One of the greatest lyricists of all time opens up about developing his ingenious rhyme style and the tragic tension of delivering divine art in a soulless industry.

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Brother Ali opens up about moving his family halfway around the world in the midst of the pandemic and life in Istanbul as an expat.

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Mike Eagle is a celebrated MC, Podcaster, Producer and Comedy Writer from The Southside of Chicago. This episode of The Travelers Podcast is one half of a long form conversation between Mike & Ali, the other half appearing on this week’s episode of Mike’s “Secret Skin” podcast.

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The DJ/Producer for the legendary Boogie Down Productions and brother of KRS-ONE talks about his insightful and revealing memoir, “My Brother’s Name Is Kenny”.

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On this special episode, sponsored by our friends at Zakat Foundation & BetterHelp, Brother Ali opens up like never before about his journey with mental health and wellness.

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Kiese Laymon is Brother Ali’s favorite author of our generation. This is their first time meeting, but they talk like old friends -- discussing hip hop, "fat boy soul", and the ways that they were deeply influenced by each other's work.  

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Mokhtar is the super-fly Yemeni-American community organizer who risked his life to trace and revitalize the origins of the world’s most beloved beverage.

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Shane Atkinson is the white Muslim Imam & Chaplain from Mississippi who’s the subject of a documentary film, “Redneck Muslim”. His journey has taken him from physical altercations with the grandfather who taught him how to tie a noose, to holding community space for working-class white southerners using Islam to heal and eradicate racism.

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As lead MC, songwriter, and producer of Arrested Development, Speech brought a life-giving message that the world embraced with open arms. But the music industry (and even part of the HIp Hop community) weren’t so receptive.

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