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Louder Than A Riot

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Music History, Music, Society & Culture, Music Interviews, True Crime

4.4 • 3.1K Ratings

🗓️ 1 October 2020

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Summary

Bobby Shmurda. Nipsey Hussle. Mac Phipps. DJ Drama. What happens when hip-hop stars come into contact with the criminal justice system? In Louder Than A Riot, a new podcast from NPR Music, hosts Rodney Carmichael and Sidney Madden explore the interconnected rise of hip-hop and mass incarceration through the stories of artists at the center.

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0:00.0	Yes.
0:02.0	What's something people don't know about you that you feel they should?
0:07.0	I'm not a criminal.
0:10.0	From MPR Music.
0:14.0	This is louder than a riot.
0:19.0	The podcast that traces the collision of crime and punishment in America.
0:24.0	I'm Rodney Carmarked.
0:26.0	I'm Sydney.
0:27.0	I'm Madden.
0:28.0	I'm Madden.
0:29.0	I'm Sydney Madden.
0:30.0	Man, this is an intersection between rap and mass incarceration.
0:34.0	In fact, it's a view of the soundtrack of our generation.
0:37.0	And it still gives us the language for experiences that are often ignored.
0:43.0	We're going to break down stories of rap, race, infamy, and injustice.
0:48.0	With the artists caught up in it all.
0:51.0	We answer questions like how did Rico laws turn out?
0:56.0	Rico laws turn Bobby Schmerder from Hot Boy to convicted belt.
1:01.0	We're jumping from gunfeet to other types of shit like one of us go, we all go.
1:08.0	I think the way we characterized him was a driving force.
1:14.0	The bias against rap is seal the feet of no limits, McPhirce.
1:19.0	This guy shouldn't be incarcerated and I know that his music got him incarcerated but they got the wrong guy.
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