Chasing Utopia with Nikki Giovanni
It’s an honor and a privilege to bring to the listeners of The Soul Brother Show – The Home of Heavy Soul and Raw Funk one of the greatest writers of all time, Nikki Giovanni. As a spoken word artist who has rocked the mic since 1997, I can’t begin to tell you how much it means to me to have this extraordinary artist grace this podcast with her words of wisdom as she waxes philosophic about her career as well as her thoughts on the Hip-Hop community. To round out this spectacular show are some of the greatest poets to ever grip a pen and a pad such as Maya Angelou, the Last Poets, and Rita Dove to name a few. As always, sit back, relax, and enjoy!
Tracklist:
The Last Poets – Niggers Are Scared of Revolution
Gil Scott-Heron – Whitey on the Moon
Sarah Jones – Blood
Sonia Sanchez – Tupac
Etheridge Knight – Hard Rock Returns to Prison from the Hospital for the Criminal Insane
Maya Angelou – To a Man
Langston Hughes – The Negro Speaks of Rivers
The Roots w/Ursula Rucker – Adventures in Wonderland
Kim Fields – Harlem Honey
Larenz Tate – Brother to the Night (A Blues for Nina)
Boogie Down Productions – Poetry
Eric B and Rakim – Casualties of War
Public Enemy – Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos
Nikki Giovanni – Nikki Rosa
Nikki Giovanni – My House
Sonia Sanchez – Ima Talkin About the Nation of Islam
Amiri Baraka- Bang, Bang Outishly
Rita Dove – Shakespeare Say
Saul Williams – Ohm
Tracie Morris – Project Princess
Brooke Jean – A Poet’s Intuition
Sarah Jones – Metaphorplay
2Pac – Me Against the World