The Lantern

School of Music and Department of African American and African Studies collaborate to host first-ever ‘Can I Kick It?’ hip-hop festival

A brand-new festival celebrating the 50th anniversary of hip-hop music is coming to Ohio State Saturday. Ohio State’s School of Music and Department of African American and African Studies are set to ...
AOL

New Bronx High School of Hip Hop will use music as ‘vehicle for learning’ for public school kids

A new public high school in the Bronx will be turning every lesson into music class this fall. The Bronx School of Hip Hop is set to open its doors in Claremont in September as the first-of-its-kind ...
Collegiate Times

DMC recounts hip-hop history

Students packed into the Haymarket Theatre in Squires Student Center Thursday evening for an opportunity to hear rap icon Darryl "DMC" McDaniels speak. McDaniels, currently on his History of Hip Hop ...
Columbus Dispatch

Meet the professors behind Ohio State's first-ever hip-hop studies program

While the work of classical composers like Beethoven and Bach is integral to the study of music, a more expansive program can provide a better understanding of the full scope of the art form. To that ...
AllHipHop

The Effects of Hip-Hop Music on the Brain

In conclusion, available data shows both positive and negative effects of hip-hop music on youth Hip Hop has been one of the most prominent musical genres on the global stage for years. Rap songs ...
Smithsonian Magazine

They Were Just Having a Back-to-School Party in an Apartment Rec Room. Little Did They Know They Were Creating Hip-Hop

The music genre that became a global sensation started with some creative teens just getting together and riffing rhymes to ...
Yahoo

Timbaland goes back to school: Hip-hop super producer awed by Virginia Beach’s Salem High tribute

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. VIRGINIA BEACH — Wide-eyed students packed the bleachers on both sides of the gym. The marching band played in tribute and the ...
The Conversation

Hip‑hop at 50: how the sights, sounds and moves of the music spread across the world

On August 11 1973, DJ Kool Herc and his sister Cindy threw the now legendary Back To School jam in the recreation room of 1520 Sedgewick Avenue in The Bronx, New York. Herc’s party represented a ...
Complex

The Bronx School of Hip-Hop Will Open This Fall in New York City

Kai Cenat Posts Clip of Thanos Resting After the Snap Set to Drake's "No Friends in the Industry" Fans are reading the post as a hint that Kai is about to come back to streaming, possibly timed to ...
The New York Times

Old-School Fans Celebrate Hip-Hop’s 50th

A nostalgic crowd turned out to see an all-star lineup on Friday at Yankee Stadium, not far from the genre’s birthplace. Outside Yankee Stadium, where “Hip Hop 50 Live,” a 50th-anniversary concert, ...
WBAL

LL Cool J to launch new Sirius classic hip-hop channel

ATLANTA (AP) — LL Cool J wants to make old-school hip-hop music relevant for listeners today with a new Sirius channel. The two-time Grammy-winning rapper told The Associated Press that he will launch ...