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12.31.25 - 4:00pm

The Hard Knock Radio Year-End Roundtable brought together four sharp musical minds to break down the biggest shifts, sounds, and cultural currents of 2025. DJ D Sharp, Nastia Voynovskaya of KQED Arts & Culture, Chuck Creekmur of AllHipHop.com, and Jason Myles of This Is Revolution Podcast joined Davey D for a wide-ranging conversation about trends, tours, … Continued

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In Memoriam: The Music Icons We Lost in 2025

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12.30.25 - 4:00pm

The conversation is a year end reflection on loss, legacy, and Black music history. Host Davey D brings in Professor Rickey Vincent and broadcaster Gerry Dove to honor a long list of artists who passed in 2025 and the recent years around it, from Frankie Beverly, Sly Stone, Dwayne Wiggins, D Angelo, Angie Stone, Roy … Continued

explaining that they shaped Black identity and carried whole generations through life. He highlights how people like Frankie Beverly

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