Nocando

Rapper and writer Nocando joins Jensen and Matty to talk about battling at the annual Hip-Hop musical festival Scribble Jam, Project Blowed, transitioning from battle rapping to writing songs, LA based duo THEY., Toadies, Khalid, Kamaiyah, Exurb1a, how we were late on Holly Miranda, Downton Abbey, Xbox, and many more things you should know about.

This episode is sponsored by Jack Erwin, Audible, and Blue Apron.

The Yo, Is This Racist?/Shots Fired crossover week ends today as Andrew Ti, Jeff Weiss, and MC Nocando discuss self-identification. They explain how your upbringing defines your self-identity, race being a social construct, and people claiming to be transracial. Let us know if you think something is racist at (323) 389-RACE.

Andrew Ti and Shots Fired hosts Jeff Weiss & MC Nocando answer a teacher’s question about making fun of Japanese ESL students. They are given no examples as to why this teacher finds their work so amusing, Jeff shares a story from his teaching days, and the gang send a message out to all the teachers out there. Keep your questions coming by calling us at (323) 389-RACE.

Andrew Ti and Shots Fired hosts Jeff Weiss & MC Nocando explore the use of the word brother. They talk about how racist professional wrestling is and whether or not white people saying brother is racist. Leave us a question about racism at (323) 389-RACE.

Andrew Ti and Shots Fired hosts Jeff Weiss & MC Nocando talk about the stereotype of black people being good at basketball, why positive stereotyping can lead to negative stereotyping, and that one episode of Family Matters where Steve Urkel plays basketball. Chill out on the stereotyping and leave us a message at (323) 389-RACE.

Jeff Weiss and MC Nocando of Shots Fired join Andrew Ti to discuss the concept of radio voice and figure out if it’s racist. Fuck the status quo and leave us a message at (323) 389-RACE.