Sound" The Organ - "Brother" An Ant And An Atom - "Starlets That Disembowel" Sissy & The Hobos - "Little Songs" The Winter Coats - "Not For Us To Say" Learning - "Harper" The Shorty Tubbs - "Textual Healing" Lovestorm - "Letting Go" Tycho - "Dive" Gas-lab & Traum Diggs - "Jazz Hop (feat. Natayla)" The Long Weekends - "Don't Reach Out" The Field - "No. No..."
Its our 8-year Anniversary and we're gonna keep this thing going 2005 til infinity! We spin some new indie hip-hop, with our special guest indie spotlight Traum Diggs. Also, a tribute to the last 8 years of the HoodHype Show as JMack takes you for a spin in Doc Browns time machine all the way back to 2005 with a gift for our die hard fans at the end of this very special episode!
Its our 8-year Anniversary and we're gonna keep this thing going 2005 til infinity! We spin some new indie hip-hop, with our special guest indie spotlight Traum Diggs. Also, a tribute to the last 8 years of the HoodHype Show as JMack takes you for a spin in Doc Browns time machine all the way back to 2005 with a gift for our die hard fans at the end of this very special episode! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Its our 8-year Anniversary and we're gonna keep this thing going 2005 til infinity! We spin some new indie hip-hop, with our special guest indie spotlight Traum Diggs. Also, a tribute to the last 8 years of the HoodHype Show as JMack takes you for a spin in Doc Browns time machine all the way back to 2005 with a gift for our die hard fans at the end of this very special episode! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
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