Culture United

Life Through The Lens of Hip Hop. Justin Hunte's expansive resume covers banking, journalism, television, and music marketing. His career began in investment banking where he was a VP at Bank Of America Merrill Lynch. He then transitioned in music journalism where he became HipHopDX’s editor-in-chief, cultivating a video strategy that generated 500,000 YouTube subscribers while overseeing the day-to-day site that reached 2.5 million monthly readers. Justin also served as Director of Content & Strategic Marking at EMPIRE, and was also a producer on A&E's popular clip show, Court Cam.Hunte's amassed over 87M views and 267,000 subscribers on his personal Youtube channel. His thought-provoking videos attract millions, prompting branding partnerships with Brisk Bodega, Simple Mobile, Honda, and Lexus. He also debated at the prestigious Oxford Union, arguing that William Shakespeare is more culturally relevant than Kanye West. Hunte currently consults for a number of premiere artists a

Culture United is a music podcast hosted by Justin Hunte, with 42 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Justin Hunte hosts Culture United, a music show with 42 episodes published.

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  Culture United

  Drake FOMO Reaction + Ed Sheeran Drops Macklemore After Billionaire Meltdown + MORE

  Sep 16, 20265h 17m

  It's All Happening w/  @realjnolan   @professorskye   @jeremy_hecht   @raineyovalle9153   @RAINEYallcaps   @TonyDaDome  ️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! https://streamyard.com/pal/d/6013479386218496 Life Through The Lens of Hip Hop. Justin Hunte's expansive resume covers banking, journalism, television, and music marketing. His career began in investment banking where he was a VP at Bank Of America Merrill Lynch. He then transitioned in music journalism where he became HipHopDX’s editor-in-chief, cultivating a video strategy that generated 500,000 YouTube subscribers while overseeing the day-to-day site that reached 2.5 million monthly readers. Justin also served as Director of Content & Strategic Marking at EMPIRE, and was also a producer on A&E's popular clip show, Court Cam. Hunte's amassed over 87M views and 267,000 subscribers on his personal Youtube channel. His thought-provoking videos attract millions, prompting branding partnerships with Brisk Bodega, Simple Mobile, Honda, and Lexus. He also debated at the prestigious Oxford Union, arguing that William Shakespeare is more culturally relevant than Kanye West. Hunte currently consults for a number of premiere artists and brands in tech and entertainment. And in his spare time, he is an LA Mission Ambassador where he dedicates hours to helping the houseless community. #JustinHunte #TheCompanyMan

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  Culture United

  Fat Joe Fights To Say "N-Word" + Is Ye Forgiven After Historic Chicago Show

  Sep 9, 20264h 30m

  It's All Happening w/ ️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! https://streamyard.com/pal/d/6013479386218496 00:00:00 — Intro & Show Open 00:04:44 — Fat Joe's N-Word Defense: The Joe Budden Podcast Clip Breakdown 00:19:47 — Mark Lamont Hill Responds — "Fat Joe Is Not Black" 00:31:19 — Who Gets a Pass? Respect, Language & the History of the Word 00:43:46 — Tangent: College Football Talk (LSU vs. Clemson) 00:48:12 — Leimert Park: The Barrio Run Club "Takeover" & Black-Brown Tension in LA 01:02:33 — Fallout: ICE Threats, Gentrification & Black Land Ownership in LA 01:05:41 — Super Chats: The Fat Joe Blackness Debate Continues 01:09:41 — Puerto Rican Identity, Colorism & Who "Counts" as Black 01:14:28 — Is Ye Forgiven? Reacting to Kanye's Historic Chicago Stadium Shows 01:26:26 — Weighing the Catalog vs. the Harm: HH, White Lives Matter & Alt-Right Fandom 01:31:56 — Mental Illness or Wealth Entitlement? Debating What Explains Kanye 01:37:24 — Grace, Accountability & the Megan Thee Stallion Comparison 01:42:43 — Kid Cudi vs. Peter Rosenberg: Fallout From the Ye Show 01:52:39 — Mental Illness & Culpability: The Lindsey Clancy Parallel 01:56:03 — Super Chat: Favorite Afro-Latino Artists + How the Panel Handles Mental Health 02:09:56 — Music, Meditation & Mental Health Tools (Jazz, Apps, Journaling) 02:17:17 — Shoutouts: J. Cole Concert Recap & the Snowfall Spinoff Premiere 02:22:39 — Super Chats: FBA/ADOS, African Diaspora & Black American Identity 02:42:44 — More Ye Accountability Talk: Fair Criticism vs. Selective Outrage 02:57:55 — Kanye's Path to Forgiveness: Public Amends & Lupe Fiasco's Disappointment 03:00:44 — Hip-Hop's Origins: Black & Puerto Rican Roots and Early Backlash 03:06:49 — Is Race a "Social Construct" Like Gender? (Super Chat Debate) 03:10:15 — What Actually Defines Hip-Hop? The Four Elements Debate 03:16:52 — Super Chats: N-Word Etymology, Passing & Language History 03:44:34 — Sports Betting: Polymarket, LeBron, Giannis & NBA Gambling Scandals 03:47:22 — Super Chats: Fan Art, Documentaries (SkateGoat, Racionais MCs) & Shoutouts 04:01:59 — Grace & Accountability: Do Black Men in Entertainment Get More Passes? 04:12:24 — Rapid-Fire Super Chats: Conscious Rappers, Gratitude & Tom Hardy's Rap Career 04:21:30 — Closing Thoughts & Where to Find the Panel Life Through The Lens of Hip Hop. Justin Hunte's expansive resume covers banking, journalism, television, and music marketing. His career began in investment banking where he was a VP at Bank Of America Merrill Lynch. He then transitioned in music journalism where he became HipHopDX’s editor-in-chief, cultivating a video strategy that generated 500,000 YouTube subscribers while overseeing the day-to-day site that reached 2.5 million monthly readers. Justin also served as Director of Content & Strategic Marking at EMPIRE, and was also a producer on A&E's popular clip show, Court Cam. Hunte's amassed over 87M views and 267,000 subscribers on his personal Youtube channel. His thought-provoking videos attract millions, prompting branding partnerships with Brisk Bodega, Simple Mobile, Honda, and Lexus. He also debated at the prestigious Oxford Union, arguing that William Shakespeare is more culturally relevant than Kanye West. Hunte currently consults for a number of premiere artists and brands in tech and entertainment. And in his spare time, he is an LA Mission Ambassador where he dedicates hours to helping the houseless community. #JustinHunte #TheCompanyMan

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  Culture United

  DJ Vlad vs Nori EXPLODES... Then Keefe D Verdict Drops

  Sep 2, 20265h 57m

  It's all happening w/  @LATMPOD   @EllementsAlign   @TheRealMickeyFactz   @JessahnAmaruSpeaks   @TheRapRoundtable  00:00:00 – Intro & schedule change (CU moves to Tuesdays) 00:04:35 – Panel intros (Mickey Facts, Roc Nation Jarv, Jason Amaru, Elle Janelle, BK) 00:07:00 – DJ Vlad vs. Nori (N.O.R.E.) media feud breakdown 00:41:45 – Drink Champs "forced drinking" debate / feud fallout continued 00:50:09 – Forty-Niners catfish scammer Dajon Love story 01:22:43 – Scam vs. sex work vs. predatory dating debate 01:26:57 – Jason Amaru interview: "A Million Hearts" album 01:31:09 – "God Why" performance & track breakdown 01:41:32 – Keefe D guilty verdict: panel's first reactions 01:44:50 – Verdict footage & courtroom reaction clip 01:52:02 – EDI Mean (Outlawz) joins: reflecting on the verdict 01:59:46 – Mob James' testimony & the defense's trial strategy 02:02:33 – Tupac's unity vision & COINTELPRO history 02:06:37 – Tupac as producer / studio stories 02:08:59 – Keefe D, Diddy & the Biggie murder connection 02:14:46 – State of political rap in 2026 / Tupac's lasting influence 02:27:58 – Where was Tupac really from? Legacy debate 02:33:52 – Kendrick's GNX as a Machiavelli tribute 02:36:23 – Protecting hip-hop's fearless artists (Nipsey tribute) 02:40:27 – EDI Mean sign-off 02:52:45 – Pendulum Inc: rap school segment begins (Mickey Facts, Year 5) 03:05:17 – Success stories, curriculum & funding 03:24:17 – Professor Sky & "Evolution of the White Rapper" class idea 03:34:34 – Pendulum Inc merch & sign-off 03:40:06 – Main show wraps 03:41:43 – Second show begins: Chicago Good Waves Fest recap 03:52:41 – Killer Mike conversation recap 03:57:45 – D-One, Snow tha Product & MC Olympics recap 04:03:14 – Taco Fall signs with Sixers / NBA talk 04:15:01 – Vlad/Nori feud: more super chat debate 04:26:03 – Kyrie's "Rain Dance" sneakers & indigenous terminology debate 04:40:35 – Brett Favre welfare scandal comparison (Google Trends) 04:54:33 – "Spin That" remix reactions 05:11:24 – Vlad's personal reaction video to the Keefe D verdict 05:19:36 – Elliott Wilson & Vlad fallout concerns 05:33:03 – "Convicted without proof" justice system debate 05:47:47 – Final super chats & Jason Amaru album plug 05:49:14 – Sign-off Life Through The Lens of Hip Hop. Justin Hunte's expansive resume covers banking, journalism, television, and music marketing. His career began in investment banking where he was a VP at Bank Of America Merrill Lynch. He then transitioned in music journalism where he became HipHopDX’s editor-in-chief, cultivating a video strategy that generated 500,000 YouTube subscribers while overseeing the day-to-day site that reached 2.5 million monthly readers. Justin also served as Director of Content & Strategic Marking at EMPIRE, and was also a producer on A&E's popular clip show, Court Cam. Hunte's amassed over 87M views and 267,000 subscribers on his personal Youtube channel. His thought-provoking videos attract millions, prompting branding partnerships with Brisk Bodega, Simple Mobile, Honda, and Lexus. He also debated at the prestigious Oxford Union, arguing that William Shakespeare is more culturally relevant than Kanye West. Hunte currently consults for a number of premiere artists and brands in tech and entertainment. And in his spare time, he is an LA Mission Ambassador where he dedicates hours to helping the houseless community. #JustinHunte #TheCompanyMan

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  Culture United

  Killer Mike + Dr. Jared Ball + Rapsody + Hip Hop's Place In Late Stage Capitalism

  Aug 27, 20265h 20m

  Killer Mike + Dr. Jared Ball + Rapsody + Hip Hop's Place In Late Stage Capitalism

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  Culture United

  Happy Birthday Justin! + Tupac Trial + Ransom + Homeboy Sandman + State Of Rap Media

  Aug 20, 20265 hour

  It's All Happening w/ @latmpod @ellementsalign ️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! https://streamyard.com/pal/d/6013479386218496 Life Through The Lens of Hip Hop. Justin Hunte's expansive resume covers banking, journalism, television, and music marketing. His career began in investment banking where he was a VP at Bank Of America Merrill Lynch. He then transitioned in music journalism where he became HipHopDX’s editor-in-chief, cultivating a video strategy that generated 500,000 YouTube subscribers while overseeing the day-to-day site that reached 2.5 million monthly readers. Justin also served as Director of Content & Strategic Marking at EMPIRE, and was also a producer on A&E's popular clip show, Court Cam. Hunte's amassed over 87M views and 267,000 subscribers on his personal Youtube channel. His thought-provoking videos attract millions, prompting branding partnerships with Brisk Bodega, Simple Mobile, Honda, and Lexus. He also debated at the prestigious Oxford Union, arguing that William Shakespeare is more culturally relevant than Kanye West. Hunte currently consults for a number of premiere artists and brands in tech and entertainment. And in his spare time, he is an LA Mission Ambassador where he dedicates hours to helping the houseless community. #JustinHunte #TheCompanyMan

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