J Hall, Author at American Urban Radio Networks

Adults Only: 9 Veteran MCs/Albums for The Mature Ear

J Hall October 26, 2021

If you find yourself exhausted by the next “Lil” or “Baby” named rapper, fear not; here’s a list of albums by some seasoned artists whose

Politics UNusual: What If These Rappers Ran for Office?

J Hall September 8, 2021

Rappers and emcees love to brag about how they “Run this city [town or state].” So, let’s picture a world where your favorite MC is

No Superheroes Here: Why Black People Can’t Solve America’s Race Problem

J Hall July 1, 2021

America always uses a Bat signal, calling Black people to come and solve the country’s racial problems, without ever seeing itself as the Joker in

Slept On: 10 Overlooked Hip Hop Albums That Deserve Another Listen

J Hall June 21, 2021

Hindsight will always have a life in music simply because some works take longer to digest than others. Sometimes, audiences are too busy paying attention

Broken Bonds: Why Friendship Break-ups Hit Different

J Hall June 18, 2021

One night while home from college I foolishly got into a car with a Big Homie who’d had one too many drinks. It was storming.

Diagnosis Negative: Black People’s Distrust of the U.S. Medical System Explained

J Hall June 3, 2021

Announcement of the Covid-19 vaccine birthed multiple end-of-days conspiracies online. Like the one that claimed a syringe shot contains microchip locators marked by Thanos because

DMX: The Legend of Dark Man

J Hall April 13, 2021

“Stop, drop, shut ’em down, open up shop…” In the beginning, DMX (X) did not have a fan in me. My young Hip Hop heart

Camera-Ready: 7 Black Women Filmmakers to Watch

J Hall March 26, 2021

The art of storytelling is essential to the Black experience, and who better to narrate than Black women. Here are a few of the many

Low-Key Legends: 7 More Figures to Celebrate This Black History Month

J Hall February 9, 2021

Black history is not a summary of North-Star-slavery-escape stories that end with Black people receiving their freedom after a famous (often shortened) dream speech. Blackness’s

Tales from the Whack Side: We Need to Admit These 9 Myths Are Wrong

J Hall January 29, 2021

1. Blacks do not feel pain. According to a 20-year meta-analysis study, this myth is so believed that Black patients are 22% less likely to

Banking on Black Bodies: Why Black Pain Pays