Tag: Hip-Hop

  • Nation & World

    ‘We had to create something new — and we did’

    Ahead of Harvard visit, two legends of hip-hop recall New York beginnings

    5 minutes
    Ice T and Afrika Islam laugh together in studio in image from 1980s.
  • Nation & World

    Reflections as hip-hop turns 50

    Emmett G. Price III examines genre’s history, staying power — and “intentionality” of recognition in recent years from elite cultural institutions.

    10 minutes
    Emmett Price.
  • Nation & World

    In the key of Lakota: Rapper Frank Waln performs at ArtLab

    Sicangu Lakota rapper Frank Waln wove storytelling, rapping, and instrumentals into an emotional performance at Harvard’s ArtLab on March 30, just his third live show since the pandemic began.

    4 minutes
    Frank Waln.
  • Nation & World

    Turning hip-hop on its head

    Austin Martin created Rhymes with Reason, a gamified learning experience that teaches students vocabulary and other ELA skills through hip-hop.

    5 minutes
    Austin Martin.
  • Nation & World

    Protesting police violence, a playlist

    Decades before cellphone video and social media demanded Americans witness police brutality, hip-hop turned a bright light on all of it, and more.

    12 minutes
    Marcyliena Morgan.
  • Nation & World

    All the right moves

    Amirah Sackett uses dance to challenge conceptions of Muslim womanhood. The Chicago dancer, choreographer, educator, and activist combines hip-hop with Islamic themes to explore her identity and invites viewers to expand their understanding of movement as a mode of self-expression. The Gazette spoke to Sackett about the importance of education in the arts, her activism, and…

    5 minutes
    Amirah Sackett
  • Nation & World

    Nas next to Mozart? Why not?

    Since 2002, the Hiphop Archive and Research Institute has been documenting hip-hop’s growing legacy and culture.

    6 minutes
    Makeda Daniel
  • Nation & World

    Poetry unbound

    Harvard Professor Elisa New’s Gen Ed course, “Poetry in America,” attracts students from across disciplines.

    3 minutes
  • Nation & World

    For Ana Tijoux, hip-hop is home

    Growing up, Ana Tijoux didn’t know where to call home. As the France-born-and-bred daughter of Chilean parents living in political exile, she felt conflicted about her identity — until she…

    4 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Hip-hop and spoken word at Harvard

    Harvard Law School graduate Bryonn Bain brings his dynamic teaching style to campus this fall with his new course “Hip Hop and the Spoken Word: Theater Performance Laboratory.”

    1 minute
  • Nation & World

    Voice packed with passion

    Bryonn Bain introduced his new class, “Hip Hop and Spoken Word: Theater Performance Laboratory,” to a young crowd at Farkas Hall during Harvard’s Shopping Week.

    3 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Hip-hop’s global reach

    A two-day conference explores the global reach of hip-hop and examines how teachers can use it in the classroom to convey important lessons about art, culture, language, and society.

    3 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Out of Africa

    Harvard Africa Focus opens series of panels, lectures, and performances highlighting the continent’s life and culture.

    4 minutes
  • Nation & World

    New Muslim cool

    “New Muslim Cool” documents an American Muslim’s rise from the tough streets and hip-hop beats to a creed of mercy and forgiveness.

    2 minutes