Hip-Hop Can Save America
Hosted by Manny Faces · Manny Faces Media
5.0from 28 ratings
- 134
- Episodes
- 3
- Transcribed
- 28
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2018
- First episode
- 43K
- YouTube views
About Hip-Hop Can Save America
"Hip Hop Can Save America!" explores the innovative, inspiring, and often surprising ways Hip Hop music, culture, and sensibilities are improving society in areas such as education, science/technology, health/wellness and more. Hosted by award-winning journalist Manny Faces, HHCSA is a 2025 Gold recipient of the Signal Award for Best Music Podcast, and has been adapted into the Cornel West-endorsed book, "Hip Hop Can Save America! Inspiration for the Nation from a Culture of Innovation"
- Publisher
- Manny Faces Media
- Category
- arts · music · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 5 Jun 2018
- Latest episode
- 17 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
3 of 134 episodes have a transcript.
17 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
What the Raygun Story Keeps Missing: A Look at the Breaking Community Beyond The Viral Caricature
27 Jul 2026
Capturing Hip-Hop’s Golden Era: Martin Pearson and Devril Weeks on Art, Archives, and Authenticity
10 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT
Alabama's Voting Rights Crisis + Hip Hop Activism [with Dr. Adia Winfrey]
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What the Raygun Story Keeps Missing: A Look at the Breaking Community Beyond The Viral Caricature
Published 17 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] It was all a lot. And I'm not here to relitigate any of it. What I would like to repeat, though, was what I said we should all be doing in the immediate aftermath of breaking's Olympic debut. It's a thing we really should collectively and continuously appreciate way after these closing ceremonies, because unlike more established and universally recognized sports, breaking still requires ongoing attention to help guarantee its survival. So as the Paris games come to a close and the world gets back to life, back to reality, this uniquely inspiring creation that was birthed among rubble, fueled by despair, inspired by generations before it and nurtured into a global phenomenon, it's owed at least the same public recognition, support, funding, attention and advocacy that it was able to get this last summer. […]
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- Ronnie
- Asia One
- Victor Montalvo
- Kid David
- Strike
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 43,265
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 5.0 / 5
- 24 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 4 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 72 / 100
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- Quality
- 76
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 85
- Engagement
- 85
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Who hosts Hip-Hop Can Save America?
Manny Faces host the show. Published by Manny Faces Media.
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