Professor Griff of Rock and Roll Hall of famers Public Enemy, joins Buzzsaw to discuss Illuminati and the music industry, Jay-Z, Kanye West, his experience with Tupac and where the message has moved to in music. Griff talks about Def Jam and the early days of the misunderstood rebels without a pause, and where the future is going in this no holds barred discussion with Sean Stone and Tyrel Ventura.
GUEST BIO:
Professor Griff is an internationally renowned educator, writer, producer, musician, platinum recording/spoken word artist, lecturer and founding member of the pioneering and revolutionary hip hop group Public Enemy. Author of the popular music business guide: Musick Bizness R.I.P. (Resource Information Publication), Griff stands as a highly acclaimed, seasoned entertainment industry veteran and sought-after resource on all aspects of the music business. An activist within both the conscious and hip hop communities, Griff currently stands as a permanent fixture on the international lecture circuit with his riveting and powerful discourse/book, the Psychological Covert War on Hip Hop. Griff effortlessly draws upon his own extensive entertainment industry experience and a vast reservoir of historical scholarship and research to deliver this poignant message. Reared in Long Island, New York and a current resident of Atlanta, Georgia; Griff maintains a coveted role as Minister of Information for Public Enemy and is currently celebrating an unprecedented sixty world tours and 20th Year Anniversary, with the group. A well-rounded music enthusiast, Griff is also a member of the hip hop/metal band 7th Octave, and has created an empowering youth hip hop curriculum entitled Kidhoppaz.
ADD’L LINKS:
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EPISODE BREAKDOWN:
00:01 Coming up on Buzzsaw.
00:35 Introducing Prof. Griff.
01:20 The start of Public Enemy.
05:00 The concept, Def Jam, Rick Rubin and Russell Simmons.
07:45 Illuminati industry control.
10:20 Accomplishing a mission and an ongoing process.
14:00 Then vs Now in Hip Hop: Golden Era vs Jay-Z
16:00 Tupac, Harriet Tubman and the Illuminati.
22:45 Each one, teach three: Respect for elders.
23:30 Questions of anti-semitism and media control.
24:50 Opening your eyes to Illuminati and listening to media.
27:00 Written works and audio books for all people.
28:45 People speaking the truth and being brave.
30:25 The path few people dare to travel.
31:10 The split with Public Enemy and discussing controversy openly.
32:40 The process of revolution.
33:55 Steering music towards mind control, positive and negative messages.
35:29 What has Obama done?
37:25 How to change America beyond a black president.
41:35 Conscious MCs and supergroups.
42:55 What happened to the female artists? Putting women back on the throne.
44:40 Low-vibration messages in the culture.
46:00 360 deals and music industry commercial exploitation.
47:15 A message to young artists in the digital age.
48:59 Thanks and goodbye!