NOW YOU KNOW: By: PROFESSOR GRIFF (lecture @ Medu Bookstore ATL) 🌟📚 Discover the Origin and the history of the 5 elements of Hip Hop in Professor Griff’s new children book. "Now You Know" 📚🌟Embark on an extraordinary journey through the vibrant world of Hip Hop with Professor Griff's captivating children's book, "Now You Know"! 🎤🎶 Tailored for young minds, this enchanting read offers a fun, engaging way to learn about the cultural revolution that changed music forever.Dive into the origins, the legends, and the beats that made Hip Hop a global phenomenon. 🌍✨ With colorful illustrations and storytelling, "Now You Know" is the perfect way to introduce the next generation to the power of music and the stories of the pioneers who paved the way.Let's inspire our kids with the rhythm of hip hop Get your copy now https://professorgriff.me Grab your copy today and let the journey begin! 🚀💫 #HipHopKids #NowYouKnowBook #ChildrensMusicJourney #ProfessorGriff 📖🎧

PROPHETS OF PROFIT w/host PROFESSOR GRIFF Before he signed with Death Row Records, Tupac Shakur was an up-and-coming rapper who worked on an album for a group called Jesse and the Kidz. Tupac served as lead vocalist on three of the tracks, but the album was never released—though a private collector could finally hear it now, if they have a quarter of a million dollars. The plastic crown worn by Notorious B.I.G. during his "King of New York" photo shoot, signed by the artist, sold for nearly $600,000 at Sotheby's in September 2020, a significant increase over its original $6 price tag and a pre-auction estimate of $200,000-$300,000.

It Never Rains In Southern California, and, Everybody Loves the Sunshine Roy Ayers, whose 'Everybody Loves The Sunshine' charmed generations, dies at 84 Roy Ayers, the vibraphonist, composer and jazz-funk pioneer behind "Everybody Loves the Sunshine," has died at the age of 84. He died Tuesday in New York City after a long illness, according to a statement shared on his Facebook page. Ayers was born in Los Angeles on Sept. 10, 1940, to a musical family. Like a scene out of a movie, a 5-year-old Ayers boogie'd so hard at a Lionel Hampton concert that the vibraphonist handed Ayers his first pair of mallets. D'Wayne Wiggins, a founding member of the Grammy-nominated group Tony! Toni! Tone! behind the classic 1990s jams "Anniversary," "It Never Rains (In Southern California)" and "(Lay Your Head on My) Pillow," has died. He was 64.

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CHECK UP FROM THE NECK UP. w/host PROFESSOR GRIFF A "check up from the neck up" is a phrase that means to assess your mental health and emotional well-being, essentially taking a look at your thoughts, feelings, and overall psychological state, as opposed to a physical checkup that focuses on the body below the neck.

Angie Stone, soul singer who broke ground in hip-hop, dies at 63 The music world and saddened fans are mourning the sudden loss of Angie Stone. The Grammy-nominated R&B singer died Saturday morning in a car crash in Montgomery, Ala. Roberta Flack, singer of 'Killing Me Softly,' has died at age 88 Singer Roberta Flack, who broke through as one of the most important and beloved singers of the 1970s and beyond with a sound that combined soul, jazz, rock and pop, died Monday at the age of 88.

THE DEATH OF BLACK MUSIC 2 w/host PROFESSOR GRIFF Many Black musicians have been murdered, including Marvin Gaye, Tupac Shakur, and the Notorious B.I.G., but the murder of Black musicians is not inherent to Black music or culture. Murdered Black musicians Marvin Gaye: Shot and killed by his father in 1984 Tupac Shakur: Murdered in 1996 The Notorious B.I.G.: Murdered in 1997 XXXTentacion: Murdered in 2018 Jordan Davis: Murdered in 2012 by a white man who believed the argument was racially motivated Other murdered musicians John Lennon, murdered in 1980 Selena, murdered in 1995 Big L, murdered in 1999 Musician killings and the law In 2021, the Florida Supreme Court rejected an appeal by Michael David Dunn, who was convicted of murdering Jordan Davis. Dunn was sentenced to life in prison without parole plus 105 years.

The Mythical Black Artist/gfSPEAKS: w/host PROFESSOR GRIFF Shoutout to ismatu gwendolyn. “Everyone inspired by Nina Simone; Nobody singin’ Mississippi Goddam.”A note from the author, ismatu gwendolyn: maybe it’s because I grew up poor (the only thing I aspired to was regular meals), but I have always found Black capitalism unflinchingly paradoxical— a reliance on the paper or digital money that was once ensured by our literal, physical, fungible bodies. Black people were the original capital under capitalism, but now we’re meant to believe that acquisition of those same US notes of currency (made of cotton, the jokes write themselves) NINA SIMONE said, “The name of this tune is called Mississippi Goddam, and I mean every word."

Super Bowl, Symbolism And The Show : w/host PROFESSOR GRIFF Imagery, Symbolism and Backstory You Missed From Kendrick Lamar's Epic Super Bowl Halftime Show We’re breaking down some of the most shocking and exciting moments from the performance, from surprise familiar faces making appearances to some of the moving symbolism the Pulitzer Prize winner brought to the show. Kendrick Lamar’s 2025 Super Bowl Halftime Show Is Now the Most-Watched of All Time Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show had 133.5 million viewers, drawing a larger audience than the Super Bowl itself and Michael Jackson's legendary 1993 halftime show performance.

WHO GIVE A F()@& ABOUT A GOD DAMN GRAMMY: w/host PROFESSOR GRIFF.Who gives a fuck about a Goddamn #GRAMMYWhy Black Folks Clamor for White Acknowledgement. Ididn’t grow up in a world where we needed someone to tell us what was valuable. I have to say that off the rip.

AFRICAN MIGRANTS ROUNDED UP: w/ host PROFESSOR GRIFF Metro Caribbean and African immigrants fear deportation following targeted operations.“I have a student visa. How would they respond to me? What is the legal process to apprehend us?“If [they’re] going to work, they might not come home after,” Ntumba said. According to the consulate, there are about 8,000 people from the Congo living in Georgia. “With the Congolese community we have a lot of refugees because of the war,” Ntumba said. For Jamaicans living in Georgia, that number swells to about 500,000. “Half a million. Some of them came for school,” Bryan said. Ntumba said the main concern is whether Trump will end the temporary protected status program that allows refugees to remain in the country legally. Immigration attorney Joshua McCall said there are protections in place. “There’s still the law and there’s still the Constitution,” McCall said. “The best thing for an immigrant to do is to prepare all the documents that show that they are here, they’ve paid taxes, their criminal record, everything is clean.”

MAKE AMERICA WHITE AGAIN: w/host PROFESSOR GRIFF 'Make America White Again': Tenn. congressional candidate's billboard ignites uproar.Tyler spelled out his billboard strategy on his congressional campaign website. In a page titled "The Billboard Strategy," he explains the reasons he wanted the billboard up: "With its towering and massive stature, the billboard sign is difficult to ignore and its message comes across as authoritative and influential."

Trump doesn't only want to end DEI. He's also voiding a Civil Rights-era anti-discrimination rule. Among the flurry of executive orders since his Jan. 20 inauguration, President Donald Trump has taken aim at rooting out diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI, programs within the federal government. But his efforts go beyond DEI, with one recent order rescinding a Civil Rights-era rule that has helped protect millions of workers from discrimination.  Mr. Trump's Jan. 21 order — "Ending illegal discrimination and restoring merit-based opportunity" — revokes the Equal Employment Opportunity rule signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1965. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 — which is still law today — had a loophole that excluded federal employees.

Trump’s ‘Mass Deportation’ Plans: ICE Arrested Nearly 1,000 On Sunday Immigration and Customs Enforcement made 956 arrests Sunday and launched an operation in Chicago, as part of what President Donald Trump has pledged will be the “largest deportation operation” in U.S. history—Mass arrests in nationwide US immigration crackdown Trump came to power after making mass deportations of undocumented immigrants a central campaign promise. His predecessor Joe Biden carried out an average of 311 immigration deportations daily, according to ICE, mostly individuals who had committed crimes.

"INJUSTICE ANYWHERE IS A THREAT TO JUSTICE EVERYWHERE.” -MLK : w/host PROFESSOR GRIFF Today, we celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., reflecting on his courage, dedication and leadership, known for many quotes that emphasize the importance of justice, equality, and nonviolence. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is known for many quotes that emphasize the importance of justice, equality, and nonviolence. Justice and equality "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere" "We know through painful experience that freedom is never volunteered by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed" "Justice too long delayed is justice denied" "The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy" Nonviolence "Nonviolence is not sterile passivity, but a powerful moral force which makes for social transformation" "Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into friend" Hope and perseverance "Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase" "We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope" "The time is always right to do what is right" Other quotes "Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter" "A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus, but a molder of consensus" "We are not makers of history. We are made by history"

2025 GRAMMY-Related Events Cancelled:w/host PROFESSOR GRIFF Universal, Warner, Sony & BMG All Cancel 2025 Grammy-Related Events The labels have called off their Grammy Week events due to the Southern California wildfires.

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RAPPIN BLACK w/ AMDÉ: PROFESSOR GRIFF In 1967, the Watts Prophets arose from the ashes of the Riots to offer a voice for the voiceless. Over a half-century later, Amde Hamilton is still creating change. Amde Hamilton, who is a priest of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, can be seen performing a spoken-word piece at the 1981 funeral service of Bob Marley in Jamaica in the 1982 film Land of Look Behind. In 1994, the group appeared on the Red Hot Organization's compilation CD, Stolen Moments: Red Hot + Cool, appearing on a track entitled "Apprehension" alongside Don Cherry. The album, meant to raise awareness of the AIDS epidemic in African-American society was named "Album of the Year" by Time Magazine.

Polar Vortex Is Blasting the U.S.w/ PROFESSOR GRIFF Another Polar Vortex Is Blasting the U.S. With Harsh Winter Weather. So How Is Climate Change Involved? A recent study explains how warmer temperatures at the top of the planet destabilize the jet stream and allow colder air to travel south. Bitter cold envelops US south as central states recover from freeze

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HAPPY NEW YEAR:PROFESSOR GRIFF The Gregorian Calendar UnMasked Humanity has a golden opportunity to leave the strife of the past and enter a time of peace by adopting a harmonious natural calendar that will repair the damages caused by the irregular tempo of technospheric time. Ten Days That Vanished: The Switch to the Gregorian Calendar. The consequence of establishing a civilization on artificial timing standards—an irregular calendar and the mechanical clock—has created an artificial global mantle, the technosphere. By consuming natural resources at a faster pace than they can be replenished and generating more waste than can be eliminated, the technosphere operates to the detriment of the biosphere.

SAY IT LOUD I'M BLACK AND IM PROUD: w/ PROFESSOR GRIFF Why Are Some People Of Color Drawn To White Supremacy? Apparently, Black children's general perception that academic pursuit is "acting White" is learned in the Black community. The ideology of the community in regard to the cultural meaning of schooling is, therefore, implicated and needs to be reexamined

SATAN OR SANTA: Christmas Has Nothing To Do With JESUS w/host PROFESSOR GRIFF A time of celebrating in late December goes back thousands of years. Early Europeans believed that as the winter days grew shorter and the nights grew longer, the presence of evil spirits increased with the increased time of darkness. Earlier still, the celebration of Christmas was often outlawed. December 25, 1789, was the first Christmas under America's new constitution.

ARM THE MASSES W/ PROFESSOR GRIFF Concerns about TikTok harken back to the app’s parent company, the Chinese-owned ByteDance. The fear is that the Chinese government will compel ByteDance to hand over US TikTok data or force them to manipulate the already highly-tailored algorithm to push divisive content. Accordingly, former President Donald Trump tried unsuccessfully to ban the app in 2020 via potential executive order and divestment requirements. And in December, FBI director Chris Wray gave testimony to the US House and Homeland Security Committee, arguing that the app poses a national security threat.

URGENT: IMAM JAMIL: w/host Professor Griff 🚨URGENT ASK: Imam Jamil had a recent growth on his face that is potentially life-threatening. This is on top of his multiple myeloma (cancer), strokes, other significant medical issues, and feeble old age. At 81 years old, Imam Jamil Al-Amin, formerly known as H. Rap Brown, a civil rights leader who has been wrongfully imprisoned for the past 24 years, needs YOUR IMMEDIATE HELP to stop his “death by medical neglect”!!! ‼️🗣️ Call the Designation and Sentence Computation Center and demand that they grant Imam Jamil an emergency medical transfer from United States Penitentiary (USP) Tuscon to Federal Medical Center (FMC) Butner for his immediate medical treatment. Call: 972-352-4400, Press 1 for operator (ignore the menu) Provide Name & Inmate Number: Jamil Al-Amin, #99974-555 #FreeHRapBrown #FreeImamJamil See le

Has Drones (Finally) Arrived? w/host PROFESSOR GRIFF Drone deliveries might be the latest advanced technology use case capturing market attention, but it’s just one of the potential real-world business applications for these versatile devices. Like internet of things (IoT) sensor networks for industrial or smart city scenarios, drones offer an unprecedented opportunity to improve operations and user experiences while reducing cost. At the same time, safety and regulatory concerns, as well as the proliferation of data being collected, mean that the underlying IT infrastructure needs to be optimized to support the secure exchange of drone data without failures and at low latencies.

DENY,DEFEND,DEPOSE::UNITED HELLCARE CEO SHOOTING. w/host PROFESSOR GRIFF. Your insurer's main objective is not to protect you; in fact, insurers often try to avoid paying justified claims. Today the name of the game is delay, deny, defend: Accused UnitedHealthcare CEO killer Luigi Mangione shouts and struggles on way into courthouse.A painful spinal surgery upended suspect Luigi Mangione’s life prior to arrest for UnitedHealthcare shooting.