Dr. David J. Leonard is Professor of Comparative Ethnic Studies and American Studies and Culture at Washington State University. He is the author of several books including Playing While White: Privilege and Power on and off the Field and After Artest: The NBA and the Assault on Blackness. In this episode, he discusses the relationship between hip hop and basketball, whether in the grainy footage of AND1 mixtapes or in sold-out NBA arenas. He also shares how cities like Los Angeles memorialize fallen athletes and artists, the song that gets him hype, and his dream collaboration.