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Exclusive: GSimone talks new holiday music and the importance of Hip-Hop 50

GSimone stands as one of the most prolific executives in the music industry. Throughout her career, she’s worked with legendary acts such Fat Joe,...

A.R. Shaw discusses opening statements of Young Thug, YSL RICO trial with ABC News

Opening arguments in the Young Thug, YSL trial began this week in Fulton County. The trial is one of the more prominent cases where...

David Banner, Rapsody talk on the intersection of Critical Race Theory and Hip Hop

What do Bun B, GZA, Lupe Fiasco, and David Banner all have in common? These artists have achieved not only lyrical excellence, but they’re...

Hip-hop on trial: When can a rapper’s lyrics be used as evidence in a criminal case?

by Taifha Natalee Alexander, University of California, Los Angeles When police arrested Nevada rapper Kenjuan McDaniel on a murder charge in August 2023, they cited...

Through space and rhyme: How hip-hop uses Afrofuturism to take listeners on journeys of empowerment

by Roy Whitaker, San Diego State University It is perhaps only natural, as hip-hop celebrates its 50th anniversary, that people look to the genre’s future....

Hip-hop at 50: 7 essential listens to celebrate rap’s widespread influence

Hip-hop culture spread quickly – to places like London, seen here in 1984. Kerstin Rodgers/Redferns by Howard Manly, The Conversation; Jamaal Abdul-Alim, The Conversation; Matt Williams,...

‘Knowledge of self’: How a key phrase from Islam became a pillar of 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...

Deaf rappers who lay down rhymes in sign languages are changing what it means for music to be heard

Rapper Beautiful The Artist performs in the music video for the dip hop song ‘DEAFinitely Lit.’ Beautiful The Artist/YouTube by Katelyn Best, West Virginia University In April...

Essence Fest: Lauryn Hill, Hip-Hop 50, And Janelle Monae Headline Day 2

The essence of hip-hop was celebrated at the 2023 Essence Festival during the second day of festivities. On June 30, hip-hop stars and soulful...

After ‘Rapper’s Delight,’ hip-hop went global – its impact has been massive; so too efforts to keep it real

MC Solaar, a pioneer of French rap. Photo by Eric Catarina/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images by Eric Charry, Wesleyan University Soon after the fall 1979 release of “Rapper’s...

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