Artwork for The Feast, the latest release by Nigeria’s best known rapper, Falz. Bahd Guys Records
by Paul Onanuga, Federal University, Oye Ekiti
Nigerian rapper, actor and...
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...
