Grammy Award winning producer, DJ, lecturer, and social activist 9th Wonder discusses his career and his Fellowship at the Hiphop Archive Research Institute.
Watch the full event video of the Hiphop Archive Research Institute's latest series titled The Next Move. This first installment features J. Cole in conversation with Hiphop Archive Director Professor Marcyliena Morgan.
The Hiphop Archive is honored to present documents of the proceedings of the 2005 Feminism and Hiphop Conference. Professor Cathy Cohen at the University of Chicago hosted this historic event. The conference occurred over three days and included performances, numerous panels and unforgettable moments... (Read More)
This Women's History Month, we may ask how Minaj's question goes to the heart - or, perhaps, breaks the heart - of our ongoing conversation about gender and sexual politics in Hip Hop Culture...(Read More)
The Hiphop Archive is celebrating Women's History Month by showcasing the updated Women In Hiphop Collection. This collection of books, films, magazines, and records is available at the Hiphop Archive.
J. Cole was born in Frankfurt, Germany, on January 28, 1985 while his father was stationed with the United States Army. He moved back to the States with his mother where she raised him as a single parent within a loving extended family in Fayetteville, North Carolina. He started rapping at the age of 12... (Read More)
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