Hood Politics with Prop

No matter how you slice it, the world we are in is unjust. So the question is how do we get out of it? is it black wealth or is it undoing the whole system. weve been asking this since the age of discovery. this newest avatar is killer mike. Now, lets talk anarchy! https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/various-authors-the-anarchist-international-and-warhttps://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/petr-kropotkin-manifesto-of-the-sixteen https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/the-myth-and-propaganda-of-black-buying-power/26086873/#isbn=3031265483See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Groundwaves is a music mentoring program created by Murs, a hip-hop legend. Upon returning from performing at their 1st festival, Prop reflects on the importance of building community. Learn more about Groundwaves here: https://www.groundwaveshiphop.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When the Barrio Athletics Club planned a Labor Day run, they intended to start in Leimert Park. For Black Los Angeles, Leimert Park is sacred ground. So this was a violation. The way this was handled shows us a few tips on how we can gain political power.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Natalie Harp, aka the human printer, is this wildly obsessed woman who is literally the closest person to Trump. Like running behind a golf cart level. Unrelated, y'all seen the Selena movie?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Derell Wade Jr has put together a program to care for the mental health of black people. We sit down and talk bout being in nature is also something black people can enjoy  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Some chumps who retired from the NBA and averaged something like 11 points a game are declaring in the WNBA draft. Enes Kanter has decided it was his job to keep trans women out of the WNBA...and we at Cool Zone Media decided it's time to roast the heck out of this lame dude.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Doge was supposed to be this revolutionary thing that would save us billions by cutting programs we didn't need. Instead, it created many more problems that were previously easily solved by the very programs DOGE cut. https://www.aphis.usda.gov/news/agency-announcements/usda-confirms-presence-new-world-screwworm-united-states https://www.factcheck.org/2026/07/democrats-and-republicans-screwworm-blam e-spin/ https://www.texastribune.org/2026/06/24/new-world-screwworm-texas-sterile-flies-usda-trump-brooke-rollins/ https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/22/nearly-1000-people-have-died-from-ebola-in-dr-congoSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

So the polls are saying Karen Bass is up by double digits...but the polls are made up — literally. Why would anyone just make up polls? This is obviously a hustle. I'll explain the licc to ya. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-08-17/poll-showing-bass-leading-raman-by-double-digits-was-bogus-company-saysSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As Los Angeles folk, we look longingly out west at the new mayor of New York, and we are also on the verge of electing our own progressive, Neythia Raman. But we must acknowledge that, the way our city is set up in its charter, we ain't gonna see the type of motion that Zohran has.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A new video dropped with Gucci and Pooh Shiesty getting out of his contract via gunpoint. Reminds me of a certain head of state and a war we in now...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Someone thought it was a good idea to make a collab post with Israel's army. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/congress-quietly-moves-to-integrate-us-and-israeli-militaries/ar-AA24k4XA https://www.military.com/us-israel-defense-integration-horizon-house-keeps-section-219-ndaa    https://factually.co/fact-checks/business/nda-section-219-explained-54b885   https://www.newsweek.com/us-israel-military-integration-what-ndaa-vote-does-and-does-not-do-12232987    --- Follow Hood Politics: Instagram YouTube Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.com/@prophiphopSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ms. Rachel, a YouTuber who, if you know a toddler, is THE BIGGEST STAR, has been about this justice life and going harder than all of us. and according to her, it's her biblical mandate.  https://www.ncronline.org/culture/unshakable-faith-ms-rachel --- Follow Hood Politics: Instagram YouTube Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.com/@prophiphopSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

So you might have seen floods of people crossing over from Morroco to Spain and the right wing media saying this was an example of what will happen here if we don't lock our boarders down. But maybe, what if, it was 100% set up by American right wing lobbyists? I'll prove it. https://time.com/article/2026/07/31/ceuta-spain-morocco-africa-explainer/  https://www.aei.org/commentary/morocco-should-send-a-new-green-march-into-ceuta-and-melilla/  https://www.business-standard.com/world-news/spain-ceuta-migrant-crisis-military-deployment-morocco-border-crossings-126073100324_1.html  --- Follow Hood Politics: Instagram YouTube Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.com/@prophiphopSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nolan Wells, a young black teen hanging out with his all white boy squad was left dead on an Island off the coast of Mississippi and we have zero answers as to how he died and why his friends left him. --- Follow Hood Politics: Instagram YouTube Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.com/@prophiphopSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Trump has said... a lot in the past few weeks. Today we're finally gonna address some of it.  --- Follow Hood Politics: Instagram YouTube Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.com/@prophiphopSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

ESPN fired Ryan Clark during a commercial break and he didn't even finish the show. The thing is, when you're in professional spaces, there's always a possibility that maybe this is racism. I know the feeling well. --- Follow Hood Politics: Instagram YouTube Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.com/@prophiphopSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Supreme Court finally voted on Trump's whole movement and today we finish up the discussion on all things they covered. Also, help ya boy go to Edinburgh: https://seedandspark.com/fund/makinglove --- Follow Hood Politics: Instagram YouTube Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.com/@prophiphopSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I stand corrected on a few things I spoke on about regarding FIFA's practices and celebrate the leadership of Mexico fans. --- Follow Hood Politics: Instagram YouTube Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.com/@prophiphopSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Supreme Court finally voted on Trump's order to end birthright citizenship. Today let's go back and talk about where this idea came from and where we are now. Also, help ya boy go to Edinburgh: https://seedandspark.com/fund/makinglove --- Follow Hood Politics: Instagram YouTube Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.com/@prophiphopSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

To follow up on this week's main episode, we read the last three paragraphs of Fredrick Douglass' 1852 4th of July speech. You can read the full speech here: https://loveman.sdsu.edu/docs/1852FrederickDouglass.pdf --- Follow Hood Politics: Instagram YouTube Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.com/@prophiphopSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As the USA celebrates 250 years this week, I figured I'd read an excerpt of Frederick Douglass' 1852 4th of July speech. You can read the full speech here: https://loveman.sdsu.edu/docs/1852FrederickDouglass.pdf --- Follow Hood Politics: Instagram YouTube Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.com/@prophiphopSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Prop's friend Derell just happened to be in the studio. They discussed the sentencing of the 8 Prairieland ICE detention center protesters in Texas and what that means to your rights. --- Follow Hood Politics: Instagram YouTube Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.com/@prophiphopSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today we take a break on the Earth destroying itself and instead talk about some lowkey dope, but  highkey racist things happening around the 2026 World Cup. --- Follow Hood Politics: Instagram YouTube Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.com/@prophiphopSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As America starts its 250th celebration, we would like to keep in your face, the actual origins of our country. This is a speech from The Seneca Tribe rep, Red Jacket (which ain't his name) responding to the land request from the U.S. --- Follow Hood Politics: Instagram YouTube Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.com/@prophiphopSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When your big bro comes to the rescue to solve a problem you didn't actually have, and gets absolutely dog walked... yea, that's basically what our new Iran deal looks like. https://www.npr.org/2026/06/21/g-s1-129222/us-iran-deal-lebanon-israel-strait-hormuz-jd-vance https://x.com/MofaQatar_EN/status/2068863423987778035 --- Follow Hood Politics: Instagram YouTube Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.com/@prophiphopSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The World Cup, like all international sporting events, is a microcosm of geopolitics. We saw African nations rallying around Mexico when they played against an African nation, South Africa. Today we talk about why. --- Follow Hood Politics: Instagram YouTube Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.com/@prophiphopSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The city of Los Angeles is under siege from ICE, so today we interrupt our plan to make make fun of Trump and Elon's break up to talk wit Pastor Cue about the DEF Justice (Diversity, Equity and Freedom) and all the organizing he's doing. Original Air Date: 6.11.25 --- Follow Hood Politics: Instagram YouTube Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.com/@prophiphopSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After covid, California changed it's voting policy to vote by mail as the default option and the state is only 1 of 4 that featrues a nonpartisan or "jungle" primary. Well, here we go again... After last week's primary elections, we got another claim of voter fraud from the right. But if you just take two minutes to think it through, you'd see how silly these accusations are. --- Follow Hood Politics: Instagram YouTube Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.com/@prophiphopSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

At some point, we allowed the word woke to be Columbus, gentrified and used as a weapon against us. Which meant that what I actually called us to do, was never done. Here are a few things that have occurred as a result. --- Follow Hood Politics: Instagram YouTube Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.com/@prophiphopSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Here are a few more things I didn't have time to add to the State of Blackness Address like Drake's three albums. --- Follow Hood Politics: Instagram YouTube Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.com/@prophiphopSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's that time again! The 2026 bi-annual State of Blackness Address is here. From Druski's skits to the Voting Rights Act, we cover some of the things that got black folks cookin' so far this year. --- Follow Hood Politics: Instagram YouTube Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.com/@prophiphopSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interesting political mailer hit my mailbox that was called the Cops Voter Guide. Now while my initial instinct was to immediately throw it away, my second thought was, this might actually contain some useful information. --- Follow Hood Politics: https://www.instagram.com/hoodpoliticspod/ Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.com/@prophiphopSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Since everyone in the US is convinced that Muslim countries are unlivable, we let Brother Ali cook and tell us what it 's really like living in Istanbul. --- Follow Hood Politics: https://www.instagram.com/hoodpoliticspod/ Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.com/@prophiphopSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As we enter into the State of the Blackness season, it's always important to honor the Black people that "had time today" to put a racist in his place. Well, Chud the Builder found the right one and is now facing serious jail time. --- Follow Hood Politics: https://www.instagram.com/hoodpoliticspod/ Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.com/@prophiphopSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This interview was a long time in the making! Today we talk to rapper, activist, Imam and all around dope dude Brother Ali. We talk about literally everything from the construction of whiteness, to the feeling of having your humanity questioned. --- Follow Hood Politics: https://www.instagram.com/hoodpoliticspod/ Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.com/@prophiphopSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Trump got these folks reenacting the book of Daniel from the Old Testament when he had these pastors dedicate his golden calf... I MEAN giant golden statue, of his image and likeness on his golf course in Florida. --- Follow Hood Politics: https://www.instagram.com/hoodpoliticspod/ Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.com/@prophiphopSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One of the smartest, funniest voices on the internet is our friend Amanda Nelson aka Amanda's Mild Takes. The puns, the political and history lessons and parallels, plus a complete roasting of the dudes in comment section. It's perfect. Today we hear from writer of the Pettysburg Address herself. Follow Amanda --- Follow Hood Politics: https://www.instagram.com/hoodpoliticspod/ Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.com/@prophiphopSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After listening to the hour and a half conversation with Tucker Carlson on the New York Times podcast, I think I finally have an analogy for how one should listen to Tucker Carlson. It's the same way you sit in the presence of gangsters. You can never forget what the person in front you in capable of. --- Follow Hood Politics: https://www.instagram.com/hoodpoliticspod/ Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.com/@prophiphopSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Black Codes were a set of restrictive laws passed in the South immediately after the Civil War aimed at limiting the freedoms of black Americans during the early year of Reconstruction, which later paved the path for the Jim Crow laws. This past Wednesday, the SCOTUS took all power out of the Voting Rights Act by their decision on Louisiana's redistricting. Five Black towns hidden under lakes: https://travelnoire.com/black-american-towns-hidden --- Follow Hood Politics: https://www.instagram.com/hoodpoliticspod/ Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.com/@prophiphopSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Now we know Cole Thomas Allen, from Torrance, CA attempted to kill president Trump at the White House Correspondent's Dinner and their are three things about this that I find kinda funny. --- Follow Hood Politics: https://www.instagram.com/hoodpoliticspod/ Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.com/@prophiphopSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's that time for another catch up session. These are stories we just didn't have time to cover.  Sources: https://abcnews.com/US/doj-arrests-soldier-made-400000-betting-maduros-removal/story?id=132325426 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/16/rfk-jr-road-kill-raccoon-new-bookSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sometimes you drop your car off to the homie to fix the small squeak on your brakes. Now all of a sudden, the brakes are worse and the air conditioner don't work. That's whats goin on with the Iran deal. The Obama deal had issues, but this is worse. https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/node/328996 --- Follow Hood Politics: https://www.instagram.com/hoodpoliticspod/ Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.com/@prophiphopSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sometimes the people that love you might have some notes on your performance. Those notes might be uncomfortable, but they coming from love. Bay Area rapper LaRussel made a song that references Hitler, Epstein and Trump, which sparked so much backlash, he deactivated his socials. Let's talk about what politicians can learn from this moment. --- Follow Hood Politics: https://www.instagram.com/hoodpoliticspod/ Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.com/@prophiphopSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Prop, during an anti-ICE protest, had a great conversation about affordable housing with a lovely woman and it turns out SHE'S RUNNING FOR MAYOR OF LA! Today we talk to Rae Huang about her campaign. --- Follow Hood Politics: https://www.instagram.com/hoodpoliticspod/ Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.com/@prophiphopSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Prop shares a couple of reflections on the No Kings rally, the straight of Hormuz and the passing of a DHS funding bill that will pay TSA employees. --- Follow Hood Politics: https://www.instagram.com/hoodpoliticspod/ Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.com/@prophiphopSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Friend of the pod and CZM extended universe member Andrew teaches us about NORE... but not that one, the first one. We talk about Manuel Noriega and the history of the US in Panama. --- Follow Hood Politics: https://www.instagram.com/hoodpoliticspod/ Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.com/@prophiphopSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Recently, Ghana put forth a UN resolution to publicly condemn the enslavement of millions of Africans in the transatlantic slave trade. It passed 123-3. The US, Argentina and Israel voted against it and almost all of Europe abstained from voting. This is yet another reminder that America still refuses to self reflect. --- Follow Hood Politics: https://www.instagram.com/hoodpoliticspod/ Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.com/@prophiphopSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We get a break from war to talk about two court rulings that are holding social media companies accountable for the breaking of our brains. Let's talk about why this matters. --- Follow Hood Politics: https://www.instagram.com/hoodpoliticspod/ Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.com/@prophiphopSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After an unfortunate fall off for something he ain't even do... Jonathan Majors is making a movie with Daily Wire, and I think we need answers. --- Follow Hood Politics: https://www.instagram.com/hoodpoliticspod/ Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.com/@prophiphopSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Trump administration spent the last year calling all of Europe and NATO lil scary, no hands-having suckers. And now he says he needs help in the Straight of Hormuz, for which NATO says, "Naw fam! Keep that same energy!" --- Follow Hood Politics: https://www.instagram.com/hoodpoliticspod/ Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.com/@prophiphopSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.