Mini Orbit: J Dilla, Rhythm, and Rest
Our first ever Mini Orbit! We limit ourselves to a 10 minute orbit on hip hop legend, J Dilla, and what his style of beats can teach us about rhythms of rest and Sabbath.
Episode 6: How 90's Hip Hop Saved My Life
enJanuary 19, 2021
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About this Episode
Music can give us an identity. An expression. A tribe to belong to. Why is music and art so often sanitized and dulled down? Why were so many of us told to conform? The best music and art gives us a chance to sit in our pain and our darkness and wrestle with it. And then, after authentically addressing it, we can start building again and see hope.
Join our conversation about authentic expression and the power of music as we talk about MF Doom, Outkast, Biggie Smalls, Nirvana, and Jesus.
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