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December 22, 2023 36 mins

Host/Producer Phinesse Demps interviews his good friend and sis,, Civ Jones, Author/Entrepreneur about her book "7 Lessons Hip Hop Taught Me That School Didn't" 

This multifaceted book with one part autobiography and one part Hip-Hop history. Through repetitive, catchy, rhythmic sequences, Hip Hop has been used to express Black joy and pain, becoming the top-selling entertainment genre amongst American youth. Civ Jones expounds on "7 lessons" she's learned from being a lover of Hip Hop culture. Jones encourages readers to go beyond rap lyrics as she discusses topics such as drugs, politics, economics, social currency, and women in hip-hop.

They also talk about everything 50th Anniversary of Hip-Hop, women in Hip-Hop, and more! 

Pick up your copy of the book here: https://www.amazon.com/Lessons-Taught-That-School-Didnt/dp/B0B3S1JSYF

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