Joe And Jada – Protect Our Culture

Culture Doesn’t Disappear. It Becomes Source Material.

Shawty Lo at V-103 in Atlanta during a visit when he brought “Dey Know” to DJ Greg Street.

Nearly 20 years ago, I met Shawty Lo at Atlanta’s V-103 on the day he brought “Dey Know” to DJ Greg Street. Hearing Kirk Franklin’s new record featuring GloRilla brought that memory rushing back—and raised a bigger question about how today’s music becomes tomorrow’s cultural history.