When listeners tune into a new episode of Queue Points, they expect insight, connection, and real stories from voices shaping music and culture. This week, DJ Sir Daniel and Jay Ray sit down with Manny Faces, journalist, podcast producer, and founder of the Hip Hop Institute for Social Innovation, to dive deep into the impact of hip hop on our lives and communities.
The conversation highlights Manny’s broad journey, from artist to writer and educator. He opens up about the roots of his name and shares why authenticity matters most when talking hip hop. Central to the episode is his new book, Hip Hop Can Save America: Inspiration for the Nation from a Culture of Innovation. The book gathers interviews and stories from people using hip hop as a force for good inside classrooms, in community projects, and as a tool for learning and engagement. Manny explains: when educators meet students where they are, using culture as a bridge, young people discover new paths to success.
The episode also explores how hip hop has unified people around the world—giving voice to those often left out of the conversation and fostering understanding across generations.
Hip Hop Can Save America isn’t just a slogan. Manny, Sir Daniel, and Jay Ray share how everyone can take lessons from hip hop and apply them in their own work, in schools, in communities, and in everyday problem-solving.
