Professor Griff of Rock and Roll Hall of famers Public Enemy, joins Buzzsaw to discuss Illuminati and the music industry, Jay-Z, Kanye West, his experience with Tupac and where the message has moved to in music. Griff talks about Def Jam and the early days of the misunderstood rebels without a pause, and where the future is going in this no holds barred discussion with Sean Stone and Tyrel Ventura. GUEST BIO: Professor Griff is an internationally renowned educator, writer, producer, musician, platinum recording/spoken word artist, lecturer and founding member of the pioneering and revolutionary hip hop group Public Enemy. Author of the popular music business guide: Musick Bizness R.I.P. (Resource Information Publication), Griff stands as a highly acclaimed, seasoned entertainment industry veteran and sought-after resource on all aspects of the music business. An activist within both the conscious and hip hop communities, Griff currently stands as a permanent fixture on the international lecture circuit with his riveting and powerful discourse/book, the Psychological Covert War on Hip Hop. Griff effortlessly draws upon his own extensive entertainment industry experience and a vast reservoir of historical scholarship and research to deliver this poignant message. Reared in Long Island, New York and a current resident of Atlanta, Georgia; Griff maintains a coveted role as Minister of Information for Public Enemy and is currently celebrating an unprecedented sixty world tours and 20th Year Anniversary, with the group. A well-rounded music enthusiast, Griff is also a member of the hip hop/metal band 7th Octave, and has created an empowering youth hip hop curriculum entitled Kidhoppaz. ADD'L LINKS: www.pgriff.info twitter.com/RealProfGriff www.youtube.com/nmemindz Buzzsaw Episodes Playlist: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlaRH0qSOWc&list=PLjk3H0GXhhGc7NOFr74KbOPBCXrXT8nlf Buzzsaw Short Clips Playlist: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AU6YQ4KLdc&list=PLjk3H0GXhhGfxwzdter06NvBnjQjjLvtW&index=1 www.facebook.com/pages/Buzzsaw/315063551949301?directed_target_id=0 www.facebook.com/thelip.tv EPISODE BREAKDOWN: 00:01 Coming up on Buzzsaw. 00:35 Introducing Prof. Griff. 01:20 The start of Public Enemy. 05:00 The concept, Def Jam, Rick Rubin and Russell Simmons. 07:45 Illuminati industry control. 10:20 Accomplishing a mission and an ongoing process. 14:00 Then vs Now in Hip Hop: Golden Era vs Jay-Z 16:00 Tupac, Harriet Tubman and the Illuminati. 22:45 Each one, teach three: Respect for elders. 23:30 Questions of anti-semitism and media control. 24:50 Opening your eyes to Illuminati and listening to media. 27:00 Written works and audio books for all people. 28:45 People speaking the truth and being brave. 30:25 The path few people dare to travel. 31:10 The split with Public Enemy and discussing controversy openly. 32:40 The process of revolution. 33:55 Steering music towards mind control, positive and negative messages. 35:29 What has Obama done? 37:25 How to change America beyond a black president. 41:35 Conscious MCs and supergroups. 42:55 What happened to the female artists? Putting women back on the throne. 44:40 Low-vibration messages in the culture. 46:00 360 deals and music industry commercial exploitation. 47:15 A message to young artists in the digital age. 48:59 Thanks and goodbye!

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