“Hip Hop is how I walk, talk, dress, paint, think, and act. That's just the way I interact with the world… I’m trying to find my power as a young black man and seeing all these toxic male narratives, and that had an effect on me.”

Khafre Jay’s experience in merging activism and expressive cultural arts led to found Hip Hop for Change, a 501c3 educational organization that uses Hip Hop culture to educate and advocate for social justice. Khafre’s activism is deeply rooted in real communities dealing with real issues. He is at home on the humblest corner, the corporate board room, in the booth, on stage, and at the lectern speaking truth to power. Khafre’s open-hearted style combined with visceral truth makes this episode an eye-opening education on Hip Hop, black history and culture, and current movements towards a more just America.  

Khafre travels the country now speaking academically at conferences, universities, consulting, and leading diversity workshops, and has also graced the TEDx stage. As a performing artist, Khafre has shared the stage with world-class acts such as Rakim, Method Man, Dead Prez, Hieroglyphics, The Pharcyde, Talib Kweli many more. He has used his art as a political tool and performed for the 2010 Democratic National Convention, for Kaiser's 2018 Health and Equity Summit, and the 2015 and 16 March on Monsanto, just to name a few. To top it off, since 2014 Khafre hosts Hip Hop For Change Radio, a weekly radio program on San Francisco's KPOO 89.5 FM that supports his local Hip Hop community.