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Hip-hop is the Beacon of African American Culture, but its Roots are Multicultural

For five decades, hip-hop has redefined the soundscape of American music and created a billion-dollar industry in its wake. Hip-hop as we know it has evolved way past its humble beginnings in the ...
Nashville Scene

Pioneering Rap Trio The Sequence to be Recognized at NMAAM

The members of all-female rap trio The Sequence spent decades fighting for the royalties and recognition they were owed as a breakthrough act in early hip-hop. The South Carolina crew had a ...
Detroit Free Press

Spill the Honey Drops Powerful Hip-Hop Anthem for Black-Jewish Unity

New single from Kosha Dillz and Flex Matthews brings the mission of Dr. Shari Rogers’ nonprofit to life through music, history, and healing. The pairing is intentional. Kosha Dillz is a hip-hop artist ...
The Indianapolis Star

Spill the Honey announces new leadership and hip-hop anthem for Black-Jewish unity

Spill the Honey’s work isn’t just inspired by history; it’s guided by the people who actually lived it. “I realized the power of hip-hop to reach young people so they could understand the history in ...
Okayplayer

Hip-hop is the Beacon of African American Culture, but its Roots are Multicultural

The story of hip-hop’s beginnings has been highly contested, but it begins in the Bronx on Aug. 11, 1973. DJ Kool Herc’s sister, Cindy, is hosting a back-to-school party in their apartment complex, ...