Bishop Chronicles

Adisa The Bishop is loose in London! Here he talks about running around Brixton, watching Straight Outta Compton outdoors at night and hitting up a Dead Prez and Mobb Deep show. Then he sits down with @purlinglondon Founder Simon Purkis and artist Nette Robinson about the innovative ways they merge chess, art and technology.

 

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Kenpo Karate Master Anthony Thomas is our special guest today. The Bishop and Anthony talk about the similarities between he psychology battle rap and MMA. Plus they talk about classic battles of the past, who won- and why.

Amina Lei (@aminalei) is a groundbreaking watercolor, fashion designer and make up artist. Her work has become popular in large part to a Nipsey Hussle tribute shirt she created shortly after his murder. Here she sits with The Bishop and talks about how her femininity and her Islamic faith impact her approach to art. Plus she breaks down her favorite rap artists from NYC and The Bay!

Adisa talks about his interactions with jiu jitsu competitor Jeff Glover in response to Glover's racist, homophobic, and Islamophobic Facebook rants. On a lighter note, he discusses Area 51 and alien invasions.

Denny "300" Prokopos returns to the Bishop Chronicles to talk hip hop, Greek music, jiu jitsu, and more music.

Brazilian jiu-jitsu champion Denny "300" Prokopos, is our guest this week! On this show Adisa talks in depth with him about Denny's psychology in submission only competition. He also shares what he learned training under Charles Gracie, Eddie Bravo, Ricardo Liborio, JJ Machado and other legends. Whether you train martial arts or not, this will help you stay sharp. 

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The Chronicles returns! Oakland Hip-Hop historian Eric Arnold breaks new ground showing Hip-Hop's origins in Oakland 1964, predating the commonly taught date of 1973.

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Today Adisa shares his reflections on almost ruining his life path after being given a gun as a young adult. His special guest is internationally acclaimed educator and poet Tyson Amir (@tyamir), author of Black Boy Poems. They talk about the state of #hiphoped and the challenges in mainstream education models.

To hear Bishop Chronicles episodes first, listen Tuesday-Friday at 5 pm pst on The Pharcyde's CydeLife Radio! http://pharcydetv.com/cydelife-radio/

This week Adisa brings you another installment of "I Got a Story to Tell". You'll hear what it was like to be alone and forced to fight at a rival jiu jitsu school. Then he talks about his short-lived beef with Luther Vandross and how Chess Park started in a smoke-filled limo.

Hip-Hop & Islam. As Muslims around the world celebrate Ramadan, Adisa the Bishop sits down with juvenile hall teacher and battle MC Unlearn the World. They talk about Islam's influence in Hip-Hop since way back and the impact it had on their lives.

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