Exclusive Hip Hop Violence Audio Interviews from BlackPodcasts.com

Check out exclusive podcast interviews with hip hop newspaper and magazine publishers, panelists and music industry recording artists Rhymefest, Bossman and others.

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Hear the podcasts:
Rhymefest: The Lost Podcast and
State of Hip Hop: Carl West weighs in

Women in Hip Hop
Kim Osorio talks bout life after suing "The Source" magazine and
Ozone publisher Julia Beverly talks

Coming Soon: American Gangster Podcast Series

Hip Hop: 3; Women: 0

Hip Hop wasn't always about swiping credit cards through women's backside and violent shootings. It was about the music.

Empowering women through hip hop. A special EMPOWERMENT BRUNCH was held on Sept. 15, 2007 that allowed attendees to address issues facing Black women in the hip hop industry. Learn more.

The Hip Hop Journalism Summit will take place on Sept. 20, 2008.

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Save the Date: Attend the next
Hip Hop Journalism Summit on
September 19-20, 2008

It's been a bloody millennium for Hip Hop. With over 50 shootings and many deaths, a special State of Emergency: Hip Hop Anti-Violence Town Hall Meeting PODCAST was held to address the role of media professionals in the arrest of rap star Clifford "T.I." Harris, Jr., shootings of Obie Trice, Busta Rhymes’ bodyguard and Suge Knight and the repeated violence at urban radio stations including beefs with jocks like Steph Lova and Funk Masterflex and HOT97 in New York.

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More of the 10 podcasts will be added periodically.