Hip Hop History and Cultural Influence
This guide is intended to be a starting point for locating resources to learn about the history of hip hop and it's cultural influence.
News about Hip Hop
- All Rap is Local (NPR)"Hip-hop is a global, mass-market phenomenon. But to map its true impact, you have to consider its music at city level." Includes an interactive map of the United States with local hip hop histories.
- Hip Hop 50 (NPR)Podcasts and news articles celebrating 50 years of Hip Hop.
Archives & museums of Hip Hop histories
- Hiphop Archive & Research Institute at Harvard UniversityNews articles highlighting the events and scholarship of the institute.
- The Center for Hip Hop Advocacyincludes the podcast series, "Hip Hop Can Save America"
Selected web resources
- Data on Hip Hop from The PuddingThe Pudding "makes awesome stories out of data" and covers Hip Hop, including "The Largest Vocabulary in Hip Hop" and "The Most Successful Labels in Hip Hop."
Lyrics and Knowledge
- Genius
From the Genius site: "Genius is the world’s biggest collection of song lyrics and musical knowledge" (crowdsourced). Also go to: rap.genius.com - Genuis site celebrating the 50th year of Hip-Hop
Covers 50 years of Hip-Hop. Helpful to learn more about artists, albums, lyrics and culture.
The Anthology of Rap by Call Number: Online
What's Good by Call Number: Sylvania print
