Same Old New School 24: Scarface’s Kidney Request, New Elzhi, Royce Da 5′ 9″

Every Monday at 8:30 p.m. Kevin Coval and Idris Goodwin take over Vocalo’s IG Live to look at how hip-hop intersects with culture, politics, fashion and more.

It’s a half-hour of hip-hop, laughs, and wisdom from some of the best guys in the game. It’s Same Old New School.

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This week on Same Old New School, Idris and Kevin focus primarily on the relationships between hip-hop and health, both mental and physical, and note how the pandemic has disproportionately affected people and communities of color and therefore the hip-hop community.

The pair brought up Chicago rapper Scarface’s recent health-related Twitter query; after being diagnosed with COVID-19 in March, the rapper has gone on dialysis for kidney failure. He then took to Twitter Oct. 7 to ask about potential kidney donors with B+ blood types.

They then moved on to Detroit rapper and mental health advocate Royce da 5’9″, who recently began a foundation for mental health with an emphasis on giving black and brown communities easy access to trained mental health care professionals.

Stream this week’s full episode to hear about hip-hop and its role in conversations about community health and more below:

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Written By Luis Mejía Ahrens & Morgan Ciocca

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