Director Shaka King returns to Zebras to talk about his highly anticipated sophomore feature; Judas and the Black Messiah (if you’ve been paying attention to any recent entertainment news then you know it’s one of the most talked about films of the last few months). Photo by Saskia Kahn (@OhSaskia) At the time of this episode’s airing, Judas and the Black Messiah will be on HBOmax, and select theaters (be safe people). Listen as we delve in to topics concerning the nuance of pulling off regional accents to the lasting impact that Fred Hampton made in such a short period of time. Shaka is a not only a friend of the show but also a friend of ours in real life (if you aren’t familiar with his pre-Judas filmography we highly suggest you get familiar, and there are some links provided to some of them included here). In true Zebras fashion we also talk about everything from current rap music favs & and Scott’s film score work to memories of the last time we were all together in one place prior to Covid. Enjoy... Also- Shaka bigs up Mtume Gant in this excellent interview https://www.gq.com/story/judas-and-the-black-messiah-shaka-king-interview-fred-hampton/amp Episode 50- Shaka King and Mtume Gant https://soundcloud.com/zebras-in-america/episode-50 Some early Shaka King pieces you should see- Tone Tank and Scott Thorough- Forties https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2WX1IOhAOo StarPowe r- Clockwork https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OS4VPCC2Pjk LaZercism https://vimeo.com/218549048 MULIGNANS https://vimeo.com/117064492 You can pre-order Scott Thorough's new album "tree" featuring Marcus scratching on a few songs here- https://scottthorough.bandcamp.com/album/tree We have limited edition shirts- Because of technical issues we are going to kick it old school to sell this wonderful @PatrickHorvath LIMITED QUANTITY UNLIMITED QUALITY Silk screened by hand at Brooklyn Print House $33 includes shipping & handling. DM @PINNLAND_EMPIRE on twitter to buy one! reach out if you are bored/struggling both or neither We are virtually around Also, PLEASE RATE US ON ITUNES AND ANYWHERE YOU CAN RATE US Yo we have shirts and masks- rdbl.co/2AYLPah Are there other Zebras items you would like to purchase? Email us at ZebrasPod@gmail.com Also email us if you’d like us to review your movie Tweet us at @ZebrasPod Want Marcus to review your film in the written form? PinnlandEmpire.com Want Scott to score your movie? ScottThorough.com Check out Marcus’ new album marcus9.bandcamp.com/album/the-mpc-era Scott’s new single- uddtba.bandcamp.com/album/losing-my…se-of-detention God bless everyone with shades on