In this episode, host and Earth Mother, Sylvia, discusses both the traditional and futuristic nature of the art of hip-hop. This episode explores the second foundational pillar of the Has Everything Universe: Afrofuturism. A term coined by Mark Dery in the 1990's, afrofuturism is the exploration of possible futures through the lens of the American African diasporic peoples.

Ytasha L. Womack, writer of Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci-Fi and Fantasy Culture, defines it as "an intersection of imagination, technology, the future and liberation". She also follows up with a quote by the curator Ingrid LaFleur who defines it as "a way of imagining possible futures through a black cultural lens".

Earth Ciphers is edited by Kate Berezo, host of the Mentors Who Made Us podcast.