"The Chocolate Scoop" Podcast With Nikki Williams Producer/Host

"The Chocolate Scoop" Podcast #7 "The Rhythm and Rhyme Of It All" - Music and the Shaping of Black ManhoodRecorded March 1, 2026Join Producer/Host Nikki Williams as she is reunited with former Bronx Writers Corp members Mr. Azekiwe Providence and Mr. Steven Sapp. Mr. Providence is a Photographer, Performance Poet, Documentarian, Educator, and Community Curator. Mr. Sapp is a Writer, Poet, Director, Performance Artist and Co-founder of two organizations: "The Point" and "UniVerses."  In this in-depth and extended discussion, both guests share their thoughts on how music, in particular, Rap and Hip Hop, informed and shaped their understanding of Black Manhood back in the early days of the music genre's inception.  Like Rap and Hip Hop, both Artists were raised in the Bronx with Fathers who heavily influenced their sense and style of Artistry.  In addition to being Educators and Practicing Artists, Mr. Providence and Mr. Sapp, speak about their personal strategies of how they look to reach today's young up and coming Artists.www.thechocolatescoop.net thechocolatescoop#myyahoo.com "The Chocolate Scoop” is a series of programs where through Art, Performances, News, Information, and Interviews, we celebrate the Creative Spirit of Artists and Innovators of Color.   The podcast gives testifying voice to the power of the indomitable Spirit of Creatives, Innovators, and those who think and live “Outside the Box.”   "The Chocolate Scoop" podcast invites dancers, musicians, writers, poets, visual artists, storytellers, actors, directors, journalists, arts organizations, and thought leaders: Trailblazers of Color, to share their incredible narratives as well as their bodies of works with the listening audience.  "The Chocolate Scoop” also pays homage to the curated Wisdom of the Creative Journey.   Our guests are asked to remember their authentic core: The center of creativity cradled in the Inner Spirit.  Shared also, is the mocha-middle, melanin-rich sourced energy, that fuels their child-like curiosity and wonder, and their Dreams and Visions.   And finally, "The Chocolate Scoop” podcast applauds those individuals who have paved roads and still found Joy in their God-given Journey.Submitted by Nikki Williams Producer/Host Copyright 2025/2026