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Community corner: Local author documents history of West Coast hip-hop into the American mainstream in new book, “Busta a Move”

Savannah, GA (WSAV-TV) — It’s described as, “The greatest untold story in the history of hip-hop. The first-ever complete ...
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Today in Hip-Hop History: Whodini Dropped Their Self Titled Debut Album 43 Years Ago

Whodini Dropped Their Self Titled Debut Album 43 Years Ago Whodini Dropped Self Titled Debut Album 43 Years Ago ...
Los Angeles Times

When Questlove says hip-hop is ‘history,’ he means it in more ways than one

Questlove, the accomplished musician, filmmaker and author, most recently of “Hip-Hop Is History,” is no doubt aware that his title cuts more than one way. It indicates both that hip-hop is a ...
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The Graphic History of Hip Hop — The Comic Novel!

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “The civil rights laws and the assassinations that happened in 1968 lays the foundation for the desire for something new, ...
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Today In Hip Hop History: Big Daddy Kane’s ‘Long Live The Kane’ Debut LP Dropped 38 Years Ago

Produced entirely by the legendary Marley Marl, Long Live The Kane marked the explosive arrival of the Brooklyn-bred ...
Wired

How the ‘Slamming Door’ Sound Became Embedded in Hip-Hop History

“Grindin’,” a song performed by legendary Virginia Beach group the Clipse, was the national anthem in 2002. The song’s sparse beat—which would be recognizable even without any accompanying lyrics or ...
The Conversation

Hip‑hop can document life in America more reliably than history books

Describing my 2017 appointment as a faculty member, the University of Virginia dubbed me the school’s “first” hip-hop professor. Even if the job title and the historic nature of the appointment might ...