8 Black Hands

An editorial in Hip Hop DX by Omar Burgess makes a provocative point: Hip Hop is not "Black" music. Once the music of underground youth in urban ghettos, it has become a commodity for cultural tourists. The 8BH crew discuss this.

In this episode, we have a thoughtful discussion with Tennessee State Senator London Lamar on the expulsion and almost expulsion of three of her Democratic colleagues by a Republican supermajority.

he Nashville School Shooting is one of the biggest events that has happened in recent years. Our lives have been changed, and our country has been shaken. We want to do a show where we talk about the impact this event will have on all of us, and how we are going to cope with it. I want to talk about my personal experience as a parent, my children’s experience as a school aged child, and how we can go through this together.

In this episode, we discuss woke(ism), woke(ish), and how it relates to morally bankrupt folks. Like always, we never end up in the same spot, but eventually, we get to where we need to go. We also take about Abbott Elementary, and its portrayal of charter schools.

What rights do parents have when it comes down to K-12 education in the US? In this episode, we do a deep dive to uncover.

In this episode, we talk top 5's in hip-hop. Some of us were on point, some of us where... not.

In this episode, we celebrate 2-0-0. Pull up, as we talk about the wins and the losses!

In this episode, we discuss the deficit thinking this country uses when they think about Black students.

In this episode, we discuss Black faces in white spaces with esteemed Race scholar Dr. Frederick V. Engram, Jr.

In this episode we discuss our feelings towards Black History Month over time. We land in some interesting places.