Lyrical Swords Volume 1: Hip Hop and Politics in the Mix ranks among one of the best books written about hip-hop music and its strong political influence. Banjoko brings over fifteen years experience as a respected journalist. His books have sparked the interest of major universities and has earned Banjoko countless invitations to Keynote at Harvard, Stanford and Berkley just to name a few. Based on his non-violence approach to the industry, Banjoko has also been in demand as a motivate speaker in many of California's most notorious prison system.