Tag: Rap music
Hip-hop can document life in America more reliably than history books
A.D. Carson, University of Virginia
Describing my 2017 appointment as a faculty member, the University of Virginia dubbed me...
‘Knowledge of self’: How a key phrase from Islam became a...
Su'ad Abdul Khabeer, University of Michigan
I was 9 years old when Eric B. and Rakim’s “Paid in Full”...
Hip-hop and health – why so many rap artists die young
A.D. Carson, University of Virginia
The song “Be Healthy” from the 2000 album by hip-hop duo dead prez, “Let’s...
Tupac’s ‘Dear Mama’ endures as rap artists detail complex relationships with...
A.D. Carson, University of Virginia
In hip-hop music, it sometimes seems as if songs to and about mothers are...
How hip-hop has enhanced American education over the past 50 years,...
Toby Jenkins, University of South Carolina
One of my most heartwarming memories from elementary school was the day my...
Rap artists have penned plenty of lyrics about US presidents –...
Stefan M. Bradley, Amherst College
Unusual Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S....
How hip-hop in the classroom is raising the volume of learning:...
Alvin Buyinza, The Conversation and Jamaal Abdul-Alim, The Conversation
Scholars trace the origin of hip-hop to a “back to...
Chief Keef changed the music industry – and it’s time he...
Jabari Evans, University of South Carolina
Before he was arrested in December 2011, Chief Keef was a 16-year-old budding...
EXPLORING NATURE
Egg prices soar as outdated supply chains crack under pressure
Jack Buffington, University of Denver
There may be no kitchen table issue in America more critical than the price...
