This week’s show included interviews with Paul Porter of RapRehab.com on comments made earlier this year by rap legend Scarface that Jews and Whites control hip-hop, Reza Wreckage on Black feminism and critical tweeting and Dr. LaTasha Levy about her contribution to a forthcoming book on Dr. James Turner. We concluded the show with an…
Read moreArtists, Scholars & Radio Professionals Weigh in on Radio Politics
FAAN Mail is interviewing independent hip hop artists, radio industry professionals and media scholars about radio play. These testimonies will inform a list of recommendations that we will share with our community, local radio stations and execs from Clear Channel and Radio One, two companies that own the majority of urban radio stations in the…
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In I MiX What I Like! there is an attempt made to expand the context in which we see or interpret National Public Radio (NPR) and the issue of payola or “pay-for-play” radio. In a rare instance of news reporting honesty these two topics were combined as NPR this week discussed payola and the development…
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