The 80 Way

The Museum of Light curators team sits down for a Conversation in Light  with musical icon Sheila E. to talk about sharing her light in this  time, finding your purpose, and her upcoming event Elevate Oakland  event “We Stand Together” featuring  SHEILA E. •  LEDISI • ISRAEL  HOUGHTON • MAHERSHALA ALI • MICHAEL FRANTI •  MISTY COPELAND • DR.  ANGELA DAVIS • DOLORES HUERTA • TONY! TONI! TONE! • GOAPELE • TROMBONE   SHORTY  • JO KOY • ANITA POINTER • LYNN MABRY • PETE & JUAN ESCOVEDO   • MARK CURRY • FREDDIE STONE • AVERY*SUNSHINE • DAMIAN LILLARD • JAMES  PICKENS JR. • STEVIE WONDER

Very dope ‘just cause’ conversation with my bros Murph and Day talking Will, Jada, Rick James, Jermaine Dupri, and a lot of other things hip-hop.

My brother Nick Cannon didn't have to show up in Minneapolis to walk amongst the people, BUT HE DID because my brother Nick Cannon HAD to show up in Minneapolis to walk amongst the people. 👑 #JusticeForFloyd #USorELSE #CannonsClass (at Minneapolis, Minnesota) https://www.instagram.com/p/CA0-NTKh4eu/?igshid=jphvulbv1yga

My brother from another mother @datwon joined team 45 today. We met at a Vibe Magazine convention in 98', immediately started putting in work together at XXL, before we got the world Hookt on KING. We weathered a LOT of professional and personal storms together in our lifetime. My proudest accomplishment that we share is being Godfathers to each other's babygirls. One day Tamia and Mia will have a better understanding of how they saved our lives. They'll have conversations about it. Now that you're 45, let's get this double nickel outta the way, so we can grab three more chips. I love you man. Happy BirthDAY! 👑 #TheLastDance #FriendsToKin #KingOfKings #RoyalCourt #DeeperThanRap #HipHop #KINGmagazine #iMLVol3 #FocusOrFold #the80way (at Queens, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAK5Mojh1TW/?igshid=1e67k7hd9n7e5

Had a dope conversation with 9-time Grammy Award winning producer Bryan Michael Cox about how his early career REALLY took off splitting time between Noontime and Jermaine Dupri's So So Def machine. There's a reason why BMC is D-Nice's designated #ClubQuarantine after-party DJ, it's because my bro B. Cox know his music! 👑 (🎥 x @fantasyimages | 🎶 x @getitrightbiz | 🏢 x @patchwerkstudio) #BryanMichaelCox #Grammy #Houston #Noontime #SoSoDef #Versuz #Atlanta #FocusOrFold #LoveZone #the80way

Have you ever met someone who, after speaking to them, you’ve realized it was almost predestined for you to meet? That your lives have seemingly been running a parallel course for years up until that moment? Intersectionality is a common theme in all of our lives and on today’s episode, Melyssa walks down memory lane with the editors of King Magazine and discusses the cultural impact the magazine had on young black men and the world. Joining them is Shaka Senghor, who speaks from the perspective of a young man in prison during King’s heyday, and how for black and brown men like him in prison, it was one of their only lifelines to the outside world.

YES the Flint Water Crisis is STILL currently going on 6 years later. WE DON'T WANT YO HEAR YOUR IGNORANT ASS TASTELESS JOKES ABOUT THE WATER BEING DIRTY. The lives of my family, friends and neighbors are STILL at risk. People are suffering mentally and physically short and long term due to that contaminated water. People have died. People are being overcharged for their water bills. And now COVID-19 is a NEW problem to add to the equation. Please don't forget about Flint. Let's work on some real long term solutions. #FlintWaterCrisis #Flint #COVID19 #JustAKidFromFlint #the80way https://www.instagram.com/p/B_dKdegBmSg/?igshid=1sjfjg2h7fotq

SPARTANS WILL encourage you to have one more drink after you didn't really expect to drink that much because you have stuff to do... I love my Michigan State University family. From LA to the A, the conversation with L, Joe and Mark picked up like we never left! Those that know, know. 💚 #SpartansWill #MichiganMade #MSU #MichiganStateUniversity #the80way https://www.instagram.com/p/B5Id-Ckh0jK/?igshid=am5cffqko7x9

#Lecrae #AskMMC #KeepWinning

Zaytoven never aspired to win a Grammy, score music for a major motion picture, or produce songs for music's hottest artists. He was cool playing music at church and cutting hair until God said otherwise. 👑 #GodsPlan #TrapMusic #MakeTheTrapSayAmen #ZayAreaFoundation #GodsWork #ZayTiggy #TrapGospel #BadAzzZay #Superfly #the80way

Such a dope experience at the A3C Festival checking out a live podcast interview of Premium Pete chopping it up with Bevel founder and CEO Tristan Walker. My man A-King of Loud Speakers Network riding shotgun making the mission complete. Damn I miss Reggie Osse. 🙏🏾 This was such cool full circle moment. I initially reached out to check in with my brother A-King just cause. This was my first time meeting Pete and ‘we just happen to be’ rocking Aaliyah and Left Eye gear paying homage to the Queens. And I interviewed Tristan almost 6 years ago just as his company was launching, and last year they were acquired by Poctor and Gamble. Watching his journey has been amazing… 👑 #A3Cfestival #PremiumPeteShow #loudspeakersnetwork #RIPCombatJack #HipHop #the80way (at Hotel Indigo Atlanta Downtown)

I told my brother Nick Cannon that 'they' didn't forget about him becoming the youngest TV chairman in history, so many of his accomplishments are so far fetched that they don't acknowledge all his wins because so many of us don't even dream that big. That's crazy... Give my homie his roses man. 👑

Recently I hit up the young homie Brian 'B. Dot' Miller because I needed a dope hip-hop outlet that would allow Stephen A. Smith to talk about the millions of dollars that was about to be offered in scholarships during HBCU week at Brian's Alma mater Delaware State University. Shout out to Rushion McDonald for trusting the vision. Fortunately B and the culture's CRWN jewel Elliott Wilson was available to allow Stephen A. to come through and talk that talk on the world famous Rap Radar podcast. We made it happen fellas (thanks to Syreta and Deena)! 💪🏾 Check it out now. #RapRadarPodcast #HBCU #TIDAL

Man it was so good to have my brother RonReaco Lee come to the radio station to talk about his new show First Wives Club on Money Making Conversations. I’m still waiting to get on the boat to go fishing fam! The entire season which also stars Jill Scott and Malik Yoba is streaming now on BET plus. Check out his full interview at bit.ly/RonReacoLee2MMC. #FirstWivesClub #BETplus #KeepWinning #Success #the80way (at Salem Media) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3Y_B5EBy–/?igshid=1fb8c7s6w1cd7

Hopefully the rumors of the Houston Rockets cutting ties with Melo are false. Regardless, this artwork that Undefeated ESPN did remixing the Geto Boys classic album cover is doooooope!!! #WeCantBeStopped #HipHop #NBA #GetoBoys #FanArt #the80way https://www.instagram.com/p/BqECnBHl9wt/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=3j3vom8apj3x