Tag: Culture War

In this episode of Utopian Cartography, Neonn Felicity sits down with the guerrilla poet laureate of Sacramento, Andru Defeye, to discuss the role of art in perpetuating or disrupting toxic patterns of complacency with the injustices in the world. Andru Defeye is a conscious existential emcee, founder of the guerrilla performance crew Zero Forbidden Goals, Communications Director for the community activist art space Sol Collective, & the vibrant host of a series of open mic events at Sol & on street corners around Sacramento.

Topics discussed include: popular culture as a narcissistic lullaby, art as a vehicle for collective consciousness, manifestation vs. privileged positivity culture, change as an inevitable process of unfolding, creativity as critical engagement with the world, how we can learn to listen to each other & why, how to prevent the robo-cops of the future from being racist, informal 2-way intergenerational education, how to love your enemies, how culture evolves from one generation to the next, the intuitive wokeness of kids these days, how to hunt for joy in your life, despite any tragedy, & how to respond effectively to a world in crisis. Thanks for joining us. ❤️

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intro music ▲ Of A Great Red Cypress

outro music ▲ Andru Defeye

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“As one of the pioneers of Hip-Hop, Grandmaster Caz has seen a massive shift in the culture since its inception, and he took a moment to focus on the gangsta rap movement during the ’90s. The New York emcee explained that he saw a detrimental impact on the culture when gangsta rap was on the rise, because it killed out all of the conscious rappers at the time. Grandmaster Caz then gave props to N.W.A., and shared that Eazy-E used to come to a Zulu Nation club in L.A., but the East Coast legend stuck by his thoughts on the negative impact he feels their group and others had on the Hip-Hop culture.”