also using their public platforms to talk about it carter said its beautiful that were at a point in the culture where you can have these conversations martinez said if you are struggling with thoughts of suicide or worried about a friend or loved one help is available the special which airs on monday at 1000 pm et on abc and is available later on hulu features roundtable discussions on hiphops evolving legacy and includes conversations with artists and industry trailblazers like master p the lox e40 lola brooke coi leray joey bada fat joe and mc lyte and charlamagne tha god hiphop has been standing up for black lives for decades 15 songs and why they matter more than music asked when he knew that hiphop was more than music bronx rapper fat joe told martinez it was when he heard the 1982 song the message by grandmaster flash and the furious five which was named in 2017 by rolling stone as the best hiphop record of all time and has been archived by the library of congress for us young black men theres less outlets for us to get help and receive help with therapy bein such a taboo thing he said joey bada reflected in the roundtable discussion on losing his friend to suicide when he was 17 years old and how his own journey led him to seek therapy michael le brecht iiabc but over the years artists and leaders in the industry have been using their music and their public platforms to encourage conversations about mental health and to connect with their fans about the importance of seeking help now i do therapy and i love it i think my therapy was music because i got a chance to tell my story said rapper and record executive master p who reflected on coping with his daughters death during the specials roundtable discussion on mental health muse said that even in hiphops early days songs like the message really did talk about mental health but not in a direct way we saw artists within that era of hiphop having to use these metaphors to really address systems of ptsd depression muse said it was like a news network in some type of way these kinda things were shunned he added at the end of the video duke bootee and melle mel get arrested for no clear reason i have so much hope that thats gonna continue and that theyre gonna continue not only making music that addresses it but talking about it in the very large platforms that they have they were our therapists asked when he first felt that way he told martinez that it was when he heard tupacs 1992 song keep ya head up brooklyn rapper joey bada appears in the abc news studios soul of a nation special hiphop 50 rhythms rhymes reflections the little known story behind the rise of the first female mc