A Guest in the House

Mickey and Dave examine the metaphors, "a guest in the house of hip-hop" and "a seat at the table," deconstructing the foundations that the house of hip-hop was built upon. Hip-hop started out as a predominantly black form of art, but over the years has changed to become more diverse and be seen more broadly as American culture. What is the house of hip-hop? Who are its rightful homeowners? And who exactly is considered a guest and why?

What is A Guest in the House?

A Guest in the House, a podcast hosted by rapper and journalist David Shanks (aka Traum Diggs) and professor and author Mickey Hess, celebrates the best of what hip-hop has to offer and the lessons it can teach us about the ways we relate to each other across cultural, racial and social divides.