Waiting on Reparations

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Waiting on Reparations is a show about Hip Hop and politics. Hosts Dope Knife, a rapper and visual artist, and Linqua Franqa, hip hop artist and politician, explore the history of public policy and its impacts on Hip Hop life; what Hip Hop culture tells us about our political reality; and the role of Hip Hop in shaping our political future.

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Episodes

With Great Bars Come Great Responsibility

What responsibility do artists have to amplify social movements in times like these? Building off last week's debate about Noname and J Cole, Dope Knife and Linqua Franqa address a few listener perspectives on this question before examining the roles Hip Hop artists and Hip Hop adjacent figures are playing in the George Floyd Uprising, from J Cole's physical solidarity in the streets of Fayetteville and YG's leadership in a recent LA march to Kanye's generous monetary contributions to the NBA's ...

Jul 02, 2020•46 min

Model Minorities

What does it mean to be American? Violinist and composer Kishi Bashi joins hosts Dope Knife and Linqua Franqa to discuss the history and policy behind Japanese-American marginalization in the United States. They explore the parallels in experience and points of contention between Asian Americans and Black Americans, particularly during the Black Lives Matter era. DK and LF briefly discuss the recent Noname-J Cole controversy and tip their hats to Asian hip hoppers from Tyga (did you know his mom...

Jun 25, 2020•1 hr 4 min

That's Racist pt. 1

What's in a word? This week, hosts Dope Knife and Linqua Franqa explore definitions of the word 'racism,' and the ways that language inflects our political reality. They speak with 22-year-old Kennedy Mitchum, who recently and successfully petitioned Merriam Webster to change their definition of the term. And they react to an array of songs addressing the topic of racism from LL Cool J to Eminem. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener...

Jun 18, 2020•47 min

Wiretap Raps

For nearly one hundred years, Black revolutionary and cultural organizations have been surveilled, infiltrated, and sabotaged by the United States government. But why? And how? In this weeks episode, hosts Dope Knife and Linqua Franqa discuss this seedy, largely untold history of FBI's entanglements with Black music and Black politics, from Nat King Cole and Martin Luther King Jr. to Tupac, Biggie, and the mysterious deaths of Ferguson activists. They also delve into the implications of governme...

Jun 11, 2020•35 min

Emergency

Civil unrest in the wake of the murder of George Floyd, by an officer of the Minneapolis Police Department, has forced to the surface a centuries old struggle. How can we protect and make our Black communities whole? How can we move towards a future where the police truly do "Protect & Serve" all citizens of this country; a future where the police employ mediation and deescalation, not lethal force; a future where instead of locking people in cages, we rehabilitate them and restore their rig...

Jun 04, 2020•38 min

Introducing Waiting on Reparations

On June 4th, join Linqua Franqa and Dope Knife as they discuss the link between hip hop, politics, public policy and everything in between. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 03, 2020•1 min

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