For this episode of Within Our Gates I am joined by my comrade Jared Ball to do a long awaited talk on Hip Hop and its politics. We dig into some significant, yet under known projects that looked to deepen Hip hop's connection to the broader movement of Black revolutionary history such as the Black August Hip Hop project, and what this period history uncovered about the issues of the artist/celebrity in liberal capitalist culture in the context of wedding them with political movements. We dig into a rather unseen documentary on the project as well as some other sources. Its a dope episode and frankly one of the first in a series of episodes I plan on doing with Jared on this subject.

Looking forward to hearing thoughts!

Check out some of these links before the episode drops!

Black August Hip Hop Project Documentary

My 50th Anniversary Hip Hop Documentary by Jared Ball

The Assimilation of Hip Hop, Hegemony, and the Empire State by Shellyne Rodriguez

50 Years, Is There Anything Left Of Hip Hop?

Dr. Jared A. Ball is a Professor of Communications Studies and Black/Africana Studies at Morgan State University, author of I Mix What I Like!: A Mixtape Manifesto: https://imixwhatilike.org/2011/07/01/..., The Myth and Propaganda of Black Buying Power, host of iMiXWHATiLiKE!, co-founder of Black Liberation Media, and co-host of Saturdays with Renee:    • Saturdays With Renee   You can find his work on YouTube at    / @imixwhatilikejaredball   and    / @blackliberationmedia  

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