Talking Race, Africa and People

Have Hope and Daniel discuss the annoyances of the Internet, Diddy being arrested by the U.S. federal court, why so much baby oil, and what is the nature of documentary.

Have Hope and Daniel discuss Gilbert Arenas' comments on Team USA and Team South Sudan. The assassination attempt on Donald Trump. Joe Biden removing himself from the United States presidential election, and Kamala Harris being the presumptive Democratic Party nominee to run for president of the United States.

Have Hope and Daniel Tiluk discuss Kendrick Lamar beating Drake in their rap beef, and whether Lebron James Jr. being drafted by the L.A. Lakers to play with his father is an example of "acceptable nepotism."

Have Hope and Daniel discusss the passing of O.J. Simpson, and J. Cole declining rap beef with Kendrick Lamar.

Have Hope and Daniel discuss Dr. Umar Johnson, his fame, ideology, and cultural relevance.

Have Hope and Daniel discuss JK Rowling's position on transgender women, and Yasiin Bey (aka Mos Def) commenting on Drake, pop music, capitalism, and what it means to "be hip-hop."

Have Hope and Daniel are back from their respective trips to Nigeria and Uganda. A discussion about the continent starts from there...

(00:00) Have Hope went to Amsterdam

(20:50) On Michael Jackson's fame, talent, and evolution/devolution of his appearance

On this week's episode, Have Hope breaks down his views on Will Smith: His career, persona, acting roles, and marriage. Contrasting Smith with Denzel Washington, Eddie Murphy, and Wesley Snipes, Have Hope and Daniel discuss the nature of Hollywood, "fakeness," and "realness."

After that, we were asked to talk about how we deal with parents or loved ones who are sympathetic with Israel over the Palestine as a byproduct of religious beliefs, and whether engaging is worth the trouble it has the potential to create.

On this week's episode, Have Hope and Daniel discuss the recent comments made by the co-creator of Rolling Stone magazine, Jann Wenner. He suggested African people have no relevant contribution in his recent book of interviews, despite his publication and career being a result of black music.

When did you first realize rock and roll wasn't European music, but came from African people, and which artists are exalted by the society that shouldn't be, and which are neglected? When will African people leave hip-hop culture to create the next genre of music. Also, classical music isn't as wack as was first presented.