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by Joshua R. Weaver onOctober 23, 2011
The Root Recommends: The latest album by reggae and hip-hop duo Illuminati Congo.
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by Dr. Joycelyn Wilson onOctober 18, 2011
A Harvard hip-hop scholar compares the golden age to today's era of violence and greed.
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by Erin E. Evans onJune 11, 2011
Maybe the first lady should recruit him for the Let's Move campaign?
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by Jenée Desmond-Harris onMay 2, 2011
In a video for the museum's "Looking at Music 3.0" exhibit, Cey Adams discuses the evolution of the genre through the lens of his experience as Def Jam's creative director. Watch here.
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by Erin E. Evans onApril 23, 2011
Rhetorical questions are always fun, right?
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by Erin E. Evans onJanuary 6, 2011
The Atlantic columnist has issues with the way women, white and black, are treated in Kanye's latest work.
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by Erin E. Evans onJanuary 3, 2011
From the Haiti earthquake and the BP oil spill to Nicki Minaj's voices and Erykah Badu's video, Skillz covers it all.
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November 7, 2010
The Anthology of Rap is rife with transcription errors. Why is it so hard to get rap lyrics right?
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by Jozen Cummings onOctober 14, 2010
The president of Def Jam Interactive tells all about the video game that finally does hip-hop justice.
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by Marjorie Valbrun onAugust 6, 2010
In an open letter to the hip-hop icon, a fellow Haitian-American explains why it's a bad idea for him to try to become president of Haiti.
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