IF JOE MORRISSEY WERE A 90s RAPPER, WHO WOULD HE BE? THE CHEATS MOVEMENT PODCAST TAKES THIS ON

by | Jun 30, 2019 | PODCASTS

RVA Magazine is proud to showcase The Cheats Movement on WRIR every other Sunday. Produced in Richmond, VA and hosted by Cheats and Gigi Broadway — the show tackles a wide range of hard topics within city politics, race, hip-hop, and culture. It’s worth a listen for anyone interested in what is happening and what is being done about it.

On the latest episode of the Cheats Movement on WRIR, Gigi and Cheats discuss how Father’s need more love on Father’s Day. Cheats speaks with Dr. Julian Hayter (University of Richmond), author of The Dream Is Lost: Voting Rights and the Politics of Race in Richmond, Virginia (Civil Rights and the Struggle for Black Equality in the Twentieth Century), on the return of Joe Morrissey, and Cheats and Gigi interview hip-hop writer and VA MC Fair (Complex, XXL) on his viral tweet about independent hip-hop. Please subscribe to the Cheats Movement Podcast everywhere podcast are available. #WESEEIT

Marc Cheatham

Marc Cheatham




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