S2 Ep. 15 - How Does Rap Impact Black Men? (Shocka Pt. 1)

How can rap shape our identities as black men? London-based 'conscious' rapper and mental health advocate Shocka shares his expert thoughts! We also discuss the power of his easy-to-understand conscious lyrics, edifying people, how music shaped Shocka's self expression growing up, and the emotional/mental journey of navigating the music industry as a yute....

Follow Shocka on Instagram and Twitter @shocka_artist and find him on all music platforms: https://linktr.ee/shockauk.

Please SUBSCRIBE and STREAM the podcast on YouTube and MORE PODCAST OUTLETS HERE: https://anchor.fm/mentalroots.

**WATCH THE MENTAL ROOTS ANIMATION HERE**: https://nathananimation.weebly.com/mental-roots.html 

Mental Roots premiere in BBC Four Intoducing Arts programme (UK only) - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0012j68.

*Health product plug*

To place an order of the ON shots, please use this link: https://bit.ly/3DBUQkO

Disclaimer: The above links are affiliate links that allow us to earn a small commission from any orders of the products. Any money earned will be saved and reinvested back into my podcast, music and/or any other digital content.

To share a testimonial of this product or learn more about the health supplements Nathan uses, please contact him @nath_addai on Instagram.

SOCIAL MEDIA AND EDITING ASSISTANTS WANTED! Please contact our email [e-mail] or DM our above socials if you'd like to volunteer for these roles (however temporarily).

PODCAST SOCIALS:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mentalrootspodcast

Twitter: https://twitter.com/MentalRootsPod1

Recording gear used:

AKG Perception 120 XLR Microphone - https://amzn.to/2QZRcOW

Focusrite Scarlett Solo Audio interface - https://amzn.to/3bgQK5v

Disclaimer: The above links are affiliate links that allow us to earn a small commission from any orders of the products. Any money earned will be saved and reinvested back into my podcast, music and/or any other digital content.