Most rappers enter the music industry with dreams of sharing art to the masses and changing their life circumstances. However, the dreams that hip-hop...
Atlanta’s music scene can be divided into two eras: B.O. (Before OutKast) and A.O. (After OutKast). On April 26, 1994, everything changed.
Before OutKast hit...
Confidence is a critical component of hip-hop culture.
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by Toby Jenkins, University of South Carolina
While hip-hop has created a lot of...
Hip-hop culture spread quickly – to places like London, seen here in 1984.
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by Howard Manly, The Conversation; Jamaal Abdul-Alim, The Conversation; Matt Williams,...
Rapper Beautiful The Artist performs in the music video for the dip hop song ‘DEAFinitely Lit.’
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by Katelyn Best, West Virginia University
In April...