It's our first episode of 2020 and we're kicking it off with a bang!! Black Girl Broadcast is talking the Epix original series The Godfather of Harlem, we talk that intro song, Swizz Beats, the historical aspect of the show, the amazing cast, Forrest Whitaker being the GOAT, having to deal with commercials aka first world problems, how the Power intro song compares to this one, how Epix popped up out of nowhere, the fashion stylings of the 60s, the American Gangster connection, the real life Bumpy Johnson, the awesome cast and characters, the illustrious Nigel Thatch that plays Malcolm X in this series, Bumpy the HNIC, rooting for the bad guy, our issues with the drug game, the drug game vs. the beef game, society's perception of drug addicts, junkie commercials, my 600-lb life, the drug game as a stepping stone to success, why Fee doesn't like saying n***a, Candace trying to make duji happen, drug addiction stories, the treatment of people with addiction, Snowfall, how prison isn't truly a reform system, white drug addiction vs. black drug addiction, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr., black man religion vs. white man religion, the proper telling of history, finding your own religious relationship and so much more
Mentioned:
Godfather of Harlem Theme Song
It's Spaghetti In There
Ratatata
That Bernie Mac Episode
Meth Commercials
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