Hood Politics with Prop
The political landscape can be confusing, but it doesn't have to be. If you've survived junior high, lived in an urban city or understand gang life, you can understand geopolitics. Join rapper and author Propaganda and his friends as they use their hood-knowledge to break down the political scene.
Trump vs. Everybody: How's he doing in the courts?
There are currently 333 active cases against the Trump Administration. Trump has shown that his style of work is blast first, let y'all tell him he can't, but by then it's too late. Today we look back at how his court cases are going.
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https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/01/looking-back-at-2025-the-supreme-court-and-the-trump-administration/
https://www.lawfaremedia.org/projects-series/trials-of-the-trump-administration/tracking-trump-administration-litigationhttps://www.wabe.org/heres-where-all-the-legal-cases-against-trump-stand-since-his-return-to-the-white-house-2/https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/how-the-courts-have-so-far-pushed-back-on-trumps-attempts-to-expand-presidential-power
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Tap In: The Southern Trees Still Grow Strange Fruit
In light of the grand jury finding no cause to bring an indictment in the death of Nolan Wells, at Hood Politics, we invite you to come sit in on the long history of unsolved murder cases of black people.
https://www.justice.gov/crt/civil-rights-division-emmett-till-act-cold-case-closing-memoranda
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The Happiness of Pursuit with 60 East
Prop connects with this generation's leader in independent hip hop, 60 East. Over the past 11 years, 60 has put together a music festival in California's Inland Empire that carries the torch of revolutionizing through music.
Go to thopfest.net for tickets
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Tap In: Da White Boy Been Down! Macklemore Stood on Business
After making his stance on justice and the liberation of Palestine clear, Macklemore was asked to leave Ed Sheeran's tour. Let’s not forget that Mac has BEEEEEN down with the movement since day one, and now sits in the history of artists who stood on business.
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Killer Mike and The Revolution Dilemma
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-war
https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/petr-kropotkin-manifesto-of-the-sixteen https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/the-myth-and-propaganda-of-black-buying-power/26086873/#isbn=3031265483
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Tap In: GOODWAVES! What Murs can teach us about the revolution
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:Â https://www.groundwaveshiphop.com/
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Black love, brown Pride: What the Barrio Athletics Club / Leimert Park Fiaco teaches us about political power
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.
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Tap In: More like YOLANDA HARP amiright?
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?
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BLACK MAN WELLNESS with Derell Wade Jr
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 Â
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Tap In: Aye, Enes Kanter Freedom, Boi if yont SYBADSASTFUHAN
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.
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DOGE around and find out — three issues we wouldn’t have if DOGE never was
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-congo
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Tap In: What the licc read. The polls are CAP!
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-says
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Introducing: Natural Causes
Natural Causes is a podcast about the politics and practicalities of going outside in a world on fire, hosted by Dr. James Stout. It approaches the outdoors, conservation, agriculture, food sovereignty, and Indigenous land rights as interconnected issues. We want to combine unflinching journalism with unabashed advocacy for the land we all share, and welcome everyone into the outdoors and the fight for our public lands. Our shared wild spaces are under threat like never before, from climate change, the Trump administration, and extractive capitalism. Now, more than ever, we need serious journalism and serious solidarity that engages people...
Why LA Could Neeevvverrr* Have a Mayor Move Like Zohran Mamdani
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.
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Tap In: We still doin' Poo Shiesty Diplomacy
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...
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BEBE YELLIN' OUT GANG GANG: US - Israel Military Collab Post
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-ndaaÂ
 https://factually.co/fact-checks/business/nda-section-219-explained-54b885Â
 https://www.newsweek.com/us-israel-military-integration-what-ndaa-vote-does-and-does-not-do-12232987 Â
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Tap In: The Gospel According to Ms. Rachel
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.
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Aye Cuh, You Finna Let Them Disrespect You Like That?! - What Really Happened in Morrocco
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/Â https://www.aei.org/commentary/morocco-should-send-a-new-green-march-into-ceuta-and-melilla/Â https://www.business-standard.com/world-news/spain-ceuta-migrant-crisis-military-deployment-morocco-border-crossings-126073100324_1.htmlÂ
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Tap In: Doing Literally Anything While Black: Nolan Wells
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.
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Why You Gotta Bring Up Old Stuff?
Trump has said... a lot in the past few weeks. Today we're finally gonna address some of it.Â
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Tap In: Doing Literally Anything While Black: ESPN Fired Ryan Clark On Air
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.
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The SCOTUS Crash Out/Nerd Out, Pt. 2
The Supreme Court finally voted on Trump's whole movement and today we finish up the discussion on all things they covered.
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Tap In: FIFA - Still Cheering for Everyone Black
I stand corrected on a few things I spoke on about regarding FIFA's practices and celebrate the leadership of Mexico fans.
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The SCOTUS Crash Out/Nerd Out, Pt. 1: Review on Birthright Citizenship
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.
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Tap In: I Just Demand America Keeps Her Promises
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:Â https://loveman.sdsu.edu/docs/1852FrederickDouglass.pdf
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"What have I, or those I represent, to do with your national independence?" - Frederick Douglass' 4th of July Speech
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:Â https://loveman.sdsu.edu/docs/1852FrederickDouglass.pdf
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Tap In: They Slow Walking Democracy
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.
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FIFA: It's Impossible to Shut Up and Dribble
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.
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Tap In: Yay America - Red Jacket's Speech
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.
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Your Big Homie Ain't Got No Hands
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
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Tap In: Black Love, Brown Pride In FIFA: Why Africans Are Cheering for Mexico
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.
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CZM Rewind: To Live And Die In LA: Going Outside with Pastor Cue to the ICE Protests
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
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Tap In: It's Really Not That Hard: The Cali Vote Counting System
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.
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This Is Exactly What I Meant by 'Stay Woke' and None of Y'all Did
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.
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Tap In: Long Story Short, Short Story Long... A Couple More Things Said Blackly
Here are a few more things I didn't have time to add to the State of Blackness Address like Drake's three albums.
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The State of Blackness Address 2026, Pt. 1
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.
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Tap In: 12 Got a Voter Guide. Do What You Want with That Info
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.
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Cityscapes: Istanbul and Muslim Country Living - Brother Ali Pt. 2
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.
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Tap In: When a Chud Finally Found the Right One Who Had Time Today
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.
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If Intersectionality Were a Person: Brother Ali
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.
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