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September 25, 2023: For this edition of PSYCHOTIC BUMP SCHOOL, DJ ROME welcomes one of the most sought-after sidemen in ALL of modern music.

JOSH HARI (Center Middle) is a multi-instrumentalist and producer from Oakland, California via Jalisco, Mexico. Influenced heavily by the rich musical tradition of the SF Bay Area, his deep groove and stylistic versatility have made him an in-demand collaborator and musical director. His original musical projects have received acclaim from Rolling Stone Magazine, Bass Player Magazine, and have represented the United States on tours in 4 continents on behalf of the US State Dept under the Obama Administration.

PART 1: JOSH HARI (Bassist/Producer/Music Director for R&B Singer/Songwriter AMBER MARK) stops by for a chat! Tune in as JOSH recalls great musical moments with his friend/mentor Terri Lyne Carrington (middle top) & Herbie Hancock (right bottom).

PART 2: JOSH HARI (Bassist/Producer/Music Director for R&B Singer/Songwriter AMBER MARK) continues discussion with reflections about his work with icons such as Dianne Reeves (left top), Amel Larriuex (middle bottom), Georgia Anne Muldrow, Jose James, Terence Blanchard, & Phife Dawg of A Tribe Called Quest (RIP)(left bottom).

PART 3: JOSH HARI (Bassist/Producer/Music Director for R&B Singer/Songwriter AMBER MARK) wraps up his recollections including his stellar musical moments with Kadhja Bonet, the legendary Lalah Hathaway (right top) PLUS the story of his extensive musical fellowship with R&B songstress Amber Mark (left & right center).

An incredible discussion so press PLAY & SHARE with your friends.

JOSH: https://www.instagram.com/joshhari
AMBER MARK: https://www.instagram.com/instagramber/

Industry vet, serial entrepreneur, and FDRA friend Sean Williams drops in for a chat with Matt and Sabria about the newly minted SOLEcial Studies CommUNITY Academy (SSCA) in Brooklyn. With the support of Healing Soles and hip hop legend Ali Shahid Mohammed from A Tribe Called Quest, the sky's the limit for the SSCA. The possibilities have us buggin' out! Make sure you take a listen.

With special guest:

Sean Williams, Program Lead / Consultant / Curator, Obsessive Sneaker Disorder LLC / SOLEcial Studies CommUNITY Academy

Hosted by:

Matt Priest and Sabria Butler

This week i pick my top 5 posse cuts of all time. We will take an in depth look through each track as i pick my favorite verse from each song.

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While I believe we are all given individual talents and skills, and I believe we have a duty to use those talents and skills to the best of our ability, very few of us are blessed with a calling.  It is so rare that we are hit over the head with a pre-chosen destiny, that we have no choice but to follow that path all the way through.  Some authors, songwriters, and artists experience this.  Where they feel as though they are simply a conduit for their medium.  It’s exactly why I am doing this podcast.  And it is this calling that emerged within one of the founders of conscious hip hop, Speech Thomas. 

Creating Arrested Development in the early ’90s, Speech saw fame, fortune, and success at a very young age.  But that didn’t mean it came overnight.  Speech started out like most rappers, speaking about all the typical things.  But once he came to Atlanta and found another like-minded voice in the hip hop community, all that changed.  Thanks to the influence of groups like public enemy and BDP, the conscious rap genre emerged.  And thanks to groups like arrested development, A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, and many others, a new stream of thought found its place in the hip hop world.  This voice was different, this message stood for something and as soon as it was recognized for what it was and the impact it was making, it was promptly shut down.  Back to the same stereotypically images the entertainment industry wants you to see, especially that of black life and culture. 

But Speech never let this slow him down.  Despite struggles within the band and a solo career that never materialized stateside, Speech kept with music and the mission.  Most recently taking a big leap into the field of Documentaries, Speech has chronicled the systematic exploitation of the black image in a 3 part docu-series out now. And coming out this week is his groundbreaking new documentary “16 Bars”.  This full-length feature film takes you inside County jail, spending time with inmates, and producing an album that gives a voice to those who don’t have one.  And what a voice!   

His compassion for his fellow man has given Speech his calling, and that calling keeps him constantly moving, growing, and speaking. Check out my recent conversation with Arrested Development frontman, 2-time Grammy winner,  and one of the most conscious humans you will ever meet, my man, Speech…. 

This week, we achieve the impossible- we discuss the finales of The Walking Dead and Big Little Lies without spoiling a thing! Our discussion focuses on the appropriate length of a season and the pros and cons of producing a series with an end in sight.

Then, Sean takes a purple moment to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Prince's seminal album, Sign O The Times.

And the Big Sell gets super sized thanks to Kendrick Lamar's single "The Heart Part 4" and the new music video for "Humble".

Listen now and let us know what you thought about the finales of The Walking Dead and Big Little Lies- @popinsiders on Twitter or Instagram.

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Links:
Kendrick Lamar's "Humble" video

A Tribe Called Quests's music video for Dis Generation