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In many parts of the world, hip-hop has become a way for Muslim artists to assert their belonging and identity.
The same boldness that enabled hip-hop to endure can benefit teachers in the classroom, a hip-hop scholar writes.
As hip-hop turns 50, an unfortunate reality is that so many of its pioneering artists never live to see much more than 50 years themselves, a professor of hip-hop writes.
Living in cities filled with tags may make us feel less safe. But tags don’t mean crime and gangs. The real reasons people tag buildings and bridges are to show off and create community.
A cold-blooded shooting is a common trope in gangsta rap - but a disturbing new development in South African hip-hop.
Controversial South African band Die Antwoord illustrates the power relations that make cultural appropriation and blackface so damaging.
Hip-hop may benefit from a return to the crew and collective mentality, where the DJ once again is valued and plays a central creative role.
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Research Lead at Rhythm Obscura / Lecturer in the School of Art, Design and Architecture, University of Plymouth
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Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Humanities in Africa, University of Cape Town
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University of Cape Town
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Senior Lecturer in Music, School of Business and Creative Industries, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Senior Lecturer in Contemporary Music, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Lecturer in Contemporary Music, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Professor of Design History, Swinburne University of Technology
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Associate Professor of Hip-Hop, University of Virginia
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Associate Professor of Religion, Boston University
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Ph.D. Student in Religion, Boston University
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Professor of Higher Education, University of South Carolina
