The Hip Hop Learners Podcast

25/04/2021

Episode 13 is live!

https://hiphoplearnerspodcast.podbean.com/e/alican-koc-drake-and-the-gentrification-condo-ization-of-toronto/

11/04/2021

New episode with Niel Scobie! Scobie is an early Vancouver hip-hop pioneer and hip-hop scholar dedicated to documenting and understanding early Toronto hip-hop. We speak on his Masters on Michie Mee, his work on Jay McGee and the early Toronto scene.

https://hiphoplearnerspodcast.podbean.com/e/niel-scobie-the-hybridized-identities-of-michie-mee/

28/03/2021

This week I sat down with Dan Charnas to discuss his 2010 publication "The Big Payback: The History of the Business of Hip-Hop." It exists as one of my favourite books on hip-hop culture, and I know many others share the same view. For those that have read the book, I think this conversation will serve as a good behind the scenes look at what went into it.

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https://hiphoplearnerspodcast.podbean.com/e/dan-charnas-the-big-payback/

14/03/2021

Episode ten is out! This week I speak with Dr. Janice Rahn on her 1997/1999 publication "Painting Without Permission" on the Montreal graff community in the early to mid 1990s. Enjoy on all major platforms:

https://hiphoplearnerspodcast.podbean.com/e/dr-janice-rahn-montreal-graffiti-in-the-1990s/

28/02/2021

Episode 9 of the podcast is live! This week, I speak to Kalen Coleman on his recent article Wake Up Or Get Woke: The Paradox of American Diplomatic Export of Hip-Hop. I loved the read and the conversation proved insightful.

https://hiphoplearnerspodcast.podbean.com/e/kalen-coleman-us-diplomatic-export-of-hip-hop/

14/02/2021

Episode 8 is live! This week featuring CUNY graduate Danielle Garcia and speaks on her recently published thesis titled: The Politics of Hip-Hop: A Political Analysis of Hip-Hop's History and Its Complicated Relationship with Capitalism.

https://hiphoplearnerspodcast.podbean.com/e/danielle-garcia-hip-hop-politics-capitalism-and-the-south-bronx/

31/01/2021

Episode 7 is live! This week featuring a conversation with Dr. Margaret Robinson. We discuss her recent article: "Last Night a DJ Saved My Life: Hip-Hop, Cultural Continuity and First Nations Suicidality." Available on all major platforms including Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Alexa devices via TuneCore, Google Podcasts, etc.

https://hiphoplearnerspodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-seven-dr-margaret-robinson/

17/01/2021

Episode 6 is live. This episode I speak with Dr. Charity Marsh on her most recent publication "We Still Here: Hip-Hop North of the 49th Parallel." A scholarly collection of essays edited by Charity Marsh and Mark Campbell.

https://hiphoplearnerspodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-six-dr-charity-marsh/

04/01/2021

For those tuned into Canadian hip-hop, you probably recognize the name Emotionz. As a seminal part of the Vancouver hip-hop scene for decades now, he has had quite the journey. Growing up sharing stages with Macklemore as part of Fourth World Occupantz, signing to Dreamworks, running long-lasting hip-hop nights in Vancouver, battling as an emcee in King of the Dot, to touring the globe. What you probably don't know, is that he has a coffee table book based on his adventures on the way titled "Field Trips." I was lucky enough to get an early draft of the book, and sat down with him recently to discuss the contents.

That said, episode five is live with David Nelson, AKA Emotionz.

As a reminder, the podcast is now available on all major platforms. YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Tunecore via Amazon Alexa devices, etc.
https://hiphoplearnerspodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-five-david-nelson-emotionz/

20/12/2020

Episode four is live! This week I speak to Mount Saint Vincent professor Michael McGuire. We speak in depth on his efforts to document Maritimes hip-hop, focusing on his 2011 dissertation "How the East Coast Rocks: A History of Hip-Hop in Halifax: 1985-1998". Additionally, we speak on his current work on hip-hop pedagogy and using hip-hop as an educational tool. The podcast is available on Spotify, Apple, Google, etc. As well as the link below:

https://hiphoplearnerspodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-four-michael-mcguire/

06/12/2020

Episode three is live! This week I speak to Mark V Campbell. Campbell has been a pioneering voice in the effort to document Canadian hip-hop, a subject close to my heart. We discuss his book "Everything Remains Raw: Photographing Toronto's Hip-Hop Culture from Analog to Digital," as well as his North Side Hip-Hop Archive and the challenges of documenting Canadian hip-hop more broadly. Enjoy the podcast!

https://hiphoplearnerspodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-three-mark-v-campbell/

22/11/2020

Episode two is live! This week I spoke to Kathy Iandoli. Kathy is a hip-hop journalist and author whose worked for Vibe, The Source, HipHopDX, The Guardian, Pl***oy, Cosmopolitan, etc. Here we discuss her 2019 publication "God Save The Queens: The Essential History of Women in Hip-Hop" and her upcoming work "Baby Girl: Better Known as Aaliyah." Check out the podcast!

https://hiphoplearnerspodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-two-kathy-iandoli/

09/11/2020

08/11/2020

Episode one is live! In this episode I speak to Dr. Anthony Kwame Harrison. As a professor at Virginia Tech, Kwame has spent his career researching and writing on the Bay Area hip-hop scene, as well as ethnography and Africana studies more broadly. We discuss his 2009 publication Hip Hop Underground: The Integrity and Ethics of Racial Identification, as well as his article 'Cheaper than a CD, Plus We Really Mean It': Bay Area Underground Hip Hop Tapes as Subcultural Artefacts.

https://hiphoplearnerspodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-one-anthony-kwame-harrison/

In this episode I speak to Dr. Anthony Kwame Harrison. As a professor at Virginia Tech, Kwame has spent his career researching and writing on the Bay Area hip-hop scene, as well as ethnography and Africana studies more broadly. We discuss his 2009 publicat...