Bishop Chronicles

This is the first Bishop Chronicles episode related to Donald Trump.

Adisa talks about his trip to speak in Washington, DC. He met the legendary Grandmaster Flash backstage, and although they got off on the wrong foot, they ended up having a very meaningful conversation. Listen to the end and hear excerpts from Adisa's talk in DC.

Over the past few weeks Afrika Bambaataa founder of the Universal Zulu Nation (the oldest and up until now the most respected organization in Hip-Hop) was hit with a barrage of sexual abuse charges. They all came from grown men who were abused allegedly as children by Bambaataa. At first it just seemed weird and hard to comprehend. Today the organization teeters on the brink of complete collapse. There is war and rumors of war all inside the Hip-Hop underground. Many individual rappers and rap groups who one might think would speak up, have remained silent as church mice. Some of those who have spoken up and out about the allegations against Afrika Bambaataa have been called government agents of COINTELPRO and attacked online.

Adisa talks about UFC's suspension of Nick Diaz, former Miss America Vanessa Williams, and sits down with the one and only Ryron Gracie! Fight video: http://www.jiujitsutimes.com/street-justice-guy-got-taken-down-and-back-taken-after-disrespecting-a-woman/

Adisa talks about his beginnings as a journalist and how Eazy-E played an integral role early on.

Adisa talks to producers Traxamillion and Ronnie Lee about Bay Area Hip Hop, trap, and production tools. Can old school and new school live in harmony?

Silicon Valley journalist Scott Budman stops by to talk Tidal, Spotify, Netflix, coding, and venture capital

Thembisa M'Shaka stops by to talk Hip Hop, black television, and film.

The police murders of unarmed citizens from Mike Brown, Eric Garner, Tony Robinson and others have sparked outrage across the country. The issue is polarizing cops and the African-American community at heights not seen arguably since the 80's. Beyond the race issue, many Latino, Asians and White citizens are finding themselves on very bad ends of police encounters. However, the recently video taped unarmed civilian killing of Walter Scott in South Carolina brings a new chill to the discussion. Additionally, the severe beating of a San Bernadino County man by the sheriffs dept. after he totally complied has people asking a lot of questions. Recently the Wisconsin community announced they plan to try and take the case of unarmed civilian Tony Robinson to the United Nations. The idea of taking the US to the UN for crimes against African Americans has been on our tongues since the era of Malcolm X. But will it help? What can be done to change the way cops interact with Blacks and others so its less likely to end in death for the civilian or the cop? Also, how are most Hip-Hop media outlets helping or hurting the discussion? This is what we talk about today on Bishop Chronicles.

After a few weeks off, the BC family gets hit with what is arguably the best episode ever. Jiu-Jitsu practitioner Vince Krause kindly shares how the art of jiu-jitsu bonded he and acting icon Paul Walker as students of the gentle art. Bishop Chronicles host Adisa Banjoko takes his listeners on a journey that speak not only to his dedication to perfecting the art, but also Walkers’ efforts in perfecting his character as a human being. The duo spent three years training in Hawaii, LA, Atlanta, Puerto Rico and South Africa. We also cover deep aspects of skateboarding culture and the unifying force of jiu-jitsu. You have never seen this side of Paul Walker, and you can only see it here on BC.