I’ll be the first to admit my music taste doesn’t usually extend to Hip Hop, beyond some very cheesy 90s Christian tracks. Still, when Manny reached out via the fantastic SquadPod community, I knew we had to chat about how technology and Hip Hop go hand in hand, and how Hip Hop has influenced so much and can have such a positive impact on the world.

It’s very clear from chatting with Manny that Hip Hop’s roots are in innovation and doing new things with existing content and technology that were never meant to be used in the way they were and still are.

I’d love to hear your stories of how music, especially Hip Hop, has influenced your life, please do leave a comment on the post, or start a discussion over on Goodpods.

Episode Links

Manny Faces: Website / Twitter

Hip Hop Can Save America Podcast

The Get Down (Netflix)

Slip Mat (Wikipedia)

dJay by algoriddim

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Chapters

00:00:04: Introductions

00:05:38: The Basic Hip Hop Tech

00:15:05: The Influence Of HIp Hop

00:27:32: Debunking The Negatives

00:36:25: Getting Into HIp Hop In 2022

00:49:09: Wrapping Up

Credits

Intro and outro theme: Ace of Clubs by RoccoW

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