Two Fifteens

Two Fifteens: The Podcast where Hip-Hop, Occupation, and Identity Collide S1Ep5, we had the honor of conversing with Dr. Marquese McFerguson, an Assistant Professor of Intercultural Communication at Florida Atlantic University. His research examines Hip-Hop culture, Black masculinity and contemporary Black popular culture and explores the relationship between media representations and everyday life. McFerguson is an award-winning slam poet and teaching artist who has performed at academic institutions and performance venues throughout the United States and the United Kingdom. His weaving of Hip-Hop, Blackness, and meaning is poetic. 

Follow Dr. Marquese McFerguson on IG: @marquesemcferguson and @remixthaivory

Two Fifteens: The Podcast where Hip-Hop, Occupation, and Identity Collide holds space for conversations on occupational injustice, Hip-Hop culture, the science of doing, and shaping the identity of people. This social science podcast aims to bring intellectual conversation to a dope house party. With that, welcome to the lab, Labmates.

S1Ep4 was all about the Woman EmCee. Yes… I had the honor and opportunity to present at the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) Conference in Montgomery, AL on Sept 30 for a panel with my distinguished colleague and accountability partner Dr. Derrick Standifer. Topic: The Role of the Woman EmCee within the Black Community. My paper and presentation was titled "Ain’t I a Woman: The evolution of the Woman Emcee and her role in occupational justice". Here's a summary.

Follow the Two Fifteens Podcast on Instagram: @twofifteenspodcast

Two Fifteens: The Podcast where Hip-Hop, Occupation, and Identity Collide holds space for conversations on occupational injustice, Hip-Hop culture, the science of doing, and shaping the identity of people. This social science podcast aims to bring intellectual conversation to a dope house party. With that, welcome to the lab, Labmates. 

S1Ep3 is all about what Jarrit Sheel had to say. Jarrit Sheel is a music educator, musician (trumpet first, DJ second) and professor at Berklee School of Music. He is a husband, father, son, and friend who sees Hip-Hop as a community versus simply an all-encompassing culture.

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Peace and blessings! 
-DJ

Two Fifteens: The Podcast where Hip-Hop, Occupation, and Identity Collide holds space for conversations on occupational injustice, Hip-Hop culture, the science of doing, and shaping the identity of people. This social science podcast aims to bring intellectual conversation to a dope house party. With that, welcome to the lab, Labmates.

On S1Ep2, we had the honor of conversing with Dr. Hakeem Leonard, an Associate Professor of Music Therapy and the Assistant Provost of Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity at Shenandoah University. He is an artist with expressions in song and instrumentation form. Dr. Leonard describes himself as a “Soul Head”, an individual engulfed in soul music and culture which nurtures Hip-Hop. 

Connect with Dr. Leonard on IG: @musciallman
LinkedIn: Hakeem Leonard 

Peace and blessings!
-DJ

Two Fifteens holds space for conversations related to occupational injustice, Hip-Hop culture, the science of doing, and the shaping of the identity of people. This social science podcast aims to bring intellectual conversation to a dope house party. With that... welcome to the lab, Labmates. 

S1Ep1 welcomes lecturer, choreographer, and Hip-Hop gatekeeper Aysha Upchurch to the lab. She brought the heat with her magical artistical energy in conversation form. 

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Peace and blessings! 
-DJ