4 tha Air

4 tha Air is a weekly radio show and podcast produced by students of High School for Recording Arts and WFNU 94.1 Frogtown Community Radio in St. Paul, MN. Each week HSRA students showcase student-produced music and interview thought leaders from around the world. You can also stream worldwide 5PM CT on wfnu.org For over 22 years HSRA has been transforming the lives of young people with its learner-centered approach to education, based in Hip-hop music and project-based learning. More than just a diploma HSRA prepares young people for life. Learn more at hsra.org

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Episodes

HSRA Vocational Discovery Leads to Career Opportunities and Economic Social Justice Part 2 of 2

HSRA students share their stories of how the HSRA Vocational Discovery program in partnership with Ramsey County and other employers has impacted their lives and career opportunities. Part 2 of 2.

Feb 21, 2022•20 min

Vocational Discovery At HSRA Leads To Economic Access and Social Equity Part 1 of 2

HSRA students share their stories of how the HSRA Vocational Discovery program in partnership with Ramsey County and other employers has impacted their lives and career opportunities. Part 1 of 2.

Feb 21, 2022•35 min

HSRA's Very Own DJ Mickey Breeze & TL Reigns Talk About The Music Biz During A Pandemic World

HSRA grads Mickey Breeze and TL Reigns are 2 of the Upper-Midwest's most in-demand remixers and producers. Both Mickey and TL are also graduates of the HSRA higher-ed audio engineering program Diverse Media Institute. Mickey and TL talk about what it is like for emerging Hip-hop artists and producers during a pandemic world!

Feb 21, 2022•29 min

4 tha Air Welcomes Music Industry Linchpin Rab Bakari To Discuss the Business of Music in Africa

Rab Bakari is an indispensable linchpin in the entertainment business and has decades of hands-on experience as an authentic New York Hip Hop creator and a music corporate person. He has served label groups such as Island Def Jam; Republic Records; Interscope Geffen A&M; Classics Label Group, Universal Music Group Nashville; The Verve Music Group, and Capitol Label Group as a music biz executive. Rab joins High School for Recording Arts to discuss the emerging music market in Africa.

Feb 21, 2022•31 min

Enroll with High School for Recording Arts!

HSRA students talk about why they love their school and why other students should enroll. Rock the Cause Records CEO Scott Herold joins to talk about the Business of Music program at HSRA.

Aug 20, 2021•29 min

Summer Kick-off episode

HSRA students talk with community leaders about urban farming and food security during the summer months. They also debut a ground-breaking new single from the Grammy award winning Sounds of Blackness, Time for Reparations.

Aug 10, 2021•27 min

HSRA collaborates with Sounds of Blackness!

HSRA celebrates the music of the Grammy Award-Winning Sounds of Blackness and their ongoing partnership.

Apr 01, 2021•32 min•Season 1Ep. 8

High School For Recording Art and Job Squad

High School for Recording Arts Job Squad program provides HSRA students with real-life paid vocational training opportunities. Hear from the students themselves on how the Job Squad program has impacted their career choices. Ramsey County Workforce Solutions Ling Becker and Rock the Cause Records CEO Scott Herold explain how community partnerships fund vocational discovery programs at the high school level.

Feb 18, 2021•37 min•Season 1Ep. 7

4 tha Air Valentine's Day Show

Love and consent are in the air in this special 4 tha Air Valentine's segment. HSRA students offer healthy dating tips during COVID-19 and why being single is a good thing.

Feb 18, 2021•29 min•Season 1Ep. 6

Special Episode with Gary Hines of Sounds of Blackness

Gary Hines the creative visionary behind the Multi-Grammy Award Winning Sounds of Blackness joins 4 tha Air to discuss the history of racial injustice in America, what you can do about it and why HSRA is so special!

Dec 10, 2020•30 min•Season 1Ep. 5

4 Tha Air - episode 4, Money Train

Episode four of 4 Tha Air , the High School for Recording Arts in Saint Paul, MN radio show, features music and interviews from Money Train Vol.1 , an HSRA compilation that showcases a decade’s worth of student-written, recorded, and produced music that took place in the HSRA language arts class. Money Train is taught by Rockstar educator Dan Frey, Assistant Director of EDU at HSRA. Money Train is a unique language arts class where students develop and strengthen their creative writing skills, w...

Dec 01, 2020•32 min•Season 1Ep. 4

4 Tha Air, Episode 3

On episode three of 4 Tha Air , the High School for Recording Arts radio show relaunches! After being shut down by covid, 4 Tha Air took a hiatus but is back and is now recorded and produced in a distance learning environment. This episode of 4 Tha Air features music from the newly released Experience Jazz 2020: The Sounds of Distance album on the High School for Recording Arts and Minnesota Jazz Education label. The students will also share the importance of getting out to vote! 4 Tha Air is ai...

Nov 03, 2020•30 min•Season 1Ep. 3

4 tha Air, Episode 2

On episode 2 of 4 tha Air, HSRA students share the changes they want to see in their community and do a countdown of the top streaming songs produced by HSRA students on Spotify, released the HSRA student-managed record label Another Level Records. Director and Producer H.H. Cooper joins to discuss disparities in the entertainment industry for women and people of color.

Mar 06, 2020•29 min•Season 1Ep. 2

4 tha Air, Debut Episode

4 tha Air's debut show features a countdown of the top 4 songs produced by HSRA students in 2019, as voted upon by HSRA students. Thought leader interviews with Netflix Rhythm and Flow Winner D'Smoke and SVP of A&R for Interscope Records Randall 'Sickamore' Medford.

Mar 06, 2020•27 min•Season 1Ep. 1

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