The Hip Hop Police, Where Conscious Rap Went & Tiakola's WpointM

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AJ and Antonio go from COINTELPRO to the hip hop police to rap lyrics on trial, and ask who decides what gets pushed. Plus the debunked 1991 "secret meeting" letter, where conscious rap went, and a review of Tiakola's WpointM.

0:00 Cold open

0:45 COINTELPRO and the hip hop police

2:40 Lyrics on trial: Young Thug and Lil Durk

5:30 Do the cases build the careers?

11:50 The 1991 "secret meeting" letter and SoundScan

14:40 What happened to Mos Def, Talib Kweli and Common?

18:10 Is anybody putting money behind positive music?

22:00 LaRussell

23:50 Tiakola's W.M. review

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