Los Angeles Times

When Questlove says hip-hop is ‘history,’ he means it in more ways than one

Questlove, the accomplished musician, filmmaker and author, most recently of “Hip-Hop Is History,” is no doubt aware that his title cuts more than one way. It indicates both that hip-hop is a ...
The Grio

Questlove proposes a fascinating way of looking at hip-hop’s past in his new book, ‘Hip-Hop Is History’

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. In Questlove’s fascinating new book “Hip-Hop Is History,” he rewrites hip ...
The Daily Campus

‘The Genius of Hip-Hop:’ Appreciating the culture of a musical and historical staple

Dr. Jeffrey Ogbonna Green Ogbar is a history professor and the director of the Center for the Study of Popular Music at the University of Connecticut. He offered a lecture on the genius of hip-hop to ...
CounterPunch

Hip-Hop Can Document Life in America More Reliably Than History Books

Describing my 2017 appointment as a faculty member, the University of Virginia dubbed me the school’s “first” hip-hop professor. Even if the job title and the historic nature of the appointment might ...