Category: Hip-Hop
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Young, Pretty and Hard-Hitting – Academics In Cars #13
We were joined in this edition of #AcademicsInCars by the artist and activist Skipp Coon. We talked hip-hop, politics, and what it…
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a Maimouna Youssef Workshop!
Drs. Mark Bolden and Jared Ball had initially worked to bring Maimouna Youssef to Morgan State University for an Artist-in-Residence, a re-creation…
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It’s Bigger Than Kanye: Hats, Hugs and Colonial Relations
Whew! The hat, that line from Kanye West about enslavement being “a choice” and his subsequent attempts to clarify himself are just,…
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Hip-Hop in the HBCU Academy
Why is teaching hip-hop important at Historically Black Colleges and Universities? Who owns hip-hop? How does popular culture foster or build intergenerational…
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An Interview With Boots Riley
Back on September 21, 2015 we had a chance to sit down with Boots Riley of The Coup. We talked then about…
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Hip-Hop’s Still Troubled Narrative: A Requiem for C. Delores Tucker
“Rap is not pop. If you call it that then stop.” – Q-Tip, A Tribe Called Quest, “Check The Rhime” “Let them know…
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Tupac Shakur: Unraveling the Politics of His Life and Assassination
Baltimore-based author and researcher John Potash summarizes his research into the life and assassination of Tupac Shakur and below is Potash’s response…
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La Verdad! A Look at Hip-Hop Latinidades and Identity
Melissa Castillo-Garsow and Dr. Jason Nichols joined us to discuss their latest anthology La Verdad: An International Dialogue on Hip Hop Latinidades.…
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The Rap Dimension and the Founding Fathers of Hip-Hop with Ron Lawrence
Enjoy some rare hip-hop history, film and discussion with Ron Lawrence.
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Crying Freedom w Marcel P. Black
Baton Rouge emcee Marcel P. Black joined us for this segment of No Hooks for The Hip-Hop Chronicles on WEAA 88.9 FM…
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George Jackson: Releasing The Dragon
*Cover art by Kevin “Rashid” Johnson A “video mixtape” tribute to George Jackson (b. September 23, 1941 – d. August 21, 1971) edited by Bashi…
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In The Mix with Rosa Clemente: Hip-Hop and Afro-Latina Activism
In The Mix with Rosa Clemente: Hip-Hop and Afro-Latina ActivismWatch this video on YouTube Activist, scholar and journalist Rosa Clemente continued her…
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Assessing Black Politics and Struggle with Dhoruba bin-Wahad
Dhoruba bin-Wahad was back with us this week to discuss his recovery, the state of Black politics, media and organization with Dr.…