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HKR Special Programming: Remembering Those Who Passed in 2021

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This is a collage of music and voices of some of the people we lost in the past year. The list goes as follows 01-Shock G 02-Zumbi from Zion I 03-Gift of Gab from Blackalicious 04-Traxamillion 05-Hank Aaron 06-Whodini 07-Biz Markie 08-Kangol Kid of UTFO 09-Mashen of WhoRidas 10-Black Rob 11-Greg Tate 12-Bishop Desmond Tutu … Continued


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Hard Knock Radio – January 3, 2022

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Hard Knock Radio is a drive-time Hip-Hop talk show on KPFA (94.1fm @ 4-5 pm Monday-Friday), a community radio station without corporate underwriting, hosted by Davey D and Anita Johnson.


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Working The Roots with Michele E. Lee and “The Battle – Casual x Saafir”

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We speak with Michele E. Lee about “Working The Roots” and later we speak with A Shomari Smith about his short film “The Battle – Casual x Saafir”, the legendary mid 90s rap battle between Saafir of Hobo Junction and Casual of Hieroglyphics. http://hiphop-thegoldenera.blogspot.com/2021/01/documentary-battle-casual-x-saafir.html


We continue are roundtable discussion of around a look back of 2021. We assembled journalists, activists, and organizers from all over the country to have an in-depth discussion about things that transpired in 2021 and what to expect in 2022. Our guests include Eric K. Arnold of Oaklandside, Nora Barrows-Friedman of The Electronic Intifada, Tim … Continued


We continue are roundtable discussion of around a look back of 2021. We assembled journalists, activists, and organizers from all over the country to have an in-depth discussion about things that transpired in 2021 and what to expect in 2022. Our guests include Eric K. Arnold of Oaklandside, Nora Barrows-Friedman of The Electronic Intifada, Tim … Continued


We gather up journalists, activists, and organizers from all over the country to have an in-depth discussion about what transpired in 2021 and what to expect in 2022. In part one, we speak with Kalonji Jama Changa and Kamau K. Franklin of Black Power Media and journalist Thandisizwe Chimurenga out of Los Angeles about an … Continued