Being Black- The '80s

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Jay-Z Almost Bankrupted Me

Star Stories with Touré is an animated series about the unpredictable and sometimes unbelievable backstage interactions with some of the most iconic men in music of the modern era. These animated stories are unforgettable recollections of the larger-than-life experiences with music journalist Touré . To hear the podcast visit: https://pod.link/1697986415 To watch the series visit: https://thegrio.com/starstories/ Touré played poker with Jay-Z one night in a swanky Manhattan penthouse suite. Each hand was worth thousands of dollars. Why was Touré in the game? He’s not rich enough for a game like that. It could have bankrupted him. The answer: He’s insane. Also, he was willing to risk everything to glean the very interesting bit of psychological insight he could get from being head-to-head in a hand of poker with Jay-Z.   Watch here:  https://thegrio.com/starstories/1368617/#sp=star%20stories   Credits: The Takeover Writer: JAY-Z & Kanye West Label: Roc-A-Fella Records Publisher: Roc The World    The Story of OJ  Writer: JAY-Z, No I.D., Nina Simone, Gene Redd Jr. & Jimmy Crosby Label: Roc Nation Publisher: Carter Boys Music, Sony Music Entertainment, Virgin Records, EMI Longitude Music, New World Music, Warner Music Group, EMI Music Publishing Group, Filmtrax, Eleven East Music, Bucky Music, Rolls Royce Music Company, BMG, Let The Story Begin Publishing, EMI Waterford Music, BMG Monarch, Warner/Chappell, Delightful Music, Round Hill Music, Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., Carbert Music & Stephanye Music

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

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