Hip Hop Can Save America

Manny Faces Media

"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"

About PodLP

PodLP is the leading podcast app for feature phones. With 10M+ installs in nearly every country, PodLP is available for KaiOS on the KaiStore and JioStore, as well as Cloud Phone and Android. If you're interested in promoting "Hip Hop Can Save America" on PodLP, contact sales@podlp.com.

Screenshots are mockup renders of PodLP for KaiOS. Actual design may vary based on platform, operating system, and app version.

Hip Hop Can Save America

Episodes (134)

Sep 17th What the Raygun Story Keeps Missing: A Look at the Breaking Community Beyond The Viral Caricature
Jul 27th Capturing Hip-Hop’s Golden Era: Martin Pearson and Devril Weeks on Art, Archives, and Authenticity
Jun 10th Alabama's Voting Rights Crisis + Hip Hop Activism [with Dr. Adia Winfrey]

Hip Hop Can Save America

Sep 17, 2026
55¼ minutes
76 MB

For much of the world, the biggest conversations about breaking still seems to begin — and end — with Raygun. But there’s a much bigger story worth paying attention to. This episode is part essay, part on-the-ground reporting from the 2026 Red Bull BC One U.S. Finals, where I spoke with with B-Boys and B-Girls Ronnie, Asia One, Victor Montalvo, Kid David, Strike, Lev, Magic, and A+ about the culture behind the competition: how breaking grows, how knowledge gets passed forward, what happens when an underground Hip Hop art form meets global platforms and the Olympics, and wh...

Hip Hop Can Save America

What the Raygun Story Keeps Missing: A Look at the Breaking Community Beyond The Viral Caricature

Manny Faces Media

00:00 -55:20