26: Interview | Sho Baraka on Faith, Art, and Justice

The Substance

Dec 13, 2020•1 hr•Season 2Ep. 13

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Episode description

This week we welcome the hip hop artist, activist, teacher, podcaster, upcoming author, and all around creative, Sho Baraka to The Substance.

We discuss Sho’s faith journey, his political and social work with the AND Campaign, his time at Reach Records and how the Christian Hip Hop industry has changed over the years, his definitive Humble Beast album: The Narrative, how the church relates to the unfortunate Republican vs Democrat dichotomy, why he doesn’t think Trump is as bad as some say but why he’s supporting Biden, and much more!

Sho’s albums we mentioned:

Talented 10th Apple Music | YouTube

The Narrative Apple Music | YouTube

Shoutouts-

Books:

Time on Two Crosses: The Collected Writings of Bayard Rustin

Losing the Race: Self-Sabotage in Black America

The End of Policing

Show:

Ted Lasso

Podcast:

The Sho Baraka Show