Hard Knock Radio

Hard Knock Radio

4:00 PM PACIFIC TIME: MONDAYS TO 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.

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Hard Knock Radio – April 5, 2007

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Davey D comes to us from Atlanta at the ACLU’s Snitch conference where today he speaks with activist organizer and radio personality, KC Carter of Hip-Hop against police brutality, based in East Texas.

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Hard Knock Radio – April 4, 2007

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Anita Johnson speaks with today’s featured author William Jelani Cobb about his book "To the Break of Dawn: A Freestyle of Hip-Hop Aesthetics." Later in the show, Weyland speaks with Sacramento Hip-Hop artist and poet, Dahlak about his new album "Dual Consciousness".

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Hard Knock Radio – April 3, 2007

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We are joined live with author and activist Bakari Kitwana to talk about the free panel and community discussion, "Does Hip-Hop Hate Women?" going down at the Martin Luther King Student Union at UC Berkeley April 3rd. Later in the show we’ll speak with legendary Zimbabwean musician Thomas Mapfumo who is playing two shows April … Continued

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Hard Knock Radio – April 2, 2007

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Normally Hard Knock Radio airs "Without Walls" on the last Friday of the month. Last Friday, Hard Knock celebrated the birthday of Cesar Chavez. So on this broadcast, "Without Walls" takes over the Hard Knock airwaves. Today also marks the 68th birthday of legendary soul singer-songwriter, instrumentalist, producer Marvin Gaye. Today’s show will feature some … Continued

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Hard Knock Radio – March 30, 2007

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Hard Knock Radio celebrates Cesar Chavez day. First, we’ll hear an address to NY City college students by Cesar Chavez, recorded in the 1960’s. Later in the show, Anita Johnson speaks with Emcee and Producer Ricardo "Koolade" Chavez of the hip-hop group La Paz. Ricardo is also the nephew of Cesar Chavez and the son … Continued

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Hard Knock Radio – March 29, 2007

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Davey D speaks with Atlantic Recording artist Twista. Later in the show, Anita Johnson speaks with our good friend and KPFA host T-Kash about tomorrow’s Stay in School Jam.