Books, Beats & Beyond

Anti-Lilly is an emcee, representing Houston, TX. We will be talking about his emotional and jazzy album produced by Phoniks, called, “It’s Nice Outside”.   iTunes: Here is a chronological list of the songs played on the episode. Click the links to purchase. Better Days Grow Happiness Company Cigarettes What Would You Do?   Mentioned on… The post Anti-Lilly & Phoniks (It’s Nice Outside) appeared first on Books, Beats & Beyond.

MaZhe is an emcee, representing San Diego, California. We will be talking about his introspective album, titled, “What I Learned”.   Here is a chronological list of the songs played on the episode.  Trapped Wishful Thinking Revolution Fair Oratory   Mentioned on the episode. Click the links to purchase. Music Me Against The World –… The post MaZhe (What I Learned) appeared first on Books, Beats & Beyond.

Jahshua Smith is an emcee, representing Detroit, MI. He has worked with and opened for the likes of The Diplomats, Wiz Khalifa, eLZhi (of Slum Village) and others. We will be talking about his conscious and sociopolitical album titled, “The Fourth Wall”     iTunes: Here is a chronological list of the songs played on the episode.… The post Jahshua Smith (The Fourth Wall) appeared first on Books, Beats & Beyond.

Katori Walker is an emcee coming from Pasadena, CA. We will be talking about his stimulating and thought-provoking EP titled, “Ignorance”. The post Katori Walker (Ignorance) appeared first on Books, Beats & Beyond.

K. Bishop is an emcee, representing the island of Trinidad and Tobago. We will be talking about his new album entitled, “Me Vs. Me”   iTunes: Here is a chronological list of the songs played on the episode. Click the links to purchase. Calypso Soul When They Need You Own Thing Femi9 What You Have  … The post K. Bishop (Me Vs. Me) appeared first on Books, Beats & Beyond.

James Gardin is an emcee, singer, and songwriter, representing Michigan. We will be talking about his motivational and feel-good album, titled, “Living Daylights”, as well as some of his past and recent singles.   iTunes: Here is a chronological list of the songs played on the episode. Click the links to purchase. Problems City Limits (ft.… The post James Gardin (Living Daylights) appeared first on Books, Beats & Beyond.

CashUs King is an emcee hailing from Leimert Park, which is on the South Westside of Los Angeles. He has collaborated with phenomenal music artists like, Blu, Ras Kass, Denmark Vessey, Planet Asia, Yamin Semali, Aloe Blacc, and many more. We’ll be talking about his new mixtape called “Figure 8” and whatever else come to mind.  … The post CashUs King (Figure 8) appeared first on Books, Beats & Beyond.

More than a 100,000 of the 1.5 million incarcerated Americans are held in private prisons in twenty-nine states and federal corrections. Private prisons are criticized for making money off mass incarceration―to the tune of $5 billion in annual revenue. From divestment campaigns to boardrooms to private immigration-detention centers across the Southwest, Lauren-Brooke Eisen examines private… The post Inside Private Prisons: An American Dilemma in the Age of Mass Incarceration appeared first on Books, Beats & Beyond.

K. Sparks is an emcee representing Jamaica, Queens, New York. He has shared the stage with well-known artists like Joe Budden, Talib Kweli, Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar, Q-Tip, and M.O.P. We will be talking about his positive, socially progressive and provocative album entitled, “Urban Couture”.   Visit K. Spark’s website.   iTunes: Here is a chronological list… The post K. Sparks (Urban Couture) appeared first on Books, Beats & Beyond.

Listen as I talk with Detroit emcee, The Detroit Wonderful, about his new mixtape with beats by 9th Wonder called, “The Detroit Wonderful”! Here is a chronological list of the songs played on the episode. You can hear the songs at soundcloud.com: The Detroit Wonderful Hall of Fame Bright Side Alive Truth Mentioned on the episode.… The post The Detroit Wonderful appeared first on Books, Beats & Beyond.

Today I am talking with award-winning journalist, Reni Eddo-Lodge, about her debut book entitled, “Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People about Race”. Her book explores issues from eradicated black history to the political purpose of white dominance, from whitewashed feminism to the inseparable link between class and race. Reni Eddo-Lodge offers a timely and… The post Why I’m No Longer Talking To White People About Race appeared first on Books, Beats & Beyond.

Tim Gent is an emcee out of Clarksville, Tennessee. We will be talking about him and some of his thought-provoking singles.   iTunes: Here is a chronological list of the songs played on the episode. Click the links to purchase.  It’s Like That Man in the Mirror Lady America 1619 History Repeats Mentioned on the… The post Tim Gent appeared first on Books, Beats & Beyond.

Collective Courage, chronicles African American cooperative business ownership and its place in the movements for Black civil rights and economic equality. Within this, it sheds light on some well known activists who advocated and practiced cooperative economics. To name a few, W.E.B. Du Bois, A. Phillip Randolph, Fannie Lou Hamer, Ella Jo Baker, the Nation… The post Collective Courage: A History of African American Cooperative Economic Thought and Practice appeared first on Books, Beats & Beyond.

JP Reynolds is an emcee from Mount Vernon, NY. We will talk to  JP Reynolds about his socially progressive, spiritual, and provocative album entitled, “Guavamatic Space Dream”! Visit JP Reynolds’ website. iTunes: Here is a chronological list of the songs played on the episode. Click the links to purchase. Harry Belafonte Baltimore Black Paranoia / Black… The post JP Reynolds (Guavamatic Space Dream) appeared first on Books, Beats & Beyond.

Listen as I talk with Atlanta-based emcee Ekundayo and producer Spittzwell about their lyrically passionate and sonically soulful, funky, and jazzy album entitled, “Magnificent Brilliance”   Visit Ekundayo’s website.   Visit Spittzwell’s website.   iTunes: Here is a chronological list of the songs played on the episode. Click the links to purchase. Black Love (feat.… The post Ekundayo & Spittzwell (Magnificent Brilliance) appeared first on Books, Beats & Beyond.

J. Tek is an emcee, representing Maryland. We will be talking about vivid and stimulating EP entitled, “Lost” iTunes: Here is a chronological list of the songs played on the episode. Click the links to purchase. Find Myself (feat. Tina She) Ghetto Birds Rant Soul Searchin’ (feat. Doja) Mentioned on the episode. Click the links to… The post J. Tek (Lost) appeared first on Books, Beats & Beyond.

Chuuwee is an emcee, representing Sacramento, CA. We will be talking about his socially and politically progressive album entitled, “Purgator”. Purgator is the second part of Chuuwee’s soon to come five part “Dystopia” series.   iTunes: Here is a chronological list of the songs played on the episode. Click the links to purchase. Is This All… The post Chuuwee (Purgator) appeared first on Books, Beats & Beyond.

Dizzy Wright is an emcee representing, Las Vegas, Nevada. Dizzy has worked with various artists like, Wyclef Jean, Hopsin, Joey Bada$$, Jarren Benton, Logic, and BIG KRIT among others. We will be talking about his highly-anticipated and long-awaited album entitled, “The Golden Age 2” Visit Dizzy Wright’s website. iTunes: Here is a chronological list of the songs… The post Dizzy Wright (The Golden Age 2) appeared first on Books, Beats & Beyond.

R-Mean is an Armenian emcee, representing Los Angeles, California. We will be talking about his lyrically witty and culturally insightful mixtape entitled, “Mean Mondays Mixtape Vol.1”.   Visit R-MEAN’s website. iTunes: Here is a chronological list of the songs played on the episode. Click the links to purchase. Babylon Land of the Free Open Wounds Pictures… The post R-MEAN (Mean Mondays Mixtape vol.1) appeared first on Books, Beats & Beyond.

Dr. Carol Anderson is a Charles Howard Candler Professor and Chair of African American Studies at Emory University, in Atlanta GA. Since 1865 and the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment, every time African Americans have made advances towards full participation in our democracy, white reaction has fueled a deliberate and relentless rollback of their gains.… The post WHITE RAGE: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide appeared first on Books, Beats & Beyond.