Tune in to FEAR OF A BORDER PLANET, a podcast about immigrant rights and other stuff we like--hip-hop music, culture, movies, and more.
Ramis, Kerry, and Nelson are lawyers/legal advocates working in the immigrant rights and criminal justice space in Detroit, Michigan. They are also hip-hop nerds.
Each episode tackles two topics: one more educational/impactful, the other more entertaining/frivolous, feat. song snippets, dope lyrics, and legal gossip about rappers.
New episodes every ~3 months!! (Less is more!!)
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#FightThePower #AbolishICE
In our seventh episode, we discuss DREAMERS, the DACA program, and Democrats' cowardly abandonment of the rights of noncitizens who taken to the U.S. as children. We wind down with a chat about world-famous rapper and recent Green Card recipient, 21 SAVAGE.
TIMESTAMPS:
(00:00) Introduction
(05:10) "Serious" Topic: Dreams Deferred (DACA & Dreamers)
(38:53) "Fun" Topic: 21 Savage
SONGS FEATURED:
"A Lot" by 21 Savage
"8AM in Charlotte" by Drake
"Drake Welcomes 21 Savage into Toronto After Getting his Green Card"
"Snitches & Rats (Interlude)" by Morgan Freeman
"Snitches & Rats" by 21 Savage
"My Life" by J. Cole (feat. 21 Savage & Morray)
"My Dawg" by 21 Savage (feat. Metro Boomin)
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4 Feb 2024
Palestine Behind Borders + Palestinian Rappers
In our sixth episode, in light of Israel's ongoing GENOCIDE in Gaza, the hosts expose how BORDERS and immigration policy have been used to oppress the Palestinian people. Then we shout out some superb PALESTINIAN RAPPERS and hip-hop artists (except for DJ KHALED...).
TIMESTAMPS:
(00:00) Introduction
(05:49) "Serious" Topic: Palestine Behind Borders
(36:21) "Fun" Topic: Palestinian Rappers
SONGS FEATURED:
"El Kofeyye Arabeyye" by Shadia Mansour (feat. M-1)
"Assalamu Alaikum" by Shadia Mansour
"Dedication (Ihda)" by DAM (Da Arab MCs)
"Can I Live" by MC Abdul
"Ayam Al Ghorba" by Refugees of Rap
"Milliardat" by DAM
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18 Oct 2023
SCOTUS Shafts Migrants '23 + Lyrics About Court
The FEAR OF A BORDER PLANET hosts return to reminisce about the U.S. SUPREME COURT's 2022-23 term, specifically the decisions that eroded rights for our noncitizen neighbors. Then we break down rap music's best bars about being in court.
20 Aug 2023
Deported Dissidents + Black Star [Mos Def/Talib Kweli]
In our fourth episode, we fry the Feds' fetish for DEPORTING DISSIDENTS, including Marcus Garvey and many others, followed by a deep dive into one of hip-hop's dopest duos, BLACK STAR, which consists of rappers Yasiin Bey (f.k.a. Mos Def) and Talib Kweli.
30 May 2023
Forgotten Refugees + Fugees
The FEAR OF A BORDER PLANET crew returns to discuss the shameful shortcomings of international refugee resettlement and U.S. refugee policy. Then we shift focus to the phenomenally talented and controversial hip-hop trio FUGEES, consisting of Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean, and recently-convicted Pras Michel.
TIMESTAMPS:
(00:00) Introduction
(04:52) "Serious" Topic: Forgotten Refugees
(36:35) Musical Interlude: Dope Bars by O.G. Ronald Reagan
(38:24) "Fun" Topic: Fugees
SONGS FEATURED:
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20 Mar 2023
Locked Up By ICE + Akon
In our second episode, hosts Nelson, Ramis, Jomi, and Kerry reconvene to rag on the rampant human caging by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). We fry Biden's asylum ban. Then we explore the music and career of the sensational, Senegalese-American rapper/singer AKON.
TIMESTAMPS:
(00:00) Introduction
(02:08) "Serious" Topic: Detention and Incarceration of Noncitizens by U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement
(46:11) "Newsy" Topic: "Transit Ban" Begs Question--What's the Difference Between Biden & Trump?
(48:50) "Fun" Topic: Akon's Amazing Music and Bizarre International Philanthropic Ventures, feat. Akon City, Senegal
SONGS FEATURED:
"Locked Up" by Akon
"Senegal" by Akon
"I'm So Paid" by Akon (feat. Young Jeezy)
"Mama Africa" by Akon
"Sorry, Blame It On Me" by Akon
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11 Feb 2023
Why We Fear A Border Planet + Public Enemy
In the inaugural episode of FEAR OF A BORDER PLANET, hosts Nelson, Ramis, Jomi, and Kerry share our worries that the world is spiralling into a racist, restrictive border zone. We find Biden's border policy abysmally similar to Trump's. Then we discuss legendary hip-hop group PUBLIC ENEMY.
TIMESTAMPS:
(00:00) Introduction (feat. Cesar Chavez & Flava Flav)
(00:45) "Serious" Topic: Why the Hosts Fear that Our Planet Will Become Consumed by Borders
(34:48) "Fun" Topic: Public Enemy and their Iconic 1990 Album "Fear Of A Black Planet"
SONGS FEATURED:
"Fight the Power" by Public Enemy
"911 Is A Joke" by Public Enemy
"Burn Hollywood Burn" by Public Enemy (feat. Big Daddy Kane)
"By the Time I Get to Arizona" by Public Enemy
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