Manny Faces
Contributor at Freelance
Writer at Hip Hop Can Save America
Award-winning journalist, podcast producer, speaker & advocate for Hip Hop culture. I make @hiphopcansaveus @usnewsbeat @unftrpod https://t.co/DuJ3uE4XEU
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Jan 19, 2025 |
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In this edition: Quick thoughts on the Hip Hop controversy du jour; Other Hip Hop news that isn’t about dumb sh*t; and new entries on our dope interdisciplinary Hip Hop events calendar!For every Snoop Dogg rocking at a crypto bros Trump rally, I’ll show you a bunch of teachers that are using Hip Hop to help a young person get excited about learning.
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Aug 11, 2024 |
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đș Stream âHip Hop Can Save America!â LIVE Mondays, 9pm ET on YouTube. đ«Ą Find this stuff valuable? Help me keep doing it on Patreon or here:In 2023, much of the world collectively jumped at the chance to participate in the 50th anniversary of the birth of Hip Hop. While no single origin flashpoint could possibly exist for a movement as complex as Hip Hop, it was a somewhat universally agreed-upon milestone, and certainly one worth celebrating.
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Aug 2, 2024 |
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Peace y’all. I had a few thoughts I wanted to get off my chest so here’s a Mannyfesto, along with updates on upcoming dope, interdisciplinary Hip Hop events. I’ll be back with news and new music releases in the next one. Don’t forget we stream live Mondays, 9pm ET on YouTube. Be sure you’re subscribed and have notifications turned on.
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Jul 14, 2024 |
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Ironic, I suppose, that when I received word of the assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump, I was driving to a Gangstagrass show. I first covered Gangstagrass in 2020, interviewing them for my podcast, Hip Hop Can Save America! The band’s vibe is a hardcore mix of Bluegrass and Hip Hop, a combination which — as I told them at the time — in theory could go very, very well, but in reality, could go very, very bad.
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Apr 21, 2024 |
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🗽 Thanks NYC! It was great to DJ and sit on a panel and just hang out with you again!🍑 Now I’m back in my ATL-area HQ to once again serve as your guide to the interdisciplinary, innovative and inspirational Hip Hop universe. 🏆 But also LET’S GO KNICKS! 🏀🔵OK, first, ICYMI, a new Hip Hop Can Save America! podcast drop: It’s the audio version of my essay from last newsletter, imploring folks who want “more balance” in Hip Hop to not sit around waiting until "the mainstream” comes to the rescue.
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