• Paul Gilroy, ‘It’s a Family Affair’ (password-protected PDF), in Neal and Forman (2012)
• Audio: ‘Allah B of the Nation of Gods and Earths’, The Cipher Show 151 (18 April 2016). Peace! We trace the history of the Nation of Gods and Earths – and its influence on hip-hop – with one of its earliest members.
• Video: ‘Molefi Kete Asante – Afrocentric Education’ (12 April 2016)

In Class

1. Attendance
2. Q&A: If hip-hop is protest music, why did so many conscious rappers support the patriarchy?
3. Reading Notes for Next Time

For Next Time

• Mychal Denzel Smith, ‘Confessions of a Conscious Rap Fan’, Pitchfork (28 June 2022)
• Audio: ‘Kendrick Lamar’s Anxiety Era’, Popcast (24 May 2022)
• Video: ‘Do the Knowledge’, Hip-Hop Evolution S2E3 (2018)