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Reading Well: To the Break of Dawn by William Jelani Cobb

William Jelani Cobb‘s To the Break of Dawn (2007) joins the ranks of hip hop memoirs–narratives that are both a personal declaration of the impact of the art form on someone’s life and an academic and/or political examination of the … Continue reading

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Hip Hop History: Part VII

Hip Hop History Part 7: 2001 to Kendrick Part 1 can be found here. Part 2 can be found here. Part 3 can be found here. Part 4 can be found here. Part 5 can be found here. Part 6 … Continue reading

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Hip Hop History: Part V

Hip Hop History Part 5: 1994 to 1996 Part 1 can be found here. Part 2 can be found here. Part 3 can be found here. Part 4 can be found here.  For many, this is the “Golden Age” of … Continue reading

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