Features When all else fails to explain American violence, blame a rapper & hip-hop music The day after the May 24, 2022, mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, U.S. Rep. Ronny Jackson promptly blamed the violence... The ConversationJune 15, 2022
Features How hip-hop in the classroom is raising the volume of learning: 4 essential reads Scholars trace the origin of hip-hop to a “back to school jam” that DJ Kool Herc threw in an apartment in the South Bronx... The ConversationNovember 16, 2021
Features Hip-hop holiday signals a turning point in education for a music form that began at a back-to-school party in the Bronx Whenever I teach courses on hip-hop at the University of Virginia, I provide a brief overview of where hip-hop music began. One of the... The ConversationAugust 10, 2021
Features 10 hip-hop songs to take you on a voyage into space From the earliest days of hip-hop, rap artists have referenced the extraterrestrial to help us escape our earthbound existence. In “Rapper’s Delight” – the... The ConversationMay 26, 2021
Features Hip-hop professor looks to open doors with world’s first peer-reviewed rap album As a rap artist who is also a professor of hip-hop, I always make it a point to have my songs reviewed by other... The ConversationMarch 28, 2021