Sound & Scholarship

A podcast about hip hop and culture from Howard University students

Episodes

Rep Your City

May 16, 2025 • 37 mins

For our final episode of Sounds and Scholarship, host Sanai brings it home with a fun, heartfelt conversation featuring the podcast team themselves! It’s all about city pride, musical roots, and how hometown culture shapes identity, storytelling, and sound. From New York to Chicago, Jersey to the DMV, each guest reps their city and dives into how local music scenes, artists, and traditions influence who they are and what they creat...

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Music Production and Why We Should Care

May 16, 2025 • 15 mins

In this episode of Sounds and Scholarship, host Liyala Wesonga dives into the world of music production, the heartbeat of hip-hop. He is joined by Howard student producer Ariyanna Foster and special guest Professor Carolyn Malachi, a Grammy-nominated artist and educator at the Cathy Hughes School of Communications. Together, they talk about how beats have changed over time, what it means to find your sound, and why producers play ...

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Old School Vs. New School

May 16, 2025 • 17 mins

In this episode of Sounds and Scholarship, host Celina Glenn sits down with Howard student artist Mike, also known as MJB The Prodigy, to explore the ongoing conversation of Old School vs. New School hip-hop. Together, they break down the defining traits of each era, from lyrical depth and production styles to evolving themes of Black empowerment, protest, and social justice. Mike shares his personal take on how the genre has shift...

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Voices of the Movement: Women, Hip-Hop, Media, & Higher Ed

May 16, 2025 • 24 mins

In this episode of Sounds and Scholarship, host Tyler Brown dives into the evolving role of women in hip-hop, the power of social media, and how Howard University’s new Hip-Hop Studies minor is shaping future creators and scholars. Tyler is joined by student DJ Madyson Patterson, who shares her journey in music, insights on the changing sound of hip-hop, and the impact of digital platforms on artists today. Professors Dr. Tyree and...

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Who Run The Yard?

May 8, 2025 • 26 mins

In the second episode of Sounds and Scholarship, host Diamond Bazile sits down with three rising stars from Howard University, Me’Kayla, Liyala, and Zuri, for an inspiring and energetic conversation about artistry, culture, and the power of hip-hop on campus. These student artists, who recently opened for Lady London at the Howard Hip Hop Conference, discuss their journeys to Howard, the musical icons that shaped their sound, and ...

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The Beat That Builds Us: Hip-Hop’s Impact and Its Future

April 20, 2025 • 20 mins

In the debut episode of Sounds and Scholarship, host Tyler Brown kicks off the series from the heart of Howard University with a dynamic conversation about the power, evolution, and future of hip-hop. Joined by Howard seniors Joshua Hughes and Tyler Giles, along with special guest Dr. David Green an architect of Howard’s new hip-hop studies minor, the episode dives deep into hip-hop’s personal and cultural impact, the importance of...

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Coming Soon - Sound & Scholarship

November 15, 2024 • 2 mins

A podcast about hip hop and culture from Howard University students

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