Why do rap lyrics continue to be used to demonize people inside and outside the courtroom, in ways that no other art form has to contend with?
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The documentary has brought Germany together in shared debate.
The play makes a clear statement about Indhu Rubasingham’s thoughts on the power of the theatre and what audiences might expect under her leadership.
There’s an impulse by universities and media to inaccurately document hip-hop’s history. The genre is, in part, a response to that imprecision, a professor of hip-hop writes.
Central Cee has been one of the most prolific artists of the last year.
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.
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.
The six-time platinum-selling artist invites fans into an imagined future that celebrates Blackness and queerness.
When delivered with integrity, rap can be a cathartic experience for both the speaker and the community receiving the message
Kabin Crew’s Rhyme Island initiative has worked with refugees to create many catchy tracks
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.
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.
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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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Assistant Professor of Practice, Mills College
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Rap Lyricist and Lecturer in Music Performance at Confetti Institute of Creative Technology, Nottingham Trent University
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Piano Performance Fellow, The University of Queensland
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Assistant Professor of Race and Media, School of Journalism and Mass Communications, University of South Carolina
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Senior Lecturer, Music Enterprise and Entrepreneurship, University of Westminster
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Professor of Music, Wesleyan University
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Teaching Assistant Professor of Musicology, West Virginia University
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Professor of Music, University College Cork
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Assistant Professor of European Studies, University of Florida
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Associate Professor of American Culture, University of Michigan
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Associate Professor of Religion, San Diego State University
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PhD. Department of Religious Studies, McMaster University
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Associate Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Winchester