Our conversation this week is with Castel Sweet: Hip-Hop lover and scholar, Sociologist, Director of Community Engagement at the University of Mississippi, and child of Memphis, Tennessee.
So much good stuff in this episode: Hip-Hop feeling like home. The influence of Big K.R.I.T. and Outkast. The struggle of staying true to yourself. Music opening worlds and reminding you who you are. The disconnect between universities and their local communities. Turning theory into practice. How to make space for everyone. Why representation matters. Sharing knowledge and listening to lived experiences. Consistent curiosity and endless discovery.
Read Castel's Dissertation on hip-hop artists' interaction with their community
Castel's SouthTalks: Does My Message Define My Role?
Check out Castel at TedXUniversityofMississippi
Mentioned in this episode:
Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward
The genius of science: GZA & Science Genius
Nickerson Street Saloon - Vanishing Seattle
Andre 3000 - 1995 Source Awards: 'The South Got Somethin' to Say'
Clipse: 20 Years of Lord Willin'
Three 6 Mafia's influence on hip-hop
Eliza Edens - 'Ineffable' live in studio
RZA on redefining hip-hip and building generational wealth
Lord Jamar & his contradictory ramblings sum up his soapbox career
The Rural Studio: Educating Citizen Architects
Ways of Being Home and Making Noise ~ The story of a skatepark by Cecilia Cornejo
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