Can Hip Hop Save the World?

I’ll be the first to admit my music taste doesn’t usually extend to Hip Hop, beyond some very cheesy 90s Christian tracks. Still, when Manny reached out via the fantastic SquadPod community, I knew we had to chat about how technology and Hip Hop go hand in hand, and how Hip Hop has influenced so much and can have such a positive impact on the world.

It’s very clear from chatting with Manny that Hip Hop’s roots are in innovation and doing new things with existing content and technology that were never meant to be used in the way they were and still are.

Do you have stories of how music, especially Hip Hop, has influenced your life, we’d love to hear from you, so send a note over to podcast@crossedwires.net, leave a comment on the post, or start a discussion in Goodpods.

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Episode Links

• Manny Faces: Website / Twitter
• Hip Hop Can Save America Podcast
• The Get Down (Netflix)
• Slip Mat (Wikipedia)
• dJay by algoriddim
• Serato

Chapters

1. 00:00:04: Introductions
2. 00:05:38: The Basic Hip Hop Tech
3. 00:15:05: The Influence Of HIp Hop
4. 00:27:32: Debunking The Negatives
5. 00:36:25: Getting Into HIp Hop In 2022
6. 00:49:09: Wrapping Up

Credits

Intro and outro theme: Ace of Clubs by RoccoW