Hard Knock Radio
4:00 PM PACIFIC TIME: MONDAYS - FRIDAYS
Hard Knock Radio is a drive-time Hip-Hop talk show on KPFA (94.1fm @ 4-5 pm Monday-Friday), a community radio station without corporate underwriting. Hosts Davey D and Anita Johnson give voice to issues ignored by the mainstream while planting seeds for social change.
Hard Knock Radio – San Quinton Film School. K’Naan on Pirates.
Weyland discusses the Discovery Channel reality show San Quinton Film School. Later in the program in light of the recent Somali Piracy that's been making headlines, we re-broadcast an excerpt of an interview Davey D did with Somali Rapper K'Naan who spoke about that issue.
Hard Knock Radio – Author Nelson George. U People.
Ricky Vincent speaks with author Nelson George about his latest book City Kid: A Writer's Memoir of Ghetto Life and Post-Soul Success. Later in the show Weyland discusses the Documentary “U People” which premiers in the Bay Area this week.
Hard Knock Radio – Ticket to Exile. Karma Calling.
Anita Johnson speaks with today's featured author and former KPFA programer Adam David Miller about his book Ticket To Exile: A Memior. Later in the show Weyland speaks with filmmaker Sarba Das about her movie Karma Calling.
Hard Knock Radio – Diversifying Hip-Hop. Truth Be Told.
Anita Johnson discusses this weekend's event Diversifying Hip-Hop: Krip-Hop & Homo-Hop. Anita speaks with two of it's participants, multi-award winning Houston hip-hop & R&B artist Miss Money and Hip-Hop spoken word artist and activist Leroy Moore. Later in the show Welyand speaks with Hip-Hop artist Rico Pabon and Soulstrice Kimiko Joy about tonight's event at … Continued
Hard Knock Radio – Zion-I, The Take Over
Weyland speaks with Oakland Hip-Hop duo Zion-I about their new album “The Take Over”
Hard Knock Radio – Police Shootings in Pittburg PA.
Davey D speaks with Hip-Hop artist and activist Jisiri X and DJ Paradise of X-Clan about the recent shootings of 3 police officers in Pittsburg Pennsylvania. Both Jisiri X & Paradise are members of the organization One Hood.
Hard Knock Radio – Mumia. DJ Child.
Weyland discusses today's US Supreme Court decision of rejecting Death Row prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal's bid for a new trial. We'll also hear from Mumia himself who speaks with producer Noelle Hanrahan of Prison Radio about today's decision. Later in the show Weyland speaks with Mix-Tape master DJ Child about his latest Project.
Hard Knock Radio – Brother Ali. The Bread Project.
Davey D speaks with Rhymesayers Entertainment Recording artist Brother Ali. Later in the show Anita Johnson discusses the Bread Project.