Five Good Questions Podcast

Julius Bailey is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at Wittenberg University. He is a philosopher, cultural critic, social theorist, and diversity lecturer. Julius is the founder of Project Eight, a youth service organization that focuses on leadership and civic participation. He holds Masters Degrees from Howard (Philosophy) and Harvard Universities (Af Am Studies) and a Doctorate from University of Illinois (Philosophy and Education). 1. How would you define “hip-hop”? A lot of people confuse it with rap music, but it’s really so much more culturally, right? 2. How did gangsta rap impact hip-hop? 3. Warren Buffett has often espoused following your own personal inner-scorecard. How does that tie in with hip-hop and authenticity? 4. There appears to be a zero-sum-game mentality with many MCs where they build their reputation through bragging about their own success and dissing or diminishing others. I know my personal favorite artists have been the ones who are more vulnerable and less about describing mone