148. Marcey Yates on Hip Hop, Culxr House, and the Role of Culture in Establishing a Relationship between Art and Advocacy

Marcey Yates is a hip hop artist and community advocate who was
born and raised in North Omaha. He won the 2021 and 2022 Omaha
Entertainment and Arts Awards album of the year for “Culxr House:
Freedom Summer," released on Omaha’s Saddle Creek
Records. On today's show, Yates is in conversation with
Michael Griffin about the role of culture in establishing a
relationship between art and advocacy, his artist process when
making music, as well as the creation of Culxr House, an
organization in North Omaha providing community space for musical
entrepreneurs to enrich their talent while lessening social and
economic disparities.