Hopefully you’ll be entertained by a story I wrote in this month’s issue (“Brothers From Another Mother,” which is online today). On the surface, it’s about Ben Rogers and Jeff “Skin” Wade, two guys who do a radio show. But it’s really about childhood friendships and hip-hop and the vicissitudes of life and taking creative risks. Inspired by their journey, I took a risk in how I chose to bring you their narrative, inviting them to collaborate in the storytelling rather than just serve as subjects. You’ll see. In any case, the device I used forced me to omit something about Skin. As much fun as it is to tease him about his early career as a White rapper, the guy to this day is a legit music producer, and he’s working on a very cool initiative that deserves serious attention. It’s called the Truth to Power Project, and it involves another old friend of his.