# COMPLEX Hip Hop Media Power Rankings + Voting Rights Act Gutted... Now What? + Isaiah Rashad

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Podcast: [Culture United](https://stenobird.com/podcast/culture-united-7726921)
Published: 2026-05-07T12:30:00+00:00
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It's All Happening 🏆 w/ @EllementsAlign @LATMPOD @FDSignifire @The3rdVersePodcast @Theonlystatquo @boldblackLA 00:00 Intro 06:00 COMPLEX Hip Hop Media Power Rankings 15:00 TCM's Thoughts 16:30 Elle: I feel like they just stuck a Hip Hop sticker on the list 21:00 Derek Steele: It reflects who people know 24:00 Stat: It's all cheating 26:00 FD: I don't see how these figures exercise the power of black culture 28:00 Elle Janelle: It's people who start conversation and people jump on conversations 29:00 STAT & ELLE DEBATE JOE BUDDEN VS CHARLAMAGNE 34:00 Derek Steele: Is it Charlamagne? Or is it iHeart? 36:00 Stat: No one's independent 40:00 Who TCM thinks is missing 51:00 Brilliant Idiots 52:00 Reviewers 53:00 Community Rankings 1:0:06 Moooore Classic: GNX or Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers 1:05:00 FD: Mr. Morale 1:07:00 Derek: GNX 1:08:00 BK: THIS IS SO TOUGH! 1:13:00 Stat: It's easier for Kendrick to write longer than shorter 1:21:00 Elle: GNX is classic outside. Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers 1:27:00 Audience Poll Results 1:27:00 VOTING RIGHTS ACT... 1:30:00 Derek Steele (Bold Black LA): We fought for the voting rights act 1:33:00 Projected Maps 1:35:00 BK: In Louisiana, they treat prisoners like slaves. 1:40:00 Stat: You can't fixed this. 1:43:00 FD: We're not France 1:54:00 THEY'RE KILLING KILLER MIKE 1:56:00 FD: Killer Mike is maintaining a middle man position 2:02:00 FD'S KILLER MIKE RANT 2:05:00 Elle: Everyone who said they're the same needs to stand on this 2:10:00 BK: There's a generational gap between black voters 2:12:00 Zoran Mamdani 2:18:00 Stephen A. Smith 2:21:00 Elle: Stephen A. sounds smart to somebody who's stupid 2:54:00 THE SECOND SHOW 3:19:00 Isaiah Rashad "It's Been Awful" 3:42:00 Georgia Rep. Ruwa Romman 4:10:00 Tennessee Protests 🎙️ New to streaming o…

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