of NPR Music louder than riot Returning for the second season of Thursday’s podcast, this season follows hosts Sidney Madden and Rodney Carmichael as they unravel a long-standing history of misogyny, homophobia and marginalization within hip-hop.
Each of the 10 episodes tells the story of an influential hip-hop figure, including Trina, Lat, Dreamdoll, Saucy Santana, iLoveMakonnen, Rico Nasty, journalist Kim Osorio, and activist Tarana Burke. increase. louder than riot We also cover the original report from the trial that found Tory Lanez guilty of assaulting Megan Thee Stallion.
“Hip-hop is in a paradigm-shifting moment right now. It’s been 50 years and black women and women run the rap game,” says Sidney Madden. “But this is happening at the same time that we are being attacked, mocked and discriminated against in new ways every day. It’s about facing the part head-on.”
“It’s no coincidence that today’s loudest rebel in rap is the culture’s least-loved artist,” says Rodney Carmichael. “Now they’re rioting and carrying the genre on their backs. This season is all about celebrating it, but why did black women and queer artists have to fight so hard to speak up in the first place?” There is also the question of whether