Cajun Fire Brewing Company CEO and founder Jon Renthrope joins us this week on episode 203 of Modern Brews + Beats. Based in New Orleans, LA, Cajun Fire is federally recognized as the first Black/Native American owned brewing company in the state of Louisiana and the U.S. South. The company’s mission, “Brewing for socio-economic change one pint at a time”. In fact, Jon is one of several brewers featured in the award-winning independent film, One Pint at a Time.

You’ll also hear an audio except from Woodie Bonds of Vine Street Brewing Company on the origins of Hip Hops Hooray. The craft beer / hip hop festival is returning October 25-26 in Kansas City, MO. Tickets are available at the Vine Street Brewing website.

Our brews of the week come from Intrinsic Smokehouse & Brewing and Vector Brewing, as well as Stones Throw Brewing. On the beats side, we discuss LL Cool J’s new project, The Force. We discuss the passing of Rich Homie Quan and Beat King and send condolences to their families.

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