What I'm Slappin Ep 8 | From Richmond to UC Berkeley. From The Frontline to the classroom. LEFT breaks it all down.
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What I'm Slappin Ep 8 | From Richmond to UC Berkeley. From The Frontline to the classroom. LEFT breaks it all down.
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This episode features LEFT, legendary Richmond rapper from The Frontline, producer, UC Berkeley professor, hooper, devoted Muslim, and certified “shit talker.”
Hosts Bort and Marcus Peters kick things off by recapping last week’s highlights before tapping in with LEFT for a conversation that blends hip-hop history, Bay Area culture, fatherhood, faith, teaching, and growth.
In this episode, LEFT breaks down: What he’s slappin’ + rapid fire reactions to classics His journey leaving rap and returning as a professor at UC Berkeley What Richmond taught him & how it shaped his worldview Stories from The Frontline + the Bay Area rap scene pre- and post-hyphy Producing back then vs today His best moments as an educator and how hip-hop is woven into his teaching Navigating rap while being Muslim The importance of OGs, mentorship, and raising the next generation What fatherhood has taught him and how it reshaped his understanding of manhood
This is a conversation full of wisdom, history, humor, vulnerability, and Bay Area brilliance.