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In this powerful closing chapter of our Hip Hop Studies series, Dr. Reiland Rabaka invites us to step beyond the music and into the deeper meaning of hip hop as a worldwide movement for change. While ...

Hip-hop‘s journey from underground movement to global cultural force spans five decades of evolution, during which lyrical content has both reflected and influenced societal changes. Industry experts ...

A Movement Begins Hip-hop history traces back to the early 1970s disco and house party scene in New York City. Block parties in the Bronx became spaces where DJs experimented with music by isolating ...

The phenomenon has threaded through society since it was born in the Bronx in 1973. Hip-hop is on radio, television, fashion and sports arenas. This year the movement is celebrating a special birthday ...

Founder of Mind of the Noise Records (M.O.T.N.) and Grammy-contending producer, Jason D. Harris, uses his music to foster connection and inspire change. From his roots in St. Louis to his rise in Los ...

Hip-hop culture penetrates every aspect of people's lives, from the way they dress and speak to walk and dance. Though mostly associated with music, hip-hop from its inception has always been a ...