Bishop Chronicles

As the quarantine continues and the news keeps us filled with anxiety, we decided to lighten your stress load this week. Dr. Tanji Gilliam of @oil_house_ is with us to talk about the topic of love in Hip-Hop. It is a fun conversation and enlightening about how we see art, ourselves and others.

Adisa sits with juvenile justice advocate and protector of the people, activist Damien Posey @uncledamienspeaks! He sits down with Adisa the Bishop to tell you about what Covid 19, issues of homelessness, food shortages and gun violence. This is a sobering conversation you and your family need to hear.

Nathan Mendelsohn @nathanmendelsohnbjj is a multiple champion jiu-jitsu black belt and rapper (known as Elite Technique) based in Santa Cruz, CA. They talk in depth about his journey in Hip-Hop, how he sees connections between that and rap and the surf culture in Santa Cruz. Then they have a deeper talk about mental health and the struggle for self mastery in regards to staying focused on what you love.

Adisa the Bishop has an incredible no holds barred conversation with Brother Ali @brotheraliisblind. They talk about his  experiences in the wake of George Floyd riots, his thoughts on Whiteness seen through the lens of Hip-Hop, the art of Moroccan tea, and motorcycle caravans with Dave Chappelle. This is one for the books!

DJ Platurn @platurn is a Hip-Hop fixture within The Bay Area and then the world, via the Oakland Faders. Plus he has a beautiful legacy of mixtapes of ATCQ and most recently @redmangilla. He and Adisa have a great conversation answering the question "If you could only play ONE song for a person who had never heard of Hip-Hop what song would you play?"

This week we go deep on Hip-Hop, chess and race in the chess world. His guest is  Florida A&M professor Dr. Daaim Shabazz @chessdrummer, founder of the Chess Drum. Everything from Wu Tang to chess in Africa, the Arab world is up for discussion. 

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Dayanara Thompson @_soydayanara CEO of @iwokewellness joins Adisa the Bishop for an insightful conversation on mental and physical health tips during quarantine. Plus they speak about youth activism as well as Black and Brown unity.

Adisa the Bishop talks with the one and only @rhettmatic of @thebeatjunkies ! They have a fascinating conversation about the connected mind states between martial arts and the art of DJ'ing (also known as turntablism). Rhett shares a lot of jewels on the LA Hip-Hop scene.

Rakaa @therealrakaa of the west coast's own @dilatedpeoples. They talk about the old school rap, graffiti, and b-boy/b-girl scene. They reminisce about how they first met during the LA riots.

This week, Adisa the Bishop takes you on an inward journey as we navigate these stressful times. His special guest is Feraidoon Mojadedi @feraidoon786 globally respected wise man owner of the famous @rumibookstore. They share a captivating conversation on the wisdom found in the poetry of Rumi and Attar and their similarities to certain themes found within Stoic philosophy and- Hip-Hop.