"Pop music is what white poeple have cherry picked from Black culture and a lot of times it's detrimental to Black culture." Music journalist and theGrio writer Matthew Allen and Michael Harriot discuss the formula that is used to create pop music and highlight the Black people who pioneered the sound.

Music Credits: 

Song: “Black Steel in The Hour of Chaos”
Artist: Public Enemy 
Label: Def Jam Recordings
Producer: The Bomb Squad

Song: “What’s Going On?”
Artist: Marvin Gaye 
Label(s): Universal Music Group, Motown Records, Tamla Records
Producer: Marvin Gaye

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"Pop music is what white poeple have cherry picked from Black culture and a lot of times it's detrimental to Black culture." Music journalist and theGrio writer Matthew Allen and Michael Harriot discuss the formula that is used to create pop music and highlight the Black people who pioneered the sound.
Music Credits: 
Song: “Black Steel in The Hour of Chaos” Artist: Public Enemy  Label: Def Jam Recordings Producer: The Bomb Squad
Song: “What’s Going On?” Artist: Marvin Gaye  Label(s): Universal Music Group, Motown Records, Tamla Records Producer: Marvin Gaye
Additional Music Provided By Transition Music

How in the world did we get here? Wypipologist Michael Harriot breaks it all down in TheGrio Daily. Imagine your college professor teaching in a barbershop; that's Michael Harriot, wicked humor and smart as hell. The journalist, poet, author, TV writer, and Black Twitter King does not hold back when he explains the systems and issues that affect Black people daily. From white supremacy, police brutality, and gun violence, Michael Harriot is not afraid to say the quiet part out loud.  TheGrio Daily is an original podcast by TheGrio Black Podcast Network.

How in the world did we get here? Wypipologist Michael Harriot breaks it all down in TheGrio Daily. Imagine your college professor teaching in a barbershop; that's Michael Harriot, wicked humor and smart as hell. The journalist, poet, author, TV writer, and Black Twitter King does not hold back when he explains the systems and issues that affect Black people daily. From white supremacy, police brutality, and gun violence, Michael Harriot is not afraid to say the quiet part out loud.  TheGrio Daily is an original podcast by TheGrio Black Podcast Network.

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