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Thembisa Mshaka Reclaims the History of Hip Hop, Beauty and Black Women’s Innovation
On Hard Knock Radio, host Davey D sat down with longtime music executive, journalist and creative visionary Thembisa Mshaka for a wide-ranging conversation about Bay Area Hip Hop history, Black women’s influence on the music industry and her new traveling exhibition, Hip Hop Beauty. Mshaka began her journalism career in the Bay Area, writing for publications including Grits and Gravy, 4080 and Murder Dog. She later became rap editor at the influential Gavin Report, where she helped provide early national exposure to artists such as Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Lady of Rage, Scarface, D’Angelo and…
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