Left of Black S5:E1: From Kooley High to ‘Beauty and the Beast’ with Rapsody

Left of Black S5:E1:  From Kooley High to  ‘Beauty and the Beast’ with Rapsody Left of Black host and Duke University Professor Mark Anthony Neal is joined in-studio by rap artist Rapsody (Marianna Evans).   “You have to make it relatable, you have to make it feel like it’s honest,” says Rapsody in a wide ranging conversation about artistic integrity, being an independent artist, her artistic influences, and her relationship with producer 9th Wonder—dropping a little freestyle to close the episode.Rapsody just released her latest single, ‘Hard to Choose'  from the forthcoming Beauty and The Beast which will be released on October 7th, 2014.Left of Black is a weekly Webcast hosted by Mark Anthony Neal and produced in collaboration with the  John Hope Franklin Center  at Duke University and the Center for Arts, Digital Culture and Entrepreneurship (CADCE).***Episodes of Left of Black are also available for free download in @ iTunes U***Follow Left of Black on Twitter: @LeftofBlackFollow Mark Anthony Neal on Twitter: @NewBlackManFollow Rapsody on Twitter: @RapsodyMusic