Hood Politics with Prop
Hood Politics with Prop
From the makers of the Red Couch pod: The political landscape can be confusing, but it doesn't have to be. If you've survived jr high, lived in an urban city or understand gang life, you can understand geopolitics. Join rapper and author Propaganda and his friends as they use their hood-knowledge to break down the political scene.Social links:
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The Chi-Town Outsider Runnin' for Congress
For the first time on Hood Politics, we interview someone running for office. Kat Abughazaleh is running for Congress in the 9th District of Illinois, which includes the Chicagoland area. Prop texted his Chicago homies and asked them what he should ask her. Peep it.
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Tap In: Donnie's Angels... Pour One Out for Kristi Noem
You might have noticed, as Kristi Noem gets removed from her position, that Trump is just letting all these women go out in front and take all the bullets for him. It may come off like he’s hiring a bunch of women and putting them in powerful positions, but he’s actually putting them in impossible …
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Last Time That I Checc'd and Balanced: The SCOTUS, Tariffs & OH BTW, We Went to War with Iran
Well obviously there's been a change of plans, because apparently we're at war with Iran. We briefly touch on this reality and how we got here. Then we move on to the domestic issue of tariffs. Finally, while they still not invited to the bbq, the SCOTUS did hand Trump the biggest L of his term. Im…
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Tap In: What Trump Talkin' 'Bout? He Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Nothin'
Peekaboo! Prop's got a couple thoughts on the State of the Union address. While most of it was exactly what we all expected, Trump did slide in a small, easy to miss diss to everyone in the room. Let's talk about it. --- Follow Hood Politics: https://www.instagram.com/hoodpoliticspod/ Follow Pr…
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Actually, These Are Very Precedented Times: James Stout & Social Revolutions Everywhere, Pt. 2
Our homie James Stout has been around the world documenting revolutions against oppressive states and he wrote book called Against the State. Today, we chat about his book and lessons we can learn from grassroots movements across the world. --- Follow Hood Politics: https://www.instagram.com/hoo…
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Tap In: So Be It - The "I'm Going to Punch You" Kid
A clip went around social media last week of a kid at his high school in Illinois shouting about how he's pro-ICE durning an anti-ICE protest. In comes another kid saying "I'm going to punch you" and then he does just that. I'm not so much interested in the veracity of that story in as much as what…
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A Pimp Named Epstein
As more details come into focus from the Epstein files, it'e becoming clear that his game was way more hood than meets the eye. --- Follow Hood Politics: https://www.instagram.com/hoodpoliticspod/ Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.…
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Tap In: Post-Freudian Analysis of the Turning Point: USA Halftime Show
Reaction formation is a post-Freudian defense mechanism that comes up when a person feels, whether real or imagined, a sense of rejection and, rather than acknowledging the feeling, tells themselves that they didn't want the thing they requested in the first place. Since the Turning Point halftime …
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YA TU SABES WEPA! What Bad Bunny Really Means to the Culture feat. Becca Ramos
I had to call in our in-house boriqua Becca Ramos, host of the newly-launched podcast Welcome to El Barrio, to talk through the full effect of what Bad Bunny truly means to the culture and the impact of his generational Super Bowl halftime performance. Follow Welcome to El Barrio: https://podcast…
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Tap In: Nicki's 30 Pieces of Silver
So Nicki Minaj, plot twist, might not actually be MAGA-pilled, she just wanted that Trump gold card. It turns out she's wasn't a citizen of the US, but now she is. It only cost her $1.5 million and the safety of her community. I hope she's happy! --- Follow Hood Politics: https://www.instagram.c…
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