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Big Chuck & Mad Linx Talk Music Politics

by davey D

We caught up with two superstars the other day who spoke on an array of issues related to the state of Hip Hop.

First up is Big Chuck Johnson. For folks outside the Bay he’s not as well known, but in Oakland, he’s a popular media pioneer who has held down the video game for a very long time. He started off hosting on Soul BeatTV which for a long time was one of the nation’s only Black owned TV outlet. (note it was not community access.) Chuck now holds it down on On One TV.

Recently Big Chuck hooked with BET’s Rap City host Mad Linx who hails from Tampa Florida to cover the Bay Area’s burgeoning Rap scene, in particular the Hyphy Movement. Linx for those who daon’t know started off as a deejay rocking the wheels on community radio. He talked passionately about his love for and the importance of alternative media outlets..

During our interview we sat down with these two gentlemen to discuss the current state of Hip Hop and more importantly the type of politics that take place behind the scenes.

We also discussed what it takes to get videos on BET, Hip Hop’s generation gap and the reasons why The South is so dominant in 2006… We also talked about the importance of the Bay Area’s Hyphy Movement and what one must do to shake the haters.

What these cats had to say was very insightful.