Hey, it's Justin Richman from Broken Racka, dropping in Momor Time during our winter break

with something special for you.

It's an episode from the new season of the podcast, Slow Burn, a great show from Slate.

Slow Burn looks at the biggest and most consequential stories from recent history in this season,

though looking at a pivotal moment in rap history.

The murders of Tupac and Biggie.

How did their friendship turn into a bicostle beef that threatened to consume the world

of hip hop?

And how was it that two of the biggest rap stars were killed with the months of each other?

And why were the murders never solved?

An episode you're about to hear hosts Joel Anderson traces the history of the hostilities

between rap music and law enforcement and takes us back to the time when juries debated

whether hip hop lyrics could incite black people to shoot police officers.

Check it out and subscribe to Slow Burn, wherever you get your podcasts.

I'll be back with you guys soon with more Broken Racka episodes.

In the meantime, enjoy Slow Burn.

This podcast has language that some people might find offensive.

Ronald Ray Howard grew up in South Park, a tough neighborhood in Houston.

He described it as a war zone.

Like Tupac Shakur, he moved around a lot as a child.

Howard attended nine different elementary schools and was held back three times.

When he was 16, he dropped out of high school.

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