Hood Politics with Prop

For the first time on Hood Politics, we interview someone running for office. Kat Abughazaleh is running for Congress in the 9th District of Illinois, which includes the Chicagoland area. Prop texted his Chicago homies and asked them what he should ask her. Peep it. --- Follow Hood Politics: https://www.instagram.com/hoodpoliticspod/ Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.com/@prophiphopSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You might have noticed, as Kristi Noem gets removed from her position, that Trump is just letting all these women go out in front and take all the bullets for him. It may come off like he’s hiring a bunch of women and putting them in powerful positions, but he’s actually putting them in impossible positions and making them take the fall for him. These women are participating in their own subjugation. From one marginalized people group to another...you gotta know when you being pimped. --- Follow Hood Politics: https://www.instagram.com/hoodpoliticspod/ Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.com/@prophiphopSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Well obviously there's been a change of plans, because apparently we're at war with Iran. We briefly touch on this reality and how we got here. Then we move on to the domestic issue of tariffs. Finally, while they still not invited to the bbq, the SCOTUS did hand Trump the biggest L of his term. Imma break it down.  Sources: https://www.hoganlovells.com/en/publications/us-supreme-court-invalidates-ieepa-tariffs-reshaping-the-administrations-trade-toolkit https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-1287_4gcj.pdf --- Follow Hood Politics: https://www.instagram.com/hoodpoliticspod/ Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.com/@prophiphopSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Peekaboo! Prop's got a couple thoughts on the State of the Union address. While most of it was exactly what we all expected, Trump did slide in a small, easy to miss diss to everyone in the room. Let's talk about it. --- Follow Hood Politics: https://www.instagram.com/hoodpoliticspod/ Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.com/@prophiphopSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our homie James Stout has been around the world documenting revolutions against oppressive states and he wrote book called Against the State. Today, we chat about his book and lessons we can learn from grassroots movements across the world. --- Follow Hood Politics: https://www.instagram.com/hoodpoliticspod/ Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.com/@prophiphopSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A clip went around social media last week of a kid at his high school in Illinois shouting about how he's pro-ICE durning an anti-ICE protest. In comes another kid saying "I'm going to punch you" and then he does just that. I'm not so much interested in the veracity of that story in as much as what it means to stoke violence, then hide behind the law. The pro-ICE kid that's filming says "If you punch me, you'll get in trouble..." So be it. --- Follow Hood Politics: https://www.instagram.com/hoodpoliticspod/ Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.com/@prophiphopSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As more details come into focus from the Epstein files, it'e becoming clear that his game was way more hood than meets the eye. --- Follow Hood Politics: https://www.instagram.com/hoodpoliticspod/ Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.com/@prophiphopSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Reaction formation is a post-Freudian defense mechanism that comes up when a person feels, whether real or imagined, a sense of rejection and, rather than acknowledging the feeling, tells themselves that they didn't want the thing they requested in the first place. Since the Turning Point halftime show was neither Christian, wholesome or better than the Bad Bunny Super Bowl halftime show, one has to wonder, besides good old fashioned racism, what is actually going on in their minds and hearts to even feel the need to have their own performance? --- Follow Hood Politics: https://www.instagram.com/hoodpoliticspod/ Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.com/@prophiphopSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I had to call in our in-house boriqua Becca Ramos, host of the newly-launched podcast Welcome to El Barrio, to talk through the full effect of what Bad Bunny truly means to the culture and the impact of his generational Super Bowl halftime performance. Follow Welcome to El Barrio: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/welcome-to-el-barrio/id1872298741 https://www.instagram.com/welcometoelbarrio/ Ya Tu Sabes Wepa theme song by Matt Osowski: https://mattosowski.bandcamp.com/album/ya-tu-sebes-wepa --- Follow Hood Politics: https://www.instagram.com/hoodpoliticspod/ Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.com/@prophiphopSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

So Nicki Minaj, plot twist, might not actually be MAGA-pilled, she just wanted that Trump gold card. It turns out she's wasn't a citizen of the US, but now she is. It only cost her $1.5 million and the safety of her community. I hope she's happy! --- Follow Hood Politics: https://www.instagram.com/hoodpoliticspod/ Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.com/@prophiphopSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our homie James Stout has been around the world documenting revolutions against oppressive states and he wrote book called Against the State. Today, we chat about his book and lessons we can learn from grassroots movements across the world.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Of course, at Davos, President Trump had a lot to say about everything. But during Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's speech, he finally addressed the elephant in the room: we can't trust the USA and we need to stop pretending like we can. --- Follow Hood Politics: https://www.instagram.com/hoodpoliticspod/ Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.com/@prophiphopSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New food pyramid dropped! And our friend, Dr. Kaveh Hoda ...has some thoughts. --- Follow Hood Politics: https://www.instagram.com/hoodpoliticspod/ Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.com/@prophiphopSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Druski did it again! Known for his elaborate stunts and skits, Druski pretended to be a mega church pastor and it got Christian influencers feeling some type of way. Prop shares his two cents. --- Follow Hood Politics: https://www.instagram.com/hoodpoliticspod/ Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.com/@prophiphopSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Black people, POCs or anyone from a marginalized group share a collective sigh whenever we hear some one say of the USA, “This is not who we are!” In our experience, this is exactly who we are. Today we talk about the recruitment tactics of ICE and how it's just like the tactics the LAPD used in the 50s and 60s. Sources: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/former-ice-director-says-wartime-recruitment-tactics-like-influencer-campaigns-and-50-000-bonuses-could-attract-the-wrong-kind-of-agents/ar-AA1TQAdC https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/12/31/ice-wartime-recruitment-push/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Back when we were still willing to defend Kanye but had some concerns, Kanye gave us the gem "I JUST TOLD YOU! I'M A GOD" when asked who he thought he was. Well, JD Vance has a way of just saying in the most matter of fact tones some of the darkest workings of this administration. In his interview on Fox News with Jessie Waters, he just blatantly says, we are going to take all of Venezuela's natural resources and we are reclaiming our role as bully of the block. --- Follow Hood Politics: https://www.instagram.com/hoodpoliticspod/ Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.com/@prophiphopSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The USA can't seem to leave Central and South America alone. The reason for that is the same reason why East LA is the way it's always been. Today we teach y'all about the Monroe Doctrine.  https://www.supersummary.com/monroe-doctrine/summary/ https://history.state.gov/milestones/1899-1913/roosevelt-and-monroe-doctrine --- Follow Hood Politics: https://www.instagram.com/hoodpoliticspod/ Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.com/@prophiphopSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the Trump era, predictions are futile. But I do have some thoughts about things to look out for in 2026. --- Follow Hood Politics: https://www.instagram.com/hoodpoliticspod/ Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.com/@prophiphopSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's 2026, and while we tried our best to unplug during the holidays, the degeneration kept going strong. Let's talk about it. Sources: https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/01/us/minnesota-daycare-fraud-allegations-somali https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/26/us-bombs-target-isil-in-nigeria-whats-really-going-on https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/1/israel-escalates-west-bank-demolitions-amid-illegal-settlement-expansion https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5668719-aca-obamacare-subsidies-expire/ https://calmatters.org/explainers/california-gavin-newsom-bills-signing/ --- Follow Hood Politics: https://www.instagram.com/hoodpoliticspod/ Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.com/@prophiphopSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A couple of things I might have missed: thoughts on Nicki Minaj and Dave Chappelle. --- Follow Hood Politics: https://www.instagram.com/hoodpoliticspod/ Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.com/@prophiphopSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's the official 2025 State of Blackness Address. Today we look back at a year in Blackness. Diddy, 50 Cent, Nicki Minaj going MAGA, Stephen A. Smith, D'Angelo's tragic passing. All that and more. --- Follow Hood Politics: https://www.instagram.com/hoodpoliticspod/ Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.com/@prophiphopSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A poetry offering for the holiday season. --- Follow Hood Politics: https://www.instagram.com/hoodpoliticspod/ Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.com/@prophiphopSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's time again for the State of the Blackness Address. This week, we rewind to halfway point of 2025 in preparation for next week's full year round up. Original Air Date: 6.4.25 --- Follow Hood Politics: https://www.instagram.com/hoodpoliticspod/ Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.com/@prophiphopSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I used to feel a complicated feeling around taking a break when I know people across the world cannot, until I actually tapped in with the very people Im trying to be in solidarity with. I'll let them lead the way... https://www.instagram.com/ethiopian_girl_skaters/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/campsbreakerz/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/gaza_skate_team/?hl=en --- Follow Hood Politics: https://www.instagram.com/hoodpoliticspod/ Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.com/@prophiphopSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Alma and Prop guide y'all on how to survive a Christmas in a black or brown home. --- Follow Hood Politics: https://www.instagram.com/hoodpoliticspod/ Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.com/@prophiphopSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Did y'all watch the 50 Cent-produced Diddy documentary? There are two important take aways about Black culture I think we can pull from it. --- Follow Hood Politics: https://www.instagram.com/hoodpoliticspod/ Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.com/@prophiphopSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today we continue our talk with Bridget Todd about her beloved hellscape Washington DC, and Prop shares his many family memories about his time in DC. --- Follow Hood Politics: https://www.instagram.com/hoodpoliticspod/ Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.com/@prophiphopSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It never fails, when some BIPOC commits some sort of crime, the entire group is punished. Of course we are referring to the President's response to the killing of the two National Guard members in DC by an Afghan immigrant. --- Follow Hood Politics: https://www.instagram.com/hoodpoliticspod/ Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.com/@prophiphopSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Since our President has chosen to speak so ill about many of our US cities, specifically calling them hellscapes, I figured I would find people I know that are from there and live there and ask them "Is this in fact a hellscape?" Today we talk to Bridget Todd about her beloved hellscape: Washington, DC. --- Follow Hood Politics: https://www.instagram.com/hoodpoliticspod/ Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.com/@prophiphopSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I'm still deciding if this is a come to Jesus moment or a 'hit dog gon holla' situation with Marjorie Taylor Greene. But I'mma let her cook for a second. --- Follow Hood Politics: https://www.instagram.com/hoodpoliticspod/ Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.com/@prophiphopSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Prop sits down with long time friend Glen, who started the Beleaf in Fatherhood YouTube channel and has recently dropped a book titled Father Yourself First. www.youtube.com/@BeleafInFatherhood Father Yourself First: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1400252555/ref=cm_sw_r_as_gl_api_gl_i_VX8ZZWJ6V5AR1H79MCC6 --- Follow Hood Politics: https://www.instagram.com/hoodpoliticspod/ Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.com/@prophiphopSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Marjorie Taylor Greene is beefing with the MAGA base and she's actually making statements I rock with. But just because I rock with what she's saying doesn't mean she can come to the cookout.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today we revisit the Big Beautiful Bill Act, seeing as how we have hit the "find out" phase in the effects of Trump's choices. Original Air Date: 7.9.25 --- Follow Hood Politics: https://www.instagram.com/hoodpoliticspod/ Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.com/@prophiphopSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ok, after the Halloween candy rush wears off of winning a couple victories in the voting booth, it's important to remember the work is not complete. We can celebrate wins but we can stop. --- Follow Hood Politics: https://www.instagram.com/hoodpoliticspod/ Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.com/@prophiphopSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After the November 6th elections, the record breaking government shutdown, and the Supreme Court deciding about IEEPA and SNAP, I gotta be honest, I don't see the play here. --- Follow Hood Politics: https://www.instagram.com/hoodpoliticspod/ Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.com/@prophiphopSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After winning back to back World Series, we are faced with moral conundrum of supporting a team that is as Los Angeles as he smog we breathe or sitting this one out due to its owner profiting off of ICE, terrorizing the very community that keeps the team thriving.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Since our President has chosen to speak so ill about many of our US cities, specifically calling them hellscapes, I figured I would find people I know that are from there and live there and ask them "Is your city in fact a hellscape?" Today we talk to Cxffeeblack about his beloved hellscape: Memphis. --- Follow Hood Politics: https://www.instagram.com/hoodpoliticspod/ Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.com/@prophiphopSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We know that on November 1st, SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits are ending. I just want to take a moment to express how many people you actually know and are close to, have in the past or are currently being helped by this program. --- Follow Hood Politics: https://x.com/hoodpoliticspod https://www.instagram.com/hoodpoliticspod/ Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.com/@prophiphopSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In what I truly thought was an AI image, the East Wing of the White House is being torn down. I wasn't sure if I cared or not. But the more I thought about it, the more it reminded me of the days of the innocent internet, you know, the debate over whether that dress what blue and black or white and gold. --- Follow Hood Politics: https://x.com/hoodpoliticspod https://www.instagram.com/hoodpoliticspod/ Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.com/@prophiphopSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I finally got around to listening to the Ezra Klein, Ta-Nehisi Coates discussion. In that discussion, Coates was able to put in to words the way I felt after hearing about the young Republicans group chat. He said "It's not that you know what Donald Trump is going to do. It's that you don't underestimate what you are up against." --- Follow Hood Politics: https://x.com/hoodpoliticspod https://www.instagram.com/hoodpoliticspod/ Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.com/@prophiphopSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

California did the bare minimum for our immigrants, but at least they did something. Cali got five new laws protecting immigrants. https://calmatters.digitaldemocracy.org/bills/ca_202520260sb627 https://calmatters.digitaldemocracy.org/bills/ca_202520260sb98 https://calmatters.digitaldemocracy.org/bills/ca_202520260ab49 https://calmatters.digitaldemocracy.org/bills/ca_202520260sb805 https://calmatters.digitaldemocracy.org/bills/ca_202520260sb81 Tickets for The Beautiful Endling Live: https://www.elysiantheater.com/shows/beautifulendling1022 --- Follow Hood Politics: https://x.com/hoodpoliticspod https://www.instagram.com/hoodpoliticspod/ Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.com/@prophiphopSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We reflect on the tragic and untimely passing of R&B legend D'Angelo. Tickets for The Beautiful Endling Live: https://www.elysiantheater.com/shows/beautifulendling1022 --- Follow Hood Politics: https://x.com/hoodpoliticspod https://www.instagram.com/hoodpoliticspod/ Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.com/@prophiphopSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

At the end of the day, the shooting has stopped. Granted, there are some shady things connected to this deal, but we gotta give credit where it's due. Today we discuss the details of the ceasefire deal and how we got here. Tickets for The Beautiful Endling Live: https://www.elysiantheater.com/shows/beautifulendling1022 --- Follow Hood Politics: https://x.com/hoodpoliticspod https://www.instagram.com/hoodpoliticspod/ Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.com/@prophiphopSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It feels like there's just so, so much happening all the time these days. Just a heads up: you don’t always have to keep track of it all. The Beautiful Endling Live: https://www.elysiantheater.com/shows/beautifulendling1022See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our friend Sarah Marshall has a great podcast coming out about the Satanic Panic of the 80's. It's pretty wild how much it actually teaches us about our current moment. The Devil You Know with Sarah Marshall: https://link.mgln.ai/R8AcDw The Beautiful Endling Live: https://www.elysiantheater.com/shows/beautifulendling1022 --- Follow Hood Politics: https://x.com/hoodpoliticspod https://www.instagram.com/hoodpoliticspod/ Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.com/@prophiphopSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For some reason far-right activist and Trump loyalist Laura Loomer came for Rep. Jasmine Crockett on social media, and Jasmine with all the class and Blackness she could muster... clapped back.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In 2015, a man in Mississippi told the police he experienced a hate crime. That hate crime was someone burning the Mississippi state flag and spraying painting BLACKS RULE on his driveway. At no time in this history of Blackness have we ever used the phrase "Blacks Rule." But now we have these Tyler Robinson text messages, and "anti-ICE" writing on the shell casings of the Dallas shooter's bullets... I don't know fam, it's giving "Blacks Rule" energy.  Sources: https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/25/us/wwk-dallas-ice-facility-shooting https://www.wlox.com/story/29644391/man-discovers-burnt-ms-state-flag-racial-graffiti-in-front-of-his-pascagoula-home/ The Beautiful Endling Live: https://www.elysiantheater.com/shows/beautifulendling1022 --- Follow Hood Politics: https://x.com/hoodpoliticspod https://www.instagram.com/hoodpoliticspod/ Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.com/@prophiphopSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bad Bunny is the Artist America didnt know it needed. This week he streamed his concert from Puerto Rico bc due to the ICE raids, he chose not to tour here in the contiguous united states. And calling good is the biggest understatement. Come see the Beautiful ending live: https://www.elysiantheater.com/shows/beautifulendling1022 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Between Taylor Townsend gettin yelled at, Young Thug snitchin and black folks being conflicted about our participation in anti-Trump rallies, we needed to have a mid-session meeting.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Governor of Utah was praying that Charlie Kirk's shooter was "not one of us" and boy was that a prophetic statment. Is that not just like America? The problem is never you, huh? The poem today is Almost, Pt 1. Follow Hood Politics: https://x.com/hoodpoliticspod https://www.instagram.com/hoodpoliticspod/ Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.com/@prophiphopSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.