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Both genres recently celebrated big birthdays. From their origins in the clubs and jams of the 1970s and 1980s, house and hip-hop have become global cultural forces.
Hip-hop and youth culture have long been intertwined, creating an awkward situation for rappers who want to continue practicing their craft into their 50s, 60s and beyond.
In his new book, John Safran considers how broader cultural, economic and political forces and attitudes have contributed to a resurgence in antisemitism – through the lens of Kanye West.
Hassan Ali, a.k.a Top5, was released after a judge dismissed social media evidence in the case. By treating rap lyrics as confessions, the legal system perpetuates harmful stereotypes about Black men.
Should a rap album be counted as a scholarly work? We asked a scholar who makes hip-hop and hit the recording studio to earn his Ph.D.
The man who brought the diss track to the UK and often turned his barbs on the monarchy to create a disitinctly British rap.
After learning how allusion is deeply connected to hip-hop, I crafted a sonic-literary journey.
Three Gaelic-speaking lads become the unlikely face of an Irish language movement in Northern Ireland.
When delivered with integrity, rap can be a cathartic experience for both the speaker and the community receiving the message
By what myths did Prodigy live? His 2012 autobiography suggested he saw himself as living in a mythical world of dual and conflicting forces.
Eminem has routinely used the lead singles from his studio albums to reintroduce himself. And Houdini is no different.
Music can provide incarcerated youth with opportunities to build confidence, engage with learning, develop social skills, and and redefine themselves from young offenders to young artists.
Beefs often target Drake’s race, constructing him as a Canadian who is not Black enough to claim an authentic connection to African-American hip hop culture.
The diss tracks released by rappers Drake and Kendrick Lamar raise interesting questions about defamation in music lyrics.
Since rap’s emergence, artists have boasted about themselves in ways that were funny and sometimes violent, vulgar and sexist. The popularity of the music and its exploitation can be dangerous.
A reconsideration of Nas’s literary clout, 30 years after the release of Illmatic.
Wales has a rich musical heritage, and the next generation is ready to take centre stage.
Since its birth 50 years ago, hip-hop music has embraced artists of every race and ethnic background. An avowed hip-hop hater might be a step too far.
A new documentary highlights teaching techniques of an educator who went the extra mile for her students.
Top contributors
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Associate Professor of Hip-Hop, University of Virginia
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Research Lead at Rhythm Obscura / Lecturer in the School of Art, Design and Architecture, University of Plymouth
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Rap Lyricist and Lecturer in Music Performance at Confetti Institute of Creative Technology, Nottingham Trent University
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Assistant Professor of Practice, Mills College
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PhD. Department of Religious Studies, McMaster University
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Assistant Professor of STEM Education, Seton Hall University
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Casual lecturer, United States Studies Centre, University of Sydney
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Senior Curator of Australian and First Nations Art, National Gallery of Victoria, The University of Melbourne
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Adjunct Senior Research Fellow in the Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music, Monash University
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Associate Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Winchester
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Assistant Professor, RTA School of Media, Faculty of Communication and Design Forum, Toronto Metropolitan University
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Senior Lecturer in Criminology, University of Brighton
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Lecturer in Improvisation & Contemporary Music, Victorian College of the Arts, The University of Melbourne
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Lecturer in American Studies at the US Studies Centre, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in French and Francophone Studies, Bangor University