Hip-Hop’s Evolution From Social Commentary to Mainstream

KPFA will broadcast a special program, Here To Stay: KPFA’s Annual Black History Month Special, on February 7, 2026. The broadcast will feature a discussion on hip hop’s Black consciousness and Afrocentrism prior to its commercialization.

Program Hosts and Background

D-Minor and Thomas Jay, hosts of Let’s Talk Music, will lead the discussion. Both are Bay Area residents with extensive experience in music as DJs, producers, and hosts. Listeners can hear Let’s Talk Music on Sunday nights at 8:00 PM and JaZzLine SESSIONS on the fourth Saturday of each month. Thomas Jay also hosts The Soul Suite on Saturdays at 11:00 PM.