Tremaine Emory is a designer and creative director who was at Supreme until late last year. He resigned alleging rampant racism at Supreme. We talk about what happened, why he left, and why he believed in putting images of lynchings on t-shirts. This is his first time talking publicly about what happened at Supreme. Important conversation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amari Marshall aka Amari Monster was a Dance Captain on Beyonce’s Renaissance World Tour. She danced beside the Queen night after night. She’s the person Beyonce chose to help Blue Ivy be ready for her part of the show. Amazing conversation about dance, working with Beyonce, working with Blue Ivy, working with Rihanna on the Super Bowl halftime show and more.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Taraji P. Henson is one of the great actors of our time and in this throwback conversation she gives us a master class in acting. She explains how she relates to her characters, how she approaches scenes, and how she uses her instrument. Taraji is amazing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tobias Dorzon played running back in the NFL briefly and then went to culinary school and became a serious chef. He is the owner and creator of Huncho House in Hyattsville, Maryland, and he’s brilliant. Amazing convo about playing in the NFL and being a chef and running a restaurant. Toure Show Episode 427Host & Writer: TouréExecutive Producers: Ryan Woodhall and Ashley J. HobbsAssociate Producer: Adell ColemanBooker: Rae HollidayEngineer: Claire McHalePhotographers: Podstream StudiosThe House: DCP Entertainment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe Budden is an MC who retired and became an even bigger force in the culture than he was. In this throwback episode, we talk about everything from music to how he made it big as a podcaster. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Psyche Williams-Forson is the he author of Eating While Black: Food Shaming and Race in America and a leading scholar on Black food studies. Fascinating conversation about Black people, food, and power.Toure Show Episode 426Host & Writer: TouréExecutive Producers: Ryan Woodhall and Ashley J. HobbsAssociate Producer: Adell ColemanBooker: Rae HollidayEngineer: Claire McHalePhotographers: Podstream StudiosThe House: DCP Entertainment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kendrick Lamar is the greatest MC of his era. Is it even a question? But how did he get to be that? In this throwback interview, I talked to Kendrick to find out how he became Kendrick. We talk about how he got to be so good. What are his favorite words? We also talk about his best verses and his best song. And what was the impact of seeing dead bodies on the street when he was a kid. Awesome conversation with a genius.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BA Parker is the co-host of the great podcast Code Switch and she was a film professor at Morgan State U so we talk a lot about lots of films from a Black POV and get into the weeds about film culture. I love this convo.Toure Show Episode 425Host & Writer: TouréExecutive Producers: Ryan Woodhall and Ashley J. HobbsAssociate Producer: Adell ColemanBooker: Rae HollidayEngineer: Claire McHalePhotographers: Podstream StudiosThe House: DCP Entertainment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Knowles is Beyonce’s father and he served as her manager for many years and according to him he is central to her success. If you want to know about the strategy behind leading Beyonce to the top, listen to Mr. Knowles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

King Green is a great MC and a serious student of the craft. I found him on Tiktok and we had an amazing conversation about hiphop and the science of MCing.Toure Show Episode 424Host & Writer: TouréExecutive Producers: Ryan Woodhall and Ashley J. HobbsAssociate Producer: Adell ColemanBooker: Rae HollidayEngineer: Claire McHalePhotographers: Podstream StudiosThe House: DCP Entertainment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices