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How Hip-Hop Has Enhanced American Education Over The Past 50 Years
Educators are increasingly turning to hip-hop to engage young people in school. Goodboy Picture Company/E+ via Getty Images One of my most heartwarming memories from elementary school was the day my...
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“Dear Mama’: The Cultural Importance Of Lyrical Tributes To Mothers In Hip-Hop
Afenia Shakur (left). mother of Tupac Shakur (right). Getty Images In hip-hop music, it sometimes seems as if songs to and about mothers are common enough that audiences might take them for granted....
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How Hip-Hop’s Influence In Europe Has Helped Advance Racial Justice
Rapper Eko Fresh performs during a fundraising concert in Hamburg, Germany, on Dec. 6, 2022. Georg Wendt/Getty Images His name is Alpha Diallo, and in his 2016 song “I am at home,” the French rapper...
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The History Of Latino Voices In Hip-Hop
Puerto Rican singer Residente performs in Havana in 2010. His back reads, ‘We receive flowers and bullets in the very same heart.’ STR/AFP via Getty Images As a first-generation college graduate and a...
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Why Do So Many Hip-Hop Artists Die Young?
Hip hop artists, from top left, clockwise, DMX, Lexii Alijai, Prince Markie Dee and Trugoy the Dove have all passed away within the past decade. Getty Images The song “Be Healthy” from the 2000 album...
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Deaf Rappers Who Are Changing What It Means For Music To Be Heard
Beautiful The Artist/YouTube Rapper Beautiful The Artist performs in the music video for the dip hop song ‘DEAFinitely Lit.’ Beautiful The Artist/YouTube In April 2023, DJ Supalee hosted Supafest...
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Rap Gets Immersive With 50th Anniversary ‘Hip Hop Til Infinity’ Exhibit In NYC
Source: Alexi Rosenfeld / Getty Whether you’re a ’90s head at heart, a loyalist to the defining era of the ’80s or someone who refuses to listen to anything made before 2010, one thing all hip-hop...
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Run DMC Heads Art Expo Honoring Hip Hop Anniversary
Source: RUN DMC Instagram / Radio One RUN DMC, one of the most influential acts in the history of American Hip Hop culture, has announced a pop-up and art installation experience in partnership with...
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Breaking Down Islam’s Influence And Impact On Hip-Hop
The popular phrase ‘knowledge of self’ – invoked by numerous rappers who adhere to Islam – is nearly a millennium old. Paul Hawthorne for Getty Images I was 9 years old when Eric B. and Rakim’s “Paid...
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How Hip-Hop Used Afrofuturism To Help Black Americans Overcome Racism
The exhibit “Afrofuturism: A History of Black Futures” at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C., on May 4, 2023. Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post via Getty...
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NYC Gets Limited Edition MetroCards For Hip-Hop’s 50th Celebration
Source: Courtesy / MTA Hip-hop’s 50th anniversary continues with commemorative MetroCards thanks to The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). Artists like LL Cool J, Pop Smoke and Cam’ron are...
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Hip-Hop Celebrates 50 Years By Lighting Up Empire State Building
Source: John Lamparski / Getty Hip-Hop revolutionized music 50 years ago with poetic flows over legendary beats. Biggie Smalls once said, “Never thought that Hip Hop would take it this far.” But, we...
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Important Listens To Celebrate Hip-Hop At 50 And Rap’s Far-Reaching Influence
Hip-hop culture spread quickly – to places like London, seen here in 1984. Kerstin Rodgers/Redferns On the evening of Aug. 11, 1973, DJ Kool Herc attended a block party in the South Bronx. Armed with...
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Urban One Founder, Cathy Hughes, Named One Of ‘Variety’s’’50 Greatest Hip-Hop...
Cathy Hughes speaks onstage at The Hotel at Avalon on June 24, 2023, in Alpharetta, Georgia. | Source: Carol Lee Rose / Getty The life and career of Black radio pioneer Cathy Hughes is an inspiring...
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5 Ways Hip-Hop Can Help Teachers Combat Challenges In The Classroom
Confidence is a critical component of hip-hop culture. Manu Vega via Getty Images While hip-hop has created a lot of good memories, good music and good times, the culture has gifted society much more...
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Could Rap Be Running America In 2024?
Source: Eugene Gologursky / Getty We live in a very different political climate in comparison to a decade ago, when former President Barack Obama was just beginning his second term and Donald Trump...
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‘Vivrant Thing!’ Kamala Harris Goes Viral After Dancing At Hip-Hop 50...
Source: STEFANI REYNOLDS / Getty As the song goes, everybody’s working for the weekend, and the vice president of the United States is apparently no exception to that rule. Barely 48 hours removed from...
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Grammy Museum’s Hip-Hop America: The Mixtape Exhibit Celebrates 50 Years of...
Source: MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images / Getty 14The GRAMMY Museum® celebrates the 50th anniversary of hip hop with its Hip-Hop America: The Mixtape Exhibit. Learn more about...
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University Of Dope: Two Black Women Create Innovative Hip Hop Card Game
Source: Vance Hall / other In the vibrant world of hip-hop, where beats, rhymes, and culture collide, the University of Dope is making waves. This innovative card game, designed to explore your...
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‘Hip-Hop Was Not There’: Rap Legend KRS-One Says Grammy’s Hip-Hop 50 Show...
KRS-One interacts with people at the 50th anniversary of hip-hop block party near 1520 Sedgwick Ave on August 12, 2023, in the Bronx borough of New York City. | Source: Alexi Rosenfeld / Getty The...
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Right On?: Hip-Hop Is Platforming Instead Of Fighting The Power
Source: @fatjoe / Instagram “I never had dinner with the president!” – Ice Cube (“No Vaseline”) O’Shea Jackson’s jab at Eric Wright on the scathing diss track aimed at his former N.W.A family carried...
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Breaking Down Rico Wade’s Contributions To Hip-Hop Music
Source: Julia Beverly / Getty Atlanta’s flourishing hip-hop community endured a huge loss with the passing of producer and songwriter Rico Wade over the weekend. Wade was one part of Organized Noize...
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