Fall 2020 to Summer 2021

How do hip hop and education tie in together for students and teachers at schools? Rap and hip-hop music are used in K-12 schools to help…

Ambiguous and controversial style is nothing new to the world of rock. Known for its rebellious origins, rock music is the voice for those…

During a time of civil unrest in America, there was one thing that seemed to unify a collection of thoughts and ideas, that thing was Rock…

Did you know in 2015 there was a study that stated that murder was the cause of 51.5% of all American hip-hop artist deaths? Many of these…

With the new modern era of digital music, we have certainly come a long way since the early days of vinyl and CDs. Digital music is fast…

Music today is filled with different genres stretching from country, hip hop, rap, EDM, R&B, alternative, jazz, and more, but what song…

Speaking very generally, one could say that there are two different types of people. Those who ignore the news, and those who base their…

People today don’t realize that hip hop could have been a teacher for you in school. Listening to a new song in class or back at home, you…

Hello, how are you doing? My name is Ryan Jeffers, an activist for banning slavery worldwide. Slavery may be banned in the U.S, but some…

When it comes to the genre of hip hop and rap, who are some of the first artists that you think of that would fall into the category? For…

“Halle Berry was the first African American to win an Academy award for Best Actress for her role in Monster’s Ball” (29 Facts about Black…

“Racism is man’s gravest threat to man — the maximum of hatred for a minimum of reason” (Dr. Martin Luther King Jr).

Music can be heard everywhere. You may hear indigenous tribes playing instruments from a radio in your yoga class. The sounds of a catchy…

Hip-hop music, hip-hop artists in specific, have a longstanding reputation of saying anything that they want — a willingness to stretch…

Rock music. Do you ever equate it with positivity? Most people hear aggressive tones and chugging riffs and immediately envision evil…

African Americans are and have been the most dominant race in hip hop. They were the ones who pioneered it for what it is today…

As a whole, the music industry, specifically rock ’n’ roll and rap, relentlessly objectifies women to their bodies and swiftly gets away…

Music can be used to promote both negative and positive things, and currently, the relationship between drugs and music has grown…

I grew up with a Puerto Rican mother and an Afro-Latino father who never explained to me how the world really works. I remember the first…

Being able to incorporate real life situations into a verse or a whole song is a beautiful way to bring life and art together. When…

One in four women will experience severe physical violence by an intimate partner in their lifetime (CDC, 2017). An average of 24 people…

In the beginning, from hip hop’s Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five to Kendrick Lamar, there was a time when cellphone recordings were…

Have you ever wondered what kind of impact that music has on us, and what important role it plays in mental health? Many of us may not…

Throughout the course of history, people of color have been highly mistreated. Racism targets many nationalities, especially those from…