Pharoahe Monch and Mark Anthony Neal Talk Hip-Hop, Black Men, and Mental Health

"In this wide-ranging talk, acclaimed Queens-based hip-hop artist Pharoahe Monch discusses his career, musical influences, and struggle with depression — a theme whose broader social and political implications he explored on his 2014 concept album, PTSD. Mark Anthony Neal, Professor and Chair of African and African American Studies at Duke University, moderated the discussion. The event was part of the Arts & Context: Conversations With Artists and Scholars speaker series co-sponsored by Duke Performances and the Forum for Scholars and Publics.'