Arkansas Times

This week’s ‘Hip Hop Hello’ radio show welcomes Classic Flow and Take 6

Episodes of “Hip Hop Hello” — a radio show on 103.3 KOBV Bentonville Community Radio — are reposted to the Arkansas Times. Around the time of the 50th anniversary of hip-hop in 2023, Van Dang (Poppin’ ...
Arkansas Times

This week’s ‘Hip Hop Hello’ radio show spotlights Avian Alia, Bxmbi and Sterling Smith

Each episode of “Hip Hop Hello” — a radio show on 103.3 KOBV Bentonville Community Radio — is reposted to the Arkansas Times. Avian Alia, a versatile artist from Lake Village, Arkansas, is now making ...
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There’s No Doubt Hip-Hop Is Looking Up in 2024

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Newsweek

Hip-Hop is Declining in Popularity

It was only in 2018 when hip-hop surpassed rock 'n' roll to become the most popular music genre in the U.S., but its glory was short-lived. In 2023—the year when hip-hop celebrated its 50th birthday— ...
Rolling Out

How hip-hop lyrics reflect changing social values over 5 decades

Hip-hop‘s journey from underground movement to global cultural force spans five decades of evolution, during which lyrical content has both reflected and influenced societal changes. Industry experts ...
Los Angeles Times

When Questlove says hip-hop is ‘history,’ he means it in more ways than one

Questlove, the accomplished musician, filmmaker and author, most recently of “Hip-Hop Is History,” is no doubt aware that his title cuts more than one way. It indicates both that hip-hop is a ...
CBS News

LL COOL J explores hip-hop's roots in new docuseries, "Hip Hop Was Born Here"

Fifty years after critics dismissed hip-hop as a passing fad, Grammy winner LL COOL J is taking viewers back to the genre's authentic New York roots with his new docuseries "Hip Hop Was Born Here," ...