Black music by the decades. Each season will deconstruct the most popular Black music of the decade, including what was happening in Black America at each moment in time. Each episode of this audio docuseries focuses on a single song that defined a decade and changed the world. This music series explores cultural, political, and creative change one decade at a time. The first season will explore the Black music of the 80s and the sociopolitical roots of that music. Each episode looks at a single song from the era and what was happening socially at the moment that led to that song. We tell the story of each decade through music. Our host and lead writer Touré, interviews experts, cultural commentators, academics, and political thinkers, who will leave you feeling like you learned more about the music of the period.
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Black music by the decades. Each season will deconstruct the most popular Black music of the decade, including what was happening in Black America at each moment in time. Each episode of this audio docuseries focuses on a single song that defined a decade and changed the world. This music series explores cultural, political, and creative change one decade at a time. The first season will explore the Black music of the 80s and the sociopolitical roots of that music. Each episode looks at a single song from the era and what was happening socially at the moment that led to that song. We tell the story of each decade through music. Our host and lead writer Touré, interviews experts, cultural commentators, academics, and political thinkers, who will leave you feeling like you learned more about the music of the period.
Ice Cube x Dopeman: The Good, The Bad, & The Crazy
Being Black- The '80s
32 minutes 8 seconds
2 years ago
Ice Cube x Dopeman: The Good, The Bad, & The Crazy
NWA's Ice Cube talks about the influence of crack on their hit song “Dopeman” and the contradiction of how drug money destroyed the community and propelled his career. “Dopeman” Is one of the illest songs ever made because it takes you deep into the drug dealer’s perspective on selling drugs. The crack dealer was evil but we should still seek to understand what drove him and when we look into his soul we find that like the fiends he served, he too was an addict, but he was addicted to power and money. Crack dealers and their culture had a deep influence on hiphop culture and the Black community. In this ep we go into "Dopeman” with The D.O.C. from NWA and talk to several former drug dealers about how dealers changed the world around them.
Guests:
Nelson George, Filmmaker
Royce Da 5’9, Rapper
Biba Adams, Writer
The D.O.C., Rapper
Samson Styles, Journalist and Filmmaker
Kevin Chiles, CEO Don Diva Magazine
Jim Jones, Rapper
Credits:
NWA - Dope Man
Writer: Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, Sugarfoot, Junie Morrison, Marshall “Rock” Jones, Greg Webster, Ralph Middlebrooks, Marvin Pierce, Norman Napier & Andrew Noland
Label: Ruthless Records
Publisher: Ruthless Attack Muzick & Bridgeport Music
NWA - Fuck Tha Police
Writer: The D.O.C., Ice Cube & MC Ren
Label: Universal Music Group, Ruthless Records & Priority Records
Publisher: Universal Music Group
Notorious BIG - The Ten Crack Commandments
Writer: The Notorious B.I.G. & DJ Premier
Label: Bad Boy Entertainment
Publisher: B.I.G. Poppa Music, Gifted Pearl Music, Justin Combs Music & EMI April Music
Alpo Martinez, FEDS Magazine
Being Black- The '80s
Black music by the decades. Each season will deconstruct the most popular Black music of the decade, including what was happening in Black America at each moment in time. Each episode of this audio docuseries focuses on a single song that defined a decade and changed the world. This music series explores cultural, political, and creative change one decade at a time. The first season will explore the Black music of the 80s and the sociopolitical roots of that music. Each episode looks at a single song from the era and what was happening socially at the moment that led to that song. We tell the story of each decade through music. Our host and lead writer Touré, interviews experts, cultural commentators, academics, and political thinkers, who will leave you feeling like you learned more about the music of the period.
