Schoolly D is a Hip-Hop pioneer credited as being the first gangsta rapper. From the 80s to now his career is vast and varied and includes gangsta themed albums like "Schoolly D" & "Saturday Night - The Album", Afrocentic album such as "Am I Black Enough for You?" & "How a Black Man Feels", and film and television work such as "King Of New York" & "Aqua Teen Hunger Force". Our full convo with Schoolly drops next week, so stay tuned in to http://channel10podcast.com. For now check out the preview of this epic episode.
Topics discussed:
- Being an artist
- NWA movie and his own biopic
- How he and his contemporaries changed the world
- Growing up in a family band
- The influence on drugs in music throughout the years
- Being a black man in America