Byron Hurt

With famous names like “Notorious B.I.G.” and “The Fat Boys,” it’s easy to believe that hip hop hasn’t always been all that healthy. Yet hip hop does have a rather robust history of artists, from Dead Prez to MF Doom, using their raps to promote healthier lifestyles. To explore hip hop’s complicated medical history, we’ll be joined by Mark Anthony Neal, Associate Professor of Black Popular Culture at Duke University, and Byron Hurt, the filmmaker behind the upcoming documentary “Soulfood Junkies.” Plus, we get a housecall from the “Hip Hop Doc”- Dr. Olajide Williams, President and Founder of Hip Hop Public Health and Public Enemy frontman Chuck D.