Killer Mike, T.I., and Bobby Shmurda are names regularly featured in the headlines.
However, a new NPR podcast aims to go beyond the sound bites by weaving together conversations with these artists and other experts to investigate the history of hip-hop and mass incarceration.
The podcast, “Louder Than A Riot,” breaks down the criminal justice system’s disproportionate impact on Black communities — from the drug wars of the 1980s to now — while also exploring power dynamics within the music industry.
On Friday’s edition of “Closer Look,” Atlanta-based journalist and co-host of the podcast, Rodney Carmichael, and co-host Sidney Madden, sat down with Rose Scott for a conversation about the origin story of the new program.
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