Gil-Scott Heron is the godfather of hip-hop. I was inspired to create this episode after learning that Warren Brown fell in love with his music in the mid-1970's when he was living in Harlem NYC.

Join me as I discuss some of his most important works, and let's listen to the songs and artists that sampled his music throughout the years!

Attorney Warren Brown has been Baltimore's preeminent criminal defense attorney since the late 1980's. Warren and I discussed the music scene of the 1970's and how living in Harlem, NY before going to law school opened his eyes and ears to the music of Gil Scott Heron; the godfather of hip-hop. He and I discussed how groups like the Last Poets, Earth Wind & Fire, and other artists from the era laid the seeds for the music that would later become known as hip-hop!

Attorney Warren Brown has been the preeminent criminal defense attorney in Baltimore, Maryland since the late 1980's. Warren graduated from Boston University School of Law in 1977. He worked as both a prosecutor and a federal defender before opening his own law practice in 1988.

Warren and I discuss some of his most famous cases, including his representation of Dontee Stokes, a man accused of the attempted murder of a Roman Catholic priest in Baltimore, that had abused him years earlier.

Warren discussed the Stokes case, and many other memorable cases that he has participated in during his distinguished career.

Warren and I also discussed his connection to actress and Baltimore native Jada Pinkett Smith! This is an interview you don't want to miss!