Hood Politics with Prop

Prop talks to friends of the pod, Dr. Kaveh Hoda and Dr. Sophie Balzora, about his upcoming colonoscopy and the barriers around colon screenings in the black community. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In even more proof of concept, Chace, over a cigar, explained, using his knowledge of the streets, how we got to Trump buying fuel from Russia. According to him, it was always the plan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Knowledge Fight Country is a platform where Dan Friesen and his guests can chew over the biggest and best ideas being disseminated in right wing media. Through a focus on Alex Jones and figures similar to him, this show will provide a humorous and fun layer on top of discussing the context on why liars lie and how they do it. Listen  here and subscribe to Knowledge Fight Country on the iHeart...

Prop got to see a sneak peek of Greta Gerwig's Narnia movie. He, of course, has thoughts, but more importantly, the very concept of Narnia reminds us to continue to dream of a better world. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After Jay-Z dropped his freestyle at MSG, the discussion around him, Kaepernick, and the NFL all came back to the surface. The question remains, though: do we still even care what Jay-Z has to say? Prop makes the argument that we deeply care and explains why. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

ICE is back...with a brand new invention. And that invention is the supreme court. Watch me tie Justice Alito's opinion piece to these new ICE raids.  https://www.wsj.com/opinion/justice-samuel-alito-even-originalists-make-mistakes-02cedb8c https://www.wired.com/story/ice-agent-at-nyc-shooting-has-history-of-alleged-violence-and-illegal-arrests/ https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article317544...

In a hearing that didn't even need to happen, Senator Eric Schmitt tried to cook former Special Counsel Jack Smith for wrongdoing and perjury in a Senate hearing —only for him to realize he mixed up his receipts. Mixing up two sports teams. Let this be a lesson to us all: check your receipts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

KBLA 1580 hosted a town hall with a bunch of the candidates running for office. Prop took copious notes and can't wait to share them with y'all. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

God forgive me for my brash delivery, but in light of the Cornell University 7 situation, it's time to remind the young homies that it's on us as men to be better and hold each other accountable for the stuff we do to women. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There are currently 333 active cases against the Trump Administration. Trump has shown that his style of work is blast first, let y'all tell him he can't, but by then it's too late. Today we look back at how his court cases are going. Sources:  https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/01/looking-back-at-2025-the-supreme-court-and-the-trump-administration/ https://www.lawfaremedia.org/projects-series/t...

In light of the grand jury finding no cause to bring an indictment in the death of Nolan Wells, at Hood Politics, we invite you to come sit in on the long history of unsolved murder cases of black people. https://www.justice.gov/crt/civil-rights-division-emmett-till-act-cold-case-closing-memoranda See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Prop connects with this generation's leader in independent hip hop, 60 East. Over the past 11 years, 60 has put together a music festival in California's Inland Empire that carries the torch of revolutionizing through music. Go to  thopfest.net for tickets See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After making his stance on justice and the liberation of Palestine clear, Macklemore was asked to leave Ed Sheeran's tour. Let’s not forget that Mac has BEEEEEN down with the movement since day one, and now sits in the history of artists who stood on business. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

No matter how you slice it, the world we are in is unjust. So the question is how do we get out of it? is it black wealth or is it undoing the whole system. weve been asking this since the age of discovery. this newest avatar is killer mike. Now, lets talk anarchy! https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/various-authors-the-anarchist-international-and-war https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/pe...

Groundwaves is a music mentoring program created by Murs, a hip-hop legend. Upon returning from performing at their 1st festival, Prop reflects on the importance of building community. Learn more about Groundwaves here:  https://www.groundwaveshiphop.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When the Barrio Athletics Club planned a Labor Day run, they intended to start in Leimert Park. For Black Los Angeles, Leimert Park is sacred ground. So this was a violation. The way this was handled shows us a few tips on how we can gain political power. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Natalie Harp, aka the human printer, is this wildly obsessed woman who is literally the closest person to Trump. Like running behind a golf cart level. Unrelated, y'all seen the Selena movie? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Derell Wade Jr has put together a program to care for the mental health of black people. We sit down and talk bout being in nature is also something black people can enjoy   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Some chumps who retired from the NBA and averaged something like 11 points a game are declaring in the WNBA draft. Enes Kanter has decided it was his job to keep trans women out of the WNBA...and we at Cool Zone Media decided it's time to roast the heck out of this lame dude. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Doge was supposed to be this revolutionary thing that would save us billions by cutting programs we didn't need. Instead, it created many more problems that were previously easily solved by the very programs DOGE cut. https://www.aphis.usda.gov/news/agency-announcements/usda-confirms-presence-new-world-screwworm-united-states https://www.factcheck.org/2026/07/democrats-and-republicans-screwworm-bl...

So the polls are saying Karen Bass is up by double digits...but the polls are made up — literally. Why would anyone just make up polls? This is obviously a hustle. I'll explain the licc to ya. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-08-17/poll-showing-bass-leading-raman-by-double-digits-was-bogus-company-says See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As Los Angeles folk, we look longingly out west at the new mayor of New York, and we are also on the verge of electing our own progressive, Neythia Raman. But we must acknowledge that, the way our city is set up in its charter, we ain't gonna see the type of motion that Zohran has. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A new video dropped with Gucci and Pooh Shiesty getting out of his contract via gunpoint. Reminds me of a certain head of state and a war we in now... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Someone thought it was a good idea to make a collab post with Israel's army. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/congress-quietly-moves-to-integrate-us-and-israeli-militaries/ar-AA24k4XA https://www.military.com/us-israel-defense-integration-horizon-house-keeps-section-219-ndaa     https://factually.co/fact-checks/business/nda-section-219-explained-54b885     https://www.ne...

Ms. Rachel, a YouTuber who, if you know a toddler, is THE BIGGEST STAR, has been about this justice life and going harder than all of us. and according to her, it's her biblical mandate.   https://www.ncronline.org/culture/unshakable-faith-ms-rachel --- Follow Hood Politics: Instagram YouTube Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.com/@p...