2 Dope Boys & a Podcast is a twice weekly culture and trends podcast that takes a deep dive into race, culture, business, technology and the arts to help you understand your future as well as the present. A trend savvy resource for creative professionals and an audio deep think for everyone who cares about “what’s good?” and why. Hosted by Michael Brooks and Philip L. McKenzie.

On Point - 1 - Kendrick Lamar: untitled unmastered.
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On Point - Kendrick Lamar: untitled unmastered.

Michael and Phil are joined by crew member Rob Fields this week. Rob is currently marketing director for CMO Initiatives at the Association of National Advertisers and is a contributor to Forbes and PSFK. More on him at robfields.com or @robfields on Twitter

We talk about Kendrick Lamar’s huge surprise release: untitled unmastered.

“When the Lights Shut Off: Kendrick Lamar and the Decline of the Black Blues Narrative,” by Rachel Kaadzi Ghansah, Los Angeles Review of Books (https://lareviewofbooks.org/essay/when-the-lights-shut-off-kendrick-lamar-and-the-decline-of-the-black-blues-narrative)

“Kamasi Washington’s Giant Step,” by Adam Shatz, New York Times Magazine (http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/24/magazine/kamasi-washingtons-giant-step.html?_r=0)