In this episode, rapper "Lil Sodi" drops by. We talk about his South Central Los Angeles upbringing, him being a 2nd generation Eight Trey Crip and him earning his street moniker from his father. He then touches on how being imprisoned as a teenager in California's Youth Authority impacted his life and his relationship with the late "Monster Kody". We then touch on the Eight Trey and Rollin 60 march and why it was so pivotal in brining positive change. We then touch on him and the late Nipsey Hussle's rap rivalry that lead to the 2 having a mutual respect and much much more. Check out Lil Sodi's latest music video "Linda Fye" https://youtu.be/Vx8Q7Burkdw"

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Disclaimer: Though we believe that every person should exercise their right to free speech and expression,  Antron Singleton AKA "Big Lurch", a rapper sentenced to life for murder and alleged cannibalism shared details during this interview that some may find offensive. His views and opinions expressed during this interview are his own, and do not represent the opinions of the show's host, Black Effect or IHeart.

In this episode, we had the opportunity to speak with convicted rapper Big Lurch. In addition to speaking with us regarding the circumstances that lead to his life conviction, he spoke to us about how mental illness and possible contact with the occult lead to the events that forever altered his life, He also shares with us about how these same dark forces are currently running rampant through our communities.in the form of human trafficking and much more. 

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On this episode we talk about the internet’s fav troll Charleston Whites latest rant, and ask was Gangster rap an experiment for labels invested in prisons?We also talk about rapper Big Lurch who’s serving a life sentence for cannibalism who happens to be checking in on next weeks episode -Tap N

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In this episode we ask why athletes are attracted to the thug life, Why Melle Mel needs to step his bars up and has Sean Kemp lost his mind?

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In this episode Steele and Eiht discuss the year of 1995 and how Gangster Rap saved the music industry. We also talk about the Elephant in the room, tap N

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We sit down with Long beach, CA wordsmith "Kxng Crooked". We discuss his evolution from an 8 year old child rap phenomenon, to signing with a local label, getting picked up, and subsequently dropped from Virgin records, signing to Death Row records over Aftermath-which caused a major beef between him and DPG.

We then go into the formation of the supergroup "Slaughterhouse" consisting of Crooked, Royce the 5'9", Joel Ortiz and Joe Budden. After releasing their debut album independently they were signed to Eminem's Shady Records, but never released their album because of alleged interference and sabotage by group member Joe Budden,  which leads to Kxng Crooked stating "Joe Budden is not a good person". We then touch on Kxng Crooked's podcast "Crook's Corner" and it's impact and what he has in store in season 2. Tap N

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We talk about the Grammy's acknowledging hip hop after years of dissing the culture, Billboard magazine's wack top 50 rappers list and the golden era of Gangster rap.

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RBX talks about everything from 1 on 1 fades with the notorious Suge Knight to fighting to keep his publishing rights.

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 We sit down with Afroman, the author, performer & producer of possibly the biggest weed song ever, "Because I Got High". We discuss the Adam's County Sheriff Dept. breaking in his house, divorce and how he found fortune AFTER landing in Hattiesburg, Miss of all places. Roll somn and enjoy! "

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Man Murders Transgender Woman In this episode, we discuss the murder of Nikki Kuhnhausen, a transgender female who may have possibly murdered for not disclosing her former gender. Do you think individuals from the transgender community should have to disclose their birth gender?"

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