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Build. Respect. Represent.
January 2010   #4
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Best of 2009:
Interview with Chuck D

Chuck D
Chuck D took part in the Hiphop Archive's Hiphop Worldwide Conference back in March of 2009. His public interview with HHA Director, Prof. Marcyliena Morgan is one of our highlights of 2009.

A Hiphop Resolution
Chhay Chhun
Chhay Chhun (aka DJ Bobby Drake) shares his Hiphop Resolution with the HHA.

 
McNally Smith
Hiphop Diploma

Wire Cast
McNally Smith College of Music is proud to announce a new three semester Diploma program dedicated to hip-hop studies.
What's Going On @ DuBois?
Check the W. E. B. Du Bois Institute calendar for upcoming events.


 

The Hiphop Archive Newsletter is distributed six times a year. It provides information about what is going on at the Archive and on our website.

Haiti
Haiti Rescue

"My Blood"

Jah turn your head to Haiti
Please keep the people strong
Jah please come down to Haiti
Hear my brother's freedom song
That's My Blood Down There
Oh on the island
That's My Blood Down There
Help them survive Jah
That's My Blood Down There
(Neville Brothers 1989)


Prof. Marcyliena Morgan, Director

Help Haiti: Donate Today
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Nigerian Hiphop Documentary
MIHHA staff member and Harvard College graduating senior Kay Thompson went to Nigeria this past summer to collect materials on Nigerian Hiphop.  She brought back  music, magazines, and interviews.  Her research culminated into a documentary on Nigerian Hiphop.
 
Review: The Tao of WU
There are many ways to wisdom but RZA has definitely found his own unique path. The wisdom of the Abbot, the founder of one of hip-hop's most enigmatic crews, Wu Tang Clan, is, well, bizarre. Perhaps that doesn't come as a surprise to many familiar with Wu Tang, who know their lyrics, their personalities and their worldview.

 
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- Alvin Benjamin Carter III, Editor



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